The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-12-20
Summary OF Territorial News.


Should cattle be taxed that are covered
by Il mortgage? Such Il ease was submitted
by the G unity Commissioners and Captain
Williams. to Judge Scrvis last Friday. We
understand the Judge decided that the
County Commissioners had no authority to
agree to submit a ease affecting the collec-
ton of taxes. after the books had passed
into the hands Of the Treasurer.
Geo. \. Kennedy, OF Jno. \. Creighton
& Co., is here looking UP frci-hts for next
year. Creighton & Go. viii continue to
ship from Cnrinnc instead OF the terminus
OF the arrow-gaugc.
There are more Churches in Bozeman
than in any other town in Montana. Shall
il be called the City uf Churches?
Valentine II. CoomlS has been appointed
Postmaster at Flat-Hca Lake, Missouln
Co.: and II. ID. Cotter Postmaster at front
Creek. Meagiler county.
An Ohio paper says: - Montana produces
but half a crop Of all kinds of grain this
year. But our Buckeye friends don't
know. perhaps. that half 4 crop in Montan,
would he considered double crop in Ohio.
\ good crop in Montana is ~ bushels to the
acre. Please make a note OF this fact. Mr..
Cincinnati 2imas.
Mr.. J. II. Thomson left at Filings las.
Saturday for shipment 2.' ounces of silver
bullion. Mr. r. is working Moose Creek
ores. and is meeting with wonderful success,
occular demonstration of which fact he gives
Us every week or two by bringing in Il peel,
or SO Of silver. His last shipment was 800
tine--almost chemically pure. The ore he
has crushed during the summer la, paid
from one hundred AMI fifty to three hundred
dollars per ton.
FROM the Courier Fec. ~
The Fort Sha;c boys. fnl!owin" the exam.
pie of those at Fort Ellis. have erected a
suitable building, and are now giving the
alrical entertainments.
On the first of January next the county
officers will he removed to the metropolitan
Hotel building the Commissioners havin.
rented the frame buildings Of the hotel.
We understand that Charles y. Blakclcy.
Esd, our late efficient Deputy and Acting
Sheriff, will come before the next House OF
Representatives rs candidate for the posi-.
ton Of Scrgeant-at-Arms.
All the registered warrants of Ga!latir
county have been fully paid of and there is
a surplus Of two thousand dollars i'll the
Treasury. Warrants are now at par. Thi.
is good condition for Il county to be in,
AMI we hope Gallatin will maintain hcl
present financial position.
From the Ni.souiian. Dec II:
The ''61'' Company at Cedar took on,
this season $4,000.
Master Herbie. son of r. II. Dana Esq,
was slightly injured by the explosion Of ;
shot gun few days since.
| The names Of over one hundred persons
who have not paid their taxes, appear or
| the tax list. .Hsa. @..
Stock Of all kindsarc doing well in the
hills; the feed being excellent. -. r
Thermometer 90 below Friday morning
last. ..s....s .-
| From the Gazette.
Mr.. Ncilsc Holden. Norwegian, wht
owns a ranch on the Missouri valley, but
who was at Mr.. Peterson's place Oh the
/ nth, met with = serious accident at tiIa
time. 1t appears that Mr.. Holden was j,
the act Of putting up some harness in th;
stable when horse sava.ely kicked him il
the head, over the right ear, producing +:
depressed fracture and insensibiiity. DR.
Robinson, Of this city, who was called t.
him. trcpanned and removed about tw
inches square Of broken skull. and dresset
his wound, He was brought to the Sister
Hospital yesterday where he lies in n pre-
Curious condition. The brains cxuded il
several places and were badly laceratet'
The Doctor says his chances for recover
arc very slight. #'r
Rev. W. 8. Fracke!ton, late Of Montan
Territory, has agreed to supply the churcl
i at Knoxville, Iowa, for six months.
Joseph IL. Bullock has fled his bond a
under Sheriff Of Lewis and Clarke county.
Notice has been received here Of Il,
bankruptcy Of Dr.. J. w. Reins, formerly
resident Of this city, and now = resident Q
the State Of Virginia. .1 .#i ..-
Yesterday ous citizens were startled b
tho announcement that Mr. Andrew II
Wing had breathed his last. about min
o'clock in tho morning, at his rancl, at tn
crossing Of Ten Mile. His disease wa
pnca,nDnia. Mr.. Wing was wcll.known
our citizens, having arrived here from 8,
Louis in 1895. and was the father-in-law q
i, 9. Gros!ion, Of this city.
Capt. 9. }. Jones, Superintendent Of til
National NiQina eumpany shipped to Ne,
IsFk - Nmy asold brick worth m
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