The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-03-01
TERRITORIAL NEWS
Items. Of Interest From Both
Sides Of the Divide.
Inci3fnts 7WeFthy Of Note Occurring
during the Week Given
SPACE Herein.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.

the Territory.
Bishop Brewer is in Dillon.
Dillon's brass band is going to give
concert.
Fears are entertained of a small pox
epidemic in Virginia City.
A Ladies auxiliary to the Sons of Vet
Grams has been organized in Butte.
Patrick Hughes was robbed OF $50
| watch and s 33 in cash last Friday night
in Butte.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
in Dillon by military parade, and a ball
WIS given in the evening by the Knights
of Pythiaa
The Rocky .-ountain telephone COM
pany las received carload Of poles to
begin the reconstruction OF the exchange
in Helena.
Tacoma, Wash. Ter, is enjoying heavy
boom, the sale of land during the past
week amounting to s33223 ,961 81, and since
January to sS10,536.44
! The Montana Central railroad has be-
gnn through it's attorney, I. D. Nc
Cntcheon to condemn ground for depot
site in Butte. 1t will be located midway
between the town and the Parrot
smelter.
As further complication of the Rocky
Fork middle it is now charged that
certain Crow Indians have been inf]u-
enced to sign petition that the Billings.
Clarke's Fork and Cooke City right Of
way bill will be defeated
ventv-ei9ht persons who have houses
on the Morning Glory lode claim, at Cen
terville. refuse to pay rent. and suit has
been commenced against them BY John
f. Bordeaux. ct al, for possession, dam
ages and rent from jan l to date.
William Grvar, of Great Falls, who
owned two lots in Parchen addition, pu.
them in the hands Of two real estate
firms Both firms sold them. having the
exclusive sale. Gryar cold them himself
and his property has been attached
A petition has been forwarded from
Rozcman asking delegate Too'e to urge
tho appointment OF Hon. T. K. Armstrong
for Judge. vice McLeary. The petition
was signed by nearly all the lawyers
Tndye SAVAGE. of Livingston, is also said
to be candidate.
In the CASE Of T:oris Smith agains:
the CITY OF Helena in which the plaintiff
received $1,000 verdict for damages et
the last term Of court. the Judgment was
} satisfied in full Saturday and the costs
paid. Smith fell down an unfenced
embankment in the city.
The body Of murdered man WAS fonnd
lying in fence corner at Fort Assinni
boine last Saturday. which upon investi
CATION proved to be that OF a grader or
the Marias section OF the Manitoba rail
road nanad James Lynnis or lynch. Fat
rick Crugan section boss, suspected OF the
crime has been arrested.
Mr. McCaig. the Butte agent OF the
Northern Pacific road, has received ad
vices that. owing to the cut Of the Unior
Pacific to Utah, his road would on anC
after the 1st Of April. eel round-triI
tickets from StPaul to Helena and Butte
for $56 for the period Of 80 davs These
tickets will be good for twenty days com
, ing west and ten days returning, and will
afford an excellent opportunity to those
who desire to examine the resources an6
} beauties of Montana
! Herald: The ice in the Missouri rive
broke MP and went out without gorge
at Fort Benton the 22nd inst, floating
quiete!y of without doing any damact
, whatever. On the eame day the ict
( tarted short distance above Gorhau
formed gorge and carried away tht
huge ferry boat which was laid upon tht
| shore. The boat wss taken three mile.
down stream and lodged on lar in thu
( middle of the river. It was not injured
$ and t., owners are making preparation
to -: !; OF and bring !: back to Cor
ham,
: The attractions booked by Mcguire TO
his Mont ana circuit are AZ follows: Tn
> first to como will be tho Georgia min
strels, tLe, Bonciceult, Harverly's min
, strels, Fred. Book. Webster Bradley il
"She," Annie Pixley, Verone Jarbeat
. Roland Feed, Langtry, Marie Prescott
= Reilly & Woods dig show. Grismer-Da
vies, Katie Pullman, .:s.*>:. Abbott
r Madame Pyx, (now =o::::'o' . eensat;c,
: in Fsaae>: abe comes i. .s..) Newton
A Bears, ;yiiii,srt comedy company. Mojes
. ka, Louis James, and Marie Wainrigh
t and Ben Cotton. Negotiations are als'
fpendlng With the Boston Ideal company