The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-04-05
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both
Sides of the Divide.
incidents Worthy Of Note Occurring
During the Week Given
Space Herein.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.


Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
DR.. Thomas, Eckles of Helena is dead
A team from the Virginia City Rifle
club and an equal number from Company
D of Virginia City shot match. The rifle
club won.
The steam pile driver has commenced
driving piles for the foundation of the
piers for the great bridge across the Mis-
souri river at this place. The bridge is to
be completed before the June rise. It
will cost about $4,000.
In recent match at Birds Point. Ala
media, "Dick' Eddy, of Montana, defeated
Ed Fay in match the conditions Of which
were, twelve birds each, thirty yards rise.
eight yards boundry. Eddy to use ten
bore and Fay twelve bore gun.
Willie Jack. the 12-year-old son Of W.
NJ. Jack, of Butte was accidently shot
and killed by his playmate Wesley War
ren, son of Chas. s. Warren, last week,
while the two were playing with pistol.
Both families are plunged in grief. The
jury exonerates young Warren Of all ma
licious intent.
Over 800 men are now employed on
bridges and grading work. The company
fear no prosecution, as they are cutting
entirely from decided land. The Off
cials visited Helena recently to ascertain
whether or not they would extend their
system to the Mineral Hill country
Stevensyille Tribune.
independent: Mr. S. S. Huntley, while
east lately, sold the well-known stations
Maxim and Ben Lumonds sThey have a
great many stations eti verside and
could, therefore spa1Et but it Is to
be regretted that sue63e e,Y bred animals
should be appreciated more in the states
than here.
The Wells, Fargo Express Co. will be
doing business on the Montana Central
in four or five days. Mr.. Simpson, the
agent at Helena. said that the Ameri-
can Express Co. operate the Mar itoba
from St. Paul to Great Falls and that
the Wells, Fargo ON the Montana Cen
trail and all the branches that has been
built or will be constructed. For the
present the company will have five agents
in Montana and this number will be IN
creased with the demands of business
and the extension of the road.
Through letter received to-day by a
citizen Of Fort Benton we learn Of the
death of the Antoine Desharm
i'll the 105th year of his age, and, strange
to say, he died on his birthday. He was
in early days in the employ Of the Hud-
son Bay company in Oregon, and after
wards came with that company to Mon
tana and settled on q ranch near French
town, Missoula county, where he has sew
sral descendants. In 1881, after selling
out to T. J. Demers, he removed to the
Northwest territory, where he resided up
% the time of his death.-River Press.
Independent special from Billings: At
o'clock last Tuesday night Nick Smith,
! laborer, enthused by election whisky,
While attempting to run the saloon
It Nick and Gus, stabbed Mr.. Gus
Anderson, one of the proprietors, who
vas attempting to eject him. Mr.. Anderson
eceived cut about four inches long over
he pit of the stomach from pocket
Lnife which Smith drew unobserved. The
znife, fortunately, was turned by striking
! bone, which caused it to glance upward
making a severe flesh wound, while aver
ing tragedy. Smith was arrested and
ocked up with difficulty.
A Benton special to the Independent
# Saturday says: Much satisfaction
> expressed by our prominent citizens
t the favorable news in regard to the re-
noval of the Canadian Pacific monopoly
q Manitoba. The building of the Gait
ailway to Fort Benton is an assured fact |
the present outlook is favorable to such |
result. A gentleman who is known to !
'e we'll posted in such matters ventures !
he opinion that the Northern Pacific
ranch through the Judith basin will I
make connection with the Gait road at !
hat point. Northern Montana will |
oon become the seat of railroad war in ;
be northwest.
Missoulian: On Wednesday. the 18th !
nst., a warrant for the arrest Of two In
ians was sworn out in one of our JUS
ices courts. The Indians we're arrested |
nd placed in charge OF our deputy aher-
], Nh. Clifford. During the deputy's ab- /
ence at dinner party Of citizens, num-
ering some fifty or sixty, overpowered
be guard left in charge OF the prisoners,
ook them to the east side Of the river
nd, i is supposed. made good Indians Of
nem. The crime charged against them
'as murder It is alleged that these
lootenal Indians assisted 8 third Koo-