The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-09
The Yellowstone National Bank, Of
Billings, to Open for Bust
ness Sept. 1,
All Settlers and Stock Ordered Off
Portions of the Grow
Reservation.
Great Falls Growing in Importance ~ q
Wool Shipping Point -- Other
Prosperous Places.

BILLINGS, Aug. b. Especial. Edward Il.
Bailey president of the new national bank,
The Yellowstone, which is to take the bust
ness of the Bank of Billings, private con-
cern, is in town. The new bank will open
Sept. l. with $4,000 paid up capital and
strong board of directors. Mr.. Bailey has
just returned from European tour, and is
enthusiastic over the future of this city.
Mr.. Bailey says that the building up of the
B. q M. from Wyoming to Helena via
Billings and Castle, is as sure as any rail-
way project can be, and that next season
will see the dirt flying over construction.
The lodge of Knights of Pythias insti-
tuted here last Friday night is in full work
ing order. The goat WAS kept working un-
till seven O'Clock Saturday morning, and
most of the newly initiated candidates were
hors de combat for several days.
George NJ Hays, the popular clerk Of the
district court. returned from Helena Thurs
day morning, where he had been attending
the meeting of the Worlds fair commits
sioners. He is bound that Yellowstone
county will make good exhibit of agricul-
tural products. 1t is almost incredible
what beautiful crops can be raised in this
valley, but the fact can easily be demon
strated that our farms are world beaters.
A field of alfalfa on the farm of b. F..
Shuart, sown last June, is two and half
feet high and is now ready to cut, and an
other crop will be cut before the frost
comes. Mr.. Shuart has older fields of al
falfa that cut six tons to the acre. Oats,
wheat, corn and all other crops are most
promising, and our farmers are bound to
be rich this fall.
A great deal of the hay in the valley is
already contracted for, much of it by Hell
ena produce firms, at from $14 to SIT pei
ton, baled and delived at the railway.
The Congregational church is being pa
| pered and repainted. 1t is very handsome
structure.
Many of our cattle men are overcoming
their former prejudice against sheep and
are investing in this money making stock
There is no question that the sheep is king
in this part of Montana.
| United States Indian Agent Wyman has
ordered all white people to quit the Little
Horn and Lodge Grass valleys, and has or
dered all cattle off the southern portion oi
the reservation. This will make quite {
number of ranchers seek new ranges fol
their cattle. It is proposed to put in sew
eral Thousand head of cattle belonging tc
the Crow nation. The action of Agent
Wyman is strongly condemned by tht
white settlers on the Wyoming line.
The Indians on the line of the Rocky
Fork railroad are much excited over al
o der issued by the agent allowing the rail
way company to plow fire guard 500 fee
wide on each side of the right of way. Al
this goes through number of valleys thu
Indian hearts are had"
A blacksmith named Kissel, who cam,
from Missouri some months ago, went Graz.
from the effects of epieptic fits, and wanted
to kill his wife. He will probably be sen
to Warm Springs asylum.
Thos. Hanlon. of White Sulphur Springs
was one of the most successful wool buyer
this season, his long acquaintance with TIN
wool growers of this section gave him
percentage over the other buyers. MI
Hanlon was the pioneer merchant of Bill
lings. and built up trade here that ha
given this town it's commercial supremacy
w. j. Sweeney, treasurer of the Thos
Cruise Savings bank, was in attendance be
fore the board of equalization this weel
making vigorous kick against raise il
Col. Thomas Cruses assessment in Yellow
j stone county.
|, Ed Hample, of Helena, was IN town mos
of this week buying wool.
Mrs. Conely has sold her residence OF
Twenty-seventh street south and will sool
return to her old home in Missouri.
Augustus Lovegreen has been held in 500
bail on the charge of stealing horse from
Sam Young two years ago.
Mrs. Z. p. Mcdonald. of Red Lodge, i
visiting her parents, Judge and Mrs. An
drew Campbell.
; Dr. and Mrs. Townsend, of Camden, N
j., are visiting the mother OF the latter
Mrs. Sleeper, here.
Miss Fannie Campbell returned this weel
from a visit to Red Lodge.
Mrs. G. Nj. Child retui ned Friday morn
ing from a two months trip to the coast.