The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

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A friend suggests that the reason Willard
gave Helena the 20 by on his recent excur.
sion, is because he had heard of HeIepa's
Marquis of Lorue observation-disclosures
man.
Dick Mansfield attempted to start saloon
in Professor Wickes' camp in the Bull
Mountains, but was ordered out and has set
up his banner about two miles from the
camp.
Huudley Il Preuitt have bought Jack Gil
mer's Red Boy, by War Dance, liam Nelson
This Is one of the finest thorough breds ever
brought TO Montana. The consideration was
| 81 800.
The Billings ditch, thirty miles in length,
is completed, and a copious stream Of water
now flows through that town. Some 10000
acres of valuable land can be watered by this
ditch.
The MiSSouliaa of last wee k bears evidence
of the benefit its editor received by his recent
jaunt through this section of the Territory
We doubt not the paper will continue to i'm.
prove.
A man by the name of Stratton had row
with Mr.. Maloney Mt Butte on last FRIDAY
evening and knocked him off of an elevated
sidewalk, giving him black eye and n bro.
ken arm.
According to the assessors returns Choteau
county has very poor lot of tme-peces
Out of large number of watches assessed,
only eight were said by their owners to be
| worth over 81.
The C@ur dAlene placers discovered BY
Pritchard seem to have developed into some
thing rich after all. Aletter in the Mssou,ian
says over one hundred men are there and
some of them taking out big money.
The Fair Association of Helena contem.
plates offering some big race purses next
year. ranging in price from 81 900 to 50, 800
Prominent horsemen have offered to enter
their horses with $500 entrance fee.
The London Mining Journal supplement
contains very lengthy and exhaustive re-
view of the Montana exhibit at Denver. The
article treats of the ores scientifically, and
speaks very flatteringy of the resources of
| Butte.
The Democrats and Republicans of Mis-
souiia county hold conventions tomorrow to
| nominate Delegates to the Constitutional
| Convention. The MiSsoulidn urges the mar
| ties to pool their issues and nominate union
ticket.
Major Maginnis reports that the Biackfoot
Indians are very anxious to make any change
calculated to improve their condition. and
| that Congress will this winter probably
| throw large portion of their reservation
open to settlement.
jail at Benton several months on the charge q
| of cattle killing, were ordered released bv
Judge Wade last Wednesday on their own
recognizance in the sum of S1OO-the eouiv.
alent OF discharge.
George Hammond, of near Benton, is suE
ferlng from the il-will of mean man He
lost considerable grain in stack recently BY
an incendiary fire, and last Friday morning
found valuable cow dead In front of bis
door, killed with pitchfork
Mr.. Carl Kleinschmidt, having sold out his
entire interest in the mercantile business
is proposing to engage in stock growing on
large scale in the Judith country He has al
ready secured some choice ranches and nut
his sons in charge of the stock -Hisband-
man.
George Hunter, who did the shooting in
Atlantic Hall last fall, by which two girls
were wounded, was brought into the District
Court yesterday, and having pleaded guilty
to an assault with intent to do great bodily
harm, was sentenced to Is months imprison-
ment in the Territorial penitentiary.-Niner,
29th.
The Northern Pacific offers to pay $500
"and no questions asked" for the return of
the contents of the two trunks stolen at Liy-
ingston from Secretary Teller One of the
trunks contained fine clothing and diamond
jewelry belonging to the Secretary's daugh.
ter, who accompanied him, and the value of
all is set at $4,000. .
That there are few emigrants on the repr
lar trains is accounted for by the fact that
special emigrant train is run over the North
ern Pacific daily IL. Is a mixed train, con-
sisting mostly of freight cars loaded with
emisrants' movables, and having attached as
many coaches as are necessary to carry the
colonists for the Pacific country.
Robert Jackson, of the Judith Basin, re-
Gently returned to Benton from trip to the
Northwest Territory, having succeeded in
recovering thirty-two head of stolen horses
and sending three of the thieves to the peni.
itentlary. He reports brands on other horses
supposed to be stolen but which he could not
secure. He has been absent since the first of
July.
The military telegraph wire and the cleo
trio light wire in Helena became crossed
during the rain last NJ ouday evening The
electric current, capable of lighting forty
1000 candle.power lamps, took the military
line, ran into the signal service Office and in e
stantly destroyed three instruments on the
operating table. Mr.. Jones, the signal officer,
was fortunately not at the table at the time.
Horatio Alden was killed In tie mountains
near White Sulphur Springs last week. He
was hauling load of logs down the noun
tains when the brake broke and the wagon
and team went down the hill Mt rapid speed.
AS they reached the bottom the front axle
broke ana the wagon was upset, the load fall
ing on Alden and crushing him lifeless He
was q years old and ha but recently aban-
doned seafaring life.
Hippolite Lasse RE, postmaster at French
town, is a gardener of considerable repuea.
tion and has one OF the prettiest locations in
eoo oouhty' ihiS season ne mas been eyper-
imenting in the production of oats, and we
chronicle the following result: From two.
ounces OF Welcome oats, sown on high, dry
land, net result of ffty.two pounds is real
lied, and from nine grains, we'll cultivated
in the garden, the net product was. eleven
From John Miller the Benton Record
learns that about one hundred horses were
stolen from Old Agency last Thursday. A.
ID. Hamilton lost eleven head OF his finest
stock. The other losers are Messrs. Hazlett.
Fellows, Richards, Trute, Jack Miller, and
Dr. Smith. Mr.. Hamilton's celebrated gray
mare returned the following morning, with
her tail clipped in such way as to prove the
theft was committed by white men, but the
persons are not known.
A train of thirty cars loaded with the finest
wheat grown in Washington Territory is
now en- route to Minneapolis. It Is from the
Waila Walla wheat belt aud is billed to the
miiiers' association in that city, Upon its
it VIII be distributed among the ASSOC
citation mills and reduced to -four. tn. mr.
pose IL TO Thoroughly tagr tina s,,,l;.,. II a.