Helena weekly herald., 1885-06-04
TOWN AND TERRITORY.

Thornburgh happily surprised many peo-
pie by his fine oratory and charming de-
livery. A. NJ. can speak as well as sing.
A. NJ. Hotter and wife gave sumptuous
entertainment to the Sir Knights, and
their ladies, of Helena Commandery No. ,,
On last Friday evening.
We have been informed that the report
OF the killing of kid Miller" announced
a short time ago, is incorrect. The Kid is
yet alive and kicking.
At the birth of Sam McDowell's daugh-
ter yesterday representatives, OF four gener-
ations were present--the great grand
mother, grandmother, mother and daughter.
The total receipts of the Northern Pacific
freight office at Wickes for the month OF
May, Just past, amounted to $4,000.
Those of the Helena Office are in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
An Indian woman, squaw of Piegan
buck named Black Bear, died last week on
the Blackfoot reservation at the age OF ia
years. And yet we hear of starvation and
death among the Piegans.
Tom Sharpe and p. Bowman Bird return
ed from their bicycle tour to Bozeman Sat
urday They tell wonderful tales OF the
singular hostility that Gallatin county cat
tie show toward bicyclists. 1t is said they
killed one cow in self-defense.
Guy y. Piatt dropped into poetry" the
other day in Butte. The occasion was the
celebration of Decoration Day, when Guy
" read a poem of his own composition.
1t is published in the Inter Mountain and
is worthy of the bard that composed it.
In the new placer mines in the Bitter
Root valley, about twelve miles from Ste
yensville, there sss over 100 men now
working, and more going in every day.
Parties recently from the mines say that
the diggings yield So per day to the man.
The fight between Murphy, the Butte
pugilist, and Harlan, an Idaho bruiser,
which took place at Eagle Rock last Sun
day, resulted in complete and easy VIC
tory for Murphy. About 300 people were
present at the fight.
Ielloustone Journal: At the bidding for
quartermasters' supplies at St. Paul on
Monday, bid was received for anthracite
coal, to be delivered at Fort keogh, at
S1369 per ton. This is about 81 per ton
cheaper than parties who used hard coal
last year got it for.
Our public schools will close on Friday
June 9TH. Examinations will be held in
all the grades, except the primary, during
the week, and parents should see that their
children are in attendance the entire week
as it will be the most important week in
whole school year.
The County Commissioners convened in
regular session this morning All morning
was occupied in auditing the accounts OF
the Treasurer. Those of the other county
officers will follow in their turn, after
which business pertaining to the Eew court
house will be transacted.
The siseem q Charity u Missoala have
just completed their convent school. II is
handsome, three-story brick building
provided with all the latest eonveniences
and everything necessary for the purposes
for which it is designed. Ii will be open
for pupils by the fall term of school.
The birth of triplets that occurred in
Butte last week being such an extraordi-
nary event, that city has taken measures
to celebrate it in an appropriate manner
A purse of 500 has been raised for the
thrice blessed pair and benefit entertain
ment given them at the Pavilion rink.
Manager Mcguire has engaged another
assistant to help out in the transaction OF
his theatrical business, which has been en-
larged to such an extent as to demand the
services of more than himself and Vile
maire. May John prosper and flourish il
he only entertains us with as excellent
companies as Janauschek's.
We call the attention of our readers to
the story entitled Ten Thousand Feet
Under the Earth" which appears on the
first page of the HERALD to-day. 1t was
translated from the German especially for
the HERALD by Madame de Rupert, oi
Erie, Penna. 1t is well worthy of perusal
The Gospel Union Ne,cs is a 24-page
monthly journal, published at New Haven
Conn, in the interest of Christianity. X is
edited by Jno. c. Collins, and numbers
among its contributors the Presidents oi
Yale and Williams colleges. The subscrip,
tion is 75 cents per year, or Sl.OO for six
teen months.
In the procession on Decoration Day
there were four veterans Of the Mexican
war. VIM. Ewing, of the valley, who served
through the Florida and Mexican wars
Harvey English, who served throughout the
Mexican war; Col w. F. Wheeler and
Ross Deegan, who served in the Mexican
and civil wars.
The Helena Business College has gradu-
ated two more students this week. John
w. BENJAMIN and X. E. Baughman have
completed full commercial course and are
now thoroughly competent to fill any posi-.
ton in business house that full knowl-
edge o: bookkeeping and other commW-
cial branches has fitted them for.
H. Brady wilkins, whose discharge from
the Assay Office has been announced, is in
receipt of telegram from Director of the