The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-23
IS YEARS AGO
files Courier March 49, 1886

Taken from the files of the Av
April 1, 1886. |
P. F. Hanley of Cooke has been in
at court during the past
week.
Mr.. Alex Timing of Glendive super
sedes Mr.. Livingston as station ag- |
emit at Bozeman. He has bee nseveral
years in the Northern Pacific serv- J
ice and, of course, has an excellent
record.
James S. Smart of Willow Greek.
this county, last week sold three thou
sand bushels of fall wheat to Jer-
gins and Evans of Helena, at So cents
a bushel, the grain to be delivered on
board the cars at the Belgrade siding
1t is reported that the fatal disease
known as black-leg has again mani
tested itself in the county. Matt Me
bel has lost four head of cattle, Geo.
Boos two land Rudolph Vogel one by
the disease during the past week.
J. C. Tull, the enterprising and en-
energetic manipulation of mining prop
erty, returned last week from bust
ness trip to the principal mining
camps of the Madison. Mr.. Tull and
his associates are developing some
very promising mining property.
Col. o. P. Chisholm, the efficient
and popular register of the u. S. land
office. took his departure for Illinois,
on two weeks leave of absence. Mr..
Chisholm goes east on important bust
ness and during his absence Mr.. s.
Deutsch will discharge the duties of
the office.
Hon. James George, Familiarity
known as yankee Jim," put in a
welcome appearance last week and, as
report has it, proceeded to paint the
town bright vermillion. The report,
of course, is without foundation in
fact, as "Jim" never (that is hardly
every INDUCES in such pastimes.
"Box" Miller came down from Yam
kee Jim's toll gate on Thursday last
He made the distance from the toll
gate to Livingston, some forty or fiji
ty miles, in a skiff within the short
space of three and one-half hours
feat that perhaps seldom, if ever, has
been accomplished. "Box" also says
he had to drag his skiff for some dis
lance around an ice gorge in the can
yOn.
Accompanied by Hon. F. K. Arm
strong, wife and child, Misses Fanni
and Georgia Lamme arrived from Sal
Francisco on Thursday last. TIL
young ladies have been attending col
lege in the Golden State and the 9th
er members of the family have bee
there enjoying a pleasant visit dur
ing the greater part of the winter
All returned in excellent health ali
are now enjoying the pleasant socis
calls of their many Bozeman friends
At the annual school election whic
takes place on Saturday next, the 81
inst, a clerk and one trustee are
be elected, the term of j. P. Marti
as clerk and Will H. Davis as tru:
l tee, expiring. The trusteeship shoul
> receive the careful intelligent after
ton of our citizens, as upon the e.
ficiency of the board depends til
quality of our schools. Every frier
of education should take enough il
terest in the election to cast his vot
: for the best man.
. R. E. Cutler (Buckskin Jim)
: down from Cooke and will spend Sc
eral days in Bozeman.
= DR.. A. Lamme, who was taken Sc
. iously i'll on Friday, we are plea
:, ed to learn, is in a fair way to r
cOvery.
% Mrs. Ben Barker and children r
. turned on Monday from a five weel
4 visit with friends and relatives ne
81 Townsc-L.
y The body of Earl Williams, W
I several weeks ago was killed by
a. snowslide near the base of Bal
- mountain, was brought into town
- Sunday and decently inferred in t
" Bozeman cemetery.