The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-28
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RESERVATION NEWS.
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Kipp, Montana June 16, 1900.

record for heat so far this summer.
This was followed in. the evening by a
fine shower OF rain the precipitation
amounting to 0.5l inch,
George Cook with much patience and
labor put in fine garden this spring
and the favorable weather and frequent
showers were encouraging. Every thing
was growing finely when an army of
gophers attacked the crop andE laid
waste the vegetables George has
poisoned, shot, trapped AMI drowned
784 of the pests and still there seems to
he no decrease in the number.
Some Of the boys have just returned
from Lethbridge where they went with
a northern horseman to help drive his
purchase While there they witnessed
the cele bration OF the taking of Pre-
tori a, and describe the fanatical orgies
of the cockneys as s5disgusting and barb
arous, Dom Paulw was carted through
the streets at the head OF bowling
mob, his ehgy suspended by the neck
from giboet, and afterward was bound
to stake and burned on the public
square
The Durham cut off on the Great
Northern which Caughren q Reilly
have been working on the past six
months is about completed. Thousands
OF pounds of powder have been used in
blasting in the great cut, and the con
tinual booming of the shots night and
day has sounded Ike a cannonade.
The fiat has gone forth that the in
crease Of all cattle on the reservation
shall be Illustrated with the D brand
and any one refusing to allow this has
thirty days to remove their stock else
where. AS IA general thing there is but
slight opposition,
Messsrs Puriy and Matthews are in
from St. Mary's and are highly ela5ed
over their copp9r prospects. Tney re-
Gently disposed Of small interest in one
of their locationseat good figure and
refused good offers for more of th cir
ground.
Louis Cobell AMI family departed for
Lethbridge on Saturday to visit old
friends aad expect to be gon3 week or
ten days. Mr. Cobsll's long service as
scout With the mounted police gained
him an excellent reputation and he is a
general favorite among both officers ana
men.
DR.. Martin received hurry call from
Cut Bank on Tuesday to attend man
who had fallen from the steel bridge
being put in thore. The unfortunate
workman was suffering with conclusion
OF the brain ana lad rot regained con
ciousness when the doctor returned te
Browning.
Over 100 lodges Of the Dlackfeet ars
now congrega58d north oE the agency
preparing Tor their annual Medicine
lo4ge an4 san dance to be hela on fht
18th. Eeof tongues are being collected
mystic rites performed, and q continla
dancing kept Up day and night.
Active preparations are being made
for a good 9Th OF July celebration
Quite a sum has been raised for purse
to be racct. for, game OF base kali vii
be PLAYED, anA the day Will end witt
fire works and ball.
The frantic efforts of the Great Fan
base ball team 10 wln a game hav
almost inspired cur local club to sent
Them challenge. With Van Senden q
toe Dat, ,tio5er5 pitching and Ammen o
first base, wo think that the counta
hoppers woald be like the small boy VIII
had been indiscrcet, after the game the
would have nothing to say.
ed. Matthews while at Blaclrfoot wa
asked if any one observed the recen
eclipse of the sun at the copper caml
a"Eclipse, No said the mayor. There
two much brightness there now for an,
thing to be echpsed by such a sma
thing as that"
It is not expected that work will b
commenced on the new school p!art be
fore the spripg Of next year, when ever
thing will 5e rpshah to Completion dul
ing the summer months OF 1901.
The prospects for an enormous crop c
hay are very aattering. With the moi
NAL precipitation for thc balance OF thi
mouyh and July, grass VAL continu
gro,siag anu! hating without any set
bur;r