Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-11

a slit was made by the weapon in the Goa
of Mr.. Withers, and the point scratched
l. mark across his chest.
+ Montana Condensed.
IS Virginia is taking the initiatory step!
i necessary to secure rendition of Pima
fore" by home performers.
s From the Benton Record.
: C0rdwOod sells readily for S., and tht
: supply is limited at those figures.
The burning Of Geo. Steelrs saw mill is
a most serious loss to Benton.
Mail service has been granted between
Benton and EagO. with VIM. Buchanan az
, Postmaster.
The cattle disease seems to have abatetl
in this county. We hear no further com
plant from stOckmen.
We learn that new bank is about to be
opened IN town. 1t is much needed in
stitution and will doubtless pay handsome
ly.
f Geo. A.. Baker, \. T.. Rogers, and W.
5. Baker, under the firm name of George
, A. Baker 4 Co.. have purchased the VIM
chelt sheep ranch, on Belt Creek Con-
sideration not known.
Prof Rolf, formerly principal of the
Helena school. and late of the Butte Miner
arrived in town on Friday last and remain
ed over until Monday. The Professor was
so well pleased with Benton that we un-
derstand he intends making his home per-
manent!y with us and will engage in the
law business.
Several Bentonites are stampeding to the
Belt mountains. on the strength of re-
ported assay from Helena amounting to
$l2 in silver. claimed to have been taken
from rock found in the Belt mountain
country.
From the HuybandmnD
}. G.. Pickering has recently sold $500
worth OF barley to the Helena brewers.
T.. +. Collins has recently purchased "A
One-third interest of j. II. Severance, of the
Musselslell. in his fine ranch and flock of
5000 sheep.
Yayo is booming. Miners from all parts
Of the Territory are hurrying tIither, and
reports are encouraging. The region
seems to he famous for quartz as well as
placers.
Thomas Cooney and J. V. Stafford have
been the heaviest losers on the Missouri
valley from backlog. MIR. Cooncy has
lost over 80 calves and yearlings. and Mr.
Stafford lost about so per cent.
One cold. windy night last week caused
considerable loss among some flocks kept /
in open corrals. The new firm of Lewis Il
Co. lost thirty head. and Burt. Cans 4
Klein lost about $50. by piling up. The
wind caused them TO pile up against the
fences until they fell over. Many Of those
on the bottom. of course, suffocated.
Gen. A. J. Smith and partner, Col. Min.
of New York, have just completed their
filing upon 5000 acres Of Judith lands. and
300 acres of lands in Choteau county, six
miles below Benton. on the Missouri river
TIE Judith claim is outside of the public
land survey. and these gentlemen were I'M
der the necessity of employing IL surveyor {
to run out and establish the lines. We I'M |
derstand they are entering into the project ,
in earnest. COrrals and shearing sheds are |
to be erected on their Missouri river ranch. t
to which point their flock will be driven in a
the spring for shearing. In addition TO y
on n large scale. they pro-
pose to farm to Il considerable extent. il
They have ordered four gang plows and II
other farm machinery from 4. G. Power n
Co., and also fruit trees. shrubs. etc, for +,
10 acres of orchard, from Mr.. GoOdhue. OF II
he Geneva IN. " nursery. And this is d
mt beginning. as they have ample means d
It their command, and propose having one r
# the largest fruit orchards, grain and tt
WOOL farms in the Rocky Mountains. b
From the Ne,r North Vest. 81
The Public Schools Of Deer Lodge have III
een closed. to remain so until after the
Olidays, on account Of the prevalence of
carlet fever.
A fifteen year prisoner gets six years &C
nd three months of for good behavior n,
nder the good time law. in
Messrs. Naphtaly and Well have gone in
, Helena. 1t was anticipated settlement Q,
f the Blum matter would be made before Ir
leir return, but We hear negotiations fail pl
| and the SUITS will progress. til
Charles Savage. who was enormously re- IL
Orted to have crossed the dark river at he
ankee Fork mines some months ago, Nj
ut in an appearance here this week look OF
g hale and hearty as ever. OF
Mr.. Damien, District Clerk, reports 347 10
inors in this District entitled to school tu
oney against 294 last year. There have Tic
SO been 70 scholars districted to another ne
hoOl since last enrolment leaving net TN
lin in this District Of 70. M
The assessment of Deer Lodge county "'
it stood December |, aggregates about -.
rec million seven hundred thousand dol wa
RS. The assessor had it up in the close 80 -.
ighbOrhoOd of four four millions, but ~.
e board Of Equalization cut it back on ~.
m. Mr. Murphy says that next year the a. a..
sessment of Deer Lodge county will .':l
ach five milliOns-over one-half the as. ~,
ssment Of the entire Territory three or ~, .'
ur years ago. ~" We
The best public building belonging to ma
is county, and one of the best Jail Build ~
gs in the Territory has just been COM r.,
eted by the contractors and accepted by 60
e County Commissioners. 1t is two NJ;
Dry building, with basement; the foun- .d
ton walls OF stone two feet thick are ~;
yht feet deep and surrounded by l6-inch -
lex walls. The roof is of heavy tin with
% coats Of paint. The architecture of
building is pleasing; its location con-
nient to the Court House, and the work
rOnghOut appears to be substantial and
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.