Helena weekly herald., 1882-06-29
TOWN TALK,

The Tribune says that the Bismarck
market is, glutted with Montana potatoes.
The Pacific Express Co. shipped from
town this morning box of gold valued at
s13.5oO. .-,sr 4.,o Igfz, sf,-oea ted3 ,i s54a
THE Pacific Express Go. shipped from
the city this +, morning a bar Of silver valued
at 81 $50. o~;,.s.,.. ,es.,,, r,sz . a,ae
On Tuesday evening a thief stole $3.50
gold watch from Missoula tfarmer. sojourn-
ing in Butte ...s,.. ...f..,oa = .ssd-aar. -.ae
Plans for several large warehouses are
being prepared by our city architects for
Messrs. Clark, Chadwick and others. ,,...
Wednesday, in Butte, little boy named
Griffith fell under heavily loaded wagon
drive by his father and was crushed horribly.
He will probably die. .-.s.., .,.a;sci... a.. ,..
| 1t is reported that Major Patrick, the
censured originator of the Missouri colony
that arrived at Benton recently, died at his
cabin a day or two ago in Montana district.
The Senate Committee on Territories re-
ported favorably the bill introduced by Har-
rison providing for the reapportionment Of
members of the Legislative Assembly Of
Montana. .........,. ..:-...-.
Yesterday Curtis & Booker sold at
Paynes corral ffty-six head of mares and
geldings at an average price of S66 per head,
and ffty-fve head at average price of $53
per head.
The Knights of Pythias of Butte organ
lied fifth lodge-Ivanhoe No. 5-on Tues
day last. This will entitle the members of
the order in the Territory to institute a
Grand Lodge.
The accident which occasioned serious
injury to R. NJ Dunn, a nephew of Washing
ton Dunn, occurred near Kreamer's ranch in
He'll Gate canyon, and was the result of a
premature blast
ID. I'll. Cuthbert is in receipt Of letter
from E. W. Carpenter, of San Francisco, an
nouncing the arrival Of Judge Wade and
family. They will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carpenter while sojourning in that city
As another incentive to making Helena
the big city of Montana, we mention the
matter that the Government postal authori-
ties are considering the question of deliver
ing letter mail at the hotels in all large cities
as late as 10 o'clock at night.
On the 7th inst. Hon. Martin Maginnis
was present at reunion of officers of the
Union and Confederate armies on the battle
field of Gettysburg for the purpose of locat
ing more definitely the positions of the
various armies on that memorable day.
"A new discovery has been made by
farmer in Southern Dakota, who has been
troubled seriously by gophers destroying
seed planted in his corn field. He sprinkles
grain on the surface between the rows of
corn. This is destroyed by his visitors and
the seed left in the ground undisturbed.
The British & Canadian Grazing and
Stockraising Company, which was recently
organized, has secured 10000 acres of range
in the Bow river country, Northwest Terri
tory, and will engage in the cattle business
on large scale. Seventy thousand dollars
in dividends is expected by the stockholders as
the result of the first years business
Bismarck Tribune: L troop, 7th cav
airy, has been ordered to the upper Yellow
stone with Major Merrill. Lieut.. Darlington
will be in command of the company. The
object of their removal to that country is
not known, unless it is to keep the Crows
quiet while the miners go in and prospect
the Clarkis Fork mines These Indians are
getting saucy, and are raiding stock ranches
in Northwestern Wyoming.
One of Butte's latest suicides, Simon
Hollworth, who was delinquent to the Ne,c
Northwest for two years subscription, left
oders to pay his newspaper dues. Referring
to this circumstance that paper remarks
although it may not have been an evidence
of his sanity, it was at least an evidence of
his honesty. There are many men alive and
at large, under a suspicion of sanity, who
would do well to follow this good example
not by suiciding, but by paying up their sub
scription."
Miner: Last Monday night two men
were put ON the Utah & Northern railway
one at American Falls and one at Arimo-to
be brought to the Ogden hospital. They
had been working under Collins & Stevens,
the Oregon Short Line contractors and were
injured by premature explosion Of blasts.
One of them was badly burned about the
face and arms, and the other has fracture
Of the upper jaw and some minor hurts. DR..
Mitchell, who is attending them, says that
though the wounds are severe, there is moth
ing serious.
AND NOW COMES THE RUSH
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS