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The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
JUDGE LIDDELL,

The new judge of this district arrived
on Tuesday night from Helena and next
day opened the spring term of court for
this county. The new judge comes from
Louisiana and has sat upon the bench as
district judge in his native state. He is
a man somewhat over forty years of age,
of heavy stature, weighing over two
hundred pounds. He has pleasant
face and at the same time one that de-
notes great determination. The ex
perience of our lawyers has been a
pleasant one with the judge and all unite
in saying that they expect to like him
well. lie has so far proceeded with the
business before him with deliberation
and seems quick to comprehend the
differences between the practice of this
country and that of his native state.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
THE WEST GALLATIN DITCH.


Our farmers anu business men have
had an opportunity, through the GIRO
NIcLE TO read the plan proposed by which
1t Is hoped TO revive the West 6aIa'ln
Ditch Company and complete the work
by means OF local capital The work al
ready done on THIS ditch and lis history
up to date is familiar to everyone who
has been in the country any length OF
time and needs not he repeated ut this
time. The need OF the ditch is as well
known to every thinking man and now
that practical plan has been instituted
TO carry on TIE good work we earnestly
crust that our citize"s "ho are able to do
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11

that they nre fight. Mr. Garner was
called Upon to-day and asked If he had
anything to say concerning the Ia, 'r.-
tiers OF Mr.. Hodson AMI the editorials in
the Helena Herald. He replied: 81
have only this to say: Our affairs have
now reached point where our business
interests cannot be injured by agitation.
The CHRoNIcSE has shown disposition
to be just" Turning to bundle of pa
pers, he added, Look over these papers
and form your own conclusions This is
the Ryan contract, signed by Mr.. RYAN
in my presence and in the presence Of
eight other gentlemen. 1t is genuine"
We find upon examination that Mr..
Ryan agreed to construct, equip and
complete the Rocky Fork by Jan. 1st.
1888. That he authorized and directed
Mr.. Cooper to let grading, timber and
tie contracts. That he Is, as we have
before stated, responsible for every dol.
lar of Indebtedness that has been incur
red.
As Mr.. Hodson has taken occusion to
lecture us for the position we have taken
in this matter, we can do less than say
that we are very much surprised at the
statements made by Mr.. Hodson in the
face of the fact that he knew of the ex-
istence Of the RYAN contract. Saw and
read it before contracting to furnish ties
That after signing the contracts they
were placed In the hands of DR.. Monroe
of Boseman and Mr.. Hodson went to
Helena, wired st. Paul and was given
ample time TO investigate, did invcsti.
gate until satisfied and finally wired DIR
Monroe to deliver mp the contracts
That when Mr.. Hodson visited St. Pau
he was told by Judge Galusha, attorne J
in fact of Dennis Ryan, that his contra II
was all right and perfectly valid. Tha
lie did not deliver thu ties as oontraoted
and could not have furnished them il
time ihr Ryan to have completed tn,
road by January lst 1888. That he die
contract to settle all claims with tn,
government and that his ties were seiz
ed by the government On the 9th da.
of February 1888 and have not been re
leased. That he received $4,000 in oasl
from Mr., RYAN for these goods that he
cannot deliver. We make these stat
ments in justice to ourselves and tha
the situation may be understood.
The statements made in the press q
the territory that the laborers of til
Rocky Fork Road were ehargea on tn
county Of YellSwatone has also been ex
ploded and the allegations prove to b
entirely false. Omar Hoskius, chail
4 man of the board of county commission
). ers states under oath that the count
q did not agree to pay and did not pa
20 one dollar.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
The Gallatin Ditch.

The Bozeman correspondent of the
Independent has the following to say re-
garding the plans of the Gallatin Ditch l.,
which is now being placed on its feet by
our citizens:
The Upper West Gallatin & Bozeman
Canal company are making strenuous ef-
forts to put that enterprise upon its feet
again, after period of five years enforc-
ed idleness. The projectors have issued
an agreement for signers, in which they
state that they have outstanding S. 900
in capital stock certificates, and that the
total Indebtedness is something over
$40 600; also that they are desirous of
realizing 500 900 in addition to the above,
in cash or. its equivalent in value of la
tor and materials, at aa early day rs
possible, for which they propose to issue
mortgage bonds and stock, and that they
will, upon the subscription and payment
in cash or part cash, surrender their
stock certificates and evidences of in
debtedness for cancellation, with the
understanding that they are to receive
paid up capital stock in return. That as
soon os 100000 hiss been expended upon
the construction of the canal, then the
corporation will issue to every holder Of
new stock, bonds to the amount of stock
held, which shall be secured by mort
paua IN tho amoupf of &7E nnn rno,, a. n
property of the corporation. The sub
scribers to which will have the privilege
OF paying the same in work or materials
at prices tn be agreed upon by them and
the construction committee; shares of
stock will be 800 each.
The Upper West Gallatln & Bozeman
Canal company was incorporated in 1882
with capital stock of $4,000. A right
oi way was securec from the West Gala
tin canyon to Middle creek for sixty feet
in with. The canal will be, when com.
pleted. twenty-five miles in length, twen-
ty.four feet wide, and three feet deep.
The route has been surveyed and will
reach Bozeman creek, its terminus, about
two and one-half miles south of this city.
The canal commences at a point in the
West. .Gallatin canyon about two m lies
below the mouth of Spanish creek. The
first and most difficult mile of the canal
was constructed in 1883, since which
there has been very little done, the
work being suspended for the lack of
funds.
The aim of this canal is to supply such
an amount as will, with the water deriv-
ed from Wilson, Bear, Cottonwood, and
Middle creeks, all of which it crosses,
afford an anble amount to irrigate every
foot of cultivatabIe land in the Gallatin
valley. This canal will convey at least
10000 inches of water.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
The leading Republican paper of the

The leading Republican paper OF the
territory, the lnter-Mountain, is oppos-
e i to the plan of the Territorial Demo-
cratic Central Committee, VII rim SAID
committee proposes to meet anu elect
two delrraies To the 81. Louis ~tnyen-
ton. The Inter Mountain w"riId, doubt
less, like TO see the cn'iaLlc harmony
now prevailing in the Democratic parry
injured by the few ls.rnntled Demo-
Gratis who are not in sympathy with the
Executive of the present ami the Execu-
tive of the future-tirnvrr tiefeiahu'
The Inter Mountain is evidently anxious
to see repetition of the Eat"n-Shnuers
fight at Bozeman, four yeas ago, wheh
Eaton was knitted and retired to the Sc
clusion of his mountain home, hot anu
hostile, and only by the most strenuous
efforts was whipped into line and swai-
lowed the dish of Sanders crow very
reluctantly. Yes, this scheme OF the In
ter Mountaiu's-to have II similar con-
vention--is very pretty from Hepne.
lican point of view but at the present
writing. the Democrats are little chary
of Republican advice. The CHRONICLE
believes that it Is the desire OF the Mon
tana Democrats to see the delegation
from this territory pledged to supper
Cleveland, and this the Territorial Com
mittee have almost unanimously agreed
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
Sewerage Bonds.

To day at II o'clock was the. tima fixed
for the sale of the seweage bonds of this
city. At that hour there were half a
jazen or more gentlemen present. Mr.,
Bo,kin, City Clerk, addressing an impress
sive collection of old Tin cans and other
debris on Jackson street, made proclama-
tion of the sale. Then he red the adver.
tisement and recited the action of the
city council, after which he asked pro-
posals. There has silence in whi h
you could have heard the stealing of a
pocket-handkerchief and he silence con-
tinues at the hour Of going TO Tress. 1t
is just to state that the failure of the sale
is not due to any want of anxiety on the
part of investors to bny the securities,
but tn the yaguencss of the proposed
terms of the sale, which was such that
purchasers could not he certain when
they would be called on for money with
IN limit of fifteen months The city
will, no doubt, realver,ise the bonds on
more definite terms and sell them on ad
vantageons terms in ample time for the
prosecution ofthe work.-IIeraid.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
Astonishing Success.

1t is the duty of every person who has
used Boschee's German Syrup to let its
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact, all throat and lung diseases. No
person can use it without immediate re-
lief Three doses will relieve any case,
and we consider it the duty of all drug
gists to recommend it to the poor, dying
consumptive, at leastt try one bottle
as $4,000 dozen bottles were sold last
year, and no one case where 1t failed
was reported. Such a medicine as the
German Syrup cannot be too widely
known. Ask your druggist about it.
SAMPLE bottle to try, sold at 10 cents.
Regular size, 70 cents. Sold by all drug.
gists and dealers, in the United States
and Canada.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
Arbor Day.

TERRITORY OF MONTANA. EXECUTIVE Or
FIcE,-Pnrsuant to the provisions of an
act of the legislative assembly Of the
Territory Of Montana Concerning Tree
Planting and Arboriculture," approved
September 10, 1887, the first section
whereof is as follows: "For the pur-
pose of advancing the interests of tree
planting and arboriculture in this terri
tory, the third Tuesday of April is here
by designated as Arbor Day, and it shall
hereafter be proper for the Governor to
annually make his proclamation, setting
the same apart as day for the planting
of trees, beautifying homes, cemeteries,
highways, public groundsand landscapes;
and those who teach in public schools
shall direct and train the thoughts of
the youth in tree planting and dceora-
ting by the practical observance of that
day" do hereby make publication of
said section of the aforesaid act, and
hereby set apart the said third Tuesday
in Apri! of this year, 1888, as Arbor day
for all the people of the Territory of
Montan ma.
And I request that it be observed as
far as practicabl, throughout the com.
monwealth by the planting of trees,
beautifying homes, cemeteries, highways
public grounds and landscapes; and
exhort all who have charge Of, or teach
in public schools, that they direct and
train the youth in tree planting and dec
Grafton by the practical observance Of
that day. and putting the children in
memory that Gods first gift to man was
"every tree that was pleasant to the
sight or good for food;" that mans first
effort in the world was to dress and keep
the garden that one of Gods first COM
mandments to the children of Israel in
possessing the land OF Palestine was to
plant "all manner OF trees for food y
and one of the ancient emblems of peace,
plenty AMI contentment was "every man
living under his own vine and fig tree"
Let every one strive on that day To
contribute some wealth and life to this
growing interest among the American
people.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused to be affixed the
[sEAL] great seal of the Territory Of
Montana, Done at Helena, March 14th,
1888.
P. II. LESLIE.
By the Governor:
| W. B. WEBB, Secretary Of Montana.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
A. x, YERKES. Publisher.
NATIONAL PARK EXTENSION BILL

From synopsis of the bill passed by
the Senate, according to special corres-
pondence of the Independent, 1t seems
that Congress is determined to forever
tie up the Cooke City mines. In 1911
the Clark's Fork mines were discovered.
Many of the prominent mines OF to-day
were located in that year. When Con
rress set aside the Grow Reservation IN
1868, very little was known as 10 where
the southern boundary line of said reser
walton would be. and it was not definite
" known until about 1876, when it was
defined, and included all the mines in
New World district. The miners at that
time used all honorable means to induce
Congress by treaty with tie Crows to
segrepate that mineral district from the
reservation. After six years OF honest
cxertions by the people of that camp,
ably assisted in Congress by our dele
gate, Martin Maginnis, the treaty with
the Crows was consumated and ratili-
cation bill passed both houses and was
signed by the President. April l3, lsS2.
Since that time two smelters OF forty
tons capacity per diem. at great outlay
of capital, have been built at Cooke CITY
to thorougly test the ores OF the camp.
From the short time the furnaces we're
in blast, over two hundred thousand
dollars worth ofbase bullion was produc
ed. The only and sole reason that the
furnaces are not in active operation to-
day, is owing to the fact Of the National
Parks barring any railroad from the
west or up the water grade of the Vel
lowstone river. Since 1882, the partie:
interested have had bills introduced il
each successive Congress, asking relic
in the shape of right of way for rAilwa'
over small strip Of the National Park
near the northern boundary thereof
The said proposed right of way wonl'
touch no point of interest in the Park
Yet the upper house has invariably sa
down on it. Last year, when all hop'
was abandoned from that quarter, TIN
projectors of the Rrcky Fork & Cook
City railroad were approached with
view OF extending their road through t
Cooke, Notwithstanding the vas
amount of CAPITAL required to build tn
same. they, in good faith, have under
taken aud agree to reach that camp Il
an early day, having already run q pre-
liminary survey via Clnrk'a Fork riv,
for several miles, and found no insu
mountable obstacles. Now, To "cap til
Climax" the Sena'e has passed LI
extending the eastern boundaries alon
the 45th parallel Il distance of 25 milei
which will include Clark'S Fork ri,er f.
several miles. thereby 30 king any rol'
from reaching Cooke City FROM any pot
sible direction. Should the lndepent
ent's special be correct, this is seriot
matter to every mining interest I
Clark's Fork, and urgent meas RS sloul
be at once taken by every one intcres
@ in seeing that district one,,ed up,
have the bill amended in the House
falling there, call upon the President lt
a hearing.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
UARDIAN's NOTICE OF sALE OF
" REAL ESTATE.

Notice Is hereby given, That In pursuance
Of an order of the Probate Court OF tho Coun-
ty Of fGallatin, Territory OF Montana, made on
estate Of Francis Harper an incompetent per
son. the undersigned, the guardian OF the per.
son and md e. estate 81 ss,d
for cash, and subject to confirmation by said
Probate Court, on Saturday, the 2lst day OF
oce of X Inaisy in iSe cty II of rsss ssa.s
In the County Of Gallatin, oil the right, title,
interest and estate Of the said Incompetent
at ne al ne ne ssS as
or otherwise, acquired other than or In addi.
ton TOT. 70 that OF the said incompetent person. at
competent, In and to all those certain lots,
pieces or parcels Of land situate, lying, and
tory 81 Montana, and % Bounded d d ana Described as
as follows, to-wit:
ID FI1si " s. Il hP,s siosL q ds,,'.. 4
Second; All Of block "B" in Harper's add.
tion TO Bozeman, Montana. consisting OF
h,rteen ~ lots numbered " as follows' l,2,s,
Third: Also strip OF land twenty (2O) feet
and three and one-half so inches Wide Oh OF
out the entire length Of said lot and strip OF
inches Wide Oh OF the west side Of lot ten z (iIj
said lot said property being twentyseieht
l2D feet front on Main street and runnlne
back TO the alley and being in block "D" Of
We original plat OF the town OF Bozeman,
Fourth: Also q strip of ground twenty (2U)
ieet three and one-halflnche so wide on OF
Ss so Of @ o aEI1sS ss
land seven O. feet eight and one,half 90
inches of OF the west side OF lot elsven III
said lot said properly being tWenty.eisSt At t2s1 81
ieet 'front.' on Main street and running back
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
DISTRICT COURT.
Court Opened on Wednesday, Judge Lid;
dell Presiding.

There being no Judge present on Mon
day, the deputy clerk of court adjourned
court until the following day, and on
Tuesday again adjourned, having been
informed by the chief justice that Judge
Stephen DeWolfe, OF this district, had
been transferred to the Butte district,
and that Judge Liddell, who had just ar
rived in the territory from Louisiana,
had been assigned to this district, and
would be ready to open court OIL We'd
nesday morning.
The new Judge arrived on Tuesday
night, and at ten o'clock Wednesday
morning opened court. The minutes Of
the adjourned meetings were read by the
Grand Jury empanelled. The Grand
Jury consists of the following citizens:
Geo. Hutchinson, Chas II. Hurburt,
Chas. Anceny, G. II. Cobb,
w. H. Arnold, f. j. Dunbar,
Green Blakely, W. II. Davis,
Samuel Basinski, John England,
"A. Bishop, NJ ]. Eukes,
]. F. Freeman, E. f. Campbell,
Thos, Hamilton, Wm. Harkinson.
James Burrell, who was present, was
excused also 7. H. Conroe. After hav.
ing been duly sworn, the Judge deliver.
ed a short address to the jury, He stated
that it would be unne cessary for him te
90 into the history of the grand jury sys
tenn, as had probably been done by the
Judges that had preceded him on The
bench of this district until it was famil
lar to the gentlemen who had been Sc
lected to act as grand jurors. He theI
referred the jurymen to the law tha
governed their actions and explained |
thoroughly He concluded by sayin,
that Re had been informed by the Off
GERS of the law that this county was re
markably free from crime and that
state of affairs existed here in this par
ticular that was marvellous. He wa
gratiliej that such was the cage,
He then appointed Chas, Anceny fore
man OF the Grand Jury, and the Jur
retired to theip room under the care
Deputy Sheriff Wilbur,
The balance of the day was taken Il
with the hearing of motions and settin
cases for the term.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
Mr.. Word Speaks.


The Helena Independent last week in
terviewed Hon. Sam Word, who has Just
returned from the east, and from that
gentleman learned some facts that puts
an entirely different light upon the
Rocky Fork affairs, over which there
was senseless howl sent up by persons
who were more interested in the failure
of the Rocky Fork than ANYTHING else.
Regarding the charge alleging that the
laborers OF the road had peen compelled
to become charges Mr. Word, at the con.
clusion of an article in which he deals
with some vigorous English says:
ANY reasonable effort on the part of
the Herald to ascertain the truth by in-
quiry at the proper place would have
saved its man from the charge of deliber.
ately falsifying for contemplate pur-
pose. l care not to say more on this sub
ject than to reiterate what l have here
tofore sal |, and ask you to publish the
affidavit of the chairman of the board of
commissioners of Yellowstone county,
which handed you for that purpose; at
least publish such of 1t as bears on the
point referred to,
Mr.. Word handed the reporter an afi-
davit of Omar Hoskins, chairman of the
board of county commissioners of Yell
lowstone county, from which the follow
ing extract is made;
Az opprc.r sr.rrvrNr
"Thot agiant os an individual cave a
o,,roptee IN the boarding bouses and
become respopsible Jointly with Walt.
ar Coonar for tbe fading of said
,,ho,sr, that sold co,,tv of y.u,,v.
stone has not bee, ,mneri,isd tn the ex
tent or 81 and has not been made res.
nons;b,e bv onv act of mine for tho feeJ.
;no of said labnrers and not 81 has been
maid bv SAID copntv toward tho fading
p@'' ~ $50, s".u oo' ~ ~ ~ e
sou y, ~, IN w - ropl ~
i% pa, =" '"u ~ a.;, ~ - '.I ~. =.
'.o '"'''e y. e .''pa' w p' '"'
"''an' "e.p's' a. s . u, "'e' oo'p
s,se.i.., 81 m .hs, III assa;a I,;,,s ,no,,Ia -,
,>o,5 NO .oor a. so;a c,mno,y ,ouIJ ono.
ure funds.
Afiiant is not responsible for reports
sent broadcast that said laborers were
being fed By said county and were coun.
ty charges. That said reports are untrue
and without foundation.
EVERYTHING PAID.
That every dollar for the feeding OF
said laborers has been paid in full by
Walter Cooper, treasurer of said rail-
road CONF anv, and afiiant is OF the opin-
ion that in the absence OF funds to pay
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-11
Our Words Made Good.

The CHRONICLE has stood by the Rocky
Fork Read from the beginning, simply
because We believed that all enterprises
calculated to develope the resources OF
this great territory should receive the
support, not only of the press; but the
people as well, We believe it TO be our
mission to aid in the great work of de-
velopment. To this end, we have, and
will continue to labor.
The CHRONICLE was the first paper in
the territory to come forward and de-
fend the projectors of the Rocky Fork
Rold. We did this from sense of duty
because some of the gentlemen inter-
ested in the enterprise are among the
foremost and best citizens of Montana.
We propose to always stand by our
friends, particularly when we are sure