The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-08-12
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
The Benton Record favors the postponement
of court term till October.

The Benton Record favors the postponement ,
of court term till October.
The condition of our Jail Is so positive
nuisancn to the health of its occupants, that,
nv order of the County Commissioners,
bouse has been hired on lower Main street
and the prisoners were transferred to it to-
day. The guard has been increased and sew |
aral other expenses incurred, but 1t il the |
safest aud most economic thing the county
can do.-Beatoa Record.
On Tuesday, Mr.. A. f. Walton. agent OF /
the Company to which the Broadway Mine
was bonded some time ago, was IN the city
drawing up the papers for the transfer OF the
property; and the final arrangements viii De
completed in few days. The consideration
is s2O0.0O0. The Broadway Is masnlhceht
property and we are informed the buyers ex-
pect to net more than the purchase money
from the ore already in sighL-Nddisomdn
Seven wagon loads of pilgrims passed
through the city Wednesday, on route to the
Yellowstone. They were from Kansas, Ore
gon and Washington Territory.-ibid.
Miles City has decided not to incorporate
lust now. The voting was a. for aud IVA
against.
Forty-ive hundred head of cattle are now
passing this point uorthward, in charge OF
Mr.. Strong. They were purchased in Beaver
head county by Major Walker, for the Coch-
ran Ranch Co., of Omaha.-indspendent, 6th.
The number of men OH the pay roll OF the
Alice G ,mpany Is 30. On the pay roll OF the
Moulton Company, the number is 49,
Superintendent Bowers, of the Moulton
mine, has ordered the building of n directing
machine to propel the machinery at the
Moulton main shaft. The engine Is calcn-
lated to work the mine to depth of 1000 feet
and is to be built mt GAINESVILLE, Ohio.-Nt-
Rer
The bullion shipments by the Pacific En-
press Company at Butte, for the week ending
| August 9th, footed up 3,4l3, pounds valued at
| SOL ,52i.-Ittd.
| The shipment of freight from Dillon south
over the railway, amounts to from five to
seven car loads daily.
The new court house at Bozeman is now
occupied by the county officials.
| While in Helena we were shown bunch
| of green oats from the ranch of Mr.. Stewart,
| Prickly Pear, that had attained wonderful
| growth. The heads were nearly two feet
long, heavy and well developed, and the
| stems were almost as large as corn stalks.
| There were thirty-eight stems in the cluster,
and Mr.. Stewart informs us that they were
all produced from single kernal OF grain.
Such a prolific growth is seldom seen outside
of Northumberland. ..
General Sheridan and several of his staff
are expected III the Yellowstone Park soon
Helena employs eleven school teachers.
The time from Butte to Salt Lake is 80
hours. ...
At a meeting of the Butte City Council
Wednesday evening, Mayor Real nominate
JOSEPH McVenable for City Marshal, and he
was confirmed. As there were only half the
members present there is a question ~ to the
legality of the confirmation.
Bios Margoed was killed in the Bell Mine,
Butte, Wednesday, by premature explosion
of blast.
Coll J. Thornton Is now superintendent
of the Gagnon Mine.
Col. John T Grayson, of Helena. was ar
rested there last Monday on n charge of lar
ceny preferred by Mat. NJ. Black, and held tt
bail in 5000.
There is one case of scarlet fever reported
in Butte.
The Husbandrnan says the tail of the new
comet is about six inches long. The late'
Mountains Freeman suggests that 1t be called
the short tailed comet Of 81" t
One hundred and forty four mechanic
bound for Fort Maginnis took passage on TIT
Butte at Bismarck on the Goth. They vii
soon advance the new post towards compile
tion.-Riuer Press. .s
An enterprising milliner could easily max
, a fortune in Benton. Here in a town of III
teen hundred inhabitants, ainnng them n larg
! number of ladies, many of whom keep pac
with that exacring mistress, Fashion, ant
yet, not millinery shop within hundre'
miles.-Riuer Press.
Passengers from Bismarck report that Their
is an immense amount of freight at tina
point awaiting shipment to Benton.
= The Press thinks boats will arrive at Ben
ton for two months yet ~ 2.
Glendive liz 2,10O feel above the level of tn
sea. .F ...
, There are one hundred and fifty citizens a
Fort Maginnis. There are now five compan
les of soldiers stationed at the Fort, three o
infantry and two of cavalry.
OF twenty-three cars of Montana cattle, fl
teen sold at S4.25 in Chicago, on July GOTH
, Record. Fr-E.
A stock man named NJ cKenzie was drown
ed last week at Bitter Root Ferry. He wa
driving 800 head of cattle from the lowe
! country into Montana and had arrived at tn
: Missoula River. Here he crossed the cattl
D successfully, but in swimming his horse owe
, he was suddenly capsized and separated fror
: the horse. He swan buoyantly for awhile
and it was thought he would reach the shor
easily, when he threw up his hands and di.
appeared. 1t is said he had a large amour
!. of money on his person. We learn that d.
, ceased has a brother living at or near Fol
Mcleod, and that he expected to meet hi
brother at this plaee.-MissouliGn
Sheriff Kenney tells US that the assesse
value of the town property of Missoula alon
will be 100000 greater this year than last
Ibid. .-rJ a#
So far as we can hear, there are very fe,
horses being put in fix to contend at our fai
races. Mr.. Williams Juno and Sam Plum
' mer's mare, Bitter Root Girl, are being pr
, in trim for the mile races, and Jocko an
Rescue, the two-year-old contestants of jul
4th, will again run in the two-year-old purs,
SO far AZ we hear, no trotters are being traiI
: ed. There are number of good half-mil
) and quarter horses in the county. Would
not be well to offer them something to com
out and show their speed ?-Aissoulioua.
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NOTES ON A TRIP TO MELRoSE.
Something efthe Valley and Railroad.