The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-16
LEWIS & CLARKE COUNTY.
IndepeDdent.

Independent.
The Hot Springs property, situated four miles from
town on Ten Mile creek, was sold at sherifs sale
April Sh under decree of foreclosure Of mortgage
The property was struck off to Mr. T. II. Klenschmidt
Ter the sum of S9,9S5. and was a bargain at that
price.
Kessler & Wormer's two brick machines, capacity
5000 per day, have arrived. They have four Others
coming. The brick weigh two pounds more than the
common brick.
Major c. nges, q. S. A., arrived in Helena from Fl.
Smelling, Thursday evening. He has been transferred
from the 7h to the 9th Infantry and is route
to his new post Of duty. TT. Keogh.
District Court adjourned Saturday after being In
session SO days.
Seth Bullock is President of the First National
Bank of Deadwood,
Herald.
Esau James has been appointed p. NJ. at Cataract
jefferson county, in place of G. w. Callahan.
U. s. Dist. Attorney Anderson who has been III for
some time is recovering.
Engineer Stephens and party are engaged In sur
veylng the Upper Missouri river.
We learn from Col llges, who arrived on Thursday,
that the steamer Col Macleod Of the Baker line was
run into by the steamer Butte at Bismarck and 70
badly damaged that she sank. The ice breaking upa
few days after the accident swept the wreck down the
river. The Macleod had no cargo on at the time Of
the disaster, but the boat is a total loss.
A new banking house under the title of the Bank OF
Northern Montana, 10 about to be established n Fort
Benton with capital of 100000. The officers are
as follows: President, Louis II Hershhed, OF the
banking house of Hershaeld d Bro, HelenG Cashier,
T. Il. Collins, for some years the efficient clerk ana
recorder OF Meagher county. Chas. e. Duer has ac
cepted the position OF book-keeper.
Morning Capital
Parties who claim to know, say that 10000 cattle
have dicd In Montana this winter.
Charles Brensinger, who for a long time has been
employed by the Herald as carrier, died yesterday
morning.
Y Biedler has found It necessary to officially notify
some of his Indian friends few days since that he
will not be q candidate for President. They all want
ed to boom him.
MADISON COUNTY.
Madisonian.
Judges Il. N. Blake and Cornelius Hedges arc pre-
pairing volume three of the Montana Reports II will
probably be issued this summer.
The city tax of Virginia Is M mills.
couple of tough customers, newly arrived, were
bounced out of town last week.
A couple of small coonies-one from Clear Lake,
Iowa, and the other from East Tennessee-passed
through the city last Monday. They will locate 10
Eastern Montana, probably on the Yellowstone.
Chairman Bennett has issued call for a Republic
can County Convention to be held at the Court House
On the 24th inst.
President Billings of the Northern Pacific Rallro0'
is coming to Montana this year.
Henry Schmidt, who was found near Banuack In an
insensble condition and badly frozen, a few weeks
since has had part of his feet smputated by Dr. T.
ID. Leayitt.
N. d. Chunky johnson, after three years 40
sence, prospecting In Wyoming and the Black HiIs'
returned to Virginia Thuraday He is convinced that
Montana Is ''chief over ALL"