Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-23
HELENA LETTER.
HELENA. MoNr.. Oct. 81, 1879


Summer again.
Deer hunting is the popular amusemen
now.
The two tnionville quart. mills made 9
short run last week.
The Helena schools hare now over 4O(
scholars in attendance.
A heightened wedding is on the tapis
Tomorrow is the happy day.
There was quite large snow fall in the
Penobscot country last week.
The stockholders of the fair association
meet next Monday to elect Directors for
another year.
A number of IIelena's lawyers went to
the ex-capital last week to take in the
Madison District Court.
Early yesterday morning one of Muir
ply. Neel & Co.'S wagons took fire in some
mysterious manner, and was totally des-
troyed.
On Friday evening Christian Church
sociable was enjoyed by many Of Helena's
sOci.; people at the residence of County
Treasurer Roberts.
Washington Territory eheep men. think
ing Montana the best country for their
fleecy flocks, are driving seventeen thou
sand head Of sheep this way.
III. NJ. S. Pinaforc" will soon be pre-
sented to Helenaites. The prorceds OF the
evenings entertainment will he devoted to
buying library for the public school.
The colored folks, by growing about
their log school house, have induced the
trustees to contract for a new building. 1t
will be of brick, l6x2s, and iron rooted.
Another effort is making to find the
channel of fabulous wealth, which is sup
posed to exist near Last Chance &ulch.
The Geep shaft is the grave of greenbacks,
if not the home of gold.
The party euphoneously known as
Bloody Knife was considerably bruised up
on Thursday. lie let the Fire Depart
ment team run away with him, and was
dumped out on pile of rocks. -
The black-leg is playing smash with the
nerds that Craze upon thousand hills in
Northern Montana. Davenport. Ray &
and X. s. Ford have lost nearly
lalt of their calves by its ravages.
L. {. Power s. Co. shipped thousand
acks of flour to Fort Assinaboine on FRI
lay. They have lately purchased IN inn
nense quantity of -four at bedrock prices
$3.50 for xxx, and S2.25 for Xxx.
Services were held yesterday tor the first
ne in the new Episcopal church, Rev.
}. G. Prout, of Virginia, assisting Rev.
|. n. Gilbert. Members of the Helena
and and the church choir furnished tine
lusic for the occasion.
The assessed valuation of Lewis and
larke to this date is So OBS, 800, which is
lbs, $40 more than last years assessment. {
he above nimed amount will probably Z
, increased about $4,000 when the as. :
ssment is completed.
Freighters between this bt1rg and the
rminus are pulling oht in order to load Z
cir loads before the beautiful snow COM
h. There is little confidence placed in
e blissful vision OF uninterrupted freight
with tile railroad dhring
c winter.
':he funeral of Mrs. c. 3. Vaughn yes
rtlay afternoon was one Of the largest
lich ever occurred in Helena. Mrs.
lnghp was the daughter of the veteran
wspaper man, Mr.. Wilkinson, who pub
he'd the Gazette in Helena and the Times
BOzeman. 4
A little accident not down on the bills
lrtlcd the habitues of the Variety Thea4
Wednesday night. Billy White. one
the performers, was shot in the left
n through some ones reprchensihle
.elessness in allowing ''play'' pistol to
loaded with very matter -of-fact ball 4
fridge.
John Shober, tie well known attorney.
I narrow escape from q serious acci-
u yesterday evening. He was buggy =
ing. aMl In rounding the corner Of Rod
! street and 5sh aveAue one Of the front Y
eels Of his vehicle came oiY, startling =
horse. which tried 20 rim Away. John
,ceetIed il checking the animal and =
ching tenn Asna IN safety.
1EhssON4L. In
}. ]. Salisbury Is in Deer Lodge county. .
Richard Jockey arrived from the West
Thursdays coach.
lev. NJ. N. Gilbert. rector Of tile Helcna
iscopal Church, leaves IN the morning
q months visit East. ",
ZEN. Blaine, Mai. Robinson and 4. z. =,
K started Friday on weeks trip to -