Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-16
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Montana Mention.


the Crow Indians shows about 500
head.
Anaconda is TO have new opera
house, which will be modelled after
The opera house at Butte.
District Attorney II. n. Blake got
through with his business at the Vel
lowstone county court and went home
on Thursday.
Judge II. b. Potter and 5. S. Mather
two prominent residents Of Cooke, re-
turned last week from spending the
winter on the west side.
A prominent contractor here ex-
poets to use l,OOO, 900 brick in the con-
struction Of new buildings in Butte
during this summer.-Miner.
Patrick CurlSy, brickmaker Of An
aconda, was set upon by thugs and
robbed of his whole worldly posses
sions. 81 400 in cash, which he carried
in his pocket.
The return Of Delegate J. X. Toole
from Washington points 10 the proba-
bility that no further important APP
pointments for Montana will be made
for some time.
Col. Sanders is in receipt ola letter
from Senator John sherman, from
Fort Vancouver, stating tnat he
would be in Helena on the 18th, but
would only remain there one day.
Bennett Benson, engineer 81 the
Springfield mine, above Walkerville,
got his hand caught in the machinery
Wednesday and two Of his fingers
were 50 crushed as to require ampu-
taGon.
James Reynolds, Montana's cham
pion roller skater, is now in Wilkes
barre, Pa, and Is to skate race with
the champion of that place The
match in London seems to have been
mo go.n
That Montana boys are sought by
the eastern fair ones is demonstrated
in many cases. The latest Is the ar
rival from Boston Of one Of her fair
daughters who came all the way TO
Helena TO marry the fortunate indi-
vidual of her choice.
The com missioners Of Choteau
county at their session just closed,
made an order that Clerk and Record
er Rogers and Miss tombstone. county
superintendent, should furnish new
bonds-the former In the sum of
SO, 900 and the latter $500.
A large quantity Of wool from the
country about Sheridan and Buffalo,
Wyo., is TO be freighted TO Billings and
forwarded from there by Camp Bros.
This is the first time that any ship
ment from that section has been made
via Billings.-GaZette.
A street car scheme is on foot, but
as its legs are a little weak yet we will
wait until they grow little stronger
J before announcing II. However, the
: prospect is that Helena will have a
} street railroad before fall-and We are
D living on prospects just at present.
{ Helena Herald.
:. Word has been received that Ben
Swigert has found his mules near the
u Marias. II is supposed that after they
J. were stolen and driven toward the
e Sweet Grass hills the storm came on
+ and the thieves being unable TO bold
e them they strayed back TO the place
g where they wintered. Benton Press.
y IA. Humphrey, sheep grazier on
Cherry creek, near Sheep mountains,
: weighed eight fleeces which ranIrom
= seven TO nine and one-half pounds,
|. wool graded, fine medium and is
= quoted at twenty-three cents per
u pound. His increase on his flock is
d ovsr 100 per cent.-Glendive Inde-
pendent
A story Is told the Enterprise by a
reliable informant that two men have
located quartz claim about twelve
= miles south Of Livingston of such
: nature and richness that last autumn
they pounded out enough gold In a
mortar TO grub" them all winter.
and since returning there this spring
are making good pay.
Information reaches US from two or
three sources that Deer Lodge was
never called LeBarge City. although
IL was so marked on some of the
earlier maps. Mr.. Thomas Stuart says
that JeBarge City was the name
given 70 trading post which Johnny
Grant Established on the east bank OF
the Little Blackfoot, near lis mouth
(probably where Mr.. Cllne's house
now stands) In 1923. We are walt
ing TO hear from "Granville." New
Northwest.
David Marks, the sender OF the
| boqts talegrarn concerning r. n Hm..