The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-16
WEEKLY CHRONICLE
THE CITY CHR0NICLED.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The ice went out of the Yellowstone at
Billings without doing the damage to
the Northern Pacific bridge that was
feared.
An emigrant on the west bound Nor
thern Pacific train of last Sunday COM
mitted suicide at Mandan. He was dis
couraged.
The Bozeman social club have sent out
invitations for their closing dance of the
season at Speith & Krug's hall one week
from to-day.
The nice and new carpet for the Ma
sonic lodge room has arrived and is being
put in place. 1t is quite an ornament to
the lodge room.
Col. Geo. o. Eaton, after spending .
week or two among his many friends in
Bozeman, has gone to Cooke City to look
after his large mining interests.
John Stovenor, who has been east on u
visit to the old fireside, returned home
much pleased with his visit, but is glad
to get back to his mountain home.
The eclipse of the moon yesterday
morning, we venture to say, was not seen
by many of our citizens. The exciting
events of the last few days eclipse it.
Mckenzie has been hunting all around
town to find out what are tax-paying
demi-monde. He thinks there are some
dem fine taxpayers but the word taken
as a whole gets away with him.
1t Is astonishing how many men there
are who voted for the successful candi-
dates, and how many votes they success
fully engineered into the ballot box but
then you know, times are dull and items
scarce and they must talk about some
thing.
A gentleman who has been engaged in
stock hunting says that the mountains
east of Bozeman are alive with men seek
ing new coal discoveries. So far a good
many clamins have been located with
good prospects.
Walter Cooper and wife left to-day for
down the Yellowstone. Mr.. Cooper goes
to Dickinson, Dakota, on business and
Mrs. Cooper will go as far as the Big
Horn, where she will remain until the
return of Mr.. Cooper.
Doc Lansing and Davis, it is said. have
got q corner on all the ice in Eagle City
which has been put up for summer use.
From present appearances they can use
snow until it flies again, but if the ice is
needed they will reap harvest.
Under-Sheriff Ponsford had an excit-
ing race with horse thief last night. He
fred at him once to make him halt but
he only ran the faster. He was finally
overhauled up near Mr.. Lynde's lumber
yard and is now in durance vile.
Mr.. Jno. Besserer the worthy secretary
of the B. L. Association will arrive to-day
from his former home in Ohio. As the
B. L. A., is in langulshing condition at
present, it is to be hoped that John will
infilse some life into the institution.
The reporter of the Missoula County
Times has been mistaken for a million
aire by three-card monte men. Newspa-
per reporters should leave their diamond
studs at home and their Jorgensen
watches on the piano when they stray
away from the sanctum.
There was very pleasant social party
last night at the residence of Mr.. d. E.
Rouse, given by Mr.. Majors and mother.
to some young couples. Dancing and
other amusements made it very enjoy
able affair, and one long to be remember
ed bv those who participated.
The St. Paul chamber of commerce
have petitioned the postmaster-gencral
to make q change in the schedule
time of the fast mail, so that the delivery
of said mail will occur during the bust
ness hours of the day. They claim that
as it is it is of no practical benefit.
John Boreing, who attempted suicide
at Salesviile on Monday evening, expired
yesterday evening, He will be inferred
at Salesville to-day. Should his jealousy
prove to be well founded the instigator
will have something pleasant to think
over during the remainder of his days.
w. D. Flowers and wife are in the city
from Morland, the new place on the rail-
road near Hamilton. Mr.. Flowers, with
number of others have secured large
tract of land in that vicinity and have
CONSTRUCTED large canal, conveying the
waters of the West Gallatin upon that
heretofore desert waste.
Three Montana horses we're winners of
races at New Orleans week before last.
iBonnie Australian won a mile dash
againa five other horses in las. Hickory
Jim ;sSomel Mike) won a three-quarter-
while dash against four contestants in LII,
and Gilt got away with the fve-furlong
race in Los. beating three competitors.
The San Francisco Examiner very
happily states the position of the political
organization which will furnish the
country with the next president. "The
Democratic party" it says, lis committed
to lessened taxation and reduced expend-
iture in both state and national politics;
the fewest burdens for the greatest num-
ber."
The attorneys of Hanna, the man SEN
'tenced to hang for the murder of Geo. F.
Nelson, have appealed his case to the su-
preme court. That's what's the matter
with Hanna! He says he has left his
case with God. The supreme court of
Montana is nearer God now than it will
ever be, we fear, or else Hanna is mis-
taken.
A mountain rat near Helena has been
rolling in wealth, having made his nest
in can which contained 81 200 of Uncle
Sans promises to pay, consisting oftens,
twenties and hundred dollar bills he was
q very economical rat, however, having
only used remnant of the currency.
The money was buried some time ago by
n miner who had more faith in tho hanl