The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-04
From Mondays Daily,

Mai. Gordon relinquishes his command
at Fort Ellis next Thursday.
Charles Gordon Is to remain in the
quartermasters department at Fort
Ellis.
Leavy & Ellis are making substantial
improvements in the front of their store
on Main street.
Herr Bandmann and twelve others of
the Beaudet Theatrical Company have
arrived at Bozeman.
Mrs. Tom Murphy last Saturday pre-
sented the CHRONICLE with a beautiful
boquet of wild flowers.
J. Warren DeLano, of the Sunday
Times, Charleston, S. c., called on the
CHRONICLE this afternoon.
A. J. Fisk, of the HelenaHerald, who
has been east, has returned to his home
and to the management of above paper.
Chas. w. Savage, of Miles City, who
has been at Helena since Friday last, has
returned and is In attendance on court.
Mrs. Major Gordon, of Fl. Ellis, leaves
for the east to-day. She is to visit at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, and Baltimore, Mary
land.
S. L. Holiday, county commissioner Of
Gallatin county from the Yellowstone
valley, is in the city in attendance upon
the board.
O. B. Hosmer, secretary of the Fl. Ellis
rifle team, on behalf of that organizations
challenges any team in the Territory at
either of the short or long ranges.
There will be meeting this evening,
at the city council chamber of Bozeman
Hook and Ladder company No. l. A
full attendance of members is requested.
C. S. Gilbert states that many enquir-
les are being made by eastern capitalists,
concerning the recent iron and coal dis
coveries in the mountains near Boze-
man.
Alta game of base ball played at Helena
between mines respectively from the
First National bank and the Surveyor
Generals office, the former won by score
of nineteen to eighteen.
Messrs. Ed. Anderson and W. I. lines
were oyer on the Little Cottonwood yes
terday and brought back their fish poles
lines, hooks. They found leaves, wood
and water but left them at the creek.
Donald A. Robertson, making a home
stead filing in the Shields river valley,
and Miss Jessie R. Killsbury, pre-emp'
ton on Mitsion creek, were the claims
filed in the U. S. land Office at Bozeman
Saturday and to-day.
The Miles City Daily Press arrives,
breathing its last, and illustrated by CIV
ing it's readers a life-like picture OF
Becker's last gasp before the lid was
placed on the coffin, which is surmount-
ed by the emblematic 49,"
Bozeman collectors have adopted the
new bill file in carrying their bills fol
collection. The article resembles an &C
cordian, and has happy effect on the
debtor, who. rather than be tortured te
death by such an instrument, surrender
at once and Internationally.
The Bozeman Silver Cornet Band will
give their fourth annual ball on the even
ing of the 4th of July. Due notice Of
committees and place will be given in
season. This will be a fitting way to
wind up the festivities of that occasion
"Let those dance, who never danced
before. and those who dance, then dance
the more"
The Second Cavalry, under comma
of Col. Hatch, will arrive at Fort Elli'
next Thursday. Six companies are nov
en- route for Fort Missoula, where they
are to meet a detachment of the First
cavalry, now coming east. Application
has been made to make Fort Ellis thu
headquarters of the First cavalry, which
will make that a six company post, ant
will have the regimental band.
Charles s. Noble, who appeared befor'
Police Justice T. I. Dawes, Saturday
upon the charge of perjury, was bound
over to the grand jury in bonds in tn
sum of $500. The defendant, in drawing
his witness fees and mileage, swore il
the affiadyit that he came from Fl. Ben
ton, when in fact he came from Mil
Creek. Being unable to give the bonds
the defendant is in Jail awaiting the dis
position of his case.
Quite a number of Bozeman people an
visitors to our city picniced at Matthew
Hot Springs yesterday. Among then
were Mrs. E. Pierce, Mrs. M. I. Williams
Miss B. Daggett, Miss NJ. Robinson, Nj
and Mrs. Rountree. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. Haldron, Mr. and MI
Dodson, Judge Coburn, Messrs. F. L
Pease, Ed Elliott, John Bcsserer, A. N
Whitley, C. S. Gilbert, Sam NJ. Leroy, {
Hartman, J. hewitt, N. Rorchardt. Et
Fridley, George Hustled, and Robe'
Francis.