The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-16
IN BOHEMIAN.
Not Much Activity as Yet Over the City
Election.


Election.
Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Bozeman March 14.--It is but a few
weeks until the city election takes place
and the municipal officers are elected
Tor another term of two years. There
are quite number of officers to be
selected for the good of the city in gem
eral and themselves individually,
among them being mayor, four alder
men, city treasurer and police magis-
trate, to be followed by the appoint
ment of city clerk and attorney, two
policemen and city marshal and other
minor officers.
1t is not generally known every one
who wishes to vote must again regis
ter this year. A great many people
imagine that the registration of last
fall exempted them from further trou-
BILE on this score for six years to
come. This Is not a fact, except in the
case of county and state election. The
municipal elections are controlled by
city ordinances, not by the codes, and
the ordinance relative to election OF
city officials is to the effect that all
voters must register before every cleo
tiGn. Those who wish to exercise their
franchise and the freedom and right of
the ballot must interview the regis
terng officer, W. w. Livingston. some
time between March Is and March %,
or they will not be able to vote on
April 3.
AS yet there does not appear to be
very much excitement over the coming
election and the candidates have not
expressed their desires to the general
public. 1t is presumed that the repub-
licans will put up the men who are al
ready in Office, with possibly a few eX-
ceptions. The democrats are talking
of several good men for the mayors
office, but nothing can be determined
as yet until the primaries are held. It
is believed by many that the next
mayor will be a democrat, although the
town tends toward repuhicanism, as
a general rule. 1t will all depend. of
course, whether both parties will get
out and induce the voters to register
which is the hardest part of the battle
as most men seem to have an antip-
athy to recording their names, ages
and places of birth, especially their
age
Farmer Lee Warren, at other times
compiler of prescriptions and dis
penser of ncstrums, has just received
shipment of some fancy chickens. Mr.
Warren has already a large collection
of fancy fowls, Pekin ducks and otht-
high-priced birds, and to this collection
he has added a trio of Cornish Indian
games and a trio of Mammoth Bronze
turkeys, White Wyandotte cockrel and
Harmon, the superintendent of the
Bozeman High schools is also farmer
and received at the same time a trio of
Brown Leghorns, with which to adorn
his barnyard and raise the tone of his
poultry. Orvs Smith, In the same ship
ment, received a trio of Black Lam
shans, and Lew Wisner took home 10
his ranch a Barred Plymouth Rock
cockrel. The farmers of the Gallatin
valley recognize the value of some
good strains in their poultry and are
beginning to secure better stock. The
common barnyard hen will soon be a
bird of the past, fit only to be used for
a hasty dinner, when the preacher
drops in suddenly, and he will have to
drop in very soon or there will be only
prize chickens, too valuable for food.
to be found on the farms.
The four gentlemen who were caught
playing poker in the BOZeman Hotel
saloon about week ago. appeared, By
attorney, on Monday and plead guilty
to the charge of gambling. Judge A. p.
Mcpherson took pity upon their limo
cence and levied a fine of $40 against
them. They had already put up bonds
for $50 for their appearance, and SO the
matter came to a close. On Saturday
kilograms came from several distant
places In the United States relative to
the matter and asking what could be
done in the premises. The two gentle
men with the Midnight Bell compa-
ny We're very much afraid they would
have to return to answer to the charge,
and they did not want their manager
to hear of it, or else they would lose
their job. The two travelling men were
in a somewhat similar condition, and
all We're willing to pay a good fee and
fine to get rid of the case. but were
in blue funk until Monday. when their
strain of mind and purse was relaxed.
Dr. James A. Henshall of the United
States fish hatchery received a con-
sgnment of $4,000 eggs of the brook
trout on Tuesday afternoon from the
Leadville, Col, station. This makes the
fifth consignment of fish eggs receiv-
ed this year by DIR. HenshalI The
waters of the Montana streams ought
to be well stocked with fish in the
course of a year or two considering the
number of eggs received each year at
the hatchery. After the fish are
Matched they are sent to various peo-
pie throughout the state to be put in
lakes and streams, and in a few years
they are ready to be caught by the
sportsman, rancher and any one who
likes fish to eat. This means that the
citizens of Montana need not fear there
will be fish, or trout, famine for
a number Of years to come if the gov