Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-12
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Montana Mention.

w. b. WEIGH, the Yellowstone
county aspirant to the territorial sec
retaryship, visited Helena this week.
Nearly 300, 600 pounds Of wool have
been received here from the 10th TO
the S0th Of June, NATURALIZATION
Press.
George Fisher, the well known am
ateur singer of Butte, has arranged to
start about the lst Of August for trip
to Germany. He expects to be alb
sent about three months.
VIM. Woolsey, Jr., has sold his
coach line between Livingston and
White sulphur Springs to j. o. Hus-
sey. The sale inclt dss the mail con-
tract, coaches, team and stations.
Mr.. John Furman, the owner OF the
race horses Nipper and George, has
purchased a fine ranch on the south
fork of Sun River and is going TO
make Montana his home. Mr.. Fur
man is a thorough hors,man.
Otto Meyer, of White Sulphur
Springs, who got bis leg broken on
the roundup year ago, Lad il frac-
tured again this spring in the same
business. He is now about again, but
goes on four legs, two of them being
wood.
1 We have beef informed on good au-
thority that no very stringent effort
will be made to keep miners out Of the
Sweet Grass. The agent will follow
his instructions and notify them to go
and that will probably be the last Of il.
River Press.
When "Froggy's" horses were
stolen, at Pen d'oreille eoulie, eight
head of Piegan horses were taken at
the same time. The owners Of the
latter went to the Blood camp and got
their animals, and, succeeded In re-
covering "Froggy's" also.
Butte is exulting oSer its metropoli-
, tan aspect, now that the policemen
have uniforms. We in Helena, who
have been so long accustomed to the
regalia of municipality, can look smil-
t ingiy upon the Juvenile Civilizations Of
e the Silver Bow village
We learn that Frank Wocasek, who
came up from Maiden Friday brought
information that the Blackfeet In
dams stole a band of horses from
James Fergus & Son. They were
: pursued by citizens and all the horses
recaptured except five head.-Hus-
bandman.
Il The Msrias COW boys are doing some
, wonderful work in the way of brand
ing. They branded ninety-two calves
in forty-eight minutes, the other day
nearly two calves a minute-and
can come pretty near keeping that
lick up all day. 1t will require sever
al weeks yet TO complete the work on
e the range.
Thursday evening while at work in
a drift Of the Northen Pacific mine, a
man named John Tierce, was caught
by cave in the drift and sustained a
fracture Of the lower end of the left
thigh bone. His left knee was also
hurt. Friday evening his leg was
badly swollen, but II is thought he
will be all right in few days.
A letter received by DIR. Parberry
/. from George Cook, wool grower liv-
{ ing about twenty miles north of Fort
Y Maginnis, states that number OF
cabins in his neighborhood have been
broken open and. robbed Of their con-
tents, and that about twenty head OF
II horses have been stolen. The thieves
u are believed to be Blackfeet Indians.
The First National bank building
:. attracts the attention Of strangers
|. passing through town, by the ele-
gance Of its design. We observed
three passengers from this mornings
train who crossed over the street to
examine It and who were profuse In
their praise Of the besuty OF the cut OF
the stone work, and surprised TO learn
that the stone was quarried so near
Billings.-Gazette.
. There are now two ship yards In
Benton, with several men employed
in each Of them. The dredge boat is
progressing favorably and will be
launched In two or three days after
. the arrival OF the Helena, which Il
bringing mp some lumber needed for
the bottom of the boat The survey
party OF the Missouri are building a
quarter boat and II viii require some
: two weeks TO complete it.-River
Press. r.H
y The man who murdered Fred Hahn
e ing on Birch creek sunday morning
= has not beer unprecedented as yet.
% The little niece Of Haining whom he
n held Ia his arms az the time he was
shot, and who was badly wounded. h
Ie in dangerous condsiion. The little
n ones MANNED leg had TO be ampu-