The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-12-06
MONTANA NEWS.

MONTANA NEWS.
Helena has crazy Chinawonan. =,
A half interest in the Cumber,1. i
| mine at astle, ontana, has been sold
10 L. Schonberg for $4,000.
| The walls OF the power house for the
cable road opposite the Clear Grit hoist
| are going up rapidly Miner.
| The Northern Pacific is blocked with
| trains at Missoula and other points
| through shortage Of locomotives.
The Western bank is the title OF a
new monetary institution soon tC be
opened at missouiis By { p. Higgins.
Butte merchants are out in {, card an
no1ncing that they viii give 10 Christ
mas presents to their customers this
year.
A benefit is to be given at Butte to
the widows and orphans of the men who
were killed at the Meadarvi!le boiler ex-
p]osion.
Elevec horses we're stoten from T. Nc
Cnne near Fort Benton last Saturday.
The thieves escaped, but men are still
chasing them.
Utah papers state that no more oats
will be shipped from there to Butte I'M
less prices advance. They have use for
them at home.
Delegate Toole left Helena last week
for Washington, accompanied by his
niece, Miss CIeora Stont, who will spend
the winter with friends in that city.
It is asserted that one Of the hand
soonest women il America is Nellie
Strickland. leading lady Of the Katie
Putnam company, now playing in Butte
At meeting held at the residence OF
Mrs. Dawkins, at LeWistown, dramatic
aud literary club was formed. the men,
bersh1p being made up Of lads in the
vicinity.
It is said that several scientific parties
VIII. VII. M 81S&j7feS5 7fS Wow m h ihe sect 1esetlpse ot the
sun, which will be seen here on New
Years day.
a panic was created in the business
part of Missou.a Monday by a wild cow
which broke loose and tossed several
people in the air, injuryiag one man
severely. The animal was finally killed.
James cElroy was brought to
Helena from Marys7i!ie Monday night.
having been badly injured in the face b3
IA broken saw while employad at Clark's
saw mill. The injury invol7es the right
aye. having inflicted q fearful cash on
3i,e forehaad and cheek.
John Thomas. Il co1ored barber at
Function, was elected & Justice Of the
Peace by the Junctionitss at the election
held a short time a:;o. This is the first
instance in the territory wherein man
Of his race has been selected to fill this
pcsition.-Billings Gazette.
With regard to betting on the election
il is said that over S1COG}0 will have
changed hands in Helena alone when the
official returns are in Or the loser con-
codes that ne is beaten. One enth 1sias-
tic republican claimed that he had wen
fourteen suits Of clothes, fifty hats and
S:2,'HM. To prove that he IVES in earn: St
':e 'a;1 down in the mud ans! rolled over,
Just to show that he could afford it.
Three women charged two ueighhors
:>f EGe feminine gender with calling them
,gI2ipnies' The case was called in
cosr: and resulted 1n the discharge of
i,.A defendants. considerable contro-
versy was had as to tho meaning OF the
vs,rd 'chipny" The attorney for the
d9:endants said Webster defined It to be
:, small bird. The other lawyer said
W.l,ster was "away off, that bad
meaning was attached to it-MissouIa
Gazette.
Now that the election is over, the
victory is lost, and the entente cord;ale
established, let lis al unite in one
grand effort to bring a railroad through
Madison county. Political differences
sink into insiyniiicance compared with
the results to be achieved from the con-
summation Of snch AZ er te7nrise. It
means the starring Of a boom which will
ontstcir ali other 5oons. and don't lat it
escape the realms OF your remembrance.
-Madisonian.
Ewo men, whose names cannot be
learned. were hurt at Itun1seY this week.
One OF them fell from the new mill
building and the other cut his foot with
an ak.
w. G. Bradshaw informs us that he
has finally made arrangements with
William oiles to secure title to the
cemetery. In cur next issue we will give
particulars to the future management of
the much neglected burial ground.
Granite Lodge. No. a, A. 0. q. w.
will give a grand New Years ball on
>'onday evening December :1st. A
glance at the committees iu another
column will assure all of an enjoyable
time at the terpsichorean entertainment.
Sunday night, about II o'clock, in one
of the houses Of ill-rame west of Main
street, Anaconda. Ross Bennett shot and
killed Frank P. Graver, who is car
renter and has worked at his trade there
over since the town was started. i!e
had been a sober, quiet and a hard work
er during all the time. Last summer he
sold to Kendall & Co. mine for $1,000.
placing him in position where he could
foil W the bent of his desires. that of
prospecting without having to work for
wages. He was man about 35 years of
age. and WAS well read in different
branches of learning. The trouble was
caused by & bet. In the course OF con-
versation Graver mentioned Rhode
Island, and the woman offered to bet
S4' there was no such place. Graver
took the bet and called in a third party,
woman, to decide the bet. She decid-
ed in Graver's favor and left. Rosa
Bennett then got a revolver and shot
Graver in the bowels. He died shortly