Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-08-08
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Montana Mention.

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coroner of Lewis and Clake county.
The charter fora post of the Sons Of
Veterans, to be organized in Helena,
was received last Monday and is in
the hands of Post Commander Wallace
Large forest fires are raging in the
timber on the mountains northeast OF
Helena, whose long line Of flames can
be seen quite distinctly from the cap
ital at night
Five hundred HHshknife cattle were
weighed out to the county August !.
They averaged l,O6il pounds. Three
OF them weighed 1850 pounds and
one weighed $50.
George Bell the veteran drayman Of
Helena, took the first railroad ride of
his life Tuesday over the Northern
Pacific to Townsend. The occasion
was his sixtieth birthday.
Prospectors should give the Sweet
Grass country a wide berth. The
alleged mines there are on an Indian
reservation and miners have already
bean ordered to leave by he govern
ment.
Stock Agent Wilson of the North
ern Pacific estimates that 5000 head
Of cattle will be shipped east from the
Montana ranges this year. ~ $40 per
head the owners will thus derivea rev.
enue Of S3,sOO,OOO. ...
The supreme court of Montana
meets in Helena ON Monday next.
There will be about thirty cases for
trial, and Judge Alden, clerk OF the
court, is now busily engaged in max
ing ready for the term.
There is a singular document on
record in the Office Of Attorney Gen
eral Garland In Washington. 1t is an
application for the appointment Of
chief justice of Montana, and has but
one signature which is that Of Mr..
Chadwick, Of Helena.
We learn that William Bracken, Of
Junction City, has sold out his
ranches aud 1000 head of sheep to
Poindexter & Orr. Of Dillon, and an
other party. The ranch property was
sold for 600 ard the sheep for 1925
per head.-Billings Gazette.
The hay crop this season is said to
he remarkably fine, and the market is
fairly supplied with both loose and
baled hay. The former is worth
from $40 TO Sl4, according 10 quality;
the latter SIS by the car load, and 81
per hundred at retail.-Independent.
From Mr.. Charles Anceney, who
was in the city on Saturday last. we
learn that he has, during the present
season, shipped 5000 head of young
cattle from Oregon, principally heif-
ers, and all excellent stock, and has
located them in the vicinity of Bull
Mountains, below Billings. -Bozeman
Courier.
Professor swallow, Of the Helena
independent, Is "out" several valus-
ble books, which he earnestly desires
10 have returned. To the editor of
live, daily paper, there is nothing SO
indispensable rs books, unless it is
brains. Ii is earnestly to be hoped,
therefore that the loaned books will
be forthcoming.
Major Richard Combs, Seventh in
fantry, U. $. A., arrived in Helena
Tuesday night from the home of Mrs.
VIM. Logan, where he has been spend
ing a months vacation with his wife
and children. The Major is we'll and
favorably known in Montana, where
, he served with his regiment at Fort
Shaw and Ellis and Camp Baker for
: several years. -...I.I..
Mfr. John Mcguire, Montana's in
dsfatigable theatrical manager, pro-
poses TO build two new theatres, one
al Anaconda aud the other at Dillon,
during the present season. In the
former place ground has been do
mated by the citizens for the building,
and arrangements are being perfected
to begin work upon IL. Mr.. Mcguire
has gone TO Dillon to select the locs-
ton of the building at that place.
The crop prospects Of Montana this
year are more hopeful than ever be-
fore; the mining output will exceed
by one-third the product Of last year;
the condition OF the ranges was never
better, giving assurance OF an abund-
ance Of grass during the fall and
winter season. Altogether Montana
IN in an exceedingly prosperous con-
dition. II comprises the best country
In the United States.-Inter Mountain
Deputy Sheriff Al Harrison, Of Gal
latin county, returned 10 Benton
Monday armed with the necessary
documents 10 take Antelope Shirt and
transfer him 20 the Gsllstin calaboose.
He left for the Blackfoot agency for
another batch OF Indian horse thieves,
and on his return will take Antelope
Shirt. Il IL with the greatest pleas
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