The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-04-19
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.
| Butte is going 70 reincorporate
The ice is now all out of the Missouri
river.
! There was light fall Of snow in Hell
ena on the 18TH
Cattle in Yellowstone county will be
assessed at $40 this year.
Anaconda claims population OF {, 5,0o0.
and talks Of incorporation.
| There are twenty-five divorce cases
now pending in the Butte court.
Delegate to Congress j. X. Toolc has
! definitely declined denomination.
Fast passenger service is to go into
eject on :he Manitoba in few days.
Helena has organized republican
club, with Wm. H. Hunt as president.
| The Enohehousa lode case VIII come
up tor trial at Deer Lodge, April 2:i;rtl.
A hitherto unknown disease is making
havoc among the G;!latin valley horses.
Helanas new water works have been
turned on with highly satisfactory re-
! suits.
A variety theatre has been opcned in
csis=ocla and IS playing to crowded
! house.
| The next session OF the Montana Pres
bytery will be held in Bozenlan, in Oc-
tober.
The IIelena grand jary has indicted
i!n2not oGorman for attempting to
murder bis wife by shooting her.
The people OF Jefferson county voted
upon the proposition to issue $4,000
worth OF bonds to build q court house.
Ground at Helena upon which to build
a working wnnlens' home has been
donated by the Aiii:soula real estate asso-
c;ation and by .isssrs Fauser and
Iockey.
Al association has been organized in
Anaconda for the purpose Of building q
S5G, 1000 itetel. II will be lighted through
out with incanGescent electric lights.
The grand i;;rr, at recent term Of
court i'll Chotea'l county, indicted scveI;"i
butchers for not keeping record Of tie
brands OF the cattle Which they killed.
New Idea: Footpads robbed an old
Swede Jon the bridge at Missoaia the
other night and threw him agains. tic
railing, jnjur;nx !iinl seriously and per-
haps fatally. TIE robbers have rcc been
caught yet.
At Saturday nights meeting OF the
Butte city council the franchise for right
Of way for new water works, petitioned
for by Ford and Carver was granted, the
petition being somewhat amended from
that offered Friday night.
On Sunday last a stabbiLg afTtay took
place at Laurin, about twelve miles from
Virginia City. A young man named
Sink stabbed and seriously cut a man
named McFad1in. The doctor thinks |
the wounds are not necessarily fatal.
The election which occurred at White |
Sulphur Springs last Saturday for or
against" incorporation WAS toierably |
lively and considerable work vas done by
the hackers Of each ticket. There was
forty eight majority for incorporation.
From the best information we can get !
We have good reason to believe that the
much h-tallzed-of Helena smelling plant is
to be located at Bedford. This is Ger
tainly most excellent location and
would be of incalc1liable benefit to the
valley. ey.-Husbandman.
4 meeting Of the stockmen embraced
n the Musselsheil. Yellowstone, Ryan
Bros. and Hoskins & McGirl round-ups
viii be held April "a. When this meet
ng adjourns the Yellowstone horse
growers: association will be called to Or
ler and permanent organization ef-
ected, a range system outlined and a
organized.
4 Washington special to tho Indepen-
lent says: The confreres on the Mon
ana Indian agreement bill have reached
II understanding and the house today
IN the report. The basis OF
ompromise involves the dropping of the =
enate amendment including Bowen's
nd the substitution of a section EN-.
covering the secretary OF the interior
o appoint a commission to treat with
be southern Utes for the reduction or
of their reservation and
heir removal if practicable. This, it is
bought, removes tie danger of the pres
lent's veto. It is agreed between Toole.
ymes and Bowen that If the president G
bjects to the Ute clause it shall he drop
3D.