The Ravalli Republican., 1897-07-21
NEWS OF TIE STATE.
MissOula will have fair this year
on the same plan as last year.

Miss0ula will have fair this year
on the same plan as last year.
Missoula county's assessment is so
much lower this year that it becomes
a sixth class county.
The smaller buildings at Fort Ma
ginnis have been sold by State Land
Agent Page, 81 buildings going for
$1,000. The officers quarters will
be sold later. ..=....zrmMM
The house of J. G. McJilton, near
Phillipsburg, was struck BY lightning
last week and hole torn through
the wall Of the room in which the
family were sitting No damage was
done to the people. .-z -
About three bushels Of gold dust
from the new gold fields Of Alaska,
worth some 5000, 900, arrived in Hell
eua on the east bound train Monday
morning and were deposited at the
United States assay office.
Thomas Ross and Marcus Rhoton,
two prospectors struck a very rich
pocket in a claim eight miles west OF
Clancy few days ago which pro-
duccd about 60 pounds Of decomposed
quartz, which ncttcd them about
Herald. .....=... ...s
There is time for everything, and
the time to attend to cold is when
it starts. Don't wait until you have
consumption, but prevent it by using
One Minute Cough Cnre, the great
remedy for coughs, colds, Group, bron-
chitis, and all throat and lung trou
bles. J. D. Miser & Co. H..
Reports received from the Belknap
Indian reservation tells Of a serious
epidemic among the Indians on Lodge
Pole creek. Prior to Saturday last
there had been eight deaths and &C
cases among the adult population
The report says the agency doctor
has pronounced it black diphtheria
and has the district under quaran-
tine. The annual school entertain,
ment was postponed and the chill
drcn are being held at school
Chinook Opinion.
Oscar Van Tassell, who has a bond
on some mining property held bl
patent near Sheridan went over las1
week and procured an injunction
against parties who were working il
and shipping rich ore to Butte with
out his knowledge. On Monday these
parties drove Mr.: Van 'Tassell ava,
from the property and set a crew o
men at work Last accounts are tt
the effect that Mr.. Van Tassell wa
Fastening to Virginia to get th'
aid of the officers to replace him II
possession. .-Chronicle ~."
A dispatch from Great Falls says
Clarence Geandreau, boy Of 10, wa
struck and killed by lightning nea
the head of McGat1in coulee. He wa
hunting horses for his father whe'
the accident occurred. His brother
an hour later found the body and tel
feet away the body Of the horse Il
had been riding. The lightnin!
evidently struck him on the head ant
passed down the spinal column, the1
down both legs. His hair is al
burned off and both legs torn open
The saddle is torn to bits and tn
horse is all torn open on his side.
Mr.. Cord. who lives ten miles u
Bridger, at the base Of Green noun
tain :, rGs'e,,.s., !; a spring. the water
life. A few weeks ago an investiga
tion was made, with the result, it
claimed, Of hndilg it strongly i'm
pregnated with copper. 5. Crockett
is now up there prccipitating til
water by means Of old iron, tin cans
etc. 1t is not known with what sue
, cess his efforts will be crowned, bu
if there is wages ia it there will be
whole lot of men engaged in tn
! samcebusiness in Br,dger.-Chronicle