The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-11-25


year OLD, at 50 per mead.
J. B. Long Of Syca ucre, H.,
who mas been engaged throughout
the summer in the purchase of
mutton, has purchased the frank
McBrearty ranch on the Teton.
7, e price paid was $4,000 The
property includes some 500 acres,
mostly pas'urage, and 5000 head
Of stock sneep. Mr. Long has
taken possession and will remain
at the ranch for . tia to look,
after it. He will d SO bunch hit
Purchases th. re uniil shipped
Mr.. McBrcarty and family have
gone TO their forlnpr home in the
state OF Washington.
Oscar Bracket, OF Terry, who
has had considerable experience
with sheep, has just solved the
QUESTION of shelter ft,r his band a..
1t is known by experience that a
roof on sheds will not turn water
and that in rains or melting snow
the condition of the ground under
\ dirt roof covering sheep is worse
than it is on the ope, prairie.
Tw<lva ounce canvas will turn wat
rr. Mr.. Brackett has four tar
paulios, 20x3a feet. These, with
p 'sts and ridge pole vii. be
read ,ur and one half feet above
the ground. Panels will be mvdr
sitE b n5.s t, 2pen up and place
around the sides to be closed or
opened as the shutti & out of the
wind may require. This portable
shed will serve as y prot.etinn
from the wi. ter storms ard viii
80 he available for lam',iny pen
in the spring. AS in cold weathr'
sh ep sill or ,wd up close, il I,
6sured that 1x3 feet will be tn.
space occupied by one sheep s
that the canvas to be used by Mr.
Bracket will cover IL band Of ,OOl
sheep.
There is an increasing inquiry
from Idaho and Utah for Nontan;
sheep, but this state is sold a.
closely as tn stats 10 the south
and the demand cannot bp supplis d
Sales are reported from Miles
City Of 1000 H,,av 'rh .,d cnu u,
lambs At 81 &c per heal; 1,20|
Toayn" river wathers at e3. PET
had. Falls Tribune.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Tele
phone company has determined t.
extend It's line 10 Teton county ant
il is learned that the line will star
from Cascade, run ring thence vi;
Flow .Irers ran, ., ~ Augusta An:
Themes to Choteau, Il distance III u
| miles from he maiu line nf th,
company. II .r'y Ssners, OF Hcl
eha, sup rim enden, Of the Montan,
division, was over the route q fey
days ago AID It is knnwn that h
announced that t;,e line woald ~
CONSTRUCTED this winter and tha
work would probably be begun "A
J once. This move, says the Grca
Falls Tribune, ,nir .r,ly is the re
suit of the composition in this cit,
between the Ro Ky Moun'a ain Be;
company and the Electric Gil,
company. AZ present ths R."l
Mountain Bell company AMI ,b
North Montana company are work
ing together: as tney have do.
since the latter company's line WA
completed to Cho,raI and hugus
via Sun River. A short tim. az
the North Montana company mott
fed The Rocky Mountain Bell con
pany hat afier D 'c'n5er lst tn
relations between the tvs. compan
les would he sevsrei and tha
thenceforth the North Montan
company would co-"parAte wit
the Electric City company. There
uvon the Rmky ,M,uatain b.
company announced that iis pa'ir
would be t., eytt, minAt,. tha Nnrs
Montana company, 'ven by ps'
alleling, ii necessary. The nc'
line will touch at all stations OF III
North Montana company rxcel
Sun River and will b. of alvantag
ta the nut,iic in ,rjriuy rounn.ti ,