Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-11-27

e HELENA, MoST.. Nov. q, 1879.
Indian simmer weather.

4 e HELENA, MoST.. Nov. q, 1879.
Indian sumner weather E
I The school census is being taken.
/ Fresh hen fruit is worth IS ce.ts pc
dozen. sa- - s. s. aA .a
The Pioneer Clubs first dance OF Ii,
season was given on Friday night.
The steamer Col. Mncleod. OF the Bake
Line. sank in feet Of water at Bismarck
on the 18th.
President Wickes will give Thanks.iv
ing dinner to the employees Of the Alt:
Montana Co.. Mt Wickes. -s,
Fifteen hundred dollars reward Is Offered
for the apprehension OF John Dennis muir
tlerers-S5W by the estate and $1,000 BY
Gov. Potts.
There was fire alarm Saturday morn.
ing, but the fire WAS fraud, only consum.
ing i wagon cover. Diabolicai waking
people at a. IN. TOR triile.
Gov. Potts has been promoted. He can
now write. president Montana, Agricul-
tural, Mineral and Mechanical Associa-
tion," after his sonorous cognomen.
Petty thieves are still on the rampage.
Notwithstanding safety committees and
exasperated public opinion. The Hot
Springs Saloon till was emptied last week.
All Gee. Of the Acknowledged race, sar-
castically known us celestial, paid So and
costs to the Probate Judge on Friday for
disorderly conduct resulting from bad
wl,iskey.
Prospectors are securing every foot Of
ground in the vicinity Of the sound b.
nanza Chief mine in the hope of making
the acquaintance OF some relative OF that
wealthy lode.
Iron for the extension OF the narrow
gauge has left Ogden, and the road will
probably cross the line into the coming
empire before the Christmas bells wake
the echoes in the mountains.
Jamison. the wealthy Irishman who for
several years has ''made 1t interesting" for
Montana game. left for Japan, via San
Francisco, on Wednesday. He killed 30
bears in this years hunt.
The LIE Petrs-Hutlson Minstrel Troupe
furnish amusement at the Opera House
just now. Two variety shows were in
operation in Helena until last week, when
one closed up temporarily. the proprietor
going East for new ''artists."
'f5iaarn and Kuhn. who were arrested on
usp,cion of completely in the John Dem
have been released, and their in
nocence is considered established beyond
any doubt. Stearn will remain in Helena,
but Kuhn soon leaves the country.
An Immense amount of freight, which
was landed ut Carroll by boats unable to
90 to the head OF navigation. arrived in
Helena last week. The probability of hay
ng to wait until next spring for goods
low at the terminus has dawned upon
Helena merchants. Freighting by any
cute is mighty uncertain in Montana.
d. G. Leonard, discharged sergeant OF
20. D.. 23d U. $. Infantry, took dose OF
trychnine on Monday last. died in few
minutes, and now sleeps Under the sod.
Whisky and the fear that he was suspect
d of a crime Of which he was innocent,
ansed Leonard to destroy himself.
c. j. d. Curtin was attacked on Monday
y one Jim Murray, who came after the
colonel with 4 mammoth butcher knife,
ercely avowing his in,entio.. to slash him
Ito ribbons. A tragedy was nippeI in
ne bud, however, by citizens, who cap
ired and disarmel Murray. The wie.der
the butcher knife will be sheltered in
&c county lock up for ninety days, tho
c says lie mistook Curtin Tor another
ian.
Another mysterious murder is reported
} Governor I otis by John Young, agent
the Blackfeet Indians. The body Of a
an who had been shot through the body
I'd whose skull had been crushed in with
me blunt instrument, Was found on
ntbank creek near tho crossing of the
hoop Cp.road. The man is unknown.
I'd how Ike met his fate is likely to remain
secret, though $1,000 reward will be offer.
for the capture of his murderers. :
The prosecution closed its case against j
20. W. Fox on Saturday morning, and
ephen De Wolf, one of the defendants
Iorneys, made an opening statement for n
e defense. Mpssrs. Andrews and San !
rs have made ont very strong case
ainst Fox, but it is Impossible to prog
sticate with any confidence IS to the re- ]
It of law suit. and Mr.. De Wolf S
werful presentation to the jury of his n
e of the case has considerably shaken v
, certainty Of those who were previous.
assured Of a conviction. Some Of the
ectors seem to have had very little to
with the management OF the Peoples
tional Bank. Fox has measur,ibly re-
ned his spirits ID: the bold front dis ~.
yed by his lawyers, and seems to take ''
tiers very easily. HI
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