The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-08-25
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TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

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r.raaE MARTY Wa deprived of several
n,,fIip .garninss. amounting 10 S?2l, Nv
foz man 5uTgIarS few nights since The
ndne was TAX II from hi pocket while he
wsaieep. --.--.. - '
+. TN. Kidding anil furniture Of the Mill,
CITY pesthouse havs been burned, and the
last case. an unfortunate Swrde, who has
bsep sick for about four months, has been
discharged.
TIL. proposition for voting special school
tax of 81 900 to aid In building new school
house In Dillon was submitted to the voters
on Saturday, the 18th inst, and was carried
by large majority.
wheelbarrow picnics are the newes,
thing in summer excursion parties from yir.
ginia City. They are said to be highly con.
ducive to muscular development, a. well a.
creative Of lots Of fun.
The young man Grant, who was so severely
burned ut the fire in Bugard's dugout, near
Miles City, by the Danforth fluid, is very
alarm,ngly injured and stillsuffers great pain
from the burns he received.
A Swede, named Harness, was run over by
a construction train ut Silver Bow, last Sun.
day evening and instantly killed. Twenty
five car wheels passed over his neck without
seyerinQ his head from his body.
J.B. Orr has q fish pond on his ranch In
Browns Gulcb we'll stocked with mountain
trout He intends to construct larger pond
and will stock 1t this fall with 10000 FISH of
different varieties.-Inter Mountain.
John Rodgers, Government driver, was
drowned in the Yellowstone at the bridge
| near Billings, on the 10th inst. He was pro-
ceeding hand over hand along rope from
one crib to another, and lost his grip.
The new Gloster hosting works are fast
approaching completion. The frame works
all In position and workmen are busily en-
closing it. 1t is expected that the building
will be completed early in September.
Last Tuesday, the Butterfly Mining and
Milling Company, capital 81 900, OOO princi.
pal business Office ut Salisbury, Madison
county, filed articles Of incorporation in the
office of the Secretary Of the Territory,
Ayouug fellow named Frank Ballard, who
had charge of bull team belonging TO John
o. Hussey, of White Sulphur Springs, re-
Gently sold the outfit to Chris Tison for
81, 900, got the money and skipped the eouu-
try.
On Friday, the 18th inst, John Henderson
was drowned in the Yellowstone near Miles
City. he was trying to cross the river on
young horse which he was breaking to the
saddle. His body has not been recovered as
yet.
The mother of Frank n. Hoglen Is dying
ut Dayton, Ohio, and desires to see him. He
is somewhere in this Territory, and Is pre-.
sumed to be near Billings, or with some
party Of tourists going to the Yellowstone
Park.
Last year the Rosebud was the last boat to
leave Benton, taking her departure on the
I'd of August. The Josephine is the last this
year, making better record by thirteen days.
The latter boat was also the first to arrive
this year.
The Record says Madame Cappian will
give concert In Benton within the next two
weeks, and adds: ,"There are not many
towns the size Of Benton that can afford to
t be entertained by thousand dollar night
: songstress." $500
A Swede named Theoder recently left
Miles City to 60 out and look at q ranch he
{ thought Of purchasing, and has not been seen
or heard of since. He had a large sum Of
f money with him, and 1t Is feared that he has
( been murdered.
s. c. Ashby, as agent for the insurance
t company, has settled with I. g. Baker & Co
= the loss occasioned by the wrecking of the
steamer Red Cloud. The owners received
!. $4,000 on the boat and S16,00o on the cargo
D total Of s26,0c0.
John X. Craig and other Englishmea have
secured 196, 900 acres Of land on Little Bow
r. river, Northwest Territory, to be used n a
cattle range. 1t comprises something over
3O6 square miles OF territory. They will
: stock 1t next spring.
The Gregory company will shortly begir
the erection Of new hosting works on theil
Gregory mine, IL is understood The dimen
sions are to be as follows: main building
34x9s feet; carpenter shop, 20x9s feet; engine
and boiler room, 36x36 feet G inches.
The A. M. s. s.. Association, Of Gallat.I
county, will have their fall meeting some
what earlier than last year, commencing on
9th Of September and continuing four days
The races promise to be exciting, and will
u draw good crowd The purses are liberal
Mr.. s. Sage, while digging well at Gil
let's camp, eighteen miles above Billings
n came upon the petrifed remains Of larg.
u animal of the same general appearance as
buffalo. The remains were found at deptl
. Of forty-seven feet below the. surface of tn
l. earth. 49, ''~' go
81 A new town has been laid out at the cross
ing, three miles below Thompson Falls
t There are three saloons and q restaurant
n there already, with prospect gilmore. I'll
T. II reported that the crossing will have to b,
changed, as the water is too deep at tina
|. point. gET11gZu aETArEzuao
. The Tongue River Irrlgating and Ditcl
y Company filed articles of incorporation will
the Territorial Secretary, August ~. Capital
I. 100000; location of ditch, Tongue River
K principal Office at Miles City. The incorpol
= ators are Gen. Brisbin, J. W. Strevel an
others.
II A young lady of Miles City, who CORES
=. ponds for Maine paper, in recent lette
:. shattered the nerves of down east baaux b.
comically describing herself as struttin
around her fathers ranch with couple o
y six-shooters strapped around her waist"
longs she calls them.
u It is understood that gentleman who n
4 Gently passed through Billings was informe
70 while there that prominent Crow Chief ha
10 given expression to the determination of hi
N tribe to burn every railroad bridge on tn
Grow reservation. Not much importance
~ attached to the threat.--Independen
u w. A. Diamond, while lying drunk on tn
G streets of Helena, Sunday night, was robbie
of $50, q watch and chain, and two rings.
ID man named Nick weimer was arrested 70
y. l the robbery and nothing was found on him
Or but the watch was found near by and 1t
supposed that he dropped 1t while resisting
A. | arrest. -es1aTe
B. A shooting ARRAY occurred at Bozems'