The new North-west., 1888-03-30
NEWS NOTES AND MENTION.

Mrs. Frank Leslie says she declines an
average Of two offers of marriage day. And
yet 1t il an even bet she looks under the bed
every night for man. Women are so In
consistent about matters Of that kind.
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You could easily tell that 1888 is leap
year without counting up. It looks just like
three women after one man.-North,oest
Tribune.
Mr.. A. j. Fisk, of the Herald, returned
from Bottle Creek, Mich, last week having
taken Mrs. Fisk, who has been in ill health
for some years, to that sanitarium for treat
ment. While east Mr.. Fisk secured :
trophy of which he is quite proud-the
Smith hammerless shot gun which The cham
pion shot Budd has used the past year, and
with which he has made record of 1913 out
of 13O. "Jack" shot with him and others at
Detroit, and Budd let him have the gun to
manifest his regard for the field sportsmen
of the Northwest. All this is certified to by
Mr.. Budd in the bill of sale, and Mr.. Fisk
is the happy possessor of the first sporting
gun in Montana with pedigree. He wears
the champion badge Of the Helena club, and
told US to notify the Conley boys when he
throws she'll in his new pet "death is in
the pot" There will be some nice contests
this summer.
One finds much variety of climate on the
line Of the Northern Pacific. A traveller from
st. Paul to POrtlxuu anu lasS -veK
said at St. Paul the snow was knee deep and
Dakota frightfully cold. As they ran into
Montana the snow disappeared and up in
skies clear. By the time they reached Port
land they were under dripping clouds, but
the grass was up green and the lilacs were
in leaf. A Pullnan conductor says he keeps
the cars in St. Paul and linen duster and
umbrella in Portland.
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Miles City is a surprise to one from the
mountains. Its Main street is straight, level,
wide, and lined on either side with frer and
larger buildings for greater unbroken DIS
tance than any other city in Montana. This
is saying good deal, with the Main streets
of Butte and Helena in remembrance, but
we believe it is correct. Until last winter it
was very prosperous, but the winter was
ruinous to cattlemen, and Miles has felt the
shock severely. It is called 'tdead" town
now, but sit is not dead, but sleepiug." It
is stated there are 25O to 800 vacant houses
in the town. A number of good ones are
given to tenants rent free, so that insurance
may be retained. Two weeks ago q wagon
making and blacksmithing establishment
was moved into large brick building with
plate glass front so thatit might have ten
ant. These things seem bad, but they are
the result of an industry that was conducted
on hazardous basis, and the cast Of the die
was against it last winter. Still, the city is
there, and there is large amount of bust
ness done. The days Of 10000 and 10000
head herds, ranging free, without shelter or
feed in winter, are probably over, and it is
best they should be. The theory is now:
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the interior, winter ranges along the Yellow
stone with shelter and feed when necessary.
This means permanent settlement of the
valley, and Miles controls the trade of 200 to
800 miles of it. Many "through" and
estates" cattle are coming this year. The
ranges are as good as ever. In five years or
less Miles will have recovered from its dis
aster and he better city than ever. The
wish goes with the thought.
We found our friends Gordon, of the Yel-
lowstone Journal, and Marney, Of the Stock
Gro,pers' Journal, happy, industrious and
energetic. They get out excellent papers in
their respective liner, and deserve success.
The Yellowstone Journal gave an account
of the G. A. R. meeting that would have
been creditable in any city.