The river press., 1886-03-17
Territorial Tiaiags.

The Drum Lumnoai beat its best record
last month, producing Sic, 900.
The :Wayerly hotel at Missoula and sa-
loon adjoining were burned Friday night.
The Helena post office, has been remov-
ed to the new quarters in Masonic temple.
I The jury in the Ludwig murder trial at
Butte failed to agree and was discharged.
r About $18 900 was distributed among
the miners and laborers at Tmberline the
last pay day. ..s @;szS5s
I Silver Bow county has abaIance Of $685.
600 in the treasury and no indebtedness
worth speaking of. ssa..7 s
+ Drum Lummon shares were quoted in
the London market. Saturday at 81 shil-
lings, n shillfngs above par g.
Frank P. sterling''s portrait is the latest
addition to the Inter Mountains galaxy
Iof distinguished Montanians.
The democrats OF Bozeman have called
a city convention to put ticket Id the
field for the forthcoming city election.
1t seems to . Us the West Granite Mining
company are OVERRIDING the boom business.
t locks too much ike forcing ,' ing the sale Of
[stoek. s.... .y....
i Mrs.T. A. Hendricks: widow of the
vice president, has become a director in
1.-The Hec1a Consolidated Miniag company
at Glendale. i t53sssss4s:
i February was short working month,
but not so short but that the Gloster boz
nanza was able to show net bullion CUT
put of $50 900. 4.z.s W.. =-.se.
The trial of Anton Ludwig for the muir
der of Gussey, last September, is now
going on at Butte. Much interest is man
ifested in the case.
1 The Northern Pacific does not anticipate
Iany damage to its road this year by floods.
Precautions were taken last year, and the
road is in good shape. ,rs ~ ..z. .e,tss
Judge Blake, district attorney for the
first judicial district, bestows the highest
i praise upon Charles r. Pollard, the new
judge Of that district. ~
BY an: aceident.in connection with the
cage of the Anaconda, Jerry Mullins was
instantly killed and W. J. Elmer danger
ously injured, last week. = '.s=
! IsesE. r. r. Graham, book keeper for Kir-z
kendall e Brown, at Butte, committed
suicide Friday by the aid Of the ready re-
volyer. Whisky and morphine.
i 3. w. Proctor Of Billings is making a
collection of wild animals and curiosities
for 'sWild Vest Show that he proposes
j to inflict on the people Of the east.
!, J.. B. Read, formerly editor Of the Inter
Mountain, will return to Butte soon. from
4 New Orleans, where.he+ has been repre-
senting Montana at the exposition.
In the contest between the committee OF
fifteen and the board of commissioners, at
Helena, in regard to the new court house,
the commissioners have scored the first
blood. Judge Wade sustained the demur-
rer to the complaint.
DIR. Il. H. Carroll, formerly. of Bozeman
and now of Butte, failed to pay his office
rent for several months, Whereupon the
owner Of the office attached the doctors
furniture and locked the door. Carroll
! kicked down the door, and there is likely
Ito be trouble for thefdoctor,
The county clerk Of Silver Bow county
turned into the treasury 81 |, $50 50 for tht
first quarter, or rather from December 20
Il Ia March 1st; the district clerk for the
1 same time, $638; probate judge, $l4l 90.
,,zllGThe sherin's statement was referred back
J J and the amounts not known. The salary
|5lla.W is good thing. in Silver Bow county
f Itis.reported as one of the possibilities
] Of the present. season, the building OF ;
/ railroad from point on the Canadian Pa
! cific via Benton and Ten. Mile to Butte
! EssThere's millions in it, and plenty o
D room ia Montana in which to build it
Butte can stand the presence Of half !;
4 dozen roads and can makesthem all rich
r rssInter Mountain.
0 Ii Col. Geo. Eaton, of Cooke City ant
: Bear gnleh, is in town. The colonel, Wh'
: has for the past year expended consider
: aale amount Of money on his placer dig
: gings at Bear gu1eh, last week, struck
rich streak of pay dirt. The colonel j
an active worker for the Cooke City rail
!. road, but does not feel sanguine over III
{ prospects Of the rightof way bill passin!
!. !. the senate. Bozeman ChrUnicle.
A few weeks ago the Avant Coulie
stated that Father Kelleher, formerly pas
tor Of the Catholic church at Virgini
6ti4.r r4rnr rean,, laad ono of a1laa aansa