The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-20
TERRITORIAL NDW9,
Oullod ffom the Columns Of Our
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The Helena 6re department will
give . grand ball On the 18th.
Three saloons are now in full blast
ut Horse Plains, near the Ly0ch
place.
Passenger by stage arriving In
Helena report forest fires In every di.
rection.
Madame Cappiana, the songstress,
will arrive in Helena to-day and give
. concert on the 2lst.
Mr.. +. E. Bywatess, OF Sanl'l Cou.
lee, Choteau county, reports forest
fires raging In the Chestnut valley.
p. b. Snell, plasterer and brick
layer, was injured In Helena ON the
18th instant BY falling from scafold-
ing.
Helena 10 circulating . petition
praying for the abatement Of what
Il termed the "wOod measuring nui-
sance."
Divorces were granted to Eugene
Lippincott and Percy Robinson, In
the District court setting 1t Benton,
without contest.
The Salt Lake City race horse man,
Moehier, arrived in Helena Thursday.
with Chs militia, q thoroughbred, and
two-year-old, liss Trump.
The frst Indiau that was ever tried
crininally In the District Court In
Choteau coumty, under tho Territorial
laws, was on the 18th Instant convict
ed ct Benton.
The Benton Record says the trans
portati0n business 70 now very dull,
from, the fact OF its being uncertain
how lar the boats now on the way up
the river can come.
6hannonville IL the name Of the
below ThollpsUn Falls. 1t num0oso
houses and two restaurants.
The accident to the electric light In
Helena Wa moro serious than va ct
first supposed. Subscriber to the
light had to fall hack On kerosene for
one night, In consequence.
A row between two Horss Plains
ranchmsn recently resulted In the
serious cutting Of one Of the co0teo-
tsnts, but he b now recovering and
will be able to resume work again In
few days.
Hon. James r. Thorpe died at his
residence In Neaghef county In the
afternoon Of "wednesday, the 18th In.
slant. Mr.. Thorpe was formerly .
resident 0f this county, where he
made u large number OF friends.
Rev. Stanley met with an accident
the other day while en- route from
Butte to Deer L0dgo-his h0rSe fall
ing with him. Nj. Stanley's right
foOt was caught under the horse and
badly sprained; but, we are glad to
state, his injury II not considered
serious.
Rock Island IL receiving . hard
name in the neighbOrho0d Of Mis-
soula, and there n vast need Of
lymching society In that thief!stricken
place. Twenty meu are reported
missing, and twelve Of them have
been found floating In the river with
their skulls broken.
Several indictments have been
fDund against the proprietresees OF
bawdy houses on the principal streets
On the ground that they are publlo
nuisanees. In one Of the cases. which
will be tent Of all Of them, melton
has been made to squash the indict-
ment, and II will be argued and de-
terminstl tO-day.-Rirer Irexs, 1&h.
The HM~bamelw,0M 10 indebted to the
Catlin Brothers for some fine speci-
mems Of wheat, oats, bluejoint, timo-
thy and alfalfa, grown o. their ranch
! south Of town. The wheat aud oats
are very fins aud nearly four feet
high. The timethy II superior to any
We ever saw from the first crop, and
the alfalfa IL Of very rank growth,
and sh0vs conclusively that it can be