The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-11-10
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

An 40. U. W. lodge is forming at Ben
ton.
The Sheriff Of Custer county has fifteen
deputies.
The Custer county assessment amounts to
s3s4. $50.
A $50 pound bear was killed near Glcndive
last week.
The debt of Dawson county already ap-
proximates $4,000.
Red Mike and the wife of Joseph Ganty,
of Judith, .elopsd last week.
A white man and young Indian girl were
married In Benton Last Thursday.
The Bozeman National bank, capital, $780,
900, will soon open for business at Bozemau.
A monument to the memory of Oscar A.
Sedman has been erected in Virginia City.
Mr.. Worth, of Bozemap,. was severely bit
ten in the face by big New Foundland dog
last Wednesday. g..
1t is estimated that the Northern Pacific
bridge over Marent's gulch, Missoula coun-
ty, will cost $4,000.
Hon Frederick Billings, after whom the
town of Billings was named, paid his name
sake visit last week.
Nothing has yet been heard from Henry
Jones, who disappeared from Woodville,
near Butte, last week.
A new quartz district has been discovered
In the Sheep mountains. 1t is believed to be
continuation of the Barker and Montana
Mineral belt.
At meeting of the Custer county commits
sioners on the 9th Of October the books and
documents of all kinds were turned over to
Dawson county.
The Butte Miner says that healthy child
was born last week In the southern part Of
that city with six fingers on one hand and
seven on the other.
The Madison county miner named Ander-
son, who had his eyes blown cut and received
other injuries from an explosion Of giant
powder, died last week.
The firm of Broadwater, Hubbell & Co.,
doing business In Miles City, dissolved part
nership on the 9th ultims. Theodore Borup
purchased the stock of the concern.
When the Northern Pacific road reaches
Centreville line of six-horse coaches will
ply daily between that point and White Sui
phur Springs, by way of Cooks pass.
A. s.. De Billie, Danish minister to the
United States, in company with Prof. Fred
erissen is looking over Custer county with a
view to settling large Danish colony.
Rev. Dwight Spencer, general missionary
for the American Home Baptist Mission,
with general supervision In Montana, Idaho
and Utah, will arrive in Butte this week.
The so-calIed hermit, Mcdonald, who has
been living like wild man south Of Butte
for several weeks past, has been examined
by competent board and pronounced in
sane.
Two women, one q dancer in n hurdy
house and the other q woman of i'll repute,
attempted to commit suicide Thursday even
ing in Bozeman. They both took morphine.
Neither one will die.
A few days since, r. r. Baker, the well
known Montana turfman, was married to
Miss Carrie Hancock, at the residence Of the
brides father, near the grounds of the NJ. A.
NJ. and NJ. A., Helena.
Martin Dobestene, Northern Pacific con-
tractor, was blown into eternity last week
drilling to recover two kegs Of powder from
blast that failed to go off Parties say he
was blown over 300 feet high.
Col wilkins, of the Fifth United States
Infantry, has been ordered to take command
Of the regiment at Fort Keogh. This will re-
lieve Gen. Whistler Of the command, which
he has held for some time past.
Ozias Willis has resigned his Office Of post
master at the old Wells station, on Birch
creek, Beaverhead county, and VIM. Reichle
has been appointed in his place. the Office
being removed to the railroad station.
The Methodists of this place have an Irish
Minister, the Baptists are represented by .
Scotchman, and so are the Episcopalians,
while native of Italy ministers to the wor-
shippers in the Catholic faith.-Missoxiia,-
Henry Jones stepped from the dosr Of his
cabinin the park near Butte, one evening
last week, to visit neighbor near by, and
has not been seen or heard from since. He
was without hat or coat when he disap-
peared.
Col. Lounsbrrry and M. III. Jewell, propri-
etors Of the Bismarck Tribune, have ar
ranged to establish q paper in the National
Park, to be CALI the National Park herald
II win be Published at Benson's Landing
this winter - weekly, and be moved 10 the
central part Of the Park, and be published =
= daily, whom the season for travel opens.