The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06
From Fridays Daily
Butte's electric light system was start
ed up Wednesday niRht.

l DuVS . y DsNA1 W0O Os0As
ed M Wednesday night.
Editorial correspondence concicel
gives the proceedings Of the convention
on the 3lst.
Depot agent Carlton informs rs tina
the pay car will arrive in Bozeman some
time this afternoon.
Passengers on the Northern Pacific 80,
that the weather in Dakota and Mime
sofa is decidedly cold.
J. H. Ross, Of Gallatin City, interests
largely in sheep is at the LaClede hotel
where his wife has remained for the pas
few weeks.
Several Canadian halfbreed men an,
women are in Bozeman peddling alleges
Indian trinkets, made by firm in De
troit Michigan.
1t is estimated by cattle owners tina
10000 head of cattle will be driven Il
the ranges Of eastern Montana durin,
| the summer of 1884.
ANY one knowing of the whereabout'
of ]. n. Beach will confer a favor by
sending his address to Box LOB. Nash
| vile, Barton county, Mo.
This morning Frank Caldwell wa
brought before his honor Judge Dawes
| charged with drunkness. He was releas
ed owing to his physical infirmaties.
An invitation for the members of the
Constitutional Convention to attend the
ladies' Leap Year party, on Wednesday
night in Helena was read in the Conven'
ton.
Thos. Quaw, the reality rustler, yester.
day purchased from Mr.. Jno. Patton q
residence property opposite Mr.. Pendle-
toms residence, paying therefor the sum
of $3.50.
The tax levy Of Lewis and Clarke
county for the year 1884, twelve mills, is
the lowest in the Territory and that Of
Custer county, twenty-one mills il the
highest.
Loud noises issuing from the Chinese
quarters tells us that the Celestials are
still celebrating their New Years. At
least $1,000 fre-cracken were exploded
this afternoon.
The daily CHRONICLE was printed to-
day with all the doom Of the press-room
open. Where under the great canopy Of
heaven prevails a finer climate than
Bozeman has experienced this winter?
Public Printer s. P. Rounds sends Us a
Handsomely printed pamphlet contain
ing the annual report Of the public
printer and showing the condition Of the
public printing finding, etc, for the
year 1883.
DR.. W. Z. Rowe, for several years a
practicing physician Of Bozeman, has
concluded to locate in one Of the coming
cities of the Cteur d'Alene mining region.
In connection with his practice there he
will have drug store, taking with him
the necessary stock.
Yesterday Major Gregg purchased q
very handsome and costly clock for the
company's quarters at Fl. Ellis. If the
clock is in keeping with the furniture Of
the quarters we can say that it must be a
very finely furnished and attractive
room.
Mr.. AlyswOrth showed us to-day a
very fine specimen Of rock from the
Great Eastern mine, Of which he is a
half owner. Mr.. Alysworth informs US
that water power is close to the mine,
and that there will be . concentrator put
p early in the spring.
The rich firm of d. c. Corbin & Co.,
who for several years have loaned money
on improved farm property in Minnesota
and Dakota have appointed Massene
Billiard Of Helena as their general agent
for Montana. Money can be borrowed
of this firm on long time.
The sequel to the arrest Of Jno. Snow
for pointing revolver at his brother,
Frank Snow, was the attachment Of
eleven COWS in the possession Of J. NJ.
Lindley and said to be owned by Frank
Snow, yesterday This action requires
Jno. Snow to give a bond Of 81, 400 to
make Mr. Lindley safe.
The Miles City Perss publishes cut of
a man running down Main street to get
drink before the train starts. The pic
ture of expectancy on the mans counte-
nance is beautiful to see. But if the
view of the street is natural, we fear that
Miles City has had backset since our
residence in the thriving burg.
The truth regarding Hon. P. W. Nc
Adow's marriage has not yet been learn
ed in Bozeman. His relatives know
nothing about it and regard the matter
as q hoax. However. the CHRONICLE
wishes to be among the first to congrat-
ulate the gentleman on his choice If con.
gratulations are in order.
Ben Hogan has received invitations
from various territorial towns urging him
to visit them and institute temperance
reform. He will wait until his return
from Butte, flor which place he left yes
terday) and will then 90 to all the prin-
cipal towns He will lecture at Renshaw' s
Opera House, Butte, next Sunday night.
A large number of the demi-monde
population were in attendance at the P6-
lice Court last evening, owing to row
Of extensive proportions the night be-
fore. Miss Allie Bentson was fouad
guilty and fined S. and cost. The case
against Miss Berthe Retchie was with
drawn and the costs paid by the com
planning witness.
A correspondent Of the Tribune sntera
solemn protest against the slaughterine
of birds for tine Of feminine fashion
Such thing is very wicked, no doubt
and yet it is difficult to see what the cor.
respondent is going to do about it. FASH
ion is heartless thing at best. And yet
if the truth were known he has many q
time wished that sparrows would become