Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-03-05

The t0IIoWtU9 sboI&oe soxD02S0 U1N0 &p'J
peared last week, ut ~ seeessatsiyl
crowded out. II this eonnectios ws will
state, that we do not bold ourselves ~
spoaeible fGr the views and sxpressionsl
u correspondents .-ED.1
EAsr GALLA1lx, n. T..
February ., lS7t. {
EprroR OF TIE COURIER: !. 49,
Probably = few liaes from his pArt o.
the valley might not come am'ss.
Railroad subsidy on the brain b what
ail< most u the rancI,ers now; men who.
twelve months ago. would Get warm y
you mentioned subsidy. are now ready
70 do anything Tor rAilro ii oatiet..
Snow Is about ely hteen inches deep.
aud straw stacks and hay are in demand.
Good seed wheat IL getting scarce, am
is held 1t 81 50 per b,,shrl.
The gu stion Of the Grange contracfs
seems to worry some OF tn. merchants Of
your town plenty. They say It viii ruin
the town, increase our taxes, reIuc.
competition, etc. Now. let rs look at
the matter: TIE value Of land depe" II
upon the amount OF MT proceeds realised
from It. Now, suppose my neighnor
| D vs. SIS 90 tax aud trades ut the Grange
store, aud his store and his store account
lie usually 500: Now, snppoee he saves
10 per cent. land dare say he saver
morr), which makes $40 % saved. Now
csn't my neixhbor alord 10 pay little
more taxes Co,npelilionl Thst wor'i
mas music In it, but not for me. We have
had sample OF competition. Merchants
lsse too smart TO run down PRICES ~
|ruI., but ! suppose Rich 4 Willsoa dos''
know any bitter. tam glad they don I;
tor. looking over my pass book and CON
paring prices with those Of o'her stores.
lind that have saved abou' $50 since the
|tirst, of July. The argument is used that
the rest Of the stores will have TO leave,
land then the town will g dead. Dor'
the blacksmith get work iron them? o.
1.-The shoe shops and tin shops? Not much
u the livery stables? Yes. they get 4
horse and buggy now AMI then, pert Of .
lay; till S.; pay in goo''s. How mucf
d~s the livery man get? About IS "'
'IS3 50. The same may be SAID about no
: tr,s; hut the sa.oous, it would hurt them
W.M, then. we would he glad Ut It.
Meadow has prop riy ~ town. II
Ton t seem to be afraid oil decreasing il
value; but. then, lie is . Granger. Yes
but, we'll. he don kno~ any better.
some time ago was pricing goods In
store 10 Buzeman. and the nronr,rtor toll.
L m- the Gust OF .liffrnt articles. NV
J u course. he thought l xrab.r-iit Bu'
: after got nom.. l 'ooke'i over som Cur
! cularw, general price lists. ETC.. fiOn
). business agents Of the G ing. at 81
;, Francisco. Chicago, Louisvill.. aud st
:. l. uis. AMI thought likely tn y had ~
= their cost BILL largely discs" mel.
J. The editor OF the Times says, why nam
Z .mr cent? Why not name prices Il"
" is he going to name prices whe" they ar
g fluct us,i"g every day. That IS l"y'
" .or you; but, then, he could p'
}, he prize high enough to m Ike hims
u safe. And then the Times says. 1t til
! farmer buys low he must sell low.
Ills poor rule that won't work both ways
J: For insrance-Ole year ago oats sold q
J me cent per pound; ]. v. paid that.
IS that low? Yes. Did he sell goods low
i W. leave your many readers to ans ~er.
b Now. ! am not spo,ling for stew; nc
d am I brushing away yonr mats. for
Z hi. you are competent 'Or the task. 3,
u n late issue of the Times. the edit"
u .vs the Time. has never sold out. tn
4 question H.. has the thing ever had
rtcusur~! NV. u. ssss 0ssss~> sIsassi.1 LEV
D very long, an the Times does not sue
d lceed better 10 The future getting subsrril
J. ers in this part 81 the county than It Ia
in the past, he will likely want chanc
Eol sell out.
'e Mrs. j. w. Gillen Is getting bette'
u She was vi deaths door. She had no 'lo'
l. or. hut called the Filters Of tile Mormo
III Church. WHO minist.red to her cons"
}. rratel oil.
u W. are having fine times going to II
0 Grsnee and attending the Good 'remplal
'el lo:ge, and hetw times the boys u
Dr # there Is g0.,d leather in their boots.
lyl Now. If was that DutcMmsn on We
=. Gail Tin. or the keeper Of the Asylum,
d. would start ont and the first man M
IN carving 4 ..simlin' on his shoulders,
n wou,d ..aIl him aside AMI protest again
h,s throwing sparrow grass at my cha
10 acttr.
shall not apologize Tor writing lon
y ...,ls r;n that NJ IT time.