The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
THINGS TERRITORIAL.


The Territorial Teachers Association
will meet at Butte, Dec. %, 20. and 80.
Railroads will give reduced rates to
teachers.
Many teams aud men are now employ
ed in the construction of the Montana
Central. They expect to have the grad
ing completed to Fort Benton by Christ.
mas.
Sam Hauser, governor of Montana,
has written the champion Thanksgiving
proclamation ofthe year. He announces
the dav as appointed by the president
and recommends its observance without
any useless verbage whatever.--Big
Horn Sentinel.
Hon. T. J. Lowery was buried in Hell
ena Monday at 2 p. m. His funeral
cortege was one. of the longest known in
the history of Helena. Rev. E. 7. Webb,
of the Episcopal church read the funeral
services, and his burial was conducted
by the Masonic order. The Montana
bar passed many resolutions in honor
Of the one lost from their number, in the
district court.
1t is rumored that the Consolidated
Ten Mile Mining Reduction Company
will shortly start operations on large
aooIa The y,aiuao ~ kha oopopauu aro
located at Red Mountain and belong to
J. J. Hill, c. A. Broadwater and the
Montana Central Railway Company.
The company own thirty.four we'll de-
veloped mines on the mountain and
work will probably open on eight or ten
of them. The mines, formerly owned by
J. ]. Russell, are now the property of
this company and their purchase led to
the building CT the Montana Central to
Red Mountain Should the rumor prove
true, employment will be given to 300 or
400 men.
Postofices in Montana have been dis
continued as follows: Profile, Fergus
county. Mail to halbert, Rapids, Yellow
stone county. Mail to Saltwater. Hunt
ley. Yellowstone caunty. Mail to Bill
lings. Service has been discontinued be-
tween Billing and Huntlev.
Manager Mcguire, who is in San Fran
cisco, says that he has secured the John
l.. Sullivan combination for tour of the
Montana circuit. The telegram did net
say when they would come, but it will
probably be within a month at least
Local sporting men will probably try to
make arrangements to have JIm Bates
stand before Jack Burke, who is with
Sullivan, for stated number of rounds.
The following is among the appoint
ments OF postmasters Thursday: George
w. Carlton, of Deer Lodge, Mont, vice
E. 8. Stackpole, suspended.
NJ. j. Haley, timber inspector for the
is in Helena.
Tie Utah & Northern folks are busy
making estimates of material on hand
and needed to complete the boardening
oftuat road form Pocatello to Butte.
General manager Galloway and presi-
dent Harris of the Northern Pacific ar
ranged 80 that Butte has a morning
train to Helena, it will leave Butte at
S.04 a. m. and returns about the same
time the Helena train does. This ar
gives passengers going East
or West via Union Pecific direct cameo
tions through.
A comparative monthly statement
showing business transacted at Helena,
Butte and Anaconda between the UniUu
aud Northern Pacific lines for the month
Of October, 1885, has been compiled at
the Helena general Office and shows an
increase of about 100000 pounds of
freight on the Northern Pacific over the
month Of September, for Helena station.
Butte shows similar increase in faver of
The Union Pacific, while Anaconda is
about even.
The Union Pacific has just issued the
general order All conductors
and engineers will before going on duty,
have their watches carefully examined
BY competent and licenced matchmaker
who will, if the watch is reliable, issue a
numbered certificate. A variation of
over 80 seconds per week will be consider"
ID sign ofunreliability.
The Journal of the Sixth Annual
Jonvocation of the Missionary District
If Montana, shows that the Episcopal
;hurch in this territory has 926 com.
nunicants, of whom 81 were confirmed
he past year, value of church property
rs, 22O; offerings during the year, paroch-
al $16,4l593, diocesan $6O0,55, general
$3.50. total S2O,975.36. The Sunday
chool scholars number $50 and teachers
8. During the year there were rs mar
iages, 119 burials, % adult baptisns.-
There are twelve clergymen connected
nth the church.
One cannot help but notice the favor
BILE change in public feeling manifested
ince tho works [Andacondal wereopen-
d. There is not that expression of anx-
sty and apprehension in the faces If
len out of employment. They are re-
eyed from the oppressive feeling in view
possible privation and suffering. The
inter Is robbed of its gloomy aspects
Wives and little ones are more hopeful.
he dark cloud now has its silver lining,
nd business men are relieved; they are {
eginniHg to reach out after more trade;
ley are more willing to grant the usual
redit until pay day comes; they are ad-
ing TO their stock of goods and provi-
ons; they can see some hope ofa favora-
e settlement with their many creditors. I
! every way the situation is improved {
I'd continues to improve.-Anaconda 4
eview.
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A Mining Decision.
An important naming decision has
tely been rendered by Justice Field of /.
e United States supreme court in which