The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-17

bought land and are building residences
thereon.
A wrestling match for $50 side between
Pasco and Sabin win be held at Butte on the
Goth inst.
Elizabeth Jones was granted divorce
from VIM. Jones by the Butte court last
Tuesday.
II is said that dancing teacher waltzed
out Of Helena recently, leaving number of
bills unpaid.
J.J. Anderson, of Coulson, offers 500 re-
ward for the conviction of any person selling
liquor to Indians.
There are now sixteen steamers lying at
Bismarck, ready to start up the river as soon
as the ice breaks up.
Complaint is already being made against
the quality of water being furnished by
Butte's new water company.
Butte has no meetings Of the City Council
for want of a quorum. The aldermen are
scattered all over the country.
w. F. Kippen, of Gallatin county, chop
ped himself in the foot with an axe last week,
fnnictlng very severe wound.
Twenty-Five head of horses, stolen two
weeks ago from Kipps ranch on the Marias,
have been recovered at Cypress.
s. Edgerton, son Of Montana's first Gov
ernor, is in Miles City and will probably To-
cate there for the practice of law.
Dan Sullivan, shot at Radersburg couple
of weeks since by VIM. Mcknight, stands
good chance of pulling through.
Brassey is the name of new post-office
established at point fourteen miles north
east of Reedsport, Meagher county.
A new postofice to be called Cora Creek,
will be established on the Benton and Barker
road, with WIN. Cresop as postmaster.
In anticipation of trouble with the Black
feet 100 more men are to be added to the
Mounted Police force at Fort Macleod.
W. H. Buck will canvass the Territory for
the Record and then go to New York, re-
turning, however, as soon as the river opens
Beta Lodge of Perfection,No 2, Scottish
Rite of Masonry, has been instituted in Butte
by III. r. Comfy, assisted by Mr.. w. n. Bald
win.
An act of the last legislature authorizing
Bozeman to build $4,000 school house has
been ratified by the citizens by vote of 14S
to So.
Capt. Krueller, the new register of the
Miles City land office, was severely bruised
in a railroad accident east of Bismarck last
week.
A set of counterfeiter's tools for the man
ufacture of pewter dollars, was recently
found in deserted shack near Ada, Custer
county.
On Wednesday, the 9Th inst, President
Arthur sent the nomination Of Newman
Burchard to the Senate, for postmaster at
Miles City.
Mr. Charles F. Myer, formerly in the en-
ploy of Kleinschmidt & Bro, Benton ,""s
married in Baltimore On tne 18th ult., &c --
Mamie Gail.
Rhodes and Brooks, two colored men at
Barker, had quarrel over a banjo, when
Rhodes drew a revolver and shot Brooks in
the shoulder.
Colonel Clendennin was killed on We'd
nesday, February 8th, by a cave in Wright
g. Edwards mine at Barker He leaves
wife and child at Benton.
The LADIES' Aid Society of the PresbyteTi-
an Church, at Helena, has determined to buy
a parsonage. Mrs. G. NJ Travis's property
is to be purchased for $500.
The Coulson Post made its first appearance
January 18th. 1t is a four-column quarto.
Enlargement is promised at an early day.
A. X. Yerkes Is editor and proprietor.
Two men named Harer and Fish were kill
ed near Huntley last week by a premature
explosion of blast. They were engaged in
rock work on the Northern Pacific grade.
The President has appointed p. H. Conger
of Michigan to succeed Norris as Superin-
tendent Of the Yellowstone National Park.
Possibly the appointee is relative of Sena.
tor Conger.
The commissioners Of Choteau county ad-
vertise for bids for the construction Of a
bridge across the Muddy on the Helena road,
where a bridge was washed out by high
water year ago.
Miss Lena Wallace, the fair lady who took
the leading part in the cantata of Esther at
Butte recently, has gone to New York to
pursue her musical studies. She is accom-
panied by her mother.
While fooling with pistol at White Sui
phur Springs last Saturday Nelson Shields
received ball in his leg just above the ankle,
SCATTERING both bones. Amputation will
probably be necessary.
There was horse race at Bridgeville last
week for a purse of 81 200. Sheds gray
mare Babe and Mulligan's white horse,
Wake Up-,Jim, being the contestants, the
latter coming OFF victorious.
The daily Inter- Mountains of Butte has been
leased by George w. Carlton, late of San
Jose, California, and said to be an experI.
enced newspaper man. Leigh r. Freeman
will continue to manage the weekly.
Collector Hunt, of Benton, son of Secre.
tary of the Navy Hunt, is said to be engaged
to Miss Grace Upshur, daughter of Commo.
dore Upshur, who will probably be given
command of the New York navy yard.
Some drunken brute last week attempted
to outrage the nine-year-old daughter of VIM
sipfiey, of Helena, but her screams scared
him away before he accomplished his pur
pose. The villain has not been caught.
The role assigned Miss Ella Viola Sails
bury by the Madison Square Theatre, o.
New York, in one of their Hazel Kirke
combinations, now playing in the leading
western cities, is that Of Dolly Dutton.
Allen Fisher, engineer of the hosting
works Of the Gregory mine, was caught II
the machinery by the fieshy part of the aru
the other day, and only by mighty effort HI
freed himself and escaped frightful A"nt'.
Seven hundred and fifty miles was I'll &c
ord made by the wind at Benton for the 2
hours proceeding IL o'clock, noon, of Satur
Al. ;.,+ Jt ,yao tba hast record mad,