The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-06-16
MONTANA NEWS.

Horse stealing prevail. in and around
Livingston.
The Independent boems Helena as
summer resort.
Yesterday the end Of the track wa. with
in six miles of Helena.
Yankee Jim has been making war on
the \. p. graders near his place
Ex-National Park Superintendent Nor
ris has written book Of poems.
Benton is talking of having a bridge
acros the Missouri at that point
The North Pacific has 10 more of road
in Montana ready for acceptance.
The citizens of Benton rejoice over the
arrival Of the books for "a public library.
Alex. G. Botkin will be the orator of the
day at the railway colsbrationin Helena.
The Yellowstone Journal is booming the
country north of Miles for stock purposes
The Livingston Tribune is agitating for
a road from Shield. River to White Sulphur
Springs.
The mail time from St. Paul to Helena is
,! days. Northeastern mail now comes
that way.
The Montana Sheep Co. had about 6, 800
lambs at last accounts. Their sheep were
doing well.
There are 81 cases on the civil docket,
at the Bozeman Court, Of which twelve are
for divorce.
5. i. Foss has 5000 head of high grade
Durham cattle Oh the way for his rancho
on the rosebud.
Our friend DR.. Carroll, has gone into the
horse racing business in Bozeman, aud has
carried off the prize.
The shareholders Of the DIumlummon
mine held Il somewhat stormy meeting in
London last month.
nisootra.ing reports come back from
quite number who left Montana to work
on the Canadian Pacific, work is reported
scarce.
The Benton people advertise for butcher
and guram:.c large trade to one who will
farnish beef by the quarter at ~ cents per
pound.
I al IL
counties decline the proposition Of the
i3ovspnor TO keep rsnitentiary convicts i'll
their jail.
The Union Freaman, of Butte annnoun-
ces it has ''stereotyping machine and
will use it in stereotypins lads, and
standing jobs.
The contract for the care OF the poor OF
Custer county has been awarded 10 J. 4.
Mackenzie and that for medical attendance
to DR.. J. J. Wood,
Between 400 and 800 feet Of heading yet
remains to be taken out before daylight
will be let through the main range OF this
Rockies at Mullan tunnel.
\ Chinaman stole $500 at Trout creek
county, recently, and left for San
Francisco. lie was arrested at Dillon and
is new in Deer Lodge Jail.
NIe,srs Edwards & Conover have moved
their large herd of sheep from the upper
Tongue river to the Powder river about .
miles above the mouth.
J. II. Bradcn, an CID time Montanian
and formerly a Justice of the Peace at
Junction City, died suddenly at San
Bernarliuo Cal, Oh the 2Gh May.
The Park Improvement Company being
unable to get their hotels ready il time for
the seasons travel are going to provide sey-
eral large tents for the use OF travellers
County Commissioner Bryan, explained
to Press reporter that bills were passed
on the basis of Custer county warrants
being worth seyeniy-G,s cents on the del
lar.
The recent term of the Nistgiot court at
Miles City, cost about SO, COO exclusive OF
something over 500 shcritt's fees. OF this
el,n over =, 500 Is charged to Yellowstone
county.
The Northwestern Cattle Company have
elected the following officers: President. W.
+. Cullen; Vice President, II. N. Burchcr;
Treasurer, 5. H. Crounse: Secretary, Joseph
7. Wolman.
prospectors report tile finding Of good
placer diggings at The head OF lIpestone
Pass, and that party who left Butte ten
dsys ego arc making - per day to the man.
~-Ayant Courier.
The Milwaukee d st. Paul railway ha,
shipped this year from one point in Iowa
-. 900 head Of Young stock. all Of which
has been carried by the Northern Pacific to
points in eastern Montana.
The Northern Pacific dining cars are
hayin. very great patronage. The largest
DAYS receipts So far haye been Sl6o,
which General Passenger Agent Barnes
SAYS tops the Norhwestern's best day ny
$50.
Nicc-rrcsidcnt Oakcs is having tough
time. He left Deer Lodge before being
thoroughly convalescent from erys'peias,
w~s attacked with iniiammatory rheuina-
tism at Monterey, Cal, and laid up there
last week.
Helena has had glove fight, the con
testants being Duncan Mcdonald and John
Rowsll, for the championship and $500.
Mcdonald won easily owing to to the lack
of training and science displayed BY his
opponent.
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