The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-11-23
SHELBY.

they enjoyed their visit.
Hugh O'Neil was in town Sunday buy
inghis winter supplies. While here, one of
his horses was taken sick, SO he had to
ship his goods to Sweet Grass, by rail.
VIM Dawes is building a dwelling
house. 1t is about time he did so.
There is great need of a small stock
yard and loading chute, at this point.
AS it is now, a person who desires to
ship stock, and there are many such, has
to build a chute and corral for himself,
or drive his stock from 30 to so miles to
Baltic or Galata.
School opened here last Tuesday, with
Miss Meibach as teacher. The pupils
number over twenty.
! The buns and hoboes are beginning to
catch on to the fact that this is not a very
desirable place to get off at. Deputy
Sheriff Hughes keeps a close watch on
them, and if they do not go to work very
o o after striking town, they are told
to hit the high line,'' and if they fail to
obey orders, they are run in, in short
order.
Fl. F. Guth took a trip to the Sweet
Grass Hills, on Friday, to write up fire
insurance for several parties.
Every available team is engaged in
hauling lumber to the mines at the Mid
die Butte. 1t is to be hoped that the
mines will turn out a paying proposition.
as the enterprise shown by Ira Myers in
providing the necessary capital to de-
velope the prospects, is certainly deserv-
ing If success.
w. G. Davis of Rocky ridge came in
Thursday with a car load of mutton
sheep, with the intention of shipping
them to Great Falls, but before he had
been here ar hour, VIM. Dawes sold
them for him, to John Long the K~alispell
butcher, for 1926 per head.
Cattle men are taking advantage of
this fine weather. to clean up the range
of all cattle that will make beef.
Fred Kelley who ran the F dngie wagon
this summer, was in for ranch supplies,
Monday.
Our merchants are doing a rushing
business, these days. Where the people
all como from, is the cause OF wonder to
those who are new to the country. 1t
was no u''usaul sight during the past two
weeks to see upwards of % teams in
town after supplies, every day.
Billy Hagen, our sheriff, paid Shelby
q short visit Monday.
A fatal accident occurred 2 miles east
of Gait siding on the night of the 18th
inst. As engine 305 was coming down
the heavy grade at that place, it struck
a man by the name of Ed. Erickson, and
literally ground him to pieces. There
was only a small portion of his skull
found, his arm and legs were completely
severed from his body, no part of the
face was left, and the entrails were
scattered along the track for half a
mile. Judge Dawes was notified and
went to the scene of tho accident with
Deputy Sheriff Hughes. With the
VI tLo OCSGIOL1 l1Cls tlGk
gathered up a shoe box full of fragments
of human flesh, which was brought to
Shelby and an inquest was held before
Judge Dawes, acting coroner The verdict
of the jury was that the deceased came to
his death by his W carelessness.
There was a suspicion of foul play at
first, but after the evidence was given, it
was conclusive that not q particle of the
testimony tended to point toward any
other cause, tnan that given by the ver-
dict. Only $500 was found in the cloth
ing of the unfortunate man and that was
in such a place as to raise a question as
to whether he had any knowledge of it's
presence. The deceased had told several
persons that he had lived at Spokane,
for the last twelve years.
DR.. Clark was summoned to Spring
Coulee a few days ago to attend a man
who had fallen off a car and it was
thought sustained serious injuries. His
fellow workmen thought at first he was
killed, but after a thorough examination
by the doctor it was found that no bones
were broken, and no internal injuries
sustained.
Chas. Hilger brought his daughter
Mary in Saturday, to attend school.
She will live with Mrs. Braren during the
school term.
Uncle Dan has to use a cane to get