The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-07
WEEKLY CHRONICLE
WEDNESDAY, MAY Z, 1884.
THE CITY CHR0NICLED.

WEDNESDAY. MAY 7, 1884.
The CITY CHRONICLED.
Hay is retailing for ten dollars per ton.
Oats are still quiet at one dollar per
hundred.
Egg find Q ready sale at twenty cents
per dozen.
Dr.. Musingbrod of Warm SPRINGS
Asylum, is stopping at the Eastman
house.
C. W. Fletcher has taken out q license
for running . coach to and from the
trains. Prices will be Is cents-no extra
char0e for baggage.
IN. Sweeney, of the firm Oft. C.
Power 4 Co., residing in Helena, arrived
in Bozeman Yesterday, and is stopping at
that popular hostelery, the Northern
Pacific.
Farmer Harder was In town Tuesday
revisiting the scene Of hislastyeaS clean
up. He says the Northern Pacific keeps
up it, old time reputation of excellence,
and Libby is thoroughbred.
Mr.. H. B. Baker, wealthy new conner
from Missouri, and already thrifty
farmer on the West Gallatin, paid us q
visit yesterday. and like all staunch dem
ocrats subscribed for the best paper pub
lished in Bozeman.
We have received the catalogue of
about 70 head of high bred trotting stock
to be sold Wednesday, June 18th, 1884,
rain or shine, at Midway park, near st.
Paul. The horses are owned by Con
Kittson, Chas.. A. DeGraff and Geo. w.
Sherwood.
John W. Smith writes to Cy Mounts
from Fort Occur d'Alene, in which he
says: The Ceur d'Alene mines will
prove themselves to be the richest open
ed anywhere. have just returned from
them and will 60 back soon. Everything
is dazzling. Don't believe reports to the
contrary.
Thomas Deyarmon. the founder and
proprietor of the Madisonian, at the
head of which he has remained 30 long,
has severed his connection, and transfer
red his interest to A. B. Kiser. While
we regret to lose Tom from the ranks of
journalism, we wish abundant success to
his successor
This sounds odd in a stock country.
The Helena Independent says: Three
refrigerator car loads of Chicago corn-fed
beef arrived from the east yesterday,
being the first shipment Of the kind to
Helena. The meat was extremely nice
and presented very enticing appearance
to old Nontanians.
The Anaconda machinery plant, the
best and most complete plant in the en-
tire west, has recently been still further
increased by the addition of the largest
rock breaker in Montana. It Was made
by the Farrell Manufacturing Company,
of Ansonia, Conn.,, and has capacity Of
eighty tons per diem. It runs night and
day.
We acknowledge q pleasant call from
8. A. Marney, senior member of the firm
of Mercy & Marney, publishers of the
Northwestern Life Stock Journal, at
Cheyenne, Wyo. which is generally re-
cognized as the best and most reliable
stock publication in the west. Mr.. Mar
ney has made careful inquiry into the
condition of cattle on the Montana and
Wyoming ranges and says the showing
is most fattering. The losses are much
smaller than year ago, and the present
condition better than ever before.
A. C. Mcleod and James Kippen have
just returned from q four weeks pros
pecting tour in the Sixteen mile and
Murray mining districts. They bring
back some splendid specimens Of Copper
and silver ores, which were taken from
their discoveries. They report every
thing booming in that locality, over two
hundred men are busy prospecting and
developing, and two or three smelters are
expected to be built at once. There Is
every indication that this camp will
rival Butte 90 soon as development has
shown to the outside world its true rich
ness. The TOWNSHIP of Murrayville is
laid out, and lots will soon he in the
market.
w. 6. Cleveland, business manager of
of the Leavitt Minstrel Combination is in
town to-day. making arrangements for
the appearance of his famous troupe May
9th and 10th. This troupe consists of
thirty-six performers, each one an artist
of the highest excellence in his particu-
lar line of acting. The expenses of the
company are over $500 per day and their
appearance in Bozeman is wholly owing
to the efforts of manager Mcguire, who
for the sake of pleasing our citizens as
sumes all pecuniary risks. This company
IS universally conceded to be the finest
on the road and our citizens should turn
out in body and demonstrate that first
class talent always commands apprecia-
toin and patronage.