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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
4 ROAD Law NEEDED.

We understand that there is more
than the usual number If petitions for
new roads on file in the county clerks
Office, awaiting tie action of the county
board. In view Of the fact that the leg
islatuTe will provide other and probably
more suitable road laws. we believe
that the commissioners would be justi-
fed in tabling the petitions until their
next meeting in March. Even if MOTH
ing is done by the legislature, no harm
win be sustained by postponement OF
the county commissioners until March,
when road work is generally begun.
The matter of roacs is one of yexatious
import to cur commissioners and the
people as well. Every session Of the
commissioners finds a large number of
petitions ON hand. and the principal
part of the commissioners labor is de-
voted to the adjustment of grievances in
this particular Some of our legislators
should immortalise himself by becoming
familiar with the defects of the present
road laws, and, by the introduction of
bill, fill long-felt want and cause the
people to rise mp and cali him blessed.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
4 Railroad Collision.

Indictment information was re ,eived in
Bozenan regarding wreck on the rail-
road last Thursday. The Independent
soon allaged the orst fears ofthose who
were expecting friends by the following:
There was collision this morning
"wednesday at 8 o'clock ON the North
ern Pacific, between the mail train No.
! and the east bound passenger No. 6. on
a curve two miles west of Muskad,. Both
locomotives were smashed and the mail
car Of No. l was burned. Conductor
Eldred and the enpineer and fireman Of
No, 6 were al slightly bruised about
the head. and Mail Agent Inner was
similarly hurt. besides dislocation of
the shoulder. All were surgicaIly treat
ed hele and have gone to the hospital at
BEaiDerd and are very comfortable. Part
Of the mail was destroyed. The mail
train was i've hours late and the two
trains had conflicting orders.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
Things to Do and to Know

Wolf teeth" in horses do no harm,
and should be let alone.
Soft naples make the best quick
growth trees for the timberless states.
The Arabian horse has more endurance
than those of ony other breed. More
even than the mustang,
When tree drops its fruit over the
fence of a boundary line that fruit still
belongs to the owner of the tree.
1t has been found that one cock for
twenty-five hens is quite enough to fertll-
ize the eggs. More do mischief
Farmeas in the neighborhood could
club together and buy a thoroughbred
stallion, pure bred bull or ram, and
thus improve the stock of the whole
country round about. on the cooperative
plan. 1t would be a paying plan too.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08


Secretary Whitney was very generous
with Thanksgiving turkeys. He made
arrangements TO give each officer and
employe of the navy department fowl
of such weight as each preferred, and
three hundred of the clerks availed
themselves of the courtesy. On SINH
lar occasion last year, the Secretary dis
pensed about the same number of tur-
keys to navy department employees.
Nor was Mrs. Whitney behind the Sec
rotary in the donation of good cheer.
She sent word to the home of the Little
Sisters Of the Poor and to the Colored
Womens' home, that she would like to
provide Thanksgiving dinners for those
institutions. A list Of articles wanted
was sent, and the order was promply
honoIed by Ans. Whitney, who made
some suitable additions to the bill o.
fare for the old ladies' and old men Of
the home,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
4 Dark Picture.

Below we present picture taken from
life il Dakota. To him surrounded by
his herds in Gal.atin valley, and those
who are obtaining remuneratiye prices
for all they raise in this garden spot,
where fuel can be had for the cutting,
read this and be content: mo market,
no fuel, no water, no fruit. no demand
for labor" These are enumerated by q
Kimball, OAK, correspondent of Farm
and Fireside" as disadvantages of that
part of the territory, which land agents
and railroad spectators have Landed to
che detrimene of many restless people
who were induced to leave compare
tively comfortable homes at the East:
ga four years residence here has en-
abled me to speak advisedly, and when
/ said that not one who came here and
depended on farming for an income but
has gone down hill l speak the simple
truth. Those who came fullhanded and
loaned their money, or invested it in
stock, or went back to some reservation
or isolated place and escaped taxation
have made money. Crops are short and
prices low. Wheat, i've to fiften bush
els per acre, 40 to As cents; oats, fifteen
to thirty-fve bushels, Is TO l8cents; corn
of previous years fair, but most of 1t
frostbitten;. fax, four to ten bushels per
acre, 80 to 80 cents pei. bushel; milk no
sale; butter, cents per pound; eggs, 5
cents per dozen; livestock, l.2 to
IL cents per pound. Now look on the
other side: Soft coal, So per. ton; hard
S1S; dried fruits, 8 TO 20 cents per pound,
owing to quality and kinds. The high
price of fuel has driven even well.to
do people to the use of hay, corn
stalks, flax-straw, and through the sum-
mer season almost all residing in the
rural districts have used COW chips, which
is polite name tor dry COW dung, for
fuel. Add to this third OF a mans
time for hauling water and your readers
will have something OF correst idea of
the inconvenience and that that with
rare exceptions, it is impossible for
lSboring men to get employment"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

mines" he says, shut they are inaccessi-
bic. There are no roads, and for many
miles the only means of travel you have
Is on the back of sn Indian carrier. who
journeys over path on the backbone Of
the earth, often not wider than two feet
and where, If he were to step aside, it
would be over precipices thousand feet
high. There are telegraph lines through
the country, but they belong to the Gov
eminent, and were established for mill
tary purposes. The topography Is too
rough for railroad purposes. and / dc not
think that foreign investors, however
much they may be encouraged by Presi-
dent Boglan, will be liable to place their
money in the country. There are
Americans there nov, but I cannot say
how well they are doing"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
A ROAD LAW.

According to Judge Wade's late decf-
sion and showing Of what legally consti-
tutes read, published elsewhere, is of
great importance to the people of this
county, who have year after year been
clamoring for what they regard as
their rights and entaillng a vexatious
amount Of labor upon the county COM
missioneFs in the settlement Of these
questions. To us it seems imperatively
necessary the forthcoming legislature
should enact suitable road laws, that viii
protect MANY we now have in operation
and pro vide for the legal opening of
many more vet to be opened and placed
at the disposal of the many agriculturists
yet to settle in this and other valleys.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

In the report of Postmaster General
Villas, which was made public several
days ago, it Is shown that the United
States leads all the world in its mail
facilities, and in the number of letters
sent. The letters mailed in this country
during the year were more than were
mailed in France, Germany and Austria
combined. The number of post offices
in this country now is 1854. The re-
port also shows a great deal in the line
of reform. Owing TO the reduction of
the rate of postage ON second-class mat
ter, and the enlargement of the unit of
weight for first-elass matter, the ex-
penses of the postal department were
expected to exceed its revenue for the
fiscal year of 1886 at least 100000. A
decrease of expenditures, however, has
made the actual deficit about $780, 900
less than that. and the deficit for the
current year will be still lecs. Figures
show that the net increase of revenue in
this department was 80 per cent and
that the volume of business by which it
was gained, increased over 7 per cent.
That is another proof which commercial
and other statistics establish, that there
has been a steady return of business
prosperity during the past year and a
halt. This is the wav in which the
country goes to ruin under Democratic
rule, which must be very depressing to
the Republican prophets of evil.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Henry WattersOn says: "Now we ap'
proach a city" He means that the
Presidents letter to Mr.. Stone, refusing
to reinstate him to Office, has tie true
ring Of honest democracy. He believes
that Mr.. Cleveland has now caught the
real meaning of the Democratic idea o.
representative, republican government,
based upon party responsibility. True
civil service reform means the execu.
ton of the will of the people, rendered
at the last election, to restore just party
responsibility by turning out of Office
the republicans, who are responsible for
nothing, ana putting in Democrats, who
are responsible for the administration"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
The Railroad Collision.

The Pioneer Press gives the following
particulars of the recent wreck on the N
T. Railroad:
The through Pacific coast passenger
train NO. y which left st. Paul yester.
day afternoon and the Fargo accommoda
ton (No. g. which left Fargo this morn
ing on the Northern Pacific, came in col.
llsion just west of Muskoda at O'Clock
this morning The engineer of No. ]
saw the other train approaching and
slowed up, but No. was around curve
and struck at full speed. The engineer
and fireman jumped and escaped with.
ont serious harm except Fireman John
Doyle, of No. 6, who Was cut about the
forehead and face. The shock disabled
the engines and forced the tenders
through the mail and baggage cars. The
stoves in the mail car was overturned
setting the car ON fire. Attention was at
onte given to saving the rest Of the train
and the mail car, with all the mail. ex-
cept few papers. was hauled away and
left to burn. When the shock came. E,
r. Lennen one of the mail agents, was
asleep in the car, and on awaking found
himself in the wreck. By hard work he
managed to crawl out of the broken top,
and tainted on the snow. He was soon
found and removed to a car, when it was
discovered that his shoulder was dislocat.
ed his head cut and body bruised, and
internal injuries are feared. He was
delirious all the morning. 1t was then
discovered that Mail Agent C. NJ. Tennis
Of Brainerd was missing, and Linnen
stated that he was standing where the
shock would throw him on the hot stove
As soon as the flames would allow, search
was made for the body, and
HIS HEART AND FEW BONES
were found late in the afternoon. About
noon a work train from Detroit arrived,
and at once commenced to lay a track
around the wreck, which was finished,
and trains moved at $50 p. m. The tenn.
perature was 20 below zero and blowing
a gale and the large number of passengers
were Obliged to remain in the cars all
day or the waiting room of the depot.
The loss of mail is complete, All the
mail from points between Fargo and
Portland, including registered mail, was
totally destroyed. No. did not carry
mail except in pouches, and this was
saved. B Jth engines are badly smashed
and besides the car and tender burned.
several are badly broken and the baggage
car was on fire a1d only put out with
difficulty. Conductor Eldred was sitting
in the baggage car and the the tender
went through it, crushing the chair he
was sitting on, and brusing him about
the head and chest. His escape was
1t was deemed best by DIR.
Lowell not to inform Lennen of the death
Of Tennis. Nothing prevented the des-
.ruction of both trains but the engineer
Of No. ], seeing the smoke of the other
rain, slowed up. The responsibility
rests with the train dispatcher, who gave
contrary orders. His name is Cole, and |
he is dispatcher of over twenty years
and has been an employe of
he Northern Pacific for many years.
Why he should make such an error is a
mystery to his fellow employees.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
TWO PICTUREs.

A Dakota correspondent presents a
dark picture indeed of the poor Dakota
farmer, who. living Upon the boanndless
4blizzardv" plains Of that fat. open
country, tills an almost barren sodium
less he dwells upon the alIuvial deposits
ofshe Red River, -sulsiating AID suffer
in during the long months Of q
rigorous winter Of almost Arctic sever
ity, without fuel at hand, except that
shipped in, and for sale along tAe lines
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

"Doc." Wilson, the young man who
successfully compelled Deacon Moen, of
Providence, r. l., to give him $4,000,
and upon Mems failure to further "put
up" entered suit against him, is out
with confession, in which he says that
he is son Of Moons by a former wife.
The confession has made quite sensa-
ton in the religious circles of Provi-
dence, Of which Moen is the hub.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
Newspaper and Advertiser.

Say what you will, it's human nature
t. favor those that favor you, and do it
honestly. A liberal advertiser in a re-
putable business is always good fellow
as mean men never advertise. When
you here man express contempt for the
newspapers set him down as a fool. If
you want to test him, and prove that he
lies, puff him, and see how pleased he
will be, and how he will pat you on the
back. There is nothing that one could
do but what would be forgiven and for
gotten sooner than little uncompli'
mentary squib in a newspaper.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Judge Wade of Helena has issued the
temporary restraining order against the
water contracts recently made by the
Council of Helena with Mr. Woolston
This does not settle the case, however
as the council will at once more that
the injunction be dissolved. The case
mas become Of great interest to the
whole territory, and the result of the
fight will be anxiously looked for.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

The wreck last Wednesday at Glyn-
don, on the \. P, was of more serious
consequence than was at first supposed
An old postal employee was burned to
death and all the mail destroyed by
fire. The blame Of the disaster is laid
upon train-dispatcher, who has been
arrested for manslaughter The North
ern Pacific railroad has been noticeably
free from disasters of this kind, and it is
TO be sincerely regretted that the record
has at last been broken.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

With this issue we begin the publica-
tion of our new story, which everyone
will perceive by the opening chapters, is
as we have stated, story Of more than
ordinary merit. We believe that good
short story is an attractive feature to a
paper which clrculates as does the
CHRONICLE, among the tiresides of farm
srs. Contrary to the general belief.
these continued stories are somewhat
expensive, especially to the CnRox1cLE.
which is so faT removed from eastern
centres.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Our esteemed cotemporarv has reached
the sixteenth mile post of its journey
and none feel prouder of its achieve
ments or are more anxious for its con-
tinued prosperity than its younger neigh
Dor. the CHRONICLE,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Frederick Dubois, who has been elected
delegate to Congress from Idaho, only
went to that Territory three years ago.
President Arthur appointed him United
States Marshal largely to resist the en-
croachments of Mormon treason, and be
now comes back to Washington a pru-
nounced anti Mormon delegate.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

The appointment of VIM. =. lines a.
receiver of the Bozeman land office, is q
just recognition Of the Young Men's
Democratic club of Gallatin county, OF
which he is president, as well as a re,
ward for his faithful services during the
recent canpaiga.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
Judge Wade painfully sentenced Kemp

Judge Wade painfully sentenced Kemp
oberts. the defaulting treasurer Of Lew.
is and Clarke county, to two years in the
penitentiary on Friday last. This was
the lightest sentence possible to place
upon the crime, and it is altogether like
ly that Mr.. Roberts will be pardoned as
soon as petition now being circulated
is presented to the acting governor,
Webb. Mr.. Roberts crime was that of
negligence and inc0mpetency, rather
than of rascality. He has the sympathy
of large number of friends
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

The Civil Service Commissioners are
said to have in contemplation a plan by
which they hope TO popnlarize the sys
TEN. Can it be possible that they pro
pose to suggest TO Congress a repeal OF
the law asks the Courier-J Uurnal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

1t is said that the Presidents message
will encourage Mr.. Hewitt's tariff reform
bill. This measure was endorsed by Mr..
Randall, Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Morrison,
and was largely engrafted upon the bill
presented by Mr.. Randall, after the fail
ure of Mr. Morrison's more drastic pro-
position.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Congress met on Monday and spent
the day in listening TO the Presidents
message, which is somewhat longer than
was anticipated, but extensively eN-
plains evefy particular with which il
widely deals.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

The Courier DIES E'ais- URis says that
it is not the alliance of Germany and
Austria which il guarantee of peace.
but the Franco Russian alliance which
will preserve peace among the the Euro
pean Powers, The arbitrators cf Europe
arr no longer located at Berlin.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

A lot of postal cards sent to England
have been returned for the reason that
they violate a provision Of the InteTna-
tional Postal Agreement in that the adj
dresses were printed on little slips and
pasted on the cards in the same manner
that newspapers are addressed.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

The workingmen of Anaconda have
gracefully submitted to the slight. but
inevitable reduction Of wages, and the
great works are once more in active OPP
Grafton. The workmen of Anaconda
have. acted wisely and we'll
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
TnnIe,s Effective Work.

WASHINGTON, Special.-Delegate Toole
of Montana is the banner congressman
in the matter of patronage, He has sue
ceeded in turning every Republican
oticeholder of the presidential class in
Montana out and in filling their places
with Democrats.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Hon, Sam Word has been selected by
the department of justice to assist Z. s.
District Attorney r. b. Smith in the
prosecution of certain timber trespasses
In Moptaua
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Senator and Mrs. Vest are in better
health than they have been for some
years, and will entertain largely this
winter in their ne Wy purchased Wash
ipgton house.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

A secret oath-bound political party,
such as Henry George contemplates,
never has been, and meyer will be sue
cessful in free America.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
1onaa on Honduras.

cotpnel Pat" DOMAIN has looked over
HondnrlIa and concludes that il Is the
last gIlscs hat and American should sex
60x no Investment. 1T has valuable
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

Secretary Whitney, in his report,
shows that our navy is in a woeful con-
dition, and if no improvement is made
in six years, we will have no navy at
all
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

John KIRBY, of Butte, the knight of
Labor who "stumped" the territory this
fall, aspires to the position of sergeant
alarms of the territorial council.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
The gosfina' Chronicle
WrpNEsDAy MoRNING DECEMBER $, 1886.

Tie CHRONICLE is The official paper Of
cauatin Costntyt-haIng entered into con-
ract 10 do all the printing for ~iich the
county is chargeable as ceH as the Official
Daper for all legal advertisements required
10 be done for the succeeding t'1o gears IN
.g;8 county Of wlaterer character. Erery
publication or advertisement in any other
paper than the CHRONICLE shall, during the
ERIN of said contract, be null and void for
any legal purpose.
OCTOBER 26TH. 1885.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
A. K. YERKEs. Publisher.

Experts, after careful investigation,
report that there is no pleuro pneumonia
IN Tennessee.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08

internal revenue receipts from the tax
on oleomargarine, which went into effect
on the LIST instant, are about 100000.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-08
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