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THE DUPUY ER ACANTHA
VOL 7.
DUPUYER, TETON COUNTY flONTANA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1901.
NO. 44
The Great Northern Held Up.
The west-bound passenger train on
th e Great Northern, lïo. 3, was held up
at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday afternoon, July
11 miles west of Malta, by three men.
Their only disguise was their faces being
blackened with charcoal.
The west bound passenger was five
hours late when leaving Glasgow and
arrived at the bridge, 2 miles east of
Wagner, shortly after noon.
One ot the men boarded the train at
Malta, climbed over the tender and
covered Engineer Thomas Jones and
Mike O'Neill, fireman, with his gun and
ordered them to proceed to within a mile
of Wagner.
O'Noii was ordered off the engine and
made to uncouple it from the coaches
and the engine was run a short distance
ahead with the express car.
The passengers were ordered to keep
in the coaches and none evinced a de
sire to disobey the order.
Traveling Auditor Douglass, who was
on the express car, was shot through the
shoulder in an attempt to resist the men.
Brakeman Woodside, who was on the
rear end of the train, was shot through
the shoulder, and a little girl, a passen
ger on the tram, was accidently shot
through the arm.
The men went into the express
car blew open the large i-afe and secured
booty estimated at 850,000, a large part
of which was in crisp new 10's and 20's
for the Montana National Bank,' at
Helena, and which lack the signature of
tne president and cashier of the bank.
If these bills come into (he hands of in
nocent holders they are good for their
face value however, as precedents have
already been established and the ex
press company will be the loser.
That the robbers were familiar with the
custom of the express company is shown
by the fact that they did not ask the
messenger to open his tnrough safe, and
apparently knew that he did not know
the combination to it. They asked him
to open his way safe, arid he did so, as he
had removed his last package from it at
Malta.
Then, without asking him to give the
combination for the through safe, which
he could not have given, they blew it to
pieces, shattering three sides of it, and
removed the contents. After securing
their booty, which occupied them for
about two hours, the r®bbe v s went to a
clump oï brush where they had saddle
horses concealed, mounted and quietly
rode away in the direction of the bad
lands of the Missouri river. Several
posse.3 were immediately organized at
Malta and Glasgow and that the robbsrs
will be relentlessly pursued is a matter
of course for the express company pur
sues the policy of never letting up in its
endeavor to protect its property from
auch depredations. The capture or
death of the robbers seems probable in
apite of the difficult country in which
they have taken refuge for the large re
wards offered will stimulate the detec
tives who are already on the ground in
♦search of clues.
Corson After a Lost Mine.
I. S. Corson, of Sunnyside, and Georee
Chichester, of Great Falls, Mont., have
just left the latter place on a hunt that
has battled hundreds of men in the last
quartet of a century. Not only is the
trip a perilous one, but it gives no mere
promise of success than the previous
futile attempts.
The object of their search is a lost
placer mine, and the mode of reaching
it in this instance, is a su^all, open row
boat in the treacherous Missouri river.
The story goes that in the early 60's the
partner of the late John Lepley, who had
beeu down below Fort Bantou, discover
ed a rich placer claim and took several
thousands of dollars out of it. The pros
pector wrote to Lepley to make the trip
with him on one occasion, but as the
latter did nut reply to his letter he took
with him instead a squaw aud two white
men.
The party went dov. n the river from
Fort Benton iu a small boat and camped
one night on the banks of the stream
The couutry abounded in hostile In
dians, who discovered the party aud
killed all but the squaw, who hid in the
brush.
The place where the killing was done
is now known a-! wead Man rapids and
is a few mil
above the Musselshell,
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now covered l>y the ranch of W. M. mc -
< linnis. The squaw made her way back
to the fort and now lives ou. the Fort
BplUnap reservation.. The squaw, was,;
unable to give any : definite location of
the mine, but said that the locator told ■
her that the spot where they camped
was within "one sleep" of the end of the 1
journey, but he did not say whether by
land or water.
Hundreds of searching pirties have
endeavored to locate the mine since that
time, but none of them has been suc
cessful. Those who are acquainted with
the geography of the country believe
that it is in the Bad Lands at the south
of the Musselshell, but the ground is of
so rough a character that it would take
man a lifetime to prospect a spot ten
miles square
Chichester and CorsoD are well sup
plied with provisions and prospecting
outfits and profess to believe they will
discover the lost tnine. It is intimated
that they have an inside tip. At auy
rate, the outcome of their search is
awaited with much interest.—New York
Sun.
A Good Cough Medicine.
Many thousands have been restored to
health ,;and happiness by the use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. If
afflicted with any throat or lung trouble,
give it a trial for it is certain to prove
beneficial. Coughs that have resisted
all other treatment for years, have
yielded to this remfdy and perfect health
been restored. Cases that seemed hope
less, thatjthe climate of famous health
resorts failed to benefit, have been per
manently cured by its use. Fur sale by
Thos. B. Magee.
Sheep Scab Under Control.
The scab in the vicinity of Chinook is
now under control, and there is no fur
ther fear that the disease may spread
This is the announcement of State Vet-,
erinarian M. E. Knowles, who, together
with Government Inspector Louis A.
Klein, have had the treatment of the
disease in charge.
"The disease did not reach the head
way reported," said Dr. Knowles yester
day, "and there was ^little trouble ex
perienced in getting it under control.
Only one band—the Silver Bow—was
seriously infeeted, and three others
which had been badly exposed were put
under quarantine and dipped."
"The sheepmen in that section were
considerably alarmed when the disease
first made its appearance, much more so
than they had reason to be," said Dr.
K'ein, who has just returned from the
northern part of the state, and who was
on the ground to conduct the fight
against the disease as soon as it was re
ported to him. "I investigated the ex
posed portion of the range very closely,
and as a result quarantined three bands
besides the band in which the disease
first showed itself. The quarantined
bands are given a portiou of the range
and kept there, until all traee of the dis
ease is eradicated.''
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Notice of Meeting- of County
Board ol Equalization.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
of cou nt^commisbioners of Teton county,
Montana, will meet us a Board of Equal
ization at the county clerk's office in the
town ot* Choteau, 'on Monday the fif
teenth day of Julv, instant for, the pur
pose of examining the assessment book
for 1D01, and to equalize the assessment
of property in the county, continuing in
session from day to day until such busi
ness is disposed of, but not later than
August 12th, 1901.
The assessment book for 1901 will be
in the office of the county clerk from and
after the 8th day of July, for the in
spection of parties interested.
Attention is called to Section 3782 )
Political Code, as follows: "No reduc
tion must be made in the valuation of
property uuless the party affected there
by, or his agent, makes and files with
the board a written application therefor,
verified by his oath, showing the facts
| upon which it is claimed such reduction
should bo made."
A. C. W arneh,
County clerk.
Choteau, Mont.
July 3, 1901.
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Ten l >olhii '.s Reward.
Strayed or stolen from our ranch one
brown horse branded CLB on right
shoulder, vented same brand underneath
small white strip in face, weight
j about 1,100 pounds; a stylish, attractive
j driving horse. The above reward will be
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paid for the recovery of the animal,
I C offey & W allenstsi
Bynum. Mont., June.2lith. 1901.
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TETON'S ASSESSMENT.
Assessor Larson completed bis assessment book last Monday and despite the
lar S e amount of shee P shipped from the county last fall, an increase is shown, both
the number of sheep assessed and in the amount of taxable property. The fol
lowing comparison between 1900 and 1901 will be of interest:
1900 1901
R anch Land s 8452 ,69 3 8521,923 j
" Improvements
Imps on public lands....
Town lots
" Improvements....
Telegraph lines
Telephone liues 2,300.
Irrigating ditch flumes.
E K stations &c
Mortgages
Watches, Jewelry &c..
Furniture
Musical instruments..
Libraies
93,055 103,907 ,
27,(380 27,595 :
g^OQQ 69.333
69,210 76,729
8,430 9,36G
2,585;
3,000 3,000
28 420 41,435
77,047 71,507
285 320 1
10,875 13 084 :
1,640 1,865
1,115 850
Merchandise 74,900 88,420:
Saloon & office fixtures.. 3,015 3,765
Farming utensils 5,515 422
Machinery 4,815 9,269
Wagons, harness &c
Horses, thorobred No. 4
" range —
" work
Cattle, beef
" yearlings..
2 yre
" 3 yrs
" cows
24,125 25,680
1,650 No. 4 1,100 j
1849
238
914
689
74,270.
46,225.
7,110.
13,710.
13,780.
6847 68,470 ,
2052 51,325
189... 5,920
1393 20*95
825 16,500
176 4,885
1217 30,425
16015 360,468
. " 319 7,975
" stock "16035 360,787 %
Sheep, stock "236005 649,013 "269810 670,97 5
" lambs " 1875 4,218
" rams " 90 450
Hogs " 72 360 " 45 2t8
Wheat, oats &c 50
ljumber 410
►Solvent credits 17950 15200
z* : » &
Other personal property 2395 oUJo
Totals 82,152778 82,321842
! Increase for 1901 8169064
' There are in 1901,195897 acres of land subject to taxation and valued at $521,923,
' as against 171333 acres valued at $452693 in 1900. In addition to the above the
■ state board of equalization will return the railroad assessments which were placed
J at $661,U60 last year and as it will probably be fully as much this year the total
i valuation of taxable property will be $2,982,902, and after the county board of
! equalization has gone over the assessment book the valuation will probably be
raised Very nearly to $3,000,000, if not quite.
Tne decrease in taxable mortgages and in solvent credits shows that as a whole
thepeople of the county are steadily gaining. The decrease in the valuation of farm
ing utensils, with a corresponding increase in the valuation of machinery shows
that Mr. Larson knows the difference between,a hoe and a mowing machine. At tha
usual rate of taxation the county will enjoy an increased income of something over
$3500, and Mr. Larson is to be congratulated for his success in making such a cred
itable showing.
ALTYN.
The new company has commenced
work and proposes to wcrK
men all next winter, the ore bodies
giving promise of rich developments in
the near future.
S. D. Somes has his hotel building fin
ished aud now has nice and comfortable
quarters for the travelling public.
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force of
A case of stealing
camp recently and the thief was given a
summary trial by the miners who gave
him 12 hours to leave camp—just 10
hours more than he found necessary to
wind up his business and leave.
The Dunnigan Bros, are getting ready
to start their saw mill.
The stage started the first of the
mouth to make regular trips so we will
receive our mail three times a week,
now.
fhe smiling face of French Pete,
Altyn's Mayor, is daily seen on the
streets, accompanied by a pair of white
unmentionables.
Tom Thompson is reported to be seri
ously affected in the cardiac region and
haB developod alarming symptoms of
that dread disease which has done so
much to keep the ci op of spinsters with
in reasonable proportions.
The fish we catch these days are so
big that we have to haul them home on
a wagon. There is a trout in the lake
at the Cracker mine that is reported to
be any where from two to twenty feet in
length and takes all the hooks and lines
that are thrown to him. The other day
j Sam Somes, with a cualk line, a grab
hook and a pound of beef appeared on
the scene, smiling and confident, but the
the trout quietly gathered in the whole
outfit, including Sam who followed his
tackle half way across the lake. When j
Sam came back some one Blurted to say j
something about McGiuty but fortunate
ly ca
ener L
nnder ordinary conditions, and preserved
his life by biting his tongue about half I
pff. George Adlam^tackled the fish, on:
caught a glimpse of the slumbering \
L-rgy which Sam conceals so carefully
d<ar ordinary conditions, and «reserved i
the 4 th, with his automatic reel, and line
enough to reach across the lake and we
hope to have a fish story to tell when he
returns.
Supt. Collins of the Montana foresc
reserves was here for three days with
Mr. Haines the new supervisor of the
Flathead reserve.
The Best Remedy for Stomach
aud Bovvol Troubles.
"I have been in the drug business for
twenty years and have sold most all of
the proprietary medicines of any note.
Among the entire list I have never found
anything to equal Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all
stomach and bowel troubles," says O.
W. Wakefield, of Columbus, Ga. "This
remedy cured two severe cases of cholera ,
I
morbus in my family and I have recom
mended and sold hundreds of bottles of j
it to my customers to their entire satis- i
faction. It affords a quick and sure eure j
iu a pleasant form", For sale by Thos.
B, Magee. i
Heartburn.
When the quantity of food taken is too j
large or the quality too rich heartburn is
likelv to follow, and especially soif the
digestion has been weakened by con- j
stipation. Eat slowly and not too freely
of easily digested food. Masticate the
the food thoroughly. Let six hours '
elapse between meals and when you feel i
a fullness aud weight in the region of the
stomach after eating, indicating that you ;
have eaten too much, take one of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets!
the heartburn may be avoided. For eale
by Thos. B. Magee. !
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Buck Herd.
I am now prepared to run a buck herd
for the coding season, good range well
watered, plentj of shed loom* and w.x.
feed.hay if necessa. v.
G ras M ustard,
Dup.ay.er..
Dr. JL B. McCOLLUn,
Expert Optician and Eye Specialist.
Graduate of the Chicago Opthaltnic
College. 22 years experience in re
fraction'.
Glasses coirectly fitted for all defects of
the eyes known to the profession,.
Granulated sore eyee cured by a
painless method. Free examinations.
Office 509 2nd Ave ne South, 2 blocks*
south of^ Hot ^1 Grand GREAT,
FALLS, Mont.
J
G. BAIR,
Attorney..
Choteau.
Montana;
yy ALTER MATHEWS
County Suroeyor anfc IT. 5;.
Commissioner.
Lands Surveyed.
Filings and Final Proofs
Choteau, <• Montana.
Dr. EARL STRAIN,
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OCULIST AM) Ali RIS 1..
317 First Ave. North, GREAT FALLS
! office hour.-,. 1 p m to 4 p m.
| Land Filings and Proofs...
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QEO. W. MAGEE,
Uniteb States Commissioner
anb ZTotary public.
Mortgages, Conveyances, Etc., Etc. T ,
Dupuyer,. * Montana.
RR. T. BROOKS,
Successor to WAMSLEY & BROOKS.
physician anfc Surgeon.
Coteau, v Montana.
QLAF FJELD,
Surveyor
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Vvhen in need of
Land Surveying, Ditch Work ; Etc.
Choteau, * Montana.
p D. ANGERMEiER'S.
IXcvo Barber Sl}op.
First-Class Shav*
or an Ui'-To-Date hair cut give him a
Call. Shop near the Dupuyer Drug
Store..
Dupuyer, ❖ Montana.
W.
B. WINE.
Physician anb' Surgeon;
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Special attention given to Con
foment and Surgical Cases.
Dupuyer, Montan,
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UUEAT FALLS MONT.
Office Next to Magee's Drug Store.
Calls promptly answered day or night.
Kelson Collarb,
CONTRACTOR: AND BUILDER.
Pliyis an I Estimates furnished wu
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