The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01
THE NoNrAH1AN, AT VIRGINIA CITY.
The Nontanian was published at Virginia City

The MOntAn1An was p0Duene0 ~ SltBlusa CAsS
foa number OF years. II was paying news
paper while under the editorial charge Of George
+. Cope, from August, 1870, to March, 1874. Dur
ing portion of the time Harry J. Norton WIS
associate editor During the memorable cam
paign of the removal of the capital to Helena MI.
Cope sold out the MOntanian to a company OF
Virginia City citizens. The company run the
Montanian for Il while, when the plant was pur'
chased by the Madisonian. and the Montanian
died decent and respectable death by being alb
sorbed by the Madisonian.
THE BOHEMIAN CHRONICLE.
The Bozcman Chronicle was conceived by Hon.
Sam. W. LnnghOrn, Il first-class druggist by trade
and ex- Speaker of the Montana House of Repre-
scutativcs The first number was issued on Jan
,,nry 81, 1888 with Mr.. Ianghorn as editor and A.
X Ycrkcs rs business manager. Mr.. Ianghorn
stuck to the Chronicle until December, 1884, when
he disposed Of the paper to 4. X. Ycrkes who now
presides over the destinies Of its columns. Sam.
Lang horn did not mike million Of money out
Of the Chronicle. Mr.. Yerkes established the
Coulson Post in january, 1882. and removed the
paper to Billings IN june of the same year. In
July Of the same year he sold out the Post to J. D.
Mathcson. Yerkes is now managing the Bozc-
man Chronicle in modern manner and in ad-
di,ion to his newspaper duties he puts III his odd
hours nursing IL new born girl baby presented to
him quite recently
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HrsBANDMAN.
The first number of the Rocky Mountain Hns-
bantlman was issued on the 25th Of November,
1879, X. II. sutherlin editor and ". II. Sutherlin
associMte editor. When the Husbandman WAS
first started it was small sheet, compared with
its present size. The HusbandmMn has tiOurished
from its birth and to-day 1t is more than double
the size 1t was originally. At first three to four
stickfulls was the measure of editorial matter in
an issue. Now three to four columns are devoted
weekly to editorial matter. The Husbandman
IL now upon the last quarter-the home
stretch-of the tenth year Of its existence and to
quote Will sutherlin-"Its editor and associate
editor have treasured up for their labors great
wealth-consisting mostly of gray hairs" The
quotation il in the sad language of Will
sutherlin.
THE BENTON RECORD.
The Benton Record was established in 1879, by
W. H. Buck. A daily edition was published for
a long time. The Record suspended publication
last February.
THE RIVER PRESS.
The River Press was established at Fort Benton
in 1880. On the 9th of October of that year
Messrs. Williams, Wright & Stevens issued the
first number. In July, 1881, Jerry Collins pur-
chased Mr.. Williams interest in the Record, and
afterwards he bought Mr. Wright's interest
In November, 1882, the River Press Publishing
Company was organized, with Jerry Collins as
editor and manager. In June, 1882, the company
commenced the publication Of a daily edition Of
the River Press.
On the night Of July sth, 1885, the River Press
was wiped out by fire. Since the fire the com.
pany has purchased the old Record material and
the River Press again makes its welcome appear
ance among the influential newspapers of Mon
tana.
THE MIssOCLIAN.
The Missoulian, published at Missoula, has had
a checkered career 1t was established about
thirteen years ago, and to trace its editors and
proprietors would be more than an ordinary
task. Chauncey Barbour conducted the paper
for number of years. Duane J. Armstrong, the
present editor and proprietor of the Missoulian,
came to Montana in 1871 Mr.. Armstrong, being
walked from Fort Benton to Mis-.
soula, and arrived at the latter place when Chief
Joseph's band of Nez Perez Indians entered the
Bitter Root Valley via the Lo Lo TRAIL Arm.
strong worked for Chauncey Barbour two wears.
when on August 49, 1879, Mr.. Barbour shut IN
the office completely discouraged. Shortly after,
Armstrong took charge Of the Missoulian. He
has since been its proprietor and most of the time
editor, proprietor, manager, carrier and devil.
Under Armstrong; management the Missoulian
mas become paying paper, and 1t has reached a
circulation OF nearly 900 copies weekly
THE SHERIDAN MESSENGER.
In December, 1879, the Messenger was estab.
lished at Sheridan by Hiram Brundage. The
Messenger was weekly messenger for fourteen
when 1t was merged into the
DILLON TRIBUNE.
H. Brundage. publisher and proprietor of the
Tribune, published telegraphic sheet at Fort
Bridger. Utah, in 1863, giving reports from the
seat of war. The sheet circulated among the
troops at the post, among Washakees band of
shoshones, and was sent by pony express to the
mines of Montana. In the winter of 1896 he
published similar sheet ut Fort Kearney.