The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-12-01
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
Butte has Chinese joss house.
Mr.. Freeze offers wood for sale at Glen |
dive.
Custer county bonds sell at ninety-eight
Cents.
The Araat Courier has entered upon Its
twelfth year.
The Dillon Literary Society has reergan-
lied for the winter.
David Nelson, Of Mi,soula, advertises that
his wife Eliza has left his bed and board.
There are 2c0 saloons at the eastern termin-
| US of the Northern Pacific In Missoula
county.
A new Democratic journal is soon to ap-
pear at Boxeman, with s. W. Langhcrne at
tho helm.
Paris Gibson had $50 sheep deg poisoned
at his ranch on Belt creek, Choteau county,
last week.
DR.. Linn, Of Miles City, has offered TO sup
ply the churches of that place with coal this
winter free.
About 1900 votes cast were for Delegate at
the recent election, gain Of 5000 over the
vote of 1880.
Sixty-five horses are required to keep the
coaches on the line between Missoula and
Pen d'Oreille moving
Harry Lambert has purchased an intsre' Z
In the merchantile business Of T. j. Demers
at St. Ignatius Mission.
1t is understood that plans for shipping beef
from Miles City to Chicogo are being perfect
ed as rapidly as possible.
A German named Motliff was killed near
Hunters Hot Springs on the night Of the 2lst
ult., and 500 taken from his person.
Henry Filing Is putting up a twenty stamp
mill at Pony. A ten stamp mill near by In
now running steadily on custom ore.
Rev. c. o. Tillottson, late Episcopal rector
| at Butte, has gone to Santa Cruz, California,
| to serve congregation in that place.
A H. Bell, at one time employed as tele-
graph operator NJ Benton, has fallen heir to
5000. Cheer up, ye lightning singers.
Fifteen ranches have been taken up be-
low Fred Burrow creek and Blodgstt's creek,
| Missoula county, since the first Of Sepiem-
Der.
John Dodge, formerly OF Butte. had his
| leg broken recently on the Yellowstone, Ii
being the second time he had met such an &C
| cident.
Bsaverhead county, was l,l6S-precisely the
number of votes that were cast at the county
seat election.
A man named Connors was stabbed by
cowtoy near Missoula one day last week. A
rib turned the knife or there would have been
| m urder to record
| A waiting maid at a Miles City hotel had
her horse stolen recently, whersupon tho
guests made up the amount she had lost and
presented it to her.
| They have two thoroughbrei Galway
thornlessl cows at Billings. Mr.. Joseph
Murphy, who has ranch at Big Cooley, i'm
ported them from Illinois.
| The second cousin Of ex-president JEFF.
Davis, Of the Southern Confederacy, Is now
keeping frst-class tonsorial shop on Mon
tana street, Dillon.-Tribune.
| Joseph Pardee, running q sawmill near
Corvallis, fell backward against some tim
bers the other day and received injuries that
caused his death in two days.
| All prelminaries have been arranged for
prize fight between White, 4 VAUDEVILLE
miner, and Waite, of Butte. The setto will
take place at Butte to morrow.
Prof X. b. Hassell, of Butte, has passed his
examination for admission to the bar Of
Montana. Judge Knowles and W. II. De-
Witt, Esq, were the examiners.
| VIM. Allen, Of VAUDEVILLE, was whipped
by John Passoe last Sunday and was very
severely cut and bruised about the face, be-
sides receiving painful internal injuries.
The Husbandman has "Childrens' Cosy
Corner" made up of enignas and puzzles Of
various kinds, ell contributed by pupils Of
the public school Of White Sulphur Springs.
| James NJ. Johnston, of Washington, d c.,
has purchased the Northern Pacific hotel ut
Boz-man for $1,000. The present landlord.
~. N. Harder, will remain In charge for an
other year.
The "Pioneer" Social Club Of Helena
elected Surveyor General john 8. Harris,
president, at the reorganization last week.
The General has been in the Territory about
| nine months.
A Chnaman Of Butte while cleaning .
pistol, one day last week, accidentally dis
charged it and the ball struck another China
man in the side, inhicting wound that will
probably prove fatal
| Lieutenant Griffith, of the Second Cavalry,
was killed near Custer recently by being
thrown from his horse and dragged by the
stirrup fer n"arly mile. He was gradu-
ate of West Point last year.
| It is stated the Northern Pacific authorities
have ordered work to be pushed vigorously,
so that Rozaman may be made the terminal
point for the winter, and 1t IL anticipated the
road will be completed there by Christmas.
| A letter received In Helena last week from
Rev. VIM. b. Reed who IL In Pittsburg, says
81 am busy with the university business.
am going to raise the $50 900 for the univer-
sity endowment hope within tho next three
| weeks"
| Lizzie Roberts, we'll known Montana
nymph du pare, committed suicide In Butte
last week by taking morphine. She had
taken to drink Of Tate and spent quite = for
tune in her sprees, and became Disguised NJ
| the prospect OF poverty.
The well known Montana race horse, Joe
Howell, won the second aud third heats In .
fhree-quarter mile and repeat race At the Bay
View course, California, on "Wednesday, the
18th ult. Premium was in the same race,
winning the first heat. The time made was
1:14l, 1:i4i and 1:15.
In the late term Of court at Missoula Elijah
W. Hoyt was found guilty Of producing an
abortion and sentenced to two years In the
perit-ntiary. WIN. Pickens vas granted =
divorce from Nellie Pickens. All Wing was
found guilty Of murder in the second degree
and sentenced for life.
In Virginia City some days ago Charles
Warfield detained the overland coach and
drew . pistol on woman named Lu Martin,
10 passenger going south. He was promptly