The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-21
WHAT IS GOING ON IN
NORTHERN MON | ANA

Great Falls, Dec. 2o.-The cases
of smallpox at Big Sandy are
getting along nicely and it will Be
but a short time before all the patients
are discharged, fully cured. Neil Nc
MILAN, at whose ranch the hayng
crew afflicted with the disease VASCULAR
antined, now has the disease himself,
though in very mild form.
Nearly every day now the main line
of the Great Northern carries toward
the coast a lot Of the little Japs VINO
have been working along the line east
ward and who find the weather entIre-
ly too cold for them So far as heard
from in this state and eastward the
experiment of replacing white men
with japanese has proved a failure.
Work on the big cuts on the main
line at Two Medicine is still being
pushed as rapidly as possible, and no
effort is being spared to be ready Iol
the big steel bridge which is to be put
in over the river at that point IN the
spring.
George Seaman of the Great Falls &
Canada has gone to Lexington, n.y., 10
| be present at the funeral of his brothef
| whose death occurred there last week
The people of Shelby Junction are
| irving to get the mail route changed
to that place instead of Blackfoot,
| from which place it now starts, ano
will petition the postotfice department
| to that effect.
]. B. Collins of Missoula, superin-
| tendent of the forest reserves Tor Mon
tana, and Gust Moser Of Ovando, Tor
est supervisor, are taking steps TO re-
| Ieye our county of the unWelcolle
+, presence of the Crees, so far as the
| forest reserve is concerned, says the
Dtfpuyer Acantha. Owing to the eX-
| haustion of the appropriation Tor ina
| purpose, the rangers were la1d on on
oct. Is. but the above named gentle
men will see to 1t that the law is en-
forced with equality and justice.
| While shopping around in Joseph
Kipp's office the other day we dug up Z
copy of Freedom, 1.-The giant OF tn.
orient" big 10-page paper published
in English type at Manila, and the
| first thing we noticed was column.
| article about the cattle queen of Mon
tana, with the following marginal note:
| Truly fame is not always ephemerai.
| Hurrah for the cow queen!-Dupuyel
| Acantha.
], T. Moran is in town from his
| ranch at Yantic. Mr. Moran has been
appointed a government agent for thf
| purchase of a large number OF nules
for in the GnlllpplleS' liz 60
meets to leave Monday for Seattle
from where he will make tour OF the
coast states and Arizona and New
| Mexico. His purchases will be shlppec
from San Francisco or Seattle some
time during February or March, afte2
| which Mr.. Moran will return to Mon
| tana.--Havre Eagle.
A passenger named Hawley from
| the Sweet Grass hills was struck by
| No, Monday night and had his let
leg broken below the knee, also ms lei
| arm broken above and at the elbow
He got off the train here and went e
| cross the track to catch No. 4, Wmch
was moving on the side track just as
No. 8 was pulling in. He was takei
to the hospital and his wounds We're
dressed by DR.. Crokat, who reports
him doing nicely.-Minot Reporter.
At the Valley county term of court
held by Judge Dubose last week al
Glasgow, but one criminal case wa
tried. That was a forgery case AMI
the defendant was given four years il
the penitentiary.
Prof. F. ]. Miller has returned from
a months hunt in the breaks of tht
rrATD We carry the largest stock in t
! 1lfAA4< state. We hav avery large var
| cSyTrT@uES of shades, zes