Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Montana Mention.

ginnis, and workmen are idle on that
account.
The contractors of Helena are stir
ring themselves to secure the contract
for building the new court house at
that place.
Two hundred and seventy wire
wove spring beds were received at
Fort NIissOula last week for the use Of
the soldiers.
Livingston's new school house is
nearly finished and is expected to be
ready for use in time for the fall open
ing OF school.
Choteau is TO have new paper.
w. III. Buck. the founder OF the Ben
ton Record, is to be the enterprising
man to start it.
Dillon is enforcing the law againsl
those saloon keepers who sell liquor
to minors or allow them to loaf around
their places Of business.
Frank Hobbs, a prominent resident
of Gardiner, well known throughout
the county, had the misfortune to
break his right leg at Gardiner.
Gov. Hauser Friday appointed DR..
w. L. Steele, examining physician of
the territorial penitentiary and insane
asylum, vice DIR. e. X. Cole.-In-
dependent.
A band of over 40 horses were
driven down the valley on Thursday
They belong TO Harris & Hale, and
are being driven to Miles City for sale.
Enterprise.
Rt. Rev. ]. b. Brondel left Friday
exening for st. Ignatius Mission, to
be present at the celebration of the
feast of st. Ignatius, sunday.-Helena
Independent.
The gold receipts of the United
States assay Office at Helena for the
fiscal year of lSs3-S4 amounted to near
ly 100000. This year the receipts in
gold alone were over 81 900, OOO.-Her-
aid.
The Jefferson county Enterprise,
published for one month at Boulder,
has climbed the golden stair. Van
Fisk, cousin of the Herald publishers,
will attempt its resuscitation.-Dillon
Tribune.
On last Wednesday Phil Thorpe
was thrown from moving machine
and received severe injuries. One of
the ribs in his left side was broken
and he was bruised considerably
Dillon Tribune.
Henry Behrens, who was arraigned
in Helena on charge of failing 10
keep record Of brands aud marks Of
cattle killed by him, was discharged
on Wednesday last for want of sufll-
cient cause to bind him over.
DIR. Kump, the coroner of Meagher
county, refuses 10 turn over the sher-
ifs Office to Tai Reed, recently APP
pointed in place of Sheriff Howell, re-
signed. According to the Argus
there is hitch in the office at present.
There have been comparatively few
sheep pelts brought to town this sea-
son. This confirms the reports of
fiockmasters of few losses during the
winter. The majority of the pelts are
from sheep which were killed for
food.-River Press.
The Mineral Argus, in its last issue
declares that is positively the last
appearance" Of that sheet with pat
ent innards." It's not to be supposed
the health Of the paper will be i'm
paired by the loss of these adjuncts to
its past existence.
From authentic sources we learn
that grasshoppers are devastating the
lower Yellowstone country. The
ranges are being shorn Of grass to an
extent that gives rise to an uneasy
feeling in regard to stock prospects for
the winter.-Enterprise.
Gallagher 4 Kelley's clothing store
at Glendive. was discovered to be on
Il Ire last Friday night, By prompt &C.
ton Of the citizens serious damage
was prevented. The fire is supposed
TO have been the work Of an incendI.
airy, as kerosene was profusely used
Gleneiye Times.
The county commissioners of Mis-
soula county have awarded the con-
tract Of building a bridge across the
Big Blackfoot, near Missoula, TO w.
II. Dillingham;, who agrees to erect a
Howe truss bridge there, with a 100
foot span, for 81 $50. The highest bid
was s., iO0.- Herald.
The Livingston Enterprise gives an
account Of very sensational elope-
ment According 10 that paper 4. j.
keeney eloped with his former wif.ls
sister and married her at Cook City.
keeney had been divorced from his
| wife while hhe WINS on m Walt I'm the