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

! ~ IL. thorpe returned MONDAY
from a three months visit in California.
j.. w. England returned home, Satur-
day having enjoyed a brief visit with his
con the county treasurer.
We would suggest to u citizens that
now is a good time to figure on a county
road to Shelby, via. the Marias bridge.
Mr.. Turner, of the Marias was in town
yesterday. looking up our sheepmen,
with the intention of buying a few sheep.
Allan McPhail left this week to visit
his brother in Canada for 5 or 6 weeks.
He was accompanied to Pondera by Mr..
Henry Pfeiffer.
The Thanksgiving ball last evening was
a success in spite of the bad weather.
About forty couples took part, and
tripped the light fantastic until 4 o'clock
in the morning.
j. W. Shields, the county surveyor,
has spent the week in this vicinity. Mrs.
Shields came up from Choteau, Tuesday
to visit among her friends, and attend
the Thanksgiving ball.
The wind rose up Monday night, and
played itself even for its long period of
idleness, and as usual a storm followed
close upon its heels, but at the present
writing the prospects are good for little
more decent weather.
A representative of Murphy Maclay
& Co., of Great Falls is in town having
set up the furnace and connections for
Hirshberg & Co.'S store. He will also
make repairs on the heating apparatus
in Carl Harris house, and the school
house.
Sidney Logan former county attorney
of Flathead county came over last Sun
day with A. E. Grant manager, and
Fred Chapman bookkeeper for John
Grant, the r. R. contractor at Browning.
Mr.. Logan won out for his client, and
eomforted his opponent by subscribing
for the ACANTHA.
We shall mail statements on Dec. LIST
to our subscribers who are in arrears on
our books, and ask for a hearty response,
as we have learned that it costs money
to publish a paper. AS previously an
nounced the subscription list was trans
ferred to us by Mr.. G. e. Prescott, while
all advertising accounts prior to Oct.
Goth last are his property.
A cause celebre was tried before a
jury in Judge Federhen's court last
Monday. The suit was brought by
Frank Johnson a railroad laborer.
against John Grant a contractor who is
working a large force of men on the
G. N. near Browning. The difference
arose over a misunderstanding on the
part Of johnson, as to the rate OF wages
and board, but the defense came over
with an array Of legal talent and witness
ses, and proved its case to the satisfac-
ton OF everybody excepting the un-
fortunate plaintiff,
Assistant U. S. Attorney General
Avery will be at Blackfoot Dec. End to
defend the Government and Indians in
several Indian depreciation cases which
are now before the court of claims at
Washington. These cases have been
dragging along since 1891 ana the claim
ants are beginning to wonder if they
are to go downs history along with the
Spoliation claims OF 1912 10.
which are not settle yet, although the
Govt. has received the award long AGO.
FL. II. Nelson Of Cascade is engaged
this week, in gathering the L horses,
which he has purchased from A. G..
OF Helena. With his usual
he tackled the Birch creek range
and in two days gathered 900 head,
which he will drive to his Riverdale
ranches. Although Mr. Nelson is hand
ling $1,000 sheep, he has plenty of range
inside his fences for what horses he sue
ceeds IN gathering, He is a brother Of
st. PAM attorney who is defending
FL. Hershfeld, in the United States
court at Helena.