The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-12-06
We Hear Again From Kibby
Ihe Fertile Land has Been Good to
its People.
The Husbandman will live on tho
fat of the Lamb.
Her Prosperity as Sure as the Roll
ing Seasons.
Ribby and Its People.

--A~~A AUS
Special Correspondence of the LEADER:
The city of Kibby is forty six miles
east of Great Falls on the main road to
the great mining region of Neihart and
Barker. The town itself is situated in
what is known as the Big Lime Stone
valley on Little Otter creek. The sur
rounding county is devoted to agriculture
and stockraising and the ranchers all
appear to be happy and contented. The
settlers are from Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylva-
mia, Dakota, Canada, etc.
From q hasty glance over the country
one is'ready at once to pronounce the Kib-
by region one possessing some of the fin
est farming land in Montana. The yield
OF wheat, oats, barley, potatoes and hay
is unexcelled in any section of the farm
ing lands of the United States. The av-
erage yield of wheat at this dry season,
was in the neighborhood of 80 bushels to
the acre; oats so bushels; and the hay
crop was about half the usual yield.
Taking into consideration the fact that
little or no rain has fallen for year and
that the snow fall last winter was very
light, the crops were extraordinary. The
stock on the ranges in this vicinity are in
tip-top condition and with reasonable
winter will come through in fair condi-
tion. This much for Kibby surround
roundings. Now for the town and the
people that inhabit it:
No one appears to know what the name
Kibby was derived from or why it was
applied to the town. One man says on
the establishment of the postoffice, some
eight or nine years ago, the matter of
naming the postoffice was left with the
postmaster-general, who named the office
Kibby, and the town has ever since been
known by that name.
1t was thought at one time that the
Great Falls & Neihart railroad would go
through this valley, but owing to high
grades, etc., this route was abandoned
and the Belt route adopted. The road is
only eight miles away, near enough for
all practical purposes. The travel at
present between Great Falls and Neihart
is considerable and Kibby is the principal
stopping point for freighters and others.
The Kibby hotel is first class house.
The table is supplied with plenty of good
wholesome food and the other accommo-
dations are as good as any hotel outside
of the cities. The gentlemanly proprie-
tors, Messrs. Babington u Phippen, are
always on the alert looking after the
wants and comfort of their guests.
A new blacksmith shop will be opened
up here in few days by George Irons
who has the reputation of being a super
ior workman.
There are other Improvements con
templated which will be noticed in due
time.
The people of Kibby and the surround
ing country are greatly incensed over al
article that appeared in the Great Fall
Tribune some days ago, assailing tn
good name of their town and its people
AS far as your correspondents two days
observation goes, he has been unable t
find the least semblance of rowdyism
anv lawlessness on the part of the peopl
of the town or surrounding country
Everyone attends to his own partlcula
hnsiness and the Tribune's letter ha
made them all mad-they don't tai
much about the matter but they keep u
ID of thinking all the time.