The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-10-24
MONTANA CHReyltLED.

tried before Judge Wade, at the recent
term of the District Court in Gallatin |
county. SeveIal Bozemanities tried to
put up job on him in the case, but they |
soon discovered that Miles I. ty lawyers
understand their business thoroughly,
which resulted in his gaining many
friends in that locality.-Miles City Press
The awaiting, anxious, world is inform
ed that Judge Wade has been in Boze-
man and held the fall term of Court.
Paddy Ryan, the noted bruiser is
in Montana, Having engagements
in Butte and Helena.
Ed. Greeley, better known as
"Frenchy" was badly injured in a row at
junction City last week. 'Freneby7 is
the man who killed cowboy in i Miles
City dance house two years ago, while
engaged as night watclllnan, IN that then
lively City.
1t is said that Marquis DeMores will
surely erect Slaughter houses in Billings.
Col Clough, COUNSEL for the North
ern Pacific, speaking q the filing of liens
Bozeman by workmen formerly employ
ed by the Nortlarn Pacific. said that he
thought this was simply another one OF
the many moves made by Wall street
operators to affect the stock market.
While he admitted that the liens may
have been filed, he said there was no
law in Montana to sustain them. The
Colonel stated, in addition to this, that
he found upon inquiry that contractors
of the divisions mentioned in the Roze-
man kilograms had all been fully paid.
The following dispatch from Glen
dive dated the 18th. appears in the Miles
CITY Journal: Clay Willconlbe, young
Enslishman interested in stockraisingin
this vicinity. said to be worth over 5000,
600, was shot and killed this morning
while assisting the sheriff to arrest three
cowboys, who had endangered the lives
Of citizens by shooting promiscuously as
they went along the sidewalk The cow
boys, on being pursued by the sheriff
and his assistants, fled to the Northern
Pacific railroad track and concealed
themselves under box car. Mr. Viii
licombe, being the first to discover them,
received three bullets from the conceal
ed men, the missiles passing right
through the body in the vicinity of the
heart and neck, killing him instantly.
One of the cowboys, Homer Wolverton,
was arrested this morningswhile board |
ing the GIG a. m. wcstbound train, the /
other two escaping. Freight Conductor ]
Brown, ofthe Missouri division Of the .
Northern Pacific railroad, is also under /
arrest. 1t is claimed that he participated
In creating the disturbance, and after
ward acted in the capacity of guide to
the cowboys. The citizens are very
much excited, and strongly in favor of
lynching the men under arrest. Two or
three bodies of men are securing the sur
rounding country looking for the two
cowboys that escaped. and, if caught,
short work will be made of them. At
the inquest held this afternoon the fol-
lowing verdict was rendered: "Mr. Will
licombe came to his death by three
shots, at the hands of three cowboys"
Notices are postefup this evening i'll all
public places offering reward of 81 600
for the arrest or information leading to
the arrest: of the two escaped cowboys.
Their names are Dave Coward and
Horace Risley. 1t is said they are at
TO reach Miles City.
President Willard has issued the fol-
lowing card of thanks, copies of which
will be posted in all the depots and sta
lions along the line Of the Northern Pac-
ifc road:
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
Presidents Office, New Jerk, Oct. -,
IS83.-To the friends of the Northern
Pacific in Minnesota, Dakota, Montana,
Washington and oregon: The memor-
1DlC lOuI ttCIOs5O CllC IO1lbIllC1lb vi tllG Il
occasion of the opening of our main line |
s ended Our American and European
quests have returned to their homes.
They agree with me that just as THE
excursion never has
md never will be equaled in point of
numbers, character and interests, the
of popular good will,
warm sympathy and genuine joy to
which it gave rise from the Mississippi
o Puget sound can never be surpassed. :
We rode as it were on rising tide of
popular enthusiasm from one end of the
DAD to the other. Beginning with an
almost overwhelming,
utburst in the twin cities of St. Paul
nd Minneapolis, it appeared to gain in
Intensity as we moved westward, until it
cached its climax ON the Pacific coast
n Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
perform most gratifying duty in ex-f
ressing to the inhabitants Of the cities, :.
nd towns along the Northern Pacific !
nd to the people at large of Minnesota,
dakota, Montana, Washington and Ore
on, officially and personally, my most
refund thanks for the great honors bes-
owed upon our company, and for the 4
lost generous hospitality extended to \
ur guests. 1t is almost a painful
bought that when so much kindness :
as received everywhere it is impossible I
} render proper thanks in every case. !
s it is, l can only avail myself Of this
lethod to assure all of our friends that
either the Northern Pacific company I
or myself, personally. will never forget
leir,eoodness to us, and that we hope
} prove worthy ofthe public confidence
which the opening excursion elected
lch striking evidence
II. WILLARD,
D.ne..Jn-,&