Helena weekly herald., 1885-11-12
TOWN AND TERRITORY.
A man in Helena recently refused
- 600 for six feet from, on Main street.

-helena Eas a STOCK eAcnangei Du' 90"
other metropolitan element is still lacking
the street railway.
All the mining journals lately to hand
contain more or less extensive accounts oil
the late ore strike at Helena.
The Red Mountain tunnel is advane-
NJ rapidly, the heading now being nifty
feet past the lead struck short time ago.
Minneapolis boasts of two heirs to the
Lawrence Townley estate. A meeting oil
the heirs is to be held in Chicago next
week.
John Taverma, of Anaconda, while
away from home one day last week was
robbed of a silver watch, a note for $500
and 500 in cash.
1t is expected that the Northern Pa
cific earnings for October will foot up
81 600, 900, the largest for any one month
in the history of the road.
The St. Aloysius school for boys, {. +.
Cameron principal, is well attended. The
pupils now number II and tmany more are
expected DeioIe Chrlstmas.
| The Butte Miner last Tuesday dis
PLAYED the election bulletins on a white
background by means of stereopticon,
''allee same New York city"
| The first shipment OF brown stone for
the new court house was hauled up from
the depot yesterday. 1t consists of seven
blocks, weighing $4,000 pounds.
-Aadcoadd Reriew: DIR. o. Lesser, has
been appointed assistant surgeon of the
Union Pacific, with headquarters at Ana:
conda This is good appointment worth
lily bestowed.
Blank books manufacturedat rel uceJ
prices, and all bindery work on the short
est notice, at the HERALD bindery. Work
unsurpassed. Be sure and get our prices
before placing orders.
The enterprising druggists, Pope "
OConnor, have added stock of fine cigars
to the appointments of their store. Pat
rons of their establishment and Others can
now purchase cigars of them.
The following patents to Montana in
ventors were issued on the Sd inst. at
Washington: John f. Allen, Martinsdale,
castra,ing instrument; Mortimer ID. Lamb,
Butte, lamp chimney cleaner.
The county assessment for this year
will be about S7.OOOO00, and the tax col
lection, at 10 mills, will be somewhere
near SlO5O0O Other dues will swell the
receipts to much larger sum.
Owing to the frauds all over the Ter
ritory in county offices the press at every
poin. is clamoring for county auditors
1t is probable that such an Office will be
instituted by the next Legislature.
During the month of October the large
mill at the Drum Lumon worked fifty
stamps Cor thirty days, crushing 3,O13 tons
of ore, yielding 81, ,2o0.The total working
expenses for the month were S27, ,3l6.
Thirteen bids were made for the Grand
Central tunnel, ranging from So to SO pei
foot. The contract was awarded to Opsah
& Co. at S6.75 per foot for 500 feet of tim
; bered tunnel, work to lee driven day and
night.
The Mineral Belt Tunnel and Mining
Company at their meeting last night gave
a contract for running two tunnels in Red
Mountain to Lawrence Bros. The work
will be pushed ahead day and night until
completion.
Fred NJ. Wilson, formerly of the HER
: AID news staff has taken charge OF the
, city department of the Butte Into-Noan
tain Mr.. Wilson is first rate local, and
! good work may be expected of him on the
Silver City paper.
Mr.. Robert J. Walker, who did the
, surveying for the Consolidated Red Noun
, tain Mining and Tunnel Company, reports
|, locating for the company several claims
and two mill sites, besides running th'
tunnel line, On his lasttrip to Red Noun
tain.
-Missouly County Times: The reason
is found at last why Swallow, editor OF th'
f. Independent, was not appointed Assayer
Helena. Any man who would say that j
ID. Welch used due diligence in collecting
|, when Treasurer of Silver Bow county" j
proof that he is unfit to hold Office.
The HERALD acknowledges with thank
the receipt of an invitation from j. Pinck
ney Smith, Press Commissioner, to visit tn
e North, Central and South American Ex
| position at New Orleans. The director
: have provided every facility for the recep
ton and accommodation of press repre-
> sentatives.
Says the Hasbaadnan: The Mussel
shell roundup, having been brought Z
fully realize the havoc being played ol
J their herds by wolves, have employed iii
teen men to ride the range this winter AM
: put out poison. 1t is thought this metho'
will be more effectual than offering
bounty for wolf scalps.
0 The engagement of Miss Nina kearney
a daughter of the late Gen. Phil kearney
and the step daughter of Admiral Upshul
a to Ridgley Hunt, of the navy, son Of
: former secretary of the navy, is announced
The brother of the groom elect, Mr.. w.
Hunt, of this city, married daughter
Admiral Upshur few years ago.
The cid building guide marks abor
o Helena are disappearing rapidly from th
: long accustomed sight of old timers. Nj