The Dillon tribune., 1886-09-10
MONTANA CONDENSED.

The Drum i-ummon yielded $,.7, 400 in
August.
The Helena schools have opened with
an enrolment OF $50 pupils.
Potato bugs have damaged to some ex.
tent the Montana potato crop
Robert Whipple, an old resident OF llel
ena was drowned in Cooper's lake last
Thursday week.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Helena held its first anniversary meet
ing there Monday evening.
Boulder valley is troubled with bears, de.
stroying cattle. The farmers have begun
war OF determination upon them.
The ar.esian we'll borcrs at Billings after
drilling to the depth OF 1000 it, have re.
moved their machinery to Bisn,ark.
The prisoners Of the Helena Jail made
an attempt Sunday night to break jail, but
were toiled by lin Halfway and Judge
English.
In dispute about water right six
miles north Of Bozeman Monday, u man
named Hughes shot and instantly killed a
man named Walker
l.. &. Wilhelm Il brakeman while coup.
ling an engine ON a car at Miles City,
Tuesday, had his leg and body crushed BY
the drawbar Of the engine breaking. No
hope Of recovery.
.Ncs' -Noyth';rSf: \ Mormon church, Of
the Morrisite branch, we are informed, is
being constructed under the superintend-
ence Of Elder C'app, ON the Cottonwood
rosd, about mile east OF town.
+. =. Ellenhirst a stocknan OF Miles
City, while en- route for England, together
with his wife, was arrested at Glendive ON
the charge Of bigamy, and carried back to
Miles city to answer the charge.
The Helena Herala OF Saturday say.
that it seems an assured fact that the ilei-
cna, Boulder Valley and Butte railroad
will be built at once. This is the extension
OF the Wickes branch OF the Northern Pa.
ciiic to Butte.
Eight Gr0s Nentres Indians arrived at
Assinaboine last Saturday, with six scalps
OF Blood Indians whom they ambust,ed on
the lst inst on the western slope OF the
Sweet Grass hills. The Blood Indians had
stolen horses from tho Gros Ventres
Miles Gibbon Il passenger EN- route from
Butte to Youngstown, Ohio, was robbed
Of $3.50 while sleeping in the waiting room
Of the station at Garrison. The next day
Sam Martin, supposed to bc the thief, was
caught and came near being lynched. The
sheriff OF Deer Lodge took him in charge
Mrs. William, Johns OF Silver city was
attacked by her step.son Monday, and bad
ly injured. She told her step. daughter to
do some housework. \ jar between the
two ensucd in which the boy took part,
striking Mrs. Johns with hatcl,et, nearly
severing her left ear, and making an ugly
wound back Of the car.
1t is rumored that the Timberline ,ro,s~
bles will be ended by turning over the coal
mines to Gov. llauser and Marcus DAILY
Supt. OF the Anaconda smelter. who are
favorably disposed to the knights OF La
bor, and If they lease the mines will en-
plov the old miners that the Northern Ia.
cific locked out.
Helena Herald: 1t Is reported that the
forest fires south OF Helena have played
havoc with the game Persons who have
been out on the hills near Clancy say that
quantities of dead grouse and chickens are
met with frequently on the mountain sides
supposed to have been killed bv the fire.
n band OF elk numbering about forty, were
seen several times within Il short distance
Of Clancy.
The republican convention of Custer
county has nominated the following ticket
Sheriif-C. w. Savage; County Clcrk-A.
NJ. l-eRoy: County Trcasurscr-T. T..
Hammond; Councilman-J. w. Strevcll;
Delegates to Legisla,ure-R. &. Rich.
mond, and I. j. Bryan: County Commi>-
sioners Alcrton and Huffman; assessor
w Borchardt; Coroner-Dr. Green:
Probate .Judge--R. W. S,achlv; County
Attorney-W. II. Ross; Surveyor-Chas.
Tabor; Supt of Public Instruction-Mis>
Cooley.
The following is the Republican ticket
OF Yellowstone county, nominated at Bill
lings Tuesday:
For Sheritl--S. II. Erwin: Clerk and
Recorder--F. W. Lee; Treasurer-S. Old.
aker; Probate judge. X. Ross; County
Attorncy-\. +. Meyer; Asscssor-lI.
Countrymcn; Supt OF Schools. II.
Rinehart; Public administrators f..