The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-16
MONTANA NEWS.

The MosstaHSan says that HDezeil slDtfls
Treasurer Of Madison comfy. i still lying
dangerously iii. Liftfe-ersiin aape y enter
tanned Of his recovery. Tile several OH
GERS elecf@ef Madison equity islsltsfed aud
entered u,sen the duties II their respective
offices on Monday last. as proai.lssd hY law.
-. Davis rerires from the uifice Of County
Clerk and Recorder and Is s:aMet.iled ~ a.
VI Cory. ilosnas Deyaltapm stii.rt'-fls -
Ii. Gage as Sheriff aaiiitat-s II. I.stt IS
clothed with The erniine failg sYsil.l BIZ ".
Lowell. while captsill iailies liiams as
sumes the rals e1f ssflsis I'sstier IL place OF
r. p. Batenis.,.
From the ss.sttiis3 West, Nov. 18th,
Messls. Palsli4r and Barker yesterday
brought ia the patriarch Hex from the head
Of Race track-a huge. fierce looking old
fellow. the largest ever captured. He stands
three feet four or five inches. and after three
weeks captivity, during which he was left
/ six days at one time without food, he weighs
$50 pounds. The new county officers Of
Deer Lodge were installed Oil Monday Of last
week The following, who constitute the
officials of the county and district, We're
| duly qualified and have entered upon the dis
charge of their duties: district Attorney.
III. C. Robinson: Treasurer, r. L. Kenyon !;
Sheriff w. w. Jones; Recorder, I'll. 9. Clark;
1 Assessor, Joseph Ransom Il Superintendent,
| Addison Smith; Commissioners. .. b. VIII
| cox Thomas Fl. irvine. Ton Kolirs.---- Or.
Mitchell. on Thursday. anputated the Leg OF
/ Cleghorn about four inches above the knee.
| The operation was successful. lie is under
| good care, and DR.. NJ. thinks there are some
/ hopes for his recovery. 1t will be almost a
| miracle If lie does. Court convenes in
Misso,lla on Monday. next. Judge Knowles
| leaves. to-day, for that Dlace.--Col. w. ).
Scribner, formerly Secretary OF Montana,
has assumed the business management of the
/ Pioneer HE has best wishes for success. ----
| Race Track has had the biggest kind Of a
| winter weather the past week. Snow fell
six inches deep iii the Valley and laid day
or two. That is an unusual circumstance
| for this valley - Kenyon & Co.'S saw nil
which was removed from near Pioneer to a
point between Gable and PhiIlipsburg, has
| shut down for the season. THE machinery
4 and engine for the Jocko Agency Griss and
\ Saw Mills we're in Deer Lodge this week
awaiting transportation to that point. Mr.
i phos. Davis. of Blackfoot, while hunting in
/ the Dog creek hills, found one on wednesday
-, she bear, ierocious and combatiye. She
attacked him. and in the contest he was bad
Il Nv lacerated and had nearly al his clothing
4 torn of. He is iii Blackfoot and recovering
From The Herald of the 18Th:
4 We understand the Northwest Fir Com
4 pany have sold their postal 8entonto hessrs
4 Darfee Sc Peck, and that the transfer tool
iplace an Saturday last They are now, WI
4 believe. the sole owners of all the trading
Z. posts on the Missouri originally owned b
i the N. w. Fur Co.---i9a last Thursday
might some .sbloody thief broke into FL. II
cutting out several panes Of glass. lie re
lieyed the money drawer Of all the ten-cen
pieces it contained. aud carried away abou
$50 worth of the choicest tobacco aiit
cigars. That r0bber can't be a believer ii
the poisonous ingredients of the weed
THE Territorial pentenfiary now accommo
dates seventeen regular boardprs.Jame
McCiusky, examined for shooting Pat Man
ming. at Blackfaot, was discharged. III
shooting was jsistitiabie. Tom Y. PoWe
Of Benton, now i'll the city. received g lettc
from his brother list night, stating that ;
party of ten men had been surprised by
4 band of Sioux indians - the Cypress noun
tains and all but two are supposed to hay
been killed. The two here referred 10, cagals
Ito aIorias River oil wednesday last, severely
wounded. Their names are Benz. Short for
merly wagonmaster for Baker e Bro. s train
and the other isa Frenclana1 named Bastian
They report that nothing was known as t
the whereabouts OF the balance Of the party
but believed that their comrades had all pei
shed ut tie hands of these lnereiless devil
the Sioux. There was a good deal of ex
element over the affair, and much anxiet
as to theirfate.