Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-03-13
From Our Regular Correspond
HELENA LETTER.

HELENA. MONTANA, March Q, 1878
Now is the gentle spring.
The March winds "blow and crack thei
cheeks
Delightful over head, but muddy under
foot. and we live on the ground.
st. Patrick's day in the morning. viii
be celebrated by Il grand ball in the .'even
ing
The Territorial Grand jury was in ses
sion but two days and found few indict
mentS.
With the exception of foot or two OF
mud the roads are magnificent.
The District Court has succeeded in pass
ing q weeks time without materially in
juring any one.
The Board Of commissioners has been
scattering the cOunty's money and cOnsid-
ering petitions for further application of it
to the repair OF roads, bridges. etc.
'St. Helena" is what this brilliant Capt.
tai is called by tile London Duily Nc,rs in
il paragraph about the Penobscot mine
The writer Was perhaps thinking Of
''The Lore, barren isle where the loud-soun,'ing
bliuw
Assais the stern rocks, and the wild temp SIS
rove
The late sudden tlaw turned Prickly
Pear creek into stream of formidable di-
mansions, and several persons WHO at
tempted forling it narrowly escaped
drowning.
Helena labOrerS who were exemption to
the backbone. now exmlt that the Leyisla-
ture ,casn't: because why: they have heard
that the Utah and Northern is advancing
by Chinese cheap labor. to the utter eXclu-
sion Of the Caucasian.
The County Commissioners think the
county greenbacks lack safe accommOda-
tons. and have decided to provide the
TreasIlrer's Office with a new safe-a Die
bold fire and burglar proof one.
One Of the members of the Council is re
ported to have said to Postmaster Crounse.
by whom he was reproacheI for voting
against the railroad BILL that they weren't
particular about keeping Helena from get
ting a railroad if she wanted one. but they
mere determined Col. Sanders shouldn't
have his own way all the time!
An individual in a state of lnnacy. the
result. probably, of more than his habitllal
allowance OF tarantula juice, was frigllten-
ing the tlnid last week; and the Constable
finally gave him an apartment in the hotel
de Je!l'res (Co-rt Sqlmre) to await devel-
opmcnts.
1t is said that Governor Potts encouraged
Mr.. ID. ii. Cuthbert, the late Auditor, in
The belief that he was to be reappointed mp
% the very hour in which Mr.. Woolman's
,a;le was sent to the Council; and that
Mr.. Cuthbert had no idea he was to be SUI
)erceded until he learned that his successor
lad actually been decided upon and con-
irlned
Some Butte man, either INSCRIPTIONS or
cry much mistaken, sent dispatch to the
stating that ThOs. F. BOwlers,
young man who has lived in Helena Tor
many years. died at 8 O'Clock on the morn !
,g of the eth. The dispatch was publish
d with remarks in both town papers. and I
ON will have the pleasure of reading the
Offices of his own death, as ut latest ac- I
ounts he was alive and improving. 9
There was Methodist Church sOciable $
the residence of Fred Gamer on Friday u
ght.
professor" Smith. boot-black. chimney a
weep, bell-ringer, and Observation-Disclosures. a
as found lying on the floor of his cabin q
,e morning last week. having gone over II
the majority during the night. He had q
'cpme town institution and will be )
Used. II