The Dillon tribune., 1884-04-19
MONTANA CONDENSED.

The Wickes Smelter treats about ,oo
tons of ore daily.
1t is proposed to organize rod and gun
club at Anaconda.
The steamer Helena is expected to arrive
Benton on May 1st.
Below the snow lines the grass is footing
up all over Montana.
The building outlook at Townsend for
this season is very good.
Livingstonians are strongly in favor Of
dividing Gallatin county.
The glory Of the gold placer camps Of
Montana has faded away.
District Court is in session at Deer Lodge
but the term will be short.
Enterprise Is the name Of the postoflice
at Belknap, with E. d. Baker as p. NJ.
The l. o. o. F. propose to give grand
celebration and ball on the 2sth at Butte.
Capt !. H. Davis has taken charge of
the Fuller Hot Springs in Madison county.
Sheep have wintered remarkably we'll
on the North ard South Forks Of Sun river.
Miles City is the first in the ring to as.
tate the matter OF celebrating the Fourth OF
July.
One third of the Fitzpatrick quartz ,nine
near Diamond City was recently sold for
$1,000.
An effort is being made to establish
Post Of the Grand Army of the Republic
at Fort Benton.
Miss Jennie c. Corson, Montana's sheep
queen, says her sheepses wintered with
scarcely any loss.
1t is estimated that the new road from
Townsend to White Sulphur Springs will
cost about $1,000.
The ladies' Of the Episcopal Guild Of Vi.
ginia City announce a calico frock ball on
Thursday evening, April ,4th.
The wool.growers Of Meagher county
have resolved to pay no more than eight
cents per head for shearing sheep.
Delegate Maginnis is trying to get bill
through Congress appropriating $4,000
tor the completion Of the Deer Lodge PEN
The condemned murderer, Joe Hanna,
Of Meagher county, seems to think there
is God now. Hanging is what's the mat
ter with Hanna.
Custer county has instituted suit to re-
cover over SIS 900 from Yellowstone couM'
ty on account OF the expenses attached 10
certain criminal trials.
The financial statement of Custer coun
ty shows that there has been too muri
stealing down that way. The debt of tn
: county foots up $s5a,oo1o4
The Lippincott libel suit against the Butt
Miner, for $4,000 damages, was tried las
week, but the jury failed to agree and tn,
r case was continued until the next term
II is now claimed that Mary Louise Pei
f ky, who was born at Gold Creek in Aug
| ust, 1862, was the first white girl born i,
the Territory. She is now Mrs. Living
ston Of Missoula.
The total offerings at the Episcopal
Church, in Helena, on Easter Sunday, was
$o1os7, OF which $S47 80 was at the morn.
ing service and $63.ll at the Sunday school
exercises in tine evening.
The Yellowstone s1oxymal says ;ndirt
merts have been found against two OF thu
Custer county commissioners, and a>t
that an indictment has been brought again>
lawyer Maloney, for conspiring.
The racing meetings for Montana fo'
1854 have SO far been arranged so as to h'
at Helena July 4th and sth; Butte, Aug
ust 18th to goth; Helena, September sth Il
. l,th; and Bozenan to be announced.
Two Of the Flathead Indians who wer'
discharged at Ga!latin City for horse stta!
ing were found dead recently on the pralri
about eight miles from Bozeman. ~ Iof
= oner's Jury said it was willtul murder.