The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-07
MONTANA NEWS.

The little Spanish smelter at Barke
is doing good work.
4 roller skating rink is to be opcne,
IN Bozeman in few days.
White Sulphur Springs is happy owe
the opening of faro game.
There isa vigilante organization anon,
the inhabitants of the Judith basin.
The Helena and Butte dailies are nov
receiving full Western Associated Pres
reports.
The bullion taken from the mine neal
Helena is being held there in anticipa
ton Of the arrival Of railroad trains.
Dan Fenton, the Snowman, is in Miles
lie is going to occupy his time this sum
mer holding down ranch in the Eure
ka valley.
Ames Armstrong was shot twice by
David Kennedy at Mammoth Hot
Springs, a few evenings since, while en-
gagged in drunken quarrel.
Work has been commenced on. the
new Catholic church at Butte. 1t will
be the largest and most expensive
church edificc in the territory.
Green snow on mountain peak IN
Meagher county is the latest phenome.
non reported. Its color is supposed to
be the result of vegetable action.
1t is reported that a Chicago man is
going to start three-ccnt daily in Hele-
ma. Montana is showing abundant signs
of becoming the land of the pilgrim.
+. h. NJ. JOY, who was to have taken
j. '. Bogert's place as receiver of the
Bozeman land office, died in the east on
the day he was to have started for Mon
tana.
The people Of Butte are at last getting
disgusted with the frequently recurring
prize fights, and will petition the town
council to enact an ordinance for their
prohibition.
John Maguirc, the "Monologue Ar
tist," who was irrBilings a short time
ago, has leased theatre III Butte for
one year and will send east for com
pany Of performers.
The long talked Of jug breaking fcsti-
val among the Miles City Mcthodists
revealed S76 in coppers, nickcIs and
dimes-no great boom for Miles City
bencficencc.
In settlement of the difficulty over the
Silver Bell mine in the Barker district,
the Clcndcnin company have paid the
jumpers $4,000 and received quit
claim deed Of the property.
Winston Bros. & Clark have the con-
tract to build all bridges On the Missoula
division of the \. p, except the trestIe
over ,i.renp's gulch. The company
formerly did all bridge work.
Among other first-class theatrical tai
ent that will come to Montana this year
under engagement to John Mcguire are
Rose Eyting, Frank Mayo, the Big Four
Minstrels, and the Hycr sisters.
\ meeting of cattlclnen of southern
Montana and northern Wyoming has
been held at Miles City to memorialize
the government on the matter of the
cattle killing Indians of that region.
The coroner's jury in the case Of the
killing Of Irving Hunter, Of Gallatin,
found verdict to the effect that the de-
ceased came to his death by gunshot
wound inflicted by Geo. A. Lowe and
Lewis r Ray.
Last Monday morning the lifelcss body
of Frank Mckenzie, an inmate of the
Gallatin county hospital, was found ly-
ing near the hospital. Disease Of the
heart is supposed to have been the
cause of death.
Governor Crosby has declared that
hencefortll notarial appointments will
not be legal unless conferred by the ter
ritorial council. Consequently there
will be no further appointments till the
next session of the legislature.
A large number of the prominent citi-
zens of Benton and Choteau county
have been indicted by the grand jury at
Helena for bribery and corruption al
legged to have been practiscd at the last
election. This is the aspiring Botkin's
work.
The Miles City signal station is to be
The citizens arc making
an effort to have the service continued
till the Western Union has wire run
ming into Helena, rs otherwise they
would be entirely cut off from telegraph
ic communication with the capital.
The Northern Pacific company has is
sued circular which contains news Of
decided interest to emigrants. 1t states
that all goods shipped in small lots will
be charged at the rates Of - per hund-
red pounds or $50 per car load. This
will be in force now from st. Paul to all
points in Montana as fact as the road is
finished.
The Crees, who raided on Northern
Montana, from the Canadian soil, have
returned unscathed across the border.
1t is believed that they killed and stole
about 200 cattle and horses during the
foray. Another military post along the
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