Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25
HELENA LETTER.
HELENA, MoNr.. dec. q. 1879.

/ HELENA, MoNr.. dec. q, 1879.
Merry Christmas.
Sleigh bells are jingling.
Turkeys that escaped Thanksgiving fear
fully await the 18th.
Seven inches of snow on the ground and
plenty more coming.
The District Court is still occupied with
the case OF Geo. w. Fox.
Christmas trees flourish better than any
| other Montana timber just now.
Lots of dances are announced to en!iven
the holiday season in the ''oastside camps. -
| Through tickets for all parts OF Ameri-
ca are now sold at tic Overland Stage Of
flee in Helena.
G. NJ. Travis. of Helena, was robbed at
the Terminus on Sunday. the 18th, of
about $4,000 in currency.
For several days the coaches have been
delayed by the deep snow. Last nights
overland brought no mail.
The Pioneer Club party Friday night
was well attended, Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather.
The ears, fingers and cheeks OF Willie
Rule, tive-year-old Helena youngster,
were badly frozen on Wednesday.
Among recent departures for the States
were S. L. Hauser, G. A. Broadwater,
Judge Chumasero and B. II. Tatem.
Trains on the Utah and Northern are
much DISTRACTED by the snow. Freights
are not now received for points north of
Logan.
On the coolest morning of last week the
thermometer indicated fifteen degrees be-
low zero. For four days the mercury has
not run above.
The Benton coach, due Monday, got in
at noon on Wednesday. 1t was lost this
side of Fort Shaw, and the passengers, in
Guiding two ladies. were obliged to fast for
"a hours.
j. Ii. Moe, Register of the Helena Land
Office, has been confirmed for another
term. Mr.. Moe and Mr.. Sterling, the re-
ceiver, are both excellent officers and uni
versally liked.
A leading Helena physician makes the
practice OF going hunting at this season.
Its the only time OF year that - does
not kill anything" pleasantly observes
brother NJ. d.
The Episcopal church fair. beginning
Tuesday and ending last night, was the
notable thing OF the week, and is under
stood to have been as much of a success
financially as otherwise.
The sidewalks are in nice condition for
the ponderous citizen, who would suffer
from the intense cold but for the enthusi-
asm excited by his efforts to preserve an
upright position regardless Of slipperi-
ness.
The Sawtclle troup was to have played
here last night, but the storm detained it
at Boulder, necessitating the postpone
ment until Monday night Of the presenta-
ton OF ''Stealth, or the Murder on the
Cliff"
G. Hutchinson, Madison County man,
on his way to Helena with load of flour,
was thrown rom MS wagon while descend
ing the divide between Crow Greek and
Jefferson City, and badly. perhaps NOR
tally, injured.
"'Which is the greater obstacle to prog
ress, doubt or prejudice:" was the ques-
ton which the Monday Night Club en-
to decide at its last meeting. The
NJ. n. is literary and debating society,
formed of number OF Helena ladies and
gentlemen.
sin justice to Bob Eads," your cores
pOndent is requested to state that the Col
onel's military experience was acquired in
he Union and not in the Rebel army, as
ecently stated. This is an important his
orical f;,ct. Col. Eads IS not Capt. Jas.
B. Eads' brother, as l also stated, but the
cousin of that noted parsonage.
MONTANA.