The Dillon tribune., 1884-11-08
MONTANA CONDENSED.


Townsend will issue $4,000 worth Of
bonds to build school house.
The value Of last weeks Butte ship
ment Of bullion amounted to S21o,,9o.
a fire at the Peniten,iarv,at Deer Lodge.
damaged the cook house to the amount Of
$500.
\ ranchman at Maginnis, Montana, adj
vertises Twenty-Five horses captured from
thieves.
Hunting prairie chickens has become
favoritc pasti,nc among some of the ladies
OF Billings.
Patrick Dohertv was killed BY fall
from mast on the new smelter building
at Anaconda.
Diph,heria prevails to a considerable ex-
tent in Butte The schools are suffering in
consequence.
IT. 1SS, Montana polleo total OF 1888
votes The number is expected to reach
10000 this year.
The Anaconda telephone exchange is in
successful operation. There are fourteen
instruments in use.
On the 10Th nit. the Alder Gulch Con-
solidated Mining Company cleaned up 400
ounces OF gold dust.
\ bonus is being raised by the citizens Of
Salesviile, Gallatin county, to fit up their
mill with Il roller process.
In the western part Of the Territory
contagious disease called catarrhal is caus'
ing considerable trouble among horses.
The Dee: Lodsers propose to get up
$4,000 free public library, and Mr.. +. l..
Bonner has offered 81 900 toward the pro-
ject.
The amount to be received by the Flat
head Reservation Indians on account of
the Northern Pacific right of way is about
$4,000.
The assessment OF Yellowstone county
last year was S1,6oo,ooo This year it will
amount to S,,1oo,ooo an increase OF 3I4
per cent.
7. w. Kinsley, Grand Master OF the
A. O. L. W., is in the Territory, and is
meeting with his usual success in organic
ing new lodges Of the order.
During the month OF September the
Alice mills at Butte crushed 3,o31 tons Of
ore. The average amount of ore worked
daily in October was 1o7 tons.
Joe Hill, the we'll known half breed, was
was killed few days ago at the Old
Agency by kick from mule. The
brute struck him in the head, and the poor
fellow expired immediately.
The Deer Lodgers are complaining of
low prices when they.get Is cents bushel
for potatoes and ST. hundred for oats
Bitter Root farmers would think them
selves lucky to get such prices this year.
The new concentrator and blast furnace
Of the PARROT Company at Butte will soon
be in active operation. The company will
treat 400 tons Of ore daily, Of which about
325 tons will be concentrated before treat
ment in tine furnaces.
Billings has. shipped this fail Us car
loads, embracing over 1900 head of cat
tie. Compared with the shipments of 1883
these figures show that the shipments of
beef from Billings are nearly double those
of the previous year.
At a special meeting of the Board of
Madison County Commissioners the con-
tract for repairing the county bridge over
Ruby river, between Salisbury and Point
of Rocks, was awarded to Messrs. Baker
g. Farnsworth, Of Indian Greek, at $500.
"A Miles City special says: Near Hang
ing Woman Creek eight Sioux Indians
raided ranch owned by Al. Olsen, and
drove off ten good horses, and also took
other things. After leaving the ranch the
Indians divided into two squads to better
elude pursuit.
The Medical and Surgical Institute of
Hot Springs, Ark, is negotiating with DIR.
A. J. Hunter, of Hunters Hot Springs, to
make some arrangement by which some
members of their faculty can be located
there, with business interest, either under
lease or partnership.
We have it from good authority that
from five round-ups, consisting Of Fort
Maginnis, Moccasin and Cone Butte, the
Judith Basin and the upper and lower Mus
selshell, all of which ranges are within