Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-02-14
Personal.

e. NJ. Dunphy was in town last
week.
--Thos. A. Thompson is up from Bic
Timber.
A. Lamme left tor the East on Sun
days coach.
Richard Jockey returned home from
Helena on Tuesdays coach.
Rev. {. L. Richards went to Helena
last Monday on a two weeks visit.
Sam. Basinski is up from Miles City and
will remain in BoZeman for several weeks
w. l.. Shanks left on Monday for
White Beaver on the Yellowstone, to in
prove a stock ranch.
Benz. Meyers left for Shields river on
Sunday last. He expects to be absent from
town about two weeks.
R. E. Jones, runner for Sprague. War
new d Co., Chicago, paid Bozeman visit
the past week, and has gone to Helena.
p. A. Largely paid Bozeman visit
this week, and after passing few days
here among his friends returned home to
Virginia.
john L. Harlowe and VIM. II. Martin
were among the Eastern bound passengers
on Sundays coach. 1t is reported around
town that they go East with ''matrimony
in the eye"
led. Daniels left for Detroit, Michigan,
this week on business. Incidentally, we
will say that he expects to bring her to
Montana with him when he returns, and
that she will be Mrs. Daniels then.
Lieut.. Samuel Douglas went to Helena
on visit last week and was expected
home last evening. 1t is rumored that one
object of his visit was to purchase set of
household furniture, and that he will start
housekeeping soon after his return.
Only a Whcclbarrow Incident.
He was walking along the street, d few
evenings ago, with a fair one on his arm,
and although he was perfectly familiar
with the fact that the wheelbarrow was
kept on the sidewalk-for want of more
convenient place-and under other circum-
stances would have gone around it; at this
particular time his thoughts were on some
thing of an entirely different nature. He
was Suddenly brought to realizing sense
Of the wheelbarrow being in its usual sit
uation, however, by stumbling against it
and falling headforemost over it. The
wheel struck him f,ir and square in the
bread-basNet, and. to Use an expression of
his, after the performance was over, he felt
as if he hadn't had anything to eat for a
week. He attempted to rise, and in doing
so succeeded in falling on his back, with
the wheelbarrow on top of him. For some
time it would have been difficult for 4
casual observer to tell which had the best
of the encounter. but at last the wheelbar-
row, by a sudden spring. landed over i
picket fence into the front yard of private
residence, just as one of the inmates of the
adjoining store opened the door and look
ed ont to see what was the cause of such
an unusual co:nmotion. The young man
did not even stop to offer any explanation
or apology. but joined his partner who had
passed on to avoid being mixed up in the
affair. and who was laughing immoderate-
ly at the ludicrous figure cut by her part
ncr as he tried to get the best Of the wheel
barrow. He accompanied his fair partner
to her domicil. and then rushed to his own
room. where he Immediately took an in
yentory of the scratches and bruises he had
received after which he made I'M his mind
never again to keep company with a young
lady who laughs at a man when he meets
with wheelbarrow accident.
Up TO the present writing he has been
unable to find q young lady who acts as
though she would smypathize with him on
such an occasion. and our readers now
know why that young man always goes
alone when he attends sociables and other
entertainments in town.