The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-25
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

YellowAtnne county's total assessment
this year is $2,O59, 279.
The Shookun mill is running to its full
capacity (twentY stamps at Maiden.
A uostofice at the Butte depot has been
established to be known as South Butte.
J.B. Walker Of Medora has skipped,
leaving number of unpaid,debts behind
him.
twenty-five cattle ccmI anies pay more
than one-half of the taxes of Custer
county.
Missoula has organized Chautauqua
literary society which has already begun
its studies.
The Lexington companys last week
shipped ,4S7 pounds of silver bullion,
valued at $23,792. IA
R.H. Pope Of Helena has just received
from England fifteen head of thorough
There are now eighteen assemblies Of
the Knights of Labor in Montana, with
q membership which exceeds 1000
iRBen Franklin, in a contest with II
others, at Miles City ,roped, threw and
tied steer in 1 minute and second,
Ben arthur, somewhat known to fame
in Montana as pugilist died suddenly,
at Bismarck Dakota, one day last week,
Last Saturdays clothing merchant of
Helena was victimized out of suit of
clothes and overcoat by forged cheek,
Another mining corporation has been
organized in Helena, known AZ the
Silver Mining compay with a capital
stock Ct $5OO,cOO.
The grand jury OF Beayerbcad county
at its last session, recommended the
erection of new court mouse and Jail,
at cost not to exceed $4,000.
The Fort Benton people are bound to
have q railroad. They have offered
bonus of$lOOOOO to the canadian Pacific
to build branch to that city.
Meagher county people are grumbIing
over high taxes this fall, which is due
to the additional mill levied by the last
legislature for Territorial purposes ga
Captain Fuller, formerly revenue coli
lector of this district, recently underwent
q surgical operation IN st, Paul by which
tumor was removed from his nose,
The first man who ever turned fur
row in Montana is said to be Thomas
W Harris. of Bitter Root valley, who
came to the territory with Major Owen,
The horsemen of Montana are talking
of organizing a Northwestern Racing
circuit to embrace the principal cities of
Montana, Washington Territory and
Oregon.
The mining firm Of Myers, Reeves &
Co IL reported to have made an import
ant discovery within five miles Of Mis-
soula. The ore assays between $500 and
$500 in gold TO the ton
X. Beidler thinks he has got clue
that will lead to the conviction of the
man who two years ago murdered DIR.
Barley of Radersburg by shooting him
while he was working on his mining
ditch.
Mr.. Alfred Myers has purchased section
five from the Montana Land company.
This section lies about a mile from
Billings. Mr. Myers will makeit farm
for breeding stock, and it will, no "oubt
be in short time an attractive place.
p III Powers of New York is in Mont
ana for the purpose of interviewing
horsebreeders His object is to purchase
or sell on commission at his New York {
horse exchange AL the fine DIR wing,
trotting or running horses Montanians
desire to dispose of.
The shipments Of cattle from the Up {
per Yellowstone ranges we're comp
aratively light this season; Growers have
turned their cattle loose, preferring to !
wait another year rather than throw
them on the present depressed market. {
Henry c. Bodley, who committed sui 7
eide in Butte Monday; by taken NOR
phine, had become addicted to gambling, s
a vice that led him to abstract several
hundred dollars from his employers safe !,
for his own use. From testimony at the
;nouoot Il "A, a,,;Jart kl,at l. n ,yontaJ 20 LII
himself and that he had taken an over
dose Of morphine with the intent.
Bodley was 50 years old and native of
Md He has been in Butte r
since 1881.
The charred remains of a human being
we're found last Sunday in the remains
If an old cabin near Missoula o.
which had burned down one night u
.bout three weeks ago. The body was ~
'retty well destr yed, but there was OF
efficient ofthe skull and back left to 10
prove beyond doubt that some one had &
ost his life there. Who it was or how -
he accident occurred of course can not be Ia
old. No one knows in this vicinity il Ii
Missing so it is inferred that some tramp SC
Who was camping temporarily in the old "
abin has found his journeys end ii
;oroner Farman held an inquest and a P
erdict was renderd in accordance with =
he above facts. ~
The Probate Judge yesterday issued d
variant to the sheriff for the arrest OF =
drs Bell Clegg on the charge of being w
!. Whestly. Mrs, Clegg was found at :
he Park hotel, where she was acting in
he capacity of a waitrees.It appears that
n November l6, 1881, the defendant was