The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-19
From Wednesdays Daily
IL merchants art. receiving their hoIi.

Our merchants are receiving their hoIi-
day goods.
N. B. Dutton will soon reopen the
Headquarters saloon.
It is rumored that George Sheriff,
formerly station agent in this city, is to
appointed paymaster Of the Northern
Pacific road.
In the case of E. R. Bradley VS.. c. G..
Eddy and George Grace. charged with
assault, ETC., for hearing to-day, on mo-
ton OF defendants counsel, the case was
confined until Friday next at p. M,
before Judge Dawes.
For some time past the weather has
been as balmv and mild as June, and
fires have scarcely been needed. For
warm sunshine and no snow this mild
December weather takes the cake. Truly,
we live in the Promised land.
One of the symptoms of exhaustion
from overwork is loss of memory. A
Butte man claimed that he worked too
hard, and to prove it cited an instance OF
having forgotten to take a drink before
breakfast one morning.
The latest reports concerning the new
comet are that it will be shortly visible
to the naked eye in the northwestern
part of the heavens. 1t will be nearest
to the earth on the 25th Of January, and
will then be only sixty millions of miles
away.
We wish the young ladies' Of Bozeman
to take notice that next year will be leap
year and that there are many young
men roaming around without a home
and fireside, but are too modest and re-
firing. Why they don't propose to some
Of our pretty girls is, as Lord Dundreary
would say, zone Of those things no fellah
can find out"
The Livingston Enterprise of Tuesday
says: White ~alfee will arrive from
Philadelphia about the 18th inst, with
his panoramic or stereopticon views OF
the National Park. The exhibition will
be given in the poiucipal Montana towns
and then in Oregon, Washington and
California. Judge Mcguire has been en-
gagged Us lecturer for the views.
The Livingston Tribune thus moralizes
on our present beautiful weather: "Dur-
ing the past two weeks the gentle seph-
yrs tina. have famed the valley Of the
majestic Yellowstone, the playful sun
beams that have given glowing tints to
the Italian skies, is indisputable evidence
of the superiority Of our climate, and
demonstrates the advantages we possess
oyer all other competing Territories in
stock-raising, mining and general at
tractiveness."
We Create Concerto given by We an
cient MEME and womenne of Bozeman,
was a grand success in every sense of the
word. The Palace Theatre was densely
packed and all unite in praising it, as one
of the best entertainments ever furnished
Bozeman audience. Where all did so
we'll, it would not be necessary to partic-
ularize any particular character; but it is
said the need Of praise is due to Mr..
Sudlow who assumed several different
character with great credit to himself.
We congratulate Prof. Rutan on his Sue
cess.
We find the following floating around
among our exchanges and imagine it
could be applied to this locality: "A
box social is one of the things that have
to be attended to be appreciated. Each
lady fills a box Unsuitable size with things
calculated to please the inner man, and
places her name on the card within.
The boxes are sold to the gentlemen, and
in company with the lady the contents
are eaten amidst much laughter and jest.
The fun of the whole affair consists of
the expectancy with which both parties
await the opening of the boxes, the
hunting for owners and the mixed-up
state of Affairs"
The traffic department of the Northern
Pacific railroad on the Sd inst, notified
agents and connecting lines that the
National Park Branch, extending from
Livingston to Cinnahar, would be closed
for the winter, on the 10th Of December.
Hereafter and till further notice, all snip
ments for Brisbin, Chicory, Daileys,
Sphinx, and Cinnabar, must be billed to
Livingston only. The company will not
be responsible for the non-delivery, be-
yond Livingston, Of any shipments for
the above points, which may arrive at
Livingston after December 10th.
An order was issued on the 9TH inst,
from the headquarters of the department
of Dakota, converting general court
martial at Fort Maginnis, Montana, on
the 18th inst. The following
officers constitute the detail: Captain
William C. Rawolle, Second Cavalry;
Captain William A. Miller Eighteenth
Infantry; First Lieutenant Edward J.
McC lernand, Eighteenth Infantry; First
Marlborough c. Wyeth, med
ical department; Second Lieutenant
Lloyd M. Brett, Second Cavalry; Second
Charles L. Steele, Eighteenth
Infantry: Second Lieutenant Francis D.
Rucker, Second Cavalry; Second Lieu
tenant Guy Carleton, Second Cavalry;
First Lieutenant Charles B. Hinton,
Infantry, judge advocate.
The exhibit of the city taxes levied the
past year shows an assessed valuation Of
he Bozeman city property as follows:
Total value of property sl,371,719, on
which the total tax was S6,S56.59, of
which there has been collected upto date
6,OO7. 80, leaving balance of delinquent
ak, or rather the amount unpaid, SS4S.79;
,ut which the City Treasurer informs us
will be paid between now and January
st. There is no outstanding indebted
less as all registered indebtedness has
,een paid. Licences collected for the
asst quarter, 81 ,563.50. The total tax has
,een divided as follows: To general fund,
3, 6OS.3S; to street fund, S2.399.52, of this