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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-28

All Of Yesterdays session If the district
nrt was occupied in hearing the ar.u-
mcnt of eotnaei in the Sized case The
Proceedings were open at hall past nine
o'clock By /, b. McCutc.leon. for the pros
ecllticn. Mr.. McCut,.heon spoke for half
an hot'r, and was followed By T. ".
Ioole, sor the defense, who spoke for an
, l.2'r ini tivents Minutes. AMI h.. in
isrn rs oil b.: { :. ;aldnr, ter
J tie tt i''''-' N a ;s::,,rcss o. ossf an
iiogi. Al a.lfa.in II n was then taken
! r'ntil t".' ocl Elk = H., at which time
ca. .John>t n closed .or the prosecution.
and the case went to the jury at about
half-l:ss four o'clock.
The plea Of the defense was that i'm
shooting Hlgl the accused acted entirely
in scit-fl"fangc. Ordinarily an assault
without some daddy weapon is not held
t. be sufficient case Tor killing and as
sailant. is in order to establish the plea
Of selfdetense it is necessary to show
that the accused was in danger OF great
bodily harm; bet in this case, although
Hugh displayed no weapon, it was assert
ed by the defense (and the testimony
introduced by them established it as a
fact) that Sheds physical condition was
such that blow from strong man tas
Hugl proved to be- might prove fatal.
and would at any rate probably result in
great bodily harm. The testimony of
the defense went to prove that Shed was
weak about the chest, and was afflicted
at times with hemorrhage Of the LUNGS;
also that Hugl was large. active, and
powerful. 1t WAS proven also that Huel
was in the act of striking Shed chad
probably already struck HIM and that
he and Shed both fell when the fatal
shot was fired. After the afiray Shed
was troubled with his chest and with
splitting blood, which went to prove that
Hugl, although unatnicti, actually was
able to DO shed great ODDLY injury, and
in fact had already done so--and at the
time the shot was fred he was following
Shed up in an aggressive manner These
facts once proven, any measure for de-
Tense became jt-stifiable
Judge Wade. in hi, charge to the jury,
made this point clear, and instructed
that if the jury found that the deceased |
was the aggressor and that the defendant |
had coed reason for believing himself to
be in danger Of great bodily harm, and if
the jury believed that he did think SO, !
then they should acqnit. This same
point was covered by several separate
charges in the courts instructions.
The jury retired at about half-past four
O'Clock, and court took a recess until a |
verdict should be arrived at-which was
within about three hours, when the jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty..
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-28
Notice.
TAKE NOTICE.

TEyfle books and accounts Of button & Duni-
/ van have been turned over to undersigned
and all those owing the said firm must pay
their Indebtedness at once to save further
trouble. They are in the hands of +. J. Dawes
for collection. 25tf w. s. Mek1NZIE.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-28
Nn4iec.

Thu BozaInan United States Land
office is naw consolidated and IS i, ated
in the Osborn block. The office viii be
open from 8 a. IN. to .. IN. dS-tf.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-28

Pat Worsllam will sell you the best
tobacco in the market, at fifty cents per
pound. d-l6-21
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-28
BANKERS,

Transact a general Banking Business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
The Democratic Nomination.

Some of the Topeka correspondents
have discovered that Gov. Click fears
Judge John Martin will be a competi-
tor for the Democratic nomination i'm
1884, and is endeavOring to prejudice
the Democracy against the Judge. We
doubt if there is anything in this story.
If Gov. Click wants denomination he
will get it. Judge Martin threw away
the chance of his life when he destined
the nomination at Emporia, last year.
He was then the strong man of his
party. Gov. Click took the nomination,
and, by a fortunate and extraordinary
combination of accidental circumstan-
ces, was elected. His party could not
deny him denomination if it wanted
to. Gov. Click does not need to give
himself any trouble over Judge Mar
tins aspirations, if indeed that gentle
msn has any. His party couldn't refuse
him denomination if he wants it,
Atchison Champion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Whitcomb & Geuterman, of Wyoming
shipped to this point from Alabama and
Florida 2,3O0 head of stock cattle which
they will take to their range near Chey-
enne; w. T. They were at the wards
yesterday branding, and will start north
in a few days.
The first Holstein bull ever brought to
this section of the country was received
last week. He is the property of the
Lee Scott Cattle Company, and was
raised by Lucian Scott on his farm near
Leavenworth, Kansas. He weighs g.
800 pounds and is nicely proportioned.
H. l.. Sitter and James Langton, who
have been down through the southeast
ern part of the state, for stock cattle.
retured during the week, but not with
out making some purchases. They
bought one thousand head of yearling
steers in Barber county which they will
place on their range south of this city.
Mr.. Langton also bought a car load of
good shorthorn bulls, and which will be
placed on the ranch of Langton & Walk
er.
The practice of branding through
Texas cattle in our local shipping
yards, in our estimation, is the greatest
injury that could occur to our local
stockmen and shippers of beef cattle,
and causes much feeling among those
people that have done so much in the
building up of Dodge City. This prac-
tice ought to be abolished at once, and
other branding pens erected on the south
side of the Arkansas river, closer to the
through trail, where the through dro-
yer may brand his stock without en-
croaching upon the rights of the local
stockman.-Dodge City Globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Did understand , OF to say that he
left New York ten years ago for Texas
without a dollar, and died the other
day worth $l5,OOO?"
"Yes, sir, / said so.r
Must have had cattle ranchP'
"Yes he had one.''
Cattle increased pretty fast, didn't
they?"
Wonderfully, fast, believe they
proved that his herd increased over 500
in one night
do tell. That doesn't seem posi-
ble."
"Well, I'm his executor, and have
the name of the coroner who found that
he died of too much rope ard limb, and
ought to know what I'm talking
about,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
Why they killed the Marshal.

Didn't they murder the city marshal
at Fort DodgeY'' 1 asked,
"Waal, yes" replied the cowboy with
smile. "The marshal of Dodge did
go to glory last winter"
"How did that happen?'
wall, you see,' he said, 'sthe mar
shall was a rustler, and he played his
game on the wrong party. He used to
catch a tenderfoot, with rocks now and
then, lock him up in the cooler, pinch
his Doodle lrob him of his money and
then order him out of town. That
would do as long as he played 1t ou a
tenderfoot, but cowboy went east for
a spell, and when he came back with
short-horned hat and bald-faced shirt
the marshal tried the game on him and
that was the end of it."
What did you do?"
I'VE only plugged him."
Was he klled?"
That's what the coroner said,
Then you do shoot sometimes?"
Yes, there's considerable shooting
going on now and then. When a man
comes out here and punches COWS two
or three years it won't do to play no
games on neutrality-suspicious. Inter
Ocean.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
BROOKLYN Bridge.

The completion of the BROOKLYN
bridge has been looked for for years;
but it is at last announced, and is in
deed triumph of engineering skill. On
the oath ult, the bridge was formally
opened to the public and the ceremonies
were grand. The President and his
cabinet were there and took part; there
were renowned orators; bands of music,
and general celebration, the day being
a holiday in Brooklyn and New York.
The following data concerning the
bridge will be of interest:
Construction commenced Janury Sd,
1870.
Bridge completed 1888.
Length of river span, ,595 feet inch
eS.
Length of each land span $50 feet,
1850 feet.
Length of Brooklyn approach, 97l
feet.
Length Of New York approach, 1, ,562
feet inches.
Total length of bridge, $3.50 feet.
width OF bridge, 80 feet.
Number of cables, 4.
Diameter of each cable, Is inches.
First wire was run out May %, 1877.
Length of wire in cables, exclusive
of wrapping wire, 4,361 miles.
Length Of each single wire in cables,
1879 feet.
Weight of four cables, inclusive Of
wrapping wire, 3,588A tons.
Depth of tower foundation below
high water, Brooklyn, As feet.
Depth of tower foundation below high
water, New FORK, Is feet.
Total height of towers above high
water, 27S feet.
Clear height of bridge in the center of
river span above high water, at 80 de-
grees Fahrenheit, 1876 feet.
Height of towers above high water,
l19 feet inches.
Grade of roadway, 81 feet in 100 feet.
Height of towers above road way, 15s
feet,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

'sThe baby?" we asked, as with mop and broom
Its mother came 70 the ranch one day.
Oh, she's picketed out across the way,
iare not leave her alone In her room"
And the busy mother looked for tub.
While we saddled our horses and rode to see,
How the lovely baby Jared while we
Had stolen its mother to sweep and scrub.
For the babies we were accustomed to
Could never have kept their silk and lace
And little be-ribbOued hats in place,
With only tree for q nurse, we knew.
But this Kansas baby had no hat;
And II laughed as hit thought silk and lace
Would have been entirely out of place
On u prairie,-or, for the matter Of that,
Anywhere else. II could only 70
The length of the rope; but its little feet
Pattered about where the grass was sweet
Just as it pleased; and that, you know,
Is more than the city babies do;
For, trundled under the city trees,
They are carried Just where the nurses please,
Which shouldn't like at all; should you?
As thought II over, II seemed to me
That city darling has less to hope,
"Picketed OUT with invisible rope
To somewhat less reliable treel
-st. Nicholas for May.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

The Troy Chief says: "You remem-
Der the pretty girl you knew, last sum-
mer at school, that you thought was the
prettiest girl you ever saw, and how you
gave her apples and flowers, and tried
to write poetry to or about her, and felt
that you would just die if you couldn't
marry herp Well, she weighs two hun
dred and fifty pounds, and has mus
taehe, and big wart on her nose, and
half dozen daughters married to fell
lows who smell of horse, tobacco and
bad whiskey. The fact is, you haven't
the least idea how very long ago it was
that anything happened, until you sit
down and go to counting it up.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

A. B. Campbell and Van Bennett,
State temperance lecturers, held a pro-
tracted meeting at Topeka, last week,
and the State Journal says the meeting
was prolific of much good to the Dem
ocracy. 1t says: AFTER conve rsation
with Van Bennett we have become sat-
ished that he is doing more to disrupt
the republican party of Kansas than
any other democrat in the state. If
Campbell and Van Bennett continue,
they will force the nomination of pro-
hibitionist for governor next time, and
disrupt the republican party, which
will insure democratic supremacy for
two years to come, if not for four years.
Van knows what he is at; we consider
him one of the shrewdest politicians in
the state. Campbell and Van Bennett
are both working to disrupt the repub-
lican party and we bid them God speed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
What They Saw.

The Cherokee Council last week gran
ted five year lease to the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock AssociStion, at the an
nual rental of 100000 per year. The
advantages of this lease to Caldwell
will be immense, because it gives an
assurance of steady and profitable
business. Having an assurance that
they will not be disturbed for the next
five years, many of the stockmen will
make their homes in our city, and with
their wealth and influence contribute
largely toward making it one of the
most substantial towns in the west
Caldwell Journal.
The question of leasing the unoccupi-
ed lands of the Cherokee Nation to
stockmen was finally settled last week
after hard and bitter fight in Council
at Tahlequah, and the present occupy
ing ranchmen secured in their possess
ion OF the country for grazing purposes,
by lease to the Cherokee Strip Live
Stock Association for five years, of all
viz SOollSly WCCU vi lAIhdIlSdS IlNcI
unoccupied by friendly Indians. This
is one of the finest grazing sections in
the west, and by means of the lease, all
outsiders or trespassers can be kept
off, and the original ranchmen who
stocked the country, secured in full
possession of their ranges for the nomi-
nal rental of cts per acre. A wire
fence will be run around the leased land
and only such stock as belong to MEM
bers of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock
Association allowed upon the enclosed
lands.-K. G.. Live Stock Record.
There has been considerable discuss
ion during the past year in reference to
the occupation of the Indian Territory
by the stockmen, and since few of the
enterprising gentlemen interested in
what is known as the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock Association undertook to
fence up large tracts of land for which
they paid grazing tax to the Indian
authorities, some of the papers have
bitterly opposed the claims of the cow
men, in the pretended interest of the
agricultural population. 1t has been
claimed by these papers that the leasing
of these lands in large bodies to corpo-
rations or individuals would create mo-
nopolies, detrimental not alone to the
best interests of the country, but to the
Indians themselves. The Indicator, as
an exponent of both the live stock and
agricultural interests of the new west,
can see no injustice to the great mass
of the people in the recent action of the
Cherokee council granting a lease of
their lands to this association. Nor is
there any monopoly in it more than any
other legitimate business, and not half
as much as there is in the railroad and
telegraph service in this country.-K.
G. Live Stock Indicator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
Repuhlicaniam.

A big hop skip and Jump was made
last week to enforce that great moral
law which the ''grand old party Of great
moral ideas" has embodied or formula
ted in the police code-yclept the Con-
stitutiOn.. Twenty-six, out of twenty
nine or thirty, saloon keepers were ar
rested on Friday last and put under
bonds of one thousand each to appear
before the District Judge to answer for
the violation of the 18th Commandment
enunciated by the Republican party.
There is no question, doubtless, that
these men have been guilty of the in
fraction of the great Republican Com
mandment and the judge viii enforce
the pains and penalties provided in eur
moral police code. The decision of the
court will be BRUTUM FULMEN, for
whiskey win be sold openly or secretly
and better openly than secretly-as
long as there is demand for it. The
law cannot remove or lessen the demand.
1t will only add intensity to it. Not
being able to effect the demand in any
other way than to increase it, we would
like to know what rational right the
law has to interfere with the supply or
the demand? Suppose the saloons are
closed, it will not destroy the demand,
nor limit the supply, nor help the NOR
ais of the city; but it will reduce the rev.
enue to the amount of $4,000. Besides
this we have over $4,000 annually to
raise. The taxpayers will have to go
down into their pockets and put up s9,-
more, making total of nearly 10000
annually. If the demand and supply
could be removed, and the moral tone
of this city elevated by the operation Of
the law, for $4,000 year, it would be
the best and cheapest investment ever
made and we would raise no objections.
Wichita Beacon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Senator Tabor, of Colorado, is hav-
ing some Of the bitter with his sweets.
1t will be remembered that he secured
a divorce only last winter and immedi-
ately married dashing grass widow,
whoit is said secured a divorce through
his money and influence. Lately he
had trouble with the manager of his
opera house, and that same manager is
making it warm for Mr.. Tabor. He de-
clares under oath that he was the tool
Of Tabor in buying him the senatorship,
in hunting up evidence that would get
the senator a divorce from Mrs. Tabor,
No. 1, and that he brought about the
arrangements by which Tabor and Mrs.
McCourt were enabled to consummate
their marriage. Remember, this is the
bonanza Tabor, with reported wealth
Of ten millions of dollars. He and Sem
atcr Fair should bc yosed together.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

The National party of the Cherokee
Nation have nominated Hon. ID. w.
Bushyhead, present incumbent, as their
candidate for Principal Chief. His ad-
ministration has been characterized as
able and judicious, credit to the peo-
pie he represents. His past services
should be appreciated and he unani-
mOuslY reelected.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Josh Billings is the best paid literary
man in the world, possibly with the ex-
ception of Tennyson. He recently re-
ceived S4OO for II words. They were
an advertisement for dry goods house.
Many of his best things are disposed of
in this way. AS he was an auctioneer
and without a dollar till nearly three
score years old, he is not above peddling
out his work at the best figure now. He
is rich, drives fine team, is kindly as
girl, but has an eve for finances.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

L. n. Cooper hailed us on the street
the other day, and propounded this CO.
nundrum: If the fellows run out of
Dodge were not good enough to live in
that del ghtful village, where in hades
do the Dodge folks expect them to live?
We give it up; and so will every one
who knows anything of the character of
DOdge.-Caldwell Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

We learn through a private source
that project is on foot to build road
from a point on the Missouri Pacific
through the border tier of counties to
Caldwell, by way of Geuda Springs.
Parties are at work now soliciting coun-
ty and township aid, and it is likely that
proposition will be submitted to our
people in a short time. That is the
road we want if we can get it on any
thing like fair terms and under such
conditions as will make it competing
limo
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

A couple of wagons of Pawnee men
and women came in Tuesday to obtain
the body of Spotted Horse. They went
to the cemetery and opened the grave,
but finding the body too much decom-
posed to permit of it's removal they
went through with their customary
rites, replaced the body and filled up the
grave. Mayor COlSon gave the Indians
all the assistance he could, for which
the Indians expressed great satisfaction.
They left for home yesterday morning.
Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

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!" advertisers, and Eives subscribers more ss-
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In Kansas.
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

An English lady says that Mrs. Chas.
Dickens once remarked to her: 81 sup
pose the world needs few geniuses to
live In it, but it's dreadful fate to have
to live with one of them!n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Mr.. c. c. Boyd has made arrange
ments with the Kansas City Brick Com
pany at Medicine Lodge, to supply Har-
per with brick; and sent five teams over
Tuesday. He win continue to haul and
always have supply on hand ready for
purchasers Harper Sentinel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

One hundred acres of land has recent
ly been sold adjoining the southern part
of Wichita for $4,000. 1t will be cut
up into small lots and sold for suburban
residences.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Brother Van Bennett ought to know
that abusing Click will not help the
temperance cause. Mr.. Click is a life
long temperance man while Van Ben
nett is new convert. t."-Commonwealth
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Inere appears to be no question about
congressman Anderson being a candi-
date for United States Senator to sue
ceed Ingalls,.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Wherever bullock is found of heavy
blocky build, on short legs, whatever
name he may be known by as to breed,
he is pronounced a good one, and the
breed that produces such of the great
est uniformity is the best.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
MEDICINE LODGE. BARBER CO, KANSAS JUNE 4, 1885,
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The number of working oxen in the
United States was 1, 3I9, ,544 in 1850. 3
254. OIL in 1850, and 99S, ,s4l in 1880,
showing how rapidly oxen are going
out of use.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Chas. "A. Dana, editor of the New
ork Sun, has been mentioned in con-
nection with the Democratic nomina-
tion for the Presidency.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

hihgman is making more rapid growth
no" than at any time since it was 10
cated. The growth is healthy one, it
is said.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

AS an instance of the demand for
bulls to improve the common cattle of
the plains, the Indicator notes this week
the shipment by Col. j. NJ. Day, of Aus
tin, Texas, of So head-6s thoroughbred
and high-grade shorthorns and 25 half
breed Herefords out of Shorthorn cows.
He shipped these bulls to Dodge City
for his ranch on the Cimarron.-K. c..
Indicator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

Judge W. p. Campbell has sold his
residence in Wichita, and contemplates
becoming a citizen of Carthage Mis-
souri,.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

1he Kansas editors who went on the
excursion south are still boring their
reaaers with accounts of the trip.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01

A number of western cattle men have
been in the city the past week and some
trading doing in beef steers. 1t is too
early as yet for any especial life in the
market, though there is more disposition
to trade than for some time, and feel
ing of confidence shows itself in the fu-
ture. Government contractors have
made a number of purchases here the
past week and at good figures. Col. J.
L. D-iskill reports the sale of Mont
gomery Il Oburn of 1000 beef steers to
be delivered at Fort Reno, Indian Ter
ritory, at S3.35 per cwt. Maj. Maberly
to same 5000 to be delivered at north
ern agency at $3.50 per cwt.; and F.
Ernest 1900 beeves to same to be deliy-
cred at $3.25 per cwt. Sam Dorse also
sold the same parties $500 yearling
heifers at S24.-K. c. Live Stock Rec
ord.