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Show MONTANA NOTES. At Butte last Suuday Bev. Mr. Rounder preached a sermon from the text, "Go to the Chinaman. Consider his ways and live." The Butte Inter Mountain is out in a handsome new dress. It is one of the best papers in the northwest, and The Timf.s is glad to noto its increasing prosperity. Governor Toole's appointment of Will Cave to be county auditor of Missoula Mis-soula has created a sensation in the western metropolis. The appointee is a staunch republican, and there wero a good many democrats after the position. posi-tion. State Senator IIennessy'8 resignation caused a tremor of dismay to run down what there is left of the democratic backbone. J To is probably the strongest strong-est member of his party in Silver Bow county and enjoys the unique distinction distinc-tion of U'iug a good democrat and a good citizen at the samo time. liulte Inter-Mountain. Thursday morning, in tho Northern Pacific yards at Missoula, says tho Gazette, Ga-zette, a man named Williams was severely se-verely injured while at work buildings temporary ihed. A fellow workman was driving a Siike iuto a piece of timber tim-ber which Williams was holding. He missed his aim, and the axe which he was using struck Williams on the head causing a compound fracture of the skull. Governor Toolo has done exceedingly well in appointing Major Magiuuis mineral min-eral laud commissioner. No better appointment ap-pointment could have been madn from the democratic ranks. We believe- the major will make an alert, inlluential and conscientious commissioner. His political future will depend very largely upon the result of his labors, if ho can save the mineral lands of Montana from tha grasp of the Northern Pacific land thieves he will secure a hold upon the gratitude of tho peoplo which will make him invincible whenever democratic victory is possible in the slate. liutte luter Mountain. |