Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-17
by Our Regular Correspondent
HELENA LETTER.

HELENA, MONTANA. April Is. 1879.
Ungrammatically. this is teaser Sunda,
The March winds have been April-foo
ing us.
The Leadvi!le of to-day is said to resen
BILE the Helena Of 1865.
The last Pioneer Club party of the seasO
has been given.
One fellow yesterday knocked anothe
fellow into the middle of next week.
Where. Oh. where, is Upper Missouri
river navigation Echo answers: AT Can
yon Ferry.
Bob Ingersoll's ''Ghost of the Supernat
ural' WIS severely investigated this even
ing by Rev. John Armstrong.
Our notion stores took in two counter
felt coins yesterday-One fifty cent, tn
other a two-bit piece, and both dated 1873
Rev. Clark Wright's two-story bricl
residence, on Seventh Avenue. was sole
yesterday to \. II. Beattie for 81 400. Mr.
Beattie is said to have bought the property
for another party-probably the Territori
al official whose matrimonial design re
ported some weeks since.
The Helena base-ballists are practicina
for the coming season by playing catcI
with 5-pound clock weights, which is near
ly as good exercise as catching cannon
balls.
New York and Helena are the only cities
in the world that have elevated railroads
Anyway. Helena's railroad will be knocked
higher than kite if the U. and n only
comes to Snake river.
Mr.. Hilger. formerly Probate Judge. has
purchased Fisk & Ingersoll's herd Of sheep
--l,734 in number--fOr $4,543.
4 term of the District Court will be held
at Miles City by Judge Blake on the first
Monday in May. and also on the first Mon
day in November. This will be doing
justice to the Yellowstone people.
The weather is just splendid, but an oc-
casional zephyr from the heaven-kissing
hills reminds one of the snow drifts that
still sleep in the mountains.
VIM. Nowlan charged John Frost with
assault and battery. and the case came up
before Judge Hedges, but, the jury not
agreeing. it will probably be submitted to-
morrow to another body of good men
and true
The solemn and Observation-Disclosures mule
is to be numerously seen on the streets.
and that additionally ''pooty'' vehicle. the
red wagon. also intercepts the view. Both
OK and mule trains were pulling out for
railroad last week.
About eight miles southeast of town, in
he hills not fur from the overland stage
Dad, Boyd and Roden have struck gold
luartZ lead whose right to its name of Be-
,anza Chief is not likely to be soon chal-
enge!. No lode of so much promise has
,een found SO near Helena for many years.
The ore body, Is feet wide, looks remark
bly, well, and lies between well defined
,ranite walls.
The Eastern minister invited to take
barge of the Presbyterian church in this
uSSlIlCS ~ uo SOs HC Tie
congregation whose opposition caused Mr..
iewitt's resignation will perhaps wish
hey had retained that gentleman. even if
e did devote some Of his time to ''horse-
ack riding and rifle shooting, to the ex-
fusion of n prelude on current events"
la 10 Cook, which some of the members
re said to have desired.
The lot below the Overland Hotel on
hich the Odd Fellows designed building
leir TEN Die, is found to be but % feet
ide in the rear. and hence hardly large
lough for a building 81 feet wide. AS the
wners of the adjoining lot will not sell at
ratio sufficient ground to make
, the desired width. building of the tenn
e is delayed, and it will probably be
'entually erected on the corner below the
ssay office. as parties interested in Broad
NV real estate have subscribed $500 as an
ducement tor the choice of that location.
is getting to be one of Helena's
lidest streets.