The river press., 1881-08-17
MONTANA MATTERS.

Inc territorial papers are still busy build
ing railroads
The Catholic church at Boulder valley will
be dedicated next Sunday.
At the Bozeman fall races the aggregate
purse will amount to So, $50.
Judge Wade, wife and daughter, arrived at
Helena from the States last week.
It is stated.that the Gallatin valley will pro-
duce but about two thirds ef a crop this year.
The Supreme court is in session at the
capital grinding out opinions at lively rate.
The assessable property of Bozeman is
valued at three quarters of million dollars
this year.
Bias Margood, q miner in the Bell mine
near Butte, was instantly killed one day last
week by the premature discharge of blast
The Butte races come off on the 7th, 8th,
9th and 10th of next month. A purse Of
$4,000 will be given to the lucky winners.
The old school house at Sun River has
been bought by the Catholics at that place
and will be converted into house of wor-
ship.
The Montana Telegraph and Telephone
company was organized at Ogden, Utah, on
the 18th inst. The company will begin the
construction of exchanges and lines in few
days.
The Stalwart letter from the New York
Stalwart to the Stalwarts of Butte was first
printed in the Stalwart New North Vest
The Inter Mountain is too much ''adminis-
tration" to receive any favors from that
quarter.
The Stalwarts of Butte have received
letter from Ex-senator Conkling in which
the great defeated expresses in warm words
his appreciation of the Butteites and counsels
them to remain faithful to the principles Of
Stalwart Republicanism. The parties con-
cerned wouldn't trade the letter off for the
best mine in the district.
Col John T. Grayson, of Helena, has
been arrested on the charge of larceny at the
instance of Matt. W. Black. The charge is
that Col Grayson purloined from among the
effects of the late Col. Black legal instru-
men5 which was evidence Of the latter's part
ownership ID the 4. M. Hotter mine The
defendant denies. the damaging story and
las been admitted u hail 4. u, - sasz
600.
The Helena council has recently passed
an ordinance requiring that brick flueg
shall be substituted for tin and sheet iron
pipes where the same are in use within the
fire limits Of the city. The change must be
made by the 17th Of next month. The re-
suit of this wise move will be 10 prevent fires
that might destroy thousands of dollars
worth of property. If Benton were incor-
porated like precaution could be taken here.
The Broadway mine, with its associate,
the Mutual Agreement, has been sold and
the first payments Of 100000 make by depoe-
it in the banking house Of Kountz Bros,
New York. The mill connected with the
mine is also sold, and the $25,000 therefore
is also deposited with the bankers. Within
six months 100000 more is to be paid to
complete the purchase. The sale is made
through Richardson & claiborne, London.
England. Mr.. A. E. Walton, who made the
examination of the property, has for years
been examining engineer for this house
Independent.
A party of distinguished Austro- Hungar-
ians arrived in Virginia Monday morning, en-
route to the Big Horn Mountains, where
they propose to slaughter the big game that
abounds there. From the size of the arsenal
which they carry about with them, we infer
there will be q terrible diminution of bears,
buffalos, etc, when they get among them.
The party consists Of Count Andrassy,
nephew of the Austrian premier; Counts /.
g. Szechenyi, Baron Hoyos, and Count
Gudenue, and they have fifteen Winchester
and Express rifles and shot guns, besides
smaller firearms enough to supply q small
regiment. They will outfit at Fort Ellis
MadisonSan.
The Neao NORTH West calls attention to the
fact that at a meeting of editors held some
time since it was decided to organize, if
sociation of Montana during the week of the
Territorial fair at Helena. The NeU North
West suggests that IL this is to be done it is
time for the press to give the matter some
consideration to the end that the sentiment
on the subject may be ascertained, and that
paper leads out in an editorial favoring the
of such an association. Editor
lal associations are numerous in the States
and our slight experience with them is that
apart from arranging editorial excursions,