The Dillon tribune., 1884-02-09
MONTANA CONDENSED.

Miles City has been bilked by Chinese
confidence man.
A lodge Of knights Of Honor is to be Or
oanized at Glendive.
The Butte roller skaters indulge in that
s,or: by electric light.
There are ONLY three prisoners in the
county Jail at Billings.
Last week Butte shipped bullion to the
amount Of $97,7sol4.
Thos. Morgan, u. S. signal officer at Fl,
Benton, has resigned.
Miles CITY is to be provided with an cleo
trio light plant and telephone S. stem.
The Northern Pacific is now moving
large quantities Of Montana ore and bullion.
Quite a number Of the Bozeman Ct il
dr.n have been attacked with Group during
the past two weeks.
G. w. Conrov has made valuable coal
discovery between Miles City and Glen
dive on the Yellowstone.
The next term Of District Court for Mad
ison county will commence at Virginia Ci-
" on the first Monday in May.
The concentrating works at Virginia CT
tv are running on ore from the Prospect
mine owned by Layton q Rice.
Benton is not the only dull town in Mon
tana. All along the line of the Northern
Pacifi. railroad the cry Of "dull times goes
up.
All work on the big smelter at Anaconda
was suspended and the hands discharged
on last Monday. Work will be resumed in
a month or SO.
The Northern Pacific has received its
four new dining cars, making fourteen in
all now owned by that company. Only
eleven are in use.
Livingston merchants and others have
begun to attach the property OF the Nation
al Park Improvement Co.-old Cncle Ru-
fus Hatch's outfit.
Isaac Preston Young, an old time resi-
dent of Helena, died at the Sisters Hospi-
tai in that city ON last Sunday night of con
gestion of the lungs.
The large folding doors at each end of
the Bozeman tunnel are kept closed except
when trains are due, in order to keep tn.
water inside from freezing.
The 10 stamp mill, engine and other ma
chinery owned by the Western Star Min
ing Co.. located near Diamond CITY, is TO
be sold, February 14th, at she, tf's sale.
Commencing with the 1sl Of February a
four horse stage was put ON between Liv-
ingston and White Sulphur Springs. 1t
will ONLY make weekly trips during the
winter.
A. Tracy, of Newton, Dawson county,
was killed a few days ago by the accidental
discharge Of gun which was living in the
bottom Of a sleigh in which the deceased
was riding.
A new freight route is being established
between Deadwood and the Northern Pa
cifc railroad. The distance is given at 175
miles and teams have come through in
twelve days.
Settlers between Glendive and Buford
are stalking off claims along the line Of the
n. P. railroad, in expectation that portion
Of the land grant will be restored to the
public domain.
Last Deer Lodge New North UcH: A
petition to Congress asking for the restora
tion Of the ad valoren. tariff on wool, was
in circulat on here this week, and secured
long list of names.
Recently a prisoner confined in the Liv.
ingston Jail pulled out the staple fastening
Of the door, let all the prisoners out, and
then went and informed the deputy sheriff
Of What he had done.
a man named James Nichols was en-
amined before Judge Sterling at Helena, on
a charge Of attempting to pass forged
checks. He was held under ST. 900 bail to
appear before the next grand jury.
Harry Grazer, carpenter, while work
ing on the Drum Lummon mill on last
Saturday, lost his footing and fell to the
rocks below, a distance Of twenty-six feet.
Both of his legs were broken above the an
kles.
Willie Williams and Green CLAW. Color
ed) were examined before Judge Eddy at
Helena, on charge Of passing counterfeit
coin. The evidence warranted the Judge in
committing both defendants to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
c. r. Hobart of the National Park Im-
provement Co., states that the assets Of hi,
company are much larger than the labili-
ties. The sum Of $1,000 has been ex-
pended and the company owes $4,000, all
Of which will be paid as soon as bonds are
issued
On the 1st of Nav next there will he an
VAuIONIOsp VI StOuNtIS III SHSUJEl \>ItN.
Madison county. at which Hilhouse Raw
mond, Of Belmont Park, will offer three
premiums for stations sired by Commo-
dore Belmont, to ne awarded as follows:
First premium, SEQ; second, $40; third, S..
Gov. Crosby mas recommended Hon. ".
a. Clark, President Of the Constitutional
Convention, and Gen. inc. S. Harris. Sur
veyor General, for the appointment bv
President Arthur as Montana's Comm:s-
s'oners to the Worlds Exposition. wi ich
will be held in New Orleans next fall and
winter.
The nativity Of the members Of the Con
sti,ntional Convention IS as follows: Ken
tuckv. s; Pennsylvania, 4; New York. 4;
Ireland. 4; Missouri, 3; Ohio, 3: Indiana,
?; Scotland, 2; New Jersey. i; Tennessee,
!; Spain, I: Iowa, !; Connecticut. 1: Lou
isiana, ;; Minnesota, /; and Delaware. i.
Eleven Sontherners, nineteen No,therners
and seven foreign born.
UTAH NORTHERN TINE TABLE.
The Passenger Trains time, iaily, is AS follows:
Going Going
South. North.
nsa n;'lo, MOCK ............ 935pm. gag Sam.
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