The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-01-06
MONTANA CONDENSED.

The Bitter Root Valley is 1870 miles in
length.
Forty three people died in Helena in the
year 1882.
Good hay is selling at Butte At from $,s
10 $a7 per ton.
Over three hundred houses were erected
in Butte in 1882.
At Fort Maginnis and vicinity horse
thieves are abundant.
Matte Taylor, TIE juvenile actress, is
drawing we'll ut + .na.
None Of the NJ. ntana newspapers issued
holiday editions this year.
The output Of the Alice mills at Butte
for the past year was 100000.
The new telegraph line will reach Boze-
man IN advance of the N. p. track.
The net proceeds of the Catholic Fair,
held at Butte recently, were $4,000.
The school census shows the number Of
school children In Missoula to be o6o.
TIE freight bought up the Missouri riv-
er In 1882 amounted to a7,4SI,I4l pounds.
Pete, the saddler, had finger chawed off
at Missoula In fight with Mormon gra.
der.
On account Of numerous DRINKS New
Years lasted two and half days at Mis-
soula.
Custer County is the largest county in
the United States. ITS area Is 10000 square
miles.
The electric light at Helena is something
of success, but the light takes a rest twice
q week.
The Billings Post SAYS that the mining
outlook at the Clarke's Fork mines is en-.
couraging
A hand Of Helena amateurs played IA
mon and Pythias at Butte and then did
Deer Lodge.
1t is supposed that Bean, who ,nv.teri.
ously disappeared from Butte recently, met
with foul play.
During tho year 1888. over 3s4.Soo acres
Of land we're sold and filed upon at the
Helena Land Office.
The Int .rnal Revenue collections for
the year just closed in the Montana distri.,
amounted to $4,000.
The White Sulphur Springs, in Meagh,r
county, have been pu, cfnscd by company
and will he stocked for $So,otU.
The gold and silver bullion deposited at
the U. s. Assay Office at Helena during
the year 1882 amounted to $76S93S
The old express Office, at Butte, has been
turned into Baptist Church. Sinners NAV
now reach salvation by the old express.
Several whisky smuggle were arrested
at the Blackfoot Agency last week and
turned over to the revenue officer at Fort
Benton.
At Butte, on the I'd, an old man named
ltartwell suicided by shooting himself. FL
nancial trouble caused the deed ri seli.tie-
struction.
John Sloss, Of Silver Lake, is inqui,ins
about one Wilson. Wilson disappeared!
mystertously from Butte about the 18TH 1T
November.
Last Sunday morning there was an en-
namen were instantly killed and three Sc
iiously wounded.
The person killed at Billings by Pat DE.
vine on Christmas was Jerry Conkly in
stead Of Jennie Conkley, as heretofore in.
correctly published.
A Yankee Doodle Gulch miner dreamed
that he tumbled out Of bed, and to make
his dleam come to pas. he did tumble out,
and injured his spine.
AT Miles City paper says that owing tn
limited school accommodations In that city
pupils under six years OF age are refused
admission to the public schools.
There will be contest from the Choteau-
Mcagher- Dawson Council district. al.
Hamilton has received the certificate but
Bach was elected by Al majority.
A whole company Of soldiers fired at a
superanuated Government mule at Fort
Missoula, at IS yards. The old mule cock:
ed his ears al the rattle Of musketry, and
then kept on eating sage.brush lunch.
They have such q wholesome dread OF
smallpox at Missoula that when white
pimple breaks out on the face Of person
the individual Is waltzed off to the pest.
house, where nine doctors investigate ore
pimDle.