Helena weekly herald., 1888-12-20
HELENA WEEKLY HERALD.
TOWN AND TERRITORY.

The output of the Drum Lummon
mine for November was about $4,000.
The new bridge across the Missouri at
Fort Benton, has been formally opened for
public travel.
The Toston Smelling Works have
closed down until May, the lease of Hauser
& Co. having expired.
"A. J. Davidson has moved his stock of
goods into Porter, Muth & Co.'S new iron
front building, North Main street.
1t is reported that Mr. Andrew F. Bur-
leigh, of Helena, was married yesterday at
Great Falls to a young lady from Iowa.
Higgins Western bank, at Missoula.
has been opened for business. Capt. c. P.
Higgins, we'll known in Montana, is the
founder.
-Bozeman Chronicle: The citizens of
Helena are not inclined to acquiesce in
Bozemans demands for the capital" Not
this year, Bro. Yerkes.
ID. F. Slayton, a sheepman residing
| near Bercail, a short time ago lost fifty
sheep from his band in one night, caused
by wolves getting into the corral.
"A reward of $50 has been offered by
Sheriff Lloyd, of Butte, for information OF
the capture of the Chinaman who killed
Geo. Braden in that town last week.
The Board of Commissioners, of Vel
lowstons county have appointed ]. D.
Matheson, of Billings. brother of Walter
Matheson, of Helena, to the Office of Pro-
hafo Ind Loft hu he
deate of Judge McGinness.
The wedding of Miss Lizzie Irvine
| daughter Of Probate Judge Irvine, and DR..
| n. S. Snyder, o popular young physician
was celebrated at Anaconda Wednesday
evening, Rev. S. C.. Blackiston, of Butte
| officiating 1t was the most brilliant wed
| ding ever celebrated in the smelter city.
-Mssouham Mrs Harrison, an invalid
lady who has been stopping at j. j. Bur
nett's some time, was able to start for
home day OF two ago. She is distant
relative of the President elect and owns a
Florida orange grove. Mrs. Harrison
| hoped Montana's winter climate preferable
to Florida's, but did not improve here.
The session of the County Commits
sioners adjourned last Wednesday: One
| of the last acts Of the Board was the ap-
| pointment of DR.. ]. NJ. Read as county
physician at $1,000 per year, to succeed DR..
Carmichael, Commissioners Beach and
Curtin voting for DR.. Read and Commis-
sioner Pope voting against any change in
the Office. The bids for the same were
numerous and ranged all the way from
$500 to $1,000.
S. A. Ballet, County Attorney elect,
who takes Office next Monday, being dis
qualified from prosecuting by having been
retained by the defense in the case of the
Territory VS.. George Duncan Bryson, the
County Commissioners have appointed
William Wallace, Jr, to prosecute the case
to its conclusion for the sum Of $400, the
amount stipulated by Mr.. WAL
lace in the event of his
selection. Bryson will remain in the Hell
ena Jail until next spring, when he will be
taken to Boulder for trial
In speaking of Montana as mining
country the Denver Mining Industry makes
the following healthful admission: Mon
tana is the country which will sap the life
out of our smelling industry if our people
do not bestlr themselves to hold the ad
vantages they now possess. Montana is
possessed Of even greater mineral and
other native resources than Colorado, and
her people are active and enterprising.
She will soon acquire the dignity of State
hood, and then she will boom, not in one
town like Denver, but all over her limits"
-Missoula Item: The mail service in
Missoula county is a disgrace to any coun-
try. The Item paper sack for the Bitter
Root county has all been thrown off at
Fort Missoula, necessitating the postmas-
ter there sending it back in the evening for
fresh start in the morning for its destin-
alton. The Bitter Root sack has also been
thrown on the eastbound passenger train,
and God and this reform" administration
only knows where some of the balance of
it goes. Once in q while, as this morning,
the whole mail from the Missoula postof-
fee failed to reach any train. Missoula
county is not alone In having cause for
complaint. Many other sections are sut-
fering in like manner.