The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
REV. WIN. C. HUNTER
MAKES TIMELY COMMENTS

The Independent is pleased to print
the following communication from our
old friend, Rev. VIM. C. Hunter, who
makes some timely comments relative
to our recent Montana trip:
To the Editor of the Ward
County independent:
From your letter in The Ward
County Independent, of the 21st inst.
l gather that you had a very delight
full trip through southern Montana,
out west to Yellowstone Park. Fol-
lowing the Wonderland Trail there is
q succession of varied and indescrib-
able richness of natural scenery. Your
description of the places and commen-
dation Of the splendid hospitality of
the people are most appropriate to
the Treasure State. Having lived in
Montana and become somewhat famil-
lar with the "Trail" think that you
would have Jared even better had l
been one in your company or more
had my wife and l both been with you
and your jolly set. This being free
country, however, cannot blame you
for making your selection as you did.
But upon reading your fascinating
account of the towns where you stop
ped and the people you met I can
think of many views that you might
have taken of natures rich grandeur
that you have viewed. And of some
of the dangers to which you were ex-
posed Of which, had l been with you,
you would have been saved.
For instance instead of making up
with a pool hall man at Fallon, I
could have introduced you in friend
ly way to the proprietor of the Dew
Drop Inn, where you could have had
rest and resfreshment to enable you
to make the next prosperous town of
Terry in good shape, and then insist
ed upon you remaining over Sunday
at Terry, for after my pastorate there
of three years-that is a more re-
ligious city than either Fallon or Mil
dred or Miles City, and before leaving
| would have taken you to Broadview
Bench and the Kempton Flats, where
the rich coloring Of the north banks
of the Yellowstone surpass the utmost
attempt of Russell, Montana's most
famous landscape painter to portray.
that poll hall man, how realize the
danger you were in and how I despise
him for what he said about Terry.
Knowing as do the people and their
genuine hospitality and scrupulous
care always to provide the best and
their dislike of weak beer and bad
whiskey.
I expected that you would have
made call at the printing office of
The Terry Tribune, although my de-
lightful friend, Mr.. E. H. Mcdowell,
the owner is now register in the u.
S. Land Office at Miles City, a pro-
motion to most worthy man of
which was delighted to hear. You
have done we'll by Miles City, from
it's Importance in the supply of horses
and their training for the cavalry Of
the U. S. In this city also are locat-
ed the machine shops of the Milwau-
kee and Puget Sound railroad, and
among it's choicest public men and
noblest citizens reside, Mr.. Geo.
Miles and Rev. ]. Forsyth Smith.
Friends whose hospitality have often
enjoyed and can never, no never, for
get. Billings, and the 100000
sugar refinery. A splendid town Of
it's size. It's Masonic Temple and
Elks Home are among the finest in
the country. often think what we,
in Minot, miss by not going into the
beet raising as well as potato raising
on the fertile banks of the Mouse
river, when I remember the solid
growth Of Billings.
But the main idea set forth in your
letter was that you were on your way
to Hunter Hot Springs. It was long
way to go to get a good hot-water
bath, and l am glad that you think
it was worth while to go there, and
with the treatment you received, am
little disappointed however, that
after seeing the Yellowstone you did
not cross over and cool off at Glacier
Park. 1t would have given you fine
contrast of scenery for description and
better still for many Minot readers
possibly some idea of the loveliness
of Lake Mcdonald, and the TOWNSHIP
on it's eastern shores, of the Country
Club, in which many have lots and
propose to erect their summer homes
in the near future.
Yours,
l