Atthe sale of W. W. IleWitt's iht-^sonal proprrtjjf last week bidding^was spirited except on book ac^^counts most of these were placed in^blocks of $10,000 and sold to the^bank nt from *l(Hi to *2^Nl for the^block. Many of the accounts were^amply sifunil and an immetisept'oiit^will be mail*- on them. ^^ne individ^^ual account of J'.KKI secured by tirst^mortgage, was bid in by the debtor^for $100. Capitalists neglected an^excellent upportunity to more than^quadruple their money, the bank^having all its own way. It was a^sacrifice sale throughout.
Mclver'slivery barn at Great Falls^burnt down Monday last. Thirty^horses, fifteen buggies, harness, sad^^dles and all were a total loss. Rev^George Kdwards who was attending^the synod, lost a valuable team and^elegant, canopy-topped carriage that^were taken to the fatal barn last^Saturday. One man was burned to^death. Marshal Nevins.who had been^employed at the barn several years
Hon..lames Fergus was in town^Monday. He said only part of his^beet shipments have gone forward^I n speaking of the lK-neticial results^of the iiispi-ctiou system, Mr. Fergus^stated that one year he received pay^for a steer that was rounded up fifty^miles below Miles City ami another^time for one that had been found^about the same distance above Fort^Renton. The l*^eves are inspected^twice^once at St. Paul and again at
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