The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-03
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

several HelenalteS are taking OF bAA-
ing In the ice carnival at st. Paul.
The Utah & Northern will erect
handsome two story depot building at
Butte next spring
w. A Paul, one of the leading stock
men of Three Forks, has recently inn
ported fine lot of Hereford cattle.
The men who stole the 500 horses from
Plentecoues, the Crow chief, have been
arrested and are now in Jail at Lander,
Wyoming.
death from exposure" was the verdict
recently rendered by a Helena jury on
the body of horse thief who had been
hanged by vigilantes.
I. C. Power is said to be the lowest
bidder on the mail route between Hell
ena and Benton. his bid being in the
neighborhood of 5000,
There is a general belief that the game
law Of Montana goes into effect in Feb
ruary. This is mistake, as the Law
went into effect in January.
The three story brick hotel to be
erected at Billings in the spring win
have frontage of 100 feet on one street
and 80 on another. and viii cost SIS. 900.
Delegate Toole says he thinks there is
a fair show of success for the passage of
fba b;ll ,,o,r, baforo oe,,,oroac for kba
opening to settlement of the Blackfoot
reservation.
Montana racing towns should join the
Western Racing Circuit Denver, Pueblo
and Salt Lake are initiating the enter
prise which will sooner or later embrace
Helena, Butte and Bozeman,
The principal chiefs of the Crows re-
Gently waited in body on Agent Will
hanson, and requested that ex-Agent
Armstrong be put off the reservation
and ''sent to his future home if he has
one."
A petition is being circulated in Miles
City, asking for the retention of Major
Borchart as postmaster, His commits
sion expires in few days. The Major is
a popular gentleman and deserves the
good will of many, especially the early
settlers of Miles City
In regard to the statement that recent
ly appeared in the Helena Herald to the
effect that it was doubtful if Mr.. James
Shields of Butte accepted the Office of
revenue collector. Mr.. Shields informs
the Town Talk that 1t is entirely with
out foundation or truth.
The Madisonian is informed that the
reduction works of the New York &
Montana Mining Co. will be ready to
begin rolling within week. 1t further
states that there may be larger works of
kind in existence, but there are no better
anywhere The substantial and mechan-
ic-like way in which these works have
been built, reflects the greatest credit
upon Mr.. Mackay and his corps Of mill
builders.
On the afternoon of the Goth inst, the
stable of troop M (Harris,) First cavalry,
Fort Custer, was burned to the ground,
together with the entire contents. The
stables contained fifty-eight cavalry
horses, including five horses from Fort
Maginnis, and these, with the horse
equipments, the camp and garrison
equipage belonging to the troop, and
considerable amout of other public prop
erty, make the loss to the government
quite large. The horses alone cannot be
replaced for much less than $1,000. The
fire is, with good reason, believed to have
been the act of an incsndiary.
On his way east. Col. w. F. Sanders
was interviewed by New York World
correspondent on the admission question.
Among other things he is reported as
saying that the residents of Montana
were quite enthusiastic over the pros
poets of its admission as state" "We
hope" he continued, ito step into the
union with Dakota. 1t is generally re-
garded as a democratic territory, the
democratic majority ranging from 500 to
/ 600, and on that score we believe that
we will be admitted as an offset to repub-
llcan Dakota. A large majority Of the
people in the territory are in favor Of