The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02

pound heavier and faulty in other
respects.
Messrs, Mckenzie & Salter, being
the lowest bidders, have been award
ed the contract for the building of B.
L. Stanton's residence of Union aven-
ue- The building will be super;ntend-
ed by Architect Johnson, who drew
the plans.
anne w. Mardis and wife returned
on Sunday from a weeks visit to
their daughter, Mrs. Holiday, in Park
county. Mr.. Mardis has fished a
great deal in the Yellowstone river
during the past twenty-five years,
and says he never saw the fishing
better than at the present time.
W. II. Tracy, merchant, still leads
IN the race, with 237 votes. for the
$50 gold watch, offered by the Avant
Courier for the most popular man in
Gallatin county, although his lead
was cut down somewhat this week by
Samuel Collect, farmer, who jumped
up to 223 votes, thus making a close
second. A. T. Hamilton, farmer, is
second, with 128 votes.
c. E. Fowler arrived from Butte
and took charge of the work bench
at Benham's Armory on Monday
The gentleman is not only a gunsmitf
but also enjoys the reputation Of be,
ing an excellent mechanic, one who
can repair an umbrella, sewing ma.
chine or steam engine, if necessary
1t is to be hoped he will receive suf.
fcient encouragement and patronage
to justify his remaining here.
From NJ. D. Leadbeater, who wa,
in BOzeman this week, we learn tha-
the grain of the Manhattan MaltinG
company is looking excellent. Theri
are 800 acres in all and Mr.. Lead
beaten says it now bids fair to aver
, age not less than % bushels to tn,
acre. Some of the grain is exception
alv fine and may yield as much a
sixty bushels to the acre. He say
the German barley has the stronges
!, root of any grain he ever saw.
The following are the names of tn
Bozeman boys who will play ba
with the Butte nine today. The name
appear in order as they will be Gale
- to the bat: Place, S. S.; KeOwn, R. F
. Bently, L. F.; Stranahan, 3rd B
= Porter, 1st B.; Davidson, End B
Moore, c.; Eggiman. P; Houston, {
% F. The game will be played in tn
afternoon on the new grounds /;
North end of Church street and give
promise to be an excellent one.
y ]. Plumb and wife returned the fir
, of the week from Red Bluff, whith'
:, they were called by the serious Il
ness of Mrs. Kelleher. The lady die
however, before they reached her be
>, side. Deceased was n of the mr.
: settlers of 1864 and will be remer
bered by many old-timers as MI
- Charles Bradley. Her first husba1
- died some years ago and she ate
ward married John Kelleher. s
was a sister of Mrs. Plumb and
aunt to Mrs. ]. l.. Stats of this cit
Matt Durham came down from n
= ranch on the upper Madison the III
of the week, bringing with him a 10
Of hides of wild animals. Among I
lot were seven bear skins, n
which. a large black one, was qul
~ heavily furred and measured u
= seven feet and one inch IN leng'
= which is larger than is usually lou
in the mountains. Mr.. Durham al
brought in several mountain she
heads. the horns of one measure
sixteen inches around near the hei
" Mr.. Benham purchased the entire oil
L. ft and Mr.. Durham returned hoI
u on Tuesday to meet a party which
ns will soon take on a hunting trip
the mountains. He says that he ,
had applications from more parV
than he can handle this year, and "
m obliged to turn some of them aw'
he o""O
ng
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