Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-09
HELENA LETTER.
HELENA. MoNT.. Oct. 5, Isl!

7, HELENA. MoNT.. Oct 5. 1870.
Town Is getting quiet again.
The Overland coach has changed its tim
Of departure 10 $50 Il. IN.
Snow fell. las, night on the mountain
Il ar Helena. and their breath is chill.
A leading grocer bought pools on tn,
SLOW" horse, last Week. and is S2.OO(
: ahead.
Wagon loads of Utah apples are in town
and selling, by the box, at ten cents pei
pound.
The strangers who took in tie fair lave
generally bid.ien farewell 10 theatres. # n
and Helena. and gone home.
! Horses sell well in Helena lust now.
! Twenty were sold at auction this morn
| ing. and brought first-ra,e prices.
! No one is intensely Interested in the
weather. now that fir week is over. and
so your co. respondent won't enquire into
Il.
The Helena Rife Club has had ,wo
s'oo'ing matches tor the Steinmetz gold
badge in both D. which Or. Jones was the
victor.
The coac',es tried t take ont in Il tav as
m'ny passengers rs they brought in in
tree. and were consequently slightly
c"owlcd.
Several OF VIM. IT. Giithr.e's fine blood
ell cattle were sold at auction on the 2nd.
ana brought fair prices. considering the
all-red scarcity money.
Christian. Catholic. Methodist. Presby- !.
irrian and Episcopal church services in |
Helena Yesterday. Rev. +. 4. Higgin Of !
ficiated II the Methodist church.
Over hundred couple were present at
the Odd Fellows Ball. on Wednesday
night. The proceeds will be devoted to
Tie temple that was recently
A wonderfully rich vein. three feet wide.
mas been struck in Chnnas"ro. Tatem.
Chadwick and Gilmore. Bold Butte mine
near the Pcnobscot. The ore il said 10
fairly sparkle will! gold
Helena hasn't altered noticesblv Of ,ate
mi sfranger wouldn't guess that this I'M
i'gnlfied little town in reality occupies the ;
,r'iid position OF headquarters of the mil !
'aiy district OF Montana. But such is the {
'ase, and Gen. John 8. Rogers. command
ng district. has arrived. and will abide
lcre.
1.-The Bonanza Chief" mine. near Mon q,
ana City. whose discovery last spring was +
Widely heralded. continues TO work remark
bly, well. The ore goes $50 or S25 to the
on. and the cost of taking.out and milling ;,
but aboir' tive dollars. AS the ,leposi, ;.
Immense. tie owners are assured OF y :.
comfortable pile.
The rem sWindier endeavored 70 make :,
y Willie the sun shonc, in Helena. fair :
ceH. biit was not over successful. nearly !,
'rryone dropping on the suspicious cIlar :
Aef oi II little game. and declining 10 he
ken in by the destinations of the. re,.f
III pen scheme" 10 crown his misfol- o
ines. the sheriff polinrcd upon tile .. nile y
IAN and waltze'l him up TO the Comfy v
reasu"ers office. and that official demand II
$50 for the privilege of carrying on Il
ftery in ION" said county of Lewis and m
lake. = cr'iell.' insisting on the immediate III
'y'nent OF that an,out. Parker is said 10 IL
disguised with Montana. and will prob ia
ny speedily seek more conrcnial cline eli
The Nellie Boyd Dramatic Company his
n'arkhble success in Helena. II drew ca
DIVIDED houses every night last week. and 1N
FRIDAY was obliged TO turn away forty IN
nifty people from its doors, the court So
use being TOO full 10 admit. Reserved ah
as were Rot 10 Ec Lad after nine in the
lrning. though every seat in the house Ii
IS reserved. besides chairs. boxes and a
hchts without number. The rscejms e 4
. said TO have exceeded $1,000. To,hey tn
funny man. is the company bachbo vi
II nc wer" not present to put the audi :
e IN an aniab.s moo willing 10 he tho
.sed With anything-,hc combinations let
pulariIy would greatly diminish. Saw to
e's company, which was so unfortunate abb
10 tail TO please on the opening. is stead Isl.
growing In favor, and will soon be the :
81 popular. as ii is now the hest. theat- /,
y troupe thai has played in Mon,ana. lie:
lso plays this week. ~.
M0xyAsA. III