Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-17
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Montana Mention.

Another hotel project is taking
shape in Butte.
John IL. Ming has forfeited the
street car franchise OF Helena.
Thoroughbred cattle are coming
into Montana more than ever this
season.
What is known a. a maverick in
most cattle raising sections is called in
Nevada. an "Oreana."
A Silver Bow sharper has revived
the,sure thing game OF betting that
genuine half dollars covered with tin
foil are counterfeit.
There are thirty-one prisoners in
the Silver Bow county Jail. They
only lack firewater and tobacco to
perfect their happiness.
The varioloid case has been removed
to the pest house and every precaution
has been taken to prevent the spread
Of the disease.-Butte Miner.
Hon. Charles NJ. Leitchman, Of
Boston, one of the leading members
of the Knighs of Labor, is lecturing
in the Yves, ern part of Montlna.
There's Marlin rife with a full
magazine awaiting the man who said
it never rained in Montana, but he
seems TO have carefully hidden him
self away.
A Livingston tramp who said his
mission was TO paint the Congrega-
tional church, succeeded in painting
the town aud wound up with good
humping.
A G. A. X. excursion party leaves
Minneapolis and st. Paul for Portland
on the 18th inst. Low rates are given
to comrades along the Northern Pa
cific who accompany the excursion.
Montana is blessed with religious
newspapers, there being four In the
territory-The Churchman, Montana
Baptist, Christian Advocate and
Baptist paper published In Bozeman.
Wsdsworth Post, @. A. r.. Helena,
has forwarded appropriate resolutions
of thanks for the elegant flag present.
ed to the post by the George G. Meade
Post, No. /, g. A. r., department of
Pennsylvania.
Theodore Roosevelt and a son Of
Lord North, while crossing swollen
creek in the bad lands during the
storm last week, broke through the
bridge and were precipitated into the
stream, and it was with difficulty that
their lives were saved.-Glendive
Times.
Mr.. +. l.. Richmond, assistant SUI
perintendent of the Northern Pacific
is at Livingston, rec Nering n rapidly
as could be expected from the injury
To his hand. He has lost nearly all Of
the thumb and finger Of the right
hand, but will have enough left in
which TO grasp pen.
4 by vote OF the Montana Mission of
!. the Methodist Episcopal church one
year ago, IL was decided that all
. moneys raised on Children's day in our
churches in Montana should be donat-
4. Ell TO the college enterprise of our ter
a rilory, the Mission proposing TO locate
Il said college this coming July.
d The Cooke City boys who have
I, been spending the winter scattered
Sc among the mining camps OF the west
lie ern part of the territory, are compar-
lie ing notes as they return home and the
m completed verdict Is that their own
Of district has the best natural advan-
Of tages OF any that they have seen.
D. George NJ. Hatch, member Of the
legislature from Meagher county, was
married on Tuesday, juno I'd. at Mar
tIndAle, the residence OF the bride,
!, to Miss Mary l.. Pound. There was
large number Of the friends Of both
the contracting parties present, and at
the conclusion Of the ceremony an ele-
CANT suppe. was served.
Three silver-tlp bears were seen last
Monday morning in the vicinity OF
Rustic. Several men from town
started Ia pursuit soon after they
made their appearance, but returned
without single bruin ia their game
bag. One OF the hunters said when
he left the trail they ware making
toward the head Of Ford's creek
Maiden Argus.
The Bitter Root river. valley and
mountains, Of Montana, all derive
theii name from the bitter root plant,
the racine amere of the Canadian
Voyageurs, to luvisia rediviva OF the
botanist. Il is u beautiful rose-color-
ed flower Of the poriulacca family,
sendiug up It's flower stalks In May
and June, before the leaves appear.
IL grows on very dry uplands with
thin, light soil.
The houffc.. ILL.,. -. a.. NJ.