The river press., 1883-03-07
MONTANA MATTERS.

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querade.
The fire department Of Helena will
give ball Oh the 26th.
The colored people of Helena have or
ganized a dancing club.
Lots to the value of 54,66O were sold
III Livingston during February.
Young Story, the thieving bank clerk,
has been lodged in the Bozeman jail
! Next Monday treasurer-elect Humber,
OF Deer Lodge county, will take charge
of his office.
Wheat sowing has already commenced
in Prickly Pear valley--nearly month
earlier than usual.
1t is understood that large wholesale
grocery house of Chicago will soon start
| a branch in Helena
Wickes is being deserted by the miners
since the Alta Montana shut down, many
OF them leaving for Alaska.
The Western Union telegraph officeat
Livingston was broken into at noon on
March lst, and upwards Of $50 stolen.
A workman was caught by land
slide III cut east Of Muir City last Mon
day and badly probably fatally
The Butte telephone exchange has
sixty telephone instruments in use.
Helena has thirty, and Deer Lodge only
six.
The Northern Pacific track, having
caught up with the grade east Of Boze-
man, is again at standstill for few
days.
The ice is all out of the river in the vi
cinity of Deer Lodge, and the placid
waters run unfettered to the mouth of
Little Blackfoot.
X. Beldler has arrived in Helena from
Fort Maglnnis, having in charge man
named Joe Black, accused of stealing
goods at the Fort Maginnis fire.
Greenhood, Bohm & Co. have offered
prize OF $50 to the winner of five-mile |
bicycle race, to be contested for at the |
next territorial fair. The directors of
the fair will offer prizes for races of |
shorter distance.
III. j. Hoppe, charged with the man |
slaughter OF Patsy Walters, at Bozeman. |
was brought before Judge Martin and, |
Walvlng preliminary examination, was
bound over to answer to the next grand |
jury. Bail was fixed at S50Oo which /
was Immediately given.
"Sorrel Nike alias q Hickory Jim |,
the Well-known Montana race horse.
won fiye-eighths mile race at New Or
leans on the oath ult The old horse
has, since leaving Montana in 1881,
scooped up good many of the noted
flyers OF the east and south.
The necessary arrangements have
been made to perfect the organization of
the new town of Ashland, already laid
out on Tongue river, about midway from
Miles City to the Wyoming line. Sew
eral Miles City gentleman have given
this matter substantial encouragement.
The Missoula Times thinks there is no
reason Why Missoula county cannot fur
nisi lumber to every town in the terri
tory on the line Of the Northern Prcific
railroad, and to Butte and along the
Utah & Northern. The lumber interests
IT the county will be one of the most ac-
i've industries in the territory for several
years to come.
Our new territorial, superintendent of
public instruction, Judge Hedges, has
decided to keep q register of teachers de-
string employment and schools in want
u teachers. 1t is a good idea and will
De OF great benefit to teachers and trus-
ees. They should take pains to keep
he superintendent advised of such wants
either OF teachers wanted or of schools
wanted.
James Fl. Moe, 1ex-register of the Hell
ma land office, has accepted a position
'ecently rendered him by Commissioner
4amborn, chief of the land department
# the Northern Pacific railroad, and he
will be stationed in the company's Hell
ma office under General Agent Stone
'lr. Moe is at present in the states, but
$ expected to return here about the 10th |
nst., and Immediately after will enter
lpon the duties of his new position.
They Protest.