The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

THINGS TERRITORIAL.
The Territorial Teachers association
will hold an institute in Butte City the
last week ofJune. Three sessions will
he held each dav during the convention,
Lectures will be delivered by some ofthe
most cultured and prominent men IN
the territory.
LII. Rosecrans, Of Benton, met with
serious accident while out duck hunt.
ing there few days ago. His gun, an old
musket with enlarged bore, recoiled
with such violence that it broke his
collar bone.
The Western Union is doing some
good work il extending its telegraph lines
in Montana The line from Livingston
to Cinnabar is being extended to Mani
moth Hot Springs and new one is now
being stretched from this city to Wickes.
DR.. A. J. Hunter, late owner of the
famous Hunters Hot Springs; but now
resident of Bozeman, spent yesterday in
Helena visiting relatives and friends and
attending to some business The Doctor
bears his many years stoutly and is in
excellent health since his return from
spending the winter In the South. He
mas borne his share of the hardships of
pioneer life in Montana but is now in
position to spend the remainder of his
days in well-earned rest, and that is his
programme.-Independent,
The president has decided to promote
Second Lieut., c. A. Churchill to be first
lieutenant of the Fifth infantry the
vacancy caused by the retirement of
Capt. Macdonald and the promotion Of
Lieut.. Churchill was third on the list of
second lieutenants for promotion.
At Deer Lodge last week Charles
Boden, Henry R, johnson, P. A. Largely
and two or three other parties were ar
rested for unlawfully inclosing public
lands. The cases were called last Satur-
day, and Boden and Johnson pleaded
guilty and were fined $50 and costs each
and sentence to twenty-four hours i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary-the
lightest sentence permitted by law.
Under the laws of Montana the serving
of term of any time, TO matter how
short in the Penitentiary is disfranch-
isement. When the order of the Court
was made, kilograms were Immediately
sent to Washington, stating the facts in
the premises, and in less than five hours
both persons were in the receipt of par
dons from President Cleveland restoring
them to citizenship. They were sentenc-
ed at p. m. and their pardons arrived
at p. m. the same day. The case
against Mr. Largey was continued for
the term.
Morris Susman. with that keen precep-
ton which has made the Hebrews the
chief financiers of the world, came to
The front in great shape Yesterday. Some
Crows brought in a young live bear,
which they offered to sell. Quite a num-
Der Of Christians tried to buy it for less
than five dollars, which was the price
the Indians demanded and firmly adj
heled to. Susman took in the situation at
a glance, and paid the five dollars, with
out n.urmur. He then killed the bear,
before the justice as the law
directs, and got bounty certificate for
eight dollars, saving the bear meat for
his table, and shipped the hide and head
to Chicago to be sold TO a taxidermist,
Old Father Jacob never played it finer
on his "fader-in law."-Gazette
Judge Hilger's boat has arrived at :
Townsend and he is hard at work max
ing preparations for launching it, which
he expects to do during the coming week
1t is a beautiful little craft and ex-
cursionists who wish to make the trip
to Gates Of the Mountains will
now be able to view the grand river ,
scenery with az ease and comfort hither-
10 unobtainable. DR.. A. L. Davidson has
also noated the hull of his boat down
the Jefferson from Twin Bridges and is ,
busily engaged in putting up the cabins ,,
ana upper structure. The machinery.
engine and boiler will be here in the
course Of few days, having already
peen contracted for in the east. There
Is considerable excitement at Town
send, and many people in Helena are
looking forward to the initial trips of
these boats, quite a number of people
having been invited.-Independent
The ranges are pretty well crowded in ,
montana now; 50 crowded that our en-.
'erprising cattlemen are pushing over in {
10 BRUSH territory-Riel's old dominions
in search of green fields and nastures
new Inc Home Land & Cattle comp
any, OF St. Louis, recently contaminated
the lease of some 100000 acres Of her
maJesty's soil lying about 200 miles due
nor'h OF Miles City. The lease is for the :
'erih Oh t"enty-one years, and was made
- Tue average price Of three-fourths of a
cent per acre. By its terms. the occup- !:
Hs0 u 'he land are released from all :
taxation durino A. -. '