Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-06-20
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Montana Mention.


enty years old.
John III. Ming has sold his interest
in the Cosmopolitan hotel, Helena, TO
Sehwab & Zimmerman.
Patrick Clark, who has the papers
to show that he is lO5 years of age, is
an inmate Of the Gallatin county poor
house. He Is said TO be the oldest
man in the Rockies.
A party of COW boys from the Vel
lowstone took in all the shows last
sunday night, aud were profiigate In
their expenditures. Champagne was
their favorite beverage.
Manager Galway Of the Union Pa
cific said recently; 1.-The magnitude
of the works at Anaconda astonished
our party. The Anaconda smelter is
undoubtedly the largest in the world,
and no one can estimate its future
magnitude aud importance.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., the
president of the Union Pacific rail
road, and S. r. Galloway, the second
vice president and general manager
Of the road arrived in Butte ON the
18th by special train. They remained
a day and then went east.
Hon. John Sherman, United States
Senator from the state of Ohio, arrived
In Helena Wednesday morning from
the west, accompanied by Messrs.
George f. Carpenter ana Henry c.
Hodges, of Ohio, and Frank A. Sher-
man, of Iowa. They spent a day
there and went east.
Sheep shearing is progressing oil
the Shonkin. Some OF the sheep men
are paying eight and others ten cents,
and it is making trouble among the
shesrers. They should come to an
understanding about this shearing
business and decide whether they will
pay eight OF ten cents.
The Indians at the Belknap agency
are busily engaged in putting in their
crops. The government has had
about 300 acres broken for them.
They are farming in their own style.
although they require some instruc-
ton. Their crops last year were a
great success.-River Press.
Ex-Mayors Kinna, Knight, Klein
schmidt and Hundley, and Mayor
Sullivan sat in group for photo last
week. Outside of the five above men
toned, with the exception Of Mr.. ].
b. Wilson, who ran against Mr..
Hundley, no one has ever run for
the Office IT mayor of Helena.-Herald.
The report is that Messrs. Broad
water, Clark, Lowry, Hill, Howey
and others now represent the owner
ship Of "A preponderanee of the Inde-
pendent stock, aud that the present
management is soon TO be deposed.
A Mr.. Irish, Of Iowa, is runored as
the coming editor, with ex-Delegate
Maginnis as assistant.
Fatty wilkins. sure-thing man,
WAS on "a tear" on Sunday evening
and publicly declared that he was
sure-thing man, made his living 10y IL
, and defied the authorities and the
vigilantes. Marshal Stoner and his
force should keep an eyeon Fatty. He
is not dangerous ply sically, but he Is
a self Wanted thief and should be
watched.-Miner
/, Much good should flow TO Butte
: from President Adams visit to our
, marvellous camp. He will personally
, assure himself OF its lasting qualities.
= A place of l2,OO0 people that pours
2 into the Golfers Of the great corpora
tion over which he presides with such
distinguished ability. the large sum
Of 81, OOO. 900 annually must have a
z strong interest TO him.-MIner.
:. The indications now are that there
I will I've no through coach from Helena
10 Benton for two weeks or more. A
: traveller who came in yesterday ON
horseback says that the bridges of the
Dearborn and Sun river are both gone
having been washed away by the re-
cent freshet. Coaches are now rum
ming from Helena to Mitchells ranch,
forty miles out, whence the mails are
carried through on horseback. Her
aid, 18th inst.
AT Fort Benton the storms OF last
week did no damage except TO leave
an unusual amount Of water IN the
city, which was rapidly carried OFF by
the different drains. The river was
cutting the bank In front ofthe dredge
boat yesterday morning and there was
danger Of washing the blocking out
The trouble was averted by Mr..
Lynch, who had force Of men at
work putting bags Of sand at the
threatened point. River Press.
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