Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-23
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Montana Mention.

A post of Sons of Veterans will soon
be organized at Helena.
For variety Of products and manu-
features Montana takes the lead of all
the territories.
Information is wanted as TO the
whereabouts Of Wesley Rhodes, for
merly Of Madison valley.
The Bozeman camp meeting began
on Wednesday evening Of this week
and continues over Sunday.
]. b. Emerson, the station agent at
Park City, has bought herd Of cattle
from DIR. Davis and will run dairy
ranch near that place.
A gathering Of The old-timers is ex-
pected at Helena a ring fair time this
fall. The attendance will probably be
larger that it was last year.
Paul Mccormick, Of Junction City,
is in Washington Territory on BUSH
ness trip, and will not meet the Sen
ate committee on Indian affairs.
The new machinery Of the Gazette
has been started at Billings and the
paper, previously bright md newsy,
presents greatly improved APP
pearance.
Five years ago Strawberries were
luxury anywhere in Montana, but
this season they are found in market
at reasonable prices throughout the
territory.
How versatile are the theories of
men. 1t is not long since the bad
{ lands were counted of no value. Now
, they prove to be the best grazing ,
: grounds in the west.
Mr.. r. L. Word may justly claim
the honor of being the first native
5 Montanian to delivera Fourth Of July
T Grafton. He was born in Virginia
s City, in the present family residence.
The Powder River cattle company
has decided to transfer large num-
Der, perhaps % 900, cattle from the
Powder river country TO the British
Possessions, just over the Montana
line, 5000 bead having already been
A started.
e Business at the land office here is
i brisk. Settlers are coming in by the
wholesale to prove mp on their land.
s. and many new filings are being made.
h: One day last week twenty-five desert
e claims were received at the Helena
4 office.-Herald.
Among the proceedings Of the late
y Methodist Episcopal conference was
a the consideration of the matter Of
erecting a Methodist college on the
I site donated by the citizens of Dillon.
, A committee was appointed 70 take
the matter under ADJUSTMENT.
1 A section of Clore street, in front Of
? the engine house, caved in Sunday.
~ This was the result Of the decay Of old
timbers used by the early miners, and
II the only wonder is that the ground
q has stood so long. No particular dam
~ !, age was done, and the place is being
Is filled in solid and firm.-Helena In
,e dependent.
NJ, Speaking Of the removal of Rev. Mr..
Il King from Virginia City to Butte. the
e Inter-Mountain says: 1.-THE change
IL was made for the reason, We believe,
= that it was advisable to send to Butte
- the ablest minister IN the district, and
u it was decided by the conference that
o Rev. Mr.. King was that minister.
q He has for three years past been pas
:, tor of the Methodist church at Vir-
glnia City"
lie Mr.. A. NJ. Esler, OF Helena, pur-
chased last Monday of Albrecht, Mil
70 Ter 4 Co., twenty tons Of ore from the
K North Atlantic lode. The price paid
lie was 81, 74S.7, or about $s7.I8 TO the
e ton. This is the second sale of ore
r made TO the same party, during the
k last five weeks, from the North At
a lantic, and IL 1t keeps on at the same
!, rate, it will soon be numbered among
: the richest mines in the territory.
From Deer Lodge is reported the
, death Of Hiram Knowles, Jr., the only
surviving son of Hon. Hiram
Knowles, who was visiting the family
OF Judge O'Bannon at that place.
The deceased was only seventeen
months old, and died OF diptheria
after painful illness. The event Is
peculiarly sad, as II is the second be-
reavement that Judge Knowles and
his estimabie wife have suffered with
In comparatively short time.
The outrage and insult to the Stars
and Stripes by the Mormons at Salt
: Lake on the Fourth have challenged
the indignation Of all loyal citizens,
and their treasonous boast that they
will repeat the same on the oath of
/ this month, has stirred to the depths
the spring Of patriotism in every loyal
breast. Indignation meetings In con-
sequence have been held throughout
| the west, aud woe to the Mormon
, should repetition OF their Fourth of