The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-09
TIE nusuxEa acaGTHH
September g. 1897.
LOCAL LAYOUT.

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visit to Great Falls ara Helena.
Lovers Of tie pleasures OF the
ballroom are guaranteed an enjoy
able time tomorrow night in the
town hall.
Dr.. Almas left on Monday FIR
the new mining camp, Silvaaite,
wher. he will probably locate per-
manently.
Jos. Hirshberg came in from
Blackfoot on Monday and is attend
ing to Carl Harris business during
the latter's absence.
Mrs. Wilcox and her boy, who
have been visiting her mother,
Mrs. G. G. Dean, for some time.
left on Tuesday for their home in
Wisconsin.
His friends we're pleased to see
Sir Vim. Cox on the streets this
week after a severe illness, during
a while OF which his life was de-
SPARED of.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Thomas
returned from Sun river hot
springs OF Saturday. The remain
der OF the party concluda ed to stay
longer at the health resort.
School opened on Tuesday with
the usual quote of pupils. Many
have no yet started. The new
school books have been ordered
and soou they all will be settled
down to their winters work.
Levi ,Burd was in town on Mon
day FROM The round UP, camped at
tt.at time on Birch creek, above
Robare. he and John Miller and
Jos. ,klpp are working together.
The J.. D. roundup was canped
at the same place.
Otto Buchs, one of John Wasas>
has sheepherders, 90 the Teton,
qommltted suicide on the prairie
last week by shooting himself
through the head with "a rife. He
Mas. a comparative stranger in this
|eauntry, having come.trom the cas-,
TWO or three months ago.
The board of trustees met last
saturday aud inspected the new
school building, accepting it and
allowing s105 extra charges, .for
the cellar, making III ali VI, sos,
hey also ordaccd The building ia.
sured for $l.400. They will NEE,
again next Saturday, as per Official
Lotice in this issue.
" IS .r .' 80 ' e. go
. A Chinamaa arrived in town
from Blackfoot on Monday anc
Immediately set about hunting VI
a location for a washee house
The fact that there was not even {
stable briiding vacant in the town.
occupied with "a suggestive hin
from some of the toys, the mon
.oliau left for Choteau the mex.
day.
According to a Washington cor
respondent who interviewed Emor,
f. Best, the acting commissions
OF the general land Office, no step
will be taken to open the cede'
portion of the Blackfoot reese Vi
tion be.ore September 2Oth, eve
it the lines are surveyed at tina
time, aud it is doubtful if lii
department will act upon the mat.
ter this year at all.
Ross Cartee, the civil enginee
of Helena, who has been at worI
for the government on the cede
portion of the Blackfoot reserva
lion, reports that the new stri
will be a second KIondyke. Fl
says there are surface indication
of several remarkably extensiv
veins Of mineral. He picked u
some rock on the surface whic
when assayed went 60 per cen
copper, $l4 III gold and 81 ounce
in silver.
The stockmen of. this SECTION ar
in trouble owing to a recent rulin
of the Indian department, The
are not allowed now 10 drive thei
cattle across the reservation, eve
to the old shipping stations Gu tn
railroad, without the payment OF
duty of ten cents per head.
this law has been in exis' enc
heretofore it has never been enfort
ed and it comes as an unwelcom
surnriae to the Slnckmen