The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-01-17

The recent arrest of Percy De Wolf by
the Indian police at Blackfoot was not
upon a further criminal charge, as pub
lished in some newspapers, but upon the
order of Maj. j. FL. Monteath, that he be
escorted off the Blackfeet reservation.
Dan Fitzpatrick came down from
Blackfoot Monday with a four horse
team loaded with express matter. This
cleans up the express at Blackfoot and
the stage line will be able to handle the
business from now on with less difficulty
| chan hereto fore.
e. e. Leech has gone to Salt Lake
City to attend the meeting Of the Ma
tional Stockgrowers' Association, as a
delegate from this county. Mrs. Leech
and her daughter, Florence, accompan-
led him to Great Falls, where they will
remain until his return.
James e, Phillips has concluded that
Montana is good enough for him and
henceforth will make his home in this
vicinity. He states that while Wash
J ington is a good state in WHICH to to
locate the damp climate is unbearable
to one who has lived long in the inyigor-
ating atmosphere of Montana.
According to a telephone message re-
ceiyed last night, w. A. Clark was elect
ed senator, receiving 81 votes, Senator
Carter receiving 81, the vote of all repub-
licans present. For the short term, Lee
Mantle received the republican vote, the
democratic vote being divided among sew
eral candidates, w. G. Conrad re ceiving
7.
The AcANTHA has received the price
list of U. S. Public Documents, which
are for sale by the superintendent Of
documents, at Washington. The list
includes nearly every government publ
cation that is Of general interest, and the
prices are fixed so as to cover merely the
cost OF printing.
During the heavy wind storm on Sat
> urday evening Chas. Thomas was re
turning home from Dupuyer with al
empty hay rack. When near Birch creel
the wind over turned the rack AMI hftet
the hind wheels of the wagon off the
= ground. Mr.. Thomas escaped bein!
hurt by the rack by an empty barrel hi
! had with him falling under it and keep
e ing it off. The team got away but, beini
gentle, did not run far.
j.
The ACANTHA acknowledges the re
ceipt of the third volume of "Contribu
u tions to the Historical Society of Mon
( tana,' also the fifth biennial report o
j. Mrs. Laura E. Howey, secretary an
librarian of the society. The "Contribu
Sc tions'' make an interesting volume {
375 pages, with % half one engraving
which include portraits Of old time MOI
t~anians, and illustrations of variou
III objects Of interest. A particularly il
IA teresting feature, is the chapter c
affairs at FIT. Benton 183l-1869" whicl
r. consists of SO pages taken from ia
10 journal Of Lieut.. Bradley.
u. A freight engine jumped the track
few days ago when about half way aero
!, the Two Medicine bridge, but %fortunat
!, ~ was under 4he control Of the engine
IA and was stopped just as it left the raj
This is one of the highest bridges in tt
world and if the engine had fallen il
:. the river the engineer and fireman wou
40 have had no chance for life. The coll
'1 ion near Essex last week caused a gre
deal of damage, running two engines al
on twenty cars, resulting in tho death
lat two men and serious injuries to thr'
&C. and is claimed by railroad men to Ia
m been the most disastrous wreck that eV
occurred on the high line" of the Gre
er- Northern.
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