The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-02
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In the -Four
New Suites and Elsewhere.
MONTANA.

Bill Langdon shot q monster mountain
lion near Red Lodge Thursday evening.
The Northern Pacific by cir
cular the completion Of the Pony and Nor
ris branch. extending from S~appington,
Mont, to Pony and Norris, Mont. The
distance from Sappington Ia IL miles TO
Pony and ~ miles to Norris. The new
stations opened are Harrison, Pony and
Norris. The class rates from st. Paul to
these points will he the same as TO Sap
pington.
The Helena board OF trade Is consider
ing an advertising proposition from John
Gilman of Worcester, Mass, who is i'm
that city. II is proposed to secure a great
gathering of Montana's products and
place them in q car, which will be trans
ported from city TO city. California, Ore
gon, Florida and other states have been
advertised i'm a similar with much
success. 1t will be an easy matter TO
gather an exhibition of Montana's re-
sources that will attract general attention
on the route of the car and be of vast BEN
eft TO the state.
Sunday afternoon Charles Mudgett,
foreman of the Miner & Boardman Live
Stock company, was drowned about half
n mile below Fort Benton while swim
ming a band Of horses across the river.
The company had crossed a large herd of
stock and beef cattle during the day OH
the way TO the new range near Malta.
Mudgett could not swim but had crossed
the river with his trusty horse several
times during the day. He took a fresh
horse TO swim the herd back but he re-
fused to win. Mudgett slipped of and
grabbed the horse by the tail and II is
supposed was kicked in the struggles Of
the animal, for hen he sank he failed to
rise. The drowned man was about 30
years of age and unmarried. His body
has not been recovered.
A short and decisive fistic encounter
took place Monday in the presence of
about one hundred people at Gold Bar on
Ten Mile. The principals were Jack
Stone and George Bundy tcolored). A
sixteen-foot ring was pitched in which the
two men fought desperately for three
rounds, when the colored lad was knocked
out. A purse of 500 was raised by the
spectators and both the combatants were
after it just as il they needed a sum of
money of hat size. Bundy rushed the
fight from the start. contrary to h in
~structions of his hackers. Stone was too
much for him and had everything his own
way from the start, hitting his opponent
when he pleased. Bundy made a good
showing and stood punishment well until
i'm the third round when he received a hot
left-hander in the neck which sent him
sprawling on the grass. Not being able to
come To the scratch within ten seconds.
Stone was declared the winner.-Heiena
Journal.
One day last week Henry Clark of New
York, who, with his father, Parker p.
Clark, came out from his eastern home a
few days since To rusticate with his
brother and nephews, the Clark boys.
went out riding with the foreman, and
when on Dry Forks their shepherd dog
was driven under the wagon by a large
she wolf. A severe fight ensued, but be-
fore the gun could be brought up from
the depths of the camping outfit, ETC.,
among which il lay, the wolf had disap-
pearcd over a rise i'm the ground. The
dog again ventured forth and soon
scented ont her den. Fortunately there
was a shovel in the 2 and with this
Mr.. Clark and the foreman dug out seven
young wolves, six of which were killed,
and one secured alive. The old wolf
made its escape. The captured wolf
was taken to the ranch, and on Sunday
il was Gagged and shipped on top of n load
of wool TO Great Falls, where il will be
slain and then stuffed and mounted by n
taxadermist.-Choteou Montanian.