The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-22
Summary Of Territorial News,
From the Courier Noy. II,

Good calicOeS are sofa Ill BoZcman N ~
cents yard. This is as cheap as in the
States.
Flour sold on Saturday last for cash at
81 - per sack. 1t was taken to Bannack.
There are more than forty scholars in
attendance ut the public school i'll this city.
Several teams were over from Virginia
CITY and Bannack for oats and flour, and ,
all the oats on hand in Bozeman were sold. !
The demand for oats is brisk, and We would
not he surprised to see 4 rise in both flour
and oats.
There are twenty business houses. or
places Of business, in Bozeman, the proprie-
tors Of which do not advertise. They are
about the only business CD men You will
hear complaining Of excessively dull times.
They may possibly learn after awhile that
advc, Using is good medicine" for dull
times and slow business.
Judge Servis left for Virginia City on
last Monday morning. lie had been ill for
several days before he left. but we were
gratiticd that lie was quite we'll when he
took the coach for home. The Judge gives
universal satisfaction. and the people arc
highly gratitied that they have a judicial
officer who possesses high qualifications and
dispenscs Justice evcn-handcd to all. and
has no enemies t" punish or friends to re-
ward. Judge ScrviS'> career SO far has
been a success and he is a decided favoritc
with the people Of Gallatin county.
d. II. Carpenter is about to build for
himself q new two-StOry dwelling house.
near the residence of Mr.. Spicth. There
appears to be 10 letting up to building III
EOzt man.
From the MOntanian. Nov. II.
We are told that 4 number of new dis
| coveries have been made in the coal fields
Of the Upper Stmkingwater; and the
late discoveries are far better than lodges
found last spring. Coal miners tell us that
they have never been III country where
coal was 81 abundant as it is on the Upper
Stinkingwatcr. For miles, they say. good
showing veins crop out every few yards.
The Denver TriJune says lumber deal
cr discovered. in his yard, the other day, II
sack containing human skull labeled
"Sladc. the Montana Murderer The
skull created Il great deal Of excitement,
and number of SHADES old chums exam
ined it, and from peculiar marks about the
skull. pronounce it to DC the vcritablc
SHADES.
The Montana Law Reports are finished.
and will he sent by mail to subscribers from
Albany. New York, where they were print
ed. The delay in publication has been oc-
c;>i"ncd 10y a number of decisions being
included in the work which were not ut
first contemplated. The book will contain
$50 pages instead Of 600. as originally in
tended.
Some time since several ladies, seeing the
necessity of Il fence around the Cemetery,
determined that a fence should bc built.
They took the matter in hand, collected
| 1,,,n.1,nI al. irn, ctti-
ZenS. and have now the fence under con-
tract. the lumber on the ground. and assure
us the good work will he completed in Il
few weeks.
The .M,disoninm will be issued on next
Saturday. We are Informed.
Mike Golistickcr. who left this place fo,
California some time since. was relieved OF
all his valuables, Il watch and chain. down
the road.
We are informed that grain is playin.
mighty short on the farmers, oats especial
ly. After rrlnnin. the thrcsher nearly all
day. from oats stacks ut Pauls and only
obtaining 40 bushels Of grain, the men "l
the machine proposed to give Paul the
clean up il he would allow them to stop.
From the Mi-sou'ial.. Nov. H.
The MissOuli0n has an elaborate and in
teresting account Of the Matte and Gasl
dcvitrics.
Woods pack train arrived from Wall:
Walla Wednesday loaded with apples.
Edward Kennedy wants 500 hogs.
During the past few days, Thomas New
man. Esq, that energetic and in'lctatigabl,
Road Supervisor, who is worse than
; newspaper canvas>cr. has been r,hling ~
our citizens to the tune Of nine dollar
each. for road purposes.
From the Gazette.
In July, 1873. Charles Phelps, 4 well
known stage driver on the Overland lin,
between Corinnc and Helena Montana. wa
shot while driving his team through Port
Ncuf Canon. i'll al attack on the coach b,
highwaymcIi. who sought to rob the treas
, ,lrc box of Wells, Fargo l. Co., and tn,
passengers on board the coach. Poo
Phelps died from the effects of his wound
and was buried by his comrades and friend
at Malad City. in Idaho. Soon after tn,
burial. Mr.. James Brown. messenger tn
Wells. Fargo Il Co.. on the line. started
subscription paper for the purpose Of rails
ing funds to raise suitable memorial to b.
, placed over the grave of Phelps. in tn
shape of marble tombstone. and his effort
met with generous donations from TN
friends Of the deceased. among the employ
es of both Gilmcr Il Salibury's stage line
r and Wells, Farg" Il Co.'S express line. ant
a few days ago the memory Of the faithtt.
stage driver was pcrpetuatcd in impcri>lll
bic marble, which was raised by his friend
and placed over his grave. The head am
: foot stones are of white marble. set in
\ large granite slab which covers the full siz
Of the grave, and bears the following III
scription:
: ''ln memory Of Charles Phelps. of st
Lawrence county. New York. driver on TIN
: Overland Stage Line, mortaly wounded
!, July 18th, 1913, in an attack on the coac
- by highwaymen, in Port-Ncuf Canon, Ida
no. and died the same day.
lie fell as all true heroes fall.
While answering to his dutys call
This stone was erected by his friends an
companions, who sincerely mourn his loss