Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-08-06
MONTANA MATTERS.
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS.
Rewritten, Clipped and Con
densed From Our Valued
Exchanges.
Butte has entered the race for the


way is in operation.
Billings has announced hersel
as in the race for the state capital
The Kalispell Herald and Flat
head Journal have been consol
idated.
The State Bar association has
been in session this week at Helena
closing yesterday.
The races are in progress at Butte
this week, a very successful meeting
having closed at Anaconda.
VIM. Gill was killed at Miners
gu]ch, Deer Lodge county, last
week, by the accidental discharge Of
a gun.
An Indian squaw threw herself
in front of Great Northern engine
at Great Falls Thursday and was
killed.
The Boulder Age has been stock
ed for $4,000, Editor Will Ken
nedy being retained as editor and
manager.
Montana Alliance: Copper has
been found on the south fork Of the
Flathead. it is said to be val
liable find
The National encampment Of the
Sons Of Veterans will begin at Hell
ena next Wednesday and continue
eight days.
Two o-story frame buildings
at Miles City, occupied by lngletts $
bakery and Lovett's butcher shop,
were destroyed by fire last week.
A special train Of four sleepers,
dining and baggage car, will leave
Butte at I p. IA. this evening to
carry the Montana knights Templar
to the triennial conclave at Denver.
Fort Benton River Press The
Severance outfits, which are located
principally in Meagher and Fergus
counties, are reported to have
$4,000 head of sheep this
season
The body Of Jack Delaney, who
was drowned by jumping off the
steam yacht which went over the
dam two weeks ago last Sunday,
near Great Falls, was found under
a log jam near the old wagon
bridge.
The directors Of the Montana
Central met in Helena Friday and
elected the following officers: Pres
ident, Samuel Hill, St. Paul; vice
president, a. ]. Shores, Great Falls;
secretary and treasurer, e. S. Saw
yer, St. Paul.
Bozeman has dropped out Of the
state base ball league on account Of
the misbehavior of some Of the
players and lack of funds to pro-
cure new ones. All Indebtedness
will be paid. Helena, Butte, Mis-
soula and Philipsburg announce
that they will finish the season.
Stockgrowers' Journal: E. NJ.
Prouty's heard, ! $50 head Of 2-year-
old steers, arrived on the Keogh
on Friday from Texas.
They were crossed to the north side
this morning and will be driven to
a range in the Bear Paw mountains
on Milk river.
Helena Journal: Another cave
has occurred in the Wickes tunnel
and there will be no train between
Helena and Butte until the tunnel
is repaired or switches constructed
50 the trains may pass over the
Northern Pacific between Boulder
and Montana City.
Helena Journal: II. G. Jorgen-
son Of Great Falls has appealed
from the decision Of the lower court
BY which judgment was given i'll
.avor of the Butte e Montana Con-
solidated company. Jorgenson sued
he company for $4,000 dam
ages for broken legsustained while
working on building belonging to
5he company.
stockgrowers' Journal: Last
week Montana cattle made their
first appearance this season on the
markets Of the east. They are re-
ported as being fully as fat as the
first lots received in 1891, but