The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-01-14

Mr. James Spray, of Madison valley, pass
ed through town last Saturday with his wife,
whom he had taken from the insane asylum
at Deer Lodge Mrs. s. was pronounced by
attending physicians as incurable, and MT ?.
deemed it proper to take care Of her himself.
1t Is stated that she recognized her children
and expressed desire to be with them.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
From the Courier.
Stock is doing well in the county.
For the first time in the history of the coun-
try, sleighing is good the entire distance
from Virginia City to Bozeman.
The board of county commissioners met on
Monday to make the tax levy. /. was decided
to make 10 mills on the dollar answer all pur-
poses.
MIssouLA COUNTY.
From The Missoulian.
The tax levy for the year 1881 is 22i mills on
the dollar.
The Irish citizens of Missoula hava organ
lied branch Of the land league.
The Catholic Fair recently held in Missou-
la was success. The sum Of 1854 remains
after payment of all expenses, and Is TO be
applied to the extinguishment Of the debt on
the church now being built
SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
From the Iader.
Fourteen sticks Of giant powder exploded
at the blacksmith shop of the Moulton mine
on Friday.
Harry Gassert and Jake Redding sold
claim on the Burlington lode to the Montana
Copper Company for $4,000 on Tuesday.
~ III II
err, JEFF laval, Lee w. Foster, Geo. w. Sta
pleton, John Longmaid and H. ID. Hauser In
corporated the Bell Silver Mining Co, with
capital of four million, divided into 100000
shares of $40 each.
The Original Butte Mining Co. will issue
500, 900 shares, at $40 per share, June LIST.
Machinery to sink a shaft 900 feet has been
ordered. Mr.. Joseph Rosenthal will have the
sale and delivery Of 5000 shares In this city.
From the Miner.
Wood Is selling at s6per cord. The supply
more than equals the demand.
The rooster In the Silver Bow mill is chic
ridizing the ore up to 93 per cent of its assay
value.
A dead man was brought into town Friday
from the Park. 1t is supposed that he froze
to death, but the particulars are wanting.
Several prospects are being developed north
| of VAUDEVILLE and are opening up fine bod.
les of high grade ore.
cHoTEAU COUNTY.
From the River Press.
Col. Moale recently telegraphed to st. Pau
for permission 10 issue wood to persons II
actual ant, and received answer to issue the
same provided the county would return the
wood.
As an instance of the rapid change chi
nook wind in Montana makes in the temper
allure, we will state that in "a hours after ths
thermometer marked 54' below zero 1t has
had risen to $50 above.
T C. Power & Bro. have contracted with
Mike Duval, of Grand Island, to bring the
hook and ladder from Cow Island to Benton
His intention, we are informed, il to bring i
up the Missouri on the ice.
The roads have been frequently blockades
of late and the mails and coaches have beer
coming in with remarkable irregularity.
On Tuesday Samuel Pepin purchased of
T. Hill his one-eighth interest IN the band o
cattle owned by them jointly with other par
ties, at SO per head, the fetal footing up 50,
600. Mr.. Pepin has also purchased from MI
Louis Morgan 100 head Of cattle at, we ar,
informed, s23 per head.
From the Benton Record.
Martin Daily fell upon hot stove Decem
Der Goth. He WAS wrapped in blanket and
being cripple, was unable to extricate him
self until he was fearfully burned. He diet
on the 18th,
Hay is worth twenty dollars ten in Ben
ton.
The snowfall in Benton was twenty inches
Another cold snap has caught Benton with
ont fuel enough to make q decent bonfire
Wood is scarce at s12 per cord and coal /.
impossible to get at any price.
CUSTER COUNTY.
From the Yellowstone Journal.
Wood costs, delivered, s3.75 per cord a
Glendive.
Miles City had another fire Christina
night. The loss was $500.
A man engaged in hauling lumber to Mile
City was frozen so badly on the 18th that h
died while being taken to the hospital. Tn
load was overturned and the man was burie,
under it. He lay in that position rs hour
before found.
Buffalo, antelope and deer hind quarter
ale for sale from wagons on the street TO
three cents per pound.
Michael Conkling is in town. He has kill
ed alone 1900 buffalo, having killed 1os in on
day.
MEAGHER COUNTY.
From the Husbdndmaa.
The snow on Smith river valley, befor
the wind came, was fully fourteen inche
deep.
There Is some talk of the erection Of
Methodist Episcopal Church South by tn
people of the Missouri valley.
Remonstrances against the land grab cor
, tinue to roll in. Over 900 names have BEEF
received during the past week, and q remor
STRANGE containing over 1908 names will b
forwarded to Delegate Maginnis.
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