The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-17

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week.
Now that the Montanian has
moved into its new quarters it will
bair watching. And we presume
1t will be watched, else why the
change?
e. Matthews returned last night
from the county seat, where he had
been on business. In his absence
Lutte Cory had charge of the Eclipse
stables.
R.. S. OBrown has moved into
town from his ranch west of Du-
puyer. He came in to give his
children the benefit of our school
during the winter months.
There is a busy time on the res
ervation this week. Major Steele
is issuing 5000 head of cattle, 5000
cows and 3, 900 calves to the gov
eminent wards. They expect to
iss ue $50 per day.
A party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Schmidt, Mrs. Momberg
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hamilton and
their daughters Ella and Oracle,
passed through here on Tuesday
on their way to Blackfoot.
The people of Dupuyer were dis
appointed last Wednesday when
Miss Emma Devine, who advertised
to give a piano concert on that
date, failed to appear. No excuse
was sent aud the people had only
the satisfaction OF going home
again.
At a meeting OF the Sheep creek
ranchers, held At the Office of the
Acantha last Saturday afternoon,
it was decided to construct at once
a large irrigating ditch. The
ditch is to be taken out at the
mouth of the Birch creek canyon,
and carried into the North Fork Of
Sheep creek. N. E. Jenkins has
been employed as surveyor and
engineer. In a conversation with
him the Acantha learns that the
proposed ditch will be about four
teen feet wide on the bottom, three
feet deep and about six miles long,
and when completed will carry
water sufficient to irrigate all the
ranches between Birch creek and
Dupuyer. Scrapers, plows, ETC.,
have been ordered, and excavating
will commence Immediately on their
arrival. The survey is now being
made.
The official organ of the Choteau
secret-service board of school truss
tees, has laughed itself into a fit
over the fact that they are building
a new school house in that city,
notwithstanding the grumbling q
the "croakers." What the wheel.
wright wishes to convey by the
term ''croakers, is past u com.
prehension, as we do not believe
there is an individual in Choteau
who does not admit the necessity
of more school room. The secret
manner in which the trustees have
and are still acting in the construc
ton Of the 10 building warrants
severe censure. I don't think Their
are y dozen persons in the count,
of Teton who know whether Tn,
new building is to be one, two o:
three stories high, whether it is t.
have brown stone trimmir gs or n
trimmings at all, whether it is t.
have plate glass windows or som
6x1O's, whether the interior is to b
finished in mahogany or bull pine
, whesher the floors are to be c
Vermont tile Or dirt, whether tn
building will be completed in tim
: for the children Of the presen
I generation to enjoy its benefit.
or will be an unfinished heir
loom handed down to posterity
And when completed, if at all, wi
it not be necessary to issue a fe'
more thousand gold bonds to pa
for it all. The business of til
school board has thus far been col
Quoted in a very disgracef1
manner. The taxpayers have
:. right to protest, and demand thu
n nothing crooked be done. The
: are not 'croaking." They " b,
simply demanding their right
Residents of the county Ale please