The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
Local and State News.

LARRY huukei, bne DuCCnoF, nds
this week got a new sausage mil
into his shop and is now ready te
supply his patrons with most any,
thing found in a first class butcher
shop.
Ben Williams purchased mag
nificent set of polished mountain
sheep horns and set of musk OK
horns which be shipped to his sister
in Pennsylvania. Though common
enough in this countay they are
curiosities in the east.
Another outfit is fitting up for
trip to Klondike in the spring.
This party is headed by MAJOR Ne
Laughlin, the Blackfeet Indian
agent who recently resigned his
situation, and is composed besides
himself of Messrs Jackson, Pender-
gast and Parsen. They will take
with them about Ten pack animals
each and will go overland. They
expect TO start in March.
There will be turkey shoot. on
December the Oath and 25th in
Dupuyer. There will be at least
so turkeys to be shot for. The
range will be on the flat west OF
the jail. The shots will be 25 cen is
each and the distance $50 yards to
shoot at the body and IS yards to
shoot at the head. All shooting =
will be done off hand. J. NJ, HYDE
will put up the turkeys aud man
age the shooting.
Arrangements are almost per-
fected for the masquerade bal, ;. tt
be given on Chris stmas eve by the
Mysteriarchs. All the comm ittees
are laboring assiduously and moth
ing is being left undone to insure
a splendid time for those who come
to town that nigh. The dance
will be given IN the school house
where there is abundance of room
! There will be nothing overlooked
for the comfort and convenience o.
the guests.
A disastrous wreck occurred or
the Great Northern railroad on
Friday morning near Durham or
the Blackfoot reservation. The
train was the east bound passen-
ger and was being pulled by two
Engines on account Of the drifting Q
snow. When entering a cut the
engines suddenly left the track and
fell upon their sides. The accident
is supposed to have been caused by
a broken rail or side drift of snow.
Engineer William Clark, of Kalis
pell was ius tartly killed and En-
gineer Nelson of Havre had both
legs broken above the knee and
was otherwise badly injured. The
| fremen were both hurt hut not
seriously. Three cars left the
track but the passengers escaped
with shaking up,
Messrs. Nash and Weimer re-
turned from Browning this week,
where they had been attending the
marriage ceremony of Levi J.
Burd and Miss Daisy Wetzel. The
wedding was swell affair and the
two Dupuyerites who atten ded say
that it was the most elaborate wed
ding ceremony ever celebrated in
the country. The ceremony prop
er was performed st the Holy Fam
lily Mission, VIM. Haggerty officia
ting as groomsman and the brides
sister, Miss Pearl Wetzel, acted as
bridesmaid. After the ceremony
the party drove tc Browning where
the town hall had been engaged
for ball. One hundred and fifty
couples responded to the call of
their numbers. The music, con
sisting of two violins and an organ,
was perfect and there was nothin Q
lacking to make the people enjoy
themselves. An excellent supper
was served in Hunsburger's res.
taurant and there was nothing
lacking to make the guests enjoy
themselves. To enumerate the
presents and their donors would
occupy more space that we can
afford, but they were many and
costly, The happy couple are at
home on st. Mary's river. The
Acantha joins in wishing them
many years of domestic felicity.