Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-11-12

The Madisonian's Boee1nsn
Letter. IN
The Madisonian, after surveying the
81, uation. IN reference 10 the attempted
fraud by few U. 8. Grand Jarymen from
Mad son county upon certain citizens OF
Bozeman, and considering the part taken
therein BY those connected with that p
'per, wisely concluded. in order to mskt
something like . plausible showing, e
place the matter in the hands Of IN osten
lei 10 Boz man correspondent. and gives
him tie doubtful nom de plume Of wit
oess," but the ear-marks Of the attorney
are too plainly developed TO mislead thos<
familiar with his ways. (which are dark
and his tricks (which are vain. DID
Ibis +ar. marks not crop out 50 prominently
we would have been led to believe that the
letter was written by some disappointed
hanger on Of the Crow Agency; or By
some ono who had failed to get . contract,
but We can trace its authorship too plain
|ly to justify even speculation in the mat
ter.
In the first place, We do not be:ieye that
d citizen of Bozemsn would say that this
section was infested by thieves and scoun'
|drels," which is the opening paragraph Of
this remarkable letter. No community In
the Territory bears = better name for the
good moral habits of ito citizens than
Bozeman.
The second paragraph goes for the
- iou' mtst fJi -eninH -'sssee'' ate isi,lv.s
that appeared In the editorial columns of
the st Courier expresses the sentiments
lot any portion of the respectable citizens
of this county. The Courier. it is we'll
known hereabOuts, belongs to Story and
las CO. workers, Wilson & Rich. 1t is here
recognized as the organ Of the Indian Ring
i'm this section. Whatever Story says 10
publish, finds place IN the Courier. The
''Old porpoise" and his nephew are GER
|tainly fitting instruments in charge Of the
organ. 1t Is said here that when Story
told the '.old FOSSIL that he should have
some of the '.chicken PIE" if h. would
stand in with him, q Christian emile man
tied the old mans swarthy countenance
and he Immediately turned to and touched
MP and em0s thed over the article which
Story handed him for publication.
The Courier usually expresses the senti-
mems OF its Editor. As to its belonging
to, o, being controlled by. Mr. Story and
Wilson s. R,ch. the assertion is simply
fal-e. The contemplate manner in
which it alludes to Major Bruce is IN < ep-
ing with the bls. k-yu.rdism which hs-
characterized th.t dirty sheet since the
virgin purify Of white paper has been de-
spoiled by its prin'. In justice to N~jM
Bruce we will say, that be has not wr,t;e"
a line for this paper during the past sever
months. except two or three agricultural
items. and did not see the one alluded 10
until several day after its appearance i'll
the Courier.
1.-THE wholesale p'undering by Story" il
som thing that has merely an existence in
the Imagination Of the writer of ''OuT
Bozeman Letter." and assumed something
liking TO tang iblli,y therein by his lust iof
gain, until It eliminated in an offer by the
correspondent to receive from ''lhe WHOLE
sale plunderer' . sine qua non in the form of
u small amount Of greenbaeks q = contin
quit.
This modest correspondent whlningly
asks, why also the attack upon Mr..
WOrd!" which is the coolest thing in this
model letter, Astounding in falseho0ds, i'm
pudence, and injustice TO the best citizens
of Gsllatin county.
Now. Mr. Editor. nine tenths of the
people Of this county have been for several
years past quietly watching the wholesale
have seen hundreds Of thousands Of 20 lars nn
BY Congress 70 be expended
tor the b.,neIit of the Indians, stolen BY
dish nest * ents and CONTRA tors.''
Included in the above are Col. Black,
Major Pesseand Dr.. Wright. who have
be, the agents Of the Crows, besides
those Of our citizens who have had co.,
tracts to supply the Agency. The charge
IS IS false as II is sweeping. Daring The
year that Or. Wright was Agent and Nj.
Story was contractor, $48, 600 Of the an
nu.l appropriation for the Crow Indians
Wi r. returned to the Departments ct Wasl,-
ington. Had these men been dishon. 81,
As accused above it would have been IN
ra,y matter for them to have pocketed
the money.