The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-04
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

who shot Henry Smith az UreaC rams
was acquitted at his trial before 0uuge
Huy at that place. The wounded man
is recovering.
The first broad-gauge train ever IN
Butte pulled in at 7:15 Friday evening
and pulled out again at $50 next morn
ing.
liver. Eating johnson predicts that
roxt winter will be an extremely cold
one and very hard on range cattle.
There is some talk of starting county
division paper in Missoula county at
Steyensyille, and also a Democratic
paper at Missoula,
Wool at Yellowstone towns lS Seillng
generally at "a cents. One clip at BIZ
lings is reported to have sold this week
o. cents There was an actiue contest
for II between different buyers,
The work Of locating the extension OF
the Wickes branch to the Boulder valley
is ooipg forward with all speed. The
nassare of the range will be made i'm
mediately in the vicinity Of the present
stage road. As soon as the work of locat
ing is done the contract for construction
will be let and work will begin probably
within two weeks
The curtailment Of the Anaconda force
is only temporary and is made to allow
some alterations at the reduction works.
Fourteen stacks are TO be kept running
and 500 tons or ore to be treated daily.
The contemplated Improvements Will be
completed in about thirty days. Opera
,ions will then be renewed. full blast.
William HoIlingsworth, an old time
Montanian. for some time guard in the
territorial peniten;iary, and who has
been i'll for a week Of ten days, died on
Tuesday after enduring cxcrnciating
suffering. The remains were intired at
Townsend with Masonic hpnors.
Ed. Thorpe was convicted in 'Livings-
ton last week Of breaking into a China
man 5 house and sentenced therefor to
pay a fine of $40 and undergo 80 days
imprisment. He was confined in the
Livingston Jail, but with the assistance
of one Leonard Morgan made his escape.
He was captured afterwards and placed
in safe custody and Morgan was arrested
and bound over for aiding his escape.
Morgan could not furnish bail and now
both are reposing in prison.
The st. Globe says that the first of
next month the members of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Rod and Gun club
will 90 TO Montana, where a month will
be spent in hunting. The English grey
hound belonging to R. J. Wilson will ac-
company the party.
j. W. Moore shot and killed Joe Hen
derson in the latter's store at Butte last
week, and then shot and killed himself
Moore was a half crazy Scotchman WHO
had formerly been Mrs Henderson's suit
or.
On the request of General Cullen, of
the Montana military preferred through |
Governor Hauser, the Secretary of War |
has directed the use of | 400 regulation
rifles for the use ofthe Montana militia.
OF this number 900 will be sent out at
present, as being a sufficient number to
meet all requirements.
I. George NJ Pinney, formerly proprietor
of the Montana Post, and the first mar
shall of Montana, is now in London, and
has sold a group of mines in Esmeralda,
Nevada, owned by Archie harrington, a
former Montanian, The mines brought
a good figure, and have placed George
in good circumstances. He is one of the
most striking hgurs on Regent street,
London.
The President has nominated Thomas
c. Bach, of Butte, to be Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of the Territory of
Montana, Mr.. Bach is a member of the
firm of Dewitt & Bach and is a young
gentleman of ability, studious habits and
He will surely do credit to
he position.-Miner.
A COW belonging to r. II. Childs, of
Carleton, gave birth this week to three
alves, all hearty and of good size. Twin
alves are occasionally heard of but this
s the first time that we ever chronicled
riplets. Bob is going into the cattle
business for profit, sure.-Missoulian.
A recent strike in the ue-Eyed Nellie
nine assays 315 ounces of silver and 50
,er cent lead.
Thomas Barring, the well known Lon
Ion banker, is to visit Fort Benton in
August. The object of his visit is not
A large fire is said to be raging on the
north side of the Belt mountaing, and
another in full blast in the vicinity of
st. Peters mission; still another at dry
FORK Of the Marias. which, it is said ex-
ended to the Teton, close to the ranch
Of Charles Richter.
1t is said that Ryan Brothers are
throwing together 1000 or 5000 head of
cattle on their Idaho ranges for the pur-
pose of driving to Montana Some of
Them will 60 to their Musselshell ranges
while the rest will be put on the Little
Missouri.
The democratic convention of Fergus ]
county has been called to meet August {
list at Lewistown.
The assessable valuation of Lewis and
Clarke country is estimated at $780,
100.
The Miles City dressed beef company
nave awarded a contract for $4,000
prick to commence the building of new
works.
The democratic convention which ,
meets at Helena August oath will be
'omDosed of 1874 delegates ofwhich mum.
Der Choteau county is only entitled to
tx.
1t Is reported that a portion of the l
coating engineers have been ordered to 4
work. on the Sand Coulee extension of 6
he Montana Central. The main party j
re still working away and are now t
wo miles from Great Falls. i
Montana cattle men are extremely