The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-09-08

The man that informed tie Enteruriss
about the late frost in the Gallatin Valley
will have all the frost uhawed out of him
if either the Chronicle or Courier editors
run across him. After looking into the
subject, the Enterprise takes back $4,000
worth of damaged crops. f
The last fifty miles of track was put down
on the Northern Pacific in less than twenty
days, beating the time set by the engineer
three days. Nine miles and three hundred
feet of track was laid on the finishing day
before 3 o'clock, or at the rate of twelve or
thirteen miles for full days work.
Lands on both sides of the Missouri, in
the region Of the Great Falls, have been
located with script, over $500 600 worth of
script having been used so far. An active
| contest between Chan8ler and Chatter, of
Helena, and representatives of ]. J. Hill
has been going on as to which should
acquire the more land. in that neighbor-
hood.
A correspondent of the Enterprise says
that the police regulations in the Park are
very defective, as tourists are constantly At
work defacing the most beautiful of the
natural curiosities in order to obtain speci-
MEMS 1t is also said that the salaried
government guides sent here few weeks
ago are levying taxes upon tourists for act
ing as guides and that they are totally ig-
norant of their duties and the topography
of the Park.
Since the change of the mail route from
Lavina to Okla. instead Of Martinsdale all
that portion Of the Musselthell between
the Lavina and Martinsdale, distance of
IS miles, is left without mail service The
new postoffice, Dodgeton, is upon this
route and Msrino postofice, recently dis
continued. which is to be re-established, is
also OH this route. With these Offices in
operation. tri-weekly service will be an
absolute necessity, and We trust the govern
ment will see to it that it is supplied
Husbandman.
The step from the sublime to the ridicu-
lous is strikingly illustrated in the follow
ing description. in an exchange of the
murder of Wenandv by Queenor: You
will, will you % savsgely mutters Queenor.
His finger presses the trigger, q sharp.
quick explosion, and the strong frame of
Wensndy totters for = moment and then
falls heavily to the floor Without wea-
pom upon him, this man gave up bis life
and passed away into the great beyond
freely and of his own accord. He has
passed in his checks
The Montana Improvement Company
will put in yards at all desirable points
between the Dalles and Miles City, and
have the sole right to all the timber on the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co.. land from
Carters Bridge to Sand Point on Lake Pen
d'Oerille, a distance of about 25o-miles
through the finest body of timber in the
stock here of from one million to three
million feet of an excellent grade of all
classes of lumber required for building
purposes.-Independen
Missoula had an inclpient rebellion the
other day; After Winston Bros. gang of
tracklayers had been disbandoned at Mis-
soula, it was found that no arrangement
for free transportation had been made.
They claimed that Winston Bros. had
promised them passes to any point on the
Northern Pacific, when their work was
completed. Two hundred of them took
possession of a train and thrsatsd to trans
sport themselves in it, but after some de-
Law passes we're forthcoming and most Of
the men left for Washington Territory.
The Editor of the Husbandman, in de-
scribiug the new hotel at White Sulphur
Springs. makes the following break:
There, gathered from tho shores Of the
Great Lakes. the vine wreathed hills of
New England. the orange groves of the
sunny South, the golden shores ef the Pa
cific, the banks of the magnificent Mis-
souri,. and where rolls the mighty Oregon,
are fair and accomplished ladies, courteous
and gallant gentlemen. and the melody OF
clear voices in song and Outbursts OF JOY,
borne out upon the cool balmy breath OF
night, and the merry, twinkliEg ewes AZ
moments speed by like the wind. tell but
too we'll the glad tidings that the loved and
the long lost health and pleasure is
found.".