The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-10
THINGS TERRITORIAL.
Eggs bring 20 cents at MisgonIa.


The -four mill at Great Falls has pass
ed into the hands of company of Min
neapolis millers, with A. c. Loring as
president.
A report reaches Helena that the Utah
& Northern from Pocatello north will be
converted to a standard gauge road tie
present year.
A monstrosity appeared at the Hus-
bandman farm, in the suburbs of White
Sulphur Springs this week, in the shape
of a calf with five feet.
Col. Broadwater says he found no lack
of capital in the east ready to back him
in the Montana Central and other rail-
way enterprises for this territory.
A Cooke City millionaire was run into
Jail at Billings by order of Commissioner
Hoskins. His offence was continued
drunkenness, and neglecting to support
his family.
Gong Gee, a Chinaman employed as a
cook by Lieut.. J. B. Rodman at Fort
Assinaboine, committed suicide on the
LIST inst. by shooting and then cutting
himself with razor
Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks was recently
chosen a member of the board of direc-
tors of the Hecla Mining company,
Beaverhead county, to fill the place Of
her deceased husband.
The First National bank ofHelena has
accepted plans and specifications from
Minneapolis parties and will be at once
commence the erection of model bank
ing house to cost about 100000.
w. E. Jones sheriff of Gonzales county
Tex, passed through st. Paul last week
on his way to Miles City. He is after
Frank Chew, who is wanted in Texas
for a brutal murder committed June 20,
1888.
Howard Sebree has sold his Ogden
and Salt Lake agricultural implement
business to Grant, Odell & Co., for about
$4,000 cash. Mr. S. will thus be able to
devote more time to his large Idaho and
Montana interests.
Hugh Kirkendall, of Helena and Mr..
McCune of Caplice & McCune, have ae-
cepted a contraction grading twenty miles
of road for the MoItlna Central from
Helena to beyond Johns Ranch. They
commence at once.
Chas. Fee general passenger and ticket
agent of the Northern Pacific informs
the Pioneer Press that the present rates
of SIS, $50 and $35 from st. Paul to Port
land, are probably as high as transconti-
mental rates will ever go again.
An official statement by president
Harris of the Northern Pacific states
that they have just made an arrangement
with the Union Pacific and will use the
Utah & Northern track from Garrison to
Butte. The guage will be made standard
at once.
There is now being received at the
Anaconda smelter, forty five cars of ore,
fourteen cars of coal and twelve cars of
wood every twenty-four hours, which is
entirely consumed by the smelter. This
is exclusive of the coke used in the blast
furnace.
Angus Mackay, the builder of the New
York & Montana company's works at
Virginia City is going to Guaymas, Mex
leo, to erect copper plant on mines be-
longing to the Rothschilds. The works
Will exceed in capacity those of the Ana
conda company,
The railway war continues, and the
Northern Pacific now sells limited
tickets from st. Paul to Portland for $50,
and emigrant for $50. Rates from San
Francisco to Missouri river points are
reduced to $3.50; to Chicago $3.50 and
to New York $500.
There was an annular eclipse of the
sun Friday afternoon, visible to the
United States west of the Susquehanna
river. 1t was visible to the people Of
Montana about 3:15 O'Clock. As seen
from this point, the number of digits
eclipsed was four, one third of a total
eclipse.
John Davis, of Butte City enroute to
Chicago, jumped off Rock Island train
in spite of breakeman's efforts to pre-
vent Several ribs were broken his head
was fractured and he was injured inter-
nally. Davis was picked up and left at
Anita. 1t is thought he will die. He
had been drinking.
A stranger spent one day in Billings
canvassing for the Younge Ladies Journ-
al. He secured thirty or forty subscrib-
ers, each of whom paid 81 down, with
the understanding that the agent would
return in twenty days present each
subscriber with magnificent picture, and
collect from each $3.50 in addition to the
one dollar already paid. The subscribers
are still awiting for their chromos,as the
agent failed to represent, and they now
wish they had left their subscriptions
with the resident agent for all such pub
LEGATIONS.
Thomas Cruise was united in marriage
in Helena at 10 o'clock March I'd to Miss
Margaret Carter, at the cathedral of the
Scored Hearts. The affair was the most
brilliant social event in the history of
the city. Over 1000 invitations were
issued. Cruise is one of the wealthiest
and best known miners in the Northwest,
and discovered the Dunn Lummon mine,
which he sold for 100000 cash. He is
also extensively engaged in stock grow
ing, having lately purchased ranches
He is interested in the Montana Sheep
company with $4,000 sheep.
The living infant that was shipped to
the;Sisters of charity in Butte, it has been
learned was the child of l6.vear old