The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-14
BOHEMIAN, IN GALLA7|N.
Court and County Commissioners in
Session and Important Bust
ness Transacted.
Several Free Bridges and a Stage
Line to Castle to
be Started.
Yearned for the Love OF His YOuth-Open.
ing of the Hotel Bozeman-
Real Estate.

BOHEMIAN, Dec. 13.-[Special. Court and
county commissioners have occupied the
attention of the citizens of this city for the
past week. Nothing of startling import
ance has taken place before his honor, who
is at present engaged in trying water case,
in which the Bozeman Water Works COM
pany and several farmers are interested.
The suit is over the water of Lyman creek,
the title to all OF which is in dispute and
may not be settled at this term of court,
although it has now taken up weeks
time. large number of witnesses are on
hand, among whom is Hon. S. w. Lang
horne of Helena, who was for many years
q resident of this city, and has positive
and thorough knowledge of every trout
stream within radius of twenty-five miles.
Among the legal talent employed is the
Hon. Robert Smith, also of Helena. When
this case is settled there will be but very
little business before the court. The prose.
cutting attorney, X. p. Vivion. has been 30
ill for the past week that he has been una
BILE to attend to business.
The county commissioners, who we're in
session eight days, did a great amount of
road and bridge business, and in few
years there will be bridges free to all
over every important stream, and at
convenient crossings. The citizeus of BoZe-
man are extremely anxious that a road be
built to the West Gallatin Basin. near the
park. which can now only be reached by
means of pack animals. Several parties
are on the Basin opening up ranches and
there ia said to be valuable coal and mineral
deposits at that point. Efforts have been
made to get experts in there: but the dis
lance and unpassable nature of the roads
has dissuaded nearly all from attempting
the trip. Ben Libby, the coal expert Of
port is said to be most hatterinS. The COM
missioners do not wish to build the road
unless they arc assured that it will be a
thoroughfare of considerable Importance.
The business men have assured them that
it will be and that it will open up further
market for Gallatin Valley produce. and il
Is possible that the commissioners will he
convinced by January, when thew hold n
special meeting, and that the road will be
built in the spring. This road will put this
valley in easy reach of the park also.
Inefe IL some TAX OF stage line being
this will undoubtedly assume share by
spring, when there will be a lively bnsiness
done between the two points.
Word received from Yellowstone county.
where the bride procured a license, seems
has claimed the hand of one of Rozem.nss
fair widows, in the person of Mrs, Ellen
Bates. And while on the subject of mar
riage it may be relatedthat Samuel Crockett
is again married man. Mr.. Crockett. after
having been married twenty-five years. con-
sented to divorce proceedings last fall. But
ere the winters snow of 1880 had covered
the earth he lcnged for the companionship
of his former spouse, and is again her husr
band by legal ties.
A brick depot for Bozeman is now among
the assured Improvements of 1891. The
plans have been agreed upon by the Nor
tnern Pacific management and the depot
Wall be built. Other improvements mot yet