The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-30
From Saturdays Daily

The work of harvesting ice is goin,
ahead rapidly.
John Walsh is much better, and hi
friends look for his speedy recovery.
Hon. Sam Word, of Butte, is again i,
Bozeman on short business trip.
The Helena city council have adopted
the true meridian time.
Owenhouse sells saddles and harness
also pays highest cash price for hides.
Lippincott the constitutional steno
grapher, gets $50 per day. Pretty fail
wages.
The telephone company are extending
| their line to Story's will, at least mill
from the city.
| It is evident that the Constitutions
Convention will be in session at leas
another week.
The proceedings of the constitutions
convention published to-day, shows tha
body to be busy.
Catholic services will be held in. the
Catholic school house on Sunday at 10 q
M, P. Barieli, S. J.
According to an exchange this is the
time that the broken-resolution trade be-
gins with our saloons.
Just as we go to press the Chinese
begun their celebration, which promises
to be of unusual grandure.
The pound" social at the residence. OF
Rev. Byron Morse, was success and re-
suited in collecting over $50.
P.J. Queally, superintendent of the
Maxwell coal mine, returned from a
hasty business trip to New York this
morning.
1t is very evident that the Bell tele-
phone company will have to keep an ex-
perienced man in Bozeman to look after
the numerous wires.
The Northern Pacific railroad have
made q contract to carry 1900
Black Hill miners from Miles City to a
point near the Cnur d'Alene mines
Mrs. VanCleve, the lady connected
with the women's missionary society will
be in Bozeman next week and probably
address Bozeman audience.
"Rustler,s" letter in the Livingston
Tribune of to-day is very short. Its
former author no doubt has left the
country as it fails to treat on the subject
promised.
Mr., Martin Maginnis says the only
thing he found in his stocking on Christ
mas morning was hole. 1t was just his
luck, and he darned 1t as usual.-Wosh-
ington Hatcha.
1t seems to be the general impression
that Montana will have a big stock boom
this year. The exceedingly mild weather
of this winter will induce many stock
men to come here.
On Monday the schools and banks Of
Bozeman will resume sun time, aband-
oning the standard time, which is now
in Use by all the towns along the North
ern Pacific railroad.
p. Christianson, employed at the Boze-
man tunnel was made aware of the fact
to-day that some one, two months ago
had drawn out of the bank, with forged
check $lO2 of his deposits.
Now indoor the hummer buns, and
the chewing GUNNER gums, and the ban
10 strummer strums. The hummer, the
GUNNER, and strummer, make glum win
ter GUNNER; good Lord! send. US sum-
mer!
w. Rea, jr., returned from visit to
Missouri this morning. Will says that
the weather in that section was horrible,
and that he is glad to get back to beauti-
full Montana with its pure warm atmos-
phere.
The fine sleighing and delightful
weather of this winter has given Boze-
man people an elegant opportunity to
display the speed of their trotters, exhibit
their fine turnouts and the prettiness of
our young ladies.
At dinner recently given at Miles
City, Gen. Brisbin nominated Gen. Miles
for the presidency. The report fails to
say whether or not he placed himself in
for delegate of Montana or
not, but everyone knows that he would
resign his position in the army to be
elected.
The citizens of Virginia City have Sc
lected committees from among them
selves to collect statistics of the adjacent
valleys with view of ascertaining their
capacity to support railroad: also to
learn whether the right of way for rail-
road could be obtained through the val
leyS 10 the NaLlOudl IdTk.
The heather Chinese now wears a
smile amusing to see. Tomorrow he will
shoot the "flir clatter," drink rice whis-
key and abandon the wash tub and I've
water, to celebrate in his own peculiar
and hilarious style, the Chinese New
Year. A large number Of presents were
given away by the Mongolians to-day
The Bozeman Weekly CHRONICLE has
reached its first mile stone in the great
race of journalism. Apparently it bears
evidence Of a generous patronage, thrift
and success. One thing is certain it has
given conclusive evidence of possessing
grit, and with plenty Of staythereative-
ness. mixed with a little wherewithal it's
may become yoluminous.-Liv-
ingston Tribune.
Official information received here by
of the base ball fraternity, state
that a meeting will be held in Helena on
February 18th for the purpose Of organiz-
ing Montana league of base ball play
ers. The following cities will be repre-
scented by two delegates from each, viz:
Bozeman, Benton, Missoula, Deer Lodge,
Butte and Helena. A boom in base ball
circles is expected during the coming