The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
TIE DuPUYER acaHTHH
THURSDAY. July 16, 1895.
LOCAL LAYOUT.

Peter ST. Denis was a business
visitor at the county seat this
week.
A meal ticket with every pur-
chase of SO or over, for cash, at
Meningitis.
Miss En- ma Devine has just re-
ceived her diploma from the St.
Mary's Academy of Chicago.
Olaf Field, the county surveyor,
has been doing some work near
Dupuyer during the past week.
r. NJ. Steele drove over from
Choteau last Saturday evening,
and visited with Dupuyfr friends.
James Ralph came over from
Pondera Tuesday evening. He
will stay with us until the reserva
ton is thrown open.
B. G. Prescott, of Newton, Iowa,
a brother of the publisher Of the
Acantha, arrived in Dupuyer last
evening, and will probably here
after make this place his home.
A. Williams, of Pondera, is a new
subscriber ito the Acantha. Mr..
Williams is a civil engineer and
surveyor and will probably run for
the Office Of colnty surveyor this
fall.
Jos. E. Eein returned from
Great Fails last evening. His
wool clip has not yet been sold.
Prices + ranging from 6 to s
cents, and most of this years clip
will be sent to eastern commission
houses.
George Barron came in from the
Birch Greek country last evening.
He has been up there for several
weeks prospecting, and brought
down some fire looking rock to
have a;sayed.
Oscar Graetz came down from
Blackfoot Tuesday evening. He
told US that he had lost his horses
and was out hunting them, but we
think there are other reasons for
his coming here. A handsome
young lady for instance.
John J. Miller and Mike Connolly,
of the Marias were in Dupuyer
last Sunday. Mr.. Connolly is
making an active canvass for the
republican nomination for sheriff,
and was here trying to fix up his
fences.
T. J. Dean, T. w. Lett and W.
L. Cowgirl went up to the Howe
Lake last Monday evening to
decide who was the fastest SWIM
mel The first trial resulted in a
draw and will be tried over again
in a few days.
John Gist, A. Garrett and Henry
Guerin came over from the Black
leaf last evening to purchase
machinery and other supplies for
hayiLg. They say that the re-
publicans over that way propose to
vote for Mckinley and Hobart, and
will support VIM. H. Gallagher
for state senator, and John zim-
norman for sheriff. Evidently the
Blackleaf republicans are all right.
AT Pondera last Friday after
noon Jack Woods borrowed a horse
and saddle from VIM Cox. He
said he only wanted it for an hour
and as he failed to return Friday
or Saturday a warrant was sworn
out for his arrest and placed in the
hands of S eff Zimmerman
Woods was located at Shelby,
headed for the nothern country.
He was given a preliminary ex.
aminination before Justice DAVIS,
of the Marias yesterday, was found
guilty of petty larceny. and was
given GO days in the county jaiI
and fined $50 and costs.
In a letter to the commissioners
of Fergus county, Attorney Gen.
eral Haskell holds that postmaster
are not eligible for appointment a:
registry agents. He bases his
opinion on section 1901 of the poll
teal code, which reads: "No per-
son a candidate for, or who holds {
state, county or other office, is
eligible or shall hold the office oil
register of election" Several
postmasters in that county, an6