The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-06-06
CHOTEAU.


County commissioners are in session
this week.
There was quite a heavy frost Tuesday
night, nipping all early vegetables, but
no serious harm done.
Carl Burbank, John III. Devlin and p.
N. Knowles left Wednesday for the Sun
River Springs to be gone 8 weeks or two
months.
G. w. Cooper has resigned his posi-
ton as justice of the peace for Choteau
to wnship and j. e. DeHaas has been
appointed by the com missioners to ELL
the vacancy.
lobe Hickman ca me to Choteau one
day last Friday and proceeded to fill up
on bad whiskey. He had not been in
town long before he got into q difficulty
with Charles Akerburg,a fight ensued.
lobe pulled his knife and proceeded to
carve his antagonist and managed to cut
an ugly cash in Akerburg's head. Sat
urday morning lobe was taken before
Judge Cooper, pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and was given a sem
tence of 3 mos. in Jail and a fine of 500.
Henry Radcliffe, G. Fl. Jefferson, John
Lane and j. r. Young, all prominent
cattle men from Saypo transacted bust
ness at Choteau Saturday.
Mrs. julius Hirshberg and Sydney
Hirshberg are visiting friends and
relatives in Helena.
Foreman Coe, of the Chronicle Office
returned from the Falls Tuesday after a
weeks s~ojourn in that city.
B. E. Rock has gone to Pondera where
r he will remain for several months.
Sterling Mcdonald spent Decoration
e day in Great Falls.
Hon. w. d. Jones C anne in from hi
Spring Hill ranch last Monday after
four horse load of wire.
! August Kropp had legal business il
Choteau, last Tuesday.
James Merritt, after an absence of tw
months, has resumed his old position i
the post Office. Jim's many friends ar
/. glad to see him back.
G.. o. G. Cooper came in from Swee
y, Grass Hills Saturday and is visiting
few days with his family.
r VIM. Meade of Shelby was in tt
county seat last Thursday. He brougf
in 129 wolf hides for which he got
st bounty a warrant for S645. Mr.. WI
a Hilger, of the Marias vas in the sam
tn day and had 131 scalps punched whiC
of realized him the handsome sum of $50
at There is no business that beats the vol
as ing business this year.
Sheepmen of this section of the coun'
are feeling jubilant over the unusual
large lamb crop, the fine range and Il
u excellent prospects for a good hay Gre
ca The only thing needed to make the
d happiness complete is 10 cent wool.
40 is feared however that the price of VIC
w. will be low.
lle
Court will convene next Monday. L.
docket will be rather light and the bu'
N ness to be transacted will hardly iustl
'er the calling of a jury.
bv DR.. Stearns is looking after busine
;tb matters in the county seat.
ut Mrs. G. E. TIescott is visiting frien
ow on the Muddy this week.
ler The Teton Exchange was opened Ia
Saturday under the management
inc Lawrence Davis. This popular resc
has been thoroughly overhauled, paint
gnu and papered. An elegant set of bar f
rg- lures has been provided ard every thi
III is neat, new and up-to-date.
Mrs. J. j.. Wamsley, is suffering frc
Wv a partial stroke of paralysis. At tt
writing she is very much improved.
George Taylor transacted business
y 5 Choteau Tuesday last.
;wo
rr; Clarence Kinna and Angus Rose fro
the F ranch, were in town Monday a
% Tuesday.