The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-11-04
recently been purchased by II. williams from
Roudebush 8 Young for $50 900.

Roudebush & Young for So, 800.
Judge Wade says 1t is not safe TO be on the
Miles City streets after night II has forty
two saloons and there are on the average
about half q dozen fights every night.
Benton is to have " sheet and pillowcase
hop" Whatever that may be.-Ldependent.
It's cheap masquerade. Hadn't you better
take day off and find out something?
The troops sent from TT. As siniboine to
turn back the Northern indians, have re-
turned to the Fort. They met q few small
camps and shipped them across the line. |
An express team between Butte and Wal
kerville ran away the other day and the pas
sengers were thrown ont, severely injuring
Mrs. Powell, Of Melrose, and her little son.
Mrs. Barker, an old lady Of Helena, has
been adjudged insane. Her unsoundness of
mind dates back several years to the time her
only son was killed by Indians at Cow ISL
and. -.... ...s. a.. .rrr..r
There were six weddings in Bozeman and
vicinity last week. At one of the weddings
two gentlemen oficiated, one in behalf of the
Territory and the other In behalf of the jew
ish faith.
In the United States Court at Bozeman the
Missouri river steamer Peninah was con-
demned and ordered sold on account OF some
of its officers having sold liquor on an Indian
reservation.
Leland, . stage-driver between Central
Park and Red Bluff, committed suicide last
week by taking strychnine. 1t is said he was
engaged to Helena lady, and it is thought
she Tilted him.
"Tip" Owen, who was recently arrested at
Glendive on charge of forgery committed
in Michigan, was taken to that State without
q requisition, and is now raising a howl about
being kidnapped. .....
Miss Lena Wallace, of the Judith valley,
will personate the Queen. in the cantata Of
Esther soon to be produced at Butte by home
talent. Miss Lena, though only yet in her
teens is regarded as the best soprano in Mon
tana.
A sham Northern Pacific engineer has been
operating in Missoula county lately, running
lines where ne could bleed the property own
ers, borrowing money, and SO on. He was
progressing toward Bannack at the last &C
counts.
The Miles City correspondent Of the Glen
dive Times says that receiver has been ap-
pointed by the court to take charge of the
funds of the Yellowstone Journal and dis
burse them equitably between the warning
editors.
The Butte Stock Board has been incorpo.
rated on a capital of 5000 in / 900 shares of
s. each. The following gentlemen are the
trustees: James r. Clark, Sally Raunheim,
r. f. Sargent, n. c. Boatman, and Charles
Andrieux.
The following gentlemen have been elected
directors or the NJ. A. NJ. & NJ. A. for the en-.
suing year b. H. Tatem, A. j. Davidson, e
W. Knight, A. Hershield, s. II. Crounse, b
f. Potts, G. D. Hard, D. II. Churchill and ]
| b. Sanford.
Wednesday Of last week was a red-letteI
day for accidents at Missoula. DR.. Hencke
| Father Menetry, DR.. Hoyt, and Hospital
| Steward Belt were thrown from horses OF
wagons and all more or less injured, none
| however, seriously.
John Day cut his throat in the attempt &c
kill himself at Judith Gap one day last week
but he did not 60 deep enough and will re.
| cover. He is worth several thousand dollars
but because he did not have the cash to pay a
$500 debt he grew discouraged.
A Helena aspirant hearing Of the nomina
ton Of Harris, Of Louisiana, for Surveyor
General of Montana, tritely remarked:
man might as well try to ascend to heaven b.
a step-ladder as to try to reach an Office from
the vantage ground Of NJ outana."
| At NEE ting of the Board Of Truscees o
the Independent Publishing Company las
week the following officers were elected
President, Albert G. Clarke; yice-President
Joseph X. Toole; Secretary, Massena Billiard
Treasurer, Lucien f. LaCroix, Sr.
Horatio Goodwin, stockman on tn
White all, near White Hall, was murder
| ously, assaulted in his cabin last Friday b,
two brothers named Irvine, saloon keepers
who claimed that Goodwin had insulted tn
wife of one of the brothers. This statement /
not believed by Goodwin's neighbors.
The coach on the Bozeman and Miles Cit
road was stopped at Otter creek by two high
waymen one day last week and the mail sacl
cut open anil registered packages taken
There was but one passenger aboard and he
was no. molested, though he had 5000 Of
his person. The robbers are thought to b
green hands.
The grand jury at Butte visited the hospi
tai of Holmes & Hendrickson, where tn
county patients are kept, and reported tina
they found it wholly inadequate to accom-
MEDIATE the INDECENT sick, overcrowded
1 n - e.
sick, and recommend to the County Commits
sioeers that they forthwith provide NOR
suitable accommodations"
Mr. Baldwin and party were in Missoul
on Sunday last and were considerably sur
prised to hear that they had been lost in tn
mountains. They had not been upon the l.
Lo trail at all, but were just returned iron
Helena The question now is: Whose wa
the trail which the Banner party followed
and what has become of the party ?-Missou
lian. &c.,. WAR - ..... .N
An improved wagon brake has been pat
ented by Mr.. Robert Rutter, of Dillon. Tn
object Of the invention is to facilitate the re
versing Of the brake roller, to allow the brak
lever to be placed at the left hand side of tn
wagon when the brake is to be put on by
man riding the near wheel horse, and to b
placed at the night hand side of the Wagon
when the brake il to be put on by the drive
riding in the wagon.-Scientifc american.
The Madisonian, quoting the HusbGdman
figures on big cattle, says: The cow cour
ty' can't keep the ribbon with such scru
steers ~ that. In the winter Of 81 and 81
Alex. Metzel, now Of York Ranch, uppe
Ruby Valley, butchered in Alder Gulch
lot of eighty beeves, beginning on the 10Th o
December, 1867, that averaged 1852 pounds
The largest weighed / 1896 pounds, and Their
were several that weighed over l 300 pound
net weight" -... .-.
MURDER At FRANKLIN.
Telegraph Operator and r. X. Agent Killed B