The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-11-30

William Gillian, have been killed in this
vicinity during the past week. The
reason that the road bed is in such poor
shape Is because the section crews are
kept busy skinning the stock killed by
trains, and SO have no time to repair the
track.
There was meteoric shower forecast
for last week a1d the weather bureau
was keeping cases on it. Ia order that
It's observers might keep awake, he
ladies were furnished with chewing gum
AMI taffy, while each male observer was
provided with bottle of Mrs. Pinkhams
Compound Or some other Harmless, elixir
to keep him conplny. Hour after hour
passed aad not so much as a fire fly
/ illumined the scene Il ntiI 4:27 a. m. one
scrubby little spark appeared for a
moment, and quickly vanished as if a
shamed to.be seen out 50 late, so began
and ended the shower OF meteors
George Cooke has received letter from
MIR. p. Fl. Parsons with whom he spent
a year prospecting in the Peace river
country, stating that another partner
has secured several rich claims at Nome.
Alaska, and inviting him to go there
with him in the spring of 1900. MIR.
Cooke undismayed by his past exper-
lence is expecting to join Mr.. Parsons in
this new venture and every body hopes
HI hooir in l.
with gold.
The ACANTHA states that the shipment
of beef to Spokane Wash, by Mr.. Tru-
chot was the first from Northern Mon
tana to western market. Wrong you
are. Car load after car load has been
shipped from Blackfoot this summer to
Kalispell, Bonnors Ferry, and Spokane
by stockmen living here.
The other night a learned professor
and his man Of utility, Moriarity, So
journed at our domicile, and during the
evening hours the savant discoursed on
the wonderful multiliquous nature of
certain plants, AMI enlarged upon the
medicinal qualities of the Phytolacca
decandra as an agent in the treatment o:
rheumatism. During this flow OF erudi-
ton our aged Thomas cat who is called
Samuel z. became involved in an alter
cation outside with a variegated and
striped quadruped with a robust breath.
Cat squalls and awful smells permeatAd
the air. "a Mephitis Americana" cried
tho professor. My note book quick,
Moriarity. "Mefitus the devil replied
Nor. Its domuled skoonk, ana yell
not be afther getting me to catch the
baste ayther
Shorty White Grass has become 50 ia
terested in the practice OF law during
his incum5eacy as Judge in the Indian
court. that he is thinking seriously OF
going east in order to obtain a better
knowledge Of this science.
The forest rangers who have been
stationed at ST. Mary's to see that none
Of the water naturally flowing into
Canada came this way, have been let |
out. Two pops, and DENNY gathered 7
the plum5 this summer.
A number of weddings are On the bills
to be celebrated soon. =. Charlie Buck I
returned home from Carlisle Pa. Friday
evening A Thanksgiving dance will
be given in Browning hall Thursday
evening Two married couples have
divided the blankets lately, ana in
case the woman took them all
....Teams from every direction are haul
ing hay to the Agency -. Gene Mcintyre
formerly of Kalispel is hostlering at the
Blackfoot roundhouse. " A large 'Ruby'
was delivered in Blackfoot last week in
transit to Spokane. Several flocks of
geese and swans are lingering herea5outs
RS If undecided which way to go.
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