Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-15
by Our regular CORE pendei
HELENA LETTER.

HELENA. MONTANA. May IL. 1879.
On Thursday night it never rained, but
it poured.
Sawtelle's troupe will play ''Richelieu'
on Thursday evening.
Services at but two Helena churches to-
day-tle Methodist and the Catholic.
An Archery Club is talked of, though
there are now many drawers of the long
bow.
''Spiritualism. its Teaching and Tenden-
cies," is the subject of lecture at the
Court House tonight.
There are more horses and buggies in
Helena than in any other town of its size
on this terrestrial sphere.
AS none OF those reported tramps make
their appearance, they were doubtless
merely stage passengers when the roads
happened to be muddy.
The assembly room at the school house
was rather sparsely populated Friday
night when the Library party occurred.
but those present enjoyed themselves
hugely.
The independent periodically advocates
a grand celebration of tile Nations BIRTH
day and thinks carnival would be the
thing. A carnival might draw tile colln-
try's greenbackers into town. but it is
Southern flower which won't bloom worth
Il cent in this Northern cline.
Treasurer Weston is receiving donations
for the benefit of Bob Casey, the unfort,,-
nate mail carrier. The Silver Cornet Band
has started the relief fund with $26 con-
tribntiOn. and all who can spare dollar
or two should follow the bands example.
The freight trains from Benton and tie
railroad are making unparalleled time, and
if they continue to accelerate their speed
it will soon be in order to attach palace
cars for passengers to the OK caravans.
So. why come per overland, anyhow?
The brawny miners who transform the
dirt of Montana gulches into gold by
simply touching it rather forcibly with
pick and shovel and submitting it also to
the touch of the sluice boxes, are abstract
ing the hoard of centuries from mother
earth at an unprecedented rate. Montara's
yield of gold and silver this year will be
immense. J,
The coaches on almost every line leading
into Helena are running heavily loaded.
and decent respect for the opinions (anf
bones) OF mankind would require the vari-
Gus stage companies to see that each veiii-
Gle is provided with its proper quota of
lanterns for dark nights. But they don't
all do it, and probably will not until some
terrible accident is followed by snif for
damages which will raise large quantities
Of the almighty dollar from some Cne's
pockets.
At three O'Clock this afternoon dis
charged soldier named Mol,len concluded
to augment his little pile at the national
game on which Bob Schenck is an author
ity. and for that purpose took a hand in
paper party in a ''nigger" saloon at the
upper end of town. Losing all his money
he charged a negro named Alexander with
rOping him into the game, and a row en-
sued, in which knives, revolvers and brick
bats played a prominent part. No serious
casualties are reported. however. and no
arrests have been made. Another I'M
pleasantness occurred at twelve O'Clock
last night, resulting in some black eyes
lnd broken windows.
"How do you like this country q en-
luired your correspondent of stout pill
grim who had just secured employment at
he classic occupation OF bull-whacking.
Bully" was the enthusiastic reply And
what do you think OF Montana = was
lsked a slim. hatchet-faced dOwn-Easter.
,ewly arrived. "D-n Montana!'' dole
ully responded the Yank IF was home
ID stay there. you bet" The opinion of
he Territory held by the new corners
yary between the two extremes above ex-
pressed. Those who have obtained wol K
re satisfied; those who are compelled to
Ne idle feel decidedly blue. Fortunately !,
he demand for laborers is greater than il j
vas supposed, and the latter class is fast f
hiding something to do. A few individu-
Is. with plethOrlc pocket books but poor
ealth, who have come to the mountains
or the benefit of the latter, are extrava-
ant in their praises Of the climate.