Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-18
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Montana Mention.
Butte boasts Of billiard matches.

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The output of Butte alone is greater
than that Of the state Of Colorado.
Governor Hauser Is visiting Maiden,
Meagher county, where he has large
mining interests.
A Butte expert, Charles s. Warren,
is examining the books Of the county
offices at Helena.
The notorious Butte rounder, VIM.
Riley, escaped from the jail while the
prisoners were eating breakfast on
Tuesday last.
Rev. J. b. Whitford, who has been
attending the Ray-Dltzler debate at
Bozeman for the past week, is at
Butte again.
Nose Ryder has charge Of the Can
non Ball beef herd, where the Hash
knife cattle that were unfit for
slaughtering are being grazed.
The bunch of Hashknife cattle that
were to have been delivered Tuesday
is being held on the divide and will
not be brought in before the first OF
August.
Blinky Murphy, the Butte sneak
thief, who was held on charge of
vagrancy, was fined S75 and costs and
seems likely to spend thirty days at
work for Silver Bow county.
A small food occurred in Butte, one
day last week, and deposited consider
able mud in the Inter-Mountain Office
basement-the upper story was already
well supplied. = Bozeman Courier.
Bishop Walden, who presided at the
Dillon conference. passed Silver Bow
Wednesday morning on his way TO
Washington Territory and Oregon to
attend conferences soon TO be held
there.
s. q. Wilkerson, Ed Harne, Bob
Lazy and Henry Msgden were given
twenty-four hours to leave Butte; they
promised to do so and will probably
turn up at Helena or some other
Montana metropolis in few days.
Theo. Burnett, an extensive farmer
near Bozeman, gives 1t as his opinion,
which seems to be based upon exam
ination and close observation, that the
wheat, both fall and spring, in Gala
tin valley this season will be unusual
ly smutty.
Sam w. LsnghoTn having resigned
his position as referee In the baptis-
NAL contest, we unsolicited, come TO
the scratch and give our decision in
favor Of a square bath" III there is
any virtue in aqua pura, we want its
full benefit.-Bozeman Courier.
When the body of E. ID. Reynolds
wps found at the 5O0-foot station of
the Alice mine 1t was discovered that
his watch was still working, although
the crystal was broken. The life that
God had given to Reynolds had de-
parted, but his watch worked on.
August Foller, prominent Butte
brewer, returning from q theatrical
performance in hack was shot at by
highwaymen, who knew that Foller
had large amount Of money in his
possession. The driver whipped bis
horses and the brewer escaped with
out loss.
The Marquise de Mores, w. Van
Driesche aud hunting party consist
ing of Vie and Frank Smith, Tom
skinner and Sweet have gone to
HuntIey. The horses have already
; been shipped there, this being the
starting point for the overland jour
ney to the Big Horn. The party will
be gone about month.
Generally in divorce cases IL is the
! male portion of the community who
are charged with desertion, but In a
case commenced in the district court
at this place the order is reversed and
Edward p. Elmhirst seeks the inter-
vention of the court on account Of
the failure Of his wife, Laura NJ. Elm
hirst. to put in an apprenticeship
Town Talk.
From James Gourley, who made a
trip TO Bear Gulch last week, we learn
that additions and improvements to
the new quartz mill are about COM
pleted, and the machinery viii again
be In motion before this. Hydraulic
operations are being actively pushed
by the Bear Gulch Placer company
and II Is expected thut bedrock and
good paying ground will be reached
In short time-Bozeman Courier.
Governor Harfser, who expects 10 be
absent from the city for ten days, has
designated J. A. Johnston, Esq. as
private secretary, and that very COM
petetent gentleman has entered upon
his duties In the capacity named.
The executive Office will remain, for
the present Mt least, in the quarters
heretofore occupied on Broadway.
Governor Hauser being Of the opinion
that official matters should properly
be transacted separate from his place