Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-01-30
Montana Mention.

Butte has been free from suicide for
some time. Ii is generally the case in
most parts of the country where one
suicide occurs for Others to follow in
rapid succession.
5. w. Keller, held in Jail at Butte
so long on q warrant sent up from
johnson county. Wyoming, has been
released, as no requisition arrived for
his removal to the other territory.
The case has an element of mystery.
Charley C. Conley, well known to
Montana and Dakota COW men, died
January 9th at the Hot Springs. Ark.
He had formerly been an inspector tor
the Wyoming stock association and of
late years worked for the Hashknife
and E6 outfits. He leaves widow in
the Black Hills.
In Judge Lippincott's court this af-
ternoon, f. G.. Letter, ex-treasurer of
the city, was called up for examine
ton on the charge of ENLIGHTENMENT.
He waived examination and was al
lowed to give bail in the sum of 81 600
for his appearance at the next term of
the district Contribute Miner.
The grand jury Of the term of court
now being held in Deadwood have
brought in indictments against Sheriff
Garland. County Clerk Tracy, County
Commissioner John Mccarthy for for
gerry and perjury, and also James
Christie for beng implicated in the
affair. Further developments are an
ticipated.
Near Bozeman few days ago as
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Perkins were re-
turning from the sawmill on the
divide to their ranch on Bridger creek
they came upon large mountain lion
devourins the carcass Of a recently
killed deer. The liking of the forest"
fled at their presence. which gave
them the opportunity of dragging the
remains of the deer toward their
ranch. This being done they poi
soned it with strychnine, and had the
satisfaction the next morning
of finding not only the uncon-
sumed venison intact but the still
form of the mountain lion. The fero-
cious king of the forest was thus par
allied and captured without any dsr-
ing or bloody encounter. He meas
ured over eight feet from tip TO tip.
Upon hearing that the territorial
grand jury had found an indictment
Of Little Moon, charged with assault
with intent to kill. DIR. McGillicuddy
sent an interpreter to the jail to ask
the prisoner if he desired counsel. He
received the message in a very indif-
ferent manner, and haughtily replied,
that the white mans court had
nothing to do with him; that If he was
to be tried 1t must be by his own peo-
pie. He had 10 counsel and wanted
none, and wound up by the defiant
declaration that AS soon rs he escaped
confinement he would make IL lively
for the authorities. DIR. McGillicuddy
will shortly order the removal of
neutrality-suspicious. from Pine
Ridge to Deadwood to stand trial for
murder, under the indictment recently
found by the territorial grand jury
Deadwood Times.
Winter months. es ,ecially when the
mercury in the Thermometers IL dali
lying with the bulb, are not prolific of
beer drinkers, yet the people of Butte
manage to consume a quantity Of the
article that appears almost incredible.
In conversation with Mr.. Gamer. of
the we'll known brewery firm of
Schmidt & Gamer, an Inter Mountain
reporter learned the following facts
concerning the amount of bear month
ly consumed in Butte and vicinity.
The three breweries manufacture
about 600 barrels of beer each month
during the winter, and l. 900 barrels
during the summer months. There are
also 200 barrels of eastern manufsctur-
ed beer imported each winter month,
making 500 barrels consumed every
thirty days. Each barrel contains
thirty-one and one-half gallons. or an
aggregate of 5000 gallons. The pop
ulation OF Butte and vicinity Ia esti-
mated ut q 900. OF this number at
least one-third are women and child
rem who do not use the article. An
other third does not use liquor in any
form. Not more than one-half z, SOY
. Of the other half are beer driukers.
} aud they manage TO get away with
a5,OOO gallons month, little over
seven gallons each, or qnart day.
AS this quantity Is doubled during the
summer months Butte may be put
down as more than an average beer
drinking town.-Butte Town Talk.