The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-18
The 1iMon Gribn'tt.
MONTANA CONDENSED.
Bozclnan had masquerade last wee

The gold discovery reported at Bismarck,
Dakota, has been supplemented by silver
discovery.
Laramie, Wyoming, Knights Of Labor
boycotted hotel there wherein Chinese
cook is employed.
The oil district on Wind River, Wyo.
ming, has been enlarged and now includes
townships 81, 81, IS, range go TO 90.
The quotations of Montana woods in Bos.
ton are about the same as for several weeks
past. Fine, 1S@21c; medium, 2oM,2c.
Montana sheepmen will be pleased to
learn that prices for wooI-sacks and Irvine
will be lower than ever before this year.
The Rizey Press states there have been
numerous departures from Benton for the
Little Rockies during the past fortnight
Million. a cowboy of Upper Spring Creek.
Fergus county, has become insane and viii
The new Baptist church at Stcvensville,
Missoula county, is now partly finished. A
Presbyterian church is also to be built
there.
The citizens of Como, Missoula county,
joined hands last week and built foot
bridge 200 feet long across the river at that
point.
The Rodgers House at Missoula has
been closed since Captain Rodgers death,
no one Of the family caring to continue the
business.
The Bozeman peopls. say they wilIhavc
railroad to Butte, Governor Carpenters
veto to the exemption bill to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
John G. Summers, an old resident of Deer
Lodge and neighborhood, committed sui.
eide at his cabin ON Peterson creek, II or
Ia miles from that town.
Several convicts whose terms had expired
were discharged from the Deer Lodge pen
itentiary last week. The institution now
contains only 90 inmates:
The Lewis and Clarke county commits
sioncrs have ordered that the books of A..
II. Bcattic, deceased, late clerk Of the court
for that district, be exported
Miss Jennie Corson of Meagher county,
widely known as the Montana Sheep Queen
was married last week at White Sulphur
Springs to Jacob Severance.
Nelson Story, banker of Eozeman, has
headed a subscription list with ten acres ot
land and $1,000 in cash for the erection OF
Presbyterian college in that city.
J. W. Taylor, mean man at Salem, Or.
egon, tried to have Il schoolmarm Miss
Alice Mckinney fined last week for whip.
ping his boy. He had TO l.ay the costs.
The oyster crop Of Shoalwater Bay,
Washington Territory, this season will ex-
coed by 5000 or 10000 baskets that Of last
season, when the product amounted to 80,
GOO bushels.
The l6-month old child of Joseph and
Nellie Hilton, Of Virginia City, Montana,
had its left hand amputated a, Salt Lake
OH the ,4th, the operation being necessita-
ted by serious burn.
Brasscy, the Meagher county man who
was shot last week while quarreling about
school matters, was not killed, notwith.
standing the report to that effect. Huley,
who shot him, escaped to the mountains
and has not yet been captured.
Mrs. Fannie Wilkinson attempted to
commit suicide at Granite Mountain Mon.
day with pistol. She was born and reared
,here-marricd quite young six months
ago. The ball from the pistol entered a
little above her heart, passed through her
body aud out at the right side and was
found on the floor.
Agent Roman, OF the Flatheads, has es-
tabli>hed tribunal known AS the Court
oflndian Affairs" with Grizzly. Bear Stand
Up, Spotted Foot, and Red Owl as Judges.
The Indian police OF the agency, ten in
number are Red Moon, Chose, lama, Mo.
distc Pitchet, Peter Finlay, Eagle. Flying.
in-the-air, Mountain. Walk Alone, Mecca.
sins, Horse and Shot.in.the Hip.
Several years ago when women were
scarce and the journey to the States long
and tedious one, rancher residing near
Fort Benton took to himself negro WON.
an. During the past winter the rancho,
made visit East and married white
girl. Leaving his bride in the East he re-
turned to Benton to dispose Of his color
cd mate and several children. Now thu
colored woman refuses to leave the ranch
and things arc looking very cloudy, indeed