The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-06-13
MONTANA CHRoNICLED.

MONTANA CHRONICLED.
Mr.. N. F. Lozier, formerly of Bozeman
has opened a select school in Virginia
City.
C. B. Towers, the famous boot and
shoe man of Miles City, has started a
store at Livingston.
Chas. Savage, the pioneer merchant OF
Miles City, has established business at
Livingston, giving it his own supervi-
sion.
Editor knight, of the Miles City Jour
nal, will issue this week the first number
of the National Park Pioneer at Livings-
ton. He has moved his family to that
point.
Earnest Goettlich, for a long time in
the harness business at Miles City, has
moved his stock and fixtures to Living
ston and started upon his career.
Stebbens, Post 4 Mund, who have q
bank in Miles City, have established a
branch at Livingston. This makes three
banks this firm has in Montana.
I. Orschel & Bro, for a long time deal
ers in whisky, cigars and general mer'
chandise at Miles City are now prosper
ing at Livingston with a branch store.
Sol. Smith Russell, who is to play
through Montana during this and next
month had an 81 800 house at Winnipeg
last week. It is said to be tho best show
that has ever visited the west.
Miles City has lost large number o.
its prominent business men since the
town of Livingston has been started
These old time rustlers are determined c
keep to the front, and it would not be
surprising to find some Of them on the
west coast in year.
A raid was made on the stock belong
ing to Joseph Leighton on his Tongue
river ranch a few miles above Miles City
Seventeen head of horses are reported to
have been stolen. Suspicion attaches
itself to certain parties in connection
with the theft.
I'D. Mcintyre, of Bozeman was award
ed the contract by the county commits.
sioners of Lewis and Clark county for re.
surveying the original townsite Of Helena
against four or five competitors. His bid
was s., $50; the next highest was So zoe
and the highest 5000.
If this years crops in the Yellowstone
valley are to be estimated in proportion
to the spring rainfall, the Northern Pa
cific railroad will have occasion to con-
struct second track during the summer
in order to have facilities for transport
ing to the east our surplus production in
the fall.
The land sales of the Northern Pacific
land department of land in the eastern
division of that road including Minneso-
ia, Dakota and Yellowstone valley in
Montana for the month of May amount.
ed A, 915 acres, for total of S174,000.
About $4,000 were derived from the sale
of town LOTT during the same period in
the sane division.
Miss Sallie E. Hosmer's entertainment
in Deer Lodge on Monday night was
largely attended by the best citizens of
the valley town, and proved a splendid
and deserved success. The lady will
next week go to Missoula on invitation
of the leading citizens, and is sure to re-
ceive. a royal welcome and a generous
patronage, after which she will probably
visit her friends in Helena.
Mr.. Anderson has had a special ticket
printed for the street railway service at
Billings. It contains combination of
business and pleasure, and entities the
holder to round trip from Billings to
the river and back, and two glasses of
beer at the brewery at the terminus.
Those Billings people 60 in for advertis-
ing no matter what the cost is.
A rather prominent Helena individual
was bantering Col. Lamborn, land COM
missioner of the Northern Pacific, for
pass over that road, when the Colonel
very obligingly wrote and handed him a
pass worded as follows: "Road masters
will pass, whose feet fit an eight
tie, from Helena to st. Paul, upon condi-
ton that he shall never return" Who
can he be?
The body of a man was found by Mr..
Loader in the rapids opposite Coulson on
the 9th inst. The remains were those of
q young man of about twenty-five yean
Of age and weighed about $50 pounds.
He had sandy chin whiskers and mus
tache. The clothing on the body con-
sisted Of a new suit of brown duckina, a
pair of boots with spurs. and grey cas-
simere overshirt. The body has not
been in the water over eight or ten days.
A young Englishman, employed in
confidential capacity by q prominent
railroad official of the Northern Pacific
recently made trip to Montana. While
the train which bore him as a passenger
was halted at Little Missouri station.
the y. M, inspired by the wilduess and
general savage aspect of the scenery, con-
ceived the brilliant idea of enacting the
role of Jesse James for the special benefit
Of his companions. Stepping out Of the
train he went through a transformation
process which rendered him completely
disguised and brandishing "hoss pistol"
aloft he boarded the car. The scheme
was complete success-if one don't care
what he says. He was taken for Mis-
souri, outlaw and as such was greeted
with reception that impaired at least
sickness il not instant death to
the leading character. The joker realized
this before hostilities commenced, and
dropping his disguise, slid into the car
like weed shaken by the wind and beg
ged the crowd for Goods sake to hold