The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-12-20
MONTANA f1E"9.

Benton last week.
An enterprising citizen has started a
5en-cent parcel delivery in Butte.
A prairie fire near Lewistown COM
Dietely ruined Laird Bros sheep range
last week.
Twenty two suspicious looking charac-
ers were notified last Thursday to leave
Missoula.
Livingston has organized vigilance
own of toughs and FOUNDERS.
A fire at Butte last week destroyed
he Star li-ery stables, lower Main
street. The loss is about $4,000.
The Helena smelter is bny,ng LARGE
quantities OF ore, preparatory to the
commencement Of active operations.
The hristain church has 551 members
in Montana, $50,310.OU worth of church
properly in the territory and eleven
churches.
Last Thursday night at Missonla q
nan by the name OF Curtis was knocked
down and robbed hy three assailants.
me of whom have been caught.
over RVI Was pdlil OuO lOi SEdlu ny
3ozeman dealers during the mnnth O.
November, the greater part of Which was
paid into the county treasury for taxe:.
White Sulphur Springs postoffice has
become a presidential appointment offic
again, and Postmaster j. j. Eennessy
received the appointment for four years.
A. !. Davis. Of Butte. has brought suit
against the treasurer OF Silver Bo"
county to recover S13.o0O paid under pre- =
test as taxes on bank stock. He claims
the stock was assessed far aEo1e its act
ual value.
Sinking continues actively on t! e
Park mine. At depth of eighty fee
i: the shaft vein OF ga!ena sevec fee.
wide has been cut into and the foot wal
has not yet been reached. Two cars o:
ore, which it is expected will net $40 Il
per car. have been sold to the Helen;:
smelter.-Inderendent.
Wm H. Little Young man 20 years
of age, recently FRI m Virginia. Nevada,
fell down the stairway of the Clarendon
house, while intoxicated last week a:
Butte, and died Tuesday night. He had
only been released from Jail few days
ago, charged with larceny. He was
proven innocent Of the charge.
A. T. Slattcry, for long time yard
| master in the untana Union yard IL
Butte, last right started for Salisbury
Ills, where be goes to begin his work a.
organizer and instructor for the Brother
hood Of n"ilroad Brakemen. He has
charge of the west and northwest terri
tory and will be absent about one yeal
Miner.
A man named Jefferson Davis, en-
nloyed at William DAVIS ranch. sevel.
miles from Butte, went to that city o..
Wednesday. with 81 0 in cash. team
and wagon to purchase supply OF pro
visions. Instead of dong this he got o
| \ spree, and after blowing the cash in at
faro a, other channels. sold the tear
cor 5 90 and also disposed Of this latter
sum
It is with pleasure that the Inter
Mountain announces that Judge Kirk
oatrick. who practi:ed so successfully fol
90 many years in Virginia. Nevada. whtn Il
the Comstock City was at its creates:
and who has since been prominent at
he SILT Lake bar in professional! asso"i;'-
lion with the firm of Pennett Il ark
n>ss. has decided to remove to Butte
and --row up with the co1rtrv. The
gentleman is not stranger in this city
having SIX years ago conducted the legal
forma'ities in the transfer of The Ley,ng-
tou mine, acting for the purchasers. The
Inter Morn:ain congrat'.lates the fra
ternity of Butte upon this addition to its
membership and predicts an excellent
practice for Judge Kirkpatrick.