Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-10

had valuable, Post of that kind would
remember her, but remember her
r. saving something like this: IL ca
prevail upon the Seer. tary OF War
award you Post you must be careful
10 say nothing to him about presents, 10
!, A man once offered him $4,000 for
= leadership If tina, kind, aad toll hin
g to leave the office or he would KICK hli
,s down stairs.'' Remembering, as do
r. this story l presume that The apieceden
!; statement 10 be correct. Mrs. Bowers re
i, turned to Washington and i'll few week
! thereafter Mrs. Belknap sent me word |:
!; come over I did so. She then told MI
. that the Post leadership at Fort Sill wa
vacant: that it was valuable Post as sh
. understood and size had either asked 10
lit for me or had prevailed upon the Sec
!, re,ary War to agree to give II to me. A
all events called upo the Secretary o.
. War aud made Application or this posi-
d ton on a regular printed form. Iht
s cretary said he would appoint NJ
i, If ! could bring proper letters ano
: Recommendations and this | told hin
). II could do. Either Mrs Eelknap or HE
/ Secretary told me that the present FRAZER
. at the Post. John S Evans. was an ippl'
' cant for re-appointmtnt and that haa
/ better see Inn, lie being in the city. as II
i would not he fair to turn him out OF ONCE
without some notice as he would lose
, largely on his buildings. merchandlze, etc,
If tie Office was taken from him. and II
], would be proper and just for me to make
some arrangement with HIM 'or their pnr-
chase if wished to run TIE Post myself
saw Evans and found him alarmed at the
prospect Of Iosln2 the place. remember
he said that firm Of western Post traders
who claimed tc nave good deal OF int1u
i, ence with the Secretary OF War. promised
to have him appointed. but found on COM
ing TO Washington this firm 10 be without
Influence. Frans at first propose 4 part
nershlp winch declined and then bonus
of certain paris of the profits if would
allow him the position 10 continue lusi-
ness. We finally agr' ed upon ST., 900 per
year. Evans and myself went 10 New
York together where the co,ltract 0-
ma Z and executed During our tripl
over. Evans s.w something IN the Army
and Navy Journal which led Kim TO think
that some Of he troops We're to be r,mav-
ed from tn Fort ard h. had offered too
large sum, and before the contract was
drawn it WAS reduced. by agreement. 10
Sl2,WV The same bei g ;,aA able quartz, r
~ in advance Whe.l the first remit ance
came 10 me. say probably in November,
1870, scrt hat thereof to Mrs Belknap.
either certificate Of deposit or bank notes,
by express. Being in Washington at
funeral some weeks after this ! had Q con-
.,->ation with Mrs. Bowers to the follow
ing puriort. | went up stairs II the ur-
sery with Mrs B ,wers to see tie baby. Il;
said to her: This child viii have money
coming 10 1t before great whIle.'' She
g i'd, yes, the mother gave The child to
me and told me that the money coming
from you she must AXE aud keep for it >
sid ii right aid it seems to me ! said
that perhaps the father ought 10 be con-
suited. ! say it seems so anil yet can
give no zeason for ii, for as far as know
the father knew nothing Of any money
between tile nu.l4 and my
self. l haye q faint recollection of the re
mark Of Mrs. Bowers that if | sent the
money to the father that she would get il
anyways as it belonged to her. cert in
lry L, n
quently with her or hun, for when The
next payment came due and c me, I sent
one half to the Secretary of War and have
cor finualiy. substantially. from hat day d
forward to The present time to do tie anne X
About, should say. ore aud one half tol
two years after the commencement of I
these payments, reduced the amount to
six thousand d. liars pr annum The
reason OF this reduction was partly ecau>e
d til" combiu. d complaints on the part Of
Evans and his p.rtne.s and partly, SO far q
IS now re"lelr Der. in consequence of an :
article in the newspapers about that time, !
IN the Injustice do,e to soldiers G
1t this Post, caused by exnorbitanl charges, Ia
made necessary on the part OF tie traders s
by reason Of he .psym.ns of this bouus. I
To tile best OF my knowledge and belief g
The above S true statements Of all facts
n the case aud complete as l can remen-
Der occurrences of SO many years ago
The money was Sc according 10 instruc. a
lions OF the Serre airy Of Wa, som, INES
IL bark notes ny Adams Express. thi, k I
IN one or more occasions by certificates
If deposit on the National Bank of Amer c
ca, in New 7ork, aud sometimes l have e
paid him in New York In p, rson.
Q.-Can you state the sum in the ay- :
yregatr received by you unuer the con +
ract with Ev ms aud what portion there
y you have paid the Secretary OF War.
including tile first and last pa, ment when :
iou have stated were not paid to hlms
A.-The first payment 10 me by Evan, +.
vas made in the Fall OF 1870, at the Fat ;,
} $12,OOO year. He paid at that rate ),
Tor abou, = Year and half or two years.
Since then 81 the Fate of $1,000 per yea. !,
Il would aggregate about $4,000. WAe. :,
Mt money BY Express l would send =
h,m he receipt Of the Company which q
be would either return ularAed o. K. or ;
acknowle &c the receipt of the :
same. When sent by Express always :,
deposited the money presumably and took ;
l receipt for it.
?
lshowtd him the telegraph su opoe,,a q
nd asked him Wh0t II ulrani1 Ha e.;a 6.
n sui posed il Was to et0t.. hef,,re III. r