The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-01-27
c. E. Trescott, Publisher.
Local and State News.

I1dCleu.
Bryan s remark that what he
wants "more than anything else is
a good rest" is heartily agreed to
by the remaining citizens of this
country-in some quiet, secluded
spot, Mr.. Bryan,
The snowstorm on Sunday and
Monday seems to have been much
greater in the western part of the
state than here. 1t is reported
that the snowfall west of Missoula
was the greatest of the winter.
Report says that Jew Jake, the
saloon keeper at Landusky who
every now and then gets into a
scrap of some kind, has had his
saloon burned down by some of the
boys who were shooting up the
town for a little recreation.
The Sand Coulee Coal company's
diamond drills which have been
operating near Deep creek have
been removed to Arlington where
they are now being used in pros
pecting the company's coal claims
on the west side of Belt creek.
Democratic free traders who
claimed that the enactment of the
Dingley law would ruin our market
abroad are not saying anything
about the official figures showing
the exports of 1897 to have been
the largest in the history Of the
country.
W. H. Cowles OF Chicago is
Investigating conditions in Valley
county with an eye to the forna-
tion of cattle company with a
capital of 800, 900. He is said to be
very much pleased with the cour :
try and states that the company
will be formed at once and will be
in operation in very short time.
The stockgrowers' convention at
Denver will adjourn to day. A big
barbecue will conclude the enter
tainment and business. The menu
will consist of five buffalo, ten
beeves, four elk, thirty sheep, two
bears, fifteen antelope, ten tbous-
and pickles, half o ton of cheese,
three thousand loaves of bread,
two hundred opossums, thirty five
barrels of vans and three hu dred
kegs of beer.
OF course the calamity howle's
who still claim that the times are
as hard as ever take no apparent
account of the fact that there were
1887 less business failures in 1897
than in 1896, and that the aggre.
gate value Of the failures for 1897
was $72, 100000 less than 1886.
Calamity howlers never do take
any account of such unimportant
figures as these.
County Attorney Lyter returned
yesterday from Collins. He In
tended to go to Choteau to argue
two cases, but was attacked with
pleurisy at Collins. He called
Judge Smith to the telephone at
Choteau and then for a few hours
sent citations and arguments over
the wires, arguing motion for a
new trial and also a demurrer, thus
preventing interruptions from the
other side Great Falls Tribune.
Here is case of swifter justice
than the famous case of Red Phil
lips, who left Dupuyer free man
and in two days was lodged in
Deer Lodge, going by way of Great
Falls. A dispatch from Miles City
says that stock Inspector Hicks
arrived there one day having in
custody George Miller and William
Oakley, charged with stealing two
horses and saddles. They were
arrested by the sheriff at Gillett,
Wyo., waived the necessity O
acquisitions and were brought tc
Miles City one day on the 1876
train. They pleaded guilty tc
grand larceny and were sentencei
at 2 80 to serve one year IN the
penitentiary. Sheriff Glib lief
there at 500 for Deer Lodge
This is the quickest disposition o
any case hoard of up to date.