The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28

Snecial Correspondence of the Standard
Billings. Feb. 26-col. Fla G. Waters.
who owns the steamboat franchise on
Yellowstone lake in the National park,
and who in the territorial days repre-
scented this county in the legislative
council. has purchased a large interest
in the Lake Basin Sheep company. The
home ranch is about IS miles from Bill
fngs. where the stockholders reside.
The company is capitalized at $4,000.
and last year dividend was declared
of 20 per cent. There are about 5000
breeding ewes, with about $50 rams,
and a splendid plant Of ranches, sheds,
etc Colonel Waters pays slight pre-
MUM on the stock. Henry Terrell or
this city has been offered the manage
ment of the company and Will probably
accept.
District court adjourned on Friday
night after four weeks session. one
particular case came up, peculiar on
account of its long continuance on the
| calendar without coming to trial on
| account of the demurrers. motions, APP
| peals remittiturs, etc, that have con-
| tinually cropped UP during the pend
| ency of the case 1t was suit brought
| by A. NJ Crawford. farmer and
/ nurseryman living near town, against
the M. Il NJ. Land and Improvement
/ company the owners of the 40-miie
! ditch which supplies most of the irri-
/ CATION for this valley. The plaintiff
seeks to compel the company to fur
/ nish water for irrigation AT the old rate
| of ST per inch. which was the charge
| when he purchased his land from the
| company, whereas the company now
charges and has charged for the last
| 10 or l. years. at the rate of s. pc,
| inch. i'll accordance with rate fixed
by the county commissioners. Mr.
/ Crawford acts as his own attorney ane
shows that he has devoted considerable
attention to the subject, but somehow
Just as he is apparently at the poin
of getting to a hearing the opposite
counsel manages to knock the lega
pins from under him With IA sola
plexus blow. This was the result on thu
present occasion. Il demurrer to tn
amended complaint being sustained
but leave was granted plaintiff to fur
Their amend his complaint The Jarn
dyce vs.. Jarndyce complexion the sui
has attained has given ii a local noto
riety.
L. II. Parker, manager of the Muir
ply Cattle company. has imported tW
pretty costly dogs to add to his pael
of wolf destroyerS. which now numbers
pups and all. 500 strong. The lates
importations are Ii magnificent RUSSIA
bloodhound and a Leopard staghoun
bitch They cost. delivered at Billings
in the neighborhood Of $500. They bot
possess long and aristocratie pedigree:
and are fine animals. and look 10 h
we'll adapted for hunting wolves on tn
range
In response to a telegram from Der
! uty Sheriff Harris of Deadwood, Stoc
Inspector Hicks went this week to Al
: wanda Wyo to take William Moor
the colored murderer who escape
from the Deadwood jail With the Bel
: Fourche bank robbers. Hicks has bee
: on the lookout for Moore and last wee
:, traced him Ia Sheridan. Wyo., whel
the trail was lost. Moore was capture
Wednesday at Amanda by Al Aort
There is a reward If $3.50 for his cal
, ture 1t is supposed that Moore ";
making for the Hole-in-the-W Wall coul
: try in Wyoming, where the bar
= robbers and other desperadoes a
: rendeZvoused.
John d. Losecamp this week receive
g from Oregon a consignment of Chine
!, pheasants and will place them in pal
= with ranchers in the valley They a
very handsome birds. and If they a
- only allowed a fair show they viii so
= stock the valley with choice game Dir,
= Mr.. Losecamp turned out a few sol
: years ago and never heard Of the
Ia afterwards until this winter. when sol
! were reported as having been Sc
n about 10 miles northwest of Il
), place.
20 L. W. Hahn agent of the Burlin
ton. to-day exchanged stations wi
10 Mr.. Harrington Of Superior. Neb
i. The Northern Pacific will make Ri
ings the Headquarters for a wool sh
4 ment solicitor during the season. He
. tofore this work has been done by
local agent.