Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-13
TOWN AND TERRITORY.

Gushing & Keim, publishers OF the
Daily Item at MissOula, have dissolved
partnership. Mr.. Cushing continues the
publication.
Frank Walker the man who shot and
killed two men at Alhambra Springs few
months ago, has been indicted for murder
by the Jefferson county grand Jury.
B. r. Mahon has resigned the position
of postmaster at Anaconda and the citizens
have sent petition to Washington, asking
the appointment of Charles H. Tracy to
succeed him.
-Diphtheria is prevailing in Missoula
There are several cases of the disease and
one death has occurred. The schools are
closed and the infected districts rigidly
quarantined.
The family of Conductor Hall, of the
Northern Pacific, are sOrely afflicted in the
loss of their Young daughter, who died this
morning. The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of host of friends in their afflc-
tion.
Mr.. J. D. Whepley, formerly of the
Billings Gazette and now of the Livingston
ENTERPRISE, was married on the Sd inst, at
Butte, to Miss Winnie Page, of George
town, Ontario. Mr.. Whelpley's many
friends will chorus their congratulations.
Charles Francis Adams, President of
the Union Pacific railroad, has issued
circular announcing that, owing to the i'll
ness of Acting General Manager Kimpall,
and at his request, General Purchasing
Agent G. S. Miller has been designated to
perform the duties OF assistant TO Mr..
Kimball until otherwise ordered.
Matt Anderson is going to marry
Boston girl. The bride will no doubt in
sist that the title of MATHS great poem,
How She Felt in Her First Corset" be
changed so as to read, "The Sensations Ex-
perienced by Rural Damsel on her lnltla-
tion into the Modern Custom of Encircling
her Waist with Artificial Support"
Billings Gazette: The stockholders Of
the Rocky Fork road did not show up yes
terday at their meeting at Laurel. This
looks as if they had given up the idea OF
holding their annual meeting which the
law requires, and had quietly closed up
their shop. We know of several who
would like to catch some of them with
little salt"
George f. Fuller, president of the Min
nessta state exhibition being held In Min
neapolis, has telegraphed to General Agent
J. E. Dawson, of the Montana Central rail-
road, at Butte, the fact that the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba and Montana
Central railroads exhibit of ores took the
gold medal for the finest display of Mon
tana mineral ores made at the exhibition.
Bozeman Chronicle: The motor stock OF
the Northern Pacific has been worked to
its fullest capacity on the Yellowstone and
Rocky Mountain divisions during August.
Some of the engineers having earned near
ly $500 during the month, being compelled
to double the road each day in order to
move the tremendous business. The Liv-
ingston yards are filled with cars to be re-
paired.
The Northeastern Farmer and Breeder of
Fargo, comes to US this month with Mon
tana department 1t gives an illustrative
sketch of Great Falls, Montana, the pres
ent western terminus of the st. p, M. &
M. r. R. The range interests of western
Dakota and eastern Montana are almost
identical, and The Farmer and Breeder
promises to give more attention in future
numbers to the live stock interests of both
territories.
Miner: Two cars of the ou fit for the
new cable line to Walkerville have arrived
at Helena, and will be here to-day. They
will advertise for bids for putting down
the rails and cable boxes, and in few days
operations on several places at once along
the intended line of the road will be COM
menced. A sufficient force will be put to
work to have it completed and in opera
ton before snow flies.
We now know what has been the mat
ter with Matt Anderson for the past year.
His love ballads and sentimental poems
are explained by the following item IN the
Bozeman Chronicle: Matt W. Anderson
left on Saturday morning for Boston where
he will be married on the 10Th of Septem-
Der to Miss Mary E. Long, an accomplished
young lady living in suburban town. The
couple will be home during the latter part
of October.
The removal of the Northern Pacifc's
depot to the new station 400 feet west of
the old place, is about completed and
changes the aspect of affairs very consider
ably in that section. The depot has been
enlarged by the addition of another room
on the east end and is surrounded by
large platform that is spacious enough for
all purposes The depot stands now near
the corner of the street leading to the
Flower Garden.
Manager Law, of the Middle Grand
division of the Northern Pacific, has ap-
pointed A. J. Borie superintendent of the
Rocky Mountain division. the position
recently vacated by F. w. Gilbert. Mr.
Borie assumed the management of the divi-
sion last Saturday. He has appointed A.
J. Kirkpatrick chief clerk, and w. F. Van
Boorn, chief train dispatcher. Mr.. Borie
was formerly chief dispatcher when Mr..
Griffin was superintendent.
-Missoulian: Saturday Homer Case,
son of our townsman, j. F. Case, met with
serious accident. He was brakeman on
the through express, and stepped off the
train at small station this side of Helena,
to get the clearance orders. The train was
quite fast and as he grasped the
rear end of the car to get on, his hand, be-
ing wet with perspiration, slipped, and he
fell down, breaking his collar bone He is
now at the hospital and will be laid up
some time.
Mining RsUieu: The stockholders and
Of the Boulder Chief Mining
Company are feeling very jubilant over a
rich strike of galena ore made in their
m;no q few days ago The shaft ia dow,