The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-09-19

accommodate all, the proprietors, Messss.
Green & Peck intend to build as soon as
the plans are perfected q $40, 900 building
near the new depot.
Our journalistic friends of the Yellow
stone informs us that Tom Baker, of the
Madisonian, was. dressed very DUDLEY
during the spike driving, and was for a
long time suspected as being an English
Lord.
A petition to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, praying that the houses of
ill-fame be confined to a certain limit
was read in the churches last Sunday.
At the close of the service a large por-
ton of the congregation signed the petit
ton.
Persons desiring to find the county and
city assessors will find them at their Of
fee over the Brewery saloon, of Spieth q
Krug. The assessors are anxious to make
the acquaintance of all citizens, and will
impart valuable information to them.
]. Dawson Thompson, owner of the
town site of Dawson, D. T., was guest
Of the Eastman House few days Of last
week, while in this vicinity. He exam
ined several ranches, and it is not at all
improbable that he will locate in this
valley.
The county fathers on yesterday allow
ed assessor Smith the sum of 5000 for
assessing the property in Gallatin county.
The books were turned over Yesterday
and in another column will be found the
amount Of assessable property as re-
turned.
Among the great number of arrivals
during the past week in Bozeman is Ed.
Horton, of Dawson, D. T., P. r. Koenegs-
burger, of San Francisco, John S. Blain,
Washington, d. c., Chas. A. Moses, of
Chicago, f. S. Cornell, New York, NJ.
Roth, Chicago, J. w. Bull, st. Louis, Mo-,
&c. MCGUIRE, Washington, D. c.
We were informed at Billings that
Uncle Rufus Hatch, during his recent
visit to that town was victim Of too
much "tangle-foot." Beforereaching the
town he got aboard the engine and run
the train at a fearful rate. Uncle Bufus
was at one time an engineer, working for
$3.50 per day.
Why do not the county commissioners
place handsome, substantial fence
around the court house and grounds.
After this was done trees might be set
out, the grass kept green and walks made
around the grounds. 1t should be done
as soon as possible.
While in Billings last week it was our
pleasure to enjoy a ride behind J. K.
Kings fast trotter and to examine the
artesian well being dug under his man.
agement. Thewell is now down 200 feet
and is being dug as fast as improved
machinery can do the work. There is
every reason to believe that it will be a
complete success.
The children and parents of the Pres
byterian Sunday school will long remem-
Der the picnic of last Friday, at Bridger
canyon, few miles from Bozeman. AT
an early hour teams conveyed the happy
little ones to the grounds and very en-
joyable day was spent in romping and
playing upon the grassy, shaded slopes
A large amount of ice-cream, cake, fruit
and candies were provided.
In riding over the Northern Pacific
railroad east of Bozeman the traveller is
struck by the remarkable growth of pine
trees which have sprung up by magic
during the past two weeks. For instance
little Park City sitting on treeless plain
has been greatly enhanced in beauty and
is now as thickly dotted with evergreens
as city park. Truly the Willard eel
ebration has had good effect.
Mr.. w. L. Perkins has the contract fol
laying 1000 feet of sidewalk on one side
of Railroad Avenue, and has commenced
the work. The walk will be Of plankl
nine feet wide, planned on one side and
laid upon four stringers AKA. THIS street
| is now being graded and with substan
tial sidewalk will be the popular route te
the depot. The railroad will build ,sot
feet Of the sidewalk.
We acknowledge the receipt of a com
plimentary ticket of admission to the
races to be given by the West Side racing
association of Butte City, Montana, com
mencing to-day and ending Saturday
The programme is liberal enough to in
duce the best horses in the Territory t.
compete, including three purses of fiv'
hundred dollars each. We trust that thi
may be followed by races over the Boze
man course.
Mr.. Berry and family, accompanied b,
Miss Sallie Hosmer and Judge MCGUIRE
little girls arrived in Bozeman on Sun
day from the Park. Mr.. Berry has con
cluded to adopt Bozeman as his futur
home and has secured house for tina
purpose. Judge Mcclure and childrel
will constitute portion of the family
We are pleased to welcome them as al
addition to our society, among whom
they have many friends.
Our contemporaries do not speak il
the highest terms of the Northern Pa
cific railroad directory. We were for
tunate enough not to invest in this pub
LEGATION, and from hasty glance at it
directory Of Bozeman we are willing t
concede that it is inaccurate and worth
less as it contains only the names of
portion of Bozeman's Inhabitants AM
they are unrecognizably mispelled.