Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-06-05
HELENA LETTER.
HELENA. MONTANA. June 2. 1879.

: HELENA. MONTANA. June 2. 1879.
''Pilgrims" still arrive by scores.
: Nays mean temperature was 50 1-2.
{ The County Commissioners were in ses
,, sion to-day.
C Pedestrians are training for the Fair
e tOur-fOOted ones.
The bummcr's retreat, in Court Square
t has fifteen Inmates
The Bozeman coach gets in between 81,
and seven O'Clock daily.
A good many Aelcnaites will ..take in
the NatiOnai Pak this summer.
, Good board in Helena, S. week boart
for convicts in the Deer Lodge Penitentiar,
costs tie Territory s. per week.
Helena gardens will yield more small
fruits, atrrants, ETC, this year than ever
before-D. V. (and grasshoppcrs.)
Retail dealers are doing well, but whole
; safe houses have plenty time to exec.att
the drummer fraternity. who have madt
4 big hole in Helena's jobbing trade.
Strawberry festivals. where one can get
Il halt dozen strawberries drowned in a
saucer of chalk-colored water fol 30 cents.
will soon be here.
Chinese cheap labor is getting the best
OF the Caucasian at another occupation
gardening. Cinnamon sell onions and let
tuce for 5 cents a bunch. and other produce
at proportionately low rates.
Citizens have subscr bed 81, 600 toward
the West Side school house which must be
completed by September l. The building
will cost about $4,000, 81. 800 of which
amount is furnished by the trustees.
That an immense amount Of talent lies
latent in the breasts of Helena men was
demonstrated Saturday night at the enthll-
siastic mass meeting to consider the COM
ing celebration. The speeches of the ora
tors Of antiquity were totally cclipsed by
the er tcmpore efforts OF our patriotic citi-
Zens.
The latest town institution is the BOYS
Library. conducted by two youngsters of
Il and IA. The library numbers nearly
hundred volumes, including many of A.
gers. Castleman's. and "Oliyer OPTICS
master pieces ofjuvenile literature. and Il e
boys are mulctcd Sl.5O for six months
membership.
Some men blasting to lay another pipe
on Sixth avenue were rather reckless in
their operations. rocks of great size flying
clear over one block of residences and fall |
ing in another street. This world is su :
ficiently ''heeting show" already. and an
other mode Of expediting departure from
it is condemnabe.
The committee appointed to raise the
collateral wherewitI to celebrate the glori-
Gus Fourth succeeded in squeezing over
500 from the pockets of the people. The
First National Bank headed the list with n
of S25; the leading dry goods
houses gave $40 each. and everyone else
PIT in from $40 to 80 cents, only one sub
'cription for the latter amount being made,
however.
Gold blooded murder is what public ,
opinion calls the killing of Dan Fairy by
lanes Gloster. on the 18th ult. Fairy had
ived in Helena for many years and was
nown throughout Montana as man who :.
trlctly minded his own business. Clos :
er's reputation was previously good. so
II as is known. and he and his victim had II
cen on the best OF terms for several days Il
etore the shooting. On Monday. they e
'de to the Springs together, Gloster sit
ne in Farry's lap and avowing eternal g
irndship. Returning. he took nap in o
Re rear OF Farry's saloon. and when he b.
discovered the loss of several
'ndred dollars. He groundlessIy sus- X
'cted that Fairy was accountable for the I'll
of his money. and his s,r- SC
clon made him murderer. Fairy was
quick, powerful man and had he been <;
ven ghost OF chance. would have foil n,
his assassin, but the muZzle OF Gloster's r.
volver was within three feet OF nim be-
re ne had any intimation of danger. Not 49,
If dozen words passed between the ~
o before the hammer Of the ll-doy- ~
liking five-shooter. purchased. a few mn-
IS earlier, exploded the 80 c.libre car
Ilge-and the deed was done. Gloster is Al
like most men if he would not willingly u"
We changed places with the cold, silent Po
,upant OF the coffin in the hearse ut the He
I'd Of the long funeral procession, pre-
led by the band playing mournful fol
&c, which wound slowly past the Jail on sol
day. The verdict OF the Coroner's Jury Ca
5 that ''Daniel Fairy came to his death ~
NJ the effects of pistol shot wound,
shot being fired by one James Gloster at
h deliberate and felonious intent" ant
the
PERSONAL day