Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-01-31

Montana Mention.
The Butte papers complain that the
law prohibiting the selling Of liquor
to minors is openly and frequently vi
olated In that city.
Delegate Toole says he thinks there
is fair show Of success for the pass
age Of the bill, now before Congress,
for the opening TO settlement Of the
Blackioot reservation.
1t Is said that Maiden the leading
town Of Fergus county, whose name il
very suggestive of wit, beauty. etc., is
a safe retreat for bachelors, since there
is not an unmarried lady in The town.
1t is stated that under the new sal
AIRY law in some of the counties of
Montana, the salaries of the officers
and their deputies amount weekly to
more than fees collected and paid into
the treasures. If the law works that
way in every county there will be .
howl go up from the people in short
| time.
We understand that the people of
Fergus county are not entirely salts
! fled with the county seat IA located by
the legislature, and Notwithstanding y
Jail has been built and considerable
effort made to rivet il to Lewiston, an
effort will be made to have the matter
brought before the people at the earli-
est possible date.
1t is stated by those who ought TO
know that the prospecting being done
In the vicinity Of Anaconda evidenced
such natural wealth as to assure the
steady growth of the town, even IL 1t
had not the enormous smelling works
to rely on. With the first opening OF
spring three hundred prospectors will
begin operations In the hills near
Anaconda.
Another steamboat IL promised for
the upper Missouri river this year.
The Townsend Tranchant says that
parties at Twin Bridges have under
construction there a steamboat, to be
completed by the time the ice clears
from the upper rivers, to ply between
the bridge at Townsend aud Great
Falls. The boat is TO be of twenty
feet beam, with a capacity of seventy
five tons, aud will draw only eight
inches of water after all the machinery
and tonnage are aboard. IL will be
brought down and receive its machip-
cry at Townsend, aud will proceed to
business without any material delay
after the ice is out.
The Town Talk. of Bate, says: "If
Montana is admitted as state this
year, who will be her first senators?
Our readers doubtless all know the
names most frequently mentioned for
the Democratic candidacy. They are
Hon. w. A. Clark, of Butte, and Gov.
5. L. Hauser, of Helena. One of the
Republican candidates will he Col. w.
F. Sanders, OF Helena. The first cleo
ton under the state constitution will
be of such warmth as was newer seen
in political contest in Montana. The
legislative candidates whose election
In most counties has been matter al
most of indifference will be the most
important persons IN the field" ~
The case of Dupont vs.. Meadow,
plaintiffs judgment in which has
been reversed by the supreme court,
was one of the most racy bits of jury
litigation that ever appeared before
court. 1t was q breach OF promise
suit The defendant is Perry ".
Meadow, of Billings, one of the pio-
neers and prominent citizens OF Mon
tana, and one Of the original discover
ers Of gold at Gold Creek. near Garri-
son, In 1862. He is now a man Of ad-
vanced years and is almost complete
cripple from paralysis OF the legs.
The plaintiff is Imogene Dupont. .
Spanish woman, whom he met In one
Of his trips through the southern couu-
try In search Of health. She lived
with him us his mistress for some
time, and she says he promised W
marry her. He certainly addressed
her as his wife In numerous letter..
She received 5000 damages out Of the
$4,000 which she claimed. This YER
dict has now been reversed. The let
tiers, of which there were about l4o sub
mitted In evidence. are decidedly
nasty IN their tone aud created . great
sensation when they were read In ~
court. without any previous inkIlng
. Of their contents. He is now married
, to an estimable lady, since which
; event the suit was brought.