The Dillon tribune., 1886-11-26
|. T., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1886.
MONTANA CONDENSED.
Butte is full of dead beats.

Butte is full of dead beats
Ten inches of snow at GIendive, Tues.
day.
The special postal delivery system is Il
failure in Helena.
Solon Johnson, a pioneer Of Montana,
died at Wa'kerville, last Friday.
The survey Of the Montana Central
from Helena to Butte has been con, plcted.
1t is reported that there have been seve.
raj deaths from diphtheria in Walkervile'
recently.
The rooms in the new court house at
Helena will not be ready in time for the
meeting Of the next legislatures
Jas. E. Stevens, one Of the proprietors Of
the Townsend Zramchant, has sold his in.
terest TO his partner Van II. Fisk.
Two sergeants at Miles City were placed
under arrest last Friday for parading the
street in company with negro girls.
The general assembly Of the Knights of
Labor at Pittsburg have sent assistance to
the locked out miners Of Timberine.
A man named Peter Benjamin was sent
to Jail, at Butte, last week, in default of
payment ola fine Of $1o for carrying steel
! knuckle.
The Unitarians OF Boston have erected
chapel at seven mile poin, on the Big Horn,
as a measure towards christianizing the
Grow Indians. Rev. Henry G. Bond is in
charge
Dawson county held special election
for county superintendent, last Saturday,
the result at the regular election having
been tie. DR.. A. Il. Duncan, the demo
cratic candidate, was elected by a majority
OFFS.
Twelve months hence, we believe, the
line OF the Manitoba railway will be located
through Missoula county. The company
has placed new loan of $5,ooo,ooo, and
that means the rushing Of the line west
ward. Missoula Times.
The discovery of a new metal is reported
near Sheridan. 1t carries gold, but the
gold can not be separated from the metal
BY any known process Of working gold
ores. When melted, the metal is s,lvery
white.
Hattie Powell, formerly beer jerker -
the Arion at Deer Lodge, and known as
"Hat,ie, the Half breed attempted suicide
Sunday, by taking poison. The doctor
who was called in, i, o ed her by apply
ing the salvanic battery.
Morris Polylaze attempted to ride on Il
load of hay from Butte to his home Satur.
day. When near his home on East Park
street, the wagon by some unavoidable &C.
cident, upset and threw him heavily to the
ground, fracturing his shoulder blade
Butte Miner.
\ meeting of the Pioneer Club was held
in Helena last Wednesday evening. The
club elected the lollowin. officers for the
ensuing year: President, Andrew J. Fisk
Vice. President, Charles d. Curtis; Treas
urer, $ +. Atkinson; Secretary, James L.
Sanders. They will have a dance on De-
!. cembcr sd.
GA last Saturday, across the line in wy.
o,niny, sou,l. Of here, at J. {. Hams stage
ant! road ranch, the stables were burned by
lnt.ians, and stvtntvivc head OF ranch
horses were run of. Some cattle were
ranch men Of that vicinity, but it is not
known what Indians did it.--Livins ston
Enterprise.
The Helena Snow Shoe and Toboggan
Club ha, elected the following officers
Mall Walker, President; DR.. Azci Ames,
Vice. President; Ross Deegan, Captain; !.
S. G. Van Wart, Adiutant; Il. l.. Martin,
First Lieutenant; +. J. Carter, Second
Lieutenant; Maj. ]. J. Palmer, Quarter
master; \. l.. Stokes, Commissionary
Jacob Loeb Treasurer; 4. L. Day, Ser
geant.
The recent census Of the Grow tribe
shows that they number less than 400.
The census taken ten years ago showed
that the tribe numbered $500 This rapid
decrease is Continu''lS' Il Scnt'el'lith IAu'
mateIy acquainted with these Indians for
the past fifteen years, states that the tribe is
decreasing from eight to ten per cent an
nuaily. In the largest camp of the 'ibc.
that of Plentycons, the deaths exceed the
births three to one. And thi, band is less
affected with vcncrcol disease than any 9TH
! er Oh the Crow reservation. II this
i thinning out Of these Indians continues the
problem Of cjvilzns them and reducing
their reservation will solve itself in the
next fifteen years Billings f,i:ctfr.