The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-12-21
MONTANA NEWS.

Butte is thinking over the strcet-car
question.
1t is rumored that the Forsythe postoffice
building is burned.
1t is stated that United States courts are
to be established in Benton, Miles City and
Missouia.
Benton wants to be incorporated and
will probably present bill for that pur-
pose to the next session Of the Legislature.
The Clendenin Mining and Smelling
Company has bought the ''Uncle George"
and "Whippoorwill" mines in the Barker
district for the sum Of $4,000.
Two roughs stole stack of poker chips
in a saloon at Helena, and when the pro-
prietor, Crump, refused to cash them, be-
gan shooting at him and inflicted severe
wound in his hip. The man who shot
Crump was arrested.
At New Chicago the other day man
named McDonougle laid aside his coat for
the purpose of settling q slight dispute.
When he got through the encounter end
resumed his coat he found pocke:-book
containing 1856 missing from it.
Just before starting out on his flying visit
to China, our cnterprising townsman, S. H.
Can, bought lot in Billings, Col. Bausen-
vein, for which he paid the neat sum of
81, ,5OO It was lot S, block 100, on which he
will erect fine building carly in the
spring.
4 girl came oil the way from Massa-
chusetts to Bozeman to marry man whom
she had never seen, but who by correspon-
dence had promised to wed her. 1t is not
surprising that the gay letter writer was
not to be found in Bozeman when she ar
rived.
Billings is improving slowly but surely
The real estate business is good, and sub
| stantial business and residence buildings
are being erected. The people have no
fear that their town will be ruined by a
transfer of the cattle shipments to etill-
water.-[C -[Courier.
| On the evening of the 14th notorious
establishment kept by one Annie Turner
| was burned at Miles City. The fire origin
| ated from the upsetting of lamp by one Of
the children in the house. The building
with number of shacks attached, which
were also consumed, was valued at $500.
Chas Richaton, sheep rsncher, found
his partner, Albert Hunt, dead on the
prairie near the Tehon. His body was
marked by several bullet no aud the
horse he had ridden was found short dis
tance away shot dead. The ghastly deed is
supposed to be the work of horse thieves
who infest that country, party of whom
Hunt was pursuing.
| JOS Ernmerson, former resident OF
Miles City, shot Wm. Buckley in railroad
camp West of Livingston last Sunday night.
Though the men were quarreling at the
time the revolver was drawn tho shot IS
said to be an accidental one. Buckley still
alive was put on the train to be sent to the
hospital Of Fort keogh, but died before
reaching his destination.
The friends Of Geigmund Weiskopf, =
Butte, found what they supposed vas IN
murdered body near Missoula and mourn,
ed him as dead. While they were LOOKING
/ for some one to punish for his untiniel,
death they received letter from the young
man who had merely changed his location
and had not heard the news of his dccease
1t was surprise party all aronnd.
The government commissioners who ex'
anained the Northern Pacific West of Bill
lings few days ago, accepted fifty miles
and approved second fifty. all but three
miles. which was not completed, but which
will be examined in few days by one o
the commissioners who will return from st
Paul. Virtually there will be one hundred
miles accepted in their report.-1ndpendent
| The other day at Butte daring Mexican
horse.thief embraced favorable opportun
ity to escape from the county Jail. He hat
not got many rods beyond the outer gat'
however when Jailor Thibault promptly
! ro.Nnded him up with ehot in the leg
| NJ !. ,,owed he knew he wonld be shot, bu
honca - nc wounded seriously enough tt
% into tbe h, ,>spital. His desire was no
realized.
Benton people colsceive that they hav
struck a bonanza in the G'soovery that tn
river bed of the ehonkin is 70 icet hlgne
than the bottom opposite the town. 4
tunnel is to be cut 500 feet through the olul
and it is supposed that the water thus ut
tainahlc will irrigatc the adjacent land, sup
ply the town, run mills and in fact DO any
thing and everything that q strong head 9
water ought to do.
| Those noted characters, Brown an
Smith, got into difficulty over the pos
session Of cabin at Dublin Gulch nea
Butte. Brown got inside aud locked tn
.l door, and when Smith came with an office
Il and attempted to crawl in the window
Il rcceiveda a bad blow on his head from 2
axe. Slnitjl went on in however, and u
/ tained Brn frnnt in1licting further dan
4 age Will officer made an entmnce ~
u ta1feeted ttk Render, -