Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-13
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Montana Mention.

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claim To be the boss, there will be q
closely contested match.
Thursday night, slight fire &C.
CURED in Field & Ferzette's feed store
in Billings; damage slight. The
building is owned by Thee. Borup, Of
Custer.
John J. Anderson, OF Billings, has
finally received the land Office receipt
for the quarter section west Of this city
on which he resides. His right to the
land was contested in the Bozeman
land office. the general land commits
sioner's office and the Office Of the sec
rotary Of the interior.
/ Mr.. Powell, principal Of Virginia
City schools, lost Il diamond ring
worth several hundred dollars while
washing his hands in the hotel. He
offered $50 reward. The ring was
lost September last. A short time ago
a young man presented himself and
offered to return 1t for 800. Powell
pulled out $50 dollars, but finding the
fellow obdurate, rolled up the bills and
drew a six-shooter. The desired effect
followed. Presto! Ring returned.
Fellow escaped. A young man who
affects some social standing" is sus-
pected Of being the culprt.
A Bozeman telegram OF The 9Th says
a party of masked and armed men en-
tered Grange hail. where church
gathering was being held asst night,
aud covering w. w. Ulin With their
guns ordered him TO 20 out. A rope
was placed around his neck and over
the limb of tree, aud he was drawn
up until nearly strangled. He was
then beaten severely with clubs. FL
nally Henry Davis succeeded IN rescu-
ing him. The same night Grange
hall was burned by an incendiary.
Loss 81 500; no insurance. The peo-
pie are grealy excited and a thorough
investigation will follow.
There does not seem TO be much
question that railroad will be tuilt
through northern Montana at an early
day and all indications point to Ben
ton as the first objective point, but
Just which route the Gait branch will
take to reach the river metropolis is
still unknown perhaps. even to the
engineers themselves. There Is some
probability that it will tap Cboteau or
some neighboring point. In which case
it will prove as great a blessing TO the
Teton valley as TO Benton and other
. points along the road. Property own
ers In and around Choteau should take
, this matter into consideration and
/ perhaps may be able to offer some in
, ducement to the railroad to come this
/ way.-Calumet.
"Orlog Kamouski, a native of Alaska
and now representative in the Mon
tana Legislature. is provided with an
unusual member in third arm, which
starting out from between the lower
points of the shoulder blades, extends
outward at least three feet from the
body. The arm is Of extraordinary
size and strength, has an easy working
elbow and ends with hand of unus-
ual proportions, provided with 4
thumb and four fingers. When not in
use it is carried over the right shoul-
der, the hand resting over the pit Of
: the stomach" Thus saith the Mon
treal Star, the editor of which has evil
IDENTIFY been taking smallpox preven-
tive until he has developed beautiful
: case of jim-jans. IL is needless 10 say
that Orlof Kamouski is a magnificent
} myth.
| Nothing has yet been heard Of
Michael Messmore, and the most
thorough investigation Is being made
, by his friends. Both Mr.. Tong and
Mr.. Lawrence are pushing the search
parties AS fast as they possibly can,
yesterday thirty or forty men were
diminishing around among the hills.
Not the least trace of him has been Sc
cured since he was seen on the street
Friday forenoon, and the conviction
3 is fast gaining ground that he has
I been foully dealt with. During the
afternoon the men at the Goldsmith
mine were all turned out, and assisted
In the work Of examining the various
prospect holes in the vicinity OF Walk
erville and Centerville. but nothing
was developed. Inquiry has been
made of every place which his friends
can think he would be likely to visit,
and to-day the explorations will be
! continued with undated energy.
Found the Fighsisg Editor n