The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-09-29
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Helena wants big hotel, wen kept.
There are 653 pupils enrolled in the Butte
schools.
There are fifteen prisoners in the Gallatin
county Jail.
Silver Bow county has 143 cases on the
docket this term. ...N
Helena has % instruments on the Tele- |
phone Exchange.
Electric lights have been placed in Ming's
Opera House, Helena.
Helena papers are urging the organization
of building association.
The steamer Rosebud was recently sunk
near Fort Berthold, Dakota.
J.J. Bennett, the Virginia City artist Is
about to return to Helena.
The Butte fire engine has been sold to the
Helena fire department for $3.50.
Dillon has organized lodge Of Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
The Northern Pacific is running palace
stock cars on the eastern end.
A Helena paper of last week had Ave adj
| yertisements of situations wanted.
The Northern Pacific track has reached
Park City, twenty four miles above Billings.
Two of the Custer county voting precincts
are Graveyard Bottom and Froze to Death.
Last week Butte shipped bullion to the
| value of S4s, 1896, AS, and also $1,000 In gold
| dust.
Frank Belle, of Butte, has left for parts
unknown, to the infinite disgust OF his cred
| itors.
Fl. G.. McIntire and Miss Nellie Foster
| were married in Benton Wednesday of last
| week.
James A. Murray, of Butte, announces his
intention of rafting off his fast trotter,
Brutus.
| The Butte people gave Mrs. Emma Heath
| Cleaves a benefit last Saturday evening. She
| deserves it.
Coal is taking the place Of wood to large
extent in Benton, for use as fuel in private
residences.
The accidental shot received by p. Fl. Nc
| CURE at the Mullan Tunnel was not of n dan
gerous character.
| Gallatin county's assessment foots up 49,
4O4, $50 this year. which Is an increase over
last year of 81 ,1O6,056.
| The Benten Record and Bozeman Nescs are
| the first of the season to come to wrapping
paper for their editions.
The Virginia City schools opened last week
with J. G. Mahony, Miss Z. L. Conyne, and
Bessie Bartlett as teachers.
Gen. Brisbin has purchased 1,10O acres of
land on the Yellowstone above Benson's
Landing paying 81, 900 for it.
Col. J. j. Donelly, of Fort Benton, has sold
q one-tenth interest in the Wright Il Ed
wards mine at Barker for $4,000
The Billings stock yards are at last COM
p!eted. 1t is estimated that 900 head of cat
tie can be conveniently accommodated.
James U. Sanders, son of Col. and Mrs. w.
F. Sanders, has gone East with the purpose
of attending the Columbia Law School.
| A young man named Bermau was killed
at Rocky Canyon, near Bozeman, last
Wednesday by being caved on IN railroad
| cut.
P. Mcclure, a contractor on the N. p,
near the Mullan tunnel, was shot in the
shoulder last Saturday night by man in his
employ.
Last week rains came while the Masonic
Hall at Virginia City was unroofed, and sew
eral hundred dollars worth of furniture was
| damaged.
Mr.. Smith has sold his Cottage Saloon
property in Miles City to John Owens and
James Coleman, the consideration being
$1,000 cash.
The government road from the Northern
Pacific railroad to Maginnis will be from
Miles City, and not from Glendive, as has
been reported.
A man named Riley at Mullan tunnel last
week ratified off his horse, saddle and bride
| to get money to go to school That boy
wants to "larn," bad.
And now the Rev. d. II. Fisher, of Salt
Lake, is defending the bible against the
attacks of Ingersoll, his efforts being made
before Helena audience.
Mr.. James Gordon, was nominated as
q candidate for county commissioner
by the Democratic convention of Madison
county, but has declined to run.
The Bell mine, at Butte, which has been
forcibly held by the miners for the past two
or three months, will soon begin operations
again. The miners arc being paid.
A dead man was found seven miles below
Fish creek postoffice last week. The re-
mains were thought to be those of Charley
Bond, drowned ut Iron Rod four months
ago.
A Miles City barber when attacked by
a rough named French Pete" began carving
the fellow to pieces, and succeeded in sever
ing a temple artery and infiicting other
cuts.
Messrs Schwab g. Zimmerman are TO relin-
| quish Oct. 18th the st. Louis Hotel, Helena,
which they have occupied for some years for
apartments. They contemplate enlarging
the Cosmopolitan and may close Temporal
rily.
In the Butte court last week, on the trial Of
= man charged with grand larceny, his at
torney said: "Your Honor, we plead guilty
reluctantly" He had hauled away wagon
load of rich ore from q mine in broad day
light.
| Missoula Is soon to have another hotel.
Messrs. VIM. Ramsey & Co., formerly or
Philipsburg and Butte, have now rented the
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| expect to open another first-clsss hotel with
in the next few days.
/ AT the recent term of the Jefferson county
court Royal Towsley was sentenced to the
penitentiary for seven years, George Don.
nelly for six years, and John Crane for five
years, for stealing horses, and John Dolan
nine years for murder.
| Mr. r. g. Jones, of this city, returned few
days since from the Medical Springs in San
Luis, Obispo County, California The gen.
tleman was materially benefited by his stay
there, and with renewed vigor IL again at
tending to business.-In'sr Mountain.
At the meeting of the Bible Society Sunday
evening the following officers were elected :
Massena Billiard, president; b. +. Potts,
vice-president; A. j. Fisk, secretary; Fred
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