The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-08-30
MONTANA NEWS.

Lewistown wants q fire department.
s., Hf1ssoula will soon have electric lights
Stevensville is to have public library
Butte claims to have sufficient water
now.
The Montana Pioneers met at Helena
Friday.
A meat market and grocery store were
burned on Lyndale avenue, Helena, Fri
day night.
Corey, stabbed in Butte last week by
Dorothy, is dead.
Missoula will be doomed in the Sep
tember number Of the Northwest Maya
zine.
Bishop Brondel will dedicate the new
Catholic church at LeWistown, Fergus
county, September 80.
Arrangements are beng made at Mis-
soula by the Masonic lodge there for the
reception Of the grand lodge, which con-
venes at that place on October 5.
An old Danish prospector is reported
missing from the Lowiand mining dis
trict, near Butte. He is supposed to
everything in his cabin is in great con-
fusion and the floor bespattered with
blood.
The Montana medical association met
at Helena last woei, and elected the follw-
ing officers: DR.. Levitt, of Butte. presi-
dent. Drs. Monroe. OF 8ozelnan, Steel, vice
presidents. DIR. ". 7. Ballard, o. Helena,
was elected secretary: DR.. Bald win, treas
urer and DR.. Barbour, corresponding sec
retary.
Tho lue Of the Billings. Clarlse's Fork
& Cooke City railway has been surveyed
throu gh the Grow reservation, and the
maps are now being prepared to be sent
TO Washington. Tie FIRST CT last week
the party commenced location and cross
sactioning under direction OF Mr.. Bun
dOck.-Gazette.
Marcus Daily is now having an i'm
mense barn constructed on his ranch
above Corvallis for his thoroughbred
race and draft horses. The gentleman
expects to have them shipped to this
valley about the last of October, and will
have the finest stables in Montana when
complete. In all there will be about q
carloads Of horses. and as Corvallis is
near by. it will receive the benefits Of this
huge ENTERPRISE
Tho Missoula county democrats met
and held their contention Monday and
nominated the following ticket: Terri
torial council, W. NJ. Eickford; lesisla-
ture. Thomas G. Marshall and j. e. Ma
rion: sheriff, y. J. I!eyfron; assassor, ".
NJ Berry; county cic.A and recorder, G.
F. ScuIy; county treasurer, Thomas
Williams; probate judge. Wn. Lande S;
county attorney, John N. Evans: super
intendent of pubic schools, \. j. Urlin;
county surveyor. t'r: nk Lonsstaif; colln-
ty commissioner, T. c. Ives; public adj
1ninistrator, Alfred Cove; coroner, F. S.
fiedger.
4 specia, to tho liner from Salt Lake
is to The effect that arr !nsanents for the
regatta to take place On the great Salt
Lake. Thursday and Friday, are about
completed. Tie szpense Of getting the
oarsinen there ard returning them homo
viii be about +: 900. Twenty men are
coming from Chicago, St. Louis, Moline,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Grand Rapids.
Excursions will be in from all sides. as
great interest in the event is being
worked up among people along the lines
of roads connecting with Salt Lake. The
oarsmen are chan. pions, and it is ex-
pected that records will be lowered on
account of the fast water of the lake. It
is stated that the biggest local crowd
ever assembled there will be present on
the days named.