The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-25
PICK Ed Up AT RANDOM.

Hon. Samuel w. LsDghorne was
! elected Mayor of Bohemian.
The Judith Basin Cattle AssOcia-
ton roundup will commence May
Goth.
The number of votes cast at the
Helena municipal election last week
was l,S45.
The Indebtedness of Choteau
county has increased SG2 2l5. II in the
last two years.
The youngest child of l.. H. Herch-
field, of Helena. died in New York
on the 9Th inst.
The skating Kinks of Fort Benton
have SET aside three days of the week
for ladies exclusively.
Flathead lake is described as u
Of the most beautiful Of the natural
sceneries in Montana.
Joe Jaggers, a well-known Ban
nackite, tumhled down stairs, last
week, and broke his arm.
The citizens of Billings are raising
money to aid in the construction OF
the Cooke City wagon road.
The Bozeman Baptist Bulletin is
the alliterative title of a new reiig-
ious paper t. he issued in BOZe-
man.
The body OF Frank Ball, who was
drowned at Sun River a month ago,
was found last week neal Johns
town.
Livingston girls have to load their
skirts down with shot, On account of
the "horrid wind' which prevails
there.
1t is reported that the Northern
Pacific will build machine shops and
a twenty-stall round house at MIS-
sou!a this year.
Commander-in-Chief KouptZ, of
the &. A. r., who is making the
rounds of the Republic, will he in
Montana about the 1st of June.
There is considerable excitement
in quartz interests at Radersburg,
and the T..unchdnt says a small
smelter will soon he erected there.
The following new postotfices hava
been established in Montana: Rlatch-
ford. Custer county; Profile. Meagher
county; Sunnyside, Gallatin county.
The Helena Turn Nerein and &c
sang Nerein societies have consOli-
dated and will be hereafter known
as the Gesang and Turn Verein 40
ciety.
A "soft snap drummer played it
Oh Livingston sports Sis worth the
other night, and then struck out for
BGzeman to take i'm the boys
there.
A gentleman Just arrived at Benton
from the north, says there is a strong
probability of the Blackfeet (Piegan)
ana Blood Indians joining Riei's re-
bellion.
Tom Baker of the M,disoniun is
the author of the following: w. d.
Knight, of the Yellowstone .JD"rnu/,
was married last week, and his
neighbors are now living in dread
anticipation of q series of suua!ly
knights.
ID. W. Maratta, general superinten-
dent of the Coulson line of steamers,
writes the Pioneer Press DENYING
that the steamers Of his company
have been sold. The Coulson line
will operate as usual this season,
with a full fleet, on the upper Mis-
sOuli.
Nelson Story, banker of Bozeman,
has headed a subscription list with
ten acres of land and 81 900 in cash
fer the erection of a Presbyterian
college in this city. The sum of So
900 in all has been raised. Work on
the college building will begin IN
MAY.
The 18th infantry which has been
ordered to Fort Leavenworth, came
to the Territory i'll May, 1879. The
post of Fort Assinaboine was built
for them, and is one of the largest
posts in the United States. Great
improvements have been made since
the contractors completed their work
and it IS now a beautiful post.
Last Tuesday night, while a Nor
them Pacific passenger train was
running through a hundred-feet-decp
rock cut east of Billings, a rock, be-
lleved to weigh five tons, fell from
the wall, struck the engine, threw it
from the track, but brought the train
to a standstill without harming any
one.
Rircr' Press: We learn that tn.
troops at Fort Shaw are on the
march north to summer quarters
near the boundary line, the move
probably precipltated by the Riel
roubles in the Northwest. While
IN that vicinity they ought to be able
TO put a quietus on horse stealing hv
the predatory Piegans. The Riel re.
oelllon is not likely to add to the dn-
ties Of the troops.
There is a vast difference het voo,
prospectors. Among our acuuaint-
ances Is an old-time prospector who
mas made a dozen rich strikes and ia
tne dlscoverer of several of our most
MINES, who TODAY has
not a dollar and walks the streets
almost IN rags. Then there is another
ioltv-nlher who never, to our know.
iedge, made an important discovarv
ana yet has accumulated = co,nne'
tence from little strikes and fortunato
sales.--1ri.ona Miner.
From the Minevol ARMS. t.o1o,o,
arnei mas been ordered 70 his homa
~ awa,t final retirement. He was
Selore ex amining board at Fort
pnel'lng, "a short time since +bat
oooy agreeing that the Colone, wa
~ no physical condition to cont;"ss
to the as servtce and so recommended
the rebellion he has auff;ared 1 fa
Two gun wounds, the bullet of IRON omn
r uelng Lodged in the hip Joint Of 1 tue
tagnt leg, causing lameness .nd ~
i in feI pain at times; the other W." womb nd
tron 1Ig 'e1t cheek, though giving less
Colonel mas affected the ear. The
Lower C ;d;fnus TO make his home in
Will depart in a short time. pace he