The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-04
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

By the upsetting of car of stone last
Tuesday at the new concentrator at
Anaconda John Mcpherson got his leg
broken.
The Fort Macleod Gazette says the
stolen horses in the Blood camp number
some three hundred. Nearly all of them
it is safe to say have Montana brands.
The herd of beeves belonging to the
Montana cattle company and sold few
days ago in Chicago, brought the highest
price ever given for western cattle-$$5
per head, net.
In the election at Butte Saturday, to
determine whether the levy of a tax to
support the fire department would be
favored by the people, very little interest
was manifested. The total vote stood
fifty for and SIX against the tax levy.
Incorporation is talked Of for Sonth
Butte, which includes the depot settle
ment. 1t is estimated there are over g.
! 900 people in the section mentioned.
Nat. Y. Hoss, formerly travelling agent
of the Inter Mountain, has bought an in
trest in the Anaconda Review.
VIM. WarfieId formly of Butte, has
been appointed by Gov. Murray, of Utah
alternate comm issioner to the New
Orleans exposition from Utah, and has
already left for the sce,4e of his labors,
John Murphy, champion middle weight
of Montana, has published a card offering
to fight Tom Manning, the Portland
hruiser, for 81 ,000-a side. match to take
place one month from signing articles,
and outside of this territory, as the law
prohibits prize fighting here.
There has been change in the man.
agement of the Drum Lummon mine. r,
T. Bayliss the former general manage
has arrived from London and agan taken
charge succeeding R. NJ. Brereton. No
cause is assigned for the change.
John B. Webb, of La Crosse, Wiscon-
sin-perhaps relative of our Mr.. Secre'
tary, Webb-has been apr ointed Register
of the land Office at La Crosse.
Owning to the high prices and active
demand for Montana beef in the eastern
markets, there are now many thousand
head ofcattle being pushed that way as
rapidly as possible.
Mr.. A. L. Love. prominet citizen Of
Livingstone, was in ST. Aaul few days
ago and speaking to Pioneer Press
reporter of the improvements contempla-
ed in the National Pare, said that the
new syndicate, consisting of c, B. Wright
f. Billings and President Harris, of the
Northern Pacific had made arrangements
so it was generally reported, to put up
a new hotel and make other and sub
stantial improvement. The new hotel
will be about a quarter of a mile from
he one now doing service in that Ioea-
ity and will be entirely distinct. A gang
# surveyors from the Northern Pacific
.oad has been at work plating out the
,t,s,s,1. ssrIa eaasgsAESss sEsser sssa4 s-sss50s
led to completion ar rspidly as possi-
,l4
John B. Read has reeeeeived his ap-
19intment from Governor Hauser - one
4 the comm missioners to represent Mont
ma at the New Orleans Exposition. The
ime is now very short in which to COM
,lete the necessary arrangements to
make q satisfactorily display of the re-
,,urces of ihe Territory and Mr.. Read =
lesires that the mining companies and
,thers intending to send in specimens Of
md descripti n::should box them at once
md confer with him. The money re-
,uired has been raised, and if our people
y II come forward and assist him Mont
ma will do as we'll or better than her
leighbors.
The Montana Stockgowers' Association
have received, through their secretary,R.
B. Harrison reduced rates over the North
srn Pacific and connecting roads to all
members desrous of visiting the Fat
Stock Show which occurs at Chi ago
about the middle of November at which
time also meets the National Stock
Growers Association. All members Of
the Association intending to visit Chicago
on that occasion by applying to Secretary
Harrison for a certificate of membership
can purchase reduced rate tickets TO
Chicago from any of the following points
Helena, Bozeman, Livingston, Billings,
Miles City, and Glendive. These reduced /.
rates will be half fare that is one fare
for the round trip. TIE tickets will be
limited to November 9th.