The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-27

of Butte, advanced some $500 for travel
ing expenses and that before this wa
paid Palmer, who owned the horses, sole
them to southern man. Murray seizet
the horses, which brought the matte
into the courts, and we learn that tn,
courts have decided that the purchaser
is entitled to the custody of his property
and have therefore turned Gilt and Bon
ME Australian over to him.
For some time past the president hai
been in receipt of a communication from
a man, signing himself George Alber
Mason, and claiming that while in thu
service of the United States he had beer
despoiled of certain property and $2,O0(
in cash. Details ofthe affair have already
been published, and Mason. who insists
upon the truth of his story, demands an
investigation by the president. The lat
ter, in recent reply, informed Mason
that the case is not proper one for pre-.
sidential interference. Meanwhile Ma
son is getting denunciatory and declares
that he will resort to harsh measures il
justice is not accorded him and care has
been taken at the White House to keep
him under surveillance.
The Independent reports oats a. now
worth 81 .S5 per hundred in Helena, and
says it is an advance of about eighty-five
cents in the last week. Potatoes are
quoted at 81, an advance of ten cents.
We advise the ranchmen of this section
not to he caught by this. Oats are no
such price in Helena. Several parties
who came out on yesterday 3 train assure
us that the highest-price offered is 81 .25.
There is evidently scheme on foot to
create rush Of grain ON that market, 20
that prices will not rise any higher.
Prices are really looking up, but no such
figures can be obtained now, and We
doubt very much if they will be reached
this season.-Tranchant
The following item is skipping about
through the eastern press
Froze-up in Montana, showed up in
Dakota, washed out in Ohio, spring birds
singing in Texas, with ripe strawberries
and summer sun in Florida. gives an
idea of this our glorious country
The author of the squib got matters
frightfully mixed. He meant to say:
"Frost-bitten in Montana, washcd-out in
Ohio, a whisky famine in Texas. froze
out in Florida, spring birds in Minnesota
and flowers and summer sun and ba-
nanas in Dakota, gives ali idea Of the
variety Of this our glorious country"
Let us correct these little matters az they
pass us by.-Bismarck Tribune.
Livingston Enterprise There are two
grocery stores, seven saloons and five
boarding houses in Cooke City. all doing
a good business. So you see the town
has still got some life. if the snow is
seven or eight feet deep. 1t is stated
here that Homestake No. is about to be
sold 100000. There is five times as
much value Of ore in sight in the mine.
We also have the news that DR.. McCum-
ber has sold a claim on Henderson
mountain for $4,000. The Republic has
got big pile Of ore roasted with wood
and will soon be ready to start up again
You can look for good news IN few
days. The old smelter company evi-
dently intends to run next summer, a
they are letting contracts to have ore
taken from several mines.
X. Beidler, it seems by the River
Press, is still alive and az truthful as ever
The boys thought they had some fun at
John Green's expense on Sunday, at the
Grand Union, when Gus Schaffer, the
stage driver, commenced to tell about
seeing so many Of Johns cattle frozen
stiff in such deep snow that they could
not even lie down to die. Then X. Bel.
dler had to ring in with his truthful tale
about seeing on his trip these same cat.
tie climbing trees after last years nests,
! the stock being so hard up for something
to eat Some of the by ISLANDERS thought
the cattle were lucky in having nests ia
fall back ON, but X. differed from them
on that point. Green gave us the item
yesterday that he had just sent out to the
ranch gross of green goggles for his cat.
tie with instructions to his men to change
them often. John explained to the OBJ
tuse reporter that the goggles gave thu
snow banks the appearance Of green
grass to tho cattle. and gave them fresh
courage tn rustic for food
Fremont special: the mayor Of this
place has brought disgrace upon himself
and family. The recent rains have made
the waters in the river here 80 muddy
that many people feel it their duty to
shun water as beverage. Our mayor is
one of this number. For several days
past he has neglected his official duties,
and devoted his time, night and dav to
testing the quality Of the various liquors
sold in the different saloons in town.
Last evening, at the conclusion Of meet
ing for the reliof of the Ohio river food
sufferers, the mayor entered Crogan
street saloon, where he became beastly
drunk. He came out on the street and
joined forces with band of tramping
Italian musicians, and the entire party
spent the rest of the night in parading
the streets, and even the requests Of
policemen whom the men appointed
could not stop him and his drunken com
panions. The mayor will be sober to-
morrow, when action will be taken look
ing toward his removal.
Under the head of Jumping the Park
the Livingston Enterprise has the follow
ing: The publication in the Enterprise
of the bill introduced in congress making
the 45th parallel the northern bundary
of the Yellowstone National Park has
precipitated jumping certain lands in the
Montana portion of the Park. About
the 10Th to the 18th inst, Al. Coffin, Geo.
Welcome and Alex. Moore erected a
cabin on that portion Of the Park lying
between the Mccartney enclosure and
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