The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

hN ci"hh iiioh". pi'tiN anu p''t"i
notes for the Maiden L. D.. arrived last
night. Postmaster Geek will have this
valuable department in perfect run
ming order in few days.
Commencing August 9th, subscribe
for one or more copies of the MINERAL
ARGUS and send them to your friends
and parents. Every paper that goes
abroad attracts more or less attention
and makes our town and country
known.
With a burst Of patriotism totally
unexpected, the Yellowstone Journal
came out with red and blue type on
the Fourth, thus presenting that issue
in the patriotic coiors.--Helena Herald.
Il must have switched on the color of
its paper. Waller" will do for Bis
marck and the Dutch, but Americans
don't grab il
A man arrived at Judith Landing
FIRST of week from Cow Island, fifty
miles down the river, and reported
seeing nine Indians with 26 or y head
Of horses which they were driving down
the south side of the Missouri. There
is no doubt us to the stock being stolen
and some of our stockmen may find il
profitable to roundup that section Mt
once.
Just received--a choice lot Of Family
Groceries, which are offered cheap for
cash, ut G. Boissonneaut's.
Wool growers throughout the Judith
are shipping the buiN of their clip to
Judith Landing. The wool warehouse
of 4. G. Power d Bro, ut that promis-
ing river point is full to overlooking
aud still coming. This season will dem
onstrate to our sheep men the advan-
tage of Judith Landing rs a shipping
point. q. Il. Norris informs US that IN
additional wool warehouse will DE built
next spring.
Joe Johnson's old gray horse died
this morning, OF he was dispatched
with II revolver to relieve suffering.
He had been aling for several months.
For the last few days the flies have
been excepting cases" on him with
uiceasing violence. "One by one the
roses fade" lie WAS very old. in fact
few are lief, to know who fed with him
upon the green some fifty years ago.
Sclaiicr's jackass is all that's left us
know.
&. ". Meyer, who left here last
spring for Neihart, retained Monday.
lie was employed in the mines bonded
10y broadwater until work WAS stls-
pended Twenty-cighi men were at
work at the tiInc. lac says there Is
some good ore in sight. On; mostly
in pockets. Ii purchased At all he
thinks the figure will fall far below The
original bond of $4,000. M Meyer
says the HUDSON company has good
mine but are short Of capital; there
wsre only three men at work on their
smelter when he left and none in the
mine.
Lieut.. waters. of Co. Il. o0lh Inf.
recently from Fl. Reno, Indian Terri
tory, now stationed at Maginnis, prides
himself n little un being an ex-cowboy.
While stationed at f. Reno, he in
vested in Texas steers, and in two or
three years WAS able to brand suili-
cicnt number of bccye, to double his
money. Cuguizant Of the removal Of
his company to Montana he secured a
leave Of absence, joined the spring
roundup and made a cleanup of about
81 900 cold cash. We are unable to
learn whether he entered the cattle
business with one steer or steer and
y COW.
The usual military escort. Lieut..
Waters in command. left Maginnis
Tuesday morning for junction City to
return with Paymaster Major Charles
Whipple, expected to arrive next week.
Major Whipple's headquarters are at
Fl. keogh, from whence he comes
direct TO naginuis. He is II son of
Bishop Whipple, OF Minnesota; about
b years oil, and in the short period of
five years that he has been in the ser
vice has become very popular with
army officers. Since his "hold-up"