The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-07-18
THINGS TERRITORIAL.
Items Of Interest From all Parts of the
Territory.

enlarged.
The Deer Dodge races have been post
poned until August II and IL inclusive.
At Missoula the name of Judge Sloane
was unanimously recommended for the
position Of deputy clerk of the district
court, and the appointment was made by
Judge De Wolfe.
Horsemen and others interested will
take notice that the time of making
trottinr entries for the Montana and
Washinging circuit has been changed
from July IA to August 4th.
Most decidedly are the seasons chang.
ing in Montana" seasonable rains damp
atmosphere and rampant thunder show.
ers used tp be unknown to our pioneers /;
but the stringing of the electric wires
and the having of the steel rails have
brought the most radical change in these
respects.-Transhant.
The Montana Central railroad will put
on passenger train between Helena and
Butte on or about the Goth of this month,
which will make round trip in day.
1t will leave Butte in the morning and
Helena in the evening, and the fare will
not exceed S. one way and 50 for the
round trip.
w. Fl. jackson, of Virginia City, arriv-
ed in Butte on Tuesday of last week and
at once procured marriage license,
after which he was promptly married to
Miss Maginnette McClurg, a young lady
of eighteen summers. The Independent
correspondent says that the couple were
runaways.
In the election on the question of is.
suing $3.50 900 in bonds for sewerage pur-
poses, there were only 256 votes cast.
Though the majority WIS in favor of
bonds, as the total vote had to reach one
thousand in order to be of effect, the
question of sewerage for Helena is inde-
finitely postponed.
]. NJ. Holt, of Montana, has purchas-
ed the Coleman herd of catrle, about 500,
shipped through Cheyenne last Sunday
TO Wendover. They will be driven to
Mr.. Hollis range. We understand the
5000 being driven by Mr.. Coleman, and
now in the vicinity of Pine Bluffs, were
sold to Mr.. Holt-N. W. L. S. journal.
Two freight trains on the Northern
Pacific railroad, numbers 13 and IA. each
being drawn bv two engines, collided at
Prickley Pear Junction, about five miles
east of Helena, Wednesday night al
about o'clock. Both trains were thrown
from the track and badly damaged, but
no one was injured.
Several locomotives of enormous Size
have recently arrived at Missoula fol
service on the division. The company
have purchased about dozen of thest
giants from the Santa Fee road. The
Northern Pacific is scarcely able to handle
the business, no rapid has been the in
crease. The earnings shCw and averag'
increase of forty per cent. over last year
-Missoulian.
In Miles City last week party of mer
badly damaged house occupied and be
longing to Mr.. Simpson. The prupert.
had once belonged to the late Dan Nc
MILAN and it Is supposed that the wild
ow's friends thought that Mrs. Mcmillan
was being cheated out of her property
The Yellowston Journal gives the partie
engaged in the destruction of the pre-
perty scathing rebuke.
On Friday afternoon, June 15, Johi
Selander, while gathering poles eigh
miles north of his ranch and about fou
miles north and east of the stage road
left his little four and halt year ol,
daughter On the hills while he wen
down a steep place for load Of poles
On his return from the second trip, afte
an absence of 20 minutes, the child wa
missing. Since that time large nun
ber of men have searched in vain for an
trace of the child. The little gill j
about three feet high and weighs abou
SO pounds; eyes light blue; hair yer
light color and cut short; fair complexion
she wore dark calico dress. dark woole
stockings, button shoes and boys blac
felt hat. A reward of $500 dollars vii
be paid for anv information that will b
the means of restoring the child to il
parents Tor for the body of the child) a
their ranch, which is located on the Bi
lings & Great Falls stage road, eigil
miles north of 20-m mile stage ranch an
2S miles north of Billings. Montana.