Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
Montana News.

-. Helena has $1,000 subscribed towart
. building public hall.
h The steamers Helena and Josephine ar
rived at Fort Benton on the 9th inst.
Races will take place on the Helena Fail
7 grounds on the fourth of next month.
The Helena graded school has closed
The vacation lasts until the first of Sep
TENDER.
} The Butte Miner has entered upon its
third year. We wish it increased pros
perity.
; The roads are drying rapidly, and no
farther delays in the transportation OF
freight from Benton to Helena are appre-
hended.
The Nellie Peck arrived at Benton on
the ID inst. Her freight for Bozeman con-
sisted OF 1910 pounds tor ID. A. Kruger,
and $50 for Englefried 4 Esler.
The Alta California lode, now owned
and worked by the Montana Company, is
still producing large quantities of paying
ores, and the mine improves as the work
progresses.
The young people of Springville, Crow
creek, and Radersburg will enjoy the even
ing of the Fourth of July in social ball,
to be given by A. MAJ omber. at the Crow
creek crossing.
There are large quantities of freight
awaiting shipment at Benton. Transport
| tori Is To r 4
as high as two cents has been paid from
Benton to Helena.
Mr.. Vestel and family rave left Helena
for the East. MIR. Vestel goes direct to
Leavenwor.h, and thence to New York.
where he receives the balance of $3.50, OOO
for The PeDobscot mine property.
On the 18th of May, Is: horses were
stolen from some half breeds at Sun river
Mission, Lewis and Clarke county. The
thieves. jim Jackson, half breed, and
w. w. Armstrong, were captured on the
9th inst. in Deer Lodge county, and are
now in ''durance vile" in Helena.
A report is current in Helena that Gen.
Gibbon, who is Ell route from Washington
and shortly expected here, has orders to
turn over to Gen. Brooke the command of |
this military district and to repair as soon
as practicable to St. Paul and assume COM
mand of the Department. Gen. Terry, it is
said, goes to West Point.-Hcrald.
The steamer Helena put off at Carroll,
for Chas. and H. W. Goodale, Camp Ba-
kcr, $50 genuine Spanish Merino sheep
and one Scotch Gully shepherd dog. The
sheep We're registered in Vermont and are
the finest animals of the kind
ever brought to Montana. There are 80
rams and 60 ewes in the lot.-Benton Rec
ord
A Joint stock company was recently Or
ganized in New York for the purpose of
the Bismarck and Van Arnum
Odes in the Boulder district. The Bis
narck is regarded as one of the best silver
Odes in that region and carries large bod .
es Of high grade ore. Work will be re- +,
umcd at once and pushed vigorously.
Sun river, over-running its banks, gives a
n places water reach of two miles in h
breadth. At Sun River Crossing the flood \
nvades the first floors of houses on the n
liver banks, and the occupants have taken s
p quarters at the hotel. The valley at Il
everal points is navigated by skiffs, and \
he passengers and. mails are with the ut G.
nost difficulty got through from Benton. v
Herald.
The name Of the post-office at Gwen
ale, Deer Lodge county, has been changed
D Morristown, on account of its similarity e!
Glendale, NJ. 4. The changing of the Il
anne of the post-office was submitted to o
ne residents Of Gwendale couple of "
ears ago, but met with their disapproval. L
hey claimed their Office was named first, "
hitch was true. Besides, it was named o.
fter Miss Gwen Evans, the first woman in 81
[ontan: who pre-empted quarter section II
land in the Territory, and out of respect fo
her it should have remained. However, a
) many of the people are Morrisites, we pl
0 not doubt that they will eventually take
indy to Morristown.-Neo North West.
A writer from Missouri valley to the
Iusbandnan, records a case OF cruelty of
ther to his son, which may be a lesson pl
others who are not in the habit OF treat ia
g their children in the mos humane man. "
er. The writer says: '''rhe old man and re
IS two Oldest sons were trying to pen a OF
lrkey, and failing to succeed, the father, h
no held a hammer in his hand. flew into O,
! instant passion and struck his Oldest F,
IN on the forehead, knocking him to the OF
round senseless. While the boy lay 70
useless, the father saddled his horse and NJ
ok his departure, and has not yet return in
!. Befoie starting he gave some instruc- in
ons about the blowing and see,lin. Of the tn
rm, just as though he did not intend to vi
turn tor time. 1t was some time be- wi
re the boy-or We might say young man, of
r be is nearly 10 years Old-recoyered so ne