Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-31
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Montana Mention


The Montana Improvement COM
pauy is putting in two saw mills in
Mlssoula county. The mills will cut
100000 feet Of lumber per day.
The Lexington to-day shipped four
teen bars of silver worth $4,000; the
Alice, eight bars worth $4,000, and
the MOulton, eight bars worth So, 500;
a total of Sjl ,5OO.-Inter-Mountain.
Jim Frohner was shot and killed by
George Brewer in the Ten Mile dis
triCt last Thursday. Brewer was drunk
and quarreled with Frohner about
blankets, resulting in the tragedy
Inter Mountain.
"Opium jim, til, Chinaman who
was stabbed last week by a crowd of
roughs, in an an opium joint between
Main and Wyoming streets, has died
of his injuries at the Sisters Hos
pital.- Butte Miner.
Milo Collins, half-braed Cherokee
Indian, married to Crow woman,
and who lives near the Crow reserva-
ton on the Yellowstone, sold his band
of 500 cattle to Briggs d Ellis, last
week, for S35 per head.
Queally & Huffman have secured
the perpetual privilege Of using the
Northern Pacific coal compauy's track
at Timberline and expect soon to
begin active operations at their mines
aud coke ovens.-Rozeman Chronicle.
+. w. McNeal has qualified as dep
uty United States marshal for the dis
trict of Montana. Mr.. McNeal is an
old residents Of the territory and is
numbered among the pioneers. He is
well qualified for the position and will
make good officer.
) Charlie Cummins, one Of the most
. noted COW boys in Montana, is spend
ing week in Bozeman, nursing
{ sore hand. Cummins was one Of the
"broncho busters" with the Wild
West show that broke up at Chicago
some time ago.-Chronicle.
Mrs. Strickland, resident in Dry
gulch and newcomer i'm Helena.
met with serious accident at the
skating rink yesterday afternoon, by
which her leg was fractured below
the knee from fall from the treacher-
. Gus rollers.-Helena Herald.
: The Gallatin county Methodists are
) holding a camp meeting at Middle
: Creek at which on Sunday last there
I was an attendance Of nearly 1900.
Rev. Ilif' conducted the services on
! this occasion. There were twenty
ministers from all parts of the terri
tory in attendance and the results of
the meeting were highly successful.
; The sparring contests for points
Saturday evening at the Amphitheatre
+ between Dune Mcdonald and Miles
A McNally was an interesting and lively
!. set-to. There was no slugging and
i the match was marked for great dis
: play of science. Six rounds were
spared, resulting in victory for
Mcdonald, by 40 points TO 81. n. b.
RiDgeling acted as referee and Tommy
Rogan as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ain.
Stevenson, the man who shot and
killed Kannis two weeks ago, at Bear
Gulch, GalIatin county, was captured
on Sunday near Virginia City, and
brought to Bozeman on Monday by
Sheriff Edsal. He was captured at
the same place Foley was caught
some years ago, and was evidently
making strenuous efforts to get out of
the country. He had thrown away
his gun and stoutly denied that
!, Stevenson was his name until Sheriff
Edsal arrived.
A good many people, irrespective Of
party, strongly favor the retention in
Office Of John X. Beidler, who for
many years has acquitted himself
capably rs deputy United States mar
shall. Whatever the business entrust-
ed to himself to dispatch, whatever
the tolls, trials snd dangers that beset
bis mission, he has never shirked
duty or hesitated TO execute orders
wherever sent or whatever obstacles
In his way. Beidler's record 10 one OF
courage and honesty, foe to evil
doors, defender Of the right X. de-
serves to stay in the service in which
he hes 80 long acquitted himself with
credit.'-Helena Herald.
Mr.. j. II. Fraser, who is In from the
Musselshlell range, says the cattle are
doing finely, and that grass was never
better. The increase Is greater than
usual, and from present indications
there will be about 1000 beeves mar
keted from that range this fall. In
the spring the stock men from that
section expect 10 improve their herds
by the intoduction of graded animals,
OF what breed In has not been decided,
Sheep are also doing well on that
range, although considerable loss was
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