The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-11-22
MONTANA NEWS.


VIM. Moore who was arrested last
week at Bozeman o the charge of arson,
has had an examination and been acquit-
ted.
The Bank of Jefferson County has
been fully organized for business by the
election OF ". B. G;.nney as president,
Dan McNeill as vice president, and +.
9. Berendes as cashier.
Robert S. Grant and Miss Ruth Gay
lord, daughter of the general manager of
the Parrot Mining company, were mar
rled at Butte on Wedn .suay week
They will spend their honeymoon in the
east.
Unless some unforeseen accident Oc-
ours aguire will give performance in
the Butte opera house before Christmas.
iiad the plaus arrived as soon as they
were expected, thanksgiving day woald
have witnessed the opening.
The earnings OF the Northern Pacific
system OF roads for last month footed up
~2,2iS.204, an increase Of 5oo4,413 over
October 1887. Mr.. McCaig thinks this
Office here contributed its quota to the
healthy shoaing.-Buste iner.
Geo. Godas, the half-breed Cree
Indian, who escaped from the Lewis and
Clarke county jail some months ago Wis
captured last Saturday in the Northwest
territory by the anadian mounted po-
lice. he is now in Jail at Helena.
e. Hawkins had an experience with a
| bear that he will remember for some
time. While hunting one day last week
he was chased by bear, and to save
| himself climbed a tree. The bear with
her two cubs took up Il position under
| the tree and for six hours held the fort
! - hronicle.
| The following is the output of the
| Drum lummcn mine for the month Of
October. 1858: 1o-stan,p mill crushed, 81
! tons, S1l,2o 5}-stamp mill crushed. g.
l39 ions, S2>,3Ou; 6tlssamp mill crushed,
$3.50 tons, ss2l 100; total FOR the mon! b,
>7o.60o. Working expenses for the
month, $40.NO
| Fred art, wLo Attempted last s,,m-
mer to burglarize the room OF Messrs.
Vogel and Mcintosh at the St. Nicholas,
! Butte, and shot at and WIS arrested by
| the latter, has been found guilty and
sentenced to two years in the pen1ten-
tiary. His youth Qhe is only ~ caused
judge DeWolf to BE- lenient.
! Nine miles of the Gallatiu Valley
canal is completed. The weather has
been exactly suited to the work, result
ing in rapid progress all along the line.
There is no doubt now but that the
work wilt b. finished by spring time and
farmers along the line enabled to get
plenty of water for their crops.
4. Fred Wey. proprietor of the Brnns
wick restaurant, Butte, has leased the
! new McDermott hotel in that city. for a
term of five years. HIS first move was
| to change the name from the Occidental
to the cIermott House, in honor of
The proprietor. 1t is thought the house
will be completed by JANUARY l.
The marriage O: Miss Tillie Hall and
r. -. NJ. Newbro occurred at Butte
last Thursday, November o. The bride
is one of the brightest ornaments of
Butte society and is we'll known as the
daughter Of Superintendent and Mrs.
". f.. Hall, OF Walkerville, while the
groom is one of the most popular young
gentlemen, 10th in social and business
circles OF this city.
Last Saturday morning about 8
o'clock William Jane. a man about SO
years OF age. dropped dead on Broadway,
F.! Butte, He was about to start on a
journey to his home in Oiiphpnt, Pa.
! He came to Butte 10 seek employment.
| bat his health became SO poor it was
deemed advisable by his nephew, ho
resides here. to send him back to Penn
sylvania. A coroner's inquest was held
and resulted in verdict of death
through natural causes.
Twelve years ago Lieutenant J. McA.
| Webster. now Of the Twenty second in
fantry, was olt on a fishing and hunting
| trip in Montana with General Ben
| Harrison. They became fast friends
during the time they were together, and
when the time for parting came, the
general to return to Indianapoli, and
| Webster to his regiment, Mr.. Harrison
said: Jack what can [ do for yOu a.
ho,nee" \fr:. Webster replied: Nothing,
general. unless yon become president.
Then should like TO be made captain
of the comtnissary department. -
Yellowstone journal.
Chas. Gordon, who murdered J. A.
Lave le at the town Of hole u, Choteau
county, on the 11th of July last, received
his sentence Monday. Gordon appeared
as natural and composed &c though lis
! teniug to an ordinary lecture. His face
retained its color and there was no a
perceptable tremor of the lip, body or
Ii b to Indicate the strong emotions that
must have filled his mind as bis doom
was pronounced He is sentenced to be
hanged January II, 1889. The court
room was crowded, and Judge Bach was
visibiy affected at the sad duty he was
called upon to perform.
What promises to develop as pros
porous mining district, and is quite ac-
cessib'e, being only about eight miles
east Of Deer Lodge, and some 81 miles
east of VIM. Zosel's place, has been
opened up to some extent this fall The
tirst discovery Was made Aug. 3 OF this
year, and the locations SO far made are
on Rocker and Deep Clutches. Joseph
Patterson and Jack Deyiin have worked
some on the '.Hidden Hand" and take
out ten or twelve tons Of ore that is esti
mated at 81 per can't lead and carrying
100 OF. of silver, and have as high as
four feet of lode. VIM. and Gus ZOsel
have also made two or three promising
locations. They are now building cabins
aad a road from Zosel's ranch and OK
nect to work on the mines all wln.er.
w ?. Emery has also located the "Cdr-
Donate Hill'' lode from which he took a
car load OF ore which he this week ship
ped to Butte. It carries lead, gold and
silver. and he expects fair working re-
suit from it. The impression i. here are
some good veins there and that the
camp will turn out we'll as 1t is develop-
ed Northwest. ----