The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-30
From Wednesdays Daily
Mayor Bogert is in Billings for a few

Mayor Bogert is in Billings for few
days.
Arthur O'Conner, one of Miles City,
prominent attorneys, is in Bozeman OF
land case.
Jos. Leighton, of Miles City, and Capt
Jno. Smith, of Bozeman, left last night
for Rathdrum.
The CHRONICLE of Boze,nan, numbered
the first anniversary Of its birth yester.
day. 1t deserves to see an indefinite
number of such dates a. the years roll
by.-Eaterprise.
A fight for $500 side has been arrang.
ed to take place between Duncan Nc
Donald, of Montana, and Pete Mccoy
champion light weight of America) in
Montana on the 18th of next May.
The Liverpool, England, representa-.
tive. at the Northern Pacific hotel, will
probably depart tomorrow in a north
erIy direction toward the ''pole," as the
sweet-laden winds of the chinook does
not agree with him.
Engineers Bechler & Hogeland will
endeavor to finish up their work at the
tunnel by Saturday night. On Monday
they will join Col. Dodge and engineer
Van Welt at Helena and proceed to
Portland for short visit.
There was man, once on time, who
thought him wonderous wise, he swore
by all the tabled gods he'd never adver-
tise. But his goods were advertised ere
long, and-''thereby hangs tale;" the
lad" was set in nonparell and hea de
"Sheriff's Sale"
The Walla Walla iGatesman, in refer
ring to the fact of so many papers being
on the tapis for publication in the Ceur
d'Alene mining district in the spring,
saws that the material for an Office is now
at the Mission and will be taken in on
the first sta,
The Mills City Journal has concluded
to dispense with its tehegraphic news
hereafter. The cost of the Associate
Press franchise at Miles City has been
enormous, and it has always been mat
ter Of surprise to US that the Journal held
~, to - on <o,ooo,o,,e1,,
Mr.. Charles s. Fee and MIR. H. c. Davis
of the Northern Pacific road, have re-
turned from Chicago. Mr. Fee has the
title of general passenger agent and Mr.
Davis that of assistant general passenger
agent. Mr.. Muir is authority for saying
that no one has yet been appointed assis-
tant general ticket agent.
One of the most pleasant affairs that
has occurred lately in Bozeman was the
basket social given by the ladies of the
NJ. E. Church last evening. As fnan-
cial success it resulted in obtaining sos
The ladies wish us to return their thanks
to Mr.. J. D. McCammon for the use of
house, and to Mr.. Sudlow, the auctioaeer.
Owing to the rush of work yesterday
an erroneous figure crept into our item |
about the tunnel, making it $4,000 feet
in length. Every one, of course, will
know that it was mistake, but inasmuch
IS the Courier may take this occasion to
lurl one of its death-dealing chunks of
acetious pabulum at us, we have endeav-
'red to stave off its crushing effect.
The Bozeman Weekly CHRONICLE has
ust completed its first year-not by any
means the most trying period of its his
DRY. 1t has been fair, average, local
,aper, and. if it's projectors have suffi-
lent stamina and ducats, there is no rea-
ou why it should not be permanent and
become power in the land. 1t has the
,est wishes Of the Courier for Its future
uccess. "There's room enough for ALL"
Courier.
Carl J. Adolphson, whose execution is
ct for February 7, is likely to hang. It
8 improbable that any extension Of his
eprieve will be granted and as the sup
eme court has taken no action in his
ase the chances are against him. Frank
loung, whose reprieve expires about
february IL, has such influential friends
hat he may be able to obtain an extern
ion and eventually new trial.-Enter-
rise.
With the compliments of the First Ma
ional Bank Of Billings, the CHRONICLE
as received circular letter stating that
he bank of Stebbins. Mund & Co., at
'illings, has been succeeded by the First
'ational Bank at that place. 1t begins
usiness with a paid up capital of sec, 900
18th authority toextend to $25O,0O0. The
irectors are W. K. Stebbins, president;
'. L. Peck, vice-president; H. II. Mund,
asher; H. L. Richardson, assistant
asher; P. W. Meadow. Jno. McGinness
nd John R. King. Business was begun
nder the national system Yesterday.