Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-17

Montana Condensed.
By the adoption Of the charter as passe
by the Eleventh Legislative session, Butt
is now an incorporated city.
John L. Moore. of Smith river. sold hi
herd of thirty-three dairy cows. last week
to gentleman from Tongue river. TO
S9O0.-Iuss
The Folsom Brothers have just sold thei
ranch to c. e. Stubs for $1,000. The,
intend moving to the Black Hills thi.
4 spring.
Our county fathers having taken view
of Smith river. selected White Sulphur
Springs as the point for the new county
.eat.-Husbandnnn.
| The building Of a new school house and
the prospect of having a good school, has
given quite an impetus to Whites Sulphur
Springs dis trict .-Hus5andnsan.
[. S. District Attorney Anderson has
resigned, and expects to be relieved in time
to leave tor Illinois the latter part OF this
month. lie is disappointed in the emolu-
ments of the Office.
The express business of Montana having
passed from Wells. Fargo 4 Co. to tie
Union Pacific authorities. most of the old
Office agents under W.. F. & Co. VIII have
to give way to new hands.
W. Rowe. Supt. OF the Benton stage line.
last week fully stocked the route between
Benton and Helena and will run daily
line OF coaches on the line, commencing
the first OF this week.
A shooting affair came off in the Mis-
souri, valley. recently, between Mr.. Nolan
on one hand and Powers and Geary on the
other Eighteen shots. it is said. were ex-
changed. Nobody hurt.
A child belonging to George Hammond
was burned TO death on Sunday. during
the absence of its parents and while alone
in the house. The accident was caused
by the child playing with matches.-Rec-
ord.
The reward of 500 offered by the colln-
ty has not yet led to the discovery of the
body of Patrick Farrell. the murdered
soldier. but it is confidently believed that
IOme one of the up-river steamers will
find the remains and bring them to Ben
Messrs. Gcrwell & Row. of Duck creek.
bought Mr.. Rowley's interest in the Ber-
cav mine this week. for $1,000. \ new
tunnel has been started and is in forty feet, +.
and develops good vein of ore. The new
tunnel is $50 fee. below the one run last !
sulmmer.-Hasbandosa
Ten of the substantial taxpayers of .
Meagher county. opposed to the removal ,
Dt the county seat 10 the White Sulphur :
springs. come out in n card in the Husband /
nan and offer to furnish court room in .
Diamond City rent tree for five years.
A correspondent writes lis from Sterling
hat times are quiet there at present. but
he outlook. both for Pony and Red Bluff.
; most encouraging. The Red Bluff mill
S running. and the Mallory mill. at Pony,
will start up next week. c. ii. Peck has
tarted a branch store at Red Bluff.-Mad-
sonian.
The Broadway mine is looking as well
S ever. and there is ore enough in sight to
eep the two mills busy for years. 1t is
ne of the best mines III the county. and is
n excellent shape under the skillful man
cement of George Bates.-Nadisoniaa.
Mr.. A. B. Knight. Deputy L. S. Mineral
lrveyOr. informs us that. from the amount
f work which he and his brother survey
rs have already engaged. he thinks there
.ill be more mineral land patented this
ear than in any previous year in the his
Dry of the Observation-Disclosures.
Patterning after Mark Twain. Bosert .
as been giving Bogert pretty live ~
baking up in the columns of tile CoURIEI ,
'esuvius. we charge thee fling away those +.
ON de plumes BY that sin fell The critic :
the Edinburgh Reriew.-NeU North .
Vest. 1.-THE only thing that puzzles us in ',
lie above paragraph is to know how those
mix their drinks.-ED. Coz
IER.] l.
When last heard from. Hugh McQuaid. '
the Helena independents was visiting |
lends in Atlanta. Ga. and having a good p
me. BY the way, Hugh is an old time Z
,quaintance of ours, and that he is roy
=, -OOd fellow. it is only necessary to say 4
lat he halls from the same locality as c
awlins, Grant and the Washburnes.
We do not feel at all alarmed out here G
yer the flying rumors of a general Indian a
ar. All the Indians we fear are the Il
ragglers passing through from the Mis- Q
'uri agencies to the Big Horn and Vel =
wstOne valleys, and with post in the $
wer Rapid valley they would be HARM s
ss.-Rlack Hills Central. i.
Before the Helena papers finally dispose
the lngersOll case. one way or the 9th
!. we hope they will permit the petit jury :. :,
have word or two to say about the =
after. 1t would be a source of never =
ding regret should Ingersoll be sentenc- :"
the penitentiary by the Independent, or :
acquitted by the Herald. before :"
'urt cOnvenes at the next term.-M;aer =
The other day Mr.. Geo. 4. Hale sus- h
ined rather serious losses by the break
g OF carboy of sulphuric acid. The
rong side OF the profit and loss account 81
OTIS up something as follows: Loss of C
id, $40; pr. French cashmere pants. $40 Il
:. calf boots, $40; section of big toe. p
80. i2 l-2. 81
The placer mining Season about Butte =
gan last Saturday when water was turn . :.
into the lower ditch, and work COM Z
enced on the claims Of Messrs. John
Dyes, A. w. Bernard, and others below
wn. The abundant snowfall of the last
inter has insured bOuntiful water sup
y in gulches supplied from The melting
ow, while the very hot weather of last
eek promised an early setting in OF the
ring rains, when the shorter gllches in I
e open country will also receive their
arc.-Mines, Sth inst.
A little girl was visiting the country. =.
ii for the first time witnessed the opera- 70
N of milking. Watching the proceeding :