The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-05-28
TIE DUpUVER aCaNTMa.
THURSDAY, May %, 1886.
LOCAL LAYOUT.

Assessor Eodgskiss is in u
midst this week, making out lists
of all the property there is in
sight.
The board of county comm is
sioners will meet in regular session
at the county seat next Monday
morning.
Bill Gay has secured over 1000
signatures to his petition for a
communication of his sentence to i'm.
prisonment for life.
How about that republican club
that was to be organized in this
precinct? 1t is about time some
thing was being done.
Work was commenced to.day on
the new saloon building, and as
soon as it is completed the hotel
building will be overhauled.
The Rock Greek Record is a new
paper published at Quigley, by
Molinelli & Bailey. The Record is
a good paper. and should be a
success.
VIM. D. Hagen, of the Dupuyer
Exchange, left by private convey
ance for the Falls this morning.
We suppose he will ship back a
few barrels Of jags.
Some of our fockmasters COM
plain that u report of the loss of
this years crop of lambs was over
estimated, and claim to have saved
from 65 to so per cent.
We received d communication
from Choteau this week, in answer
to %corson's goldbug ideas. Owing
to our lack of space it will not ap-
pear until our next issue.
Parties in from Fish Lake re-
port that body of water is higher
than has been known for years, and
1T is feared that the dam on the
east side OF the lake will give way.
A member of the board of county
commissioners of Meagher county
has resigned, in order to make the
race for the state senate. Will
the chairman of Wi board please
take the hint?
Geo. B. Fry, of Bynum, who has
recently applied for a patent for q
shutter to be used for the protec-
ton OF bank cashiers, and others,
has received from his ATTORNEYS a
solid silver medal as a reward of
merit.
On the evening of the first Sat-
urday in June will be held the req
ular meeting of the Woodmen of
World. AS officers are to be in
stalled, and other important bust
ness transacted, all members are
earnestly requested tosbe present.
1t is said that Sheriff McLaugh-
lin, of Fort Benton, will decline a
denomination, and will drop into
the editorial chair of one of Mon
tana's metropolitan republican
newspapers. All right Nc, old
boy, we will give you a hearty
welcome.
Money talks. The Acantha has
the largest subscription list in
Teton county, and all advertising
contracts are made with that
guarantee. The m~ontanian dare
not make a like statement. TIE
claims of it's wind-bag amount to
nothing unless they are backed up
by something substantial.
Memorial Day will be observed
at the county seat. The principle
address will be delivered by Hon.
James Sulgrove. Rev. Mr.. Logan
will also make a speech. The bal
ance of the exercises will consist
of songs by the glee club. All the
secret societies at Choteau are ex.
pected to be in the procession to
the cemetery.
That m~ontanian newsgatherer is
a daisy. A year or more ago
capitalists in Helena were figuring
on the advisability of re>opening
the defunct Bank of Choteau. This
enterprising reporter has recently
learned this, and his item of two
weeks is the result. Next sum.
mer, perhaps, u friend will learn
that the scheme for re>openi.g the
bank fell through.