Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-17
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Montana Mention.


ton.
Ground has been broken by A. NJ.
Esler for the new concentrating works
at Helena.
Mr.. s. T. Hauser became governor
Of Montana on the l4th inst. by taking
the oath Of Office.
The Montana National bank of
Helena has assets Of over 5000, 900
and deposits aggregatiDg s650,OOO.
Fort Benton received 800 sacks Of
wool this season. The River Press
puts their weight at half a million
pounds.
The Montana press unites in repel-
ling the Utah insult to the stars and
stripes. That's right, brethren, half
mast the Mormons.
A tight rope walker at Butte only
got 81 from an audience o. 1900 per-
sons. He was perfectly sober when
he counted the pile.
The government quarter boat which
has just been built at Fort Benton was
successfully launched upon he Big
Muddy last Saturday.
Huntley 4 Clark are breeding five
imported acclimated draft stations to
800 well improved mares weighing
from 900 to / 1900 pounds.
Charles A. Wood has been visiting
friends at Dillon. He will take charge
OF the Courier, new paper TO be
started at Salmon City. Idsho.
A party of Cinnamon who own q
mine In German Gulch are taking out
mineral from their property that will
assay several hundred dollars to the
ton.
The piping Of a quail was heard by
an old-timer In the Prickly Pear val
ley the other day for the first time
since he left the old home in the
states.
A Butte wag says that the young
ladies present at the Arion last SUM-
day night all wore nice new COM
plexions, procured expressly for the
occasion.
Eleven widely, but not favorably,
known individuals were arrested at
Butte last Sunday night under the
vagrant act. Their names include
some of the toughest nuts In the terri
tory.
1t was a Dillon horseman named
Sites that did up the Butte racer a
few days ago. He first lost twenty
and then scooped 81 500 in the Silver
City. His winning runners were
Burt and Saring.
The fire bell, which has ornamented
the engine house at Benton, was
cracked on The Fourth of July and Is
now useless. In case Of FIRE the school
house bell will be rung until a new
bell Is purchased.
Mr.. Randall, Of Gallatin, lately lost
draft stallion by being burned at his
stable on his breeding farm. The loss
was supplied by another horse pur-
chased of Mr.. Truman, at Helena, for
81 900.
RI. Rev. Bishop Brondel. accom-
panied by Prof @. F. Cameron, left
Helena on the 18th inst on an ex-
tended tour 10 Fort Shaw and Benton.
81. Peters Mission and other points
in the northern part Of the territory.
Dame Gossip Of Butte, whose nom
de plume b. Town Talk is but little
over a month old, keeps up its spring
STYLE and Dewsy features and has just
enlarged TO a seven column folio that
evidently has good support and ex-
ceIleDt editing.
Nellie Farnsworth enterssuIt against
Jim Leadford in Butte for q, 900 dam
ages TO her heart and reputation by rea-
son ofhis alleged unfulfilled promise TO
marry. He entered demurrer and
the matter will probably be adjud-
Icated htthe September term OF court.
Mart Boorum, a Montana racer, took
second money in a mile race at BrIgh-
ton Beach on the Goth ult, Bonnie
Australian, also from Montana. ran
the same day, but took no place.
Thady, second in the Helena Pioneer
race two years ago, ran in a three
quarter race at Chicago on the let inst.
but took no place.
A cripple named Casey was shot
and killed on the 10th inst, Fat Medi-
cine Hat. Casey was well known in
northern Montana, having driven
stage for VIM. Rowe several years
ago. During one OF his trips he was
Lost for nine days In winter and II be-
came necessary 10 amputate both Of
his legs. He recently received $40, 900
for his cattle and the murder h sup
posed TO have been committed for
lucre. The murderer, whose name Il
Ben Hale, fed toward Fort Benton,
but Is known there and will probably
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