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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
ADMIRAL DEWEY.

allowing William r. Baker by his agent.
&. III. Baker, to- put up line OF poles from
snbstation of the Snoquaimie Power Com
pany. ut the corner OF Main street and
Second avenue south, TO the centennial
MIL was considered.
Permission was withheld until important
changes are made In the names Of the con
tracing parties. The mixing OF names
would not appear important to a iayman,
bat the members OF the board of public
works think that tho city might fail into
deep water
Ia order to reach the Centennial mill
the power eompary's line will run through
property owned by the Columbia e. Puget
Sound railroad The contract between tho
railroad and the power company IL drawn
up with the use Of the name 'Snoquaimie
Power Company" Where permission was
asked OF the city TO run the line of poles
etc. the papers were In the name az
William +. Baker. by his agent. c. Ii.
Baker.
Tho board decided that II had no knowl-
etge of tho existence of the SnoquaitnIe
Power Company In the matter and that
the papers would have 10 be amended be-
fore further proceedings
The contract for paving the alleys be-
tween James and Marion streets and First
and Second avenues with brick Was award
esi Ia NJ Dow A. Co. the price being 81 ~.
Other bids were a. follows: J. w Fits.
1850. Sterrat s Goeiz, ss5s4.
Il. @. iluang, who has leased the build
ing on Railroad avenue formerly occupied
oy the Moran-puvie Supply Company.
complained IL the board about a large
pile Of Ola iron and rubbish which he
thinks IL Injurious to his business IL Is
located, he believes, where there should
be sidewalk II an investigation reveals
him "a he in the risAt QGang desires the
ground reclaimed by the city
IL - Ho1rss 81 anxious 10 haze the
portion q East Main street between Tlsir-
tteth and Thfg;yfrsi aycnaes south Gear.
ed 1T obstEtettefs aud opened for public
In rs,aYfs i.z ssytsx
Reclaim from private use SO tnpch "a was
dedicated to the city
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
A Popular Mistake
Regarding Remedies for Dyspepsia
and indiEestiou.

The national disease o. Americans ls IN
Digestion or IN its chronic form. dysr-srsla.
and for the very reason that e Is so con.-
uan many people neglect taking proper
treatment for what they consider tria.ag
stomach trouble, when es a matter of fact.
indigestion lays tie foundation for many in
curahle diseases No person with a vigar-
ouz healthy stomach VIII fall victim to
consumption. Many kidney diseased and
heart troubles date their begsnnin, from
poor digestion; thin, nervous people are
really SO because their stouaehs are our
Of gear. weary languii, faded out women
owe their condition 70 imperfect digestion
When nearly eyery person YOU meet IS
afflicted with weak digestion Il ia not s1gr-
ssrsSins tnat nearly every secret patent rnad-
seine on The riarGeS claims 70 ba a cure
for dyspepsia, as wei IS A score or other
troubles. when. sn fact. as Dr. We~thier
SAYS. there Ia but ona genuine dys.ssrssaa
cure which Is perfectly safe and reliab,s
am moreover. tnss remedy n not a ras-
err nedlcsne b9t II s. a scientific cornfsna-
ton % pure pesxs.a (sres from animal mat
teri vegetable essences. fruit salts sfai fss-
naugh. II Is sold by druggists under name
~ stUart's Dyspepsia Tablets No extrav-
aEzrs claims are made for them. bt. far
indigestion or any stomach trouble S.4sa~-ps
Dyspepsia Tshsets are fa- ahead Of snv
remedy vet discovered They ar on the
foot eaten. no 3seg1nE !s necessary. ssY,7g,,w
eat al tie wholesome soo~d yoa want ana
these tas3ess wsa d3rcs; 81 \ rssrs results
because al the stoTnars nessss s. n rest
- nich stuarts DYSPEPSIA Taasets g4vs bv
.oiag ire work OF aigest.on-
Druggists sell these tablets a. 20 cents
per package. ftrcu7ars and testimonials
seTss free sT addressing F. A stuart "a.
MARSHAL. Mich.
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OVER A HUNDRED.
There unjust BE Something In IT,
A Remarkable Reeord-who Get
Then. When. where and Which.

IN advertising orr reductions we have
rot permitted any eve-statement Of facts
Many there ale who may have doubted
cur statements, and there may have been
those who may have said 20 themselves:
''Oh. whats the use o. my going down
there's rosl1frsg in it, In failing 10 .glves-
tigate the merits Of this sale they have
simply reasoned Themselves out OF a good
thing but over hundred persons have
called since the commencement % this sale
and have seen something IN IT," and have
received bargains tina, could not and Will
no, again De duplicated under any circuna-
stances.
Our sale was TO have come 20 close
last night, bu. owing 10 the inclenent
weather, which has prevented grea;
many from coming IN, and III order 10 close
out everything We have decided 10 con-
flnue the sale until Wednesday, the nth.
after which date this sale will become q
matter OF history.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
SWYNEY DECAPITATED,
Ntttsm Gnnfher - Appointed To
f&ft the Position Tem-
porsrffx.

A. special iueestnx 81 .At board ~
Rezsita sssss'Si8y afseVnaaa abe official
9eaa 81 tfUfutaas 4isesNrteE @syr@y was
&uin1saTssY chapp<3 ~ and Nsla4gs gsta-
ta@r wsS temporarily aRpa.ate4 "a fg ta@
sssssts 'efA
i,aSs X gstesfssev s]3e rs,sr4 determined Il,
dlsEfast' y s.s 80 }sszs s. Services fssg slGa}{y
aei}st rs BEG a.gn rsg1ssiu Frs ata-z urss the
sea ar taF year sss s1t8v A{sFgtscaa
SNyney s Fes saaassoa Nss sssf tarthsas;r.sss,
Af9 Nra:fa s}ffs<p~ Ms X eeho.a sv@rs{ % .ftsB
nf1, "a ~as mssA@7r-s SO az WAeg9 me
board u'rs r 5fssgscii sY sf.se zas--s,st
SN1 usS a0d pu{ GuHf&er rs ms place.
Tee AtTssff u1euf s4& grsU sssyaFF Escy.s, ssss
ta@re are aa faaaesS es tsse eE4z.a.,s fSse a.
+1e '-NA Seftlsf tgs1lgu sesgregs ysfsies
AZ fes 5sss r-sN 'zeyyg-e exa1zsgf... ftsfa
5h*re @vfg shfte candidate. n. 4 tgcrn
f&-s-s ga IA irsfrg Rae ea&fteF shw
p+eslssa.ag srsgr-teT Is fhe sanitary efs7csr-
Ean sanitary 0sfstsr sausS sas 5 aeacs$~4l
T.slsssl-eT Ise aaaasl2at31a extess3esi t.s~
'yas}& matters s.ract4y lF tAs Ttszssshs.xs Ig.e
i E. ssk! gh&t t7F@e w8A GA.as& &sa gs,esss-
gssll 40 gs.zd gssEeA5~ss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
Saints, Sinners and Neutrals in
Usual Celebration.
CHRISTMAS GOT ALL THE LIFE.
The Good Times of 1S9s Went to
sleep In = Mantle of snow, With
the Churches and the Bars. Soci-
ETY. and 1.-THE Boys Welcoming
Century In the Same Old Way.

Fosded in mantle OF gently failing
sfo~Hakes the old year passed into his
sory as the CLOCKS Of Seattle struck the
hoar Of nidnigh. last night. Mufrted re-
ports OF pistol s1ots sounded faifgs!y from
me outlying districts o. the city. steam
malsties blew discordaatly and bells rang
merT4y through the humid atmosphere
Then the hush Of sla-nber fell upon the
scene Then II was that Seattle bid 4
lingering farewell to golden year 1883 the
most prosperous in the history of the CRY,
Nineteenth century
Iha incidents OF the closing hours OF 1889
were in nowise different from those CT
many former years. Saints and sinners
alike celebrated its death in Their old ac-
cusloTned Ways In number OF The
Protestant churches watch night services
At The Catholic churches impressive mid
night masses vera solernnized-
The Annual Cocktail Route"
Down town the giided youth trod the
gathering maZes OF the cocktail route"
wiliie accommodating the very last OF the
on People who are neither saints nor
sinners also pursued their customary way
IN welcoming the new year.
Hundreds OF private parties, banquets
and balls were given Throughout the city.
at which. after the momentary hush Of
midnight. the joyous greetings Of the sea-
bier of the departed year. One of the
principal or the social events was the an
nual firerneu's ball at the ArInory
The Closing week Of the past year. the
holiday season, wSa.s marked By no special
event. The effervescence OF the holiday
makers expended itself to a great extent
on Christmas evening and Christmas day.
and the revelry last night was but feeble
reflection OF that of week ago. when the
merriest Christmas In the history OF the
city was celebrated. Today promises TO
be an unusually quiet holiday. There Will
be special services in all the churches spe-
clany suited to the occasion. but otherwise
the day will not be different from an orui-
nary Sunday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
SAM YERBERRY wEEPs.
when Cleared Of u Charge He 6ives
Way TO His Feelings

Sam Yers>erry IS 0at Of trouble in ron-
nection with tao entrance OF Emma Rack
akei u years ana months. 20 a resort of
" ashtnEs street
ffy melton % t!lg state h4sed upon con-
silsEatio Of ferae1TS' < youfA family etc
the grave charge ef criminal assault was
dismissed and The defendant pleaded guilty
"a charge II aiding ana a1zs.tlnfy The
psopcietTesx of the resort which Emma
Back hat. entered
Justice Austin fixed tho FIRE az 80 and
costa After Il was al over y@r5erry era D.
rssi TIE Judges hand fears Spgan4- into his
eyes aua he said. "f'll never get mixed
u5 sr frossole asaiu'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
SEATTLE BEER GOES
TO THE PHILIPPINES,
Single Lot OF 100000 Bottles to BE
Sent On the Next Empress
Liner From vaucOuYer.

The first Seattle beer to De sent 10 the
Philippines will be d shipment of thirteen
car loads Of the Seattle Brewing & Malt
ing Companys Export brand. which will
be- dispatched on the Empress OF India.
sailing from Vancouver in few days.
This win be followed on the next steamer
by another lot of eight car loads.
has been the case with most of that shipped
from the East. The shipmen. amounts
10 over 1oo.0 900 quart bottles, and viii so
TO Hongkong ard then be transhipped TO
Manila. Mr. sweeney. of the shipping
tir,u looks for a heavy trade In the islands.
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lisa poFts ~ssts.

ESefoge making Application sor . gss,.cy
- steo tstsslf@Es'r. FSsSs at& consult yaur
business Interests ~ .GVest eating the
nsw zHss sso<tas contract spesns issued ~
t7s y steal t&gs ks5sGFAsi>@ company ~
Nes Noss T1sg toufrAcz Is Ear rsssre ElA-
sra sra 6iaapser @fss eSafsaSas saoee al
Fisu aEe-ais tesaif+s~F than taes% writer
~ &Ftt otaeT 5sses esAny as TIE $3.50
The Nasaas t~fe Insurance Company 90
New 1ozk - EEs EseAteas AIS strongest -
tAers a. 40 assat - Rhe cerapAag aasli
- pieasSa 10 SAB ga EoS1 art gsss Yaa az
details. and a sgA esnsAnasGea Address
shfrs 7ssa sisslsssfsg. general Aseas. Aat4a.
sSse b2Es}saG e-,ss.Ese N&sa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

" v Il %tscV una tr ere boom tines
iaSt before aUd sster she great fire Was
A REL known creFat0v n Seattle real IS.
tA1e, ard oue ~ the wealthy u,en az -hs
rl1Y yaas, rssax t}es A peffficu for vn1s,n~
5&Fv b@rtkf5IrtcE ani wse a8sslas-eS A
AsHSruPt n ine United States eaars. TIE
g=eglEfeaev showed ais liabilities 10 -. ssser
s. ass- W43a practically gNs assets Tee e~-
tsts ~ AZ referred - Jehn r Eoy;. referee
L. kAnkE9pteY. tar &ettlerrnnf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
VAN AIsTiNE CASE BoRs Up.
Notion ia Have the Case Set for
TRIAL tpon Its Merits

The Var AIstiue 3.vorcs ease occup.e5
che attention 81 Judge Mcere n the SUI
1tF5eF c1Grt Ter a brief time Yesterday
IL saasV 80 OF motion 20 have the Case
ses foT 'Fsal uyr5u SIS marta
fSv agreement ghs matter az fixing the
tatc cf frSat wr9s over 4Et3 rext Sats.T-
law. a. = hfes fifyse rhe caagt VIII also rue
nts5n ths uspt.afs ~ she p{a3ntin, Mrs Var
Alst&ns. Is GSsfn IS her action
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what the suggestion may mean IN the
way OF tho future movements OF the hero
OF Manila does not appear. bat IL Is hard
~ nkeiy that X ror.shadows his with
drawal from the Philippines. Naval re-
ports from Washington. which are much
later than Miss Haniord's letter. indicate
that the Admiral IS 10 continue In his
present station. Notwithstanding that he
reaches the retiring age ig December next.
The Adssirars Rcbake.
Miss Hanford had written TO Dewey OK
planning the intentions of the local people
In the silver service matter. and express
ing the sincere regard which the people
OF Washington feel for him and the brave
men OF the Olympia pcwey's reply was
dated at Manila. November Is. aud was
as follows.
pleasure In acknowledging the receipt or
your letter of October 3 and hope you
will accept my heartiest thanks for the
personal references
AZ regards the matter of II testimonial
20 the flagship Olympia. must confess
TO having felt tina, the city of Olympia
had not done its duty by its nafnesske
laasmuch as all the other vessels of the
squadron had been In some way hoporea
BY the cities from when they took their
names. IL was an tnytGtoBs comparison
that the largest and best should be under
valued. have no personal Interest In the
matter. however. should any testt-
moniai be sent hereafter 10 the Olympia.
] vii, probably not be on board.
"Your suggestion as TO the punch bowl.
designed trophy of the battle If Ma
Mia, seems to me admirable one. and
would no doubt meet with hearty appra-
citation on beard the Olympia
with hearty sympathy with you IN the
work you are doing. am. very sincerely
GEORGE DEWEY
Amount OF Money Desired.
Miss Hanfosi writes to che rosi-intelll.
Genear More than &1ss1 has been rassai
which has been @srpf1se 10 many. and tas
people Of the state Wt.l te able - show
Admiral Dewey afsi the men 81 xae DIVA.
pia that ~ dco@ not take four or five years
Tor tho state Ia show IT'S apr reciasfan
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Unable tn Get Hsa asru~a.

~Tawy~r'' Cessr5s-s r Powell was ys-ats .
- ses gsos&ssTsas-fs yesterday IN connection
Etsf. Tne casa y ses'esg> Sc Ass ssassEf held fs~
- al ~ cnavse at grand s2rceny Prose-
tes.ts-s Attorney MeSs&Toy f-ssissoneS1 Jsss ssg@
AuSglG - release atgYa ca p@rscnal rs-..,x3.i-
zAssc@ 0sf3 Sssstay sftaxaaog> AZ r1gaf. 'f
81 "a f.l.fkna.
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ft1m Hs'ss ara Swsrey Harsara l~avs
sor Dawson January l. Carrying st1tcsa4
tzaatL
isstsrs delivered 81 tte rate - s. zach
Roam for ogsa passenger. leave listers
80 tNss o~sne
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
SOME GOOD BUYS
REAL ESTATE.

These are selected bargains from our gen
srai list:
Ao0 -sex1N. corner Farm ana valley.
S65o go acres north Of Green Lake.
S700 -se-foot lots on Sixteenth avenue.
$50 Choice eo-foot lots on the nrst hill
S1ooo -Four lots. Queen Anne hill
S11oo Very desirable corner. near Kin
near Park
$3.50 -s-room house. corner. eonvs-
nientiy located.
$500 broom house. Inc Olive street.
corner lot e0xleo. with room to build sew
eral more houses.
$500 Modern Groom house. hot and
cold water. bath. laundry tubs. basement
and attic.
S1750 Cottage. Sixth avenue near
Union.
Wl8OO One Of the choicest corners In
Renton addition. Seventeenth avenue. just
or OF Madison.
$500 "A high-class residence lot on
Terry avenue.
$1,000 "A beautifully located summer
home. 121s acres water front on Lake
Washington. well improved.
$500 New six-room residence. Sixth
avenue between Pike and Union.
$3.50 -7oxl2o. corner. Summit avenue
and Columbia. probably the finest resi-
dence site in Seattle.
S%SOO Improved farm. bottom land, 100
acres. near Orillia: all In cultivation.
S6OOO Corner Western avenue and
Vine street. with s-room house, or inside
lot. s.. co.
$1,000 One OF the best equipped and
best located shingie mill plants On the
Sound doing a profitable business.
5000 -la0xIeo. corner Terry avenue,
with first class I4-room residence. the
house cost more than 5000.
= I<sCVV-l-oxiD. corner Madison ana
Eighth, containing houses which cost TO
build over $1,000. and netting now Il per
cent. with % feet unimproved: coat of
paint Is all the property needs. II is the
very best buy for 81. 800 in Seattle.
SZ5,OOO- i20xi2o, corner OF james and
Fourth, with houses. paying very hand
somely. Ii the houses were burned down
the lots would bring this price within
year, We are sure.
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DIRiGO MUCH ALTERED.
Her Passenger Accommodations Ex-
tensively Eularg ed-Husc Wheel.

Tie steamship Dirigo viii resume her
Alaska run next Wednesday looking very
much changed from the Dirigo so fanil-
lar in this port She has been laid up for
several weeks undergoing extensive alter
ations and is now on the Quartermaster
dry dock having new wheel put on. This
wheel is a monster, being eight feet across
the Ganges and with good engines ought
10 bring the Dirigo up to speed OF four
teen knots.
Everything above the Dirigo's sturdy
hull has been changed. 4 dining salon
and social hall have been added aft and
a smoking room forward. All the state
rooms have been widened from four feet
10 eight feet and ali the beds have been
made double. The interior finishings are
in oak and ash and on the floors Is limo
ieuu with rugs scattered profusely about.
A hurricane deck has been added. The
pilot house and texas are on the upper
deck.
The Dirigo will he able 10 carry 800 pas
sengers and TO tons Of freight
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SNOQUALMIE POWER vv.
MUST CORRECT NAMES,
hoard Of Public Works Picks q
Flaw Alleys to be He
Paved.

A. meeting OF the board Of public
works yesterday afternoon the matter OF
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Beer Figures.

Hoax-You know Schneider, the bother.
who recently became a magistrate?
Joax-Yes.
well he discharged n prisoner yester-
day who was charged with stealing q
half dozen bottles of Rainier Beer
500
Eyes. Schneider said that wasn't enough
10 make a case adv.
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CAST yo-. eys al 'xx.s, ss-asS~ caxs :.
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yhogsxaEe ara Retail r1sns Dealer. Seat
lie. xacoEA AID aSsxAsA
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CAST your eye on Crisp Snaps" page Il
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-28
WOOL Il EFT BOOMING.

Thirteen Million Pounds Sold Last Week
In ~Boston-Prices Advancing.
The Wool and Cotton Reporter of the
98d inst. gives the following review Of
the Boston wool market for the week
ending last Thursday:
The market continues excited. Prices
are steadily advancing towards a higher
level, and AZ quotations rise, the more
Intense seems to be the eagerness Of
many to buy. A tremendous business
has been transacted, the sales OF the
week aggregating over IS, 900, 900
pounds, which has been pretty we'll
distributed among customers. speou.
lators aud members of the trade, many
Of whom are compelled to buy in the
open market in order to attend to the
needs Of their customers, with whom
they desire, Of course, to maintain
business relations.
There Is no m~istaking the tendency
of the wool situation. In view Of the
tremendous rate at which the staple is
being consumed by the manufacturers,
many of whom are running night and
day to fill their orders, aud which have
been actually Obliged to turn away bus.
mess because Of lack Of productive ca.
pacity; in view Of practical prohibition
Of importations Of foreign woods, except
the coarsest. the continuously hardening
tendency OF foreign markets and the
steady depletion of supplies, which has
been going on and is going on at such a
rand rate. the trade ara heoomino mora
firmly convinced than ever that they
will have to face q shortage estimated
at anywhere from $4,000, 900 to 1OO,-
600, 900 pounds between now and the
end OF next May, that it will be abso.
lutely necessary to import, even il
prices abroad continue to advance.
Wool has sold in Melbourne during the
past ten days at prices which mean 81
per pound, clean, landed in Boston for
the very best stock, spinning 70s and
above; 97c, for wool spinning Gas to
7Os and 83c. for wool spinning COS,
Supplies of fine foreign woods here are
practically cleaned up, and desirable
lots OF domestic territories are being
rapidly taken up, Under the pressure
OF such an eagerness to O good
woods. prices for selected staple terri
tory have been pushed to 6S088o,, and
" IL believed to be only a question Of
time and a very short time when they
will Cross zoo, II the present tendency
abroad continues, there are not wanting
those who are predicting ever 500, for
the best staple territory wool.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-28

tariff. Prices in Billings during the
season Of 1899 were highly satisfactory,
ranging from IS to 81 cents. The wool
hauled to Billings this season amounted
to about 5000, 900 pounds, the greater
part being sold here to buyers from
Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, and
very little being shipped east to com :
mission houses.
As a market for mutton sheep Bill
ings has Of late years forged to the
front. Buyers for the Chicago and
Omaha markets have purchased here
this season about 900, 900 head. Stock
sheep are in good demand, and com.
mand good prices, but owners show no
disposition to sell more than their sur.
plus sheep, and then only at their own
prices.
An industry, profitable alike to the
farmers and sheep owners, has come
into prominence in the Yellowstone
valley tributary to Billings, in the feed.
ing both Of stock sheep and of mutton
sheep for the winter and spring mar
kets. The farmers receive from $3 to
30 per ton for his alfalfa hay, which is
fed to the band of sheep entrusted to
his care by the sheep men CT eastern
buyers. The price varies according to
the proximity to market Of the farm
and other conditions. Alfalfa has
proven one of the most profitable crops
a farmer can raise in this valley. The
yield is from four to seven tons to the
acre. and as irrigation is used, and the
farmer is not dependent upon rain for
moisture for his fields, the crop is al
ways certain. Experience has shown
that after a few months feeding on
alfalfa the sheep are in fine condition
to fatten on grain. Many Of the grow.
ers who have in the past years tired
fattening their sheep for market exolu-
sively OH grain in the corn districts Of
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska or the
Twin Cities have come to the oonolu-
sion that it is much more profitable to
first give them a course of alfalfa in
Montana, and then send them to the
corn belt to be topped off for market.
Last year 10, 900 sheep were fed in
this neighbor hood, about half Of which
were shipped east to fatten for the NUT
ton market. At this time there are
about 100000 head in this county to
be fed on alfalfa. They are distributed
among the farmers by the owners in
numbers corresponding to the size Of
their haystaoks, and vary from 1, 900
to 5000 head, the latter being the
number being fed at Hesper Farm for
mutton, besides about as many more
stock sheep. It is predicted that the
Yellowstone valley will be a strong
rival of the Fort Collins country in
Colorado as a primary feeding point for
the mutton market.
I. D. O'DOnnell.