Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

In this same issue of April l. is a
graphic account of the condition Of the
Salt Lake road, and certainly clears the
express company of all blame in onnec-
ton with the desired paper:
Nine men started from Austin to Salt
Lake en- route for this city virginia
City,. At the City of the Saints they
obtained a horse and sleigh. which they
were compelled to leave behind at Deep
Greek, 100 miles on their road here. They
had TO break a track through the snow,
breast deep, for three days, returning
every night to the same camping place.
They pushed on, buying their provisions
as lance offered, at the different ranches
and arrived at Virginia City after 30
days travel IN foot"
A week after the pink edition, the
Post appears in a blue-gray dress. with
no apologies for its peculiar costume.
On April %, the Post carries on white
paper n editorial on General Lees sur
render, n accoun OF this having been
given in an extra, published on brown
wrapping paper.
The Issue Of April 90 was rendered dis
tinctive by heavily loaded columns an
nouncing the assassination Of President
Lincoln. May 81 the paper was q bril-
liant orange, and the next number APP
peared clad in khaki. l failed to men,
ton that its first change of coat from
white to brown which occurred on Feb.
10, was accompanied by a brief edito-
rial explanation that white paper could
not be obtained, adding: The weather,
the roads. and the Indians are all we can
offer in the way of apology to our read
ers." BY March IL 1t is again white, but
the editor doesn't know how long 1t will
remain so as roads are frightful; the
Overland (express) cannot carry any
freight but did bring this, thanks to
General Connor Of Camp Douglas, who
sent it," 1t Will be remembered that the
soldiers stationed at the latter post is
sued a little paper called 1.-THE Union
Vidette," copies of which often found
their way north to Montana. 1t was be-
cause of this paper that General Conner
was able to accommodate the editor of
the Post by furnishing him with a linn
tied supply of white paper, which was
exhausted before more could be sent to
Virginia City.
The Montana Post in size and appear
ance. to say nothing Of its subject mat
ter, bears slight resemblance to the many
weekly journals we now have in the
state, but it is an interesting little sheet
to examine today. Were there no file of
1t available, the real history Of Montana
In its completeness could never be writ
ten. No pioneer can go through its pages
a. aAiAi -AG1CRD ~
toned there which awakens remem-
brance of allied events that otherwise
might never have been recalled.
The modern reader viii be amused, no
doubt, at the stilted language often used,
while failing to remark, what was re-
markable at that time. the great care
taken that nothing should be said which
might offend the fair SEX 1t speaks
we'll for the chivalry of the editor, and
also of the community. which always
manifested exaggerated respect for the
ladies. The scarcity of women here then
served to increase their Importance. An
other thing MOTIF cable in the Post was
the slang Of the DAY which differed rad
ically from that of the present, and in
some cases needs to be interpreted
Lastly, this first Montana journal, unlike
most of today, encouraged the love Of
poetry and published some creditablt
poems written by a Montanan.