Madison ~ Yellowstone County Montana Newspapers, 1894
Madison County
Population 4,692. Mountainous; large
forests of pine. Products: oats, wheat, barley, hay, potatoes,
butter; live-stock. Flour, saw and quartz, mills. Mining: gold,
silver, lead and coal.
Twin Bridges, Population 600
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Madison Co. Monitor |
Monitor Pub. Co. |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Virginia City, Population 624
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Madisonian |
A. B. Kiser |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1874 |
Meagher County
Population 4,749. Mountainous; large
treeless plains and fertile valleys. Products: wheat, oats,
potatoes, butter, hay; livestock. Mining: gold and silver.
Neihart, Population
1,000
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Herald |
Herald Pub. Co. |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1890 |
| Miner |
Alex Wright |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1891 |
Townsend, Population 500
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Messenger |
J. C. Kerby |
Friday |
Dem. |
1890 |
White Sulphur Springs, Population 1,000
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Meagher Co. News |
A. R. Rhone |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1889 |
| Rky. Mm. Husbandman |
Sutherlin Bros |
Thur. |
Agrocul |
1875 |
Missoula County
Population 14,427. Mountainous; soil of
valleys and prairies fertile. Products: wheat, oats, barley,
potatoes, butter, hay; livestock. Gold, silver and copper.
Several saw and quartz mills.
Missoula, Population 3,426
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Missoulian |
Harrison Spauldiug |
Wed. |
Rep. |
1871 |
| Western Democrat |
Demo. Pub. Co. |
Sun. |
Dem. |
1892 |
Park County
Population 6,881. Mountainous, with
fertile valleys. Building stone, lime and marble, fine clay,
coal, lead, iron, copper, nickel, gold and silver in abundance.
Chief industries: mining, stock-growing and agriculture. Coke
and fire-brick made.
Big Timber, Population 491
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Blade |
E. L. Boardmau |
Wed. |
Ind. |
1893 |
| Pioneer |
M. W. Hatch |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1890 |
Livingston, Population 2,850
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Enterprise |
G. H. Wright |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1883 |
| Herald |
Herald Pub. Co. |
Wed. |
Dem. |
1891 |
| Post |
Geo. Alderson |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1889 |
Red Lodge, Population 1,500
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| New Idea |
Dillard & Webber |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1893 |
| Picket |
Repub. Pub. Co. |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1889 |
Ravalli County
New county, no statistics.
Hamilton, Population 700
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Bitter Root Times |
John D. Ruff |
Friday |
Ind. |
1892 |
Stevensville, Population 400
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Northwest Tribune |
Jas. R. Faulds |
Friday |
Dem. |
1887 |
| Western News |
News Pub. Co. |
Tues. |
Ind. |
1890 |
Silver Bow County
Population 23,744. Largely mountainous, with but little level
surface. Principally noted for its immense mines of silver and
copper ore.
Butte City, Population 10,723
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Butte Bystander |
Jno. Fogerty & Co. |
Sat. |
Labor |
1891 |
| Inter Mountain |
Inter Mount. Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Rep. |
1881 |
| Inter Mountain |
Semi-Weekly Edition |
Su.-We. |
Rep. |
1881 |
| Miner |
Miner Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Dem. |
1876 |
| Miner |
Weekly Edition |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1876 |
Valley County
New county, no statistics.
Glasgow, Population 1,200
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Valley Co. Gazette |
Robert N. Lewis |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1893 |
Yellowstone County
Population 2,065. Table lands and valleys; soil fertile in
valleys, with irrigation; valuable cattle ranges on the high
lands; extensive beds of good coal. Products: barley, wheat,
potatoes,
oats, hay, wool; cattle and sheep raising, and mining.
Billings, Population 1,500
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Gazette |
E. H. Becker |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1882 |
| Weekly Times |
J. D. Matheson |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1891 |
Stillwater, Population 250
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Bulletin |
J. M. Ramsey |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Montana Index |
Pacific States Newspaper Index
Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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