The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-08-13
OUR BUTTE LETTER.

Reguar Correspondence New Northwest.
BUTTE, Aug. 10, 1SS0.-The ladies' fair
and festival on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of last week was grand afiair
and complete success in every particular.
The hall was most tastefully decorated,
the tables elegant and the ladies are TO be
highly commended for their successful ef-
fort at pleasing the multitudes that throng-
cd the building. .....-
1t appears that man named Mcdonald
was working in the Lexington mine at less
than regular wages, whereupon he was
warned by the miners who were working
with him to quit, which he did, but in 80
doing invited fellow workman named re-
terson to follow his example. Mr.. Peter
son refusing to do so was invited Mt tho
point of q pistol. Fine and trimmings,
$175.
The body Of Mollie Scott, alias Forest,
nee Mollie Brown, who was murdered by
her husband on Wednesday morning last,
was exhumed on Friday by Drs. Nussig-
brod and johnson under an order from tho
Court, to ascertain the cause of dcath. The
bullet was found In the back of the head (,
having in its course broken the jaw in two
places, beside knocking out several teeth.
The unfortunate woman was then rein
TERED. her father keeps livery stable in
St. Louis, Mo.
Scott is known to have committed two
murders. previous to this and has bad
disreputable character for years, and the
woman has been supporting him from the
result of her iniquity ever since their mar
riage aud probably for some time previous.
Jos. A. Hyde, one of the prominent citi-
zens of Butte, has gone east TO attend tho
Knights Templar Convocation.
The High Ore mine, the property OF
Messrs. Surprenant & Marceau, has been
sposed of to Mr.. Il. NJ. Wilson, late Of
Bonanza. Consideration, $4,000.
The cabalistic characters, s-7-7I, orna-
ment every disreputable portion of Main
street. Many suspicious characters have
skipped.
p. NJ Bradford, engineer for Lavell Bros :,
while crossing the belt in the engine room
was thrown down and his right leg broken
above above the knee. He is GONZALES
ciue rapidly.
Mr.. White, of the firm of Grisvold &
White, builders, mysteriously disappeared
few days since and for some fears were
entertained that he had been foully dealt
with. Later advices go to show that he
had left with some of the firms money.
The new mill for the Alice mine il near
ly completed, and will soon have 60 stamps
in motion at a cost of 800, 900.
Mr.. John Cable, of the firm of Cable i
Farrell, was quite severely injured by fall
ing from a log while prospecting in the
Pipestone district. He is here and doing
well.
On Friday evening Mr.. Fl. z. Standish,
who has brother in the employ of Lavell
Bros and who is we'll known in tho camp,
was arrested by one John Maggie on charge
Of having committed . murder at Virginia
City, New, Eight years ago. Standish was
released on bends and subsequently had
Maggie arrested on charge Of false impris-
onment.
The wood choppers and haulers of the
camp have organized Union, having as
President Charles O'Neill and as Secretary
Thomas Godfrey. A meeting, at which
about rs were present, was held at the res
idence Of Chas. Sorandsep, and by only
dissenting vote the following scale OF prices
was adopted In Bull Run district, 81
per cord Pilgrim Rulch district, $1.75 per
cord Hail Columbia district, $3.50 per
cord. We understand that this action was
forced on the Union by the attitude Of the
Walker Bros, who will not now pay any
more for wood than they did years ago,
when the article was more plentiful and
threaten to ship coal for the use Of their
engines and furnaces from point on the U.
| p. X. II.
| The Lost Child district is still improving
and some rich ore being extracted.
| This neutrality-suspicious. man from Basin
| City known Is "Smithy" was brought to
the Hospital by Jack Airport. He was cu'
i'm the side, un the left arm just beneath
the shoulder and also stabbed through the
left cheek with pocket knife. The knife
penetrated the side Of the face in . manner
so as to cut ont one of the molars. Tit
deed was perpstrated by one Pete Brown
at Basin City on Sunday evening last.
DR.. WhiCford, of the Miners Hospital
has leased his building and extensive pran
Ice TO his partner, DIR. Cornwall. who II
having the Hospital enlarged aud refitted
DR.. W. will soon visit Florida with his fam
Messrs. Fl. McMurpbey and Frank BecI
and famiihe aha 81 Otneib VIII ieavo Oh
visit to the National Park this week.
Streets crowded with freight teams.
Mr.. w. G. Murphy, one Of the prominen
business men Of Misscula, has been In TOW
for the past few days.
Rev. NJ. L. Cook and wife, Of the sam
place, are taking in the sights.
Hail storms. rain storms, snow storm
, and family storms are prevalent.
|, Mr.. j. Jay Simms, the popular younJ
omedian, gives an entertainment to-nigh
which will doubtless be we'll attended.
Our popular lveryman, JAS. Warfeld, !
, doing rushing business and we bespeaI
, for him continuance of patronage.
. The Katie Putnam troupe, after . sue
cessful season Of about two weeks, left 70
Deer Lodge ON Sunday. Miss Putnam
] a charming and versatile actress and wa
: we'll supported. ......s. ...s. .
~ TRUTHFUL JAMES.