The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-28


Dan MCGOWAN and family recent ar
ivals from Highwood have not yet
ound satisfactory location for home
ma are now living on the Coe ranch.
The travel nowadays to Swift Current
s steadily increasing to the delight of
,ur hotel keepers, who are all doing a
cushing business.
There was never a more congenial lot |
Of young ladies employed at the Will
low creek school than at present. They |
are mostly from the east, and vie with
one another in making it pleasant for all
who visit that institution.
The political pot has begun to boil and
a lively interest is being shown in the
questions of the day. About twenty
young men will cast their first vote this
fall and most OF them express them
selves in manner which shows that
they are satisfied with present conditions.
The round up has made satisfactory
pro yress, and the branding OF calves
goes merrily on. Three outfits have
been at work in different localities and
are now nearly done.
Hence forward ye scribe will endeavor
to catch all items Of interest in his net,
and forward them to the future county
seat whenever the catch issuffcient.
Kipp, June 90, 1900.
John Eldrid4ye has about completed
neat residence near Blackfoot in which
he can pass his hours OF ease and calculate
the size of his roll after beef shipping.
The many friends of Mrs. William
Samples are assisting her in the erection
of cosy frame house at Browning The
generous hearts of the reservation peo-
pie always respond when assistance is
needed by the deserving.
The whole country is over run at pre-
sent with the freshly branded dogies
shipped in and unloaded at Baltic by
the big outfits, and are an intolerable
nuisance. They care no more for wire
fences than if the strands were SO many
spider webs, aud are continually getting
into meadows.
Last summer seven head of domestic
sheep escaped from their own@r in the
vicinity OF Swift Current and rambled
into the mountains. This spring four OF
five OF them have been killed by hunters
at various places, all Of which were in
good order having withstood the perils
OF wild beasts and storms during the
entire winter.
The classical features OF the snowy
Goddess OF Liberty on the stupendous
peak called Going to the Sun" are now
visi Die in all their beauty, and the phe
i nomenon is a matter OF wonder to al
new comers. For ages. she has gazed
down upon the croppngs 'of the great
leads OF copper, sometimes wrinkling hel
brow in despair at the slowness OF man
kind, brt since the hardy miner has be
gun to rip open The bowels OF the earti
IN Shat vicinity, smile OF delight illum
il9a her countenance which il observbi
FOR many miles distant.
Anent the lost cabin placer digging
the interest has not abayed, aud Hrs
Dickinson sister of,the men who, wer
murdered by Indians years ago, an(
who came here year o. so ago, an
spent some time in searching for lii
location, Will return this summer an
make another attempt to find the plac
where her brothers took out so muc
gold.
A large number Of people who ar
favorably situated for successful butte
making started in tho dairy bushes
this spring, and for month obtained
fair price for their products, but no.
the hotel keepers are able to get all tin
COW grease they want from tho ranchel
OF Flathead county for from a bit t
fifteen cents a pound, hence the HON
industry is in state OF laDgror. How
+ ever the price OF meals has not decrease
and it costs a man four bits 20 sleep i
any OF the public houses OF entertain
ment,
The lightning seemed to be on th
prod during the storm of last week.
struck lodge in the big camp nea
Browning and killed woman inssantl,
Iwo Indians were struck at or near th
old agency and badly shocked and a CO.
in the round up stray-herd was killed b
bolt Now an Indian is posing as