The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-16
NORTHERN MONTANA
The Snowfall Has Been a GOdsend Il
the Stock Ranges.
BEEF CATTLE ARE SCARCE
Choteau County Short of Flank
Marriage Licenses-TheS Shoot
ing of Goldie Parks-wheat
in Cascade County.

Great Falls, April 15.-Northern
Montana stockmen will make life a
weary dream to anyone caught setting
fires on the stock ranges this season.
Carelessness will not be taken as an
excuse for leaving camp fires in dan
gerous condition. The range on Birch
creek was partially destroyed few
days ago by an idiot traveller dropping
a match into q pile of dried grass.
1t is hoped that the reorganization
of the school board at Choteau will
bring about a satisfactory settlement
of the present trouble. and that the
started some months ago, will be COM
pleted without litigation.
After republishing Col. John L.
Roots war-like interview in the Butte
Miner regarding the invasion of Cam
ada with an armed force in order to
round up British subjects who are
charged with stealing timber from
public lands of the United States. the
Dupuyer Acantha, published in Teton
county says: I'm view of the fact
that, except in the Sweet Grass hills,
there is not enough timber in the
country above described to make re-
spectacle camp fire, the colonel will
probably have serious trouble in keep
away. Really, we think the colonel
has been loading The Miner, or he is
putting up a gigantic job on the gov
eminent"
The following gentlemen will COM
prise the executive committee of the
Cascade county mining and irrigation
association: Paris Gibson, chairman;
w. NJ. Bole, secretary; NJ. S. Parker,
L. G.. Phelps, E. w. King, Ira Myers,
S. b. Robbins, B. B. Kelly, w. w. Con-
ners, e. r. Clingan of Belt, H. NJ. Bur-
rell of Sand Coulee and Judge Lee of
Kibbey. The members of the commit
tee will give their personal attention
to advertising the resources of the
county and endeavor to induce set
tiers to locate within its boundaries.
The scarcity of beef cattle for local
markets is so great this spring that
the price is now soaring in the clouds
in all parts of Northwestern Montana.
A prime steer is now worth almost his
weight in silver.
A severe snow storm which has pre-
vailed here during the past SO hours
has been a veritaible godsend to the
ranchers of this section of the state.
There has been no rain this spring and
the soil has been almost as dry as saw
ing over a vast area of territory.
The supply of blank marriage Ii
censes has been exhausted at Benton
and those anxious and impatient to
take a whirl' at the rosy bliss of
matrimony will have to quietly wait
until Tom Healy-who is a cynical old
bachelor and doesn't believe in honey
moons-receives a fresh supply of per-
mits. 1t is a hardship to the IL couples
now ready to face the ordeal in Ben
ton.
The Acantha says Deputy Marshal
Healy is at Dupuyer with a warrant
for Tom McGovern, who is wanted by
the government for selling liquor to
Indians at Robare. McGovern has
skipped, but Healy took two shots at
him before he disappeared-and waist
ed the ammunition.
Treasurer Duffy of Choteau county
has received a letter from ]. p. Nc
Sweeney, we'll known around Stanford.
Lewistown, Baker and other points in
Northern Montana, but who is now To-
Gated at Tegucigalpa, in Honduras,
Central America, says the Press Mr..
insolvency is engaged in mining and
seems to be satisfied with the result;
he reports that very primitive methods
are used but the mines are rich enough
to yield good returns under such con-
ditions. Professor Foss and William
Van Blarcom, also well known in this
section, are with Mr.. McSweeney in his
present location.
Postmaster Sullivan of Benton has
received his new poStoffice furniture
and it is now in place in c. NJ. Lam
ning's store. 1t is very neat in appear
ance and very handy for the purpose
required. the boxes being supplied
with combination locks that dispense
with the necessity for keys. The re-
port that the new postmaster would
sell Is 2-cent stamps for a quarter for
the purpose of increasing his business,
is erroneous and without foundation or
fact-according to a letter to this office
from Benton.
The shooting of "Goldie" Parks, a
fallen colored woman, by Mrs. STRAIT
ton at Havre last Sunday afternoon,
was caused by jealousy on the part of
the latter. who saw her husband glid-
ing through space with "Goldie" on a
tandem bicycle. The incident should
be a warning to married men who
spend their leisure time on a wheel
with a companion-other than the
right one.
EtonA ~ AhAiNo hhpiS ehaii
100000 bushels of No. hard wheat will
be raised in Cascade county the pres,
ent year. This estimate is based on
the amount of seed wheat furnished
farmers Of the county this spring by
the Royal mills of Great Falls.
The Great Falls Leader says that
the Canadians have a good case
against us so far as the Crees are con-
cerned They do not want these In
dams and object to our governments
driving them over the border into
Canada After the Minnesota massa-
ores thousands OF Sioux. who could
not be looked upon as desirable ac-
QUESTIONS for any country. went 10
Manitoba. Instead Of requiring the
United States to take them back again
they were given a reserve and were