The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-11-25
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Inc uitnualc tOWuSlto UecH pdtcuteu
The wicks' smeiter will start up in few
days.
Servant girls in Benton receive $50 to $40
. month.
sixty-one taxpayers Of Choteau county pay
over 500 each.
The steamer Black Hills is frozen in near
Painted Woods.
The first performance of Esther in Butte Is
set for Dec.6
Sun River stockmen have lately sold $780,
600 wcth of beef cattle.
The Utah & Northern survey to Benton
has been completed.
A lodge of United ..workmen is to be or
ganized at Helena.
The Independent was fifteen years old on
Wednesday of last week.
Or. Price, formerly of the Bitter Root val
ley, is now in New Mexico.
A deaf mute is cutting ties for Eddy, Ham,
mond & Co. in He'll Gate.
Surveyor-General John s. Harris, accom-
panied by his wife, has arrived at Helena.
Miss Laura Briar will teach the school at
Bannack this winter.
There have been more than 100 new resi-
demo es built in Miles City this year.
Col. John T. Grayssn and wife, of Helena,
have gone o California to spend the winter
1t is said 5000 were left for investment in
Miles City property by officers from Fort
Keogh. ..es So
An amateur theatrical club is organizing in
Butte to raise fu nds to establish Ypublic IL
brary,
The NJ eadow Creek school house. Madison
county, was destroyed by fire on the 9Th i'll
slant.
Theyoung folks of Bohemian are organi-
zing social dancing club for the coming
winter.
The hotel proprietors Of White Sulphur
Springs win no longer employ any Chinese
labor.
The Butte Stock Board will have rooms in
Donnell Clark & Larabie's new bank build
ing.
w. C. Bohannon, at present in Helena,
will have charge Of the Western Union Tel
egraph Office in Butte.
Hauser and Hotter, of Helena, have bought
the Montana mine in the Judith country,
paying for it $4,000
H. A. Amiraux and w. II. Smith have
bought Bakers Station, in He'll Gate canon,
from james Osborne.
The Rirer Press says 1t Is gathering evil
dence of the carelessness and incompetency
Of the postmaster of Benton.
Sherwood Wheaton, In charge of the Unit
ed States signal Office at Benton, has been
promoted to the rank ofsergeant.
The Madison county grand jury reported
that 1t felt satisfied that the county officers
are discharging their several duties with f.
deity.
Wanted-The whereabouts of Thomas
OGrady, late private OF the 18th Ohio Cav
airy, by Major R. G. Walker, Helena, Mon
tana.
The vestrymen Of St. Peters Episcopal
Church, Helena, have purchased the resi-
dence Of Major Arthur for use as rectory,
the price being $4,000
A man named Alexander, who lives near
Ada, Custer county manufactured 1900 pounds
OF butter this year. He also raised 1900 BUSH
els of oats.
A couple Of weeks ago $50 ponies were sold
at Keogh. They were the ponies used by the
Fifth Infantry, who have been ordered dis
mounted.
The Directors Of the Eastern Montana
Fair Association 1t Bohemian have levied An
assessment Of s22.35 per share. 1t comes high,
but they must have It.
A citizen Of Bozeman, who Is said to be
well versed in meteorological science, pre-
diets that We shall have most Of our winter.
this season, before New Years.
Somebody hired buggy and harness Of
Con. Becker, Of Jefferson, 4 couple OF weeks
ago to 20 to Bozsman, since which time they
have net been heard OF.
The management Of the M. A. MANA.
Of Helena have designated. July and for
aApring race meeting, and September q a
the time Of holding tho next Fair.
Drunken Fisher,ra well known Benton
character dropped dead in benton w ednsu,l.v
morning. BE death was caused BY too much
indulgence in strong drink.
The Independent has ordered Campbell
power-press, Forsyth folder, Gem paper
cutter, . Thousand pounds Of new type, andH
ten-horse power engine.
Scarlet fever still prevails in tho Bitter
Root. Mr.. Prince, II Pardees mill, has four
children down. Mr.. Fowler, on swesshouse.