The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1902-06-04
DARBY TOWNS
BRIGHT FUTURE.
Current Notes Rural Free Delivery
After July lst- Taking Politics
Darby win Celebrate.

It has been long time coming, but
day is drawing near-a bright |
future is in store for the .up-valley
town and all that part Of the county.
The railway has penetrated to within
about eight miles of Darby. Thus far
the extension of the road has progress
ed slowly-foliowing the fast falling
timber-but now only fringe of tim
ber, along Lost Horse, intervenes
between the end Of the Dad and the
Como reserve. Then will come a jump
Of four miles and Darby will be reach
ed and shipping station established
almost before you know il. The NOM
ent this happens real estate values,
population and the products of this
fruitful section will double. Contig-
nous to Darby there are some of the
very finest orchards in the whole val
ley. An immense amount of hay and
grain is raised yearly in that vicinity.
Skirting Darby on the west lies one
Of the finest tracts Of virgin timber in
the whole northwest. This tract is
owned by the A. C. NJ. Co., and is es-7
timated to contain three hundred mill
ion feet Of suficien. timber to
keep the crews Of camps I. ? and 8
busy logging for the next ten years.
The up-valley ranchers have hereto
fore been handicapped by their re-
noteness from railway transportation
but with that obstacle removed they
will be placed on an equal footing
with all other points in the valley and
which will rebound to their great bene.
fit.
Darby would furnish an ideal loca-
ion for creamery. Considerable in
dividual dairying is .being carried on
now. The best ranges of the valley
are adjacent to the village and num-
erous other natural advantages a.
bound.
4 On Friday evening last the people
Of Darby obsarvsd Memotiai Day.
Headed by the Darby brass band, a
procession formed and marched to the
cemetery where appropriate services
were held in memory of those gone be-
fore.
Darby proposes to celebrate the
glorious Fourth in good old-fashioned
style. Committees are hard at work
arranging for the entertainment of the
people of the upper valley on the day
We celebrate.
On July 1st rural free delivery
between Hamilton. Darby, Sula and
Alta goes into effect. Between Ham
iiton and Darby there will be los
boxes. On and after the date men
toned these people will have their mai
delivered free of charge at their front
gates every week day of the year.
Clagett Sanders has the contract be-
tween Hamilton and Darby; E. J. Ker.
lee from Darby to Sula and Ed Nor
rison between Darby and Alta. for tn,
ensuing four years.
A stump counting contest has been
going on in Darby vicinage for som
time past and the denizens thereabout
are becoming mildly interested in tn
outcome. M. J. Haley and assistant
represent the A. G. M. Co.'S, interest
while Timber Inspector Chadwick an
w. H. Mccoy are taking care of tn
government.
The Belgian hare industry has sew
eral devotees at Darby and who al
meeting with very good success in pro
pogating the species.
Albert Ha11mond and G. w. Sollede
returned from trip into the Clea,
water couple of weeks ago. The
made the return trip on snow shoe
and found the beautiful about fiy
feet deep on the range. The journey {
IS miles consumed seven days. The,
report game still abundant in this, tt
finest remaining hunting preserve
North America, but that the ruthle,
slaughter of the past few years is ia
thinning out the big game. Mr.. Hau
mond estimates that last year fully Sc
elk, including 14O bulls, were slaugl
tered in the Clearwater district with
an area of 50 miles square. Prong
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