The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-05-25
NEWS OF The COUNTY.
Reservation Racket.
Kipp, Mont, May %, 1899.

hlpp, uOHC', way 20, 1000.
A large quantity of lumber of excellent
quality is being hauled to the agency by
Indian freighters, from Durham.
Broadwater and Pepin are having
large addition built onto their store at
Browning, extending in the rear of their
present place of business.
The heavy storms of recent date was
excellent for grass. About two and
quarter inches of water fell and this, fol
lowed by calm warm weather, is crafty
ing.
Now that weather bureau Office has
been established in Kalispell daily fore
casts are sent from that place to Black
foot instead of from Chicago as hereto
fore.
The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Kipp was
attended by very large concourse on
people, there being about 40 vehicles in
the procession from Blackfoot to the
Mission.
The advance guard of the bridge
builders have arrived at Midvale where
the great steel bridge will be put in to
replace the wooden structure over Two
Medicine river at that point.
John Mestus has the nobbiest turn
out on the road. He will devote his
entire attention to painting and paper
hanging and his neatly lettered wagon is
fine example of his skill in sign paint
ing.
Mrs. Judith Patterson, nee Clarke, is
very i'll at the home of her brother and
sister at Midvale. She is suffering in
the last stages of consumption and it is
not expected that she will live many
more days.
S. D. Somes has purchased the res
taurant business of John Hunsberger at
Blackfoot and is about ready to begin
operations. The house is being through
ly renovated, and remodeled in some re-
spects, so as to insure the best of accom-
modations.
The Montana Historical society has
written to this Office asking if it is posi-
BILE to obtain the buffalo bone with the
arrow head sticking in it for the states
collection of curios We learn that this
relic belongs to Mrs Nat Collins, who is
in Minneapolis at present.
The gentleman who recently shipped
a carload of beef steers from Blackfoot
to Bonners Ferry has returned and is
about to forward another lot of choice
cattle. Two men from Kalispell also
arrived on Tuesday on the same errand.
Verify the reservation is becoming quite
prominent as a beef producing center.
T. B. Magee, who has probably the
most complete Photographic outfit in
Northern Montana, was recently awarded
first prize by the Spokesman Review
Publishing Co. of Spokane, Wash, for
the best collection of scenic views, which
embraced beautiful selection of photo
graphs of the st. Marys country.
A very sad event occurred at Brown
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able because in its suddenness it follows
so soon the unexpected death of Cap
tain Fuller. For some time past Mrs.
Teresa Keiser has lived at Browning,
being employed at the hotel conducted
by George Taylor. Sunday evening she
was taken very sick, grew rapidly worse,
and in spite of all the physicians, who
remained with her all night, could do,
she died early Monday morning. But
little was known of her past or of her
former relations, but she had gained
many warm friends here by her genial,
cherry ways, and with love in their
hearts kind friends robed the stranger
in a strange land for her last sleep. An
elegant casket was provided and to the
tolling of the bell long procession
slowly followed her remains to the Ep-
worth chapel where services were held
: by Rev. E. S. butcher, after which the
body was buried in the adjoining
grounds.
) ]. S. Galbreath was in from his ranch
near st Marys Tuesday 49, Thos' Il.
Dawson is raising his house astory high
er and making other substantial I'M
} provements -. Colin Anderson went on
business trip to Choteau Wednesday
morning -. Chas. De Labreche, of Two
Medicine, was visitor at Browning the
fore part of the woek =. John Huns
berger and family have moved to Brown