The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-10
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In The -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

BENJAMIN Putowski brought in to-day
from the mi 81 coyote, three large
wolf and one lynx skin to be punched for
bounty. The good work OF killing stock
destroying animals still goes bravely on.
Fort Benton Press.
The democrats captured Bozeman Mon
day, electing H. A. Rease mayor by q ma
jority Of 10l. They also elected their cam
didates for marshal, police magistrate
and two aldermen. The town has al.
ways beer republican by a safe majority.
A band Of Wyoming horse thieves are
said to have by this time reached the
Montana line with 200 head of Wyoming
horses. The officers from that territory
are on their trail, and rave discovered
that the rascals cut the telegraph wires to
shield themselves.
The city election at Billings resulted In
the election Of DIR. j. II. Rinehart mayor,
Charles F.. Burton assessor and treasurer,
Henry Terrell marshal, X. L. Allen clerk,
w. +. Eilers alderman First ward. L. :.
Young Second, and H. ID. Clafin Third.
The election was quiet and strictly nom
partisan.
On Saturday six cars of goods arrived
for settlers coming i'm from Kansas City
says the Great Falls Tribune. On that
day there were more than 100 arrivals,
among them n number OF men having
capital. The influx of strangers is in
creasing every day. The Great Northern
has been compelled to add two more
coaches TO their trains.
The Astoria Columbian says: On May
IL, 17a2, Captain Robert Gray entered the
Columbia river i'm the ship Columbia, OF
Boston, and rave the name of his ship to
the "mighty Oregon" In 1892 a century
will have elapsed and by that time, two
years hence, the states OF Oregon and
Washington should celebrate the event In
a manner BETTING two powerful COM
monwealths which owe to Captain Gray,
the first discoyerer Of Gray's harbor and
the Columbia river, the honor of making
Ms members of the United states OF Amer
lea.
From information from the most reli-
able sources from various parts of the
country II appears, that the live stock in
dustry is in a very fiourishing condition.
The loss during the past winter has been
very small, and among native range stock
scarcely anything ut all. All the large
herds on the Yellowstone, Sun river, Te-
ton, Marias and Judith Basin are almost
intact, and the increase this veal will
probably be greater than ever before.
The spring is opening up fine, and the
chances for immense shipments of beef
cattle during the summer and fall are very
favorable.
The independent oun from au-
thority that no such idea is entertained as
the Northern Pacific making n cutoff
south of Glendive, for surveys years ago
proved the route not feasible. On the
contrary a large sum of money has just
been appropriated to improve the road
bed at and near Glendive, which from the
magnitude of the scheme would not be
lone if any such ide was entertained for
a moment. Further, the cutoff that will
be made for through traffic will be from
Glendive to. at or near the mouth OF sun
river, through Cadotte's pass and down
the Blackfoot to Ia present line. This
saves Ia miles, opens up the finest n
best section of Montana and the line can
be cheaply built.
The will Of Andrew A. Holt, the SNUG
gler shot at Salmon bay, Thursday, March
II, by Special Inspector Of Customs j. h.
Coblentz. was filed for probate at Port
Madison, Kitsap county, Washington,
Tuesday afternoon, in Probate Judge
Duthlll = ioIsf - Wv
to be valued al $4,000. The will gives
$4,000 for the widow, $4,000 for the
daughter, and 5000 apiece for Holtz's
brother and sister. In addition to her
share the widow will receive 5000 insur-
ance. The smuggler took the ~precaution
years ago to insure his life for hat
amount. The policy is drawn in favor OF
his wife,. and from receipts found i'm
Hollis e~ffec.s, all the payments to the
date of his death were made.
The encampment and convention of the
&. A. X. Is now in progress Mt Livingston.
The business houses are beautifully dec
GRATED with bunting and the city presents
a holiday appearance. The entertainment
of the delegates will fall to the local corps,
and about $1,000 has been subscribed for
the entertainment. LAST evening a grand
banquet was given by Livingston post to
visiting comrades at the Albemarle hotel.
The parade of the Sons of Veterans will
occur to-day, the last day Of the conven-
ton, and il is expected that the members
of the q. A. II. will join in the procession.
The election and installation Of officers
will also take place to-day, and this even
ing a grand ball will be given by h local
Sons of Veterans. Commander-in-Chi ef
Alger has not arrived and il is feared he
will not come.
Prof. +. w. Anderson, special agent of
the department of agriculture. has the fol-
lowing To say I'm regard to fruit growing
in Montana: A the fruits. large and
small. including grapes but perhaps mot
including peaches, that can be success
fully grown in the Northern and Middle
states can he grown i'm Montana. Many
of our more recent settlers and even a
few of the old timers are beginning to
have faith in his state for fruit growing
purposes and nave within he last few
years planted apple trees Of several
varieties and to the disgust Of those who
do not want to believe. have actually
learned To eat apples oil their own trees,
there was a time when stock raising on an
extensive scale was regarded as an I'M
possibility here: but plucky men took
..aaau. nrI ta-ln.. nraI. 90.