The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-07

of the earth. Much doubt vas express
ed as to whether it was possible to
persuade the noble red man to emulate
the example of the whites and live by
the sweat of his brow, but so far the at
tempt seems to have been more success
full than was anticipated by any one says
the Yellowstone Journal.
Helena is having as much trouble
with its water supply as with its street
railway.
The early closing movement is being
agitated in Helena.
The condition of the ranges III the
northern and eastern sections OF the
territory, according to reports, is not at
all satisfactory.
The Northern Pacific has new time
card, governing the movement OF freight
trains. The only change of importance
IS in the through freight from the Pacific
The running time of this train will be cut
down seventeen hours. The change is
made for the benefit of the dressed beef
men at Miles City, and other points
along the line.
The names of the members of the
Democratic Territorial committee are as
follows: W. E. Cullen, Chairman; ID.
Schmalhausen, NJ. D. Beagerhead; Thos,
Baker, Madison; W. F. Sloan, Ga.latin;
H. Jordan, Jefferson; E. S. Tutt, Yellow
stone; J. H. Garlock, Custer, R. Pontet,
Dawson; VIM. Ford, Meagher; ]. W.
Tattan, Choteau; R. S. Kelly, Deer Lodge;
B. C. Kingsbury, Silver Bow; Jos. E.
Marson, Missoula; Granville Stuart, Fer
gus.
Wool prices are still advancing very
nicely. The ruling price in Helena
last week was 10 cents, but advices re-
ceived there late say that in Dill
lon it was 1913 and at White Sulphur
Springs an offer of 20 cents was made.
A party of gold hunters is being organ
lied in Butte to visit the gold fields of
Australia.
Robt S. Ford and Tom Clarey have
purchased the mavericks of the Sun river
roundup, paying S2l.50 per head.
The Northern Pacific Railroad will all
low all purchasers oftickets ten days lay
over at Livingston during the tourist sea
con to visit the Park.
There will be a pigeon shoot at the
territorial fair at Helena by the Butte,
| clubs OF crack gr0ts dntng wing i'-A1
The Helena Mining and Reduction
company at Wickes has produced alto
gesher So 100000 worth of bullion since
its organization three years ago.
A Butte married man recently put up
5000 to have some affectionate letters he
had written to fair charmer returned
to him instead of being sent to his wife.
Professor j. B. Patch, A. B. and A. NJ.
of Nevada is in Butte. The Professor
was the pioneer pedagogae of Montana
having taught school at Virginia City
twenty-three years ago.
At Radersburg operations have been
begun by the Toston Smelling Company
for the development of the Blacker por
ton of the Blacker and Heating mine of
iron pyrites, and $40, 900 will be spent in
the work. Part of this mine is owned by
Mr.. Blacker and part by Mr.. Heating,
both parts being bonded to the Toston
Company.
The Lewis and Clark County commits
sioners decided on a taxable valuation
of $3.50 for sheep and $50 for stock
cattle.
The seventeenth annual exhibit on of
the Montana Agricultural, Mineral and
Mechanical Association will open at
Helena August 23d, and continue one
week
Articles for the Deer Lodge Fair and
Racing associations were filed with the
territorial secretary June Is, 1886 with
a capital stock of $4,000, divided into
shares of Is each.
The reduction by the Northern Pacific
of ten cents per hundred on wool billed
through from Helena to principal East
ern markets, via Duluth and the Lakes,
is a liberal concess ion
G. s. Fee general ticket agent of the
Northern Pacific railroad, has issued cir
eulars at Fort Keogh to the effect that
all officers with their families and at
tendants, and all enlisted soldiers, will
be furnished in future with unlimited
tickets at one-half rate from all places
east Of Walla Walla Junction to st. Paul
On no railroad in the country is so
much care taken to prevent the killing
of stock as on the Northern Pacific, and
the stock seems to have grasped the
situation for the wild eyed range steer
viii calmly stand on the track in a cut
facing moving train without finching |
until somebody gets off and bastes his
ribs with bowlder.
The Pacific express which came in on
Thursday was delayed by aterrifc storm
at an early hour near Terry. Just as it |
was making up for lost time the connect
ing rod on the engine drivers broke at
Park City which necessitated wire orders
to Billings for ano Their engine and a two
hours wait. The rest of the trip to
Livingston was rapid transit with an
engine and half for motive power Then
the run to Helena down the Gallatin and
the Missouri was made within twenty
minutes of the regular time.
Frank NJ Leonard, who for the past
j ear has been associated with bis brother
IA the publication Of the Anaconda He-
view, will, on the first proximo, sever
lis connection with that journal This
Itep is preliminary 10 his departure for
iowa, where he intends establishing
himself in business.
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