The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-05-02
THINGS TERRITORIAL,
Items Of Interest From all Parts Of The
Territory.


The small PIX scare in Anaconda is
aballns.
Chas. Dickens, Jr., is coming to Mon
tana, to lecture.
The attitude Of Cooke is estimated at
1900 feet, while the mines are from 5000
to 10000 feet.
The appraisers of the Ming estate in
Fergus county found 100 head of cattle,
valued at $23 per head, and so saddle
horses valued at various prices. Total
appraisement ofproperty in that county,
S30,476 93.
The election in Jefferson county on
the proposition 10 issue bounds TO the
mount of $4,000 for the purpose of
building court house at Boulder city,
resulted in majority of about 500 in
favor of the issuance of the bonds.
Jerry Collins has closed ont all his
stock in the River Press Publishing COM
pany, 10 VIM. II. Todd, who has been
connected with the paper for nearly two
years past, and has had business and
editorial control of is since Mr.. Collins
became an owner in the Great Falls
Tribune Publishing company.
The Earl Of Portsmouth, says the Live
Stock journal, has shipped from Eng.
Land .ourthnr H. hbred running stalln,ns
and three iux hounds to his son. Mr.,
Oliver W. Wail,I', stock inspector at tie
Grow agency. MIR. Wall ~, who is an
unassuming gentleman ami vigilant,
efficient officer, anticipates much pleas
ure in the chase with his hounds.
DR.. A. G. Bishop, prominent ply
sician of Butte and a highly respected
citizen, died at that city last Wednesday
from the effects of injuries received by
falling from vaulting horse at gvmn-
asium the evening before. He leaves
wife and three children. His remains
were taken to Eureka, Nevada, his form
er home, for interment.
There is less work being done in the
mines at Castle than there has been for
months. We do not consider this an
indication that the camp is played out
There are some splendid prospects and
some work is being done, but there is no
large cr,ws of men at work developing
the leads. The field f,r prospecting
is as good as il ever was, hut the pay roll
of the camp is small. l.--Husbandman.
We learn as we 60 to press that John
Matt, formerly of Junction, was shot and
killed by cowpuncher, named Shep-
herd from Flat Willow, at Musselshell
on the night of iIe 23rd. lie was bnr-
ed on Thursday. The trouble aross from
a game of seven up for $40. Matt lost
and would not pay. lie got rifle to up
hold him in his refusal. Shepherd
thereupon drawing revolver put Two
bullets into Matts head.-Gazette.
1t ls reported that B. +. Wood, dealer
in lightning rols and who il credited
with. having more gall than govorn-
ment mule who has seen twenty years
service. has left for Montana 10 work up
on the natives of that cline in the way
OF offering extraordinary Inducements
for the protection OF life and property.
Wood may be square in his dealings as
far as the lightning rod business is con.
cerned, but his sudden departure from
here leaving numerous accounts without
offering to liquidate indicates that he is
not to be trusted. MIR. Smooth" as a
fellow townsman suggested, would about
fit his calibre.- Big Horn Sentinel.
The Helena District Conference of the
Methods. church, south, began It's an
nual session Thursday, at the Grand
street Methodist church in Helena, The
district embraces Helena, Butte, Deer
Lodge, Anaconda. Bitter Root Valley,
Boulder. Elkhorn and Great Falls, and
was attended by Revs. E. ]. Stanley, Of
Bitter Root, presiding elder; A. c. Couey.
Butte E. G. Finley, Bitter Root /; r. +.
Beasley, Boulder and Elkhorn; W. NJ.
Britt, Helena; R. s. Clark. local elder. at
Helena; b. e. II. Warren, Willow Creek;
H. Clay Fleenor, Bozeman. Reports
from various stations show an increase
of thirty-three in the membership for
the past six months in the Helena, and
tiftv-five in the Bozeman district. At
tendance and finances are satisfactory.
A new church has been erected at Vic
tor and parsonage completed at Mis-
a mia