Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-09-13
MONTANA NEWS.
T Butte Miner .4th inst I

IHe Dutteltes nave voted S4OVO to buil(
a school house.
= DIR. Wheelock says there is an unusual
: amount of sickness prevailing just now il
, Butte and vicinity.
Freighters are receiving S. per ton fol
hauling ore from Butte to Glendale. ana
$50 per ton on bullion from Glendale to
! COrinne
Mr.. Wickham informs us that the dam.
age done by grasshoppers in Jefferson val
ley proves to be much lers than was at
first supposed. amounting to only 10. or at
the very most, Is per cent. of the oats. the
most injured crop. The wheat was not
injured in the least. Mr.. Wickham saws
his wheat crop this year cxceIs any he ever
saw i'll Montana. In one field six good
binders are required to keep ,tp With the
reaper. The yield in this field Il expected
to be between fifty and sixty bushels to the
acre.
Last Wednesday at Walkerviile. a boy
named Swan. son of Rolrtt Swan, whose
shoulder was fractured soiitt weeks ago
by fall from the roof of his house. very
narrowly escaped 4 frightf,l death. He
was thrown from a horse that he was rid
ing to water. and one foot becoming en-
tangled in the picket rope. Of which one
end was fastened about the horses neck.
he was dragged violently over rough and
rocky ground until there was not YES
tige OF clothing left on his person. Fort,-
nately the boot about which the rope had
become foul pulled off. and the boy was
released from this terrible peril, after being
dragged about fifty yards; but. short as
the distance was. its horrors were sufficient
to leave his mind unsettled for day after
the accident. DIR. Wheelock reports pain
flll liberation of the breast. face and scalD. |
but does not consider his patient in any
danger.
Work has been suspended for about ten I
days on Masonic Hall.
Nc,o North Vest, 7th inst.1
Sherman is on another march to the sea.
The shecting is on the roof of the Epis-
copal church. preparatory to sllingicr.
Andy Whitesides. of Bear Mouth. will
raise 10000 pounds of cabbage this sea-
son.
Hon. VIM. II. Clagett, who returned
from Deadwood last week. departed again
for that place on Wednesday. accompanied
by his wife and children. Mr.. Clagett has
tie finest residence in the metropolis of
the Black Hills. and has established an cx-
cellent business there. In the departure
of Mr. and Mrs. Clagett the Territory
loses one of its noblest and best men and ;
most estinabe women We part with ,
them regretfillly. but where,e err their home ;
may be they will be ever RENE mberrd most
kindly by their thousands of warm friends
in Montana. May Fortune smile on all
and good attend them ever.
[Md,pendent.l
Scarcity of water has caused several
placer mines in this Vicinity to suut down
Or the season.
Ninety-seven cents was the amount real
Zed by the Treasurer on Territorial war G
ants sold last Monday. d
Farmers are almost through harvesting :,
md many are through with threshng. o
'rops average better than we anticipated
month ago.
Montana is to have new Surveyor Cen
raj. 1t is probable II. NJ. Mason. of Deer Il
4odge. although given as K. II. Mason in r
he dispatches. :. y
pyramid of silver bricks. amounting T
o fifteen thousand dollars in value. was to II
C seen in the Fire. National Bank last &
week. - ;,
I'm ',rtkHowfl man. wifi. bullet hole a:
hrcttgh his head. has 'eeh found iii Ava
ailchc Glitch, near lower Boulder valley.
IN old horse was found near the murdered
IAN. and his coat and boots were zone. &
lie had not been recognized by any one. cl
Mrs. Hamilton of Horse Prairie. saws a. a.
leir loss in stock. goods. etc. cannot he I,
lade good for a cent less than 5000. G.
Bannack has subscribed Sis with which m
, b;tfcll;ise brass band Instruments. y. -
Nladisonian, sth irst.1
On Monday last, While the last of a
of three teams was crossing Fl
Re Iron Rod bridge. ore of the bents Of o.
he structure gave way and the wagons re
ere precipitated into the stream. With ~ ~
,me difficulty the team and wagons were +.
Dt ont. but the cargo. consisting of tea
I'd China goods. was somewhat damaged
' the water. Travel now crosses the
sfferson at the Parsons bridge. This s 81,
eak has not yet been repaired. Mi
[Herald] So
The Missoula Post will be increased in o.,
rength from one company to four COM Sc.
mics.
The Fisk and Ingersoll's wool sold for IS -.
nts in Boston. -.
Only 81 800 of the $4,000 in Lewis and l
arke cotfity bonds. ordered to be sold on at
e 9th inst. were disposed Of William
shop was the purchaser at 06 cents.
Chas. Lehman will Immediately COM :
ence the erection of Il large two-storv ",
ick residence. p
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church have y
cured the restaurant privilege at the Fair
ounds during Fair Week. =
The Sd Infantry, which reached Frank VA
last week, is reported on the march ~, "
making about fifteen miles ''1 +
J. WI
Missoulian,, It'll inst.] I"
The teamsters who went out with How
Is command have all returned. They -
FAX in high terms of General Howard RO
courteous and higl-minded gentle Is
n. Luz
II
'lajor Maginnis came among us last F.
nday, and was not greeted by any noisy -
but was made to feel. by II
n OF all parties, that any draft he might sow
Ike on their gratitude would be duly -
lored. A