Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-10-17
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

New Nort.-Wcst, October ~:
Messrs. Granville Stuart. Thomas Stuart,
and VIM. III. Judd have gone to Fort Peek,
we presume to bring up the body of james
Stuart, which was inferred in the stockade at
Fort Peck. s44t
Hon. Martin Maginnis arrived from Helena
on Thursday and is spending few days
with Deer Lodge friends aif 9y
Mr.. S, Sidney Osborn returned from Cedar
Greek on Thursday. and reports Trout Creek
all the excitement yet among Cedarites.
Some $50 claims have been staked, and repre-
seDtation fees are S. per month. The Point
Company are still making big money. Col
B. ID. jenkins has taken up large extent OF
the guleh under the mineral land law for pat
ent, and considerable feeling is manifested
against the action.
Collins, who was party to the hanging OF
the Chnaman near Rocker some 3tnlonths
ago. and was last week found gailty of MUIR
der In The first degree. and recommended to-
the seyerest penalty Of the law, was brought
into Court on Monday and sentenced to inn
prisonment in the Tel ritorial Penitentiary
/ for life-thc first life sentence ever given in
this county.
Independent. October. II:
The District Court meets at Bannack next
Monday. The Stage robbers are to be tried,
and it is probable that the Territory will re-
ceive at lelst two regulars" ut berelegantlyl
fitted up hotel OH the classic banks OF the
Deer Lodge.
Last week Mr.. s. a. Wiley. agent of Wells
Fargo & Co., of this city. was riding toward
Helena N q buggy, carrying shot gun, BY
some means the gun was discharged, break
ing the forcfinger of The left hand. Upon
his arrival at Helena, he had the finger am
putated, and 1t suffering bat little from the
injury.
Herald, Oct. ID:
The working of ores by the Turner process
turns out a success. a
The delegation of Grow Chiefs, accompa-
nicd by Special Commissioner Pease, arrived
at Corinne ON tic. 18th inst, en- route to Wash
Iington.
The Peoples National Bank purchased the
first silver brick turned out by Porter Bros
at Clancy.
The fifteen tons Of bullion turned out by
the Helena reduction works during the past
few weeks, is CLOSELY valued at 81 ,Os0 per
ton.
Rev. w. W.. Anderson, successor to the
Milk River Indian Agency, arrived from
Bozeman Saturday evening. preached at
the Broadway NJ. e. Church last evening and
departed for Fort Peckyia Benton this MORN
ing. ...,sf.,. S. f,ssa..e#. Il,
Paymastcr Walker. accompanied by an es-
cort OF soldiers. left for Fort Shaw to paw off
the soldiers at that post, after which he goes
to Benton tor the same purpose. He will be
absent about endays. ai s'aa s,salF.
A. Nj. Essler has selected a location for his
mill, and expects to have it IN running order.
within thirty days. Moose Hill. three or four
miles below Charkson, is the place designat-
ed. The mill is to be of three ton capacity.
and viii be worked fin &C cordance With The
Turner process. sE.aH d
A. double team trotting race, mile heats,
best three in five. came off at Wings Fashion
course on Saturday afternoon, Camel and
Eagle, Rather and Mage, and Honest Charlie
and Billy Gray having been paired for the
match. Comet aud Eagle wonin 8 straight
heats. ..5tsss9 4ffe ffft HffHfsf sa
Gazette, Oct n: |ss,t Estf ss IS s.sfsf E,a
A man drove into town on Sunday, l,avs
ing made the taip from. Corinne in fifteen
days with one span of horses, laden with
half ton weight Of sweet potatoes for b.
Morris W ssa5 4zz.tas xf9
We believe the tratting match between
Bret Harre and Honest Charley, which was
to come off next Friday at Deer Lodge, has
fallen through. .,sg fs# s.
81 Hon. Martin Maginnis left this morning for
Gallatin county. Major Maginnis has been
invited to ,leliver the annual address at the
District Fair, and has gone over for that pur-
pose. I.a8s 6itst1sssf 81
A. G.. Garrison, the chief, of freighters Of
this western country, returned OH Saturday
night from a trip 70 Utah, where he has been
in the interest Of his extensive freighting
BUSINESS.
A couple of Whoop-Up Individuals ave
been making the welkin ring around the cor
ners the past few nights. ,1g % IS 34Isss
3 Nelson Story has been in the city for sever
al days.
The New ork Mail for Helena, M. T..
which started on the 18th of September, was
sent to, Helena, Arkansas, and arrived here
last Saturday. as.a /
A letter received from Helena lady visit
ing at Penyan, N. II, during the New York
State Fair held there. reports that It will not
compare WITH our Territorial Fair, consider.
ing the relative age and advantage Of the two
sections.
Tue pronts of the last Fair will reduce the
outstanding debt Of the Association to less