Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-17
MONTANA NEWS CLIPPINGS.

MONTANA NEWS CLIPPINGS.
Montana sheep are now quoted at $3.6!
to $3.50.
Helena is still agitated over the waite
problem.
The mines of Richmond flats are booming
just now.
Montana cattle prime steers are quoted
in Chicago at 1910.
The law creating Fergus County will &
into effect December l.
Less than 81, 900 was realized from tn,
| Dressed Beef Co.
The Bozeman Council have passed tn,
| electric light ordinance. Work will be com
menced at once on the plant.
The cavalry who were stationed in tn,
National Park have all been withdrawn
and sent to Fort Custer.
The Grand Jury of Dawson county made
their report last Friday to his honor judge
Thos. C. Bach, who is now holding court al
Glendive.
John Murphy, of Judith Basin, raised
the past season los bushels OF oats to the
acre without irrigation.
Nonpareil Assembly No. 1928, Knights
of Labor, OF Helena, have adopted a pre-
amble and resolution OF coincidence to the
memory of their late member, DAME
Monroe.
The draughtsmen OF the Helena & Red
Mountain road have completed in making
a profile of the town of Rimini, to which
point the road has been completed.
The Rimini branch of the Northern Paci
fc will be completed to-day. The track
vas laid to that point yesterday. Helena
people are to be treated to a free ride to
The Revenue Gold Mining and Millins
Company will start up a ten additional
stamp mill by the 25th inst. A great
many new mines will be developed in thu
flats during the coming season.
James Walker, OF Gallatin county, raised
thirty acres of wheat this year that aver
ageG sixty-tive bushels to the acre.
The Northern Pacific will continue to sell
winter excursion tickets in connection with
other trans-contiDental lines to California
and return.
Thomas Cruise shipped from Billings the
past season 71,8O2 pounds of wool. being
the product from one shearing of his sheep.
Bi-monthly mail service from Fort Ben
ton to Fort Conrad commenced the LIST OF
November, a California star route bidder
receiving the contract.
There are 1000 teams and 1905 men
working on the Manitoba west of Minot.
Only 60 miles OF grading remains to be done
between Minot and Fort Buford.
j. N. Strong. Superintendent of the Ma
tional Park hotel, is o making arrange
ments to build a large hotel at Falls, where
there is now only a dinner station.
A number of the mounted police who
were stationed at Regina, over the border.
when paid off lately, took the money OF the
whole troop, amounting to $4,000, and
deserted over the line into Montana.
Mr.. J. NJ. Knight has resigned the posi-
ton Of Deputy Clerk of the District Court,
and Chief Clerk R. H. Norton has appointed
Mr.. George F. Cope to the office. Mr.. Cope
will Il an efficient clerk.-Madisonian.
Rimini and return sometime during the
coming week. Offices for the transaction
OF business will be opened by the 25th
instant.
During the past week heavy shipments Of
cattle have been made over the Northern
Pacific.
The miners of the Sweet Grass Hills,
northern Montana, have about all gone
away from their diggings, the ground they
were on being included in an Indian reser-
walton.
The Union Pacific has ordered of the
Brooks Locomotive work twenty-five
and fifteen switch engines-to re-
place a number of old locomotives now in
use on the company's leased line.
Superintendent Gilbert, OF the Rocky
division of the Northern Pacific,
a circular instructing conductors
and engineers to report the condition of
the track to headquarters at Missoula dur |
any the extreme cold weather.
A copper wire will be laid between the
,wo rails on the entire Union Pacific sys.
for the purpose of telegraphing from
md to moving trains. It is stated that
With this improvement collisions will be
impossible.
Two OF the young mountain lions cap
ured on Trail Creek q few days ago were
purchased by N. limo, who thought to raise
hem until full grown, az pets. The little
got along nicely, were very playful,
nd had come to be fondly admired by
when the first of the week both sud-
emily died. The probable cause of their
cath was overfeed and being confined in
VtO6V NubI GCI6s Liz IAiI(t Ou6 CduSQU !
owned by Mr.. Witch. and is apparently !
ealthy.-Livingstone Enterprise. |,
Below will be found what the Glendive .
om: court opened here Monday morn
g. Judge T. C.. Bach, who presides here
r the first time. is winning golden opin-
rs from men OF both parties. He is very {
lreful in his actions and particular almost '
a fault; but whilst this particular feature
irritating at times, to both lawyers and e
it gives the general public a sense of /
in knowing that no hocus-pocus
|sh-er.through business will be allowed
lille Judge Bach is on the bench" c
Manager Cairnes, of the Butte, Helena Il
i'd Fort Assinaboine Telegraph line, is
wv busy on the construction Of the line
tween Maple Creek and Fort Assinaboine. =
lies Quesnclle. OF Maple Creek, has the '
ntract of supplying the poles which he
II procure from the Cypress Bills and de- :;
er along the line. It is expected that all !!
ste will he made to have the poles set
ID wire strung by Chistmas. The line will "
extended from Maple Creek, west a few r
les to Walsh station. Tn company will L
ortly let contracts to build the Butte end r
the line to Helena.
Press: The remains of Edward Z
alker, who was drowned while crossing Z
Marias about the goth of last May,
re found on a little island just above
ranch on Tuesday last. The body
8 accidentally discovered by James Tur-
while out hunting, and was partially il
vered with drift wood. 1t will be re- K
mbered that the young man was b
owned in attempting to cross the tt
.rias, twelve miles above Turner's, dur b.
the high water. His horse came ashore in
right, but although diligent search was p
de for the young man no trace of him
lid be found. Mr.. W. P. Turner arrived
this city yesterday. The young mans
who resides at Assinaboine, has been
for. iR