The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-23
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Seven thousand people shouted yes
when in closing the session of the Nor
mon conference John Taylor put to a
vote the question, shall We uphold the
doctrines of our church, including poly
eamv. stand by it and defy the powers OF
the nation ?"
The papers are talking about the Pc
culiarly happy family, the republican
party. Grant won't speak to Blaine;
Blaine won't speak to Conk ing; Arthur
won't speak to Logan; Conkling won't
speak to Arthur; Logan won't speak to
Blaine. What's the matter with the boys
of the g. 0. p!'
DR.. Isaih $. Tuppins, the first negro to
be graduated from medical college In
Columbus, Ohio. was rnceatly presented
by the negros Of that city with fine set
of medical instruments and books, in ap-
| probation of the difficulties with which
he has had to contend IN acquiring his
education.
The body of George Leah was found
in the White river near, Indianal oils, In
diana. Leah was the oldest locomotive
engineer in the United States, having
been the first man to drive the lOcomo-
tive Rocket" which was exhibited at
the recent Chicago railway exhibitiun
He was eishty-one years old. 1t Is sup
/ posed he committed suicide.
| The house committee on public lands
! instructed Representative Payson to
favorably report his bill on the recent
unlawful occupancy of public lands. The
measures provide that all enclosures OF
public lands in any state or territory by
parties who have no titlest lands shall
! be unlawful. 1t further provides that II
/ shall be lawful FIR any person to demol'
ish any such enc ;,Ire when it encloses
! more than GAO acres of land Oh any
agricultural lCli
! n Tltil OLA - NV lC'i
| PENNSYLVANIA, vi. had ':struck lie" had
/ such horror OF banks. that he would
not entrllst his veal II to their keeping
/ He hid away in his house some So0,0O(
! to S1OO,OO0. His house was burslarizeC
three times. and himself and family
gagged, hound and otherwise maltreated
He lost only some $1,000 by the burg
! laries. The last burglary worked little
| common sense into his added pate, anC
he finally entrusted his remaining thous
| ands to the bank for safe keeping.
/ Eric ]. Ieec!l. grand sire of the SOW
ereign grand lodge If Odd Fellows
has appointed Alexander l.. Spear o
| Baltimore Grand treasurer of the sover
| ei-n grand lodge to fill the vacancy oc
| casinned by the death of Joshua Eansant
Mr. Spear is a leadin. ieweler Of Balti
more, is about fifty years Of age, and
prominent in the order. He has hello
the offices of grand master and granc
treasurer of the grand lodge OF Maryland
and was representative in the sovereign
grand lodge for several years.
The provision relative to marriages re-
qrires they shall be solemnized by min
lister judge or justice Of the peace, and
any person so officiating shall file GER
tificate OF marriage before the county
recorder of lands within thirty daysaftel
the ceremony. Failure to file such record
is punishable by fine of five hundred
dollars. The substitute makes the sol
emnization of marriage when either party
to be married has husband and wife iiv'
ing misdemeanor punishable by inn
| prisonment in Jail not less than SIX
months nor more than twelve.