The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-23
From Saturdays Daily

Secretary Tooker was not seriously in
jured by the railroad accident as reported
yesterday.
Miss Annie Fawler departed for Vir'
ginia on to-day's stage to visit relatives
residing there.
Frank VanAllen has removed his jew.
eller shop to the rooms next door to S
W. Lewis barber shop.
Rev. J. B. Chynoweth has arrived to
take the place of Rev. T. B. Gray in the
pulpit of the Methodist church.
1t only costs you half dollar to see
the best show travelling, at the Palace
theatre, tonight, April 18th.
It is rumored that several more mar.
riages are on the tapis in Bozeman, but
we are not allowed to give the parties
away.
Saturday as usual has brought out a
large number of the Gallatin comfy yeo-
many and our streets presented lively
appearance.
The editorial in the CHRONICLE about
the Northern Pacific railroad land deeds
has attracted considerable attention to
the matter and will no doubt lead to the
correction of abuses on this head.
The primary meeting tonight of the
republicans promises to be as full Of in
terest as the mass meeting was a few
weeks ago. We shall see who "rules the
roost."
The number of new hats around town
to-day may be accounted for from the
fact that seven or eight were stolen last
night from the dressing room at Speith
& Krug's hall during the progress of the
dance given by the Bozeman social club.
Mr.. John Hammell, aged 6S, died at
Paul & Hanley's, Three Forks, on Thurs
day morning of dropsy. He was a French
man and had no friends in this part of
the country. He lived on upper Willow
creek. For the past two weeks he had
been there under the care of DR.. Tracy
and during that time had the best of
care.
From MIR. joseph Reeves, of Three
Forks, we learn that there is an iron
mine now being worked on the divide
between the old Nave road and GaIen's
ranch road, and the product is being
shipped to Wickes to be used as a fux
Three six horse teams are employed
hauling the ore to Gallatin for shipment.
We consider this, though small now, as
very important discovery.
Paul Mccormick and family are in
town. Mrs. Mccormick is guest of Mrs.
Walter Cooper. and will remain a few
days. Mr.. Mccormick leaves for his
home at Junction City to-day, at which
place he will arrive at 9 o'clock this
evening. What change! Only a few
years ago Mr.. Mccormick was pioneer
in that country, Drawing all dangers and
making many hair-breadth escapes. We
remember that his first trip up from Fl.
Pease to Bozeman occupied seventeen
days. every foot of it lurking with danger.
He made it on foot because it was the
safest mode of travel. Now he can dine
and ride in palace cars.
We have received letter from SUBJ
scriber in Texas, who ask us how many
buffalo there are in Montana; if there is
any show to catch any calves to domesti-
cate; if they are being killed off for their
hides. etc. To the first we will say that
we have no means of knowing how many
there are. To the second, that no
doubt calves can be caught and
domesticated, and to the third,
that they are killed in large quantities
for their hides, however, principally by
Indians; also that the herds are being
continually thinned out He informs us
also that he has some he has caught and
would like to come to Montana to start
wild game ranch. We are SO far removed
from the buffalo ranges that we cannot
give any definite Information.