The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-23
From Mondays Daily

Prom Mondays Daily
Another beautiful day shines upon US;
sleighing good and horses lively.
Deputy Sheriff Ash has resigned his
position and will locate at Cooke City.
! Owenhouse sells saddles and harness,
also pays highest cash price for hides.
Seats for "Calfee's Wonderland" will
be sold for Sl.0O. No charges for reserve
seats.
The Butte Miner and Inter Mountain
have both reduced the size Of their
paper.
Oh! what a tangled web l weaved,
when first practiced to receive. sighed a
Bozeman lady after New Years day.
A Bozeman gentleman lately from
Boston informs US that the Widow But
Ter will not use her Leap Year preroga-
tive.
The masquerade last Saturday night
was well attended. Among the notably
odd suits were Mr.. Sudlow's and Val
liant's. ....7
The Livingston Enterprise refers to
"Rustler's" letters in the Livingston
Tribune. as q boom for Bozeman. God
save the mark.
The Mineral Argus dubs Billings as the
"Maggot City" Inasmuch as magic
City" is Of our coinage, we naturalls feel
hurt at the corruption.
Mr.. Jos. Brown, of Gardiner, has been
in the city for the past few days enjoying
rest from mining work, which engage
his attention at Bear gulch.
&c. Eddy, who has been doing a
liquor business at the depot has silently
folded his tent like the Arab and gone.
Once away, always away.
]. schreiner came up from Townsend
to-day, and will remain with his family
for several days. He reports Townsend's
prospects as very good indeed.
Next week Bozeman is to be visited by
all the Presbyterian ministers of Mon
tana and the bishop of this district. The
| event is the annual meeting of the Pres
bytery.
1t is rumored on the streets that Gov.
Crosby has appointed Mabee, of the
Glendive Times, poet-laureate. If true,
this is tough on Knight, of the Miles
City Journal.
Editor-in-chief. Langhorne, Major Geo.
0. Eaton, Col. Ed. F. Ferris and Major
Pease, came over from the constitutional
convention Saturday night and remained
over Sunday.
"How long will man lie j. the earth
ere he rot?" Mr.. Hamlet asked the
grave digger. Mr. Hamlet would get
quick and satisfactory answer by inquir-
ing of Bozeman doctor.
The Bismarck Tribune says, "At his
New Years reception, Sitting Bull did
not wear his breech-clout." This almost
takes our breath. Let us hope, however
that he wore at least smile.
Mrs. VanCleve. of Minneapolis, a lady
Of celebrity, will be in Bozeman the latter
part of this week to meet with the ladies
of the Presbyterian church. She is en-
gagged in missionary work and will prob.
ably lecture in Bozeman.
"Calfee's Wonderland" will exhibit in
Helena on Friday and Saturday; from
thence they will 60 to St. Paul, exhibit
ing on the 4th, 5th and 9Th of February.
On the 7th, sth and 9th, they will ex-
hibit in Minneapolis and then go to New
York.
As the happy couple were leaving the
church the bride handed one of the ush-
ers piece of paper and whispered to
him: "See the reporters at once, give
them the description Of my dress, say
the bride behaved like heroine, and be
sure and say that we will receive pre-
sents.
The excursion train leaves for the tun-
mel tomorrow at half past ten a. m.
About fifty business men, accompanied
by one lady have been invited. A full
number will undoubtedly attend and
enjoy the delightful ride. In the evening
q grand banquet will take place. It will
be an event long to be remembered.
1t now appears that Ex-President Vii
lard was not Willard, but Hilgard, rela-
tive of Prof. Hilgard of the Coast Survey
and Prof. Hileard Of the University of
California. His object for changing his
name, was one of foolish pride, the fear
that his honest labor, when poor, would
disgrace his family. This was an unac.
countable weakness in man of common
sense and common ability.
"A Carson City photograk her treats
each customer who will take it to drink
of liquor, in order to get the proper
pleased expression on the face" Gays an
exchange. Right here an idea presents
itself If the authorities Of our large
cities would procure liquor from Living
ston to administer to refractory criminals
who have to he held while having their
pictures taken, no trouble would be ex-
perienced. The man could be propped
up against the wall and his phiz taken
without struggle.
A wounded soldier ont in Burlington,
Iowa, has relinquished his pension be-
cause he has entirely recovered from his
wounds and does not think it right to
longer take the money. This is one Of
two or three such cases reported during
the past eighteen wears, in spite Of the
fact that thousands Of men. especially
officers above the rank Of captain, are in
the san e condition. If some Of this con-
scientiousness could be distributed fairly
among the men who are continually as
saulting the government for pensions
never earned the fraudulent spants