Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-18
CASH PAID For xxx WHEAT
AT THE UNION MILLS.
5-3f GEO. r. LEWIS.
HELENA LETTER.

HELENA. MONT, Dec. "a. 1879.
o. }. Salisbury has gone to DeadwoOd
Freight trains from everywhere wers
thicker than hops last week.
The County Commissioners terminated
nine days session on Wednesday.
\ sprinkling of snow last night and q
prospect of much more very soon.
Fox's trial No. 2 proceeds slowly, bu
will doubtless be finished up before Cour1
adjourns on the oath.
Ladies of the various churches are bust
ly engaged in preparing pretty things fol
the Christmas trees.
A fair for the benefit of the Episcopal
church commences Tuesday night and
continues one week.
Several loads of -four were spilled into
Prickly Pear creek while passing through
the canyon last week.
Four chimneys burned out Wednesday
morning. The season for the Fire Fiends'
carnivals is approaching.
A 500 doll embellishes the window of
a Helena notion store. 1t is 81 feet high,
and wears $l2 gold earrings.
\ reunion of soldiers of the Mexican
war who live near Helena takes place on
January Sth of the coming year.
Sealed bids for the Peoples National
Bank building were to be received until
last night by Granville Stuart, receiver.
The thermometer has got down to a
ticklish point several times recently, and
listers are much more in demand than for
merly.
The distance from Ogden to Beaver Can
yon is 274 miles, and the trip occupies
Utah and Northern passenger trains Is
hours and 40 minutes.
Fifteen days from the terminus is pretty
good time at this season of the year, but
freight which left the Dive on November
18th was unloaded here ON the 18th inst.
The overland takes out a number OF
passengers every morning bound for the
East, where they can get fresh oysters
paying $l.5O per quart for them.
J. 7. Ward, stationer and newsdealer,
who has been in business in Helena for
years, is closing out at auction,
with the intention of going into cattle
raising.
Rev. Jas. Patterson lectured at the Pres
,yterian church Tuesday evening, giving |
IN abbreviated and not excessively enter
aiming account OF his meanderings thro'-
most parts of the habitable universe.
The road through Priests Pass Is COM
,leted, and is highly praised by freighters
Who have been over it. The county faith
re- have fixed moderate rates OF toll, but
he public is invited to travel over the new
Dad free of charge for the next thirty
lays.
Pinafore is to be repeated in Helena for
he benefit of Mrs. Howey, the lady who
upenntended the preparation of the NOR
eau, and did so much toward making it q
uccess. The Helena Pinafore Company
J wanted at Butte and Deer Lodge-babies
ry tor it.
The assessed valuation of tie property
! Helena, five districts on which $780,
1871 taxes were collected up to Dec. l,
81 1865, 200. When one walks through
Ielena, and looks into Helena's store, and
links of the above figures, the conclusion
irresistible that something Is rotten In
ne State Of Denmark.
Barclay J. Smith and family left Helena
n the 9th for Ogden and, presumably,
an Francisco. Some people have been
d to look upon Mr.. Smith a. 4 martyr
an innocent and inofiensive man cruelty
ersecuted and maligned by vindictive
lemies. Other people entertain a radi- q
lily different opinion Of this new ''mar- :
red president" which some inconsisten-
es in his statements appear to juetify. In
! alleged interview, published In the Her.
d, after Smiths return from his involan-
~ visit East in company with detective
ne, the ex-bank president spoke Of his
lease from custody in Pennsylvania rs
e result Of = triumphant vindicati0n Of
5 character, leaving him a. pure and
'otiess as lamb. There IL now reason .
believe that the release followed COM I
'omise BY which the claims Of one of tie
incipal sufferers by Barclays operations 4
ere satisfied in full. In the interview re-
RED to Smith also said that u Detective .
Ne ever struck Helena again and remain
IN town over night b. would b ''par