Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-02
taken up at the evening meeting brought
a few dollars more.

A number of the ranchers of the val
ley made god sales of finely bred cattle
during the past week. Gilkie Brothers
Of Sheridan. Wyo.. made severA pur-
chases in the county, paying fancy prices
for the stock. George Eckley sold q =
year-old short-horn to his firm for $l5o,
and N. Zweifel of Spanish creek disposed
of four head at prices ranging from $lOO
to $3.50. A carload of Herefords was pur-
chased by Joseph Altlrd of the Flathead
country during the week. F. L. Benepe,
Eckley Brothers and Charles Anceney
provided the stock at prices ranging from
500 to 5000 per head. Henry Seiben or
Helena bought a carload of short-horns
that will be shipped next week. They
were bought from the ranches OF Charles
Anceny. H.. c. Cockerell and MI. Eckles
of Dry creek, and all broughtDSfancy
prices. The herds of the Gallati valley
are being rapidly bred up to the pure
strain, and some Of the finest thorough
bred stock to be found anywhere Is on
the ranges of this county. The stock
brought out here from the east for breed
ing purposes Is exceptionally FIR and
the result of careful breeding is shown In
the high prices the stock commands In
the market. l .
Mrs. George Lewis of Shields river died
at the residence the family has lately
occupied in this city Thursday morning
| at an early hour, and the remains have
been taken east. n interment VIII
| take place at Chicago. where the family
| formerly lived. The deceased a lived
in the state of Montana for the past
! seven years, coming to this state from
| Wisconsin. She was 40 years OF age at
| the time of her death. Her demise was
the result of nervous prostration.
At the family residence in this city
| Wednesday Mrs. Elnora Stratton, wife
of A. Fl. r. Stratton. died after a linger-
ing and painful illness of a year. She
was the mother of six children, all but
ONE of whom We're grown. The funeral
took place yesterday from the Methodist
church, South. the services of burial be-
ing conducted by Rev. G. c. Rector.
Professor Brewer of the college fac
ulty win cave Monday for points in the
eastern part OF the state, where he will
distribute literature and for stu
l dents for the Montana state college al
this place. He is deeply interested ir
the success of the school, and 1t is pre-
dicted that his trip will be h means Of
adding a large number of students tt
the college roll next year. The courses
/ in the college are we'll adapted to thu
needs of. the young men and women o
the state who want a practical educa'
Il ton, but there is but little known con
! Wei IL "
account of the lack of advertising facili
ties afforded by the appropriations undei
the control Of those who have the schoo
in charge.
n Jonas Henderson received a Telegram
the middle of the week containing tn
sad intelligence that his mother had die'
at the early home, OF the family at De
Moines. Iowa. ShessMasS86 years ri as
at the time of her DEATH. The family
with the exception OF Mr. Henderson
We're at the bedside at h time OF he
death, and the funeral was held the fol
!. lowing day, thus preventing him fron
l attending upon the last rites.
Myront Stratton has gone to Merritt, i
:. Carbon county, where he will ngage i
!, ranohing, having disposed of his farr
here in the valley.
W. F. Jarvis. who is employed by tn
government at the fish hatchery, ha
, gone to Lake, Idaho. and will spend sew
! eral months in gathering fish eggs fo
= the hatchery breeding ponds. n,