The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-04-28
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

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from the terminus of the Yellowstone divis
, ion of the Northern Pacific.
Benton has little boy, only eleven year
old, who can kill deer every shot with 1
rifle at distance of 100 yards.
George Miller, of Helena, took an over
dose of morphine Tuesday night, but man
aged to recover from the i'll effects
L. y. Bromley and G. b. Bohon, of st
Paul. are going to start newspaper called
the Herald at Billings in few days.
Mr.. John Geowey, of Sioux City, Iowa
while on business trip, died Tuesday of last
week in Bozeman after an illness of three
days.
Burglars last week broke into Murphy
Neel & Co.'s store at Benton, but ii is thought
nothing was taken except some wine and
cigars.
| John Gibbon. Jr., son of General Gibbon
has been appointed a cadet to the military
academy at West Point, and is credited to
Montana.
Il. B. Harrison, of the U. S. Assay Office,
Helena, while in Washington City succeeded
in having the charges reduced on ore assays
from So to So.
Hillhouse Raymond, of Belmont Park,
Madison county, recently sold to Bozeman
parties two Belmont colts-one for $500 aud
the other $500.
In asaloon brawl at Dearborn station, the
other night, James Bender was struck over
the head with rife by Eph Thomas and Sc
riously injured.
Scott, the supposed murderer of Brny Os-
borne, has been obliged to lose his feet and
his nose by amputation. He was frozen in
his attempt to escape,
Deputy Sheriff George Lane, of Madison
county, was recently shot in the right arm by
n horse thief whom he was trying to arrest
The. thief escaped.
| Captain Kline has been ordered to take
command of Fort Assinaboine to relieve
| Major Morris who has been promoted and
I will probably leave Montana.
The stock of the Only Chance Mining Co.
at Wickes has been reduced from two hun
dred thousand shares to thirty thousand
shares of the par value of So per share.
General w. T. Sherman, Chief Justice
| Waite and other dignitaries are expected to
pass through the Territory in few weeks on
their way to the Yellowstone National Park
Rev NJ. L. Cook, of Missoula, is selling his
property and will return to the States short
ly. His congregation had decided not TO re-
tain his services as resident minister for an
other year.
The husband of a half-breed woman recent
ly shot and killed discharged soldier from
Fort Keogh at Chamberlain's ranch, in the
Musselshell country, for attempted liberties
with his wife,
T.. Is. Mott, Jr., secretary of the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, after q
prolonged aud severe illness, died at his home
in Sacramento, Cal, on the 4th inst. He WIS.,
tied Montana last year
A small blaze occurred at d. Fl. Cohen's
commission house in Butte last Friday night
but was soon extinguished. Mr.. Cohen's
loss, however, from damaged and stolen
goods, amounts to about 5000.
The "boys" and an old Bannack indian
put up game on the telegraph operator at
Spring Hill the other day and had him tele-
graphing all over the line for help, as there
was going 10 be an outbreak of the Indians.
Reeds Fort, in the Judith Basin, has been
recently sold to Frank Day and Sergeant
Holsmore, of Fort Maginnis, who will pro-
coed to convert the place from a rendezvous
for tough citizens into quiet, thrifty ranch.
The Republicans of Butte have nominated
the following ticket: For Mayor, E. G. Frey-
schlag: for Councilmen, First ward, II.
Roudebush; Second ward, Daniel Gamer;
Third ward, Alex. Ralston; Fourth ward, Ar
thur Nadeau.
The final adjustment of Mr.. Frank Ster
ling's account as Receiver of Public Moneys
of the Helena Land Office, involving trans
actions amounting to 100000, showed diff
ference of six cents only between his and the
Department balance sheets.
Frank NJ. Weaver, an old time resident of
Gallatin county, who went to Kentucky. five
years ago, became insane through spiritual
ism and was sent to an asylum. On the night
OF March 3lst he was killed by maniac, an
inmate of the same institution.
A government wagon went over a steep
grade across the river from Benton the other
day, dragging the six mule team seventy feet |
down the hill and then lodging against some |
rocks. When the teamster got down to the |
mules and cut them loose, he found them all |
uniniured.
Ben Steele, of Sun River, while cut hunt
ing stock a few days ago became snow blind
and lost his way, suffering forty-eight hours
on the prairie without food. The bow finally |
ran against fence and followed it up until a |
habifafion was reached and he was then tn |
ken care Of
at the Houston, Texas, spring races, Hick |
DRY Jim (Sorrel Mike) from Butte won the |
novelty race, II mile dash. The novelty race |
was 500 for every quarter won, and Hickory
Jim won every quarter. Time, 216l. He |
won mile race in 1:45 and was shut out in
another for fouling.
The Democrats Of Butte have nut the fol-
lowing ticket in the field for the fortboom-
ing municipal election: For Mayor, VIM.
owsley; for Councilmen, First ward. George
w. Newkirk; Second ward, James w For
Dis; Third ward, jesse H. Mccarthy; Fourtb
ward, j. 7. Pcrrou.
Bill Langstop, whose skull was so fearfu,lv
fractured, and who lost several ounces If
brain oy the blast explosion in Col. Ches-
nuns coai mine, several weeks ago, was in
town last week, and we were pleased to no.
lice that he has almost fully recovered from
bis ininries.-AUdnt Courier.
Articles of incorporation of tue Yellow
stone & Pacific Railway Co. have been filed
N the office OF the Secretary of the Territory.
Tue incorporators are NJ. N. Grant, I. w.
Downey, w. o. Downey, f. walcott. II
wagner, d. Q. Holcomb, o. Gramm. s. sv-
mons, and ID. Groesback, all Of wyoming
Territory.
Tommy Diebald, of Benton, ran avav
from home the ninth of last February ana
has not been heard from since except by ru-
mors, which are sometimes of an unpleasant
nature. These seriously affect his mother.
and anyone knowing anything of Tommy
will confer great favor by sending word 70
lis mother. Mrs Cbarlaa |