Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-26
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Montana Mention.

III
Will Clark and George Davidson, Of
Butte, are the crack bicyclists OF that
city.
Montana should, and, most likely
will, make an exhibit at London in
1856.
Last week the silver mills of Butte
shipped sixty bars Of silver valued in
the aggregate at $50, 424.
The remains Of Deputy Sheriff
Brown have been taken from Billings
to Park City for interment
1t will probably be a week before
the telegraph line between Benton
and Helena Is in working order.
J.NW. Jones and his horse and dog
were all killed by stroke of light
ming in Deer Lodge valley on Satur-
day last.
The membership Of the A. o. L. W.
in Montana is about 3,OO0-the num-
Der having about doubled in the past
two years.
1t is said that the telephone line be-
tween Fort Shaw and Helena can be
easily repaired, there being but few
poles gone.
The town Of Sun River is threaten
ed with transfer to Choteau county
by the shifting of the river bed, caused
by freshets.
On Saturday last l66 shares Of the
Moulton in Butte sold at $l.l0 per
share, being decline Of twenty cents
per share since the last quotations.
The territorial veterinary surgeon
has decided that the sick horses at
Deer Lodge are not affected with
CHAMBERS, but simply with aggravated
catarrh.
The wife Of the Rev. DIR. Ditzler,
the eminent divine, now in Montana,
was first cousin to Henry Clay, and
a great-great grand daughter Of Oliver
. Cromwell.
Work has commenced toward build
, ing telephone line from Townsend
to White sulphur Springs. Towns
} end is to be connected by telephone
with Helena also.
John w. Besser has secured the con-
tract for carrying the mails from Fort
Benton to Fort Conrad. The service
is tri-weekly, for which Mr.. Besser re-
ceives 81. 2s7 per annum.
The proposition for issuing ST., 900
in district school bonds for the pur-
pose Of constructing high school
building in Butte was submitted to a
vote on saturday and was defeated by
a vote Of 459 against, to 800 In favor.
Silver Bow Division, No. ga,
Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers,
headquarters at Butte is very pros
porous. The division was only organ
lied in April last, and already has
some twenty-five members on its ac-
tive roll.
II. II. Mund has made application
to the probate court for settlers Of adj
ministration TO the estate of the late
Alfred o. Linsley. We understand
that this is done at the request Of Mrs.
Linsley.
Col. George o. Eaton, Of Cooke City,
returned on Sunday from an European
trip, in which he viewed the gayeties
Of Paris and the vastness Of London.
The colonel comes back 10 Montana
somewhat larger than when be de-
parted, and proposes TO work off his
surplus adipose tissue by hard work at
his mines In Cooke,
In retiring from the postoflice. Mr..
Ed Anderson takes with him the
praise Of his patrons as an accommo-
dating and obliging officer. On Mon
day, at Mr.. Alderson's request, II. p.
Menefee, the new appointee, was
sworn in as deputy that he may OBJ
tain full knowledge Of the duties be-
fore taking the office. Bozeman Cour-
Ter.
Hon. Samuel Word, Of Butte, visit
ed his many friends here on Thurs
day. While here he purchased from
Mr.. Truman, OF Helena, a thorough
bred Percheron stallion for 81 500.
Mr.. Word has never seen the horse OF
Its owners, but acting upon the re-
COMMUNICATION OF a friend, be ,ele-
graphed for the animal, which Is said
by horsemen to be cheap for the
money ozeman Courier
The other night an Anaconda man
who had $40 in his pocket. put bis
psntaloons under his bead when he
went 10 bed. He awoke ID the night
aud found that somebody was getting
AWAY with his pants, but he succeeded
IN getting bold Of the bottom ofone OF
the legs, and then there was pulling
match, resulting in the garment being
torn I'm two pieces. The half which
the robber carried away fortunately
did not contain the money, however.
Tho .rc. wall. undar tha si.l.u.Il