The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-13
(Fro,n Saturdays Daily,
Jas. Conner, of Billings, is in the city.

Jas. Conner, of Billings, il in the city.
Next Thursday is St. Valentines day
Twenty telephones have besn put in
and are now connected with the central
Office.
The weather is once more - it used
to be, and the demand for cord wood de.
creased.
The Benton Record it 10 aid 10 MOI
dead but is in a state Of suspended ani'
nation.
The bright, warm weather of thia
afternoon tells US that Montana IL her
self again.
The recent cold snap has had the ef
feet of checking travel on the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Peter Lansing of Deer Lodge, has
made an assignment. Liabilities, $A 900;
assets, 5000.
The Gallatin county members of the
Constitutional Convention will probably
arrive home tonight.
Officer Tyrice has our thanks for hav.
ing Bozeman street sidewalks cleaned by
the city bastile prisoners.
Caltee's Wonderland exhibition was
not largely attended in st. Paul, but il
highly praised by the loca! press.
Rev. T. B. Gray, pastor Of the N. E.
Church of Bozeman. will soon leave for
his home at Kansas City to remain.
Geo. H. Carver, of Livingston, has
gone to New York to meet the directors
of the National Park Improvement COM
pany.
A large lot of stones are being hauled
to the corner of Main and Church streets.
Is there going to BE 4 new building
erected there?
The death of Batch" - written by .
friend and printed last evening proves to
have been "josh"-oa whom we have
failed to find out.
On the 18th inst, the Bozeman Silver
Comet Band give their ball in Speith 4
Krug's hall. Don't fail to attend. Active
preparations are being made for its suc-
cess.
r. E. johnson, the Northern Pacific
agent at Ainsworth, arrested for stealing
an SIC, 900 package, has been released.
there being insufficient evidence to hold
him.
The members Of the Constitutional
Convention have been photographed.
An instrument large enough to encom-
pass their smiling phiss was found in tho
city.
John Besserer, captain of the Bozeman
base ball club, and the expert accountant
of T. G. Power 4 Co., ispreparing to take
trip next week to his eastern homo in
Ohio.
Tomorrow evening there will be no
services in the Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian churches, owing to the
mass meeting to be held at the Palace
theatre.
After Sunday next Garrison station,
on the Rocky Mountain division of the
Northern Pacific, will be known ~
Lloyds, and the station now known a.
Utah Northern Junction, will be called
Garrison.
A number of congressman in fear Of
the railroad power have refused to vote
on the land forfeiture bills, claiming that
congress has not the power to take away
the lands.
Members of the Farmers and Mechan-
les dancing club, who did not receive an
invitations card for their friends are re-
quested to call ON J. H. Dawes Of the
CHRONICLE Office at once.
To the many who have beseiged this
office during the past week in answer to
the advertisement of "Man and wife
wanted" are respectfully informed that
suitable couple have been found.
The advertisers in the Helena dailies
are attracting patronage by publication
of prices. Surely but slowly the BUSH
ness men Of Montana are adopting the
ways of their enterprising eastern breth-
crn.
After the adjournment of the constitu-
tional convention delegate Maginnis will
present bill to congress, asking that
Montana and Dakota be admitted to the
Union. One cannot come in without the
other. One is republican and the other
democratic.
A young man of German extraction is
looser Of . pocket-book and $50, but does
not wish us to publish his name, - it
was lost white he was in disreputable
company, and he has no hope Of getting
any of it returned.
A new office has been added to the list
Of Federal appointments for Montana.
1t is that of Assistant U. s. District At
torney Mr.. Walker. young attorney
from Washington, has received the ap-
pointment.. Is he q relative Of the
Blains, Fisks and Walkers of Helena?
Emigration Agent Col. P. B. Groat, Of
the Northern Pacific, will issue in few
days an edition Of Newspaper Notes.
for distribution, which will embrace q
summary Of topics concerning the North
ern Pacific country. 1t will contain let
ters of correspondents, including those Of
General H. v. Boynton, Henry Ward
Beecher and others, besides, newspaper
extracts showing the value of the country
traversed by the road, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Montana, north Idaho, Wash
ington territory and Oregon EVERYBODY
should have copy.
The Minneapolis Board of Trade, who
have gone on record in memorial Ia
congress, asking that no forfeiture be
made of the Northern Pacific lands, have
not as yet received any congratulatory
letters from the mass of people inhabit'
ing the land of the Northern Pacific rail
road. There must be lack of business
for this active board. There are great