The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-05
THINGS TERRITORIAL


Bruce Wallace, the appointee for the
West Point cadetship, will go East about
the 9Th of next month to stand the ex-
animation there, which takes place early
in June.
Mr. Cbas. D. Curtis received from Dele.
cate Toole the following dispatch. Your
amendment as Postmaster at Helena
was sent TO the Senate yesterday"
Gov AP. swineford of Alaska, and
s,ite passed eastward through Bozemsn
last week.
Sim Roberts, of Big Timber. sold his
herd of about 50 head of cattle, range on
the Boulder. to J. w. Mcdonald. Price
paid. S3l per head They are fine lot
of high grade native cattle.
Mr.. Alfred Myers & Bro, sold at Miles
CITY during the convention seventy head
of halfbreed Polled Aberdeen-Angus
bulls. one and two ear-old, ranging in
price from $50 to S65 per head.
Col D. w. Wear, the superintendent
of the Yellowstone National Park, is
having about four miles of fence built to
enclose a pasture for his stock. He has
also had about 800 signs painted, to make
the different places of interest in the
park, and will have them put up before
the season opens.
Bailey & Billings, the prospective bank
ers at Billings will erect building suita-
BILE for their business.
NJ. Susmans house and contents burn
ed at Billings on Sunday night. Loss
about 81 500; fully insured. The fire is
supposed to have been incendlary.
Hon. Con Kohrs offers his cattle herd
in NIeagher county for sale; his advanc-
ing age and not too rubust health adj
monishes him to retire from active bust
ness.
P.J. Kelly, representing New York
company that Is largely interested IN
Montana mines, has bonded seven mines
owned by F. r. Merk and four owned by
HI Slaven. all in the Silver Star dist
rict Madison county. 1t is believed that
these bonds will result in sale and in
the erection of one of the largest operat-
ing plants in Montana.
J.. M Hannaford, general freight agent
of the Northern Pacific, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of general traffic
manager and will have charge of both
freight and passenger traffic hereafter
Stewart J.. Moore is promoted to Mr.
Hannaford's position at st. Paul, to have
charge of freight business as far west as
Helena, and s. g. Fulton formerly gen.
eral agent at Helena is located at Port
land in charge of the freight business at
that end of the line,
Prof. DAVIS, late principal ofthe High
School of Butte is now IL Chicago. HIS
many friends will be pleased to learn
that he has been appointed principal OF
the schools at Bozeman, at aa annual
salary Of S2,4O0-just 500 more per
annum than he received in Butte.
Taking effect on May list, the rate on
fifth class Observation-Disclosures
eastern terminals of the road and COM
mon points in Montana, such as Helena,
Garrison and Butte, will be Sl.6O PER
hundred pounds, reduction OF ten cents
from former rates and difference OF 10
cents per hundred from the same class
of goods in less than carload lots.
Cant. |. ID. Mccarthy late of Leadville,
Colorado is a recent addition to the pupR |
latiop of Helena. He came 10. tflannery |
tho instance of his fries mining prop
erty on the Mcintyre lode at UnionvilIe.
adjoining the National Mining companys
celebrated property. He is pleased with
he prospect and will make arrange l
nents with Mr.. Flannery to develop it.
lie is delighted with Helena and its a
surroundings and will move his family O
lere, build home and become a citizen ii
q
Architect Hodgson of Helena court a
house fame received a subpoena to APP =
'ear and give evidence on the Sth of
November at the district court in Helena p
n the case Of the Territory against
francis Pope and the other commission "
RS OF Lewis and Clarke county who are T,
ndicted for neglect ofduty in connection CT
WITH the construction of the court house. d
Inc confirmation of Mr.. Shields is
mother indication of the success attend
mt upon Delegate Tools efforts at Wash :, =
ngton. Eighty-three nominations have =
zen sent into the Senate for the Office !"
I Collector of Internal Revenue. MIR -
hields' name was among the last sent in =
it was not the very last. But three of o. !,
ne eighty three have been confirmed "
nd Mr.. Shields was the very first q
lightly still hang upon the nail. The II
rompt and favorable action taken upon ia
Lr. hields' nomination is not only a 81
'eat compliment to that gentleman. but rs
xceedingly hattering to delegate Toole. :,
Q member of either house of Congress II
as secured to his constituents SO large n
of local appointments as has
ninCQrn
ons been more promptly confirmed. =
r. Toole is making a splendid record
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