Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
B0zE NJ A N NE VS.
Dan E. Allen. manager Inter Mountain
Branch once. p. o. News Stand.
Bozeman, September -.

Bozeman, September -.
This is the second day of the pioneers
possession of our city, and there is every
reason to believe that every one of our
visitors enjoyed themselves during thir
stay among us. No effort was spared to
make the occasion one long to be re-
membered by those who cam to be our
guests for a couple of days, and if the
endeavor to 10 the right thing has been
all 1t should be, we will all feel more
than proud that we have been instru-
mental in attaining hat end. Everyone
residing here has been contributing
something to the general whole, and if
u visitors all feel, as was gallantly said
by one of the old-timers, we shall most
assuredly feel that We have not labored
in vain. His idea was that there We're
all princes and queens in Bozeman.'
Who says the old folks are slow? 20
morrow will see a general exodus, and
the city will seem strangely quiet until
we settle down to our usual routine and
get accustomed to our old ways.
The funeral of Willis Howard, who
was assassinated at Rock creek last Sun
day, as has already been told in the dis
patches was held this afternoon from the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Tom Bran
denburg, and was attended by a large
number of the friends of the deceased.
who had resided in this community for
some years and was quite a %favorite with
a great many. 1t appears that this trag-
edy might have been averted had the
victim been given that protection that
he was entitled to by law. Forrest had
threatened his life, and Howard had
gone bfore a justice and made the usual
complaint in such cases, but the Justice
merely turned the defendant <,ose on a
promise to leave the vicinity. Forrest
did this, but returned In a week or two,
since which time Howard was in daily
dread of losing his life, and finally did
lose 1t. Where does the responsibility
of the justice come in, and what is If?
Apparently it would be advisable to look
into the matter a little closer han has
been done.
The assessment of railways, as agreed
upon by the board of equalization. has
been sent to the county clerk, in which
it appears that the total length of ali
railroads in Gallatin county is 10 261
miles, and the value per mile, including
all fixtures and cars. is placed at Sc. 500
per mile on the main line and on the
Butte line; the Pony-Norris branch at
$4,000 per mile; the Yellowstone park line
at $500 per mile. and the Montana rail-
o at 1920 per mile, aggregating =.
total of $495, 715, which will b. entered
on the assessment books and charged
against the several roads for the year
Mrs. Al Orion and children returned
AOiIlc lIOIu bulle, where Iney nave spent
the time during the school vacation. in
time for the children to continue their
studies for the term. -
Mike Reinig came over from Hell.
ena on Tuesday evenings train to be
with the Pioneers. He says they WIN
have to go further from Helena than
100 miles to keep him from being at hand
to answer at roll call.
Rev. August Lobitz, pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran church, who has been
holding services at Lewistown and
White Sulphur Springs, returned home
Tuesday, and will conduct services on
Sunday at the usual hour. -
Andrew G.. Van Eman, who has been
spending a few weeks in the city as a
guest of Mrs. William S. Bole, left for
his home in Great Falls Monday.
County Treasurer William L. Steele OF
Helena, accompanied by his daughter.
Miss Aggie Bell Steele. are among the
folks who came over from the Capital
City toatbe part in the meeting Of the
Pioneers.