Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-02
HELENA I.ETTER.
. HELENA. Moxr.. Sent. q. IL,

d HELESA. MoxT., Sept -. 1879.
e Fair week. but foul weathcr-yestertiay
There will be number OF auction sale!
J OF live stock this week.
Sweet. luscious watcrmelons from Bite,
loot are In the market.
. Bozeman and Gallatin county arr well
and largely Represented here.
Billy Grant was candidate for the pre-
I cetlency in the $40 clnss race to-day, and
he was el, ed.
/ The annual meeting Of the Montana
Medical Association takes place a. Helena
next wednesday. A full attendance OF the
members is desired and requested.
i 1t is said that the Utah and Northern
will pause-at least for tire winter-wl,ei,
it reaches Spring Hill. q miles this side of
Pleasant Valley and lsO from Helena.
About half way between Helen.; and
Pickly Pear creek the wire OF the lately
repaired telegraph line to Ellis hangs
down to within couple Of feet Of mother
earth, and will either get broke OF break
some ones neck.
A Deer Lodge county miner sent to the
assay Office last week pretty nugget of
gold weighing u ". and worth $3.50. The
piece was found in Deadwood sulch, and
Its owner is seeking for its brothers and
sisters and its cousins, whom lie reckons
up by dozens, and its aunts.
Granville Stuart. the receiver appointed
for the "busted' Peoples National Bank
OF Helena. last week paid the creditors OF
that concern $4,000, being IL per cent.
dividend which has beer declared by the
Comptroller. Even Il serenth Of Il loaf is
doubtless better than no bread
Thomas Donaldson, member of the
Land Commissioners, arrived in uelena
and spent several days in OBJ
aiming information and opinions regard
various phases of the public land question. {
He thinks Montana is an excellent coun- !.
~. with bright future in prospect. = =
Smith, the long distance rider. on Thurs
lay commenced putting his horses thro'
heir PAGES preparatory to his lOO-rnile ride " "
Wednesday. There is much difference of III
pinion us to his making the time required, y. ~
MI good deal OF money will doubtless =
llalige hands on the feat which he is to u
tempt. RI
Lots OF amusement in town this week, 49,
he revised and enlarged edition Of the -,
awtelle Company initiates the season this ~. ~,
'ening with the presentation of Bouci- D.
lult's thrilling drama. 1.-The Shaughrn." "
he Nellie Boyd troupe plays nightly DUR
\ Fair week ut the Court House. Prof. ia
ndress will continue to draw a crowd to &c
I'd Fellows flall, ard last. and least, a WI
risty show OF questionable repute fur pa
shes fun for upper Main street. %"
Captain Mcguire, L. $. Engineer. ac- ,.s
imprinted by Messrs. Wheeler and Com ~
and other Hclenaites left town on We'd
sday to inspect the Missouri above tile "a;
Ills. The parry returned last night. and IT,
extremely enthusiastic as to the result RIM
their trip. Capt. Mcguire considers it a.,
most wonderful that q stream like tile r.,
ss0ttff should re better near its source =
IN Between the Musc1esl,cll and Benton.
says the river between the Muscleshell '.s
Benton 10 more difficult to navigate 't -
N the portion between Helena and the ''a'
lis. and that boats like those now rum o''e
< on the upper river coltld. with the as we: "e'
ance Of lines. easily ascend to within "s
,r Is miles of Helena. anu