Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-06-12
Montana Condensed.

Mr.. II. 3. Hill has received the appoint
ment of Postmaster at Fort Asslnmbaoin.
Record. -
Sol. Star, an old-tifne Montanian, was
recently confirmed rs Postmaster OF Dead
wood, d. L.
Miss Goewey and Mrs. Willard were pas
sengers on the steamer Helena. The iadles
are on a pleasure trip.-Record.
Missouri valley farmers have in large
acreage, and the prospects for boun'lini
harvest were never Observation-Disclosures
Work is being prosecuted by the Mon
tana Copper Company, at Copperopoils,
under the direction of Mr.. Sherwood
Hus' andn,an.
There is now 700 miles of telegraph WIRE
at Benton, waiting for tile poles 10 pe
placed from Assinniboin to Helena anu
other places.-Record.
The Benton road is in bad shape IN the
Sun River country. Freight teams on '"e
road seventeen days have not yet put in an
anpearance. -IIerald, 9Th inst.
Barns & Rankin got their little giant to
work on the upper part of Diamond bar
last week, and are tearing away the hillside
at lively ratc.--Husbana'nan.
I'll, Bonner & Co., are now receiving
b;dS for the erection of magnificent brick
store building to be put up Immediately on
their property, upper Main street, Butte
Miner.
The County Commissioners have made
\ mandatory order on the Sheriff to put at
hard labor on the public road all prisoners
in jail. Keep this up and there will be
fewer crimes committed. - Ne,o Aorth-
Vest.
Benton Record: Steamer Eclipse arrived
at Benton on the 3lst ult. with POO tons of
freight, 81 cabin and 10 deck passengers.
st amer Helena arrived on the 2nd inst.
with a large cargo Of freight and 81 pas
sengers.
Seventeen families OF the Red River half
breeds who arrived in the Judith basin re-
,ently from the north, have located on Big
spring creek, on the south side of theon-
-iitn, "frere they say they will bu'Hnomes
i''''
Mr.. A. II. Beattie, clerk of the district
'ourt, presented to the County Commits
ioners yesterday Lis bill for services tor
he past quarter, under the new law. for
;lG50. The bill was fled tor consider,-
ion.-Lndependent, 9th inst.
The Madisonian of the 7th inst. contains
n account of the arrest of one Thomas I'm
' hart, charged with stealing and Illegally l..
randlng cattle. The warrant for his ar
est was issued on complaint OF f. II. A
'artlctt, A. NJ. Berry andH S. Gilbert.
1t is to be regretted thai the new II. E.
hurch building cannot be completed in
me for next months conference. Its AM
has been delayed not through Gro
ant OF funds, but because twas impossi-
c to procure good building material
liner. "a
Mr.. John Morgan, one Of tie prosper =
Is stockmen of the Missouri valley. ar ~
we'd in town on Wednesday okhst week -
it'll one hundred and thirty-dne head of
title for the Bismarck market. srhc cattle
ere shipped on the steamers Mon hama and
a brick making machine has been re- 2
wed at Fort Assinniboin, for moudnc
icks for the new post, and will beipt in
Grafton Immediately. A fine stOnemar- f,mi
has also been found convenient kthe two
st and saw logs in abundance are FUND -
the Bear Paw.--Rccord.
Reports from all sections indicate Wat Ad
IRE will be good showing of frui\h anu c
ssonla county this season. Mr.. BIS
tes that his trees are full, and that TIL 81 81
there was not only frost, bqt n
ezing. in May-has demonstrated th;4I
it-growing is not an imrossibility ia
issouiian.
lr. d. w. Williams. who has been i.len-l
ed with Montana since the discovery OF
Ter gulch. last week sold his one-third
crest in the Parker & Williams tlumins IL
mining property, for SG,40o, and left II
Saturdays coach for visit to Tyrone, L
10. where his family now are.-Madi-
ian.
Ii. Iloppin, of Willow Greek. Nevada.
rye slecp-grOwer of that State, who
been looking over our Territory for
past month, leaves tomorrow morning
The overland for home. He will drive -
lontana this season from 5000 to TO- ~
head of sheep. He has not definitely =
ded where to locate, but thinks favor
OF the usSelShell.-HeruM, Ath inst