Helena weekly herald., 1886-12-30
TOWN AND TERRITORY.

Everybody got Christmas present.
Gods poor Including the pastors)
were remembered.
The Catholic fair, just held at Mis-
soula, netted nearly $1,000.
The HERALD acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation to the Knights OF Labor
ball, to be given on the 9th of January.
Old man Hardy, pauper at the coun-
ty hospital, died yesterday morning DE
| will be buried at two o'clock tomorrow.
Alex. C. Botkin yesterday delivered
an address before the Teachers Institute OF
the Territory in session at Butte, and this
afternoon arrived home.
Mrs. T. Schott and son, of Livingston,
arrived in this city yesterday. Mrs. Schott
is sister of Mr.. Ed Zimmerman and will
be his guest during the winrer.
1t is said that Mr.. O'Brien, of Twin
Bridges; J. w. Buskett, Ed. Ryan, w. T.
Sweet, and others are to form company
for the erection of large hotel at Boulder.
Sands Bros. have cut the prices on
seal skin sacques twenty-five per cent.
These elegant garments can now be pur-
chased at New York prices.
Hon. Sam Word, r. W. G.. NJ. of the
Masons of Montana, was present and con-
Quoted the installation services at the
Masonic Temple last evening.
The Territorial Teachers Institute
convened at Butte this morning at 9
o'clock. The institute will continue for
three days, holding tiree sessions daily.
The cash receipts from land entries for
the past year at the Helena land Office
were S172,65723. The fees and commits
sions on different features Of the business
were $204 $1,000.
-Rt. Rev. Bishop Brondel entertained
the members of the Cathedral choir at his
handsome new residence ON Christmas
evening. A bOunteous supper was one OF
the features of the reception.
Both Harrington and Beahn, the
men arrested for the Negos ranch robbery,
have been bound over to await the action
of the grand jury. Harrington Is i'm
prisoned and Beahn is at large.
The Benton coach is reported to have
lost itself in the snOwstOrm Christmas
night and come in six hours behind time.
The driver got off the road this side of
Sun River and did not regain it for several
hours.
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-Beahn, the man implicated in the
Negus robbery, is not at large as has been
reported. His bail was fixed at $1,000,
which, being unable to procure, he was
relegated to the kindly care of Sheriff
Hathaway until he could raise it.
Books, picture, jewelry, china, silver
ware bric-a- brac, fancy goods, and articles
of ornament and utility of every kind and
description were lavishly bought and
literally bestowed. Christmas was a joy
ous day for Helena-for all Montana.
Many old timers will regret to learn
of the death of John Kelly, the famous
Irish violinist, who was formerly a resident
in this Territory, and who made tour
through Montana two years ago. He died
in Victoria, Texas, on the Sd inst being
nearly IS years old.
Potatoes command q cents a pound
in Helena markets and even at this price
they are not plentiful article. Last sea-
sons crop was short, and to supply the de-
mand the tubers are now shipped in from
Iowa and other eastern States.
George Bantz, an old timer, tcifet. at
Meaderville, a suburb of. Butte, Sunday
from apoplexyJ. He was buried yesterday
He is remsrkable as the man who started
the first brewery in Montana, which wa:
in this City, the forerunner of the present
Union Brewery.
Three new cars have been purchased
by the Street Railway Company to accom-
modat the largely increased travel or
their line. President Cannon ordered
them while in the East. They will bt
lighte and of easier draft than those now
in use though all will be continued in ser.
vice.
Times are quiet at the court house
since the fall term ended. The old build.
ing has done good service in it's time and
will 500 n be called upon to sink into OBJ
livion al nd transfer its glory to its proud
successoi. The next term of the district
court will probably be held in the new
building.
-MissGula Times: Asample car load of
bituminou 8 coal from the Northern Pacific
mines nea,r Ellensburg, Washington Terri
tory, went through Monday, billed to st.
Paul. Th, 8 coal is now used on divisions
west, and is early as practicable will sup
plant the ,Bozeman coal on the Rocky
Mountain division.
The Sheriff commenced the closing out
sale of the stock of Richter & Co., the
Rodney street. groce.s, at 10 o'clock this
morning. There were number of bidders,
but things we're knocked down at about
wholesale prices. The stock is estimated
at about $1,7OO. The judgments to be
satisfied amount, to about $4,000.
A fortunate coincidence was the SIM
ultaneous occurrence of Christmas and
snow storm. The former furnished num-
ber of inmates for the city Jail, victims of
Yule-tide sprees, and the latter procured
them an occupation. Marshal Sims had
the gang at work to- day shoveling snow
from the roof of the CITY Hall.
"A man named Hanson was brought in
to the Sisters Hospital few days ago
from Tunnel No. 5, suffering from broken
jaw and other injuries sustained in 40
foot fall which he received on the railroad
works there. DR.. Morris set the dislocated
assisted by DR.. Forte, the dentist,
and the injured man is now on the high
road to recovery.
Among the Territorial enterprises of
note now on foot ia the establishment AZ