Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

are doing well, though the growth has not
been as rapid as during the previous "eeN
owing to cooler weather. Dry land crops
are showing effect, OF drought, but are
still in fairly good CONDITION. 'faih i
heading out and generally promises
heavy yield; potatoes are coming aioh9
nicely. with some OF the early planted
erep- blossoming; garden truck Is 'ei!
satisfactory. Cutting of the hfst crop 0,
lucerne was begun early in the week ana
is becoming general; the yield Is soo".
All fruits are doing we'll; stra" berries ana
yooSeberries are ripe and PLENTIFUL am"
curran,s ripening. The range, are fresh
and green and stock doing we'll.
Montana.
Alopzo Cronkitc of Winston is cutting
his first crop of alfalfa, having about 81
tons already in bloom.
=. |. Moule of Bercail has 10000 pounds
of WOOL which will reach Billings IN two
or three weeks.
A force of Mexican workmen are bushy
engaged in shearing Commissioner Thomp-
sons large band OF sheep near Havre'
Smith river valley will send out about
200 carloads of beef steers this fall, worth
about $4,000 to the owners.
j. A. Morse killed large rattlesnake
in his yard at Glendive a few days ago.
1t probably tioated down the nver and
anchored at that point
A portion of the grounds of the deaf
and dumb school at Boulder Is beng
plowed with view to giving the boys
outside work while attending school.
Rev. Thomas f. Dickey of kalispell has
accepted a call to st. Peters Episcopal
church at Virginia City
The plans and estimates for dam and
irrigating bitches at Fort Belknap have
been approved by the department work
will begin in the near future. When It
is completed some 5000 acres OF rich land
will be reclaimed.
Probably the Oldest freighter in Mon
tana is Joseph Parent. who has Just
brought u load of freight into Choteau
He is so years old, and is hale and hearty
I
ago was employed by the Hudson Bay
company.
George Thompson. of the foothills neal
Bozenan. says that his loss occasioned by
the recent high winds will be great. The
storm beat the heads of his winter wheat
crop together until a large amount OF j,
gives promise OF being worthless, except
for chicken feed.
The bond furnished by Waltz & Reect
in the matter of the contract for the con
struction of the arid land canal is fol
$4,000 and the sureties. 20 in number
are all representative citizens and business
men of Billings. They represent over {
million dollars.
The wagon bridge at Cody, recent,
completed by the Shoshone Irrigation
Company and Others interested, was car
ried away by the high water few day
ago. One of the piers rested on a soal
stone foundation and the pressure againa
the pier caused it to give way. The bridg
will be rebuilt and this time will be
suspension one.
\ large number of Flathead and Chi
nook Indians have just passed throug
Dupuyer on their way back to the Black
foot reservation. They have with then
several hundred head of cayuses. As the
are great horse racers and gamblers the
will return in few weeks with doubl
their herd or flat broke. probably the lat
ter, as the Piegans have some prett
swift cayuses themselves.
, A most unusual accident resulted in tn
loss of G6 head of cattle near Fort Benton
the other morning. A bunch of no cattl
was put in pasture Sunday evening, ju,
across the Missouri from the Roosevelt
island, and from some cause or other tn
1 cattle became frightened and stampede
! They headed for point overlooking
cut bank, and those at the front wen
forced over to the depths below. III
falling animals piled one upon anoth,
!, and rolled into the river. the dead ca
z casses of some 66 head being carried dow
stream. The outfit belonged to G. v
Frields.