The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14
John Munro is cultiYating the but

j. N. maxwell, Agent
John Munro is cultiyating the butte
farm.
N. Maxwell is expected home to-
night.
Superintend ent Green and road-master
Ray were in Medora the first Of the
week.
Chas. Cook has put up . much-needed
awning in front Of his store, an example
for others to follow.
4. Martin has been quite sick for few
days. Rassie Deffebach is taking his
place il the drug store. :
# NJ. 8 Mrs. Frank Keller and baby
arrived Tuesday evening and are now
boarding at the PYRAMID Park hotel.
The people have taken hold Of "clean-
J Ing MP with q viii, and now we think
K WI can boast as clean 4 town as there is
On the line Of the road.
The cold-storage room in the old
slaugh ter-house has been entirely torn
!; out and will be rebuilt on the plan Of
:sof those III the new house.
Any further shooting on this side Of
Il the track will mean business or that
some would-be bad man is seeking an
opportunity to get his head sWelled.
The hotel will be all finished, furnished
! and ready for business by June /. Arch.
Boyd, the proprietor, has his furniture
all bought and will start in good shape.
al boiler has been set in position in
the old slaughter house to be used in
drying blood. What has heretofore
been wasted will now net about $40 a
ton.
;A large tank made Of boiler plates has
been sunk in the well at the slaughter
house. This viii sink below the quick
sand and make room for an abundance
4 Of water. ,35s$
n. G. Paddock has bought Geo. Fitz-
gerald old dwelling on the other side of
B the river and set it up next his barn on
this side. Fred Banan will occupy it as
8 barber shop.
Work at the slaughter house will
I probably open for the season during the
\ first week in June. Contracts have been
signed BY which cattle must be deliy-
\ cred here by that time.
The side-tracks have all been raised
overcome the grade in getting on the
main track: The work under the super
intendence sof Panl Moore, has been
pushed as he only can do it. 3,;sz5
Superintendent Allen went out on. the
coach Sunday for the Hills. Should he
moi return he can be sure Of having left
behind many friends made during his
connection with the stage line.
Work will soon begin on turning the
railroad right Of way into park. Room
viii then be left for a wide street and
the co, will erect buildings facing the
road. This will wonderfully improve
the appearance Of Medora from the rail
sroad.
On account of MeGora's brief existence
there are still left evidences Of its pre-
yious condition in the sage brush, grow
Ing on the side lots and streets. It is
the intention Of the Co. to thoroughly
clean up every where to correspond with
the good moves made in that direction
BY the rest Of the citizens. s@ss
Peter Book commenced making brick
E Monday and win make over million
this summer. The six hundred thousand
he made last year have long since been
used up and there is Immediate need of
at least q hundred thousand more. The
building TO be done this summer will
take the remainder of the million.
1T has been stated as an axiom
that mans business ability can
sbs Judged by his advertising. According
to this rule, the new clothing store man.
aged by a. W. Gordon, is condu on u
frst-elass principles, as eyinced BY the
large advertisement in this issue. The.
Store q sure I'd do 4 large business.
Especially in the west, there is moth;
ing that improves the appearaneeo Of acity
more than shade trees. We are glad 10.
ssee that q number are being set out and
more will be soon. The cost Is almost
nothing and the trouble isslight. There
I s no reason Wfiy shade trees sIi0nId