The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-14
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

DR. William Tracey leaves in a few
days for the East, where bis time VII
be mostly spent in visiting hospitals
Jrdoa Wade has rendered decision
affirming the constitionallty OF the IN
snrance law of 1883. The suit involves
the tax on the net earning of all lnsur'
apce companies in Helena, and the
amount will run way into the thousands
One of the richest strikes ever known
has lust been made in the Bannock mine
near Bannock City. A twelve-foot body
ofore averages 100 ounces to the ton
The Home Cattle company, OF Custer
county, has Just purchased $4,000 worth
Of cattle Of Idaho parties.
The Alice and Moulton companies
shipped thirty-two bars of bullion last
week valued at $4,000
Judith Landing, on the Missouri river,
expects to ship about 100000 pounds of
wool this season. This is more than three
times as much as was shipped from there
three years ago.
= Tie Anaconda Guard will be mustered
into the Territorial National Guard on
Tuesday next. The muster in will be per-
formed by Col. James Sullivan, of Hele-
ma, Chief mastering officer, assisted by
Commissary General Chas. S. Warren, of
Butte.
Eli Perkins, the lecturer and humorist
is browsing about up in Dakota, resting
and lecturing. He is a very pleasant
talker and holds his audiences wonder
fully He will be in Montana in Nav.
While here on a visit to Prof, 5. II. Speck
and the editor of The Miner, he will de-
lived two lectures, one in Helena and
one.in Butte.
A divorce court case just decided warns
Englishmen and perhaps others against
Western divorces, Capt. Elmhirst, who
eloped to the United States with Miss
Helen Livingstone, tried to set up aga
inst a suit by his wife Montana divorce.
Justice Butt refused TO notice the judg-
ment record of the latter.
The Montana Cattle Growers Associa-
ton will meet at Miles City on the 10Th
inst This convention will attract the
general interest of the whole country,
some Of the questions coming before the
body being of national Importance,
The Northern Pacific earnings for
March went beyond estimates, being
Ss56,962, against 1891, Gil for the same
month last year; or an increase of $685.
351. This increase, in the face of the
reduction on through rates, shows sat
isfactory condition of the local traffic.
The Montana delegation has begun &C
tive work in the proposed division of the
great Indian reservation now occupied
by the Assinaboines, Blackfeet and Gros
Ventres. Their plan is to divide the
reservation into five sections, to assign
the several tribes of Indians to the three
alternate section the two intermediate
sections to be thrown open for settlement
and for railroad purposes. Of the %, 0O0.-
600 acres in the reservation this would
give about II 100000 acres for settlement.
Minneapolis Journal.
One of the most wonderful pro due
tons in the history Of Choteau cou nty
was the calf born Wednesday upon the
farm of Chas, Carr, east of the city. 1t
was one Of the most remarkable monst-
rosities on record, having eight legs, two
tails and three ears The wonderful
infant curiosity lived about six hours.
when, much to the regret of those who
are fond of curiosities it died.
The sensation of Benton is the arrest
of Elliott and McMasters, well known
wool growers of the Muddy, on the
charge of cattle killing, and their SUBJ
sequent virtual admission of guilty by
skipping out" as is now reported. 1t
seems that the crime was fastened lpon
them by the strongest kind of evidence.
McAiGSter was bound over on the charge
OF cattle killing and Elliott that of per-
jury, 1t is now reported that they left
for parts unknown.
As the Yellowstone Journal puts it.
the people of Miles City "are warming
to handld'the control portionn of the |
money that passes westward in the WALL |
cts of rich eastern Spectators.
The Crows are taking up the ways of
the whites in earnest this year, hy max
ing great preparations for farming; plow-
ing; fencing their ranches &c.
By reason Of recen: army changes the
following promotions have been made in
The Sd Infantry, stationed in Montana:
Major=Jd tdan, now at Missoula becomes
Lieutenant Colonel, and is transferred to
Texas. Captain Head becomes Major
and Lieutenant Thompson is made a
Captain. Lieutenant Fremont, now at
shaw, becomes First Lieutenant and re-
urns to Missoula.
J. F. McElroy, agent of the Northern
Pacific at Heron was arrested Fyidav on
a warrant sworn out by Supt. Gilbert
charging him with enlightenment The
amounthe is alleged to have appronriat.
ed is 5000, which was the sum receiv.
ed, 1t is Claimed, for two tickets sold at
different times BY said McElrov,
Papers were served last week on the
officials of the Montana Improvement
company, in the action Of the govern.
ment against said company and the
Northern Pacific Railroad company for
damages alleged to be due on account Of
timber cut on government land
The Marquis De Mores ofthe Montana
abattoir says When in shape. we
shall kill from 100 to $50 steers a dav at
Medora and ship the beefto New York
N seven days--a run of Q $50 miles. In
New York we shall have about fifty re-
all shops, located in the poor portions
u the city, where the beef will be sold
t three cents a pound less than the
present price.
Ont Of the parliamentary grant of ST.
10000 to meet the Northwest rebellion
expenses, the Hudson Raw co,nnanv