The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-17
THINGS TERRITORIAL,

| Vice President Cakes does not antici
| Iste serious snow blockades on the
Northern Pacific this winter.
The shipments of barsiIver from Butte
! for the last week were rather light, the
aggregate being Al bars. valued at total
of $67 ,552.
Fully fifty territorial prisoners are held
in county jails because no accommodations
exist for them in the penitentiary.
Iowa papen announce the death Of
Rev. s. G. Iathrop, al Ottumwa, Novem-
l'er 21st. Deceased was one Of the pi,,-
neer Methodist ministers Of Montana.
Some of the bunko workers who were
compelled to make ha.ty fight from
Denver have struck the western portion
# this territory and are there keeping
open their weather optics for gullible
greenies who want to win ON sure
thing" racket
II. {. Wilson. large sheep farmer of
Tehame county, California. who brought
about 800 sheep to the Yellowstone
valley few weeks ago, and who tried
the experiment Of dipping them in the
~ater at Hunters Hot Springs returned
{" his home on Thursday after having
l'~ated his band opposite SprinedaIe for
the acknowledgements.
While Col. Sanders was addressing
j,rv the sheriff entered followed by six
teen prisoners. The Colonel paused. and
remarked that as the grand jury were
e'm my il, he would continue his re-.
marks after they had finished their bus
insss. The general laugh that followed
appraised the Colonel that he hal uncon-
s..iously paid u compliment t. the grand
inquest Of the .'ounty.-Billings Post.
JUL III lsasinski and wife, of Bozeman,
arrived in town On yesterdays DELAYED
train from the west. As most Of our
citizens know. Mr. Baslnski is the head
OF the firm If Ba>inski ~ Bro, of this
city and BOzeman, and his visit here will
b.. made very pleasant by al the friends
Of this well known hou,e.-Miles City
journal.
The Montana headquarters at the New
Orleans Exposition are to he adorned by
several fine paintings loaned for the oc-
tasion to Commissioner by Albert Bier
sadt, the celebrated landscape painter
he picture of "Old Faithful geyser,
in the National Park. and the others
l;'nky mountain hunting scenes
The grand jury in the name Of the Cit.
Z 'ns Of Yellowstone county enter their
|'rotest against the lease Of the Crow re-
servation to the Colorado syndicate. or
any other corporation or pers,n believ- |
my that the same would be equally in
furious to the Indians and to the general |
ublic. The vast domain embraced in
he Grow reservation containing nearly |
J, 100000 acres should be reduced from
he Boulder to the Big Horn and the land
hrown open reserved Tor the benefit OF
ctual settlers.
Charlie Blakeley spent the fore part Of
he week in Livingston, and as the term
{ his Office as sheriff of (iallatin county
xpires on the 18th inst, it may be con-
dered a. his last official visit to this side
: the range. It may he said of Mr..
lakele! that no public servant ever re-
red from, Office in Montana with better
c'nrd, more friends, or Will, greater re-
? 1T from his constituents Mr.. Blake
y informs us that he intends, with his
'lnily, to visit the New Orleans EXPOSE
on the last Of the present mouth, after
hich he will sojourn among friends and
'latives in different parts of the east un-
about the first of May ne xt.-Enter-
-is<.