The Dillon tribune., 1883-09-29
MONTANA CONDENSED.
Billings has. a boom in babies.


Helena Is to have big boot and shoe
mandatory.
Bullion shipments fiom Butte, last week
aggregated $IS1,136.
1t is understood that newspaper is soon
to be started at Townsend.
An excursion party, numbering y, fror,
Minnesota, are in the Park.
Bozeman is making move to cont;ue
ito houses ofill-fa.ne to a specified locality
Custer county people are bowling for a
road from Fort Maginnis to Billings via
Roundup.
Nearly one.third of the roadbed of the
branch from Helena to Wickes has been
completed.
Livingston is to have a roller skating
rink. Dillon has enjoyed that luxury tor
six months.
Livingston wants a $4,000 hotel, and
expects the N. p. to help them out with
their project.
Real estate sales in Helena for September
will outnumber those OF any other month
during 1883.
A burglar and fire proof safe weighing
office last week.
"A TSpOTS SAy0 tll0S u SuIS0kO company
will build a s,nelter in Sixteen.lnile district,
Meagher county.
+. Blaine Walker, brilliant young writ.
e. Of Helena, died at his home in that place
Saturday morning last.
Harry Hill, Of New York, has contracted
with Yellowstone hunter to capture and
ship him fifty buffalo calves.
The /mdetewdest Office has been moved
into the new quarters in the st. Louis block,
over the Montana National Bank.
Five prisoners broke jail, at Helena, Fri
day evening, but with one exception, Chas.
Cooper, q horse thief, all were captured.
Willard snubbcd Butte so cruelty that
they cannot get over it. They will never,
never forgive Boss Willard and his retinuc
Of lordIings.
Surveys will be commenced, this fall,
for suitable route for railroad from Hell
ena via the Great Falls Of the Missouri to
Fort Benton.
The Daisy mine, Clarks fork property
discovered aud recorded this summer, has
been disposed OF to u. S. Commissioner
Armstrong for $4,000.
Henry Filing has sold w. w. Morris a
half interest in his mine and mill property
in Pony and Mineral Hill district, in Mai.
ison county, for $4,000.
President Arthur forcibly and in few
words sums up the great northwest:
Nothing have read, nothing have ever
heard, has equaled what have seen.
The through travel on the Northern Pa
citic railroad has been immense since the
opening Of the road. Two engines are now
employed in pulling trains over the Boze.
man range.
An eastern journal says that Henry Vii
ards true name Is Heinrich llilgard. He
assumed willard" As a nom de plume wi eli
he was writing western letters to New
York paper.
The collections for licenses within Gal
latin county for the last quarter amounted
to $lo,o6+.75, and for the preceding quar-.
ter, $lI,2oo. During the past two years
the collections for no quarter have fallen
below $1,000.
A Minneapolis man intending 10 come to
Montana, purchased q revolver to protect
himself from the numerous desparadoes lie
expected to meet out here, but having acct.
dentally shot friend with it he is now de-
tanned by the police.
| 1T. Burgess, formerly Of Sidney, Neb.,
has arrived 10 take charge OF the Pacific
Express office in this city. Mr.. johnson,
the present efficient incumbent, returns TO
Salt Lake, to resume his former position
there.-/xtev Moxssais.
Major w. S. Dyer, Of the Indian service,
isat Miles City, tor the purpose o. locating
the Cheyennes on the upper Tongue river.
1t Is the intention Of the Government to
furnish these Indians with comfortable
houses, animals and necessary agricultural
machinery to properly and successfully cuI.
tivate the soil.
Visitors from the Yellowstone Park say
the greatest damage done there this SUM.
mer WAS the work OF the escort to the Pres.
idential party. One soldier took long pole
and pried Oft piece from the mouth OF
"Old Faithful" geyser, that weighed over
$50 pounds. This geyser was one Of the
most regular aud beautiful in the park, but
the injury has rendered the flow abnormal,
and decreased the volume OF water. The
| soldier received a sentence Of two DAYS in
the guard house for the offence.
The new town of Anaconda, some ten
miles above the Warm Springs, now con.
tains about Goo people, and still they come.
The work on the srnelter is being vigorous.
~ pushed, the only hindrance icing the
want OF men ard teamss and the difficulty
with which sufficient lumber can be obtain.
ed. The building Of business houses and
private residences is progressing as rapid.
as the supply Of materials will admit.
Some very. good brick buildings have been
erected and others are springing up.
Capt. James Williams brought to town,
on Tuesday, some good specimens Of coal
from mine which he recently discovered
above the upper Ruby valley about a miles
from Virginia City and about ten miles from
Home Park. The vein is four feet in thick.
ness and judging from the surface indica.
lions. promises to develop into rich
deposit It has been located BY Messrs.
Williams 4 Galloway who, We are in.
formed, will proceed at once to its develop.
ment. E. II. Bartlethas tried it In his forge,
ana says It Is Of excellent quality.-lNad.
Billings Herald: We are Informed by a
gentleman, who is In a position to know
from whence he speaks, that final action
has been taken in Judge ConRer's case.
He has been notified that his RESIGNATION