The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-21

Silk hats or more commonly known as
@plug" hats are getting go common since
the minstrel show was here; as to lead
to the suspicion that q number of the
minstrels left their hats behind them.
Mr.. Jno. w. Besserers 54-inch expert
Columbia bicycle, was expressed yester-
day to Helena, where it will be ridden
in the fve-mile championship race to-
night. When Helena or Butte want to
loan good article they invariably come
to Bozeman after it.
The MAY basket sociable" at the resi-
dence of w. H. Tracy was largely attend
ed by the society people Of Bozeman, and
it proved very enjoyable affair, netting
the sum of$29.50. The baskets, filled with
cake and other delicacies, were auctioned
off by Mr.. Thomas Sudlow.
The Canadian Pacific has issued new
tariff, subject to the joint Canadian freight
classification. The Manitoba is prepar-
ing tariff to be governed by the same
classification, naming rates to st. Paul
and Minneapolis to all points on the
Canadian Pacific, and taking effect Sat-
urday.
Col. Cough, counsel for the Northern
Pacific, left yesterday for Yankton, where
he will srgue the case Rich Moses vs.. the
Northern Pacific in the supreme court of
Dakota. The case is suit for damages
for personal injuries received at the Far
20 yards, November, 1882. Moses was at
the time an employee Of the company.
w. B. E. Cash, who has 80 successfully
eluded the officers in South Carolina has
at last passed in his checks. A posse
went to arrest him and found him in q
barn. Cash came out and fired. The
fire was returned. After Cash fired sew
eral times, he fell riddled with bullets.
One of the posse was hurt by having his
fingers shot off.
The skating rink was crowded last
night to witness the race. Horace Cleve-
land won first prize, twelve dollars; and
young gentleman whose name we did
not learn won secord money, six dollars
One of the skaters in his efforts to get
away with something, fell and carried
with him about six feet of the canvas
lining of the vail.
Most western corn-growers fully under
stand why the crop failed last year; late
planting, poor seed, seed grown in a
wrong latitude, and early frosts. They
can not hasten the advent of spring, or
put off autumn frosts, bvt they will be
likely to see to the seed part of the bust
ness this year. 1t will take at least three
or four good corn crops to render them
again careless in this matter; after that
the forgetful may again look out for a
corn failure.
We have received letter signed by
Stephen Howes, A. Cooper and Moses
Decker, enclosing one from w. L. Per-
kins, from the mines, which Mr. Howes
requests us to publish.
MURYvILLE, May Sth, 1884.
Friend Stephen Howes:
S1R:-I send you line to say, you did
not more than half tell the facts. 1t is
without doubt the richest camp l ever
saw. 1 think you could do an immense
milk business here. Every gulch is good
that has been struck yet, and l have
been into sixteen or eighteen of them.
These are side gulches to Pritchard creek.
One called Dream gulch paid fifty-five
pounds weight in eight DAYS time with
eighteen men to work and another paid
good, in fact all are good. I got some in
terests in the Big river wash, and good
prospects have been got near me. am
coming out in few days and will see
you then. Am quite well. As ever yours,
| w. L. PERKINS.