Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-22
Montana Condensed.

Montana Condensed.
Beef steers are selling at $50 per head i
Meagher county.
The cars for the north are crowded. wit
passengers every day. bound for Idaho am
M0ntsDa. Freeman.
Hessrs. Frank 4 Lankin have purchase,
about 1900 head of cattle in this and Beav
erlead counties.-Madssonian.
1t is stated that all bids for beef Mt For
MissOula have been thrown out. and tina
the contract will be re-advertised shortly
I-Missouiian.
W. +. Dixon, ESQ.,. of Deer Lodge. i,as
started to DeadwOO'l. d. r.. where he vii
practice law with his former partner. Hon
w. II. Chgett.
George Foster. the eldest child Of Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Foster. of Deer Lodge
died suddenly a few days since of a disc, s.
somewhat akin to cerebro-spinal menin
gitis.-New North Vest.
The contract for the Deer Lodge hridy.
has been closed and work will be COM
menced as soon as the material can ht tie
liverpd and the water falls sufficiently To-
allow the pier to be placed in POSITION
New North Vest.
The Record OF the 10th announces the
following steamboat arrivals: Red
Cloud" May llth. with $50 passengers
and 295 tons freight; Helena" May lltl.
with ~ passengers and 225 tons freight.
The Helena left on the 12tl, and the
Red Cloud on the 18th inst.
Road Supervisor Mckinney met with n
somewhat serious accident on Tuesday af.
ternoon. Hewas chopping off log when
theaxe glanced AMI struck him just below
fheinstep on the right foot. inflictiny an
ugly wound. One of the tendOns was sew
eral AMI the wound BLEED profusely.-
Ncc North Vest.
A gentleman informs lis that about ten
days ago he saw. at the terminus, party
at 30 Canadians bound for Montana. They
had with them good many horses. all
improved and some bic oded; household
effects. wagons. etc. They We're coming
to h"nfana t..r the .n,lrnnSn of ...-.'.;--~-.
their liOme.-HeraM, 18th.
Master John Higgins. while speeding II
stopper along Front street. the other day.
ran over little child of W. j. Stephens.
The sulky was light. and no serious dam
age was done: but it is an incident that
teaches us that the speeding business can
be more safely transacted outside of town.
- Mi,ovutiun.
The distance. we have ascertained. from
the Judith Basin to the Government land
ing on the Missouri river. is 81 miles,
and is 30 from there to the new post. This
will place the Judith within G5 miles Of the
bes' grain market in Montana. and since
the Judith comprises the best body of ayri-
cultural lands near this post. it will no
doubt be thickly settled this summer by
f,r,Ders.-Husbandman.
We learn from MIR. Lloyd. who arrived
this week from the Bear Paw mountains,
that the Sioux are numerous and danger.
cus in the vicinity OF Fort Belknap. Mr..
Lloyd was attacked by Il war party Of fit
teen Sioux. while encampetl near Diamond
ledge. about twenty miles from Belkna;,.
but succeeded in driving the enemy Off az
ter exha,,sting nearly all his ammunition.
Record.
On Saturday last. the son Of Michael
Mor..n. OF this city. willie hunting cows in
the neighboring hill. picked up compost
ton doOr-knob and threw it against
rock. breaking it. when one Of the pieces
struck him in the eye. INJECTING Il painful
wound. 1t is the opinion of the physicians
That the sight Of the eve has been destroy
The Muscular Of the 10th gives account
Df the accidental ''eath OF Frank flemish
II Bitter Root Valley. on Sunday the 18th
INST. 1t appears. Frank had started to the
ishing ground ahead OLA party that WAS
oon to follow. After the party had fisl'ed
bout three hours. search was male for
heir missing companion. who was tO,ln,i
n slough near the the river. dead. 1t is
he was taken with til while
rossing the slough.
A colony of Red River halfbreeds of ~
antilles. under Gabriel Azure, have gone
o the Judith Basin to settle. They are
rpresentetl as being good citizens and we'll
applied with stock, and they intend to
arm on small scale. Several Of the NUM-
YER have good English education. Their
resence in this section will add to the
enei;il security and he the means OF the
alley settling up rapidly with stOck-gruw-
re- eHusbandman.
Major Ilges. 18th Infantry. commanding
I Fort Logan. passed through town yes
prlay. on his way to Helena. to which
lice. we understand. he proceeds to per-
-ct arrangements with the authori. les for
he speedy erection II IL telegraph line
rOuI his post to Fort Ellis. and to Helena.
W. learn from the Major. that the Depot
luarternaster ut Bismarck. Col. Grimes.
as been instructed to cause the work to
e commenced at Ont~. and that an early
Of the line is contemplated.
he line. which will liz Il military one. is
f, c'fines.t Ellis with Bismarck. via Baker.
lrtw. Benton. AssinnibOin and BufOrd.-
fas6aadnan.
4 sort OF general tr.icls is reported 10
ave occIrrel between the ''sports" and
tincy" women of the town on Sunday
light Last. The dist,irbers Of the peace
ere arr,iyne,l before the Probate Court.
Ion,lay. AMI assessed to the tune Of SGD
II educational purposes.
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