The Dillon tribune., 1882-02-18
MONTANA CONDENSED.

UO0N SluF0csu, udNS SSN~s>~
the same valley. oA'o'
MONTANA CONDENSED.
The town Of Martinsdalc wss thrown
into a state OF intense excitement r."
days ago by the appea. ance ota parry OF
drunken Indians who made the ~e!kihs
ring with their hoo,ing. yelling and hring
OF guns. They were duly sober when the,y
arrived and were promptly refused any H.
ouor, but nothing daunting. they drew their
guns upon the proprietor and went into the
saloon or cellar and help"a themselves un'
til they felt very glorious. and the whites
very insecure. Next d.v Lieutenant Bret.
of the and cavalry, arrived with posse OF
soldiers and Cheyenne scouts and look
from the miacreants II head OF stolen
horses whirh the party had taken from
couple Of Red River half breeds on Big
Spring creek. Three Of the horses has
BEEN sold. It was deemed expedtent to
buv them hack and give them up. This
lawle>s party Is said to be composed OF
Flatheads AMI Bannacks.
AvAsv oovMss.
Langston, who was ", frarfullv injured
bv the fuse explosion at the coal banks.
Was removed to the Post hospital on Tues.
tay. lie has been professionally attended
bv' Surgeons Bushnell and Mcguire OF
Fort Ellis, and is now under their special
care. Col. Chestnut has been unrem:tting
in attendance upon the unfortunate man.
who wonderful as it may appear. promises
to recover. The doctors pronounce the
49,, Nl no and
endurance OF the patient As almost unex-
ampled. Smith, who was injured at the
same time, is recovering.
A visit to the Chestnut coal.b,nA will
convince the most skeptical that the DID
joke about the good hue building capaci',,
# tine fuel is thing OF the past. The new.
IL opened vein is solid coal from the STIR.
face. the tunnel kkyexgk so.idvein cross
section at one point M feet of pure coal.
We saw "cnal," Notwithstanding the theory
that this region contains merely !iguite, 4,
this vein produces solid masses OF material
Of bright, heavy, unslacking nature. very
gaseous. hard and pure. 1t would almost
seem to bc true bit,,ni,.ou. coal.
Charles b., L. has been engaged during
the past week, in preparing and preserving
through the taxidermi-;'s art. specimens
Of the Roxy Mountain goat and the big
horn sheep. He is succeeding admirably
and many of oM citizens are viewing for
the first time, Ties. animals in their natural
STATE.
The Nee Bros. have purchased $50 head
Of cattle OF John Neubert. the same to be
delivered next Jane. I. purchase Price
Was in the neiyhborhood oil Sis per head.
Bis,n rex has a Chamber of Commerce. OF
nearly one hundred members which is il,
excellent working order. Extensive steps
have already been taken topro!note the
welfare OF Bismarck, and grea. goo: is cx.
pected to result.
4 little girl nine years old, daughter OF
Mrs. Vim. SipAey, who lives in the south.
ern portion Of town, south OF Reinis store
was the victim la~t cvenin, of vile at.
tempt at the hands OF some drunken rutlin
whose identity is at present unknown
She had been sent 10 the po>totfice shortly
after dark, and " lille on her way nome was
ovcrtaken bv a man partially intoxicated
who took her BY the hand and walked along
by her, side, talking with her. When ,le>
came to the place wherr she should turn
off of Wood street toward home, the mai;
BY threats prevented her from doing 81,
and compelled her 10 go alon. with him
The dcfenseless child was taken to poin,
in Dry gnlch outside OF town, and there
the drunken wretch attempted to carry into
effect lis bea>tv purpose. The frightened
child screamed loudly and her as>auter
doubtless fearing that some one would come
to the little girls relief. desisted and ac.
c'mpanying her back 10 Rodney street
hurriedlv disa",eared down that thorou IN.
fare. The police tire or his track and i, i,
to be no 'ed will capture him. Such tiend.
are fit susi cts .ur Tie at:vi.,ion .. vigilance
committee.
or Friday, 10th Inst. Ol Weaae>l, af.
ternoon Col. Clend. hin was CO., ,iuctj ~ his
friend and gust. l. ,ui, II .itrnan, OF Ben
ton, Though the various mines About
tour o'clock they came 10 the Wright and
Edwards mine and the two yen,l. ,ner
named and Me>>rs. Campbell and Fo,e,
entered the tunnel, Col. Ciensienin being in
advance O! the others. They had gone bu,
"a short distance from the mouth If the tun
mel when sudd My mass Of rock weigh
about ton became detached from the wall
| and tell, fragment If ah,ut one hundred
pounds weight striking Col Clendcnin
about the waist, crushing into his vi,ual<
and INJECTING fatal injuries. As som a.
his friends had recovered from III. terror
incident upon their own narrow ESCAPE
they rushed to the assistance Of the untor
tunatc mar. Who lay grooming in fr;ghtful
agony. They took him up and bore hin,
to his house. On the way the Colonel X.
pressed the wish that he might die then
hut beyond this he bnre his injuries with
that accomplishing for,itude 20 cl.ara. ter.
este OF the man.
The accident occurred about four O'Clock
j" the afternoon. He fingered until about
ten o'clock the same nil ht, suffering but
little pain, his mind unclouded and h,msel,
lily reconciled to the death which he
tclt was inevitable. At ten O'Clock Col
George Clendenin died. Mrs. Clenderin
was with her husband in his last moments.
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A Foolish Mistake,
Don't make the mistake Of confoundinp
q remedy Of merit with quack medicines
We speak from experience when we saw