The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-06
MONTANA NOTES.

A hot spring has been discovered near
Terry. 1t contains a large amount of
mineral matter.
Edwin Barr was run over and killed
by a freight train on the Union Pacific,
near M~issoula, Wednesday night.
r. w. Main, postmaster at Yantic,
Choteau county, has resigned and will
probably be succeeded by 4. j. Moran.
A half breed called 1.-The Weasel" a
tough character, was shot by a herder
named Casey at Grey Cliff Wednesday
night.
The banks of Helena have at last fol-
lowed the example Great Falls set
them a year ago and organized a clear
ing house.
VIM. Gaddeau, while walking on the
Montana Union tracks at Butte Thurs
day, was struck by ar ore train and
badly injured.
The jackson Democratic club WAS or
ganized at Dillon a week ago with lO5
members. Henry II. Melton is president
and +. G. Kress is secretary.
Good progress is being made in the
Iosel mining district Notwithstanding
the midwinter season, when operations
~ nv iiiO VI tCNtlODtItIl are USUALLY
suspended in new camps.
Charles w. Cook, George V. Dotterer.
James Craig and Abbie w. Cook of Ben
ton have Incorporated the Unity Sheen
company, to do business ia Meagher
county. The capital stock is $4,000 in
shares of 500 each.
The child of Anton Vidmar. which
was injured by the explosion of powder
in Butte the other day, is not as badly
injured as at first supposed. 1t is
thought that Joseph Pappist put the
powder in the stove wood.
United States civil service exam,na.
tons will be held in Miles City on April
%. 1892, for the department | lall
~branches) service and for the railway
mail service; on September u, 1892, for
the departmental (all branches) service
and for railway mail service.
A board of medical examiners with full
power to examine all applicants for pen
sions, was established at Bohemian Tues
day by order Of the commissioner of pen
slons Of Washington. The board consists
OF DR.. r.. M. Whitefoot, president; DIR. j.
M. Waters. treasurer: DR.. +. NJ. Higgins,
secretary.
Henry Ward, the accomplice of Brown,
who robbed a mail bag in Butte last fall
and was sentenced by Judge Knowles in
Helena to two years in the penitentiary.
was taken to the penitentiary at Deer
Lodge by Marshal Furay, Tuesday morn
ing. Brown broke Jail in Helena some
time ago and has not yet been captured.
Chas. o. Allison. a railroad man of
Livingston, has just received a patent
Tor an automatic %car-coupling device
which he has invented. The application
was filed August 10, last and the patent
issued January 10. Mr.. Allison has as
signed a one-half interest in the patent
to h. IL. Childs of the same city.
The coroner's jury, after a searching
examination in the case of May Hewitt.
who died Thursday of last week in a den
tlsts chair at Billings, found that she
died from heart failure while under the
influence OF chloroform: that the medical
men made careful examination and took
all precautions usual in such cases.
During the year 1891, Montana farm.
ers raised 1,S56,OOO bushels of wheat,
valued at Sl,550,OOO. The acreage m
wheat was 92,803. Montana planted
during the same year 94,747 acres in
oats, which yielded 3,6S4,OOO bushels,
valued at ~Sl,S5O,925. The yield of oats
in the state was 1915 bushels per acre.
The National Mining congress will
convene in Helena on the 18th OF next
July. The Montana committee an
pointed at Denver last November. with
ex-Gov. Hauser, chairman, has increased
the committee by selecting members
from the various counties. This com
mittee will meet in Helena next Monday.
Mrs. Frank l.. Worden of Missoula,
who was appointed alternate lady man
ager of the worlds fair for Montana, has
rendered her resignation to the governor.
Caleb Rich died at his home near Park
City. Wednesday, after an illness of
many weeks. He was about 20 years of
age. an old-timer and the backbone of
Yellowstone county democracy.
A wonderful cave has been discovered
in Meagher county, on what is known
as Dry Range. twenty-five miles from
White Sulphur Springs. Instead of
being adorned with crystals, it's yawn-
ing. inclined mouth has swallowed many
a living creature until it is a beasts
house, its bottom covered with
bones to a depth yet undetermined.
Dates for the Montana race meetings
for 1892 have been filed as follows: Glen
dive, June u to 23; Miles City. june %
to 26: Deer Lodge, July 4 to /: Dillon.
July to Ii; Anaconda, July IL to y:
Butte, July % to August II: Helena.
Is to 20; Great Falls, August ~
to y; Missoula. August 30 to Septem-
Der 3.
For some time past desperadoes have
been conducting a lively business in
stealing in that part of Montana
living SOuth IF rho NeIl,wctona Tio