The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-09
From Mondays Daily

FrOm Mondays Daily
The first death in the Crur d'Alen,
mines was that of W. II. Allen. aged q
years.
Some Of our doctors were subpened to
day to investigate the case Of man sup
posed to be crazy.
/ Its lucky for Hank Willard that he is
reporter - he can soon regain his fortune
by this occupation.
An attempt will be made to organize 8
Young Mems Christian Association ir
Bozeman, at once.
| Livingston is having an interesting
case of misplaced confidence on trial, the
names Of the interested parties are omit
ted.
Tax levy. Thirteen mills. How about
excessive taxation? Does not the action
of the board prove that the CHRONICLE
was right in advocating reduction.
Col. Pat. Donan, the Fourth-of.July
screamer and editor, has been rendered
. position in the passenger advertising
department of the Northern Pacific K
r., for which he is peculiarly fitted.
! The stock of furniture belonging to the
late Geo. Clark has been stored until
spring. Mrs. Clark will visit her former
| home in Virginia until spring, and hel
son will resume his studies at Ann Ar.
Dor.
There are, it is said, more people going
into the Ceur TAlene mines than are
coming out. New and rich diggings
are said to have been discovered in 18th
Of July canyon.
Pork sausage is sold in Butte for Is cts.
per pound. Gallatin county flour, $40
per cwt; oats $l75 and $l.SO per cwt
hay per ton $26. Wood 500 per cord.
potatoes 81 so per cwt.
The widow and family Of the man
Combes, who was lynched at Greenhorn
gulch about year ago, are in destitute
circumstances, and will I've sent to the
county poor farm.
1t must not be forgotten that this is
election year; that the CHRONICLE will
pursue straightforward course and will
always be found on one side of the fence
The weekly has been reduced in price to
$500.
4 Chinaman was arrested yesterday
for pulling a revolver On some small boys
who were snow-balling him. While it is
wrong for boys to snow ball, except
among themselves, it is also wrong for
any person even to carry gun.
The Townsend 1ranchama. seven COL
umn, clearly-printed paper, full Of inter
esting news, ably edited has made its ap-
pearance on our table. The citizens of
the new town of Townsend should be
proud Of their paper.
Cliff Reynolds, an old-time Gallatin
valley resident and lately of the Beaver
Creek house, has taken charge of the
new hotel at Townsend, erected by Tier
ney & Co. We wish him. success in his
new. field, and no doubt he will meet
with it, as Townsend will prove to be an
important point.
Manager John Mcguire has given a
certified check for 5000 to Hugh Coyle,
advance manager for John l.. Sullivan
combination. on the signing of contract
for five performances in Montana Terri
tory, in each Of which the champion and
his pugilistic aggregation are pledged to
appear.
The town of Billings has more cause
to regret Frederick Billings failure to
secure the I presidency Of the n, P. Rail
road, than any town in Montana. With
Billings in the chair, his namesake
would have received an everlasting i'm
petus AZ the gentleman from pride would
have officially helped it, and thereby in
fluenced and secured the aid Of many
friends.
A Mexican boy fell into well about
fifteen feet deep and containing nine feet
of water. The mother jumped in to save
the boy, the grandmother followed suit
to save her daughter, brother of the
boy, the old man and great grandmother
piled in in quick succession and then a
neighbor planted himself in the way and
shut off the flow of anxious relatives and
prevented them from Overtaxing the
capacity of the we'll.
VIM. F. Goggin, alias kerry Eagle"
who was suspected Of being the murder :
er of Daniel Mccarthy on December "a,
had Il preliminary examination and was
held to await the action Of the grand
Jury. The evidence was weighty and /;
here can be no doubt of his being con-
victed. The clothes which he wore OH |
he night of that brutal murder bear tes- ,
timony and his nervous action and wild i
during the progress Of the I
attest to his knowledge of !
he crime. !
The garrison at keogh were shocked !
10 learn that soldier named keath had
net his death at the hands of a guard .
named Thinner The circumstances at
ending the shooting were few, and can
De summarized in the statement that
deceased was known as big Keath," and
vas in arrest in charge of Thinner, and
refractory was reprimanded by
his guard In retaliation he made an
ittack on tie guard, and then sought to
escape from him. Thinner, after Mailing
him several times, fired, the charge TAX
ng effect in the body, killing him almost
Instantly. It is sad affair, but probably