The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-30
STATE NEWS AND GOSSI T..

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DIR. L. $. Kellogg of Helena has zone
to New York to be absent several weeks.
Senator w. f. Sanders is expected to
arrive home on Friday or Saturday next
week.
ID. w. Fisk of the Helena Herald, who
has been absent in Europe for six
months, has returned.
The Bohemian Academy has decided
to add a business college department.
This fills an actual demand in the city.
\ Missoula lady who went TO Spokane
for the purpose OF spending Christmas
with friends, failed to find any trace of
them after reaching that city.
The grand mask ball, given under the
auspices of Laurel lodge, No. II, knights
of Pythias. Friday evening al Missoula
was d success.
The funeral of Maj. Simons took place
in Helena Sunday. Mrs. Simons was
unable to come to Helena. being con-
fined to her bed at Fort Belknap.
Judge Du Bose presented County At
torney Tattan. of Choteau county, with
a handsome Christmas gift, on behalf Of
the lawyers and officers of the court.
Mr.. Melton. IA pioneer, who came to
Montana in 1864. and after a short resi-
dence in Virginia City settled in the
Gallatin. recently died at the age Of G}
years.
The county commissioners Of Mcagher
county are advertising TO pay $4,000 Of
the bonded Indebtedness of the county.
This is in accordance with the recent
sale of $4,000 worth Of refunding bonds.
The state teachers convention was
opened very auspiciously by an address
from President Reid and a reception at
the Nissoula House. About 30 teach
ers are present
Poindexter ~ Orr Of Dillon have an
order for $4,000 head of beef cattle to
be delivered within a few weeks to the
Butte B~utchering company. Two car
loads of heavy horses were skipped from
from Dillon last week to Kentucky.
Judge r. NJ. Pierce and wife left today
for Bozeman. where Mr.. Pierce intends
to locate AMI continue in the practice Of
his chosen profession as a lawyer. hav-
ing formed ID partnership with ii. {.
Cockerill, present county attorney.-Ben-
ton Press.
Among the educators o at Missoula
to attend the convention are President
James Reid. of Deer Lodge college; Prof.
Ryan. of Deer Lodge; Prof. j. \. Mer-
rift. of Helena: Superintendent Young,
of Helena: Superintendent j. \. ltilev,
OF Butte: Prof. \. L.Stone, of Anaconda.
The Livingston committee appointed
| to solicit funds to defray the expenses of
-Drl;,, a. ,JnI,r,t;n, 20 ~, n,fi,pnl ,ap
| ital. with regard TO the segregation hill,
received a check for 500 the first of last
week. from a prominent and influential
democratic resident of Helena. whose
name is withheld at his special request.
The first shipment of 1000 ounces OF
silver from Butte was made from the
Moulton Mining company for the silver
statue Of Justice on Monday. 1t was
sent to the Omaha and Grant refining
company Of Omaha, and is from W, \.
| Clark. The rest Of the silver will be
sent from the Granite and bi-Metalllc
mines.
Conductor W. ". Stanton. of the
! Montana Central railway. started on
Monday for Carlton Place. Ont, with
| the body of o II. Eastman. the con
ductor who was killed in Wickes tunnel
| Saturday night last. Superintendent
johnson furnished the transportation
both for Mr.. Stanton and the body.
Major II. ". Bingham, a prominent
citizen of Livingston, died there last
Monday night. Major bingham was an
old settler at Livingston. He served
four years in the army daring the war,
and was captain of IA Minnesota com
pany. For several years he was lndian
agent on the Sioux reservation in la
kota. He was IA prominent Mason.
W. S. Selfred. IT,. b. Selfred. L. f.
Collins, +. J. Barker. h. l.. ;. Barker,
}. G. T.. Barker, and +. f.. Selfred have
Incorporated the Big Seven Mining
company, with a capital stock of
100000 in 100000 shares at s.
each, with headquarters at Great
Falls. The purpose of the com
pany is the acquiring, holding. working,
and developing of quartz lodes, the en-
traction Of ores and metals therefrom,
and to mill, reduce, and treat the same.
Operations are to be carried on in
Meagher county.
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