The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-02
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
As Narrated by Our Montana
Exchanges.

Henry Madison, of Benton, has
been arrested for attempting to break
into the house of Ella NJ. Clay with
burglarious intent.
| C.. X. HardenbroOk and Charles
Jones have put $40 acles of grain ON
Race Track creek, Deer Lodge coun-
ty this spring.
The prizes offered in the grand
bicycle races at the Territorial Fair
next fall, are solid gold medal val
ued at $75, for the best time, and two
cups, valued at $25 each, for second
time and graceful riding.
Ed. Trainor, we'll known freight.
er, was found alone on foot and
demented, on the prairie twenty
miles from Assinnaboine, last week.
The gentleman who found him was
unable to bring him in, and party
was sent from the Fort to take care
of him.
A thousand visitors to Marents
gulch last Sunday were entertained
by the dare devil feat of a workman
known as "Frenchy" who walked
rope so feetin length suspended 225
feet from the ground, ana perfoI med
gymnastic feats while crossing.
Windsor B. Cone, Park City, M.
T. miner, was found dead in his bed
Sunday morning. His death is sup
posed TO have been caused by heat
disease. The deceased was fifty
years of age. He had no relations in
Montana. His sister lives at Los
Angeles, Gala.
Fort Walsh advices indicate that u
party of American Piegans are OH q
marauding expedition across the bor-
der and are getting in their work, in
retaliation for the depredaticns re-
Gently committed on this side by the
Canadian Crees. Sixty head of
horses are reported to have been run
off by them so far.
"Old Jack" is black horse which
has pulled the iron car for every foot
of rail laid by the Northern Pacific
west of Mandan. He will continue
with the tracklayers until the gap is
closed, and after appearing decked in
flags and garlands at the railroad cell
ebration in Helena, will he hOnorably
retired and literally pensioned for
life.
Some young reprobates recently
entered the store of Mr.. Price at
Skalkaho and, fercibly ejectiug the
clerk, took possession of the place,
tearing goods from the shelves and
helping themselves to what they
wanted and raising cain generally.
"A little wholesome administration of
the law would improve the rising
generation OF Bitter Root valley.
On Saturday a young mechanic at
work on the Bedford bridge lost i.is
footing and fell backward into the
swollen waters of the Missouri and
was drowned. 1t is SAID the unfOr-
tunate man was a good swimmer and
made resolute efforts 10 stem the
flood, but weighted by woolen clothes
and heavy boots he sank beneath the
waters and disappeared before boat
sent to his aid could rescue him. At
last accounts the body had not been
recovered.
Horace F. Brown of the Missoula
Lumber Company, had his right
shoulder dislocated and his ankle
and thigh crushed, recently in Mis-
sou)a, by an engine which he was
moving into position falling OH him.
The victim seems fated to serious
mishaps. He was at one time buried
in snow slide at Glendale, subse-
quently narrowly escaped death by
his clothing being caught in a revolv-
ing shaft, and afterward crushed by
several tons OF cast iron falling upon
him. He now thinks of engaging in
the poultry business, Or some less
dangerous occupation.