The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-10-21
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

A Michigan forger named ZIP owen mas /
been captured at Glendive.
The FAIR Association at Helena came out a |
few dollars ahead this year.
The assessment of property in the city of |
Helena amounts TO 3, 3S3 4s2.
Bozeman and vicinity has contributed s194
to the Garfield Monument Fund.
The Treasurer of Lewis and Clarke County
uses a Chinese counting machine.
Reevie, the scout, is reported to have been
killed at Milk river by Cree Indians.
VIM. Mcwhirk, of Bitter Root, expects to
put up 10000 pounds Of bacon this fall
The Piegan Indians are said to be killing
stock between the Teton and the Marias.
The merchants of White Sulphur Springs
will hereafter close their stores on Sunday.
Daddy" Grimes, of Miles City. was shot
in the hip one day last week by man named
Tarpy.
A new town on the Judith is called Phil
brook, and application has been made for
postotiics.
Hugh Mcclure was shot in the thigh last
Thursday at Miles City by Pete Lundy, in a
drinking spree.
Henry Chambers, of Bitter Root valley,
lost a three-year-old filly worth $50 from
farcy one day last week.
The Husband,aaa says the Flathead Indians
have committed a number of depredations in
the Smith River country.
George Pogue, of Meagher county, was
married Sept. 23d, in Green River city, Wy,
to Miss Carrie Jasperson.
Last week was Fair Week at Bozemau, but
there was a foot of snow on the race track
and it put a stop to the fun.
the orphan asylum of the Sisters of Char
ity of Helena has been completed and is now
occupied by seven benefciaries.
Thos. Kirby was arrested at Melrose the
other day on charge of stealing $1,000 from
Harry Gassert last Saturday night.
Capt. r. H. Mason has resigned the Office
of Surveyor-G General of Montana. His term
expires By limitation Nov. IA, 1881.
Otto Peterson, of Helena, has bought the
three-year-old thoroughbred, Juno, from c.
L. Williams, of Missoula, the price paid be-
ing $500.
Cd1tet IOi. Vi DoSSii.Aht
have gone east TO give oxy-calcium ezbibi-
billions of the Yellowstone National Park
scenery. ..
Gilmore, charged with the murder of his
roommate at Glendive last spring, has been
acquitted, there noS being enough evidence
to convict.
tJ.P. woolman, Territorial Auditor, had
l:aI, To- btyt ba
ting of coach.while en- route rom Helena
to Bozeman.
JB. Van Natter, railroad yard-master at
Dillon, lost the thumb and forehnger of his
left hand last week by the premature explo-
sion of shell that he was trying to take from
his gun.
A prisoner in the Missoula Jail attempted
to clean out the jailer ami escape one day last
week, but he failed in the first part OF the I'M
dertaking and of course the rest came to
naught.
An epidemic of complaint against the post
offices seems to have broken out in nearly all
the Montana papers. Deer Lodge is salts
fled with her postmaster and his way of
managing the office.
Isaac Gleenhood, OF Helena, has offered a
gold watch as a premium 10 the best girl
declaimer amber ffteen years old III the
Helena school, he contest 10 come on the
week before Christmas
The bones of ten Cinnamon buried at He
lena have been disin,erred and prepared for
shipment TO the Flowery Kingdom, and the
friends of the deceased had great feast last
Thursday in honor of the event.
The Directors of the Fair Association of
Eastern Montana state that the Fair has been
postponed IN consequence of the weather,
until the frs: "Wednesday in September, 1882
An intermediate meeting Will be held on the
Ith and 9th of July.
The Grand Jury of Custer county at its late
session passed a resolution requesting the
County Commissioners to resign their offices
on the ground that they had greatly abused
their trust and shown a reckless disregard
for the public interest.
jim Lee, Missoula's favoriGe washermau,
departed for China the other day, taxing
with him several oIher Chinamen. Before
departing one OF them went around town aud
distributed presents OF zen, twenty-five and
fifty cent pieces to the patrons OF ths estib-
lishment.
The Avdnt Courier says that Col. Norris,
who has charge of the National Park, has
succeeded III quietly walking away with
two or three tons of the finest specimens he
could find during his summer sojourn in
Wonderland" The Aadisoaian says the
specimens are for the National Museum at
Washington.
The storm of the 18th inst. reminds old
timers that on the IL of October, 1871, just ten
years ago, snow fell a foot deep in Virginia
City. On that occasion il cleared oil, and two
months of fine fall weather succeeded the
storm. We hope similar experience will
be had this year; but it Is well 10 provide for
winter, all the same.-Madisonia7a.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Moulton Mining Company, held at the
office of the Company in Salt Lake City, on
Monday, Oct 10th, the following directors
were elected: w. A. Clark, J. X. Clark, A.
j. johnson, w. L. Schouffer, of Butte; Eli
H. Murray w. III. III. Bowers, Geo. +. Pres
colt, of Salt Lake; j. M. Moore, of New
York. All the old directors were elected ex-
cepting A. q. Campbell, the name of ). NJ.
Moore being substituted. The following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing year: w.
A. Clark. President; Eli III. Murray, Vice.
President; g. +. Prescott, Secretary; J. NJ.
Moore, Assistant Secretary; j. X. Clark,
| Treasurer.