The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
MONTANA NEWS.

Thos. Baker has purchased A. B.
Kisers interest in the Virginia City
Madisonian.
Every town in Washington Terri
tory gave majority in tavor " taxing
church property.
The territorial canvassing board
concluded the count on the otn inst.
tor delegate, with the following result !;
Iooie, 1854; Knowles, I3, 1856.
Toole's majority, 1919.
White Sulphur Springs school dis
tTlct, by vote OF 100 70 20, IS to De
bonded IN the sum of $I2, 700, and a
hne BRICK school mouse erected. Inc
district shows an assessed valuation oil
100000.
The Northwest, of December, con-
tains q good likeness ana skercn OF
ex Governor John Schuyler Crosby,
OF Montana, and some landscape
views of the Northwest that MAKES a
good setting for TINS excellent work.
The charges against Marshal Bot
kin OF Montana are apparently not re-
garded as very serious by people in
mat territory, it being generally under
stood that they are the result of
political feud between him and ex
Gov. Crosby.-Pioneer Press.
A K. Yerkes has purchased the
Bozenan Chronicle from S. Ian
horn. Mr. Yerkes is a practical pr.A.-
er, a good newspaper man and was
the founder of the Billings Post; while
later he was business manager of the
paper he now owns
Delegate Raymond, of Dakota, will
make "the greatest effort of his lire"
IN trying to secure tbe opening OF the
Sioux reservation this winter We
would like TO see Delegate Maginnis
do the same thing in reference 10 tue
greag northern reserve, -Rlsera Press.
VIM. Elliott, the Northern Pacihc
conductor VINO pounded John Gainey
at Helena a few nights ago because he
believed him TO be a ''spottel" for the
railroad company, has been examined
and bound over in the sum of $500 to
await the action of the next grand
jury of that county. Gainey was ac
quilted, as he acted in selt-defense in
shooting at Elliott
Ii is now settled that the construc-
ton of the branch road to the coal
fields of the Bull Mountains will be
commenced at an early date in the
spring. The question of the coal sup
ply Is one of great importance to the
country, and the successful and econ
omical operation of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad depends largely upon it.
Though coal abounds throughout the
territory, only certain kinds have thus
far been found available for use, and
that which has been proven to exist "a
ineXhaustable quantities in the Bull
mountain district is of most superior
quality and meets every possible want, |
either for railway, manufacturing or
heating purposes. The opening and !
active operation of these mines would /
result in no small addition to the bust |
ness of this town. Billings Herald.
Livingston, is not without its share
of little episodes in the way of sensa-
tions. The latest that come to the
surface is as follows: A few weeks ago |
Harry Robinson, a printer by pro-
fession, but who during the past season /
kept a peanut stand on Main street,
closed up his business and went west
destined for Frisco. Before leaving
here it seems that Harry had "made a
mash" on one Miss Josie Walker, a
waiter at the New York House, and
had arranged that after finding suit
able location he would send for her
Harry brought up at Butte, and about
the last of October he made his part
of the agreement good by sending
Miss Josie sundry new dresses with
which to replenish her wardrobe and
money to pay car fare to Butte. 1t
seems the fair damsal had another ad-
nirer as well, for on November 7th
she was married by Judge Seward to
Walter MCFarlin, well known here,
Dut whose chief place Of residence IS
Bozeman. McFarlin after stopping
lere a few days, returned to Bozeman,
eaving his young BRIDE in Livingston.
Still there was one other string to the
ady's bow and on Wednesday of last
week, with her raiment and cash in
,nnl cha tnok he eat h.nnl trll- !