The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-16
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

The Australian mine has been sold to
Gov. Hauser for $4,000
A heavy prair1e and brush fire ragged
in the Boulder country Thursday.
Anaconda is the largest town in the
United States without resident minister
of The gospel.
thorough test is to be made of the
bench lands near Great Falls for agricul-
tural purposes.
The new City hall at Helena was open.
ed Tuesday. 1t is plain, substantial
brick structure.
The Glendive Times kicks against the
county officials for sending to St, Louis
fortheir blanks,
All the Cinnamon section hands on
the Rockey Mountain division have
been discharged.
The Helena Mining and Reduction
company has declared dividend of $40,
600 for December.
Oats are worth zone cent a pound IN
the Judith valley and farmers are un-
willing TO sch at that price
Adischarged waiter at Butte hotel
revengefhlly anointed all the edibles in
the house with5kerosene oil
From all OYER the territory comes the
report that taxes are being pail prom.
pity. A SIRE sign Of pros erity
Jack Hart, the murderer of William
Pitts Of Boulder came near being lymched
at Boud9r,by the citizen5of Eiklora
The Butte Miner announces tia.
cards are out-for the wedding of Nj. B,
Brownlee and Miss Belle Forbis, of that
city.
There are now over 200 idle men in
Trapper guleh waiting for work and the
Hecla company is cutting the force down
every day
The commissioners of Silver Bow
county have let a contract for $4,000
for steel cells and cages for the Jail at
Butte
\. Beidler says when Vanderbilt was
young man-about forty years aeo-he
loaned Mr.. V. $50, down in New Jersey,
and he would like to know how he can
get il back.
The New Northwest at Deer Lodge,
recently published an article protesting
against bovcotting for which it has been
boycotted by the Garrison assembly,
Knights of labor
The Knights of Labor at Anaconda are
still waging war uponChinamenand their
supporters. They recently boycotted
the provender house that persisted In
patronizing the celestials
The Benton River Press says: The
stock on the ranges are in splendid con-
ditlon. Never in the history of the in
dustryin Montana has stock been in
suchsgood condition to withstand cold
winter.
Aninteresting fact in connection with
the Chinese expulsion is that many |
white girls are coming west to seek en-
ployment. Quite number have recent
" arrived in Butte, and are endeavoring
tn obtain situations.
One Of the large Butte, Mont, works
has ntracted for its entire next years
out-pnt of matte,to be shipped abroad,
unless the market should advance con-
sideraby. The price obtained is said to
be considerably above the rates now
ruling
Thomas E. Jones of Beaverhead conn
ty arrived at Portland, Ore last week
from Victoria, with Winslow D. Morgan,
who il en- route 10 Dillon. Mont, where
ne will be tried for numbering Frederick
b. eHanning. Morgan refuses to talk
about the case.
An organization has been effected in
the Madison valley for pro- ective pur-
poses and has adopted a Very significant
motto. II is thus: "You had better
mind whose range you are on,and whose
cattle you are branding. A nod is as
good as a wink to a blind horse"
/: is rumored, says the Billings Gazette
that Fort Custer is likely to be abandon.
ed to the Interior Department. be used
for the Crow Indian Agency. and that
five company post will be established at
Terrys Landing, about a mile east OF
Custer station. Whether the rumor be-
true or not. orders have been given to
stop all improvements at Fort Custe.
On Monday next the new law provid
ing for the payment of country Officers
by salary takes effect as to all officer,
except the treasurer who receives fees
until the first Of March next and the
assessor who has been working under
the new law ever since its Passage. The
salaries allowed i'll Gallatin county are
treasurer, $500 per year; sheriff, $500
$500; clerk and recorder, So.
500, clerk of dictrict court 81 200; probate
Judge, 81 800; school superintendent, ST.
OOOunder sheriff, 81 800; deputy sheriff;
clerks and assistants in all offices, NOT
more than 500 per month, Sheriff and
their deputies are allowed expenscs in
serving papers or when upon any official
business. Fees are collected as usual bul
are turned over to the county.-Entei-
prise.