The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-04-22
NEWS OF TIE STATE.

Ward Wartman, Of Helena. has
been officially appointed is Il United
States naval cadet at Annapolis.
John G. Shea, a miner at the High
Ore, at Butte, was killed by falling
through afi ore chute at the 0O0-foot
level Of that property.
Lieut.. Horace G. Hambright, Com
panv !, Twenty second infanary,
who is we'll known in Helena, having
served here during the CoXey move
mcnt, was thrown from his horse and
may die. .@..- .-
O. 0. Cullen, WHO is IL candidate
for mayor Of st. Paul on the demo.
a resident Of Helena and will be re-
mcmbcrcd by the old-timcrs. He is
cousin Of w. T. Cullen, now of
that city,
Messrs. Anderson & O'N1afr, of
White Sulphur Springs have sold to
Fl. II. Horton and VIM. Reynolds, bf
this city, about 10 head OF horses.
The animals will be Slipped to Eng
land to be Used for hunting and gens
cral purposes.-t'rcat Falls Leader.
Over at Livingston the postal de:
tcctivcs have caught an anonymous
letter writer red -handcd If this
person is guilty it is to be hoped that
he will get the full benefit of tho
law. 1t may have the desired effect
upon those who are similarly inclined
in the statc-Chroniclc
The young man that broke that
window pane ut the dance the other
night in an attempt to put his arm
arnnnd a young iudy's neck with the
avoWrd' intention Of hugyiny her,
had better come around and settle
up if he don't want his name flung
to the brccZc.-GlasgoW Gazette.
Secretary prcuitt has just issued Il
call for the regular annual convcn-
ton of the Montana Stock Growers
association, which is to meet this
year on Tuesday, April 81, at Miles
City. The railroads have made Il
rate Of one fare for the round trip on
this occasion, and the attendance
will doubtless be large. .-.@
Representative Blue has made
charges in congress that Gen. Smith,
governor Of the soldiers home at
Leaycnworth, Kan, is confirmed
Grunkard and worse. Smith will be
remembered by old Montanians as a
former surveyor general Of the terri
tory in 1861. lie was Il particular
friend Of the late Col. Estis.
We learn that Chas. Rowe is about
to put in large water wheel at his
Missouri river ranch for irrigating
purposes. This wheel will be about
Is feet in diameter, and is calculated
to raise some 200 gallons a minute.
Clifford Martin is also said to have Il
similar project in contemplation at
his ranch on the MarilS River
Press. "=.~
on A3 SAxtccn "SHs N4 ff trSc i vdrv "%r en-,
couraging. The contractors who
have been in winter quarters and
: pushing the rock work arc now max
ing prcpara tions to push out on to
the grading. The surveying force
on the road has been greatly incrcas-
ed and there will be no further
trouble about getting men as the
laborcrs are hereafter to be paid
cash. The road will be pushed from
, this day forward and it will not be
long before the iron horse will awaken
the echoes Of this valley Husband
man.
The Montaniun says; We learn
through the reliable information Of
Tim Day OF Il curious freak of nature,
monstrositv or whatever it might be
called, ut tile mouth Of the DcarbUn.
About two months ago a cow owned
by Fred Foster gave birth to three
live and fully developed calves which
are still living and show jndicatio
OF growing to mature cOWhood. The
i calves arc Lot as large as the average
calf, but in other respects are as well
formed and risky as any lamb dare
be. Mr.. Foster is to be cOngratu-
lated. His lucky star has risen and
lie is on the high road to success.
=, l.. E. Hartman, of Sheep creek,
/ who was out in the mountains re-
! Gently, accidentally came onto tl1e
). skeleton Of 4 horse in Il dense forest
! that seemed to- have been tied to {,
( ! tree With q saddle ana bride on.
+ Time and the wolves had committed
: their dcprcdations, until it seemed
t. scarcely possible to tell the story Of
G the unfortunate equine. The rope
Z which had almost vanished seemed
to be around the tree, indicating
. hat the horse had been made fast by
the master. On some Of the leather
, Dt The S110l lp VlS hr firm n3n,n nt
5 the makers, Adams & Shcro, Sher-
| man, Texas. Whether the horse
:, cStraycd and became entanglcd or
, was made fast by its owner will never
: be known. bat from MIR. Hartmann S
g observations it would seem that it
& bad been made fast by his owner
who also probably pcri>hcd in the
MiIdS j Lusnuulmau.