The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-04-11
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MONTANA CONDENSED.
A 24-pound swan was killed near Helena
last Friday.
Last week Butte shipped over $751; 600
worth Of silver bullion.
The Bozeman term Of court viii! not ad-
journ much before May 1st.
Placer miners throughout the Territory
are getting ready for spring work.
Billings adopted her city charter BY
vote Of I63 to l56. Dillon will do ditto.
A railroad from Big Timber, Gallatin
county, to Cooke City is being talked OF:
Out Of 4, 900 sheep owned by Poole Bros.
Of Choteau county, only II died during the
winter.
The A. q. u. w. OF Anaconda announce
ball and banquet on the evening OF
April IS.
4 man named Thomas Gibson was
killed BY bear on Cherry creek, Custer
county, few days ago.
WE Knight, Of the Miles City Journal
who was married last week, had just oh.
tanned divorce from his first wife.
Northern Montana sheep men say that
lambs born in March are worth dollar
more than those born as late as May.
A protracted meeting was held at the
Fuller Hot Springs, Madison county, last
week and numbe. were converted.
The people Of SalesvilIe, Gallatin county,
raised 5000 in one day last week for the
purpose of building Methodist church.
The Marquis de Mores will this spring
build barn and sheds capable Of holding
10000 head Of cattle. 1t will be at Mcdora,
east Of Glendive.
Bozeman conte,nplates the erection Of a
Presbyterian College. tits expected work
will be begun in a month Ten thousand
dollars have been subscribed.
At session Of the commissioners of Y
lowstone county last week AZ claims or
bills were allowed, the smallest of which
was for ST. and the greatest $,,5:7s5.
Over one hundred and fifty trains it is
estimated, will be required to handle the
stock shipments over the Northern Pacific
during the months Of April and May.
At Rankin's saw. mill, Missoula county
last Thursday, young man named J. NJ
Belts came to an untimely end by becom
ing entangled in the machinery Of the mill
Wifc.bca.ing is not considered much O
an oifense at Billings. James Maloney wa'
last week found guilty Of that allurins
pastime and the court assessed him onl,
$40 and costs.
Helena dance houses that have recently
Seen closed by an act of the Legislature
are turning their establishments into 'keno'
dives. It looks like "jumping from tn
trying pan into the fire.
W. Kemp Roberts, the detaulting treas
urer Of Lewis and Clarke county has bee,
arrested at the instance OF Francis Pope
chairman of the BOARD Of county commits
.sioners, for embezzlement Of county funds
From the Ri1cr Press we learn that
hanging bee occurred at Birch creek in Che
teau county, ON Thursday, the 10Th ms,
Two ,nen, Felix Constant and Mcdonald
from the north accused Of horse stealing
were hanged.
A number Of Grow Indians tried role
skating at Glendive last week. The treach
erous rollers appear to hold the advantag,
over the Crows and the redskins usual,
arrange to leave their imprint on the s,mootl
surface Of the rink.
Il. n. Hawkins, OF Pony, Madison coun
ty, has made an assignment to Charles II
ruford. The liabilities are said to be from
$4,000 to $4,000, and the assets estimate.
from $4,000 to 81 5000.
White Horse, the principal Crow CHIEF
has been interviewed respecting,'the ruinor
oi u possible outbreak among his tribe. IL
assured his intervicwers that there were n,
indications of an outbreak, as far us h
knew.
The grand jury report OF Galatin count
calls attention to the insecure condition {
the county Jail from which two prisoner
escaped fortnight >inceJ and advises thu
"a more secure building be constructed fo
the purpose.
The decision OF Judge Wade in the cas-
OF the survey ofthe Helena townsite, al
pears to he Il just one, as it provides for tn