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Rh eastern Montana town, Glendive, a distance of three hundred and twenty-two miles. This town is a division point, on the main line of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and has more stir and life than the majority of towns. The opera was running in full blast, the Jesse James tent shows and the Wild West Circus. It was amusing, as I sat on the balcony of the hotel, to see the circus people forming on horseback in their different costumes and trying to appear very wild for the parade. They were followed by a four-horse team attached to an enormous enclosed wagon, supposed to be holding the wild animals. The laughable part came in as they were turning in front of the hotel, their horses were unable to pull the wagon, and the Glendive citizens had to lend a helping hand, for we wanted them to move on, fearing the animals might get out, but