The Dillon tribune., 1883-09-08
MONTANA CONDENSED.

hib1t at the tatr.
The time from San Francisco to Helena
Is now IS hours.
A Helena man has raised cotton in his
garden in Dry Guch.
A Bozeman milkman has added force
pump to his dairy plant.
Home grown water.melons are being
eaten by Billings people.
A newspaper is to be started at Clendenin
by Prof. Morrison, geologist.
The First National Bank, of Livingston,
Is building handsome brick bank.
Missoula is to have big saw mill, cree.
tel by the Montana Improvement Co.
The Territorial harvest is in progress.
with every indication Of very large yield.
There was shipped from Livingston this
season total Of 343,1l5 pounds Of wool.
During the month of August, the Lex.
ington Co., Of Butte, shipped bullion to the
amount of $l12,15o.
The "big bugs" are gradually leaving the
Park. "Uncle" Rufus, and the Presidents
parties have gone east.
The Stock Growers Association, Of Sun
River will try and figure GU. some mode
to prevent prairie fires.
Visitors to the Park are kicking about
the inefiiciency of the police and guides OF
that much visited region,
Three convicts escaped from the Deer
Lodge penitentiary the 3rd inst. A reward
is offered for their return.
Benton will build brick fire.enpioe
house 60 feet long, - feet wide and II feet
high, at a cost Of SLIGO.
w. D. knight has sold his interest in the
National PARK Pioneer to Wright & Hendry
Of the Livingston Enterprise.
w. D. Knight will resume charge Of the
Yellowstone Journal and will soon resume
the issue Of daily edition Of that paper.
Masons and carpenters are in demand in
Helena. From So to So are being paid for
good mechanics, and they are scarce at
that.
James Renshaw has been awarded the
contract for furnishing the Montana Col
legiate Institute with steam heating apar-
atus.
The echo Of cornet played within. the
wondrous defile ".rhe Gate of the Noun.
tains" is equal to full band Of music OH
the open.
a Territorial school convention will be
held at Helena.o the II, ~ and q of Sep
TENDER in which all religious denominations
will take part.
The new town that Is the terminus of
the Park branch is being surveyed and
staked of, at point two or three miles
north Of Gardiner.
J.J. L. Marehesseau, OF Butte, committed
suicide Monday by sending q bullet into
his brain. Temporary insanity was the YER
dict Of the Coroners jury.
Lands on both sides Of the Missouri, in
the region Of the great falls, have been To-
Gated with script, over 100000 worth Of
script having been used so far.
The ridge pole on which Boone Helm
and his four pals executed their memorable
dance upon nothing Is receiving new GOV.
ering Of Observation-Disclosures.
Willie, the Oldest son Of Treasurer Gil.
bert, of Virginia City, had his foot severely
injured, "Wednesday evening by heavily
loaded wood wagon running over it.
At meeting Of Bentonites 1t was re.
solved to send dcputation to Helena to
interview President Willard, with a view OF
inducing him to expedite branch rail way
to that place.
From to-day Sept ,st) the Boseman
coaches will leave Virginia City at : o'clock
a a. m,taking in Ennis en- route. The old
Ennis route is discontinued. The mail on
this route will close at ego a. m-Mmt.
'soniaw.
The plat Of the new town Of Choteau
near old Agency has been filed with the
County Clerk. There are nineteen blocks
IN the townsitc, with twenty eight lots to
the block, the dimentions Of the lots being
s5xl5o feet.
General Ewing, the first recorder Of
Lewis and Clark county, died at Deer
Lodge, Saturday morning. He was on his
way from New Mexico to Helena, to visit
Io!. W. r. Chadwick and family, he being
the father of Mrs. Chadwick.
A piece Of shafting, with wheels shrunk
On ana weighing $4,000 pounds, has been
.ymg al the Z. n N. depot for month. \"
Wagon IN the country can carry it. it is
ass.nea tor the Drum Lummon mine and
wnl De taken on the cars to Garrison and
transferred to the Northern Pacific by
wn'eh 1t vii! be carried to Helena or some
Ioht nearer the mine and thence be drawn
." sAias to the works.-Ne.v North H'est.
The three.rail project between Butte and
l4elena' via Deer Lodge, is to be consum.
mated The details are not ascertained, en-
'ept mat the Anaconda company has en-
- INTO contract with the L. & n. r.
~ 70 TO haul all their ores and bullion,
'"a mat the road is to be extended to Ana.
sonoa without delay. The three. rail pro-
ec' VIII necessitate widening the L. Il y.
'oaa nea and putting down new ties be.
tween Garrison and Butte.