Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-24
MONTANA NOTES,

Montana's wool clip for this seaso
will aggregate slightly more than AZ
100000 pounds and Of this amour
more than 25,000000 pounds hav
been contracted for on the sheep
backs at prices averaging about
cents a pound. II is estimated thi
| there are 100000 sheep in Montan
and the average clip will be about ST
pounds. Thus Montana sheepmen wi
realize close to $9,00O,000 for woo
alone, and as the price for mutton
above the usual figure, the year wi
be one Of the most prosperous in th
history OF the state so far as sheer
men are concerned.
Sim Goode, the II year old son
John Goode, was instantly killed
Belt. coal mining town, % mile
from Great Falls. He was run owe
by coal train and his head and rigl
arm cut off.
On the ground that the antitrust la
of Montana Is unconstitutional Jude
Henry c. Smith in the district cou
at Helena sustained the demurrer
the information In the criminal pr
ceedings instituted against FIVE Ch
cago packing houses. M. S. Gum
Helena, representing the defendant
presented the demurrer. and aftt
hearing arguments the court sustain
ed 1t. The state will appeal.
Jerry Slattery, charged with th
murder Of Patrick Maloney, secured
change Of venue to Lewis and Clar
county. Juries disagreed in two tria
of his case in Butte.
David Eccles, capitalist of Ogde'
Utah. who is interested in sugar be,
factories at La Grande, Ore. ar
Raymond. Alta. has announced II
intention of building factory at Ka
ispell, so as to be ready for the ne:
years crop. Guarantees of 1000 .acr,
of beets are required.
Arthur Barnard, aged IA, was drow
ed in the Missouri river about tW
miles above Great Falls. In compaI
with another boy, he was fishing fro
a boat and stood up in the boat, 10
his balance and fell into the waite
The body has not been recovered.
.Butte.--A special from Washingtt
says that President Roosevelt has
sued a proclamation establishing Il
Elkhurn forest reserve in Montan
The Elkhorn reserve will be one OF Il
largest reserves in the west. The
serve will be about as large as Il
Bitter Root reserve In Idaho, and W
embrace the Crazy mountains.
Montana State Federation OF Woi
ems clubs, Deer Lodge. June 6-S.
A pool Of 16 cattlemen on the SOU
side OF the Yellowstone river hi
been formed at Miles City, to be ca
ed the Tongue river pool. w. w. .Te
rett is the president. The expenses
the roundup are to be paid by u
members In proportion to the numb
Of cattle run. All mavericks round'
up will be sold to the highest bidd,
the proceeds to go to the pool.
The receipts Of the Butte postofi
for the past year were $4,000. r,
years ago the receipts amounted
about $4,000. .....
Erret L. Smith, for ten years in Il
employ of the Bank Of Fergus count
is under arrest charged with gra,
larceny. His accounts are short abo
500. It Is alleged.
N. J. Bielenberg and William r.
lott, Deer Lodge valley rancheI
have brought suit in the district cou
Of Powell county for an injuncti'
restraining the Anaconda Copper M
ing company and the Washoe Mini
company from operating the big red,
ton works Of those companies at Al
conda. These works are the largest
the world. and the claim Is made
the plaintiffs that the smoke and g
from the big stacks are destroying I
live stock In what they designate
the "smoke zone," and that their Ian
in consequence of the chemicals a
other deposits from the smelter.
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