The Ravalli Republican., 1894-08-29
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Company G, Of Butte, won the
championship shoot for the state mil
itia at Camp Richards.
John W. Pace, publisher of the
| Columbian, at Columbia Fails, is
seriously i'll at Great Falls.
The democrats Of Missoula Will
hold their primaries Sept. and the
county convention Sept. 12.
The large sum Of $438, S5O.5O pass
ed through the pool boxes at the re-
cent racing meeting at Butte.
| ", II. Houston, who owns the
Mascot theatcr premises at Missoula,
has decided to rebuild, and Charles
Suiter, the architect, is now making
the plans for the new building 1t
will probably be two stories with no
theatcr building, and will be used
strictly, for business purposes.
| Another fake fight took place at the
Centcrville pavilion at Butte last
week. Ike Hayes, the colored pugi-
list, knocked out Ed. Williams, the
sclf-stvled champion of Idaho and
several other states. in five minutes.
| Williams was hit only five, times and
hc cried like baby each time. The
| pugs fought for a purse Of s42. ..--
In pursuance of correspondence
with bankers throughout the state
the Helena Clearing House associ;l-
tion has called a convention Of bank
ers OF Montana to be held at Helena
Thursday, Sept 20. 1T is for the
purpose Of forming bankers associ-
alton for the state. While there the
visitors will be entertained by the
bankers and citizens of Helena gen
orally. Problems of finance will be
discussed by the leading bankers Of
the state. $780,.
The coal miners strike at Belt has
been settled by a conference and a
schedule Of wages signed The men
arc to receive 80 cents per car Of
either kind until scales are cstab-
lishcd, when the company will pay
- cents per ton before scrccnagc
The company is to lay all track in
the mines and deliver props at the
entrance Of the room wherein the
miners arc at work. The articles of
agreement are signed by James
Shields for the company and by rep
rcseutativcs from tllc unions Work
will commence Monday.
General John a. Leggat is the
owner Of tooth Of a mastadon which
he picked up on his placer ground on
Pjpestonc creek some weeks ago
The cavities are filed with fine gold.
which appears as if it had been melt
ed and run in by some Dentist Mr.
Lcgyat claims that the tooth is that
1
of 4 placer digger Of a prehistoric
period and that the dentists art was
not unknown at that time, but judg
ing from the size Of the "grindcr" it's
owner must have been the proud pos
SCISSOR OF q mouth which could have
Accommodated a ten-acrc lot without
any serious inconyenicncc.-In
| Mountain.
After the review Of the Montana
National guards at Camp Richards,
the governor aroused enthusiasm by
saying: elm indeed very proud Of
the splendid spectacle which | wit
messed upon these parade grounds to-
night. 1t is my determination to
recommend to the legislature when it
again meets in regular session that
thcappropriation for the maintenance
of the national guard Of this state be
increased. 1t should be done.
hope it will be-" Colonel Hodges of
the United States army said that in
his 80 years OF active military service
he had never encountered a finer reg
imcnt Of militia than Montana now
possesses. lie spoke in the kindlicst
way OF the officers and Of the regi-
ment.