The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21
MONTANA NEWS.

The territorial insane asylum is now
crowed almost as much as the peniten-
tiary.
The Northern Pacific is at Gallatin
City, and only seventy miles from
Helena.
Horse Plains is lively berg, being
populated with all the bad characters of
the front.
One of the three piers of the boom
being built in the Missouri river at Ben
ton is completed.
The Horse Plains man who shot at a
squirrel and was injured by the bursting
Of his gun has since died.
No wonder while Sulphur Springs has
reputation as healthy locality, it has
only one practicing physician.
The city marshal of Helena has for
hidden store keepers and others from
obstructing sidewalks with boxes, &c.
At Fort Calgary coal oil is worth S.
per gallon, flour S15 per barrel, beef Is
cents per pound, and bacon 80 cents per
pound.
Townsend, on the Missouri river, is
beginning to show signs of activity. The
railroad will reach the town in about
month,
Henry Swanson, clerk for Lynch
Brothers, at Horse Plains, has disap-.
peared with roll of his employers
money.
Glendive, taking example from Bill
lings. Bozeman, and Miles City, is con-
sidering the organization of board of
trade.
The members Of the Western Asso-
ciated Press are to. visit the National
Park this summer, as guests Of the Nor
thern Pacific.
Hoffman, the stock tender at Bedford
stage station on the Helena and Boze-
man road, who hanged himself few
days ago, was insane.
The Helena papers are busily engaged
in trying to out do each other in sugges-
tons about the railroad celebration to
be held there on the arrival of the first
train.
Hugh Ferguson, an employe Of the
railroad, was killeu by train at Alnslie
few days ago. He was highly respect.
ed by those who knew him at his home
in Glendiye.
None of the middle or northern states
in fact 10 state or territory north of the
thirty-eighth parallel has had SO pleas
ant winter as Montana, although our
winter has not been SO pleasant and ge-
nial as usual.
1t seems that Coomes, the 'Democrat-
ic postmaster" over whose taking off at
the hands of vigilantes Gov. Crosby
waxed funny i'll telegram to Washing
ton, was lifelong republican.
There were about 500 votes polled at
the school election in Miles City on Mon
day, among which were some seventy
five women. The officers elected are
not reported.
Circulars have been received by Hell
ena jewelers. that a large number of pro-
fessional cracksmen have recently left
New York for the South and West. Jew
elry houses are notified to be on the
lookout.
A large body Of land in Judith Basin
is to be supplied with water this year by
means of 4 big company ditch to derive
its water from Warm Spring creek. \
big emigration is expected into the Basin
this year.
An attempt was made few evenings
ago to rob the First National bank in
Butte. The burglars dug through the
the outer wall of the vault, but finding
there was second wall they abandoned
their project.
The Deer Lodge coach broke down as
it was coming into Helena a few eve
nings ago. The horses started to run. 4
passenger, John Cook, in trying to reach
the reins, fell under the wheels and his
left leg was broken in two places.
\ carpenter fell from Marent Gulch
trestle, a distance of sixty feet, striking
on grder. When picked up the un-
fortunate man was dead. 1t was found
that his back was broken in twenty
places, besides other injuries which he
sustained.
\ heavily loaded wagon ran over both
of James Hammond's legs last week
near Cora creek, but fortunately the mud
was deep and he was not hurt much. So
there is one Montana freighter VINO is
not likely to curse the mud to any great
extent hereafter.
Much to the disappointment Of Hele-
ma people Col. Lamborn did not locate
the depot during his visit there a few
days ago. He was on his way to meet
President Willard at Portland and both
gentlemen will return through Montana
in about three weeks.
We learn that the owners Of good mi
ming property IN northern Montana or
Park district are negotiating with cast
ern parties for the erectionof machinery
and there is fair prospect that smelt-