Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
TOWN AND TERRITORY.

| Inter Mountain: The delegates name
will be Carter, while Clark will be that o
the martyr.
The CastleNe,cs has suspended publica
tion for lack Of patronage. Its field wa:
narrow and its path rough.
1t is said the Democrats of Missoula
have put up the doodle" for the Gazette
to issue daily during the campaign.
Postmaster Talent, of Butte, has re-
ceived instructions from the Postoffice De-
partment to make preparation for free
mail delivery BY the 1st of October.
The streets Of Butte presented an ami
mated appearance Saturday evening. This
was no doubt due to the presence of 80
many of Helena's enterprising citizens.
argus: The assessed valuation of Fer
gus county for the year 1888, will amount
to about $2,5OOOOO. A slight falling of
from last year owing to the removal OF live
stock.
In comparing the ability Of the two
candidates for delegate, Judge L. A.
Brown, of Beaverhead county, says that
CLARK is to Carter as the lightning bug is
to the Chicago fire."
Miles City Journal: During the past
three days there has been shipped from the
Miles City stock yard 3,478 head of beet
cattle and during the coming week there
will be as many m.re shipped.
&C. F. Ellis & Co. have sold this week
$50 feet on the Northern Pacific right OF
way to Gebauer & Yergy for $1,000. Also,
ho rafr tnr tn he
Montana Packing and Provision Company.
e. C. Russell, who has beenreading law
with Chumasero & McCutcheon. on Satur-
day passed his examination fOr admission
to the Montana bar. Mr.. Russell is grad
uate of Cornell university and is among
Helena's young men of ability and prom
ise.
The case against Henry O'Hagen for
embezzlement was dismissed yesterday in
the Probate Court for want of prosecution.
O'Hagen is the young man who was re-
Gently arrested for appropriating funds be-
longing to Morris Bros, in whose store he
was clerk.
The third edition of E. V. Smalley g
History of the Republican Party is Just
out from Alden's publishing house. 1t is
a review of the party from Its origin to the
present time and contains portraits of the
prominent Republican Presidential caudi-
dates including Harrison & Morton. The
HERALD acknowledges the receipt of a
copy.
Great Falls Tribune: The fires were
started at the smelter yesterday and those
who visited the works were not little
Gnr To olx Al
stacks. By the latter part of next week
the sampling works will he completed and
the company will then be ready to receive
and buy ores.
Some fine specimens of Galena ore
from the Pearl mine, are on exhibition at
the Cosmopolitan. The lot was taken from
the heading of the 500 foot tunnel at
depth of about 140 feet. The ore runs
about 100 ounces of silver to the ton.
Reports from the mine say that even rich
er rock was encountered yesterday.
Col. Curtis showed us an invitation to
the Yelled Prophet festivities at st. Louis,
which was recently received by his wife.
1t is unique and beautiful set of dissolv-
ing pictures printed in colors on an Oc-
tagonal card. As each leaf is unfolded
new picture is presented, until the center
IS reached and the Yelled Prophet appears.
1t is souvenir of the exhibition which
the ladies are always glad to receive
-Stevensville Tribune: A most destruc-
tive fire occurred at w. McKeen's saw mill
on last Thursday evening, in which 4OO,-
feet of lumber, and 5000 cords of slab wood
were consumed. Mr.. McKeen says that he
is out fully $4,000 cash, saying nothing of
the market value of the wood and lum-
Der consumed. The fire originated in the
bunk house." but from what source is q
mystery.
Yellowstone Journal It is rumored
IN good authority that the United States
military telegraph line connecting this
post with the Rocky Mountain line at Pop
ar, Mont, on the Manitoba railroad, will
be abandoned in the near future. This in.
1icates the abandonment of Fort Magi nnis
y military post. The purchase Of this
inc would, if it was extended to Lewis
own, prove q good investment.
The mountain breezes are pretty stiff |
N the Boulder divide and few Helenaites |
N the Butte excursion were made aware |
# the fact by having their Harrison hats |
wept off their heads and started on q
anter down the mountain. No less than |
i've men lost their hats in this manner.
Is there were no Democrats in the party the
valance came home with intact headgear
nd there was no rush on the hat stores
his morning.
Saturdays Inter Mountain says: At
ate hour last night Henry Fox, of Deer
Iodge, shot himself with q rifle in the
orehead, causing instant death. The only
ause attributed to the act is that he fire.
uently walks in his sleep and it is sup
osed that while he was in one of these
walks he in some manner
OF hold of rifle and discharged it with
he above result. He was only 18 years
Id and had just recovered from q serious
tf9ok ocor1ok foyor uiu DroIouuod |