The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-01

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of beauty and of great convenience.
Miss Fan Ell Fitz, the renowned lady
skater, will appear in Bozeman on the
9th and eth, so manager Charpie informs
us.
The Baptists of Hillsdale will give
Sunday school picnic on the 4th. DIR.
Ray, the Baptist DICTATOR, will deliver an
address.
g. LHenderson, assistant superintend-
ent of the Park, has issued large folder
under the name of yellowstone Park
Manual and Guide"
w. w. Livingston, agent at the depot
informs us that no business will be
transacted at the freight depot after 8
a. m. on the day of the 4th.
The excursion to the Park will prob
ably take place on July 18th. Prepare
for it. 1t will be the cheapest means of
reaching wonderland ever offered.
The committee in charge of the Fourth
of July arrangements report rapid pro-
gress and it is thought that this years
celebration will far exceed that of last
year.
The races in Bozeman this year will
be the best eyer held here. The man
agement are determined to conduct them
con the square," and no jockeying will
be INDUCED in.
The water sprinkler began work yes
terday morning. Main street has been
cleaned by Commissioner Clark of all
loose accumulations, and now presents
an excellent appearance.
At the hour of going to press we learn
that A. P. Clark, city marshal, has agreed |
to act in the capacity of chief marshal on
the 4th, putting the fire company in
charge of one of the foremen.
The new postal rates will go into effect |
July l. 1t will still cost two cents for
any letter to be transmitted through the
mails, but instead of one-half ounce, one |
ounce can be transmitted for that sum. !
Mr.. Switzler's high strung horse broke |
away from a hitching post on Friday |
night and ran away The damage to |
the carriage was very slight, however,
and the horse was captured without be- |
ing bruised.
VIM. Ellis this week sent for patent |
for tanning mill, which he has lately
invented Mr.. Ellis claims to be able to
take one gallon of cookie from a bushel
of wheat, and defes anyone to find a
| grain of cookie thereafter.
Boys who wish to participate in the
parade on the fourth are asked to leave
their names with John Besserer, Z. B.
Martin, VIM Nevett, Geo. Wilson,
Thos. Sudlow and John Dawes, at once,
and to appear on the hill near the court |
house early on Saturday morning.
Last week the CHRONICLE job office |
| printed large poster for the TT. Ellis |
Comedy company. who are billed to play |
at Timberline on the evening of July |
I'd. The boys give good performance
and will be literally patronized by the
! citizens of that town.
Several samples of Queally & Hof-
mans coke were brought to town on Mon
day Engineer Wickes, who is an ex-
pert in such matters, says that it is a
| fine article, remarkably free from dirt.
1t is now proven chat the Bozeman coal
is capable of filling all the requirements
OF Butte smelters.
Who says that Montana is not moving
with gigantic strides to the goal of high
civilization. "Wm. Muth & Co., of Helena,
have organized the Rocky Mountain
Lightning Rod company, and have order
ed large supply of material and fix
lures for the purpose of protecting build
ing from lightning storms"
Hamilton & Mardis this week unfurl
their advertisement to the favorable
breezes of the CHRONICLE to be waited to
all those who wish to know where to
buy meat, eggs, butter, &c, where they
can get it the cheapest. They have late
" moved one door east of their old
stand, and have clean, cool, place of
business.
One of the participants of the picnic
on Sunday became tired in coming home
and laid down between the tracks OF the
railroad. A friend next morning re-
marked that special providence guard
ed the man in his slumbers and kept the
cars from running over him, to which he
replied "There was nospecial providence
about it. 1t wasn't train time"
Mr.. Sanders, Miss Rich, Mrs. Edsal
and son, Mrs. Carey and family, Mrs.
Sumner, Miss Burton, Misses King, Jno
Kay and ]. w. Barnaby and wife COM
prised very pleasant little picnic party
one day last week. After dlsposing OF
their luncheon underneath the spreading
branches of large pine they rambled
through Rocky Canyon, picking flowers
and otherwise enjoying the grand seen
erv of this wonderful deffle, they re-
turned delighted with the days pleas
ures.
We are informed by Engineer ..
Deutsch that the present road to White
SULPHUR Springs via Flathead, Black Tau
Pass, the middle fork of 16-lnile creek,
crossing the north fork of 16-mile about
twenty miles from White Sulphur is
good one, and with the expenditure OF
about 81 900 could be made extraordin-
arily SO. Mr.. Deutsch and Ponsford
drove over the entire distance with q
heavy wagon in a day and half, and be-
liava the distance to be about sixty-eight