The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-09-22
MONTANA CONDENSED.
Helena will number her buildings.


An artesian we'll 10 going down at Helena.
There Il 4 prospect Of \ telephone line
from Benton to Helena.
The steamer Emily was the last boat TO
20 down the river this season.
The Smith river round up started for
their fall branding, on the 2oth.
The wool crop Of Meagher county this
year Is said to be worth $4,000. Y
The farmers of the section Of the country
tributary to Benton want Touring mill.
Town lots on Main street. Neihart,
Meagher county, are selling for $I2S each.
Some specimens Of silver ore, from Nei.
hart, Meagher county, are reported to assay
$1,000 per ton.
e. L. Vawter & Co., Helena, dealers in
wagons, agricultural implements etc. have
made an assignment to Massena Billiard.
A specjal election to fill the Offices Of city
attorney and alderman, made vacant BY the
death Of Judgs Laspeyre, will be held at
Butte to-day.
The first through car, firm Portland to
! St. Paul passed Livingston, Tuesday, Sep
| tember sd. The car number was soS5, and
laden with fast horse.
A man in the Judith basin is training
calfto trot,and will shortly issue challenge
to match his bovine flyer against that Of
any man in the Territory.
Henry Filing has sold w. W. Morris
half interest in his mining and mill prop.
erty in Pony and Mineral Hill district, in
Madison county, for 1852
The Madisoian scouts the idea that ].
G. Smith was poisoned by eating canned
food, at Red Bluff, as others ate OF the same
food, and at the same table asideceased,and
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Frank Carley and a man na'n< Kelley
man tunnel, Monday, when ~ former
beat the other to death. Carley was cap.
tured at Livingston.-RivcyP Press.
The assessment of Lewis aad Clarke
county is looming up this year and 1t is =.
/ more than 100000. This will be an In
/ crease Of nearly or about 100000.
!, A waterfall 400 feet In hight has been
5 found in the Crazy mountains, near Hun-
> ter's hot springs. There is also chain OF
summit lakes. The highest point on these
. mountains is I1,164 feet above the sea level.
It IL not fully decided that Cinnabar will
r be the terminal town on the Park line.
= Gardner may yet enjoy the honor ifarranye.
;, ments can be made BY which the Northern
t Pacific can obtain the title to the town site.
!. r. H. Minatoe and Jack Stanford returned
# to White Sulphur Springs, last week, from
Z trip to Neihart, having taken in the first
t bull train that ever entered the camp. 1t
/. was loaded with supplies for the Massachu-
sets mine.
The commissioners Of Gallatin county
have notified Col. Clough, in his capacity
Of engineer Of the Park branch, that the
wagon road up the Yellowstone must be
). put in as good condition as it was before
re the construction Of the railway.
,fl tits believed that the forest fires that
e have been raging on the upper Madison for
y. the past week or two, were set by Bannack
= Indians for the purpose Of driving game from
8 there, to other localities better suited 10
H. their convenience for huntingit il.
!" All the Mussleshell cattle men, except
10 Y. H. Clark, have sold their beeves to Pratt
Of 4 Montgomery at $45 per head, SO we are
,e informed. It Is also reported that Andrew
ID and Housen Cooper have sold portion Of
,e their stock cattle at SIS per head.
The half breed, who broke Jail at White
Sulphur Springs, few weeks ago, was cap
tured by the Godtry Bros, Of the Judith,
at horses stolen from them, and ten head sto-
len from other parties. He was captured
in the vicinity Of the British line.
A Mrs Lyons and Miss Orr we're recently
=, attacked by mother bear, while out
Of berrying in the Musselshell country, and
were only saved from being torn to pieces
k. by faithful dog, which they had with
-. them, keeping the beast at bay until the
=" arrival Of Mr.. Lyons, who shot and killed
Mrs. Bruin, and then ii, patched her family
OF Of two likely cubs.
The lladisowiuw says that last week some
p. Bannack Indians camped in the vicinity OF
h. Raymond Bros ranch, stole fine horse o
" them. The thieves brought the horse to
town and paraded him through the streets
on but he was not recognized, and they have
probably escaped with him. Raymond
4. Bros offer reward OF $50 for his recovery
~ and the capture OF the thieves.
The Hwsba.dn,am has an account Of the
nj finding Of dead man about one mile above
]. 6. Pickering's ferry, OH the Missouri
on river, on Sept. 4th, 1883. He looked likt
h.. he had been dead two or three weeks. lie
az was unknown by any Of the jury ON Inc
ng inquest, which was held by Nose Dogget
P. He was Of German descent, abou,
+. five feet five inches high, grey hair ant
beard, and looked to be l,ty years old. liz
was dressed in a black suit, brogan shoes
no hat, and had no money or valuable pa
ed pers upon his per son. There mas nothing
re. In his pockets but a jack.knife, no letter,
or papers to tell his name, Or from whence
he came.
RAILROAD RACKET.
lie 1t Is expected the Oregon Short Line
will be completed in about four months.