Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-10-03
OF Eastern Montana and
BOHEMIAN MONTANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1878.
Our Custer County Letter.
SHERMAN, CUSTER COUNTY, NJ. r.,

Our Custer County Letter.
SHERMAN, CUSTER COUNTY, NJ. r.,
September 10, 1873.
Editor Arant Courier:
My last was from Miles City, but dealt
principally in specials AS your read
ers are probably aware, two towns are
now in full 'siist near Fort Keogh, each
presenting its claims as the embryo city.
The following from the pen of Judge
Walker. prominent attorney Of Miles
City, fully explains the situation:
Editor Sauk Centre Herald:
''Hcre we had a town planted on the
south side Of the Yellowstone river with a
plat one mile square. We expected in a
: few years it would swell into "A large city.
and finally become the great metropolis of
r the Yellowstone and tributary rivers, but
alas. for human hopes and expectations.
A short time ago the military reserve was
cut down. and some of the wise men of
our embryo city concluded that we were
too far from Fort Keogh anAIhcrefore re-
solved to move the town up Tongue river
I. 'A''iNS tiiC wy III DluCs
'All the teams were pressed into service
and the work of tearing up and moving the
town commenced. Things progressed
splendidly in that direction fora few days.
but all at once there came pause, and fin
ally the work of moving came to 4 full
stop. and to-day part of our town is on
Tongue river and the other part on the
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two. Both pieces OF the town are called
Miles City.
1.-The court house and Jail remained here
and Of course | stay where they are. l
could not think of living i'm town where
there was no Jail.
"There is something said in Holy Writ
about a house being divided against itself.
which l think applicable to this town about
these days.
This division can but work a detriment
to Miles City and the whole lower country,
as it will check the growth of business
centre.
Stevenson has completed his hay con-
tract>at keogh; Burns, Tingley and Buford
are rapidly completing theirs 600 tons
each.)
Major Hubbell, of the Diamond r. has
purchased the Leighton & Jordan interest
in the firm of O'Toole & Co., post traders
at Fort keogh. The lHmping together of
these two firms concentrates an immense
amount of capital, business enterprise and
energy.
A. r. Ninninger & Co., p. w. McCor-
mick, NJ. Calm and Z. J. Graham are still
in business in the lower iowa, and the inn
mense stocks of goods carried by these
firms would astonish even up-country folks
who are used to such things.
Ringer S McMiilan are running a livery
stable at the old stand. having purchased
the property.
f. j. Fairfax continues to give the best
meals to be had, and is as accommodating
as cyei.
In fact, most. j: not all. the old faces are
visible, and from their contented looks.
business must be from ''f:iir to middling,"
at least.
In the upper town, the Diamond K com
pany are concentrating their business I'M
uCi lHC III HttIC VI AAuocSAi
e. Co.. and this fact, of itself, goes far to-
wards creating business Of all kinds. The
display of goods made by this firm is mag
nificent. Here. too, John w. Smith is
opening out in the restaurant and
liquor business, but in two separate build
ings. Silverby is also here, as are Charles
Johnston and John Shmink. McCanna is
building large hotel. part of which he is
now occupying. The stage company are
building barn and Ches. Travis and Nc
MILAN and Ringer will open out . livery
stable.
The County Commissioners have chang
ed the line OF school district No. l, so that
the district embraces the whole county.
The idea of this is, that schools can be
opened at Sherman and Clark's Fork, and
the public money used in payment of t.ach-
ers at those two points, as the people OF
Miles City raised subscription for three
months school, as tile law provides, before
public meney can be used in district.
Combinations are being made whereby a
transportation company will be organized,
with steamers on the Yellowstone river,
that will give passenger and freight rates
to and from Montana surprisingly low.
Men are at the head OF this enterprise who
mean business. and the people of Montana
should encourage them by their patronage.
l am glad to be able to state that one OF
Virginia City's heaviest shippers will pat
roniZe this line.
The Yellowstone Transportation Com
pany propose to land goods in Helena ten
days earlier next spring than any other
route, and at cheaper rates. They witl do
it, too.
hand you log of steamer F. Y. Batch
elor-trip No. 4:
August lOth.-Left Bismarck at 4:30 p.
m.; arrived ut Turtle Creek at 1890 p. m.
August llth.-Arrived at knife river at
4:3O a. M; arrived at Stevenson at 8 =. M;
arrived at Old Berthold at 1928 m.: nine
teen hours, fifty-five minutes from Bis
marck. Arrived l-2 miles below Little
Missouri at 4:3O p. m.. "a hours out.
August 12th.-Arrived at knife river No.
at a. M, "a IL hours out from Bis
marck; arrived ut Tobacco Garden, $40 a.
M; Lanning & Grinnell's wood yard, 9:55;
arrived at Big Muddy, 6p. m., 49 hours
out; arrived at Buford at 1865 p. m, IS
hours % minutes out from Bismarck.
We, the undersigned passengers on the
steamer Bachelor, certify to the correct
ness of the above statement.
L. Ii. SANGER,
Capt. 18th Infantry.
SIG. HANAUER, II
Bismarck.
J. e. WALKER,
This wonderful trip makes the steamer
Bachelor the champion boat of the Mis-
souri, and Yellowstone rivers.