The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-03-23
FROM BOHEMIAN.
The New Terminal Town Quiet.
Correspondence Se,c North West.

Correspondence Ee,o Nordh-West.
BOHEMIAN, March 19.-After n storm comes
calm. This trite saying is peculiarly appli-
cable TO Bozeman and vicinity. A period of
piiiage and murder has been succeeded by a
moral revival down-sast village might
envy. OF coIrse an occasional drunk creates
some disturbance, but he is invariably es-
corted to the Jail and given time to reflect on
the sin of intoxication. The county Jail has
about thirty persons, mostly serving short
sentences. To accommodate so large a num-
Der the Sheriff has been compelled to give
mp his office, and the short term men are con-
fined In the former cook room. The Com
missioners recently pal- an appropriation
for the repair of Main street, aad petty Of
tenders will at least earn their board until
the money appropriated has been expended.
1t seems to me n good plan TO devote some of
the money collected as road tax in the towns.
All the citizens pay their assessment, and
those who do, not travel around outside,
should have some benefit of the road fund.
TOP SHELF TRAVELLERS.
Last week Col. Lambern, Land Commits
sionsr of the Northern Pacific, visited Boze-
man. He was accompanied by a number Of
eastern and western capitalists. They ira
veled by special car to Livingston, and came
tho rest of the distance on the construction
train. Messrs. Barnes, Footner and Muir
were also here, and went east day later than
Col. Lamborn and party.
THE CELEBRATION.
All Bohemian will put on holiday attire on
WadpaSday md N arti m a formal xual-
come to the railroad. A grievous mistake
was made in not naming an earlier day. 1t
was known that the general passenger agent
and other officials were en- route, but deemed
impossible by the committee of arrangements |
that the gentlemen could not reach here at |
an earlier date than the 2lst. Hence the er- |
ror. 1t Is not well to confound railroad ira |
yelling with that of coaches. An invitation !
has been sent to headquarters, and possibly
some enc of the railroad management may
be present and participate. If not, we will
have family gathering and do the occasion
proud.
NOT FOR SALE.
IL is announced that the Northern Pacific
addition TO Bozeman will not be placed in
the market tor awhile. The plat has been
surveyed and is ready for sale, but the rail-
road authorities are not disposed to "boom"
two towns so close together as Livingston
and this. See? The n. p still owns a num-
Der of town lots acress the range. If their
property here was offered for sale their Liv-
ington lots would depreciate. They are keen
enough to see this, and by Withholding what
they have here and announcing work on the
Park Branch will commence Immediately,
and contracting for brick for shops at Liv-
lngston they expect to sell out over there.
When their ends have been accomplished
The town can get along by itself and Boze-
man will be the next point favored.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Real estate Is active and large transactions
Of daily occurrence. Residence lots, in ad-
iitiops to the town sell fer from $3.50 up. 1t
IS some distance from the business portion
Of the town to lot that can be bought for
$3.50. Business locations in the eastern part
Of town and away from the old trade center,
are held at 500 per front foot, and few can
be had at that price.
The father Of young Story was here few
lays since. He tried In vain to give the
amount of bail in which his boy is held
il 900. He has gone east, and says he will
'ell his home, and get his boy out of Jail. If
-FOUR correspondent were as wealthy as a
'elative Of the sorrow.stricken father, the
pail could be made up without personal sac.
'ifice. am convert to Dean Swift's saying:
God Almighty shows what He thinks of
money by the kind of men He gives it to-"
A little blaze occurred about a. m. on
Sunday morning. A stable in thickly set
led portion of town took fire and was des-
royed. Adjoining buildings were saved.
There was no wind at the time. Two hours
previous there was a perfect gale blowing.
Had the fire occurred then-but it didn't,
The fire may induce the people here to get an
'ngine.
II don't make so much difference after all
o have n railroad. That is, it has not yet.
Town lots have gone up so high they will
lot be apt TO be down in time for the spring
haw and thus remain frozen all summer.
The price Of provisions is still high. 1t is
lot probable the Pullman cars will run over !
he range for some weeks yet. The track is
aid rather loosely and will have TO be more
ecure before any chances will be taken by !
he railroad company. Of course passengers |
will be hauled from here, but think mixed ,,
rains will be run. JEssEM.
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