Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-03
The Avant Courier.
From our Travelling Corresponds 1t. J.
MILES CITY.
Full Description Of this Rapidly.
Growing City-ItS Commercial
and Other Interests

On the south bank OF Tunguc riv,
surrounded by a grove of magnificent c,
tonwood>. stands the town OF Miles Cit
leu We had exp, cte'l to iiiltia place such
Bismarck was in 1873. collection of Il
I'M and canvas buildings. with Il pr-pop leran
OF saloons, gambling and dane house
ten, bur in this we We're disappointed.
ng The town is brlt on t.yo sides of
square and the buildings are principal
WIN substantial frame structures. neatly pain
he ed and well kept. Some are of hewe
logs. but the canvas element is cntirrl
ire wanting. We were fairly surprised at III
bv amount of business done. the large an
com'lete stocks OF goods KEEP. by til
-. merchants and the population of the plac,
n Already the town has seven hundred in
=, habitani>. a population nearly as large a
~ that of Bozrnrin. It's mercantile interest
are large and prosperous.
- Tie heaviest line OF goods is kept b,
y Broadwater. Hubble d Co.. who have ,
- fine two-story building and n large ware
room. in both of which every inch o.
: spare room is closely packed with mer
:. chandi>e. 1t had been our intention &c
give Tie amount OF money the various
firms have invested in their goods. but we
"a are reminded that. even in this young
X community. the assessor makes his rounds.
= and for fear we my assist him in his call
o in". this item Of intelligence is omitted.
I'aul Met orinick & Go. also have fine
) two-stOry building. neatly painted. Their
a store contains a little of everything. from
. confectionery to bed quilts. and in the
! la''aryntl of supplies which crowd the
shelves and counters we notice clothes
lines, neck,ies. watcred ribbons and fine
, robes.
Savage & Ninninrer have varied as
sortncnt of goods. beginning with gro
cerlrs and running up through clothing.
fire arms and ammunition. terminating H.
nally in spiritual things in the shape of
liquid comforts for the inner man.
j. j Graham. who formerly held a re-
sponsible position in the Paymaster's
corps Of the army. discovered this TO be
one OF the Test business points in the !
West. and consequently resigned his COM |
mission. and has occupied two-sto,y |
building with a fine stock of groceries. |
clothing. wines. liquors. cigars and gents
furnishing goods. He showed us a sam
pie of California pears which had been
brought up from Bismarck overland. and
which seemed in as good condition as
when picked on the Pacific coast In fact.
we were SO well pleased with the flavor of
those pears that we told him cDntidentially
we void eat them at all hours of the (lay
and night AS long as he made no charge,
and he could bring them around by way
of Cape Horn if he wanted to.
NJ. Calm has Il fine building and large
ceries and clothing. :
The hardware business is rcpresentc
nv an rnterp:ising young man. J. NJ Gil ;,
m IN. whose ringing hammers supplies the :.
whole neighborhOoI with music. His :,
stock Of stoves. tinwa,a. etc. is very COM :.
,rie. and in the spring vii be somewhat ), ),
increased
Two tai!ors have already Located here. -
me of whom. Philip Zimmerman. .7as +
OF Bozeman and Fl. Ellis. He .,
: prepared to do anything i'm tie line of
hitting and making. and will also clean /,
nj repair. making an old suit appear en-
rely new TO any but the most expert '''
need eyes. Mr.. keogh. some months
90. sho'iidered his goose and started for Sc
us embryo metropolis. where he located.
eng armed with an indefatiga'le Singer
ewing machine. .,e is prepared. for a very :
assemble price. to ciothe the naked. and az,
change the appearance of Il ragged man inS
'at his mother-in-law would never know Ju
i'm. for
Ringer & Mcmillan. formerly of Boze- hin
an. finally concluded that they want. d cri
get rich. and therefore came here an I All
'rned livery stable and corral They sta
III. on short notice. supply span OF col
rises and carriage that no Eastern STE ed.
c can surpass. or a ''buckiny broncho'' VIII
at will shake mars teeth loose ouicker the
IN you can say Jack Robinson. We are the
I'd to learn that they are doing profita- he
business. and are well pleased with Pht
cir venture. ora
baSinski has a well assorted line of .Jur
oks. periodicals. and stationery. He Me
% has large photographs of many pref that
actress in a charming habit and pleas Go,
posture. This attracts 1.-The boys tele
4 helps to sell confectionery, music box per;
and clOthing.s ovel
But with Il great deal that is good. there ther
still much that is evil in this Young he '
Y. One evening we were attracted bv con-
m'isi' Of a violin and piano TO build and
VIII c1 we found 10 he dance house and 20
F'll blast. The air was lively, and the WON
icers evidently bent on having a good pan.
'e. The men. judging from the fringed won
'kskin jackets. army blue. and Califor- if it
Overails. belonged to the class of hun the
: and ''bnll-whackers' which is large won
nent here. while the blue WAS supplied
the garrison at Fort Keogh. The
les. perhaps. were good. bat certainly ~
beautiful. One fair one we observed Nv
black eye. and another appeared to ,, ""
e been recently at war. We did not -"
= part in that dance Things seemed a rap
e too uncertain. We were not ambi- ~
is OF sticking plaster. and so far as our ,o"'
with .ny % thon, 81 """. :" capt.
they are not desirable. ',.e,'
here are many faro banks in operation. " ~
the click of the chips is constant night ."'''
day. One OF the popular saloons is ~,
by VIM. Reece. who makes special o''p'', /,
a fine quality OF champagne. wines 49,, o'
liquors. A Stc.a"ay piano. under the , ,.".,
,e,t ot,r,ot;or v.I,;,l .,a., ''c""' - They
5 help to pass the tedious hours away. ~
iris llehl. the tonsorial artist of the =. :"
=. will shave a man. or scilp him, as
case requires. guarantee Il neat Job. ':'','.
charge a reasonable price. NJ
he OF the most pressing wants OF this " =
munity has been lumber with which W"
ect suitable buildings. and because of
'arcity much work has been deferred.
lumber has been supplied by the , ,oa ~
saw mill. but the supply has Nv.
entirely inadequate to meet the de- ~.
|. This want. fortunately. will be =,
tied ai.o.her season. Messrs. Broad Wy