Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-08-29

, On the 2Ist inst, the corner stone OF tn
, new NJ. Z. Church edifice, at Butte, wa
laid with the usualimpressive and appro
: pirate ceremonies.
i The Butte Miner has taken formal pos
"fsession Of its new brick Office on Yves
q -Broadway, and the ''boys" are all happy
; The .liner is live paper, and we ar
pleased to see 1t meeting with deserves
success.
/ A fire recently broke out in small tene
ment house in Butte, and although grea
efforts were made to extingtisll the fire
the building. was entirely destroyed.
| From the New North West Of the 22nd
INST, we learn that work on the Deer
Lodge Collegiate Institute is progressing
rapidly. The first session will open on
the 9th prox., and continue Is weeks. The
Methodist Church and the Heath buildin g
will be used temporarily. or until such
time MS the college building shall be COM
pleted. Prof. c., H. Moore has secured
TIKI, services of Miss Grace Z. Pike and
Miss Anna W. King, two accomplished
ladies', recently from the East, as assistants.
The terms Of tuition are quite reasonable,
and the Institute will open under the most
favorable auspices. Success to it.
The Presbyterian Church has replaced
Estcy-tlIe largest church organ, we be-
Eevc, in Montana.-New North Vest.
= "A hay stack of about zoo tons, belonging
to Mr.. Quinlan. on Race Track, took fire
Sunday about 5 p. M, but the fire was ex-
tinguished when only some 20 tons were
burned. 1t is not known whether the fire
WAS occ.sioned by lightning, an incendiary
or spontaneous combustion.-b.
Morgan Evans, Esq, our enterprising
up-vaIley ranchman, has treated hiD'self to
i selt-binder and rcaping machine. and is
making the harvest fly with it. 1t requires
six horses, cuts a swath IL feet wide, and
will cut and bind on an average Is acres of
grain per day. The machines cost 1915.
10.
Mr.. A. j. Davis went over to Helena
Wednesday for the purpose of selecting the
machinery. stock and working implements
II his new foundry and machine shop.
Work on the foundry was resumed last
week and'will be prosecuted without fur
her delay or interruption.-Butte Miner.
Mcssrs. w. A. Clark and John Noyes
ave had surveys made for ditch from
ear the head OF Buffalo gulch to a rcser-
Dir to be constructed just below the hoist
x works of the Acquisition mine. The
eservOir is to be Of a capacity of 10000
allons. and will be high enough to afford
hydraulic pressure should it be .
with street hydrants to be used
case of fire. 1t will also supply pure
after to hotels, private families, or who-
Ter else desires better quality OF Adams
e than the mneralized solution yielded
: our city wells.-E.
II. II. Hathaway showed us on Wednes-
~ OF this week. a handsome little sample y
lex of gold and silver, taken from 100
FUNDS Of ore from his ''Vermont'' lode,
Potosi district. 1t was worth $3.50.
his is evidence that the iodes of Potosi
ntain the precious in paying quantities.
/
News was received by telegraph, last I
ening, that the Indians near Dry creek
d got away with Green's and Jones
inns, and also with five head of Gal,islla's =!
rises. Several parties. northwartl bound.
encampcd ut Sand Holes, awaiting re-
orcelnents.-Ib. a.!
Rev. Sheldon jackson. editor OF the
chy Mountain Presbyterian. is. we are |
ormed, coming to Montana with large =:
'ty of tourists, who design visiting the Il
tional Park and exploring the marvel II
) regions of Wonderland. They are ex- =
ted to arrive in Virginia about the first Il
II
serious accident occurred Oh Miller's m
Elk. about ten miles from this place, last n
urday. MIR. Van Dorm and his son were II
hunting, the son having Il Winchester III
OF the latest pattern. The boy did Y
appear TO understand the working OIL
gun, and when he threw out the ex- /
le! shell. left the gun at full cock. In -,
ding the gun to his father, it was dis
rged in some manner. the ball passip
,ngh the boys thigh. shatteriny it in n
ftll manner.-Missouiian.