Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-09
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Montana Mension.

Thomas McTague has been appoint
ed deputy superintendent Of the Mon
tana renitentiary.
A grand reception will be given at
Dillon on Friday next to Mrs. Bishop
Walden Of the Methodist church.
The July races have brought large
number Of heretofore unknown horses
into prominence in eastern Montana.
The mayor has offered handsome
flag for competitor by the two hose
companies of Burte in an exercise
drill.
Mr.. w. +. Cox, member of the ex-
ecutiye committee of the New York
mining board, is spending few days
in Helena.
A party of ladies and gentlemen at
White Sulphur Springs are organizing
TO visit the summit of Mount Edith
this week.
The citizens of Anaconda have
presented Manager Mcguire two lots
on Main street upou which to build an
opera house.
The Dillon Tribune wants babies
kept out of the churches, or to have
the dear little creatures muzzled
when they are taken TO church.
On Failin creek near Bannack last
week John Chase was seriously shot
by James Cochrane. The latter gave
himself up and is held for the grand i.
jury.
Twelve days from Bismarck to Fort
Benton was the time of the recent
trip Of the steamer Rosebud. She
carried $50 tons of general merehan-
disc.
Gill Kennedy has found deposit Of
limestone about fifteen miles from
Medora that has been burned and
found to make first class quality Of
lime.
A fve-twenty- fourths interest in the
Belcher lode has been sold by G..
Lavell to Patrick Clark for 1000.
Mr.. Clark Is now sole owner Of the
property.
"The-boy-that-runs-out-of-the-lodge-
with-a-guu-in-his-ha Is the name
of an Indian who was jagged at Ben
ton last week for stealing John Hig-
gins horse.
The Helena school board has de-
cided to open school at the depot.
IL is their intention to erect build
ing provided the railroad company
Will donate lots upon which 70 build.
IL seems now that the mail route
from Medora to the Hills will be
aba ndoned. All the bids were too
high, or at least the government Of
ficials thought so. and they were re-
jected.
In the police court Of Dillon there is
a stagnation amounting 20 dizziness.
Cases Of common DRINKS are not nu-
merous, and the inference Is that the
Dillon whisky is very weak in warm
weather.
One car load Of first class ore, from
the Bismarck mine in the Blue Wing
district, will be shipped from Dillon.
This ore will run 300 ounce in silver
TO the ton. The Bismarck mine is one
OF the best in the district.
Charles II. Wade, the father Of
Chief Justice Wade, of Helena, died
on June "a, 1855, at Andover, Ohio.
Judge Wade and family will have the
warm sympathy Of all his fellow eiti-
zens In this severe affiiction.
| A young man by the name ST II. II.
Pearson, of Sotin county. Washington
Territory, was thrown from broneho
at Sun River on the lst inst, striking
on his head and receiving injuries
from which he died on the following
day.
The matter Of Indian depredations
has been brought to the official notice
OF the district commander. General
Brooke, and the River Press thinks Il
none too soon, for the Northern Mon
tana settlers ale tired OF 80 many
losses and win be forced 10 move
against the red skins unless prompt
protection is given.
Messrs. Gaddis a Bryan, who brand
ed abont 200 calves hast year. have al
ready branded this spring i6s head.
This indicates that their increase this
year will be fully thirty per cent,
more than last year. A considerable
number Of them are half breed Here
ford, very pretty stock.-Husbahd'
man. aH.
A very good plan has been adopted
for raising the remainder Of the
money required for purchasing the
new seats for the Butte Presbyterian
church. The seats are being sold In
advance, one by one, in much tho
same manner that pews are sold. and
at cost About half OF the entire
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