The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-08-28
LIN BtAVERHEAD COUNTY, M. T, AUGUST
MONTANA CONDENSED.

Several cases of scarlet fever reported at
Butte.
A fire is raging in the timber south of
Butte {,
Butte's water supply ran short for TWEEN
tv-tour hours Tuesday. /,
The Helena folks are raising money for
the Timberline strikers.
The Northern Pacific earned S,,so,l
the second week i'll August.
Thousands of acres in the National Park
have been destroyed by forest fires.
The Republican Territorial Convention
will be held in Butte on Wednesday Sep.15
The Helena Fair opened Monday. The
attendance was slim, and the races not en-
citing.
The College o. Montana is preparing to
teac!, chemistry and assaying iii its scien-
tific department.
The Billings Teachers Institute will be
held at the public school building there
Sep. 9, 10, and IL.
Colonel Wear the superintendent OF the
National Park for two years past, turned it
! over to military control, SATURDAY..
\ young man named Truelock employed |
at the Butte mill, Alice, had his les broken
by an ore car falling upon him Sunday.
Frank Higgins, of Missoula, has been
admitted to practice in the courts Of the
Territory Higgins is the first native law.
yer Of Montana.
The Legal Tender group OF mines in
Jefferson county were sold at shcriif's sale
at Clancy few days ago, Massena Bullard
buying them for $33ooo.-/ntcy MoMutaiM.
Three prisoners broke Jail in Butte Sat.
urday night: Moore, the wife beater, a
young man charged with stealing a water
melon, and another man whose name is
not known.
Jefferson county sends tire following del.
egates to the Territorial Convention: ::
Frank Wells, Enoch Wilson, Ed. Ryan,
Ed. Cardwell, u. &. Warner, Sam Mackey,
F. c. Brendes, Harrison Jourdan.
The Republicans Of Fergus county have
nominated the following ticket: Sheriff,
John Beck; Clerk and Recorder, w. INC.
Farland; treasurer, Frank Z. Wright; pro.
bate judge Daniel Meagher; assessor, Geo
6 Stafford.
= 7cllo,vsto~r :1o~rnol:. Recently freight
}0,,iE< h,k,vo R,,(fn1o md
, Junction was met by thunder storm near
Forty Mile ranch on the Little Horn, and
:, out Of the teams which consisted Of seven
:. yokes Of cattle, eleven were struck dead by
:, lightning.
!, The lessees OF the Hope mine will abou,
~ the first Of next month commence sinking
another 100 feet. At the present depth,I7r
;. feet, they have u inches OF ore, with some
very rich streaks in it. II assays all the
n way from 81, to 500 in silver and gold
;. Inter Mountain.
N There is prospect Of compromise be
y tween the Northern Pacific and the Mon
tana Central in their warfare, the Nortl,er,
!, Pacific being willing to make concessio,
to the Montana Central in regard to til,
transportation of rails, II the latter will per
init the Northern Pacific to use the tract
to Rimini.--/nfer Alowutnu.
" An unknown Swedish lady at Miles City
:" had warrants issued for the arrest Of tw
~ west-bound train Friday, and being stran
r ger inquired for moderate priced hote
u A man took her to his house, and accord
ing to her statement, he in company wit
:" another man, brntally outraged her.
49, Conrad kohrs, ranchman from Nor
tana, has had an interview with the Can
adian government at Ottawa respcctin
~ the 20 per cent. import duty about to be i'm
l.. posed upon cattle. lie urges that thi
- action will virtually prohibit the imports
o. ton Of cattle from the United States fo
j., stocking the northwest grazing lands.
ne Benton, Aug. ,l.-The beef herd c
lis Messrs. Leplcy Green and the Chotea
mt Live Stock company, comprising 100
~ head reached the Missouri river
Shank's yesterday, and were safely crosse
to the north side without loss. These ca
tie are on their way to the Maple creek st:
ton Of the Canadian Pacific railroad fc
vs. shipment to Chicago.
- a special from Fort Maginnis Of Au,
" ,Ist says: A forest fire has been raging
the Moccasin mountains for the past tw
- - weeks. The fire spread slowly and burne
- the stock ranges some distance from Il,
- base of the range of mountains .rh