Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-23
Montana Mention.


Helena school district has lately
called in $500 of its 81 500 bonded in
debtedness.
The Great Falls Tribune il now the
property of "A stock company, recently
organized, with capital Of SO, 900.
Butte can turn out more travelling
agents and solicitors for snide goods
than any other city Of its size in the
world.
A reduction of 20 per cent. has been
made in the wages of coal miners at
Timberline. The men are said TO have
accepted the reduction without a
murmur.
People in the Missouri valley, Iowa,
are afraid that Montana SHOWS will
cause an overflow in the spring. Peo-
pie in Montana are afraid that there
will not be sufficient snow to assist in
grain growing. Mankind is hard to
Observation-Disclosures.
Parties in from the range report cat
tie as being 10 fine condition. Taken
as whole, this winter has been un-
usually good for stock of all kinds,
and an increased calf crop will be the
result. Stock men are feeling jubilant
and well they may.-River press.
Builders, mechanics and contractors
in Helena probably the Knights of
Labor are combining 10 devise means
by which TO prevent the ruinous COM
petition in bidding on contracts,
which renders it impossible fo7 either
contractors or workmeL to make any
money in that town.
Speaking of the healthfulness of
C9ur d'Alene, in their address 10 the
people of Montana the committee says:
1.-THE small number of physicians re-
naming in the country are for want
of practice gradually being starved
into exile or driven into other occu-
pations."
On Thursday of last week a party of
men armed with Winchesters went to
the Midnight Bell mine, adjoining
the Blue Eyed Nellie, near Anaconda,
and ordered Hilbert. Mccoy 4 Co.;
who claimed and were working the
property, to move off. This was re-
fused, but no violence was done on
either side. The question of owner
ship will be settled In the courts.
Charlie Smith. clerk in the super
intendent's Office, while riding We
locipede near Mullan tunnel Friday,
was thrown from the track by a rock
and badly furt. One of the small
bones of the ankle was broken and his
leg fractured. He will be laid up for
some time. A binding snowstorm
was prevailing at the time of the acct
dent. which prevented him from see
ing the rock on the track.-Missoulian.
Late last night there was rumor
on the streets that DOC" Holiday,
who was indicted by the grand jury
on Wednesday for drawing deadly
weapon, had made himself scarce, and
had taken his departure for st. Paul.
A reporter of The Miner started out to
ascertain the truth Of the report and
soon became convinced that there WAS
more truth than poetry in it. When
the deputy sheriff went to serve the
warrant upon him he was sick in bed,
and the attending physician gave it rs
his opinion that 1t would not be safe to
place him in jail, SO he was left in his
room. An inquiry at his lodgings
and among his friends demonstrated
that those who knew Of his where
abouts were very reticent and nervous,
and one person stated that he had
seen Holiday board q train at the
depot yesterday morning. There is
but little doubt that he has left the
town, and cleared his manner Of de-
parture quite cleverIy.-Butte Miner.
1 We have the assurance of those
authorized to speak advisedly that the
Northern Pacific will ut once construct
q branch from Garrison to Butte.
This will secure the Union Pacific
branch to Helena. We have the best
possit 3 evidence by what 10 already
done by those managing the Montana
Central, that their line of roads will
be built a. rapidly rs energy and
money can secure . judicious and
economical construction. These with
the facts stated by Mr.. Bonner, give
US every reason to believe that Hslena
will most certainly be the great ratl-
road center Of Montana. Her position
10 secured on the east and west line Of
trAnscontinental trafEic. The Montana
Central and the Butte branch Of the
Northern Paoinc and the extension Of
the Union Paci6e will place 10 on the
north and south line from Hudson
Bay 10 Csntnl America and the Gulf
Of Mexioo; end radiating roads win
give our city an cay business oonnec-
ton with several Of the rich mining
camps now being developed around
; ~. We predict for Helena . proaper-
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