Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-24

vania company agrees to begin work
within 90 days and will employ from 40G
to 70O men. ...=
The Washington Central railroad is to
be sold July 9th to the highest bidder,
and it is hoped that the purchaser will
then extend the road to Okanogan coun-
ty and across the setate to Puget sounl,
says the Chelan Leader. 1t is believed
that the best route for it would be Up
Lake Chelan and through Cascade pass.
as this route would open up one of the
most extensive and promising mineral
districts in the world and insure the road
the start.
Idaho.
Boise-The state land board has ap-
pointed Sam H. Taylor of Idaho Falls as
land selecter
William Jones has sold his wool, be
tween 100000 and 100000 pounds, at
l0a cents pound, the highest price paid
at Boise this year.
Mrs. Josie Kensler, recently sent to the
penitentiary from Elmore county for the
murder of her husband, John Kensler, on
October II last, has given birth to a girl
baby.
Charles NJ Webster, cashier of the
Great Falls, Mont, bank, has been ap
pointed internal revenue collector for the
district comprising Montana, Idaho and
Utah.
The saw and shingle mills of Kingston
are running full time, lots of timber men
are employed, and the season is genrally
considered a most promising one.
The faculty of the Albion normal
school will be composed of the following
pal; ASSISTANTS, Mrs. c. B. Steunenberg OF
Caldwell, w. \. Mullins of Mountain
home, II. s. Hampton of llbion and Miss
Ethel Thomas of Denver.
William Everling, an old time resident
of the Occur d'Alenes, died of Bright's
disease at the Providence hospital in
Wallace, the other day. He enlisted in a
Wisconsin regiment during the war and
after serving three years was honorably
discharged. He was a member of Candy
Post No. II, G. A. R., of Murray, under
whose auspices he was taken there and
inferred.
Richard Peeks has been pardoned out
of the state penitetiary. In the exciting
early days of Placer Basin, he quarreled
with a man who jumped his claim and
killed his opponent. A. B. Anderson of
Weiser appeared before the board of par
dons in Peeke's behalf and has offered the
old man a home for the rest of his life.
News of q terrible tragedy in Cotton
wood valley near Oxford, has just been
received at Pocatello. Matthew Goocl
and Charles Walker, both prominent
ranchers and respected citizens, quarreled
over some irrigating water and Walker
stabbed Gooch with a pocket knife -four
times, twice in the back, once in the
shoulder and once in the abdomen. Gooch
is in very critical condition and will
probably die. The men were alone when
the trouble took place and each one
claims that the other was the aggressor.
"
Montana.
Fifteen per cent of the school children
of Flathead county will have their books
furnished them, according to the vote ust
taken on the question of free text books.
The ranges are in excellent condition
and stock rolling fat in the famous Jul
dith basin.
The Cascade county commissioners
have ordered suit brought against the
bondsmen of ex-Treasurer McClelland, for
county funds deposited with the defunct
Merchants National bank of Great Falls.
There is said to be a shortage of over
600 in that connection.
Since the planting of so many trees in
Billings the increase in the number of
singing birds of all kinds is remarkable.
Now the lawns and shrubbery are full of
the creatures, and the citizens are treat
ed to one of natures concerts every morn
ing
The growth of the grain in the past
where two or three weeks ago there seem
ed to be hardly blade of grain, are now
covered with tall, thrifty oats. In the
cleared lands below Frenchtown, in the
vicinity of Hudson and down as far as
Nine Mile, the grain is splendid and the
ranchmen are happy, according to reports
received at Missoula.
The Ashley Lake lrrigating Company
is at work on what will be the largest IL
rigation enterprise in Flathead county so
far. The ditch will be about nine miles
in length and will cover some 5000 acres
of land northwest of town. 1t is taken
from Ashley creek near the site of old
Flathead City, and runs around the foot
hills to the northwest.
AS Judged by this years assessment,
Teton county is more prosperous now
than last year. The assessment as re-
turned by the county assessor to the
seate board of equalization shows an in
crease over that of last year of $l44 1906
The total assessment as returned is ST.:
1926, of which $l,O53,444 is taxed
against personal property and S6962S2
against real estate.
The assessment book of Yellowstone
county has Just been completed. 1t shows
gain over last year of S260,639 The to-
tai personal property returned, including
money, is 81 ,575,753: real estate and inn
provements, Sl.Sl2.477; total, SO 1888 ,23O
To this total will be added the amount
assessed to the several railways running
through the county by the state board of
assessment. This amount is not known
at present, but last year it was as fol-
lows; Rocky Fork, $500; Big Horn
Southern (Burlington), $lss, 800; North
ern Pacific, S296,9O2.
Casino Burned.
Colorado Springs, Col, July 2o.-The
famous Broadmoor casino, 100000
pleasure resort of Colorado Springs, was
burned to the ground Yesterday morning