The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04

James Carney from Coutts is here
spending the holidays and enjoying him
self.
Geo. Crane left here for the Middle
Butte, with a four horse load Of Christ
mas goods, on the morning Of the 23rd.
Dan Sullivan has leased the Shelby
Hotel to John Nicholson for a period of
three years froIn the LIST of Jan. 1900.
John has secured a good stand, and is
an ideal hotel keeper, and is bound to
make a success OF his venture.
Dick Dean made a forced drive from
his mines in the Sweet Grass to try and
catch the train for Blackfoot. He just
go. in as the train was pulling out; so
he got left and will have to wait another
day.
Mr.. Parrot has let the contract for
the erection of a dwelling house to d. G.
Sweet. When Mr.. Parrott has his house
finished it will be the best dwelling
house in Shelby.
Lit ". W. LAS Audly dWohC u IAC
needs OF this place. They have furnish
ed us with permanent day operator,
something that has been badly needed.
Mr.. John Peterson is working the key
days, and H. M. Kingsbury is on night
shift, and with B. Shoemaker as Agent,
there is a chance for the public to get
what they pay for viz; good service.
FL. F. Guth is closing out a splendid
line of winter clothing, almost at cost, to
make room for his spring stock.
At the rattle for the bits and spurs
Matt Farrell won, throwing A. For the
violin M. Carney won, his throw was AZ.
If some enterprising party would come
in with a well drilling plant, and would
go down until good water was secured,
he would make a fine thing out Of it
as this place is growing, in spite of lack
Of water. With good water it would not
be long until We would have at least
five hundred inhabitants, and at the
rate we have to pay for it now, a person
/ WOQ1d 5OOu DCCOl1G IlCh do liz Wod1o
have a mon poly oil the water business.
Dan Sullivan was taken seriously i'll
one night last week. The doctor was
sent for. but got lost trying tofnd Dams
ranch, as it was storming very bad.
Good luck is always with Dan, however,
and when the doctor finally arrived, the
next morning, he had taken a turn for
the better, and is now out of danger.
Peter Wagner arrived here Monday
| night. from Lewiston, Idaho, where he
7 bought two carloads Of one and two
! year old cattle, and got them through
, safely, with the exception Of two head
New Years day passed off very quitely
; very few outsiders coming in. The
saloons had an unlimited supply Of Tom
and Jerry for all corners, ana dished il
up freely,
j., MIR. Nc Near from Nova Scotia recent
ly appointed tothe position of Genera
Manager of the G. f. & C. r, r. is ex
+ pected here on the Bird. inst, to look Over
I the road.
The G. N. has reduced the force o
+ section men, so that but one man is al
lowed to each section, and the wage
have been reduced from Sl.65 to LIS pc.
day.
: John Nicholson and wife took charg'
: of the Shelby Hotel, on the first, hayins
Z leased the property for a term of three
' years. John is a first class hotel man
e and the public can DEEPER on receiving
g the best OF accommodation at his haLds
Il Dick Crockford and wife spent Xma
with Uncle Jake Schmidt, at Browning
. Some n struck Archie Mcdonald il
q the eye, one night last week and slight
= discolored the optic, He sWore out
II warrant for the arrest of Henry Stinmar
= changing him with an assault. Henr
" demanded a jury trial and the verde
:" was in his favor. Now the question
:" not who struck Billy Patterson, but.w
s,agged Archie.
- Peter Hughes has gone to the Swee
~ Grass mines to do some re~preseDtatio
q work.
= Our merchants are very busy thes
Ct days-.aking sock.
It. We now have about 6 in. OF snow, an
at sheep men are n blowing. They sa
~ sheep are doing better now, than durin