Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31
MONTANA LETTER.

EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER:- eX-
cellent paper, the Intelligencer, is a
W Welcome visitor To Montanians who
once lived in Lafayette county it is a
newsy letter.
The weather is getting cooler.
Although, a few days, the thermome-
ter played above 100 degrees, we
ALWAYS sleep under blankets. The heat
at 100 degrees is not so oppressive
here as the heat of the Mississippi
valley states at 80 degrees. Neither
the extreme heat nor the extreme cold
is 80 bad as is often supposed.
We have a very dry summer this
year. Stock water is scarce. Wild
grass has dried up. Prairie hay is SELL
ing at $26, and good timothy at $3.50
per ton.
Butte il the coolest city of Montana,
and the most populous.
Several citizens, formerly of Lafay-
cite county, live here, most of whom
read the Intelligencer. Among the
number I mention Lee w. Sharpe,
attorney at-law; Martin Donavan,
freighting; John Burns, clerk; Ed. II,
O'Donnell, ,.trader; Mike Burns, warden
at Warm Springs penitentiary; Bart
lett Burns, at Lexington quartz mill
Chas. Stewart and family; Mrs. Welch
Mrs. Mary Burns; Matt and Tom
Hennesey; Mr.. O'Donnell and family
and A. j. Sparks and family. Ed. II
O'DOnnell and Miss Kate McGee were
united in the bonds of wedlock a few
weeks ago.
Rev. H. F. Bond, Unitarian divine
of Boston, ia travelling here among the
Indians for the purpose Of establishing
schools among the tribes.
"Scarface Charley" an Indian chief,
has been camping with band OF
"Flatheads'' in the suburbs of the city
the past fortnight. A citizen present
ed him and his band of nomadic abort
gines a lot of brass jewelry that was lef
by some "tea fakirs" who skipped
from custody. The cred skins wer,
tickled over their snide pins and chains
st Patrick church (Catholic) has /.
very successful mission meeting. This
is the largest church of the city.
We have plenty of railroad excur.
sions OF late. The regular fare is eigh
cents mile. The companies can affort
to give reductions at that rate. Th,
G.. A. r. gave an excursion to Greg
sons Springs last week. The l. o. G
T. will give one to Anaconda this
week. All the Sunday schools O
Montana expect to join in an excursion
picnic and fishing party about the 12tl
prox.
The theaters are crowded every night
"Kentuck," now being played at the
Grand Opera House, is a success.
Several families have gone to tn,
country this summer, and many will
remain on ranches. The dullness 0
the times and the decline in prices will
keep men from engaging in the mer
camille trade. "The "fiush" times 70
Butte have passed. Now other new
towns must attract attention. Butte
has good foundation, but there ar,
no more nuggets of god to be picked
up, or fortunes to be won in a day
Several merchants have sold out an,
gone to farming.
The Montana democrats will hold
convention at Helena, the capital, 24tl
prox., to nominate delegate to con
gress. That will be the week of tn
"Fair of Montana" Montana ha
fourteen counties, and will be entitle
to 134 delegates. This county (Silve
Bow has the largest list. 1t is repor
ted that Hon. Joe X. Toole is not
candidate for reelection. The reput
licans are watching for something /
"happen." They have opened tt
campaign by attacking CLEVELAND
Manning, the land commissioner, all
i. showing all the financial troubles ,