Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-01

: .ture. / estimated thai nine-tci1tfis oG Il
agricultural land would, in Il few years,
: owned and cultivated as the one-tenth
: now; and of course, when | added nil
times to the present population and wealt
to the valley, [ gave the town a proportion
ate growth. Its proportions were immels'
The farms of w. S. Nick enzie and Major =.
L. Bruce were fairly in The center. and
well, why need | dwell at length upo
Bozeman's future when it already has S
much that has not been mentioned:
OF the improvements poing on in the city
the new brick scioolhou is the most note
worthy. THIS house, when finished, viii b
one of the finest in the Territory. The fur
niturc for it will cost ST, 800, and the. entir
structure, when completed, will. cost abou
$4,000. The payment for the building i
to be made in bonds bearing 10 per cent
and running ten years, the funds to cona;
from special taxes to be levied and paid from
the property OF BoZaman school district No
Z. The valuation of the property in tlli-
district this year, | learn will Ycach 500. 600
Ihe school census OF the town and dis,
trict, which Includes a small area in tie im-
mediate ~ncighborhood. is estimated ataboul
10 children. The school house will beam
o%rnalnentt TO the city, q creditto the district
and county. and Of great value to the
young, but Il somewhat eXlrayagant under
taking.
In the town | met a number OF old ac-
4 n +. IL. o,1 t.o.1, - - 49,
Der Richard Jockey, Frank Sloan. Judge e.
). Wilkinson, of the Times, and NJ. Alder
son. OF. the Courier. Mr.. Anderson is the
neWest newspaper man in the country and
has recently dressed Ills paper anew !: has a
new oillee Il new press, and is making
his paper neat and newsy, and perhaps I
should have Included him in d new list.
And now. what do / know to say OF JUDGE
". the veteran of 30 odd years. IIcis
well known aud AL who know him know
what the Times Is.
Mr.. Sloan, who for several years was one
The foremost and most prosperous miners
of Whites gnlul, Mcaghcr county. is now a
ofTWcnty-live Yard creek. where
nc is largely interested in the cattle bust
less. And. Mr.. Hockey, the steam cracker
nan OF Montana, | lind has opened out in
GOOD style, with a full stock Of goods. His
was full Of hard bread and Ir
vas still rolling out more, filling contracts
or inc government. 1t was not my design
0 make particular notice of the merchants.
don't believe they would appre-
tate such q thing in my letters. There are
goodly nlnber OF them in Bozeman, and
Il appear to he sharing q fair trade.
since the grange contract for supplies
rs been discontinued, the accomplishment
+ which the Tines attributes to it's " her
alean Labor, q prices have como back to
10 old mark and things so smoothly on.
ad thas the farmers are again forcibly re-
lihded OF the strength there is IL union.
l was about to forget ii couple OF old
iehas and pioneers, 2. w. and w. b. Me-
DOW, the proprietors Of the Gailatin ilotr
Z hliiis. just in.thc outskirts of tile town.
MS lnlti IS considered one OF the bastin the /;
lis location is, such as 10 command
large patronagesQt custom work. besides
'ief advantages il the way Of filing gov :
l'aeil contrasts. The proprietors Of this +,
ia handle large quantities Of -four every !
asoil, and arc usually fortunate in selling !,
prices, At tie time of my visit
y Were engaged in filing a contract of
soo' sacks for tlle government. =
curing my stay at Bozeman. which ey- :,
'aea throlgh two days, | put up at the =
.elede Hotel. This house, under the pres =
: management, Is one OF the best [ have !"