The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-17


A yerp interesting breach of promise
suit is now in progress at Billings The
details are rich and racy.
The Rev. Mr.. Lewis makes the follow
ing appointments for Sunday, June 81,
MOreland, II a. M. Three Forks, s
p. m
MIR. Hugh Leonard of Salesville, has
lost several valuable cows by poisonous
weeds which have sprung up during the
late rains.
We can recommend the Barlow, Will
son company to the amusement loving
people of Bozeman. They are second to
Primrose & West only.
From the meagre reports at hand We
learn that the reported sale of Hunters
Medicinal Hot Springs to an eastern
party for $4,000 is not true.
Mayor Langhome, Grand Master of A.
F. and A. NJ. ofMOntana, left on Sunday
to officiate at the laying of the corner
stone of the Masonic temple in Helena
yesterday.
Mr.. Davis, of the firm of Kermode and
Davis, is now at work on the Livingston
school house, which will be one of the
handsomest institutions of learning in
Montana.
Marshal Clark's horse got away from
its owner on Friday while hitched to
buggy, and was not stopped until it
reached story's mil The buggy was
total wreck.
The Daily Town Talk, a new Butte
publication, has reached us. 1t is six
column quarto, neat and plumb full of
interesting local news. Butte is now re-
presented by three excellent papers.
Park travel is beginning in real earn
est. About twenty tourists went up
last week. The Park branch trains now
leave and arrive at Livingston daily,
connecting with the trains of the main
line.
J. w. Harder, has leased the Bruins
wick hotel at Livingston. Mr.. Harder
was once an excellent host at Bozeman
and the people of Livingston are to be
congratulated upon obtaining him for
the Brunswick.
The Northwest" car, containing f. F.
Smalley, editor of the Northwest Illus
trated Magazine, T. F. Kane, general
business agent, John Passmore, special
artist, and Mr.. West, stenOgrapher, ar
rived in BOzeman Sunday
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An effort is being made by Reys. State
Ter and Spain to secure the services of
Sam Jones, the noted Southern revival
list for series of open air meetings in
Bozeman. Elsewhere we give short
description of this wonderful man.
At the county poor house there is
man named Clark, los years old. For
several years he has been ranching near
the Madison county line, but from feeble
ness he is obliged to discontinue hard
labor and seek the shelter of the county
poor house.
A Bozeman letter regarding the attack
upon Timberline, intended for publica-
ton, was received this week without the
writer's name, and of course cannot be
published 1t would make mighty en-
tertaining reading however-almost
equal to the letters of "Miss Monk" to
tx. K"
The meeting of the city council on
Thursday night was characterized by a
display of business like action. The tax
was increased two mills for fire purposes
which, we understand, was required by
the purchases of the fire engine. The
report of ex-Treasurer Budd was laid
over until the next meeting.
The Young Mems Gymnasium club
have now a complete membership of
thirty persons. The club meets tonight
at Jas. Greenhouses store to adopt con-
stitution and bylaws, elect officers, &c.
The building formerly occupied by Blue
Light lodging house has been rented for
one year and viii be renovated and re-
paired throughout.
The fire alarm was sounded ON Thurs
day morning and the fire apparatus run
out into the mud of Bozeman street,
when the fire was extinguished. 1t
originated from barrel ofalcohol, which
a clerk in DR.. Monroe's drug store had
opened, while lighted cigarette was In
his mouth. The clerk and doctor were
both slightly burned.
Postmaster Anderson and Sheriff Edsal
of Bozeman, went to Livingston last
week and arrested Geo. Fox, smooth
faced gambler formerly of Bozeman. Fox
has been examined, but as yet nothing
has come of his retention. which wal
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