Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-30
HELENA LETTER.
HELENA, MoSr.. Oct. q. 1879.

a. HELENA, MoNT.. Oct. q. 1879.
Strawberries were in blossom on Re;
Mountain last week.
Dan Flowerree thinks of building al
$4,000 dwelling house.
The freighting business is exceedingly
lively and teams are in demand.
There are thirty-two saloons in Helen.
and only twenty-five in Butte. Long lif,
to the capital.
II we foollshly accept the influence O.
anthor't- in matters of opinion, these ar.
melancholy days.
Angus McMillon. the well-known Prick
ly Pear valley ranchman. has gone into
the sheep business, starting With 2O0C
head
A Flathead buck purloined bottle OF
whisky from Il Hele..:, liquor store We'd
nesday night. but WAS discovered and
forcel to abandon the spells.
1t was cold as the North Pole on the
range near Helena last week. A fweller
on the summit washed his face in some
water. left the basin within ten feet from
the fire. and ice formed in fifteen minutes.
The Flatheads tarried in town several
days recently on their way to the haunts
of the robed monarch of the prairies.
They were in swappy humor and sold Il
good many cayuses 70 the pale faces.
Big bears are making themselves unusu-
ally and unpleasantly conspicuous on the
mountains. Several parties have been
frightened nearly ont of their wits by
dropping in on the bruin family unex-
pected!y.
A little girl three years old had o mar
row escape from a sudden death on We'd
nestlay She fell into the big ditch on
Rodney street. and was washed for some
distance before rescued. She was just en-
tering covered flume when pulled out.
and would have been drowned in another
minute.
An nngodly man recently died near
Helena and Cody minister of the Cos
pei. who was called upon 10 officiatc at
his funeral. refused to do so. The G. m.
probably considered it his mission on this
footstool OF his Master to look after the
White sheep. not the black ones. Amen.
The Variety Theatre is still booming
'long in Helena. with crowded houses
tightly. The Nelly Boyd troupe. too
veil pleased with its reception by Mon
anians to bid farewell to them. will be
lere again in December. Sawtelle will
lso probably play here during the holi-
lays.
Benny Hoges, seven-ycar-old Helena
10Y. tried to navigate Main street between
he big freight wagons on Friday. lie
Tipped and was run square over by one of
hem. before Col. {. j. d. Curtis, who
TODD near by. could pull him out. To
he surprise Of witnesses of the accident
nc youngster picked himself up and
'alked carelcssly away. as if that was an
very day occurrence with lin. .
An Indian in town on Wednesday erinc-
Il remarkable knowledge of the Ute out.
'eak, considering his limited knowledge
tile u. ). lingo. which would seemingly
'event him from obtaining information
rough white men. Scurvy individuals
'njecturc that he is a conspirator against
4 Caucasian and in with the festive Col
ado savages. He sailed under Per,
Oreille colors, I
One OF tile deer hunters. who have been
aking it lively for the bucks and deer
the range near Helena. very nearly lost
valuable hound one day last week. He :.
rnered Il big buck with wide spreading n
tiers in narrow ravine .nl lad NOR &
ly wounded the animal. when his dog g