Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-09-05
West-Side Items.

n West-side Items.
from the Independent, Aug. sIst:
Times are lively at Forest City ard plent
= OF money In sight. More gold is being take
out than ever before; SO says corresnond
ent at Superior City.
: Last Saturday evening Willie DR.. Mitchell
and Capt. Ashmead were coming up fro1
rloneer IN buggy, one of the wheels cam
OF, throwing them out. Tne team ran ava,
ana smashed the buggy badly. The oecn
pants escaped with some slight bruises.
Mr. Y. Emmerson. who had his arm h.fll,
fractured couple of weeks ago by the acct.
dental discharge of his gun, had the broken
hind removed last Saturday DIR. j. s. Click
OF Helena, performed the operation. and the
patient Is rapidly recovering.
Dr.. 4. y. Mitchell on Saturday last amnu-
lated the arm of Mr.. Frank Fitzgerald. Of
bcarfowh, in consequence of the limb havinu
been badly fractured by a bullet. The patient
is doing we'll.
Harvest began in this valley last uona.r
Inc crops with few exec. tons are very fine.
Inc iisltest wheat crop Will be twenty-five
bushels to the acre, and the heaviest between
% and 50. The average is estimated At so
bushels per acre. This may be called !, coed
yield for valley that has always been con
sidered cold and not suitable for RAISING grain
The oats and barley crop will be az good az
the wheat. All grain has filled finely and rhe
berry is plump aud large.
From The Ne,o NORTH Vest, Aug. s1st.
Jonn Morrow. sentenced from Lewis and
clarke county to the penitentiary for man.
slaughter, was pardoned out by the Governor
on Thursday, and is now free.
The fire engine arrived Saturday last. and
the Company Immediately put it together.
and washed and secured it till it looks nice
as rosewood piano on chariot wheels. The
hose is expected every day. and when it ar
riyes we will have an exhibition of the en-
gine's water powers. We are confident that
with twenty stont men on a side it will pro-
duce sponting geyser Of the first marni-
tude. ssa
Therc Is now on the Mariposa ranch, at the
mouth OF Willow Creek, ON Flint, calf that
the possessor of two heads, three ewes and
we mouths Those who hare seen it say il
the greatest curiosity they ever looked nc.
'lx- toed Pete is thrown completely In the
II they can only got two cows
Q run with it, it will be sure To take tba
at the coming fair. !
AT noon Wednesday our citizens were sud.
ehiy Ierrii1ed to see column of smoke
use up, TO all appearance, from the rear Of
aliton's stable or the Scott House. NAL
ioment Or two, however, it was ascertained =
lat lt proceeded from The barn OF Mr.. Gran
liie stuart, situate on his spacious grounds.
'verai squares from Main street The flames
aped many feet IN the air, and in fifteen or
yenty minutes from the time the fire was W
discovered, the barn, stable. and some twen-
live tons OF hay were a smouldering mass. s
I. Staart's residence was some rods away. 90
u mad tile wind been blowing in that d. -
elton, It would have been in great dan
Inc loss Is quite severe, and will mt Mr..
20 great expense to replace his hay and
ildings. A good farm wager, was also
stroyed. Some children had gathered
ere 20 play. and as near as can be learned.
aIciies We're set off in the wagon bed II hicl,
ntained hay, and from taat it was bur tho
Tx Of moment 70 extend to the dry ma
ial adjoining.
me PIEeE OF FURNITURE-While ii
zenail last week we were shown the finest
ma book case and cylinder secretary We
g ever seen. u is being manufactured 81
g. Schnltze d Son, for the White House
Washington. The design IS taken from ]
q the wilderness at the head Of Wind ~
er. It is manufactured Of cedar and ma ~
y ~ the form Of an arch, ten feet high.
h i hoxa ~ ,t,,,,4 "A. -~ss nas - No
. = ' = aoos4s teH ieeS. IL contains deb
e eases, secret drawers for papers. money. atel
ds, ETC.. AID writing disk withsmirror In 4
centre. Everything closes up in such 4 s 4
liner That one not acquainted with it can.
open II without instructions. The woo,1
1neIy polished and oiled, and Is 4 mao rxt.
'enf piece Of workmanship. The entire1
when completed will Sc between three VI
four thousand dollars. Mi Schultze ex- 49,
= % have il on exhibition 1T the Terrific =
Fair, and VIII charge I small snm for the
llese Of looking At i. Independent. ii