The Dillon tribune., 1886-03-20

MONTANA CONDENSED.

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twenty wears old.
The Broom Brigade is said to tc The |
best drilled corps in Butte.
The Glow. Murphy "knock out" a, Butte
was 'raud--a hippodrome
On St. Patrick's day Butte was as lively
as Missouri town Oh circus dav.
\ brass band is one OF the new things
talked ri on the corners Of Virginia City.
Potatoes are 'eing bought up in Gallatin
valley at S. cents per 100 t,,: shipment to
eastern markets.
The Moul,on Co. Of Butte has declared its
nintl, dividend Of ) .o,D, PAYABLE Nlarrl,
-, in New York
The cattle industry OF Montana never
was more prosperou nor the outlook for
large returns better.
Dairvmen met i, Helena on March :,
bat adjourned to meet again in lu,y. The
attendance was lig!,:.
The gospel services at the Baptist
Church in Butte are prolific of much good.
They are held every night.
Quite Il number of cows is reported to
have died recently ON the West Gula,in
river with lung complaint.
Every town OF prominence in Montana
seer,> determined to have a railroad and
we trust they will Al: get one.
Great Falls is t, have Il bank-whcn a
run is made on it we presume it will be
by Missouri river water power.
Coal has been discovered fifteen miles
from Philbrook, in the Judith Basin. the
vein being about three feet thick.
The Centerville Mining :1o~r~M says
F, there are about 1900 native born English.
men living in Silver Bow County.
The Grand Jury Of Lewis and Clarke
County, now in session, has asked the
Commissioners Of that county to resign.
The Anaconda Company are now ship.
ping their matte via the Northern Pacific.
The shipments average sixteen cars per
day.
The trial of Kemp Roberts, the default
ing cx.treasurer OF Lewis and Clarke
county. is set for commencement at Helena
next Monday.
Townsend and vicinity seems to be the
leading district in the Territory this year
for the number and frequency Of matri.
monial events.
The Miner says that efforts are being
made to have competitive drill between
the Broom Brigade> Of Butte and Dillon
at no distant day.
Twenty-Five thousand souls will be add
ed to the population Of Montana during
1886, and two.thirds of this number will
locate upon public lands.
The Home Land and Cattle Conpan,,
of Miles City has contracted for the pur
chase Of II 900 head Of cattle now ranging
in the Panhandle country.
In some Of the school districts Of Mon
tana "school wars" are raging. These
wars generally end in the handsomes
schoo,narm getting the position of teacher
\ rich strike Of gold and silver ore a
Basin City has caused excitement there
Michael O'Donald run a tunnel fifty fee
through slide rock and came on the grca
find.
/ The Iurv in the Ludwig murder trial a
Butte stood seven for acquittal, two To-
manslaughter, one for murder in the frs
degree, and two for murder in the secont
degree.
There is Il general desire Oh the par: q
unemployed Montana miners just now t.
lease any property which gives the 'eas
indication or promise Of having sufficien
merit to remuncratc ther for their work.
The Courier SAYS il young lady OF Eas
;alla,iu. who had suffered from thu
tongues OF scandal mongers, recently at
tempted suicide by hanging She was dis
covered in time. and is now CAREFUL,
watched.
There is probability that a newspaper
vii, be established at Phillipsburg at al
early date. The recent mining develop
ments in that camp and the growing pros
peritv OF its older properties seem tn war
rant local exponent.
Leonard and ]. Blakc'y have arranged
to 4;.ht to the tinisl, in the opera house
Miles CITY. They were to have fought a
Glcndiyc some weeks ago, but could no