Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-01-05

out DeinB Iuiiy impressed Win the
social delights of welded life.
Mont.n. Mention.
Only eighty gentlemen made calls
in Helena on New Years day.
A Touring mill is a new enterprise
being gotten up in Livingston.
An effort is being generally made
throughout the territory to have an
extra session OF the legislature called.
The Butte Town Talk suggests that
hereafter, saloonkeepers in Powder
vile have cyclone cave t. go into
when cowboys are having little fun.
Butte's two dailies. the Miner aud
Inter-M are fighting over
who has the largest circulation, aud
the Miner offers to bet from 800 to
$500 that ii has the most Subscribers.
Yogo gulch glories in town, laid
out last week aud named Toole City.
in honor Of J. X. Toole, and petition
for the establishment of a postoffice
and tri-weekly mail service hss been
forwarded to him.
So much alkali exists in and ia the
vicinity Of Billings that stock men
will not ship any stock from that
place next season. IL is claimed also
that the alkali affects the grass and
makes it unfit for cattle.
A correspondent in the Helena In
dependent says that the county COM
missioners of Custer county were
bounced by the legislature for less
than half what the Lewis and Clarke
commissioners have done.
Pat Tierney, a Timberline tough,
had n shooting match Christmas night
with a saloonkeeper named McAllis-
ter. Both were slightly wounded.
Pat was once taken out Of the town by
vigilantes, but came back again.
Charts Schmidt, alias Gahan. who
broke Jail at Benton a short time ago,
was captured near the Great Fall Of
thu Missouri last Monday. He con-
fessed to having cut the telegraph
wire after he escaped. He will be
given double dose Of imprisonment.
A. M. Guild. who has been connect
ed with the Montana exhibit at New
Orleans this season. has retired from
that position. and for the present has
20, har ha mill
next visit Texas. 1t is barely possible
that he will again pitch his tent In
Montana within the next few months.
The dwelling house Of Thomas
Kean, Glendive. was burned to the
ground Thursday night at 10 o'clock,
with all its contents. The fire IL sup
posed to be the work of AN incendiary,
as there was no person In the house
three hours previous to the burning
or no fire IN the stove. The loss on
building and contents will reach
81, 600. No insurance.
Frank Adams. o ranch man on Nc
Donald creek, near Maiden, shot Mr..
Bowen, generally known No the "Oid
Californian, in the legs with shot
gun, Tuesday. The cause OF the shoot
ing is attributed to Bowen's attempt
20 drive Adams OF Of his (Adams.)
ranch. Mr.. Adams did not propose 10
be driven off his own property, and
TO substantiate his determination,
presented the aggressive Californian
with a handful Of shot from the muz-
zle of gun.
A man with woe-begone express
sion on his face entered n drug store
In Butte on Christmas day. and a.
serted that he want ID to die. He
called for five grains of morphine and
the druggist, 10 be accommodating,
gave him harmless mixture, which
the stranger swallowed before leaving
the store, and ON reaching the side
walk began casting up his Christmss
dinner. The medicine worked liks
n charm and he felt better after he
ceased vomiting. z
A man named GHfiDey was killed
on New Years day BY one llrrry Gov
erner, a ss.loonk~eper Of Deer Lodge.
IL appears that Gsfihey went In aud
demanded drink, which Governor
refused. upon which the dece~sesi
stepped back aud drew pistol. Gov
erner WIS. however. too quick for him.
Reschiug under Me counter lac drew
his gun aud Hired first, the bullet eu-
teriug Gafiney's right temple. He
fell 10 the floor aud died instantlr-
The deceased il Reported 70 kass
borne general had reputation. and
to have really been u dsnssro1n man.