Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-11-03
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Montana Mention.


A matrimonial epidemic is raging
at Butte.
Seventy men are at work in the
Trail creek coal mines.
Wild strawberries are said to be
ripe in sun River valley. II is GER
tainly time they were.
Helena wants street railway. II
is badly needed but probably imprac-
ticable in their narrow streets.
p. w. Meadow is closing out his
business in Billings with the inten-
ton Of removing from the town.
The Episcopaliaus Of Billings have
contracted for the erection of frame
church edifice, 25x5O feet, TO cost
81, SIS.
The existing relations between the
editors Of the Glendive Times and In
dependent appear to be somewhat
strained.
Saturday morning Sheriff King, Of
Billings, started hot footed after a
horse thief, i'm the direction Of the
Musselshell.
The Collar Mining company Tor
rather that company under new
name) of Maiden shipped ! ,49l ounces
Of silver on the 23rd inst.
Silver Bow county sent seven
prisoners to the peBitentiary tn. ether
day, who were convicted and SEN
fenced at the last term Of count.
The number of Sun Rivers citizens
who indulge in the practice Of paint
ing the town redn being on the in
crease the erection Of cooler is
suggested by the sun.
The Buffalo Echo believes that some
Of the horse stealing in that vicinity
is in the interest of securing the re-
ward that is sure to be offered; q
means 10 an end as II were.
The month of October is said to have
been the most prosperous and best
paying in the history of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Its freight business
has been surprisingly large.
A Northern Pacific surveying party
has made its appearance in Butte fully
equipped for field work. II is thought
that their mission Is to locate a con-
meeting branch between Butte and the
main line.
Joe Stager says he camped on the
hills south of the Yellowstone in this
neighborhood, twenty years ago last
month, and looking over, saw a band
Of elk where Billings now stands
Billings Gazette.
The Big Horn Sentinel says there
is every indication that a fiourIshing
mining camp will he established at
the head-waters Of Little Goose creek,
where there are at present sixteen men
at work on lodges aud establishing
winter quarters.
James Curran, Of Buffalo, Wyo.,
who was accidentally shot by A. II.
Cain on the 18th ult., died on the 10Th
after showing symptoms of improve
mcnt. The coroner's jury acquitted
Cain Of any intention OF killing, but
condemned his criminal carelessness
In the handling Of firearms.
Nelson Story, who has been gather
ing up his scattered stock north Of the
Yellowstone. on Thursday crossed
1000 bead over the Yellowstone, above
, Park City ferry, on the way b. his
Rock creek ranch. He will bold his
, beef cattle on Rock creek until the
end Of this month, when he will make
some shipments. billings Gazette.
Arkansaw John, who lost six mules
from about Fort Custer. some time
since, has got them all back. Three
of them were discovered by the OF
roundup in a canyon, one Of which
. was bobbled and theother two necked
: together. The other three were found
between the Rosebud and Tongue
rivers. The brands on the first three
were blotehed. Certain parties are
strongly suspected, but want Of direct
evidence has prevented their being
srrested.-Bufialo Echo.
Messrs. Ed. II. Irvine and Arthur
Hagan last week sold all their mining
property aud ditch Interest In the
Pioneer district to Conrad Kohrs and
John Bielenberg for $50, 600 cash. The
property is enumerated and described
in some fifty different parcels, and as
Mr.. Irvine says, is "the accumulation
OF eighteen years" The property has
not paid very well the past two years,
owing TO being worked under disad-
vantage, and a proper working OF the
principal ground requiring a probable
expenditure for iron pipe, etc., to get
requisite pressure Of $40, 600 10 SIS, 900,
} He thinks Kohrs a Bielenberg will
/ take out 81. 900 week next summer
: n belief justified by the yield with the
/ facilities and force employed this
summer.