The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-10-17
MONTANA MENTION.

street railroad, soon to be constructed.
: Woods 4 Larson now have about $50
men at work ON the Cpur d'Alene branch
of the Northern Pacific.
Th, Grand Lodge and Grand Encamp-
merl of Montana, of the Independent
Oder of Odd Fellows, held their annual
eession at Great Falls this week.
When other towns in the state will be
buried in quietude-Red Lodge will be
brisk and lvely-Red Lodge Picket.
It will be a ''coal day when Red Lodge
gets Ghere."
Captain Keefe's absence from the Sal
vat1on army is commented upon. Her
successor is frisky sister and makes a
fine showing. but cannot sing and exhort
as Captain Keefe did.-Helena Indepen-
dent.
Capt. C. P. Higgins, president of :he
Higgins Western bank of Missoula. is
dying. A feeling of sorrow is manifest
all over town. Mr.. Higgins is the wealth.
lest man in Missoula county and the
oldest resident.
VIM. F. Furay's friends will be sorry to
learn that he will leave Montana on the
expiration of his term Of Office as County
Clerk. He has been offered and has &C.
cepted position in an Omaha bank at a
good salary.-Northwest
The assessed value of city property as
returned to City Clerk and Attorney
NJ. d. Kelly, is $500, ,42S The tax levy as
fixed by the city council is seven mills,
] which will produce total city tax of
$5,645.-Livingsto Enterprise.
Dr. Gleason, who was so badly burned
at the Bonner building fire, Butte. is still
in a very bad condition. He is q pitible
sight to look upon, and even If he re-
covers he will be SCARED almost beyond
recognition. Later-Dr. GreasOn has
since died.
The mechanics lien law, known as the
Thompson law has been sustained by the
Supreme Court. his means that the
mechanic and laborer is sure of his pay
for work done on any building or i'm
provement in spite Of mortgages or other
membranes.
| The indebtedness of Meagher county
will be less than $4,000 when the taxes
are paid, and warren Is will be par value
in December. Few counties in Montana
can make so good ashowing of manage
ment by their commissioners. There's
no occasion for croaking.
The Monarch Mining and Reduction
company has filed articles Of incorporat-
ion. The object of the company is to
engage in the business of mining and
reducing ores. The capital stock is 81 ,000,-
600, divided into 81 shares. The incor-
porators are Charles White, John Wilson,
Alexander Norris, Lemuel j. Scovel,
w. D. Jones, T. W. Jones, Frank Hahn,
Alexander Burns. Business is to be
carried on in Deer Lodge county.
The condition of James Farrell, who
was few days ago blown up at the 700
foot level of the Anaconda mine, Butte,
has not improved during the past forty
eight hours. Last evening he was de-
lirious, but this afternoon at o'clock he
had partly reQained his senses. He rolled
and groaned as though suffering from
great pain, but those in attendance upon
him said that he was not suffering to
any great extent Inter Mountain.
For more than week past fires have
beeh burning on the hills east of Butte,
indicating their existence by blazes at
night and smoke by day. There can be
but little harm done as the locality mas
nothing but brush upon it. On the
ground traversed there may be consid-
reable old cut wood scattered, and there
are one or two abandoned wood fumes,
but beyond destroying these, persons
familiar with the locality say but little
damage need be apprehended.-Butte
Journal.
A trip to the great coke camp of Coke
dale will we'll pay the visitor, says the
Enterprise. Nearly the entire plant of
eighty ovens is now in successful oper
alton and turning out large shipments Of
the product every day. The washer is
now in operation and does good work in
removing the impurities from tho coal.
Several ovens are charged with the coal
treated by this concentrator and satis-
factory results are anticipated It is
expected that by this improvement to the
company's works, coal hitherto unfit for
coking purposes will be utilized and the
quality of al! the coke produced will be
materially improved.
The tax list is a certain and authorita-
tive index of the condition of county and
Dawson comes we'll to the front with the
following figures: In 1881 the assessment
roll showed s1,44O.249.2O. This year the
figures are 81, ,725, ,928, 70, showing a gain
during the year of $285,579,50. This
increase Is very gratifying not only in
amount. but an examination Of the tax
list developes the fact that the large part
is in the shape of permanent improve
ments, that will last for all time. Eastern
Montana will get to the front and our
western brethren will soon have reason
to be proud of us as factor in the
material progress of Montana -Glendive
Independent
Miner: Work on the Northern Pacific
and Montana is progressing much more
rapidly than the general public seem to
be aware. Trains are now running on
both ends and all supplies necessary for
building purposes are delivered at almost
all points by construction trains. On
the east end thirty six miles of the track
have been ironed, from tie Canyon house.
at which point the road connects with
the main line, towards the Jefferson.
From tho end little over four miles
of iron have been laid and but very
short time will e]apse before the track
is completed as far as the tunnel. The
latter, it is thought, will be finished in
about four weeks after which the remain
der of the work yet to be done will be
comparatively light. The prediction
that the entire road would be completed
and ready to be turned over to the OPP
Grating department by December 10Th
seems in fair way of being verified.