The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-01
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MONTANA CONDENSED.

MONTANA CONDENSED.
A Fer, Shaw fool went crazy because
his wife ran away from him.
The deeper the mines Of Butte get down
the richer they grow. No knife blade veins
there.
Col. J. A. Johnston, Of Helena, is strong
ly backed by his friends for Territorial Sec.
retary.
Secretary Tooker has sent in his resig.
nation, to the President, to take effec,
September goth.
The matte from the Anaconda smel,er IL
now being forwarded by the Northern Pa.
cific from Garrison.
Meagher county is destined to become
one Of the leading mining districts Of Mon.
tana in the near future.
1t is contemplated BY the Montana Tel.
ephone Company to extend their lines to
Philipsburg this season.
There is a camp in Montana named
"Froze.to. DEATH" while, as matter OF
fact, reports from there say it is Hotashell.
The bottom dropped out Of real estate
prices at Helena some time since, and now
the real estate itself seems to be dropping
out.
The approaching annual meeting OF the
Montana Stockgrowers Association will be
held in Helena, Aug. goth, as heretofore
announced.
Judge Coburn has purchased section of
land from the Montana Improvement Co.
at Billings, and will become citizen ofthe
Yellowstone.
Stock Agent Wilson Of the Northern
Pacific thinks about 10000 head Of live
cattle will be shipped to market from these
ranges this year.
The re.bonding Of the Homestake mine
at Cooke has been accomplished The bond
is for $loo,ooo; $4,000 now paid, and runs
until the 18th Of September.
c. w. Scott, the local agent ofthe Union
Pacific road at Butte, has been promoted to
the position ofgeneral agent for the com.
pany for Montana, with headquarters at
Butte.
It has been proven that the coal near
Bozeman can be successfully made into
coke, and now It is expected that this will
become one Of the leading industries of
that section.
1t is said that counterfeit two dollar and
a half gold pieces are in circulation in
Montana which are very hard to detect,
therefore it would be we'll to scrutinize
closely all coins Of that denomination.
The men who killed the poor Chinaman,
at Butte, who has become known as
"Opium jim" should be brought to speedy
trial and con" .yn punishment. 1t was an
inexcusable md brutal murder and the
men guilty Of it should be hanged.
The examinations for department service
will be held at Helena, Mont, September
18th. AT the same time examinations will
be held for persons wishing them In spe-
cial subjects, as law, special pension exam.
iners, stenography, French, German, Span.
ish and Italian.
w. w. Livingston, depot agent at Boze.
man, has now on sale round trip tickets to
Mammoth Hot Springs, including one days
board at Sass; from Bozeman to Lower
Geyser basin and three days board, $3s.ss;
from Bozeman to Upper Geyser Basin and
five days board, $4,.,s.
Clara Louise Kellogg, Americas great
prima donna, assisted by Miss Laura S.
Groves, contralto; Miss Ollie Torbett,
violinist; Whitney Mockridge, tenor; Ivan
E. Morawski, basso, and Adolph Close,
pianist, will favo. Bozeman with concert
performance on Monday evening, August
10th.
Information is wanted Of Wesley Rho.
der, Of Madison valley. He was last seen
at or near Fort Ellis, Gallatin county, sth,
1854, in camp. having 4 four horse team
and two trail wagons. He is about !. years
old, 5 feet 10 inches high. compactly built,
is near. sighted and wears spectacles, and
hesitates or shutters, at times, when speak.
ing.
The curative power Of Ayers Sarsapa.
rilla is too we'll known to require the spe.
cious aid Of any exaggerated or ticticious