The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-08-17

MONTANA NEWS.

Glcndive now boasts money ordel
office
| Two deaths occurred in Helena during the
month of July.
Colonel W. F. Sanders is recovering from
his recent illness.
Indian girls supply the Missoula market
with hucklcberries.
W. NJ. Lacey, of Sidney, Neb., has leased
| the hotel at Benton.
| man named Jones has discovered a
ledge of mica in the Barker district
Rev. Theo. L. Cuylcr, d. d., of New
York, is journeying to Yellowstone Park.
The Upper West Gallatin and Bozcman
Canal Co., has been organized at Bozcman.
Jack Barronctte, Of Bozeman, has gone
to meet the Sheridan party and act as its
guide through the Park.
Eelix Poznansky an old-time Montan:an,
is one of the delegates from Dakota to the
National Mining Exposition at Denver.
Miner and Boardman, Of Chotcau
county, have been in the cattle business
three years, aad Their profits arc already $50
PEI. cent.
The Masonic Temple Association, of
Butte, was organized on the 31st ult., with
Joseph \. Hyde, president; A. II. Barrct
secretary, and Il. P. Knox, treasurer.
Mr. A. 0. Canfcld's appointment to the
position Of station agent at Billings, has re-
suited in the removal of J. J. Mclaughlin
from Glendirc to Miles City, where he
takes the position vacated by Mr. Garfield.
J. L. Dent aud his thirtcen-year old
daughter, who live near Trenchtown, get
out 800 railroad tics per week. The young
lady, with horse, hauls them, two at a
time, to the river banks, and at night her
father piles them up.
John Henderson, who was much re-
spected ranchman living near the mouth Of
the Rosebud lost his life last Friday while
attempting to ride a young and fractious
body has not been recovered.
The dividend this year declared by the
sayres cattle company is over SO per cent.
Of the original investment. In the four
years during which the company has been
in existence, it has paid 9s.53 per cent. in
dividends. This is fair sample Of the
sheep business in Montana.
During the past month several large
bands Of cattle have been driven from the
vicinity of Moscow, Oregon, bound for the
eastern market going by way of Montana.
One drive contained 2,20O head, another
1900, and still another LOO head. at
which rates it seems as if the supply would
soon run short, but as yet no pcrceptible
decrease can be Observed - Laramie Times.
Messrs. John W. Smith, of Miles City,
and Basinski Bros, Of Bozcman have pur-
chased of the Masonic Order about sixty
feet front next to: the corner Of Main and
A'c%@1'A.i'i otiSStG; pay iiS tiiSISlOi SSU per
foot. Upon this fine location they will
erect brick buildings-the one for hotel pur-
Eosvs 'srsl the other for accommodation of
their large mercantile business. i year
ago this property might have been bought
at SEQ per foot, but it has steadily increased
in value, and readily brought the figure
mentioned.-[Ava Courier.
Perry Aspling returned yesterday from
trip to the mining camps tributary to
Benton and the Judith Basin, in the inter
ests of Hirshberg & Nathan. Perry is
good observer" and he can grow eloquent
in describing the country through which
he passed. The Judith Basin,s he says,
sis perfect paradise throughout, and is
fast filling up with settlers. The crops are
excellent, and in almost any part of the
Basin hay can be cut. The merchants at
Utica, Philbrook. Gardenland and Reeds
Fort are enjoying a good trade-in fact,
from every point of view the Judith Basin |
is prosperous, and / am deeply impressed
with the belief that in the very near future
this will be the most hourishing farming |
and stock raising section in Montana. p
River Press.