Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-02-20
FROM Our Regular Correspondents
HELENA LETTER.
HELENA, MONTANA, Feb. Is, 1879

HELENA, MONTANA, Feb. Is, 1870.
Snow, snow, snow,-twenty inches or
the level and more coming.
''Bully!'' says the placer miner; s'D-n
it," says the stage driver.
The stock man woefully whistles for a
breeze to sweep clear the bunch grass, and
looks anxiously at the gray sky.
Few of the irreycreutial legislators at
tend church, but many OF them go to the
theatre.
4 couple of deer were seen in tie valley.
six miles from town, on Wednesday. The
storm drove them out of the mountains.
A good many dears were also seen at the
Club party on Friday which was, as usual,
pleasant affair.
Testimonials of respect, in the shape of
comic valentines, were freely circulated on
St. Valentines day.
! \ petition in favor, of the Utah and
| Northern exemption bill received the sig
natures Of most OF the business men in
Helena in a few hours.
When one looks at the preponderance of
nose in the House he will not wonder that
the ayes seldom shave it,
Ice men putting up solidified aqueous
frigidity when the thermometer indicates
10 . below, and al! the water in town is
frozen up, is an instance OF the irony of
life.
Parties who have stumbled when walk
ing down Broadway say that sticking YOU.
head in snow drift has an inyigorating
effect
The masquerade bali to be given on Fri
day, the 2lst, by the Harmonic. Gesang
Nereln society. is expected to be al cad of
anything of the kind that Helena has had
The managers have wisely prohibited the
devil from participating in the fun, and |
whether it is possible to keep him out alto
gether or not, he will at any rate have to
conceal his cloyen boots and other appen-
ages.
\ special tax levy Of two mills was voted
yesterday, to be devoted to the establish
ment of school tor primary scholars on
the West Side and to the extension of the
present .hool term to July. \ small vote
was cast-taX payers not liking to tramp
through the snow to the polls-but very
little opposition to the measure was mani
tested. Some OF the heaviest tax payers
thought. however. that it wouldn't hurt
the youngsters of the West Side if they did
get their feet cold once in awhile. and voted !.
with the minority
All of the coaches We're late Tuesday and s
Wednesday. that from the south on Tues ,
lay not getting in until 1920 p. III. Wednes-
lay. 80 hours behind time. The storm I
,lso seriously impeded navigation in the |
streets, and those early birds who, on :
Wednesday morning. had the pleasure Of |
!cting as snow plOws for the rest of the t
community, must have repented. while
through the drifts, their habit
If early rising. Mlilkmen, butchers and
radesmen generally. who had to supply J
heir customers, could only do so by put
ing on double. and in some cases uuadru-
Die. horse power, and wood and hay were :
imply understandable at any price. The
Dads are tolerably well broken. now. how
yer, and no more trouble will be expert
need if the snow that is falling does not
90 long continue.
Just rs the curtain was falling after TIE e
asst act of tie first performance of the \
omcdy ''Our Boys" at Sawteles theatre. Il
young pilgrim gentleman in the audience
United an ill-mannered and wholly I'M Il
hiss. Mr.. Sawtelle Instantly G
prang to the front with eyes flashing and
lenched fists and in forcible language de- Il
handed the offender to make himself
nown. The offender from modesty and p
rndential motives didn't do SO. however. c.
nd Sawtelle is still looking tor him. The i,
library benefit, at which "Roseslale" was
resented. was success. the Association "
citing Sl20.oG "Our Boys (which, BY al
le way, is one of the most popular COM
lies ever written) has been presented here :"
lree tiines-on Wednesday and Thursday
yen;ngs and at the matinee on Saturday. Il
MONTANA. So