The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-10
THINGS TERRITORIAL.
1t is reported that an other newspaper
is to be started at Billings.

| newspapers.
| 1t is reported on apparently good au-
thority, that Fort Shaw will be abandon
ed during the coming year.
The big convention Of the season will
be the April meeting of the Montana
Stockgrowers at Miles City.
Fergus, the new county. contains in the
neighborhood of 125 900 head of cattle
and fully 10000 head of sheep.
I'VE don't believe there is any hell for
a man who has run country newspaper
for five years" "-Glendive Times.
The Butte police have been making
raids upon the FOUNDERS and others who
depend upon the prostitutes for liveli-
hood.
Mr.. Hodgson has sent his resignation
as architect of the new court house to the
county commissioners of Lewis and
Clarke county.
At Maiden times are at persent de-
pressed. The Montana mine is about
the only one working now, and employs
about sixty men.
Gov. Hauser has gone to Washington
with Col. Sanders to labor for the admis-
sion of Montana. Hon. w. A. Clark will
soon join them in the work.
The contractors under the general
supervision Of Chief Engineer Dodge,
are hard at work on the line of the Mont
ana Central Railroad Company.
The signal service station at Helena,
Friday. reported the warmest weather Of
any point 10 the Republic except New
Orleans, which was two degrees higher.
The Choteau Calumet says band
about 30 buffalo was recently seen near
Sweet Grass Hills, and half-breeds report
having discovered large herds in the
Judith country near Moecasin Noun
tains.
Capt. I. P. Fuller will take charge of
the ST. Nicholas hotel, Butte, which
was purchased for him about week ago
by Rod D. Leggatt His family is still
in Minneapolis, but will follow him in
short time.
On the ni0ht of January 18th, says the
Missoula Times, snow slide in Echo
valley, at the had of Willow creek, four
miles from Mullan, killed A. T. Richards
and Simon Christanson, who were sleep
ing in tent,
Upon the basis of four inhabitants to
the voter, Montana had population in
November, 1884, of 107 ,S76. And if the
increase in 1885 was at the same ratio
as in 1884 the population in November
1886 would be u.s. 1873.
An exchange tells q man who died
leaving five years subscription unpaid.
As the coffin was being closed the editor
with tears in his eyes as large as glass
balls, walked mournfully up threw in
linen coat, palm leaf fan, and ther-
mometer.
The contractor for building the new
Croton acqueduct, near New York City
has been awarded John Bunton of the
firm Of Ryan & Bunton, Helena, and an
engineer of some nntoriety throughout
the territory. The contract is said to
involve over 100000
National Park Assistant Superintend-
ents Erret and Cannon caught a trap
per setting his traps for beaver on the
Gardiner river, near the Boulder river
bridge. one dag this week. The trespas-
sing party was ordered to leave the Park
which he promptly did.
4. G. Letter. ex.City Treasurer Of But
te skipped out. He drove to Silver Bow
took the train there, but was re-arrested
at Dillon. He was recently bound over
in thesum Of 81 900 to await the action
Of the grand jury and his bondsmen are
greatly surprised ats his attempt to
escape
Montana contains about 100000
acres of land OF this amount about
100000, acres are what may he pro-
perly termed agricultural lands, 50O00,-
900 grazing lands. and the rest timber,
and mountainous lands, nearly
all the last three named producing fine
grasses
Mr.. Frank Benepe, an agricural imple-
ments and produce dealer of Bozeman..
is On business trip to Butte. Mr. Benepe
sells considerable quantity of Gallatin
valley hay and grain in Butte, notwith-
standing the heavy competition sncorun-
tered from Utah Il Deer Lodge and Mis-
soula counties. He sighs for direct
railroad line between Butte and Bozeman
Town Talk.
In November, 1884. Messrs. Hundley
& Prenitt Of Helena received lot of
voung common Carp from the United
States Commission. The fish were then
put in lake in the PrickIy Pear valley.
Last week one of these Carp was caught
and brought to town. The Carp when
they were received at the above name
date were about two inches long and
weighed less than one ounce. The one
on exhibition was fifteen incnes long
and weighed three pounds and one ounce
He had in less than fifteen months grown
in length seven fold and in weight abolt
a bundred-fold. This shows that our
ponds are excellent pastures for the
Carp.
The new weekly paper, called the
CenterviIIe Mining Journal is at hand.
Ii is a neatly printed eight colum folio,
containing fair number Of advertisements
It is edited and published by w. ].