The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-07-14
MONTANA NEWA


Passenger trains are running to Mis-
soula.
The Missoula grand jury recommended
the county to build 2 new Jail.
| George Alfred Turner was drowned i'll
the Missouri at Benton ON the Sd.
Grasshoppers have appeared in consider
! able numbers in the Gailatin valley.
John Eustace of Bozeman, was nned $50
and costs, few days ago. for beating his
| wife.
A horse belonging to VIM. Woolsey Of
Livingston suieided in the Yellowstone on
Friday.
The Montana Lumber Company OF Butte,
have about completed $4,000 planning
mill at the depot
Missoula merchants complain Of tho
slowness of the Portland wholesale houses
in filling orders.
The trustees of the Sisters Hospital at
Benton, contemplate the erection Of 8 good
building, this year.
The body Of Maynard Randall. who was
missing for several weeks, has been found
in the Yellowstons.
Judith post Office Choteau county, has
been discontinued, and mail directed there
will be sent to Benton.
| The Missoula county Times is going to
brace up, and will hereafter contain 4 haH
column of religious matter.
| Helena butchers are importing Wyoming
beef, and selling it at II cents . pound
cheaper than the Montana article.
The county treasurer Of Madison country
has enough funds to pay off all outstand-
ing warrants and still have balance left.
Ten thousand Oregon horses are said to
be ON the road to Montana. Even news
paper men will be able to own 4 horse
soon.
| The Record, not to be outdons bv the
Miner, gives detailed account of 3 ,neteo-
rite which descended near Roosenvslt's Is
land.
Judd Sanborn died at Maiden on the 2lst
He came to this territory in 1866 and was
held in high estimation through Northern
Montana.
The second bridge above Livingston, that
near Eight Mile creek was recently swept
away The one a few miles above Living
ston is intact.
The Record says. it is reported that w.
c. Scott has sold his entire herd OF cattle to
Sam Hauser for $3.50 per head for every
thing branded.
1t is generally believed in Benton that P.
II. Estes, who started down the river few
days ago, in skiff, has been drowned, a.
his boat has been sesn, bottom, up, by up
bound steamers.
| A geological survey party il now organ
! izins in the east, and will work during the
season in this portion Of Montana, with
headquarters at Bozelnan. A son Of Sen
| ator Dawes will be member of the par
! ty.
Grants party triangulated Emigrant
Peak, last summer and found it TO be TO-
95s feet above sea level. Electric Peak be-
yond Cinnabar mountains, is the highest
l I - fcht oh
sea level.
The Transcontinental and Allied Show
receives rough handling from the Boze-
man papers, and it would seem deservedly,
as tho show has not only swindled the pub
lie but private parties who did trelghtlnS
and such like for it.
! Michael Connolly, who killed Maginnis
| in Beaverhead county some years ago ano
was sentenced to the penitentiary for lie,
was last Friday adjudged insane by com
mission appointed by Judge Emerson and
sent to Warm Springs.
Bozeman's city marshal is no respecter of
persons, or rather of persons COWS. Mayor
Bogert's COW, having violated the law by
promenading the streets, contrary to tho
city ordinance in that case made and pro-
videi. the marshal impar:ially inipoundec
her lust as if she were common COW.
| Winston's construction department., Con-
sisting of graders, sappers and miners who
have been on the west end Of the line at
/ L.. o:,,S
and the day following proceeded up the
Park branch where their services will be
required for some time, or until the conf
pletion Of the branch line, which will be
not later than August.-Trib,;ns
| 1t is rumorcd in Benton that the troops
under command Of Lieut. Colonel llges,
met the Crees this side of the line and were
overcome by the Indiana, who greatly out
numbered the troops. No particular. OF
the engagement are learned, but the report
| is that d courier was sent i'll all haste to
Fort Assinaboine for reinforcemeats.
| Doubts of the truth of the report are enter
tsinad. Independent.
! A telegram signed by 3 number Of our
citizens was sent 20 Gen. Terry YESTERDAY
requesting pOstponement OF the court
martial in the case ef Col. Ilges. rs that
officer is in the field in command of g most
important expedition. We sincerely trissS
that Gen Terry will act tarorabiy Oh this
request, as the peace and security Of the
northern !-unl.s. would &c ha2arGoG by
wi,hd.aw.og Col. Il:es !-o-. the da.a .,
this time. He is Jus. tbs person to give ths
hostile Crees, who arc coming into our ter