The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-15
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As Found In Our Cleau-Up Of the
Territorial Exchanges.

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runs by way Of Barker.
There are GIL children Of school
age in CEoteau county.
M. G. Murray, of Bozeman, died
very suddenly on Sunday.
The Gloster company's new works
were started up last Friday.
Juege Blake is now city attorney
and clerk of Virginia City.
The total assessment OF Gallatin
county for 1883 foots up $4,648, O0o.
Two soldiers of Fort Keogh were
arrested for horse stealing Last week.
Benton is anxious for a first-class
dramatic company to visit that
marine Tort.
Within the last thirty DAYS Drum
Lummon stock has advanced 80 per
cent. IN London.
AT White Sulphur Springs, Mrs.
Badger; quite aged, fell into q open
cellar aud was severely hurt.
Bozeman's city tax levy shows an
assessed valuation Of 81. All, 7l9 upon
which the total tax was S.. $3.50
Miss Jennie Corson, the shepherd
ess of Montana, AS purchased r. II.
Clendenin's large band of sheep.
Rev. Alfred Brown, at present in
Topeka, Kansas, is to soon take
charge of the Episcopal Missions at
Billings and Livingston.
Alexander Dunn, who was serious
ly hurG by the eastern bound train
last Friday morning, died ut Glen
dive Sunday night.
Fire water is dealt out freely, al
though secretly, to Fort Benton In-
| dian1, and their camp on the teton is
frequently the scene Of frightful
Orgits.
Some Assinaboine soldiers raised
SIS on an "O'Dohnell fund" last week
| and went on a big spree with the
| money. The contributors didn't ap-
preciate the joke.
Gallatln county has $s2, 524.22 in
the treasury and Bozeman is elated
| over the prospect of the early die
bursement of about $4,000 of it in
that city.
A tramp beat his way over the
| Northern Pacific Ry. to Miles City
by taking up his quarters in a hearse
which was loaded on 4 fiat car ana a
| housing built over it.
The General of the Army
has received information of thu sur
render at Camp Poplar River of i've
lodges Of Sitting Bulls force who
came from the British province.
The Virginia City Rod and Gun
! Club has received from the East a
quantity of wild rice, which will be
sown in the Madison marshes to in
duce the ducks to remain and Offer
themselves as targets for the shotgun
members OF the club.
Col. Ilges is in receipt of a letter
from the paymaster general OF the U.
s. army informing him that six
months pay is still due him. Had
the fact been known it would have
cut a large figure in the Colonel's
court martial.
Courier: Several farmers on the
West GalIatin are taking advantage
of the Observation-Disclosures summer
weather by ploughing their grain
fields. What other portion of country
north of Mason..and Dixon's line and
east of the Cascades can make such q
! showing?
A private telegram received in
Helena conveys the information that
Charles F. Gray, assignee of c: H.
Tiilinghast n Co. of Chicago, whose
failure resulted in closing down the
Barker smelter, is awaiting Mr.. Til
linghast's return from Montana 10
offer creditors forty cents on the dol
lar. He places heliabilities at $780,
600; assets at $150,OO0.
The claim jumping difficulties at
Emigrant Guich have been settled
without serious trouble. Though
representation work for the year had
not been done, there still remained
several weeks in which to perform
it, and this being vigorously I'M
pressed upon the minds of the jump
ers, they concluded to withdraw
while they were still in condition to
enjoy the Christmas holidays.