The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

tween 1900 and 1000 men, and Is guns.
But the end is not yet, as the Beers will
continue to fight, although the Free
| Skaters may conclude to give up.
We have just received a fine assert
ment of photographs taken by Thos. B.
Magee of Browning. The collection In
cludes views of the Swift Current and
st. Mary's Lake country, as we'll as some
taken during his recent visit to Dupu-
yer. Call at the AcANTHA office and see
them.
DR.. A. j. Cooper the county physician
arrived in town Tuesday evening, on his
way home from Durham, where he has
been attending a small pox patient at
the railroad camp. He reports but one
case of small pox, which he has treated
successfully, maintaining d quarantine
so that now the disease has been stamp
ed out.
John V. Davies OF the Willow Rounds
transacted business in Dupuyer, Monday
and Tuesday. While here he purchased
a corner lot in the Jones Addition, and
will 0 begin the erection of a resi-
dence thereon, with the intention of
making Dupuyer his permanent home.
Mr.. Davies and family will be cordially
welcomed by our citizens.
AS we go to press we learn from Cho-
teau that the Somers Family produced
their musical comedy there last night.
and will repeat the performance this
evening. They have concluded to en-
terrain the people of Dupuyer on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings of next week.
We are reliably informed that the show
is a good one, and is deserving OF the
patronage of our citizens.
George Adam, c. III. Drake, T. L.
Thompson and FL. A. Mcintosh, all
prominent citizens of the county sea-.
have Just filed upon one hundred and
sixt, acres of coal land, located on the
north fork of Sun River. Parties who
have made a careful inspection of the
claims report that this vein of coal EQUALS.
at least any coal mined in the northwest.
A letter recently received from Thos.
n. Whorrick who is now at his old home
In Driftield, Yorkshire, England, states
That there IS a great deal of interest
taken in the Boer war, and troops are
leaving every day for the front. Tom
mad a notion to go himself, buC he had
been away Trombone for II years. and
naturally his mother who is still living
thinks that she is entitled to his com.
pany for awhile. He inquiries for all the
boys and confesses to a feeling of home
sickness He had. an interesting trim
across the ocean which took s DAYS. and
there were 1740 passengers on the same
ship.
Arrangements are nearly completed
by capt. Hennebury to undertake an ex-
petition to Cape Nome, via the Pot Hole
n the Athabasca River. In the
absence of whalebacks, a moss-back has
been chartered, and prospective arpo.
nauts are invited to select their quarters
without delay, for the anchor will be
holsted as soon as the dog " atch returns
from the Kennel club. The crew select.
by the captain is all that could be de-
sired, as IN order to maintain the strictly
flavor of the expedition. he will
no one who does not take salt in
his beer.
Assessor Penny has practically decided
assess property on a more reasonable
basis tina that fixed by the assessors
meeting, and viii probably use the Same
as last year, placing yearlins
cattle at $50 per head, two year Odds at
12O, steers three years old and over ot
$50, and mich cows at S25. Where the
cattle are classed as stock cattle the
will be S22 per head. Range
will be assessed at $40 per head and
work horses from Soup. We have no
memorandum of the proposed valuation
70 be placed on sheep, but presume it
Will be as equitable as the other classes
STOCK. Grain lands will be placed at
30 per acre, hay lands at SIS, arabic land
of producing grain or hay bv
cultivation or irrigation $3.50, and graz
ng lands 81. =
Leech Dorsey.