The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-01-26
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

lie, Dawson county.
Last year the Alice company Of Butte ship
ped 762 bars Of silver.
The Billing. Herald Is now all printed and
wellprinted At home.
Nay Brady, woman Of Ill rspute, suicided
at Butte last Tu esd2y week.
John Mulleneaux, Of this Territory, died
at Salt Lake City On the 18th inst.
Helena 10 having electric Ore alarm boxes
set up in various parts Of the city.
A. Keane, of Butte, fractured the bones Of
the right ankle Monday by a slip and fall.
VIC. Humbsrt, Of Helena, was married on
the 18th inst. ct Moline, ILL.,, to Miss Nora
Hill.
4 postenics has been established At Bel
tame, Msaghsr county; David Graham, post
master.
A haunted house interests Miles City. The
owner sffsrs 1t rent free to any enc who will
occupy Ii.
George w. Davis, military operator NJ
Bozsman, has resigned and will leave sosn
for Florida.
The next Montana holiday will be Chinese
New Years, which begins February LIST and
lasts till the 18th.
The residence Of VIM. Evans, four miles
below Benton, was destroyed by Gre On the
18th inst Loss $4,000.
Silver Bow county will purchase the ranch
Of Lawrence A. Brown, three miles from
Butte, for . poor farm.
4 hsrse was stolen out Of Tinker & Far
wells livery stable at Billings one night last
week by some bold thief.
The tax levy OF Madison county for 1888 is
IS mills on the dollar, = reduction Of two
mills from the levy Of 1882
WV. Aldsrson, editor Of the Avant Co~r-
Ter, LEFT for the est Wednesday Of LAST week,
accompanied by his family.
While wrestling with friend at Butte last
week Chastine Humphrey broke his left leg
between the knee and ankle.
Charley johnson, . Swede, foil of the
Benton coach, near Silver City, Tuesday
week, and broke his lsfs arm.
1t is reported that tive men know As Dan
and "Dick the Barber" were hung by vIgi-
lsptes at Weeksvills last Monday.
1t is asserted that there 10 no longer any
doubt that the waters Of White Sulphur
Springs are sure cure for Bright's disease Of
the kidneys.
The men who jumped the Silver Bell mine
ut Barker on New Years day still hold pos
session by the liberal display Of double bar
rsled shotguns.
James German, Of Miles City, dentally
shot himself thrssght the left breast on tho
10th inst, while fooliug with revolver. He
will probably recover.
Quite number Of II elena school children
were frsst bitten during the Geld snap last
week. They wsrsnt smart enough to keep
sut Of the cold ut recess.
week when the men undertook to charge the
settlers with quicksilver, the mercury was
found to be frozen in the TASKS.
The Husbsndman says It Is reported Ut
White Sulphur Springs that Milt Caruthers,
. miner Of Montana district, has recently
fallen heir to . fortune Of Sl00, 0o0
TO. Power and Capt. McCsrnick, whs
havs the grain contracts for Forts Naginnis
and Custer, recently shipped 10 tons Of corr
from the States to the former post
Although an important, bulk breaking,
freighting and shipping point, Dillon is not
laid down On the ne " map Of Montana, Is
sued by Rand & McNally, Chicago.
Preparations are being made TO establish
the new Crow Indian Agency at a point on
the Big Horn, nearly half way between Fert
Custer and the mouth Of that stream.
Mat Lumhna, swesny creek rancAsr, was
in Miles City few evenings ego on the war
path. He was hunting for y mxn named
Richards, who he said had cloped with his
wife,
o. Dotson, . freightsr Of Deadwsed, has
transported 1900 pounds Of giast powder
from the Hills to Maiden, TO b used for
blasting ous the precious nuggets Of that
camp.
Mr.. Daniels, principal Of the BozemAn
schools, has been recalled to bis old place At
Boise City at . salary Of 81, 300, and Rev. Mr..
Lewis now has charge OF the Bozsmsn
schools.
The United States signal service iaetsoro-
Logical station heretofore located ut Fort
Gutter was abolished January LIST, and trans
ferrsd to Billings, where the observations are
now taken.
There are seventeen prisoner in the Butte
Jail charged a follows: Grand larceny six,
petit larceny four, vagrancy three, and one
each for assault, malicious mischief, false
pretensss, and insanity.
The Boston and Montana Gold Mining Co.
paid their seventeenth successive monthly
dividend, on the 10th inst, one Of five cents
a share, aggregatisg $4,000. Total Of seven
| teen dividends, $50, 900.
We understand that the members Of the
Virginia city Rod and Gun Club have pre-
pared a revision Of the game and Ash laws,
and sent il to the Legislature for their oon-
| sideration.- Hadisonian.
1t is stated that Simon Piper, who left IT.
| Assinaboine Q few weeks ago In search Of
| stock, got lost in . snow storm, and ~ moth
ing has been heard from him since, II II be-
hsved that be was frozen to death
Henry Richards, of Park City, has lost
three children by diphtheria within the past
ten days, a boy Of nine, girl Of seven, and
. girl Of two years Of age. A fourth child at
tackled by the diseass IL conyalescent.
A few days ago q man named Frank Du9
chin was frozen to death while walking from
Dearborn TO Flat Greek. He had arrived At
Mr.. Warmers house, on Flat Creek, ana on
entering and approaching the stove, slloysr
dead.
| Walter X. Yenther, soldier at Fort Mis-
soula, imbibed too much Missoula tarautula
juice one evening during the cold spell last
week, and on his way TO the Fort he lay
down on the prairie and took his last, long
| sleep.
| The following shows the religions tandem
| cy Of the people Of Butte OF Nethodists and
those leaning that way In their belief, thors
are 4o4; Presbytsrians. l9e; Episcspshans,
i49; Congregatisnalists, Al; Catholics, $50
Total, 1,434.
While Sheriff johnson, Of Custer county,
was fighting Ore on Friday Of last week, he
received . blow on the finger from the IRE
hook which was thrown BY one Of the CON-
pany, and on examination the finger was
found TO be broken.
/ This 10 the consolation which MaybSs, Of
the Giendivs Times, offers to Blake, Of the
dsfunct Glendivs Pres: wen be generous,
Blake. Since yea failed to send n back 70
the grade we will give yoa quit slaia deed
to our pick and shovel"