Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-30
MONTANA MATTERS.
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS.
Rewritten, Clipped and Con
densed From Our Valued
Exchanges.

Exclusive Of railroad property
the total assessment of Beaverhea
county is $2,S93,G3O.
The total assessment of Silve
Bow county, including the railroa>
property, is S21: :314, $50.
The races at Anaconda the pas
week have been largely ATTENDED
and the sport excellent.
Butte voted last week by larg,
majority to bond the city for $50,
600 for a public library building.
Arrangements are completed fo]
the establishment of foundry al
Marysville by Grendrod 4 Co.
The Great Falls base ball clul
has left the Montana league on ac-
count Of financial embarrassment
Kalispell is promised regular
daily passenger service over the
Great Northern railroad by Aug |
Neihart has voted to bond the
town for $4,000 for the purpose OF
making necessary public improve
| ments.
J. s. Moller, a young man Of
Lewistown, died within twenty four
hours from the effects Of a rattle
snake bite.
Eichorn ( Hayes, gardeners near
Miles City, have marketed l 400
quarts If strawberries from half an
acre of land.
Marcus Daly's horse, P1odigal,
trotted mile in ZIG at Anaconda
last week, the fastest time ever
made in Montana.
Three sites for the new military
fort at Helena have been offered
free to the government, but as yet
none have been accepted.
James Conroy and John Irish
were sentenced to five years each
in the penitentiary for holding up
an East Helena saloonkeeper.
Philipsburg's new opera house
was formally opened last Monday
night. It is said to be a first class
play house in all its appointments.
GOV. Tooie has refused to allow
the military authorities to pursue
the Cp1.r d'Alene strikers into Mon
tana, but will recognize extradition
papers.
David Grim Of the Northern Pa
cific was killed at Missoula by
cake Of ice falling on him which he
was taking from the second story of
the company's ice house.
Fort Benton River Press: The
first shipment Of cattle from north
ern Montana to the Chicago market
was sold there yesterday. It was
lot Of Home Land cattle and
brought a'4.75.
The Montana base ball league
commenced the second series of
games Saturday, the first series
having been won by Butte The
club winning the second series will
play Butte for the championship of
the state.
Helena Herald: City Treasurer
Walker has called in $4,000 worth
of Helena city bonds. These are
part Of the first issue Of Helena
bonds. They were issued
n 1883 to the extent Of $4,000 and
Gear interest at 7 per cent per an
1um. This is the first bond call in
;he history Of the city.
Butte Inter Mountain: The Gar
'ison Brick company has just
,urned out 200 samples Of pressed
brick, which have a good appear
ance and are expected to supplant
he imported brick, because they
;an be furnished much cheaper.
Sheriff Lloyd is one Of the princi-
)al owners in the Garrison brick
Bozeman Avant Courier: By an
arrangement made with the COM
nissioners Of Jefferson county, Gal
attn county will help to build the
bridge across the Jefferson at Three
Forks, contract for which has been
ct to the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron
at $7,679. Gallatin coun-
y will pay half Of this amount,
which includes the entire cost for
oridge and approaches.