The Dillon tribune., 1884-01-19
MONTANA CONDENSED.

The tax levy Of Cho:eau county is fifteen
mills.
The tax levy of Custer county this year
is 20 mills.
The second artesian we'll, at Miles City,
is down 30 feet.
In 1881 Bozeman expended $23o,ooo in
new buildings
Four opium smokers were captured in a
den at Livingston, last week.
The District Court will meet in Butte on
the second Monday in March,
Benton is to be supplied with water, fer
domestic purposes, from the Teton.
Ben Hogan addressed an audience of
zoo people at Helera last Sunday even
ing.
w. N. MCQUEEN is the new postmaster
at Fort Keogh vice G. A. Way who skip
ped.
Two.Choteau county sheep heeders were
brought into Benton, a few days since, bad
~ frozen.
A prominent capitalist will build brick
theater at Missoula as soon as the weather
will admit.
A mine was recently sold in Emerson
district tor $4,000. The lucky owners
name was Toole.
It is reported that the wicked officials of
Dawson county have stolen the boundary
line of that county.
The Missouri, at Benton, is so soIidly
frozen over that heavily laden freight out
fits are crossing daily.
Bozeman is enjoying a revival of religion.
Fifteen people have already united with
one of the churches.
IRoss Clark, of Butte, has been admit
ted as member of the banking house of
Donnell, Clark & Larabie.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of Reuben a. Allen as Indian Agent
at Blackfoot Agency, Montana.
The Sullivan Combinations exhibitions
a, Butte we're attended by immense crowds
of would-be sparrers on both evenings.
There is a probability of the general
offices Of the Northern Pacific Railway
being removed from New York to St. Paul.
1t is said that nineteen newspaper outfits
are packed ready for shipment to the CUur
d'Alene mines as soon as they can be got
in there.
"Uncle" Rich's pawn shop at Butte was
entered by burglars Tuesday evening and
two thousand dollars worth of watches,
jewe!ry, ETC., stolen.
The offices on the first floor of the new
court house at Butte will be in readiness
for occupancy by the county officials before
the end of the present month.
Bozeman is jubilant over the prospect of
a branch of the Utah and Northern being
built through that town to the large coal
fields that abound in Gallatin county.
Joseph B. Sutton was found dead in his
bed in Thomas Purcells new residence in
the south part of Helena. The death is
supposed to have been heart disease or
something similar.
Bert Blake, we'll known typo of Helena
is in trouble in St. Paul, having been ar
rested on charge of indecent assault. Mr..
Blake has, for some months, been taking
orders for Life of Blaine"
A Union Pacific circular received in St.
Paul states that rates from eastern terni-
nails to New Tacoma and Seattle, Wash
ington Territory, via Garrison, Montana,
will be the same as now made to San Fran
cisco.
Mrs Mary Ketchson, of Wickes, Mon
tana, is very anxious to obtain information
Of her son, James Ketchson, of whom she
last heard when ne was a, Sun River cross
ing last July. Any information will be
thankfully received. Her address is as
above.
A petition was received by the Helena
council, signed by 80 prominent citizens,
asking that steps be taken to prevent the
sale of the Police Gazette, Police Meas ard
Illustrated Times in Helena, on account of
the pernicious effects arising from their cir
culatiOn.
Gallatin valley people very much desire
a railroad to connect them with the Ma
tional Park. A committee of citizens of
Virginia City bas been appointed to inter-
view the people of that and neig hboring
valleys and ascertain what can be done in
the matter.
The Billings Daily Herald has suspended
publication, owing to the lack of apprecia-
ton and support by the citizens of that
town. This is another example of the i'm
possibility of running a newspaper Oh
promises and rarified air.
The Helena City Railway Company
fas filed articles of incorporation with the
Territorial Secretary. The incorporates
are: Samuel r. Hauser, A. J.: Davidson,
John Kinna, A. M. Hotter, w. F. Sanders,
6. c. Swallow. Jos. K. Toole, Joseph Da-
Wis, Richard Jockey, A. c. Bodkin, and
Ed. Stone.
David Bell, foreman of the Bozeman
Coal Company's mine, situated about nine
niles east OF Bozeman, attempted on Mon
lay to stop severa! cars loaded with coal,
which were coming down the tramway
rom the mine at very rapid rate, and was
brown from the tramway with great yio-
ence. His injuries were SO severe that he
lied few hours afterwards.
Work has been commenced on the ex-
ension Of the Utah g. Northern railway
rom the Coiusa to the Anaconda mine.
About one hundred and fifty men are now
t work on it. The work this winter is be-
ng confined to the rock cuttings. The
oad-bed will be constructed in the spring.
nd will be the standard, or broad gauge.
hough narrow gauge track will be pat
own temporarily.
Land Office business transacted at the
aiies City office during the year ending
,ecember 81, 1883, was as follows: Home