The Dillon tribune., 1884-11-29
MONTANA CONDENSED.
Glendive wants a fire department.


Wyoming on the south.
A mammoth skating rink has just been
completed at To ~nsend.
John Kelly, the veteran violinist, is con
certing in Eastern Montana.
1t is now definitely settled that Missoula
is to have N. p. railroad shops.
Cattle shipments over The Northern Pa
citic are well over for the season.
y case Of supposed foul play is reported
at Helena. John Cowen is missing.
The total valuation Of the Butte bullion
shipment for last week was $I63,36o.
Reports are numerous of the failure to
find any amour. Of gold at the Little
Rockies.
Choteau county has more arabic land
within its limits than any other county in
Montana.
McDcvitt L. MEG onnel are now laying
the upper story stone walls Of the Pen at
Deer Lodge.
District Court convenes in Deer Lodge
on next Monday, Dec. ,st, with Judge Gal
braith presiding.
A promising prospect has been found at
the head of French Gulch by Messrs. New
comb and Glover:
Gallatin county ranchers arc all 'brokc
up because oats are not worth more than
one.half Il cent per pound.
The Northern Pacific has issued circu.
lar disseminating the use Of ordinary mer-
chandise cars for oil business.
At Virginia City O. d. French, treasur.
CT, has received upwards Of 5000 toward
the DR.. Smith memorial fund.
Little Dog was the Indian killed by the
Cheyenncs at Judith Cap, a few weeks ago,
instead OF Antelope Shirt, as reported.
The Montana Mining and Smelling
Company has recently bonded the Butter.
fly and Atlanta lodes at Basin for ST. 900.
Rev. George c. :Stull and Miss Mary
Mcconnell will he married III Butte on
next Tuesday, at Mountain View NJ. E.
Church.
AN effort is being made to have grave
yard Set off at Missoula to bury the two
dead newspapers in--the Times and the
4NiSsoxliau.
Up at Butte, every once in a while, they
have case of wife-bea,ing. The last case
was that of n beast called Blake beating
his wife numerically.
1t is ru'nored that an effort is being made
looking to the erection of smelling works
at Bozenan. Last year there was similar
rumor about works at Dillon.
In Deer Lodge there arc now nineteen,
prisoners in jail. And vet, in the face of
this appalling fact, VIC are told that Deer
Lodge claims to be moral town.
Ruby Wcnze, who accidentally shot her.
self about three months ago at the house
Of Florence Carroll, in Butte, died on Mon.
oAS S'SHh'ss ''st uotI TIE cHcCtS Ol inc
wound.
The last Livingston tragedy was the
killing Of J. X. Bowman by il man named
Brcndt. 1t was whisky, not woman, in
this case, and from the published accounts
it was deliberate murder.
The Park branch Of the Northern Pa.
citic will be closed for the winter after De-
ce,nber 18th, and all freight for Brisbin
Ch;cory, Dailey's, Sphinx and Cinnabs,
should be billed to Livingston.
In the main shaft of the Gregory mine
near Wickcs, the chain Of the ore buckle
broke. The bucket fell Il distance of ioul
hundred feet down the shaft. killing lob,
Thomas, William WILCOX. and broke tht
leg Of another man.
AT Helena, Oh the 10th. during hcav,
gale, :, part Of the roof WAS blown of tn
graded school building, aud also part y
the roof OF the Montana National Banl
b;.;ding. The latter building is the fines
structure in The CITY.
1t is reported that movement is on foo
for the purpose Of capturing Con. Murnf
and party, who are on an island east G
Helena, il; the Missouri river. 1t is sal
that Calling gun will be one of the nee
| cssary implements to hc put in use.
The first run OF the tcn.stamp mill o.
| Trout Greek, on the Rex, Bluff mine or,
showed product OF over $1oo per ia,
and the expenses at the mill and mine
less than half this amount. Govcrno
Tookcr and T.. g. Merrill are the owner
of this mine and mill!
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