The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-07-29
TIE DUpUVER aCHNTHH
July 80, 1887
LOCAL LAYOUT.

Chicago.
MISS Jessie Leech has returned
from Choteau, where she has been
visiting relatives and friends for a
couple of weeks.
Frank H. t'ederhen expects to
90 to tho county seat tomorrow
for the purpose of looking after
private interests.
Peter Hughes, II of the sub
staptiaI ranchers of the Marias
country, was transacting business
in Dupuyer yesterday.
B, G. Prescott, who is with the
surveying outfit on the Blackfeet
reservation, is in town this week
visiting with ''the boys"
DR.. Titus will leave for Kibby
tomorrow and will be absent for
about ten days. Mrs. Titus viii.
accompany him back to Dupuyer.
Rev. Father Pranlo, of the
Holy Family Mission, will hold
service IN the town hall, Dupuyer,
on Sunday, August 1st. at 10
O'Clock a. NJ. Every body cordially
welcomed.
Mr.. Ed Ferguson, an old tin c
prospector, with four partners,
has located in Bircf, Creek canyon.
1t is the intention of the parties to
prospect on the west side Of the
mountains.
County Surveyor Olaf FIELD and
J. w. Shields came in from the
county seal last evening and left
this morning for the Marias, where
they have some surveying to do
for private parties. They will
return to Dupuyer tomorrow
evening.
STRAYED.-ttoan a BRANDED A
on left shoulder and on left
thigh. Sorrei horse branded $
on right shoulder. Iron grey
horse branded r n on left nip.
Five dollars a head will be paid ior
their return.
Thompson & Ferguson, Pondera.
Fl. Meldrum, chief engineer on
the survey of the coded strip oI
the B acifeet reservation, was in
Dupuyer last Sunday. In conver-
sa,ion with an Acantha represen-
tative he stated that the survey is
being pushed as rapidly as possible,
and would be completed about the
first of September.
James Squires, a man from
Oregon on his way to Alberta, was
, held up here by the authorities
aud o. Saturday, before Justice
; Mcgee, was made defendant in the
case in which Geo. Davis was tn
plaintiff. Davis rode bronchos fol-
Squires; Squires refused to pay
for it, but he concluded after
short session in Magee's cour
that iatoring men car collec
their wages in Montana.
l.. Nash, DR.. Titus John Stanle,
and George TAYLOR returned iron
their fishing trip the first of tn
week. From all accounts they ha'
a most enjoyable time. Stanle
| enter tanned the outfit by singing
"Just tell them that you saw me
w-h>o-o-u!" Taylor told them will
west stories until.every bush col
tanned an Indian and behind ever
rock was a grizzly bear. Titu
furnished the crowd with a
emetic; Nash, we'll Nash jus
pulled corks and looked wise an
T we have it on good authority thu
the gang would not have bee
back this summer if they had nc
run out of bait.
About ten days ago Geore
Bickler who has been cooking fc
the F outfit on Cut Bank ha
quite a serious accident, viii
driving over the railroad trac
near Shelby Junction. He VIZ
driving four horses with the coo
. wagon and had gotten the tea
' down the further side of the trac
when he discovered that recer
rams had washed out a deep CT
which "a almost impaosabl
Becoming excited or by the jolt
the wagon he dropped two of til
reins. The teams took fright an
threatened to upset and seattle