The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-02

In the walking match at Butte Of Waid
and Adams against Wilcox, the two former
won the race, making little over S4S miles
against 343 by Wilcox. The receipts at the
door were s678.
The Helena Herald reports Messrs. VIM.
and James Norris as having made bicycle
trip of fifty miles In six hours and twenty
minutes last Sunday, with the roads muddy
part of the route.
A man representing himself rs deputy
license collector, has been collecting licenses
in CouIson, charging in every case s34 as a
mileage fee. There is good deal of dissatis-
faction expressed about 1t.
Tom Campbell, for forty years resident of
the section surrounding Benton, died In the
river metropolis last Sunday. He claimed to
be nephew of Alexander Campbell, found
or of the Christian Church.
The Governor last week pardoned two
ena. They were AL. G.. Goodrich, sentenced
to six months for assault and battery, and
VIM. Morgan, in for petit larceny.
Prof. w. Egbert Smith, postmaster ut Butte,
left last week for the east. He will visit
New York and Washington, and spend sew
eral weeks at sea shore resorts in the latter
part of June He will be absent sixty or
more days.
The river and harbor bill recommends the
following appropriations for the Missouri
river: From st. Louis to Sioux City, $780,
600 from Sioux City to Fort Benton, $780,
600; for a survey of The river from its mouth
to Benton, S25 200.
L. +. LaCroix, business manager OF the
Independent, has retired from that position
and will engage in other business more con-
genial to his tastes. Col G. J. Nesbitt, late
of Missouri, who came out to start paper In
the Barker district, will take the position
vacated by LaCroix.
Twenty-six stolen horses were recovered
from the Crees near Fort Walsh some days
since. The Indians didn't like giving them
up, and it is stated that they have since TAX
en- the war-path for the purpose of getting
even. Ranchmen on the Marlas and Teton
have been warned to look out.
The Independent says the business interests
of Kleinschmidt Bros. have been divided by
the Rocky Noun tains, Albert taking the
west side and Carl and Reinhold the east
side. Louis Hillbrecht is associated with
the latter in the Helena store.
The following are the newly elected Off
GERS of the First National Bank of Butte !:
President, A. J. Davis Vice President, S
T. Hauser; Cashier, Jos. A. Hyde Assistant
Cashier, II. d. Hauser. The directors of the
institution are as follows: A. j. Davis, s
T. Hauser, Jas. A, Talbot. II. d. Iauser and
T.. W. Knight.
Robert G. Cowart, the lawyer who killed
Judge J. NJ. Thurmond at Dallas, Texas, last
March, had his trial the first of last month
and the jury surprised everybody by bring
ing In verdict of guilty of murder in the
| second degree. He was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary, but the judge
granted him new trial.
On Monday, 10Th ult., the Colorado and
Montana Live Stock Company filed with the
Secretary of the Territory articles of incor-
poration. The corporations are Daniel d.
Streeter, Geo. w. Skinner and Marcus Davis,
| all of Colorado. The capital stock is placed
at 100000. The companys stock range will
be Lewis and Clarke and Meagher counties.
Far seeing men have put down AZ the flu
| ture great cities of the Rocky Mountains,
Denver, Salt Lake and Helena. Denver
| leads at present and has an immense boom.
Salt Lake has q steady growth and will take
| on new life and energy when the new trans
| continental line strikes 1t next SPRING
Helena will loom up when the U. Il N. and
| the Northern Pacific reaches it-Salt Lake
| Tribune.
Mr.. L. G. Trent, formerly of the Belmont
Mining Company, is now the Manager ofthe
Western branch of Frazer & Chalmers at
| Denver, Colorado. He is TO have charge of n
| display at the Mining Exhibition soon to be
| opened ut Denver, and should any of his
friends in Montana desire to send articles
there he will see that they have proper care
and are advantageously displayed.
A prospector in the Maginnis mineral re-
gion thinks he has found poisonous spring
In that country. He writes of the stream :
The creek we named Skull creek, on account
of the great number of skulls found In and
along 1t, having counted sixty-three in less
than half mile. The greatest number was
seen in and around boiling spring, especi-
ally below; 1t would indicate, that in low
stages the water may be poisonous. The diff
ferent stages of decay preclude the idea of a
slaughter of buffalo at this particular loca-
ton.