Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-10-11
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Montana Mention.

y. feilet1ert OF AnaconuaI was
robbed by footpads in Butte Tuesday
night.
The remaius Of Tate, the Billings
suicide, has been claimed by his rela.
tivds in Viroqua, Wis, and will be
sent there.
There are Us pupils enrolled in
Walkerville' three schools, double the
number of last fall. Another new
school building will soon be needed
there.
The citizens of Anaconda sincerely
regret that Mr.. Lee w. Foster is I'M
allie to accept the postmastership at
that point. II is feared the office will
fall into incompetent hands.
T.W. Ford, of this valley, purchased
900 head Of lambs and 200 2-year-old
sheep from George Hatch last week,
paying 81 per head for the lambs and
g per head for the 2.year-olds.-Hus-
bandman.
The roundup is having a splendid
season for finishing up its labors.
Range stock were never in better con-
dition. Calves are quite numerous
aud owners are immensely happy
Husbandmau.
Tom LaForge, who has large band
of horses on the Crow reservation at
Pryor creek, has entered ITO treaty
with the Piegans, by which they are
bound to steal no more from him tina n
he does from them.-Billings Gazette.
This is the first fall we have had for
the past four years that October lst
passed without q freeze sufficient to
have injured potatoes that were near
the ,op of the ground. Up to this
date, however, the ground has not
been frOzen.-Husbandman.
The prairie fires are proving very
detrimental to the stock interests. A
number of flocks and herds will have
to be moved to new ranges, which, at
this time, will be hard TO find, since
every section is now occupied TO its
full capacity. -Husbandman.
Last week Charlie Scott and Miss
Mary Henderson were married ''in
fun" at Mammoth Hot Springs, by
Justice Metcalf They now find 1t
WAS not such funny affair as they
thought, and that divorce court will
be necessary to sever the funny bonds.
Butte is now connected by telephone
10y copper wire with Phillipsburg,
Drummond, New Chicago and Stone
station, the line having just been
completed. Mr.. Annette says it is
the first long line Of that kind built
10 Montana and that it works salts
factorily.
The Granite Mountain star &c al the
head OF Montana silver producers this
year with bullion record Of S6ss, 705
up to September LIST. With the addi-
ton IF the ten stamps proposed, It's
output hereafter will not he less than
500, 900 per month with total expenses
of not to exceed $50. 900. -IDier-M
tain.
A company with n capital stock Of
81 ,0OO, 900 has been organized in New
York city TO work the mines ON Ten
Mile owned by John Caplice, and
which have been sold to this syndicate.
A force Of twenty-five men have been
put to work on the Lee mountain
group aud the coucentrator erected by
Murphy last year purehased.-Benion
River Press.
The old-time feud between Mat
Rooney and Al Bates, Of Butte, was
adjusted according TO the rules laid
down by the Marquis of Queensbury,
on Wednesday last. The engagement
was completed in two rounds which
covered six minutes at the end Of
which Mr. Rooney was ineapaeiiated
from receiving characterization from
his friend Mr.. Bates, and the latter
was awarded the victory.
Citizens Of Gallatin county have
prepared an elaborate memorial,
which has been sent to Delegate Toole
at Washington, urging him to intro
duce bill into Congress for the pur-
pose Of granting the petitioners the
right of way to build railroad
through the National Park from the
present terminus of tue Park branch.
Ciunabar, TO the ClRrke's Fork mines.
IL sets forth numerous reasons why
this route should be adopted. as well
as details the necessity for such road.
The New Orleans Pair.
The editor of the YELLOWSTONE