The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-05-26
MONTANA NEWS.

It is now definitely announced that the
Northern Pacific will reach Helena on the
| 18th Of June.
The Montana horse, Hickory Jim, won a
| five-eghths mile dash at Memphis, April
10. Time 1:O5A.
Two smeltcrs to he erected in Cooke
City during the coming summer have been
purchased and shipped to Livingston.
The Northern Pacific railroad company
have commenced the selling Of lots in the
new towns Of Townsend and Gallatin.
Capt. c. II. Horter. Eighteenth Infantry,
has been detailed as judge advocate Of the
general court martial to meet 1t Furt Asain-
niDoine, on the 3Qth inst.
Desert land entries can now be made
upon the rcceded Crow reserve, ana tbs sp
plieations rejected, withheld and suspend
cd can now receive attention.
A two year old son of J. T. Hall. who
lives near White Sulphur Springs in A.
tempting to cross the Musselshel on q foot
10: fell into the stream and was drowned.
C. L. Ball, Of Van Vert. O.. clerk In ,hs
Northern Pacific freight office at Livingston
after an Illness Of accute cerebro meninRe-
It's lasting &C hours, died Sunday morning,
the 18th Inst.
On the way back to Benton from Helena,
John J. Healey arrested Loui. Rcil for al
legged completely in election frauds at VIII
der's Landing or thereabouts, Last fall.
Rcil is in Jail.
The stock men Of the Judith basin have
formed an association to protect their cat
tie from loss by cattle and horse thieves or
by prairie fires and to bring offenders
against range law to justice.
On Monday night. Vim. Miller, a miner,
fell down the shaft of the original mine at
Butte. and was killed. He was frightfully
mansled, every bone in bis body being
broken. The shah was 400 feet deep.
When completed the Gallagher survey
now in progres, will include a large portion
Of the Musceshell valley and all OF the
Bull Mountain district, which is now an
surveyed. \ large portion Of the summer
wall be occupied in the work. opening .
large and valuable tract Of country.
The result ON the county seat question
in Jefferson county yesterday, as far as as
certained, shows q net majority Of II in
favor of Boulder. Jefferson City Offset Gre
CORY, with one vote to spare in favor Of
Radcrsburg. Clancy and Wickes gave . mo
jority in favor Of Boulder of4 and -.
The merchants OF Bozensan. Livingston,
Billings, Miles City and Glendive, the prin-
cipal towns in Collector Hathaway's dis
trict. will receive in rebate something over
Sl0, 900, and the outside precincts will bring
the amount to hc paid by the government
up to about $4,000.
Work in the BOzeman tunnel nss been
greatly facilitated by fan blower for ex-
the dense smoke after zach blast.
Heretofore considerable delay has been
caused by the smoke hanging in the tun-
nM A similar apparatus is now on its
way from the east to be placed IN the west
end.
The Butte UniOn- freeman Of the 18th
says: Thos. +. Osker, vice president Of tho
Northern Pacific, Was here day before yes
er.lay looking through the mines. and his
special train WAS delayed over nigh. wais-
ng for him to recover from .'bilNo,ls
stack" with which he was .eizec while
Of Refreshments" 1t the Silver
Bow club rooms. e.4. s.1
The stage and express Office will ha
moved mp toaTos.on Ferry this week. Tho
'oint is about twenty .n.ilcs.this sfdeaof
Townsend, TO which place tho -DAxt paore
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