The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-05
BIG TIMBER IS BOOMING.
A Newspaper Man From Colorado
Expects to Start Another
Paper Soon.
Building Operations in the Town
Are Decidedly Active at
Present. .
Res0cFces of tho Place That Augur . Pros
porous Futurc-The Preacher Was
Not Gullible.

BIG TIMER, Mont, Aug. 4.-(Special. =
Big Timber will probably have q new paper
John w. Jones, associate editor of the Erie
Colo. independent, is the gentleman whe
is talking of starting the paper. Since Mr.
Jones' advent among us the Hatch family
have dscised that it would be to their inter
est to publish the Pioneer in Big Timber
instead of Livingston. They are erecting
an office and their plant will be here in two
weeks.
Big Timber is growing and improving
rapidly. Saws and hammer are heard on
every hand. Fully twelve buildings are
now contracted for and many others con-
templated. The town is not having a boom,
it is the natural outcome of Big Timber's
resources. She has them in abundance to
support a city OF several thousand inhabi-
tants. Two million pounds of wool will be
shipped from here this year. The horse
and cattle interests are lucrative and in
good condition. The Boulder mines are
showing up we'll and Big Timber is the
natural outlet for their products. The
Grow reservation has been a detriment to
Big Timber. 1t contains some of the best
agricultural and grazing lands in Montana,
and also rich ore bodies. Within the next
twelve months nearly all this land will be
thrown open for settlement which will be
of great interest to the town, giving it an
impetus unheard of in the annals of perma-
nent and substantial town building in Mon
tana. Real estate is advancing in price
and the market is brisk. Considerable
speculation is being done. Merchants re-
port business very good. Anyone can see
at \ glance that Big Timber is a good
place to grow up with. Now Is the time
to get in on the ground floor.
Big Timber is old and large enough to
emerge out of her swaddling clothes, she
ought to incorporate. There are a few who
would kick vigorously at the proposition,
however.
Kellogg 4 Walbridge have formed a CO.
partnership and purchased w. A.. Bramble's
stock of groceries and dry goods, in the
Arlington building. MIR. Kellogg's stock of
dry goods in the bank building will be
moved into the room lately occupied as the
Arlington hotel. An arch will be cut in the
wall between the two rooms, thus combin-
ing the two stores.
The Grand hotel. a handsome two story
brick is completed and furnished in true
metropolitan style n appointments. 1t
was formally opened to the public Aug.
y. In the evening a grand ball was given
in honor Of the opening of the hotel. Mr..
benjamin Mielde. the genial young propri-
etor, spared no expense to make the event
pleasant and long to be remembered, and he
succeeded admirably.
Areal live minister of the gospel, Rev. j.
A. Branch. is among us. He is a Congrega-
tionalist. A new church building will soon
be erected.
A young Canadian, just landed. was initi-
ated into the mysteries of snipe hunting
recently. He remained faithfully at his
post holding the sack and listening for the
game from ten p. M. to $50 a. M. Becom-
ing weary of waiting, he wentlto where the
team had been hitched only to find it gone
and no trace of his companions. He
walked back to town, a distance of five
a tired but much wiser man. The
trick was attempted upon the
+ preacher. but that divine said, "Yes: I
would like to go very much, if we could get
B strong man to hold the sack"