The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-29
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MONTANA CONDENSED.

MONTANA CONDENSED.
Gallatin county winter wheat is said to
be somewhat damaged by smut.
The contract for building the new Court
House at Helena has been let.
The towns along the Northern Pacific
are billed for Robinson's circus.
Helena boys are breaking the glass in
in the windows Of the graded school build.
ing in that city.
The Parrot smelter at Butte, by the new
process, is turning out copper nety.eight
per cent. pure metal.
Neihart is rapidly coming to the front.
The hay crop OF Meagher county is one.
third short this year.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel at Helena was
slightly damaged by fire, on last Friday, by
by the explosion Of lamp.
A party OF Bozemanites travelling in the
Park recently were taken for highway:nen
by some Chicago tenderfeets.
Missoula is to have a circus this year,
after all. John Robinson's mammoth ex.
hibtion will be there Tuesday, September
Is.
Chas. S. Warren, Assessor Of Silver
Bow county, says the assessment for that
county for 1885 will reach nearly $1,000.
600.
A fire at the Helena depot on the morn.
ing Of the 18th inst. destroyed Faust's bak-
cry, Mrs. Laurens store and the Denver
house.
The old and well.known firm of Eddy,
Hammond s. Co., Of Missoula, has been
succeeded by the Missoula Commercial
Company.
Fort keogh at depth of $50 feet and a
stream came up to the surface which runs
twenty gallons per minute.
The club Of confidence and bunko men
who were working Cinnabar as mentioned
in our last issue found the climate little
too warm for comfort AMI pulled out few
days ago.
The,nelodious voice Of Rev Van Orsdale
yelling up in earnest tones from hi
heart, gladdened the ears Of the church
goers Of White Sulphur Springs last Sun
day evening.
The citizens of the Musselshell had two
fights with the Piegan Indians last week
capturing thirty-head Of stolen horses. j
is also reported that the entire party Of In
dams was killed.
Bozeman Chronicle: Milo Collins Il,
half.breed Indian, who placed $4,000 Il
one of our banks this week, started In tn
business Of stock raising with two or thre
head Of cattle few years ago.
Mayor Sullivan, Of Helena, has az
pointed G. 6. Swallow, c. A. Broadwate
TIC. Power, Martin Maginnis and W.
Paynter delegates to represent that Cit
before the State River Commission {
Minnesota.
Word comes from Cooke to the effe.
that in the development Of the Homestak
mine large body Of rich ore has bee
struck 'assaying from $aso to $500, an
that the mine Is prospecting much bett.
than hoped for.
Henry Fusler has bought one thousau
stock cattle from Wyatt, Ross s. Hawle,
at $3s each. Their ages are one, two an
three years. They were brought fro'
Washington Territory and put on tt
North Yellowstone range last July.
The contract for building the new Cou
House at Helena has been let to Messr
Ryan and Brunton, Of that city, for $l3;
ooo.so. The contractors are compelled
give bond in the sum Of $4,000 for Il
faithful performance Of the contract.
There is a stream in Montana call,
Rosebud, and it is supposed it is name
after the rs OF the CIR Is who live in tn
section, / ause they are SO like rose -bue
-Ex. IS, and there is a stream not
from tn, called Tongue River, and
named after their-well. because it goes
forever.