Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-11
Montana in d Nutshell,

Granville Stuart is slowly but steadily re
covering.
Mr.. Walter Wells; lately from Heieiia
has taken clerkship in the Butte post
office.
Warren c. Gillette has purchased GBt
Potts interest in large herd Of sheep or
the Dearborn:
John TierneT was severely injured by
being thrown from his horse in Trinity
gulch last week.
| The strike iii Butte has ended. Walker
Bros. have res;imed work, paying the
miners the same wages that they received
before the strife:
Teddy Harrison; at work in the Penob-
scot mines, was seriously ihjitred in the
thigh by the explosion of some giant pow
der caps in his pocket.
kessler 4 WCrmer, of Helena. Received
the contract to make 100000 brick for the
Montana Collegiate Institute; Deer Lodge,
at 5000 per thousand.
A scientific expedition under Professor
Hardness, Of the Naval Observatory at
Washington. is coming to Montana to take
scientific and photographic observations of
the st!'t during the total eclipse; July 10Th.
A difficulty occurred iii virginia City on
the LIST inst. between Ed Mclean and Dan.
Lynch, resulting i'll the latter being shot
through the band of his coat collar. The
cause was the alleged intimacy Of the lat
ter with the wife of the former.
Messrs. Van Dorm & Lashus have return
ed from their trip of half a years tour to
Montana. They are we'll pleased with that
country for fruit growing purposes. and
made very satisfactory sales Of trees from
their Ogden nursery.-Ogden Freeman.
Mrs. John A. Fredline met with serious
accident last week. She had been riding |
an animal of the cayuse persuasion, and as
she attempted to get of. the brute took
fright and threw her, and broke her arm
above the wrist, breaking both the radius
and ulna.-4Missculian,
Mr.. Stroup, freighter, while riding
about in search of stray horse, during Il
thunder storm, had the horse he was rid
ing killed by a stroke of lightning without
suffering any injury himself. This re-
incident took place near Fort
Conrad. The horse was killed instantly,
out the rider, though badly scared, was
lot hurt in the least.
Gen. A. j. smith, of Helena, leaves this
morning for the north, and takes with him
IS fine band Of sheep as ever was driven
through Utah. The General has spent the
arger portion of two months in selecting
md gathering this herd, composed OF over
1000 head, and has left i'll lieu thereof up
wards of $4,000 He also takes number
If choice thoroughbred Merino bucks,
angling in value from $50 to $40 per head.
The General has been the guest Of Secre-
airy Lucky while in this city, and has
made many as well as substantial friends.
lay he live long, prosper, and come back
o Utah Tor more Sleeps. l.. Tribune,
7th.
On the evening of the Fourth, shoot
ag affray occurred on Meadow Greek, in
which DR.. \. NJ. Berry, who keeps the ;
tage station at that point, shot DR.. &. NJ. .
'inkney, a neighbor, living about a half
nile further up the road. Reports that
ave reached lis in regard to the affair are
0 contradictory that we tIecm best to re-
rain from giving them publicity. DIR.
Jerry came to town last evening and will
ave Il preliminary examination to-day, !,
'hcn the facts will be reached. DR..
'inkney, we are glad to learn, is not seri- .
usly hurt; but received an ugly wound,
le ball having entered his face hear the !,
orner Of the mouth and passed out just
Glow the ear on the same side OF the head
nat it entered. -Ladtsonian.