The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-08
NORTHWEST NEWS.
,1Topics Of General Interest In The -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

A railroad depot Is being built at Boul-
der Hot Springs.
A black eagle measuring feet
from tip TO tip was Ragged at Parker, s.
d., the other day.
.sThe Might" the oldest chief Of the
Cree Indians died at Judith Landing last
week aged ITO years.
The Beaverhead county pioneers will
celebrate the anniversary Of their organi-
cation on May %.
c. T. Busha Of Big Timber has been
appointed postmaster at that place to sue
coed o. NJ. Hatch.
During the first quarter of this year
there were only three failures in Wyoming
the total assets being $3.50 and the liza
bilities S27 800.
Sixty Crow Indian youths and maidens
i'm charge Of Special Agent Campbell
passed through Miles City Friday, bound
for the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa.
The cards announcing the funeral of
the late George Hammond of Philipsburg
bore this curious legend: "The pioneer,
like the Indian and buffalo, must go.
sRequiescat in pace.'"
Ed. Calvert, of Race Track, Deer Lodge
county, owns n cow that OH last week
dropped a calf with a perfect jack rabbits
head. Mr.. Calvert says IL the calf lives,
he believes the head will turn perfectly
white.
H., E., Peasc has been nominated for
mayor by the democrats OF Bozeman.
Berry King is selected for marshal.
William Jones for city clerk, Thomas
Lewis for treasurer, G. j. p. Martin for
police magistrate.
According to reports furnished the
Courier, while the winter wheat prospects
i'm some locations In Gallatin county are
favorable, in others, il has been entirely
frozen out, and the ground will have to be
%replanted with spring seed.
The new mail route to White Sulphur
Springs is TO start from Bozeman instead
Of Creamery. In this way Reese Creek,
Flathead, Baker and Sixteen-mile will be
on the line of the route and n large num-
Der of settlers furnished with needed
postal advantages.
The Gallatin county authorities are after
the saloon men for permitting gambling
in their places of business without a H.
cense. The grand jury returned indict-
ments against a number of parties at the
last session of the district cour in that
county.
Captain Boutelle of the National Park,
who is sojourning in Washington, states
that he is confident of getting a bill
through congress which will allow him
to arrest and punish those who commit
crimes in the park. For small offenses
the only punishment that can be inflicted
upon petty criminals is expulsion from
the park.
From the best information obtainable,
the Age believes the loss of stock in this
valley will not exceed fifteen per cent.
For some time. the outlook seemed to in
dictate thai the loss would be upward Of
twenty-five per cent. There is not much
hay left. but doubtless enough TO carry the
stock through, without any additional
loss.--Boutder Age.
The postoiiice at Mcclellan gulch, Deer
Lodge county, has been discontinued and
a new postoffice called Rochester, estab-
lished ~ miles east Of Mcclellan. Mr..
Charles Fryse wa postmaster at McClel-
Ian 10 years and 5 months. He has re-
Gently sold his placer mines there for s25.-
600, and may remove to Deer Lodge. Mr..
Hanfield is postmaster at Rochester,
Ne,c Northwest.
The Oregon Short Line railway will
soon run through Boise direct. OF that
there is no longer any doubt, as General
Manager Holcomb, who was in Boise last
week. asked for a 50-foot right of way and
a block of ground free, preparatory to
bridging the river and building into the
city this year. The application is held
under advisement by the board of trade,
and il is probable that it will be granted,
hut with the understanding hat il will be
held under joint tenure with other rail-
ways desiring to enter Wood hirer Times.
The survey of the proposed irrigating
canal in the upper Yellowstone valley has
been completed. The length of the canal
required would be about II miles, INT its
cost. as estimated by Mr.. Bundock, abont
$4,000. II is doubtful, however, il this
amount can be secured by the ranchmen
} interested in the enterprise without the
assistance of outside copital, N the work
will be temporarily postponed. II Is pro-
posed to enlist the Northern Pacific in
the enterprise. as the company owns a
large area Of land i'm hat locality that
would be equally enhanced in value with
the adjoining ranches.
Settlements along the upper Missouri
river valley are now SO numerous that
Fort Banton merchants are thinking of
putting on a steamer to run from Fort
Benton for several hundred miles down
the river to supply settlers with provis.
ions, wagons. machinery and supplies
generally. For a long distance below this
place il is impossible for settlers To reach
the railroad without travelling great dis.
lance. A trading and supply steamer is
just what they need, and Fort Benton
merchants can make money by putting on
suchsa toat and capturing the whole trade
of the valley.-Rirer Press.
The Yellowstone Journal says the lumber
for the fumes on the ditch extension near
Miles City, is all framed and will be dis
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