Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
TOWN AND TERRITOR

Twenty years ago, April lith, Lincoln
was assassinated.
The Meagher county court has adjourned
after brief session.
Should General Grant live till the 9th
of this month he will be 63 years of age.
Eggs are selling for 25 cents per dozen
in Butte-the lowest price ever reached
there
The District Court has adjourned in
Butte, after trAnsacting large amount of
business.
A.C. Kies's sawmill at Bearmouth, was
destroyed by fire on the evening of the lth
inst Loss, $1,000.
The sides of the mountains around Hell
ena are fairly purple with the Towering
moss that is now in bloom.
The sale of location blanks still goes on
lively at this office So it seems the new
discoveries are not all located yet.
The father of.H. c. Kessler, one of the
Silver Bow County Commissioners, died on
the 11th inst in Philadelphia.
The Sheriff of Johnston county, Wyo.,
Saturday took from Helena j. IL. Dunbar.
who is wanted by the courts of Wyoming
for forgery.
The telephone company now have 122
telephones in operation in Butte City
Miner. Helena leads the Silver City eight
cen ON that score.
Butte Uiaer: The Alice company paid
off Saturday, Their payroll and disburse-
ments for freight, salt, etc, reached the
enormous sum of $50 800
What will be done next by electricity
1t is now claimed that butter can be made
without churning-by simply passing an
electric current through milk.
The Butte opera house will be completed
shortly and will be opened next month by
Madame Janauschek. After her engage
ment there she will come to Helena. a
At the Missoula election on Monday
Thomas c. Marshall was elected Mayor
by 32 majority over his opponent, William
Kennedy, nominee on the peoples ticket
The spring term of the schools in the
Helena district opened yesterday, after the
usual vacation of two weeks. The roll
shows 53S pupils, a greater number than
ever before. Usually there is falling of
of attendance at the opening OF the spring
term, but this year exceeds precedent in
the number of scholars at the beginning Of
the term.
We learn from the pastor that 5S mem.
bers have been added to the Presbyterian
church during the past year, 40 of whom
have joined during the late series of meet
ings. The Sunday school has increased
from 30 to 40 per cent. since Christmas
In this increase are several Chinese. Thi:
church has, during the past year, contribu'
ted between $3.50 and SiOO for outside
benevolent objects.
The Sullivan-Ryan fight which was ar
ranged to come Off in Butte on the 10th o.
June will not be permitted to take place
The prohibitory prize fighting law passed
by our last Legislature, a modification o.
the Ohio law, which has stood the severes'
test, entails on its violators six months in
the penitentiary and not exceeding 5000
fine. What a disappointment this will bt
to the cultured people of Butte.
The new iron railroad bridge 200 feet
high across Marent gulch, in Missouls
comfy, is fine structure. There are foul
great iron towers and two short ones, sup
porting five Pratt trusses. 1t contains l.,
600 900 pounds of iron. The towers have
been erected and all the cords put in place
without interrupting trains, and now the
floor beams and track are being laid across
starting from the south end. The old tres
tie will be torn down.