The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-23
MONTANA NEWS.

patented an improved saw-nill dog.
A l4-year-old daughter of Chief Justice
Wade, of Helena, is writing criticisms of
Herbert srcncer's views of education.
Six thousand dollars worth of Custer
county bonds were lately sold in Miles
City to Henry Fling, of Virginia City, at
two per cent. below Far.
When George Jessrang gave his name to
the election clerk in Bozeman precinct, all
officer stepped forward and gathered him
in. His presence was demanded in Jcffer-
son county to answer criminal charge.
The town Of Billings with population
of twelve hundred, is still one of the live
liest towns in the Territory. 1t is quite
probable that extensive slaughtering houses
will be erected there early in the spring by
parties connected with the Union Stock
Yards, Chicago -[Yellowstone Journal.
young man named Harris KIM, met
with frightful accident while driving on
the west Ga!latin few days since. His.
team ran away and by some means his
stopped it from turning. Strange to say
he released himself unaided though terri
bly, injured. lie will probably survive the
accident.
The Miles City Press of the 14th inst.
contains highly meritorious article from
the pen of G. II. Scott, on the culture and
protection Of fruit and ornamental trees.
The matter is one of much interest and on
the opening of another spring should re-
ceive the attention of the people of Billings
At some future time VIC will make further
reference to this subject.
The Drum Lumon, highly productive
milie at Marysville in the vicinity of Hell
cna, has sold to syndicate of English
capitalists for the handsome sum of $780, |
600. The new company will at once begin !
active operations and it is hoped that the !
successful working ofthi ruine will stimu-
late the confidence Of foreign capitalists to
make other large investments in Montana
On Tuesday of last week as the stage
coach from Deer Lodge to Helena was
crossing Mullan creek bridge It upset, not /
going off the bridge however, and some Of
the passengers wore injured. One ofthcm,
Mr.. p. McCuen, in attempting.to jump out
was caught tG the coach and received the
full weight of the heavy vehicle on his
body. No limbs were broken, but he was
hurt internally though it is hoped not fa.
tally.
The Courier says that Mr.. d. J. Stewart
is preparing material for an illustrated his
tory of Montana which promises to bc a
work of great merit. 1t will be composed
Of historical and biographical sketches,
and valuable and interesting
matter generally. Apart from the fact that
the book will be even now one of great in.
-erest it is highly important that the ma.
terial should be gathered and compiled
before those who lived through the early
history Of Montana shall have passed
away.
William +, Cody, better known as "Buf-
1alo Bill" believes that Gen. Custer killed
himself when he saw that death was inev-
table, in preference to being killed by the
Indians. He gives the following reason for
his belief: "The Indians will not mutilatc
| body which they fined dead, and Gen
'uster's was the only one that was not
calped and otherwise cut to pieces and
burned. My impression is that he, after
seeing all his command shot down, and !;
hat he himself must also go, turned and
ook his own life rather than be killed by ,
he savages. I was in Gen. Crooks COM
nand that soon after arrived upon the :
Gene, and although Custer went into the {
light with seven companies, and had 800
nen killed. am satisfied he never would !
lave given the Indians battle had he not !
hought reinforcements were near at hand. I
one time after the engagement an Indian
warrior told me that Custer was the last !
nan to fall and killed himself. Had Custer
een given entire command Of the troops
e would have whipped the Indians instead
f being crushed by them.-[Courier.