The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-24
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
MADISON COUNTY.
Madisonian. 18th.

4 "aulsonlan, 10TH.
The price Of wood is se@s95O per cord.
The Good Templar Lodge in this city is in
creasing in numbers, and initiates are admi,
ted almost every lodge meeting.
Several residents of the Beaverhead vale,
have been in the city this week, but we hav,
been unable to get from them any intelligenc,
concerning the operations of the force of 5,
men which northern contemporary alleged
two weeks ago had arrived at Dillon to work
on the Salisbury branch of the Utah s. North
| ern.
oALLATIN COUNTY.
| Courier, 10th.
There are seventeen children of African
| descent in Bozeman school district.
The Board of County Commissioners. after
session Of eight days, adjourned on Tues
day last With the close of this session J.
M. Robinson retires from the Board.
A shooting affray recently occurred in the
y Judith Basin in which James Iliff formerly
OF Bozeman, took u part. A man named
Toney placed his rife in close proximity to
lifts person and fred. The ball entered the
right side of the neck, narrowly missed the
main arteries and spinal column and came
out on the opposite side. Tiff seized the ri
fe and succeeded in wrestling it away, after
which he used 1t as a club, infiicting severe
injuries on Toney. Tiff then wandered off
In the brush for a distance of about three
miles, finally falling exhausted. He was
found on the following morning and taken to
the cabin of halfbreed. Much to the sur
prise OF all, he Is in fair way to recover.
SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
From the Index, Dec. 10.
Professor Smith, our efficient postmaster,
has made another lucky strike In the mining
business. He has disposed of his half interest
in the Clear Grit mine to eastern parties for
$4,000 and still has other valuable mining
property. His good fortune is rejoiced in by |
all.
Patrick Talent was nominated by the Mayor |
20 I'LL the nnexpired term of L. A. Brown as
City Attorney and ex obicio City Clerk. The
nomination was confirmed.
Mr. John IL. Curtis, the popular insurance
agent, has resigned his position as bookkeep-
n for Sands & Boyce and assumed lhe man.
of VIM. Thompsons exte nsive lum-
Der business in Butte.
From the Miner.
The sixty stamps of the Alice were dropped
yesterday morning and the ore which had
previously been put through the Blake crush
rs ana subjected to proper treatment on
ne drying floor, was pulverized in the bat
cries and carried to the roasting furnace for
hloridizatson, after which it was put through
he pans and settlers, all of which were in On
ration. The machinery worked without a
Itch and there Is no doubt but that when the
nal start is affected, long and continuous
IN will be made
AT the Miners Hospital, yesterday morning
hos. Hopes, died of pneumonia Deceased
as between fifty and sixty years of age, and 9
ited his residence in the Territory from s3.
Capt OMeara, the hewly-elected Justice of 9
10 peace, regularly entered on the duties of
5 office on Monday. .. 49,.
cHorEAU COUNTY.
River Press Dec IS.
Some half-breeds came in on Tuesday, hay
9 safely crossed the river with teams load
with furs and pelts from the Judith.
The Benton and Helena stage companv D
lied three horses in trying to get the mails
rough during the recent cold snap, and SUI =
Rowe tells that two Others are
good as dead.
A serious stabbing ARRAY occurred at Fort
aw on Saturday last, In which Tho. Stub
I'd was stabbed and beaten over the head in %
hooking manner bv man named Well. h;
g, who has escaped. ea
Benton Record. ",
'utter scarce at 70 cents per pound. Eaos in
81 per dozen. ID,
'uring the gale of last Sunday the wind
Tor several hours with an average ve,oc-
of 30 miles per hour. -
OIL George CleEdennin, on December 18th.
lie driving down the Milk river valley
Fort Belknap met with q painful acci- shS
T. The breaking of the king bolt of his the
gy caused him to be thrown to the ground ply
such violence as to cause a severe Dido A
on of his shoulder. The Colonel return. vii
o Belknap, where his injured should r p
attended by DR.. McClanahan. -
MEAoHER COUNTY.
Husbandman.
eagher county scrip is going at par. till
'encer's new concrete house has a hall 100 will
long and "a feet wide. s In0
G. Pickering, of Missouri valley, sold Dee
100 pounds of barley at Al cents. .,r,ne
e hunters are said to.be playing sad havoc
ng the buffalo in the Yellowstone region,
n hides are worth So each at any of the
ons and s160 piled up on the range, and p
are employed by the month to skin and are
buffalo. Seyentv-ive dollars no. ,.,.l eth
'aid ana all the loose men in the coun- the
re said to be employed. Some of them not
> $25 per day. 1a- @s but
- MISsouLA COUNTY. n,
s5 Muscular, 18th. -
Missoula mills started up again this 4
!. Everything is in tip top order, and 1t 4-
take pretty strong freeze to stop its Tn Z,
c again. a--.- -.-
VS. is brought to Missoula of the sudden !
Of John Baptiste Lavalle, the well ~
m blacksmith and musician of French Tho,
-@--s- --t-.s - - MIN
D. Losa and Sam Asher were brought to dece
'nla on Wednesday and confined on the who
9 OF numbering an Indian near Superior dece
two months since. fixed
LEWIS AND CLARKE COUNTY. o ossh
From the Independent. ne there
w. III. Hawkes., of this city, has been coun
red by President elect Garfield the posi- lana,
4 private tutor to his two Oldest sons ut sho,.
ington' This winter. DIR. Hawkes. has der p
ted the position and will leave Helena
In January to enter upon his duties. Da'e
Teyor-General Mason has been ordered =
shington, and will leave tomorrow ex. ~
g to be absent about three mouths. -
General Fund warrants Of the county II
ing paid to Nov. 30, 1877. ,s-sz M
: Everhart, recently clerk for Lehman Did
lena, attempted suicide at Jefferson
st Friday, but failed. NJ.
From the Herald. 0Aos
hall Of Boulder Star Lodge, I. o. CT,
g school house combined were DESTROY Y4a :
IRE VaduooIar l