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' * LKv - %t* ,, * *.-••* * ' '•■» tC»? 1 «n- WÓLÜM-E L _ Tri’ .« t 'A'irJüi?) _ U _ v-.a*K, ^CHÖTEAÜ,‘’ TETÓN COUNTY, M p N T A N # # E felDAY. JANUAR Y “28, 1698 •* » * - ‘ : ^ ' ’ « * o » ’ i * NUMBER 21. Le. ••« - ->v-«» »i i* $ORE ABOUT SHEARING. Hfeiat Results From Shearing“ Sheep T> Bx*“\ Machinery. 'l l . L./'Hailiday, of ' Galveston '^Texasj-’lias “ ihaHe a proposition to * Herman W. Kraus by which th«llat * téri8 to put In’ 30 sheep-shearing %jñachin'es kt Pondera, with all of the vreqüisite sheds “had the like, while Hallidky is to furnish the machines The condition required by Halliday -is that he‘rbe given*« ''guarantee of CO,000 sheep to'shear, sáysr<ífae Ana conda Standard’s Great Falls , cor respondent. These Machines were given a th'or- * ough test in this country last suto mer. There were a nuinber at work on the Little Muddy,, nnd later they nvere moved to this city, and the de- ' scription of them a t ' work at'&he Black Eagle Falls with, power, fur nished by the dam and the electric po.whr houses has been told by almost -«vei'y paper .in the Country. - The -story got '-to the syndicates, which •dish Up their matter in the form of 1 plate and patent insides for country .newspapers, and thus Great -Falls ‘ indirectly became immortalized Thousands of visitors watched them at work and‘nothing but praise was heard. Of late tlie sheep owners have begun to doubt ’¡whether the, old- «fashióned way of shearing by hand is not after all the best. When the -machines were at work one of the ‘ advantages claimed, for. them was that they took-.&ff about há£f a pounc^ ‘ more of -wool per sheep than the ’hand shearers were ' able“ to get'and5 'the owners o f the machines feat no ‘.opportunity , to advertido this seeming ‘argil ursn tjnthejrjayor.. .Npw^hpeé who had-fcheir sheep ¿lapped '<&y the* 'machines - are beginning. to sky that 'for some reason^the method of^hear-. ring, p? for some other reason, the iVool is not groining as Rapidly as it should, and they are in ‘ doubt, as to' whether they will allow their sheep. ! to be sheared another season 'by tlw • -machines. ' \ Most of the :4heep ’ “which %ere ' sheared at last summer’s exhibition f-at the Black Eagle F alls belonged to Harry Nelson, of Cascade, ab'd it is said that the unusual Child ness of the winter. h&s 'been aygod- send to him as Otherwise 'bis loss 1 would haye been heavy. Tbte Power outfit, whose sheep were sheared by the maebiues on the Little -Muddy, Saturday telephoned parties in this* city'V/ho* were interested in the ma chine process, that - iheir sheep had 'not done as well in the way of wool- i'growing this year as usual,land they, ‘attributed the fauft to the manner in 'which they were sheared last summer. Ifr'is arghod by sheepmen -that no '-matter whether the «weather is unus- ^ -ually hot or unusually cold at the ‘time of shearing the sheep are in ^greater danger after they hdVe 'been \relieved of thCir coats by the machines “than they over are when sheared by- hand. If the weather is hot then the lackvof the extra, quarter of au inch of fleece places them hides made ten- 1 der fcy'the fleece in the same * condi- ♦ tiorras the small boy who takes ad vantage'of ¿the first warm day* in the • spring* to ‘go a swimming. The num~ •srous'blisters which result fix the date \in his mind. It is the same in'a per-, 'haps different degree with the sheep.\ And if the weather is extremely cold ¿hen the ad vantage o f the extra fleece needs no exponent. It is likely that ¿he sheepmen of J&orthern Montana. Will,give the matter full consideration before shearing time comes. At the present sheepmen who cling to the old method say that the machines retard the g’rowth of the wool and •jviil'have nothing to do with them. Anothor Prophesy.. * Local wcath-jt prophets are predict ing a rinter -lioge for next month F U>*. x-r? is generally a ihiow, and 'the bpring tithe, conditions o f the past four or^five weeks suggest to the weather wise that the oyer due Winter conditions will be .condensed i&to the foftr we&ks o f next mohth.- River Preës. ILGW SOME PEOPLE' SPELL. the the The spelling “ bee” %iven .at -Town hall Monday night by Ladies’ Industrial society was an •enjoyable event from beginning to effd. 'Miss Lillian Day and ye editor were elected to kact as leaders knd sides were chosen. The contOet^aa spirited from the start “and ‘ « f ter a half hour’s -'time “ our side” had de- camj>dd ¿rad only two—Dr.' Beaupre and G. L. Bristol—remained on the opposite side, and ‘ Doc wouldn’t agree\to spell against Mr. Bristol, so both the gentlemen took their -seats. The fact that Hon. ex-Courity At torney^ - Notary 'Public and Lawyer James Sulgrove'spelled gnat “ knat” .was astonishing, but when your hum ble servant went down on the word •“ melons” the report that he couldn’t Spell “ visible” was confirmed and those present ga'zed on hiin with contempt and disgust, su‘6h as he nOv^r experienced before. Then again Dr. Beaupre’s “ raisens” was amusing, but of course he had'the gall to spell it ’jfith , an '¡eye, when asked to “ spell ii^ust as he did be fore.” Attorney -J. G. Bair’s v-plaus- able manner, tiger movements and assuming abilities’ ‘ were \ apparent especially the two former in spelling ;he word''‘cashmere.” ‘-His shrewd- ness-Was also noticable in passing a: word up to Brother 'Bristol, -who stood ^beside him, occasionally. '*Of- courae we all knew how to \'«pell the words,JbUt werejjustR ^little*tobfast.\ Sides were'Chosen the tisettnd;.aijd ,hird time,, when Judge ‘'Smilh w6a rdr himself the ifjellin&'hdnorAbf the evening. ' l' Supper -was Served ‘4And ia ’ feocial ¿me Had generally. Why not have thmn-oftner? St isgood.praeticeand a profitable way in which to spend a winder evening frequently. THE WEATHER RECORD. CATTLE - • GUARANTEED. Smith I á t e e s '| a ! Proclama to thc ^Rattle Men. r*T t V. V 'Observer C. W. Ling, -¿f Havre, slipplies the following interesting* summary of the-local weather condi tions prevailing ‘ during tFe twelve months of 1897. The mean temperature for the year 1.897 was 40 degrees, this being equal •to the normal or mean annual tem perature for thto locality. The high est temperature for the year was 97 egrees on August 10th, and the Udwest was 43 degrees below zero on' December 2nd. Both these tempera tures are within the extremes of warmf and cold spells • at this station, the warmest being 108 degrees on ' July •13th, and the coldest 55 degrees be low zero on February 3rd. The greatest monthly absolute range of temperature was $4 degrees ¿or De cember and the least was 50 degrees '.for July. The year was interspersed with many nice and pleasant days. There were. 282 days during the year that the maximum temperature was above freezing, 32 degrees; 161 days were clear; 137 partly cloudy, and 67 eloudy. Nearly 80 per cent, of the time the sky‘was either-.clear or «.part ly overcast with clouds. The total precipitation for the year 1897 was -13.30 inches, of which 3.44 inches fell in the form of snow. The greatest monthly precipitation was 6.39 inches in June and the «least was 0.17 in August. The precipita tion was*‘slightly -below the normal, 14.09 inches; but was fairly well dis tributed during the growing season. There “ware 84 days that .01 -inch or more of precipitation fell. • There were 80 days ¿yith snow, 5 days with fog, 29 days on which thunderstorms occurred. • Tho prevailing direction of wind was southwest. Tho average hourly asori of u'Kr:- c- and heavy i wind velocity was ten miles per hour. Governor tidn Governor Smith' hàs issued a ^rbc- larnationquarantiningalhcattle from the south', cooling to . this state be tween January^lB and November 15, for a period o f QO dâÿsi '*The régula thins are very strict and -will be en> fo&ed. We note the'following from hitf- proclamation, beleivipg it fo be the1 most interesting, kHeur readers : Cattle may be imported from ’ the schedule localities whêiiUhéy are des tined for immediate'slaughter in this * V,U ! T | \ sftate, in wkièh case euca-cattle shall rf&t be driven.’Over the p u b lic high way or' eommda. In case îpe'rëâne.^re^'dSsirous 'o f purchasing any of the prohibited cat- tie for the purpose bf ^feeding and grazing within the state, süch portons shàir-make application to the' state veterinarian for permission to do so, when sû'èli cattle shall He placed in quarantine for a period of 90 days, at thé owners’ ‘‘expense, under sucli rules and regulations as shall he .pre scribed by the*board. All cattle coming intb\\th1s state in violation of any of the rules shall be liable tq‘quarantiue/at the expense of the owner pv consignee, and be dis posed of in accordance with the lew. - « Any cattle shipped, into this state thât shall be found, infested, with Texas feVér, ticks (boophilus bovis) abalib'e 'deemed and èoÊsidereU ’to bate originated and shipped from.the district scheduled by .the governor, and shall be yarded and treated - as southèrn' cattle. All cars'-bearing -‘such cattle mus^- be placarded, “ I’rom the scheduled district.” . u ...... , ¿lrcam'raukt btfihbroûghiy'-‘disin fected »immediately1 after such cattle shall have been unloaded. Southern1‘cattle-must bo unloaded in pens set apart for them and no bthër cattle \shall.venter 'the p'ens. These pens ffiust bo’p»lainly designat ed by-placards and the alleys, chiites and s'dalâs leading to them must not be used by northern cattle. %_____________________« A Novel Scheme. An innovation in the methods of court procedure was instituted by Attorney M. M-. Lyter, lately, says the\ Great‘Falls Tribune. “Mr. Lyter ' waB to have gone to Choteau in time to argue a demurrer Mondday in the case of the Farmers’ Co-operative Canal company vs. the Montana LaUVi and Water company, and did start for that place on Satur day last.* On arriving at Collins, whore he was to take the stage for Choteau, he’was taken with a severe attack of pleurisy and being fearful, ‘6f the effect of a stage ride in his condition, he returnted home; On st riving here, he communicated with Judge Smith, Celling him of his troubles, suggested that he deliver his argument over the telephone. To this thoviudge assented and with the attorney in\the box at' one end ‘ and:; the judge at the other, the wires were kept hot for some time.” The case was continued until the April term of district côurt. -A i • ç IS • s h d u l a ' b g p j a c - t h è g r e a t C r o w d s < ;o f th e No%' going on in Great ;“Falls ;at thie ' m m •Serïâ för Bar^ahi Circuía’r Mnd 'Ue 'aÜlè.'të do your selectiiig and shoppirig*by marl. ■ T M p i e s t o y 'T o o k - s n f i . . T E T O N MAIN STREET. CHOTEAU. .»♦ .. ' i V O l d e s t S t a n d i s a . T o w n . Finest Wines and ‘Liquors^' x Domestib and Imported Cigars ^ Telephone No. 29. S iller ¿ I o m d i r , ^ Great Falls & Collins, Mont. Wholesale ac.d Retail Dealers in ‘all kind's of Lumber and Building Material,Idnelu&Hg Laih, fehingTes, Flooring,'Ceiling, Siding, Finishing Lumber, Nails, Hardware, etc», at Grfeaft Falls. W e carry the Largest stock Stock in Northern Montana. Factory in connection for'hpecial work. CALL, WRITE, TELEPHONE-#»^ ' OR TELEGRAPH OJS.. H. Clay Evans, \commissioner pensions,\ has * made a statement denouncing pension attorneys. His denunciation is sweeping and com-» prehensiyo and he condemns thorn as a class, fie chargés that pension at torneys are alone to blame’for frauds^ on the role of honor; that they pose as patriots «at §25 for every successful, claim made, and he winds up by tie-' manding the enactment of a dsw* whieh will stop the -payment of -fees- to these attorneys.... He says. the. most demoralizing feature :-bf ‘thei » V* • fA * affair is that there are 50,000 «pension attorneys-in bitsmosc. ‘ • 1 J. L. Root, Tate timber 'inspector. O F E N T S ’ FÚRÑISHINGS SuGh as Shoes, UrrdeTwe^r, Outside Shirt Sweaters, Hatè, iNecktiës, Socks, OJoves, White Shirts, Cuffs and-CoRars. A T T H E ^ ^ C I T Y O R t / O S T O R E , YOURS FOR BUSINESS, DUNLAP &RAKE D N— Under New ¿5ahii|retnentw IV^eails 25 ets, - - 2 I Meals, $5.00 | Fresh Bread, Pies and Cakes | . ....For Säle...« MEÄLS AT ALL HOURS. i* % e? well kubwt iß Chothku, 'died :a days again norther^ Montaba. few ; ...F ’L'YNN AUSTED, Props. •
