The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-09-22

Butte's missing man, Ben Faux, has
turned up.
Bullion shipment. from Butte last week
aggregated s1sl, l36.
\ Missoula man is shipping oats to
Washington territory.
The fall roundup on the Marias will be
commenced III a few days.
Vizenir, shot at Benton by Joe Bush
lately, is expected to recover.
DodsetoHn, Measller couMf is a new
postOtIice with II. 5. Dodge asp. N.
1t IS said that the wool crop of Meagher
county will be worth $4,000 this year.
The bullion OUTPUT of the Alice Mining
Co., of Butte, for August, was sll7,S
Sixty-tive new recruits are on the way
from the coast for Fort Shaw and Fort
Missoula.
A burglar and fre-proof safe weighing
three tons was placed in the Helena assay
office last week.
\ report says that Chicago company
will build a smelter in the Sixteen-mile dis
trict, Meagher county.
Butte must abound with poets. The
Miner of the 18th contains two poetical
eiiusions Oh the golden spike.
Xiv. ,,r;cororc I,r,l-o ;o;I ot JI,lo,, L.;
day evening, but, with one exception,
Chas Coopel. horse thief, all were cap
turcd.
I!cnry Ei.ing las s&ld ". ". Morris a
iiIit iilteIest iii hi, niiIe and mill property
II Pony and Mineral Hill district in ,ladi
son coHnty, !or So. 900.
| '!':e iicnto!l Bi,ef Press man mas been
!reSentci with two eleven pound turnips
grown witilou. irrigation on the ranch of
| Tom j. Lee, Sand Guuire.
| 7. y. Reed 4 Co.'S teams reached here
/ TO- day direct from Billings, loaded with
q, 800 pounds of freight for the merchants
OF this place.-RiyeT Press.
Rev. l.. l.. Wood, OF Hclana, preached
from the following text last Sunday even
ing The Northern Pacific Railway, q
FulfIment of Scripture Prophecy
A st. Paul syndicate and some Benton
capitalists have recently bought property in
| Benton to the amount of $4,000; from
which the papers of town infer the boom
is setting in.
Tie Record says that Messrs. Scott Wet
eel and Thos. Wall of that town. were
lionized at Helena during the Willard cels-
bration, being mistaken for Gen. Grant anG
Carl Schurz.
A Minneapolis man, intending to como
to Montana. purchased revolver to pro
tett himself from the numerous despera
does he expected to laeet out here; but
having accldently shot friend with it, hi
is now detained by the police
A fire took place in the building o
Leighton d Jordan, furniture dealers o
Miles City, last Friday, and damaged goods
etc, 10 the amount of over 81 200. The
block was only saved through great exer-
ton on the part Of the citizens.
All the Musselshell cattle men, except
& Montgomery at $40 per head; SO we art
informed. 1t is also reported that Andrew
and Hausen Cooper have sold portion O.
their stock cattle at $50 per head.
The Eldorado Ditch Co., Of Chotear
county, filed articles of incorporation ii
the office Of the territorial secretary. They
have capital of s60,0 900 in 10000 shares
and intend to construct d ditch to convey
water from he Teton for purposes of irri
CATION
That going to law is sometimes an ex
pensive luxury, received another illustra
ton by the termination of q suit in Judge
Muffly's court last Saturday. The suit wal
was brought by plaintiff to regain posses
sion Of SIS cayuss, and the outcome wa
that he had bill to foot of cost etc., o
about t$750.-Madisonian.
The half-breed who broke Jail at White
Sulphur Springs, a few weeks ago, was cap
tured by the Godfrey Bros, of the Judith
asst week. they also recovered thirteer
head of horses stolen from them and ter
head stolen from other parties. He wa:
captured in the vicinity of the British line
-Husbandman. /.
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A Mrs Lyons and MisssOrr were re-
Gently attacked by methef bear, while
out berrying in the Musselshell country
and were only saved from being torn te
pieces by faithful dog, which they hac
with them. keeping the beast at bay unit
the arrival of Mr.. Lyons, who shot anc
killed Mr.. Bruin, and then dispatched hel
family Of two likely cups.