The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-05-05

Powder river herd, deliverable in Jun,
The purchasers are an association {
Eastern gentlemen, Known as the Cor
cord Cattle Company, who have Ell
barked in the stock growing industry {
Montana on all extensive scale.
Last Wednesday man named Vanc
was dangerously hurt about the hea
and breast mot fatally, it is thought
and Polander (namc not known) wa
killed by an accident on tho tramwa
on which ore from the Iccla company
mines at Lion City is brought down t
the reduction words at Glendale.
At the west end, Mulan tunnel pene
trates the mountain for 600 feet and i
within about forty feet of the shaft
They will cut through to the shaft in
couple of weeks more. The headin,
being run east from the shaft to NEE
the work from the east side of thu
mountain still has about 600 feet to gt
and will not be completed until mex
August.
Col. Sanders, attorney for the North
ern Pacific, advised the discharge Of
Peak, the man charged with forging the
pass over the railroad from Livingston
to st. Paul. 1t seems the young mans
father was dying with consumption in
Livingston and wanting to 90 to St. Paul
for better care, had no funds for the
purchase of a ticket, so the son resorted
to his dexterity with the pen to furnish,
the required transportation.
Helena has case of domestic infelici-
ty that wrings the hearts of the news
paper reporters. A workingman's wife
of charitable disposition had been in
the habit Of taking food and rendering
proper attention to sick neighbor
whose wife was in the east. This was
all right till >one day the husband re-
turned and found his wife and the re-
covered sick man together, and appa-
renuy too intimate for the continuance
Of conjugal relations. He left his home
and wife never to return again.
Tho Red Bluff, Cal, Daily Peoples
Cause of the Sd Inst. gives the particu-
lars of the killing of Oscar Howell by
one F. L. Wood. Many of our Smith
river readers will remember Mr.. How
ell. He drove a flock of sheep into
Meagher county couple of years ago,
and was much esteemed by those who
formed his acquaintance. The difficulty
from feeling engendered by
playing a game of "per cent stud''-a
trifing matter indeed to cause the death
of a good an.-Ilusbandman.
1t is feared that the track-laying force
will be delayed at the Missouri river for
two or three months. The force is now
so slowly that they cannot
reach the river till late in May, when
food water will have set in, and that
will suspend bridge work till az late as
August. 1t is not considered possible
that the temporary bridge can be made
ready before the flood sets in, and this
being the case, the river for two or three
months will present barrier to the
track-layers. From all this Townsend,
1t the crossing, expects to derive great
Chaunccy McKeevcr, assistant adju-
lant general, refuses to allow the stock
Yards at Miles City to be removed to the
Fort keogh reservation He says the
petition has been disapproved by the
secretary of war after careful considcra-
ion, experience having demonstrated
hat permit to occupy a military reser.
fation for any purpose whatever results
n trouble to successors in office, and
he secretary being further of the opinion
hat there is abundance of room for cat
lie pens anywhere along tue line of the
inc of the Northern Pacific railroad
without using part of the reservation
It Fort keogh.
The sixty-nine Canada CreeS cap
ured Il few weeks ago while raiding on
his side of the border, were sent across
he border, after remaining in custody a |
ew days. In consequence of these fire.
luent raids a summer camp has been !
'rdered near the Sweet Grass Hills,
bout mile from the line. The troops !
or this service leave Fort Assinaboine |
IL few days to establish the camp-two
of the Second cavalry and |
wo Of the Eighteenth infantry, all under
Command of Major Kline, Eighteenth
Infantry. This will probably put stop
0 raids along the Marias, and furnish
he much desired protection to ranch
nen and stockmen.
Maj. Gordon, commander at Fort FL
is, who few days ago went across the
ange with troop Of soldiers to look af-
er a band Of Piegans, who had made a
aid in that section, returned home on
Ionday. He says the settlers feel no
larm as the raid was made to steal some
f the Crow ponies, in which they were
uccessful and had gotten we'll out Of
fay before the troops arrived. Major
iordon has deemed it best, however,
o keep the troops there for awhile to
revent any re- occurrence Of depreda-
ions. He also informs US that detach.
lent Of recruits had arrived; a portion
# them for Fort Ellis and the balance
Or Missoula.
A man named J. I. Peak desired to
ct east from Livingston, and concluded