The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-30
TERRITORIAL.
MADISON COUNTY.
Mnfisnnlan


The Sawtelle Company has left for Glen
dale, Sheridan and Butte.
The building of another smelter at Glen
dale, we are informed, will be An accom-
plished thing during the summer.
Mr.. John A. Hall has purchased the store
aud stock in trade Ut David MoCranor at
Sheridan.
There is a rumor to the effect that o
French company has purchased the entire
interest of the Hecla Consolidated Mining
Company at Glendale for million and q
half dollars, and that the transfer will be
made early in May.
cHoTEAU COUNTY.
From the Record.
The river Ia rising slowly. The water
is lower than heretofore known at this sea
son, and it Is feared the first boat will have
to wait for the June rise.
A large party OF prospectors intend Wis
iting the Sweet Grass Hills country early
this season. Several silver lodes were dis
covered there last year, but owing to
troublesome Indians the discoveries were
afraid to return.
People are focking 10 from Bozeman and
Butte for the Yogo mines 1t is estimated
that there are about 500 men there at pres
emit, and the roads leading thereto are
thronged in every direction with stampe-
ders.
CUSTER COUNTY.
Yellowstone Journal, 17lh.
The Indians burned and cut up $50 robes
for Tom Burns.
Indians from Red Cloud Agency have
been raiding across Tongue river and stole
40 head of horses.
DeGilie, the violinist, backs up a chal-
lsnge with $500 that bis Mocking Bird can't
be beat.
A surveying corps Of 80 men belonging
to the Northern Pacific railroad arrived
Wednesday night from the east in charge
of F. B. Smith and were quartered at the
Merchants Hotel. fhe corps will be split
into two parties upon reaching its destina-
ton, one for the preliminary survey of the
Yellowstone, division and one engaged on
the actual line. The Northern Pacific will
reach the river by next fall and the survey
Of the Yellowstone also be completed this
season.
There was Young lady In Miles City who
Thought she could wear No. 2shoe,
She first wres.ed with sevens,
Then squeezed on elevens,
And though small she thought they would do.
MEAGHRR COUNTY.
a. Hushandman.
The labor market IN Meagher county is
not yet overstocksd.
Mr. John II. Ming is the heaviest tax
payer In Meagher county and one Of the
very largest cattle gro wers in the Territory
Nez Ferces Joe ana five Sioux from Her
Majesty's dominion made raid through
the Musselshell and across to Big Timber
about q week since and got away with
about 100 head of horses.
Mrs. Belle Chamberlain has been lsctur-
ing al White Sulphur Springs.
There are 500 men at Yogo.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
Avant Courier.
Rcv. George Comfort and wife arrived
from Sheridan last week and are domiciled
at the Hoppy residence.
G. N. Windes, the largest man in Mon.
tana, expects soon to make o visit to his
old stamping ground, Walla Wslla.
An exchange ventures to proclaim that
piece OF zinc placed upon the Goals of tho
stove will cleanse q stove pipe. The vapor
from the zinc will carry of the SCOT by
chemical decomposition. Persons who have
tried ir warrant it to work every time.
James NJ. Ryan. of Helena, has bought
%, GOO head of sheep in California. This
big band, three times as large as any other
~ HAVheoho, 70 uiiSCu lutO tu6 IeTTl-
tory this season.
MIssOULA COUNTY.
.-.r .rv .. Muscular.
The attention of sportsmen is called to
the fact that the time allotted for duck and
geese shooting expires with the 30th of this
month, when the water fowl will DO given
rest until the 10th of August. .4r -
A convention for the purpose of electing
delegates to the Republican Territorial
Convention to be held in Helena. May /, ,
1880, met at the Office of Judge r. NJ !.
Pomeroy last Saturday evening. T. NJ.
Pomeroy was elected Chairman and Fsrd
Kenneth Secretary. Messrs. Ferd Kenneth,
F. L. Worden, E. A. Kenney aud T. nj.
Pomeroy we're elected delegates to the
Territorial Convention, and Nessrs. Gen.
B. Hartman, w. II. H. Dickinson, NJ. l..
Cook and J. j. Long were elected alter
mates. On motion OF F. L. Worden res.
olution was adopted instructing the repre-
sentatives from Missoula county to support
as delegates to the National Republic
Convention men pledged to the support Of
Hon. James 9. Blaine MS the nominee of
the party for President of the United
States. s .s .Ir .3t.an.... -...... .... @.,