Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08
by Our Regular Correspondent.
HELENA LETTER.

HELENA. MONTANA. May 4. 1879.
+. Garden sass is circulating.
Last months weather Mas well done.
Moving day was not generally observe
The first freights are arriving from IL
railroad.
Competition between Helena clothin
and grocery houses is making trade lively
The Benton coach as well as the owe
land brings large cOnsignments of ''tende
feet
}. Two thousand dollars worth of Terri
! torial warrants were sold at par on the Isl
r The coach from the railroad terminus i
making summer time and arrives in tin
!. still hours of night.
t The county papers are now secure in tn
new fire-proOf vault of the Clerk Office
e Many strangers throng our thorough
, fares and give an olden-time aspect to tn,
metropolis.
Bob Casey. the heroic young man who
stood by the Benton mail at the expense O
both feet. will not stump the Territory fol
, assistance. as was reported.
. AT the head of Trinity Gulch rich dis.
covery is reported OF dirt paying an ounce
and a half per day to the man. Almost too
good TO be true.
! The cornerstone ofthe Episcopal Churcl,
was laid yesterday. The ceremonies con-
sisted of prayer. singing. music from the
band and organ and Il stiff breeze which
made somewhat disagreeable an otherw Use
pleasant occasion.
Terence O'Donnel has, in accordance
with the views of members of the Board
Trade as to the best method of helping
'pilgrims' to obtain employment. opened
an intelligence office at his Broadway store
to furnish information to new corners.
a pretty little chunk of gold. weighing
about torty-eight ounces and worth S945,
was to be seen at the First National Bank
last week. 1t was found at the head of
Mcclellan Gulch by some party or parties
unknown.
Upper Main street is oming into renew
ed favor as Il business locality. Several
brick buildings will probably be erected on
the Court district within the next few
months.
Already three tootsore and weary petles-
trians have been seen vending their way
TO the head of navigation. They were
some of the Tcrritory's new acquisitions
who We're Disguised at not finding the
ground strewn with gold nuggets. Mon
tana wants men with better leather.
'It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" and that's just the kind Of breeze
which on Friday and Saturday democrat
ically wi'iSked through the dusty streets
the hats of rich and poor alike Frustrated
shaky fences. and capped the climax by
waiting Il coaple OF tons OF brick compos-
ing Il Herald office chimney through the
roof OF that building.
Friday night, at the school house. the
social folks OF Helena will take part in
ball for the benefit of the Library AsSoci;.-
ion. The library now contains more than
l.GOO well selected volumes. takes many
eading periodicals for the editic;, ion of its
members. who number about seventy five.
md is in charge of an efficient lady libra
ian. to whose faithful services IA great part
IF the institution prosperity is to be at
ributel.
One. Perkins. a blacksmith. became ram
on Tuesday night. and in the
curse Of his pcre"rinations entered a :
aloon whose bar-keeper WAS not disposed
o stand any foolshness. Whereupon the
'ellicOse blacksmith got a siX-slooter and {
hot at the obnoxious ''bar-keep." for $
shich little pleasantly he that night rested
lis weary lTbs in the county Jail. He c
vas released on $500 bail the next NOR i
ing.
George W. Fox seems to be leading !
cry enjoyable life. considering the circunl-
tances. He was to he observed .'walkinS I
own Broadway several times last week, :
nd it is understood that his efforts to Sc r
ure bail are about to be crowned with I
liccess. One of the Helena business men I
rho contemplated going on FOX's bond c
Onclu.led not to do SO when the instru- I
tent was presented tor his signature on q
atirday. however, and the other may cx- q
ibt similar reluctance when the final mo- 4
vent comes. &
Sending money East in unregistered let
'rs is about equivalent to throwing it into
ne fire. if the experience of many Helena u
es may be relied upon. Once it was pos IL
bic to do so Wit. reasonable security from u
'ss. but in these d.rys some post office cor q
lOr;snts he! wc-n the south end of the sta ye
ne and the eastern cities have nEiwS with :,
capacity for money letters,
hich never--well. hardly ever--reach their
This is not = proper state of
Fairs. and that it did not always exist is :
;idence that it calI be remedied.
MONTANA.