The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-02-27
MONTANA CONDENSED.

ter Nouhtv.
Ccn,crville citizen. have organized a
fire company.
Billing. wants stock yards and in ali
probability will have them.
Ton, Cooper was killed BY a cave in Il
mine at Diamond City, NJ. r.
Butte school teachers are getting less
pay than TIN. Cinnamon who work in
the luundrics and Kitchens.
The firemcn Of Butte celebrated Wasi.-
ington's birthday by a parade in the AFTER
noon and ball in the evening.
| The capital stock OF Slso,ou, OF the
Montana Hot Springs Company has all
been subscribed, and consists mostly Of
Eastern capital.
The bus running between Boxesr,an and
the depot was held up last Wednesday,
and S, taken from one Of the passengers.
A big haul, surely.
Il is probable that r. b. harrison will
take the superintcndency 'f tho Montana
Cattle Company, in the place Of Mr..
Walker win, has resigned. ~,
The R.vr Press advocates sending
delegation to Washington to help delegate
Toole get quick action on number Of
measures calculated to help Benton and
the surrounding country. -, :.
Nes' .Eovfh..,ex: The aldcrs are in bloom
and the trout funning up six weeks
ahead Of the ordinary season. And Sam
Scott says the race track IA as fine rs it is
in June. This is getting to be u tine coun.
try.
Ties are being delivered along the line
Of the Helena and Ri,nini branch cf the
Montana Central Railroad. Grading con.
tracts have been let to cover the entire
distance between Helena and Red Noun.
tain.
Ri,ey Press: Parties in from the ranges
report cattle as being in fine condition.
Taken as whole, this winter has been TN.
usually good for stock OF all kinds, snd an
increased halt crop will be the result.
Stockmcn are feeling iubilant, and we'll
they may.
Centerville has six saloons, three large
hotels, eight lodging houses, seventeen res.
taurants. two grocery stores, two general
| merchandise stores, one barber shop, a
conn,odious school house, Methodist
Episcopal Church, one jewelry shop, two
meat markets, and one newspaper. H..
R;ver Press: 1t is just possible that at:
ter July ,st next We will have 4 through
stage route to the Northern Pacific via Mai.
den to Junction, with well equipped daily
stage outfit. This is the most direct East
ern outlet possible for this city under the
present star route system.
River Press: Articles Of incorporation
Of the Montana Northern Railway Com.
pany will be filed with the Secretary of
the Territory in day or two. The OBJ.
ject Of the Company will be to construct a
railroad from Fort Benton to some point
at or near the international boundary line.
4Ne.v Norf4.svesf: A dispatch from Stone
Station last Monday stated that Mr.. w. P.
Edwards, we'll known resident Of Boul.
der and that vicinity for many years, had
died the day previous of heart disease.
He came to Montana in 1866, and was
identified with the Brown Bros. in sew.
eral Of their mines.
E"tcrfrisc.: There is now two and a
half feet Of snow in the Park from Indian
Greek to Norris Geyser basin and about
one and half feet from Norris to Firehole,
The trip from the Springs to Firehole and
! return was made last week on snowshoes
by party who relates that the road could
easily be kept open all winter for ,eamiug
! it necessary.
Billings Gazette: II rumor BE- at all re.
liable We soon shall have the division su.
perintendcnt Of the Montana and Yellow.
stone division OF the Northern Pacific 10.
Gated at Billings. The operative force at
the work shops, it is said, will at no distan,
date, be augmented BY employees from Liv.
ingston and Glendive. The demand for
dwellings,, already urgent, will thus be
considerably increased.
The West Granite Mountain Minino
Company Of Helena has been Incorporated
The mines are located near Philipsbure
The "West Granite" is capitalized for five
million dollars. in fifty thousand shares Of
ten dollars each. The incorporates arc
Thomas Csuze, a. NJ. Hotter, H. NJ
Parchen, I. J. Lowry, Ed Zimmerman, c.
X. Wells, George Hill, Of Helena; I, W.