The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-04-07
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
Fort Keogh has a Liberal League.

Court Sheriff will build new store at Bed
ford 40x6O feet.
The Missoula National Bank has occupied
its new building. p.
VIM Preston has been appointed deputy
sheriff for Coulson.
A son of Mr.. Girard, of East Gallatin, died
in a fit last Friday. .r...
Miles City petitions for the Northern Pa
cifc machine shops.
The Dillon depot was somewhat damaged
by last weeks breezes.
Last weeks heavy winds were general
throughout the Territory.
The Gros ventres have been stealing cat
tie along the Yellowstone.
The Plunkett troupe contemplates another
trip to Montana this summer.
The Government has put a stop to tie cut
ting on the Crow reservation.
A four-year-od son of Jack Smith was
drowned at Boulder last week.
Postmaster Dickinson, of Missoula, has re-
ceived his confirmation papers.
Cattle are said to be dying for wanlof feed
in the swamps OF East Gallatln.
There are between 200 and 1900 men
working in the timber near Butte.
The Journal prints the st. Patrick's Day
Grafton of A. B. Curry at Miles City.
JJ. Smith a frelghter well known through
out Montana, died in Helena last week.
Beaverhead county's Indebtedness has
been decreased 81 ,5l022 in the past year.
A change in the pastorate of the Methodist
church at Virginia City is contemplated
The guard-house at Assinaboine is full of
civilian employees charged with gambling.
Mr.. Story, of Bozeman, is going to build
fine Touring mill at that place this summer.
A Yellowstone valley hunting club has
I been organized with headquarters at Glen
dive.
Missoula county added s2,07075 to its in
debtedness last year, the total debt now being
SIS, 2G0.6l.
The county commissioners of Custer county
invite proposals for building court house at
Miles City.
1t is understood that the mail route be-
tween Miles City and Deadwood will be re-
established.
The Crow treaty has passed both branches
of Congress and now awaits the approval of
the President.
At meeting held at Missoula last week, it
was decided to incorporate by avote of TWEEN
ty-five to four.
The Helena schools closed last week and
will not begin again until fall unless addi-
| tional tax is voted.
Miss Lena Wallace is at South Bend, In
diana, studying music. Mrs. Wallace has re-
turned to Montana.
Citizens of Miles City have subscribed
$500 toward opening road from that place
to the Magnnis mines.
At Huntley Bluff last week, on the n. p.
grade, Leander Matson WIS struck by rock
from blast and killed.
The Bland lead directly north of the Magma
Charta, has been bonded to James Cadigan,
Walkerville, for $4,000.
Thomas Quigley was found dead last week
on O'Fallon creek, Custer county He had
been drinking too much
A. b. Warner, of Butte, issues challenge
to any musician in the Territory to play n
violin solo for $500 side.
futile, Essen & Co., of the Butte foundry,
will furnish the power to run the electric
light machinery in that city.
l.. Barrett, of Bozeman, came near losing
his life in a well last week. The windlass
and bucket tumbled in on him.
The stolen horses in Big Bears camp, now
being pursued by Major Klein's command,
were taken from VOLTS Point
The frame work of the new Magma Charter
shaft house at Butte was swept away by gale
last Monday week. Loss, $500.
The wife of Rev. j. A. Van Anda former
ly pastor of the NJ. e. church at Bohemian,
died recently in Marysville, Cal.
One of the Quartermasters store-housss, a
large building 135xi0 feet, was blown down
by the wind at Assinaboine last week.
The religious editor of the Miner needs to
study up on feast and fast days. He an
nounccd last Wednesday as Ash Wednesday
The receipts of Silver Bow county since its
organization were S126 9S1.93, and the expen.
ditures S97, 627.93, leaving ,354 cash in the
treasury.
From premature blast explosion at the
opening of Big Horn Tunnel Tom Riley re.
ceived injuries which resulted in his death
last week.
Frank Sherman, n native of Poland, was
killed in the Sheep mine at Lion City on the
9th ult., from blast. He leaves a wife and
three children.
1
II. G. Powers, convicted in the Madison
county court of murder in the second degree
for killing A. G. Van Brccklin, has been
granted a new trial.
Mr.. w. &. Shaw, lately of the Benton Rec
ord, has succeeded Mr.. Percival Mcintyre AS
local editor of the Herald. The latter return.
to New York in n few days.
A soldier at Assinaboine, last week loaded
a wagon with government supplies and rolled
out on his own hook, but he was followed
and caught fifteen miles from the fort.
Milligan's "Wake-up-Jake" and George
Davis's filly will race for $500 side ut Gal
latin City, May Goth. The FLY beat the horse
short distance in race during the winter
There are five hundred men working q
Huntley's bluff, and on account of the fire
quency of accident the men have dubbed to
gether and pay a doctor $500 month to at
tend them.
The citizens of Coulson donated 500 70
the assistance of Ed. McHale, who was seri
ously injured by being beaten over thu
head with revolver by a gambler nameC
Newcomb.
A land slide last week on the Northern Pa
cifc west of Miles City threw workman
100 feet, bruising him badly and brealcin N
several of his bones. The slide was cause,
by the thaw.
1t is announced chat Lieut.. j. G. Jacobs, o
the 7th U. $. Infantry, who accompanies
General Gibbon to Montana last summer, ha
been promoted to the rank of Captain an
Assistant Quartermaster.
A drunken soldier attempted to cross tn