The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
News Of the State.

"ou 1Sud DdS Dctu CdilcC IO convene
in Helena this month.
The Havre Eagle says that it is
rumoreo that four more companies
OF colored soldiers are to be added
to the garrison at Fort Assinni-
boiue.
On account of the Dakota floods,
the Northern Pacific trains are
compelled to use the Great
Northern tracks.
George Smith, a former resident
OF Valley county was killed recently
by Mexicans, near Socerro, New
Mexico. No particulars of the
killing have been received.
AS usual, in the election in Great
Falls, the populists, IN the fusion
agreement with the democrats,
got what the little boy shot at,
while the democrats got the offices.
How long will they stand it?
The attorney general, IN answer
to request from the county at
torney OF Fergus county as to
method of assessing irrigating
bitches considers that they should
be assessed separately from the
property which they improve.
Spokane Chronicle. 1t is stated
on good authority that Jim Hill Of
the Great Northern will begin the
construction of branch line from
Jennings or Kallispell, Mont to
Wardner, B. G, to tap the rich
mineral section surrounding that
new townsite, SO that it will be a
matter Of on y few months time
until the Wa,dner and the Fort
Steele mining district will have
the advantage of transportation
over two lines of railroad and the
Kootenai river steamers.
A resident of Helena, who is in,
terested as agent for an eastern
company who will furnish supplies,
says the contract for the construc
tion of a railroad from Fort
Macleod, Alberta, N. w. T..
through the Crows Nest pass, tt
a point near Resssand B. c., ha.
been awarded by the Canadian
Pacific Rail way company to Shep
herd & Stems, St. Paul, the con
tractors who built the principa
portion of the Great Northern. -
Great Falls Leader.
"a Swindle is the name that ap'
pears over the office door of ;
struggling lawyer in the city OF
, Stratford, Ontario. A friend Of
; the unfortunate gentleman sug.
l gested the advlsability of writirg g
his name in full, thinking tina,
Arthur or Andrew Swindle, as the
!, case might be, would sound better
= and look better than the siguifican
q "a. Swindle." When the lawyer
. with tears in his eyes, whispered t.
; him that his name was Adam, th'
, the friend understood and wa
, silent.
Those of the people who hav'
been bowling about the fact that
the "Advance agent ofIProsperity'
! has not brought the good time:
promised should bear with patienc
for little while. While the goo
times have not returned as rapid
as many hoped or thought, tber
Is no denying the fact they hav
been picking up ever since the Att
OF Move mber last. Times ar
; better, money is easier to get
And then another important facto
is the fact that the new tariff bill
. has just passed through Congress
Give this bill chance to get in
i few licks and you will see tina
every factory in the land will begi
; running again.
!. An exchange describes the ma
- who could not afford to take hi
a home paper as follows: "B
! getting hold of foreign advertis
, ing sheet be spent 81 by writing
- to find how to keep sober; the ans
~ wer was to take the pledge. H
). also sent fifty two-cent stamps t.
find out how to raise beets, ant
= received postal card reply
sTake hold of the tops and pull.
r 1t was this same pe.soa that sen
:, so cents to fellow IN the east IA
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