Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25
Montana Condensed .

lie STosS ItCt'p!s VI tIic DcCi AOuSS
Institute Fair. amounted to So. 100 up Il
the 18th inst. so says the Ne,c North West
Thursday night. Dec. 4th, the large saw.
mill belonging 10 BrO"dwater. Hubbel 4
Co., Miles City, burned to the ground
Some IL. 600 feet of lumber was burned at
the same time. The machinery was dam
aged so as to render it useless.
We are informed BY man recently from
Idaho that Henry Critics. a former resident
of Montana, purposes driving his band Of
POO fine American mares over the road to
this Territory. believing it better point
for stock-raising than his present location.
-1Wssouiian.
Yesterday. in the Police Court. the pro-
prietors of the Union Hurdy House were
before Judge Warren. charged with selling
whisky to minors. and the charge being
substantiited to the satisfaction Of his
Honor. the offenders were fined S25 and
cOstS.-MnHr.
From the Husoaadniaa 18TH inst.
Nornbuckle & Marshall have sold their
sheep and ranch to Baker & Co.. Of Benton.
Consideration over $4,000.
There is az much excitement at lagO
over the discovery of many gold and silver
quartz lodes as over the placer mines.
Three more locations have been forwarded
to the county recorder for record since our
las, issue.
Severance & Collins bought 1900 sheep
last week from Mr. Slagat, who drove in
from California last summer and located
on Big Elk. They are a very fine band OF
grade Merino sheep. 1900 ewes. and 700
California lambs.
Oscar Penwell. who has spent the past
five wears in Utah and Idaho. is visiting his
relatives and friends OF Smith river. He is
one Of the fortunate owners of a fine hay
farm in Idaho. where hay finds ready mar
ket at $50 per ton in the stack.
The supply of flour on Smith river is
very limited. There is probably not half
enough on hand to supply the demand.
and should the winter turn out severe and
tie snowfall great we may find bread-stutf
scarce and high.
The new school house has been complet-
ed. with the exception of the patent desks
shipped from the East. which have not yet
arrived. The trustees of the district re-
ceived the building from the contractor
Samuel Scott-Monday last. The work is
we'll executed and gives entire satisfaction.
From tic Madisonian.
We are reliably informed that there is no
truth in the report that the Hecla Consoli-
dated Mining Company have sold their
property at Glendale. and that the proba-
bliteS are hey will not sell.
The delinquent tax-list. which we print
this week. is the best blow that can be
made for Madison county. if it isn't a very
"fat-take" for the printer. 1t will be OBJ
served that there are only seven real estate
owners who have failed to com, to time
Aith their taxes, and tour OF these are non
.esidents of the county. Such figures
speak louder than words in testimony OF
the prosperity which our people are en-
jOying. and present the strongest point
that can be made ia favor of this commu-
nifty for the immigrant to cast his lot in.
Froas the Nem NorM-Wet.
1t 4 es,imated1hat the court has been
:qsting 5000 to $500 per day for the pas.
ortnighl.
The sentiment in this community is that
he Degenhart verdict is wrong. We
heartily concur in this opinion. But we
mast submit to the verdict or rebel. Ne
ubmit.
According to the direction OF the court
lanson L. Lobb was brought into cour,
t $50 O'Clock last Saturday evening and
to seven years Imprisonment in
he Territorial prison.
II. II. ZenOr, Esq, resigned the Chair
1anShip of the Board of County Com
lissioners on the last day Of the Deem
er meeting. and John Y. Battcrton. Esq.
Ias elected in his stead.
A rich quartz strike is reported from the
istrict at the head Of First Chance. Hen
Y Grant is the owner OF the lead. A shaft
as sunk last winter. but no quartz of any
alne was discovered. and the vein was
'st. 4 tunnel was started in to strike the
laft, and in running it the vein of gold
caring quartz, said to be the richest by
r in Montana, was discovered.