The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-03-23
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

BozemaR mas nfty constdnbop S'AAo
Water costs 33I cents per barrel at Liv-
ingston.
Bozeman contemplates having Lodge OF
Knights of Pythias.
There are sixteen prisoners in the Lewis
and Clarke county Jail.
Mrs. q. 4. Hart fell at the Missoula rink
and dislocated her left wrist.
Powers steamer Butte" is to leave Bis
marck for Benton April 18th.
The Miner says an important strike of rich |
ore has been made in the Moulton.
The debt of Beaverhead county is 500, 263,
having been reduced s11, ZIG last year.
Some very rich gold and silver ore has
been taken into Missoula from Wallace Dis
trict.
The Virginia City Council has ordered
down all awnings and signs across the side
walks.
1t is rumored that the Catholics Of Virginia
City and vicinity contemplate erecting new
church this year.
Nine carpenters quit work at 81 day in
O'Keefe canon on Tuesday and came TO Mis-
soula.-Nissoulian.
Pat Flynn, an old Montanian, recently sold
for 100000 piece of mining property own
ed by him III Idaho.
j. j. Heay has sold his ranch, consisting
of 800 acres, on Sun river, to III. b. Strong.
Consideration, $500.
The case of the Territory against Theo.
Shed who shot Huegel in Helena, has
re"n continued until next term.
The Glendive Times says the Northern Pa
life land, in that section are to be thrown
open 70 settlement in the spring
Their" arc now two stores in the Flathead
Lake region-,John Dooley, ut Selfish, and
Swancy & Wolkup, on Ashley Creek.
The frame residence and carpets of ID. l.
Harris, West Broadway, Butte, We're damaged
'tCo by fire and water Saturday night.
Ed Hayes has purchased OF Jimmie Phelps
the quarter-horse Snip" which has run and
won so many races in Missoula county.
Gallatin county decreased its debt sS,j72
last year, and now owes S3i ,092, with $4,000
of Courthouse, Jail and poor farm TO show
for it,
The building in Helena occupied by j.
Norris for meat market, has been sold by j
G. Lamar to John X. Watson for the sum of
5000
Jerry Sullivan, of Butte, fired through Lis
window at 6 burglar last Friday night and,
although he lit out, trail of blood indicated
hat he got it hot.
There was a cave in in the west end of the
BOzeman Pass tunnel last week, 40 feet from
the mouth of the tunnel, which caused de-
! lay of several days.
Gilmer, Sau'bery & Co advertise their fine
stock ranch near Fort Shaw for sale, together
with about 1900 head of brood mares, stall
lions, work horses, etc.
Peter Hanlon, q" Tow Head Pete" an old
reeident of Missoula, was accidently killed
! at the Big Blackfoot sawmill near Missula
last week by a log rolling on him.
| 1t is rumored that the ranchers in the Mis-
souri, bottom have entered upon armed re.
,istance To the further construction of the
! Northern Pacific road bed.-Herald.
The gale of Saturday night demolished Oh:
! large glass front in the Caplice building, an
ripped part of the tin roof from John Noycs
! new huiIdng corner of Main and Broadway.
! Miner.
TIL" Pend dOreilie bridge is progressing
! rapidly; but there is a Stron. probability that
the track layers will be delayed at this point
| pending the completion of the bridge. MIS-
! xruiidH.
! Robert Hardin, aged seventy years, u we'll
! known trapper and hunter, who has made
! RnZ 1uan his home for number of years,
! WIS killed nj Medina, u. T. recently by n
! yair"ad accident
We understand that oyer forty witnesses
we b','n HubpTnod to appear ut the April
term Of Court, in the case involving the
right of ownership of the Silver Bell mine
at NATURALIZATION
In Miles City there are contribution jugs"
in public places where the boys deposit loose
change for the benefit OF the churches. Some
scrub stole one Of these out of the bank the
other day and SIS reward was offered for it.
The Courier says: The First National Bank
Ct Bozeman has paid eighty-hve cents on the
dollar to depositors, and it is thought ten per
cent. more Will be paid. The Peoples
National of Helena has not PANIED out so
well.
The montana Short Line" is the title
given the Northern Pacific by general pas
senger agent Barnes, who is not out of the
way in the statement that it is the shortest
line from many Montana points to the East
crn States by 800 to 800 miles.
An engine was ditched six miles east of
town day or two since. The ties, rails and
engine all left the road and are piled in q
heap. The accident was occasioned by the
frost leaving the ground ct sharp curve on
the grade .-Bozeman Courier.
The alleged Chinese murderer had an ex-
haustive hearing before Justice Sloane on
Monday, concluded yesterday morning, and
resulted in the prisoner being held for murder
and committed to Jail to await the action of
the grand iury.-MiSsoula Times.
The Gregory mining company now has GOO-
900 pounds of bullion stacked up in Helena
and at the mine awaiting the coming of the
Northern Pacific. The quantity will be
largely increased by the time the track reach
es Helena in the summer.-Iadependent
Engineer Anderson thinks from the out
look now that the cars will reach Missoula
before the 9th of July-perhaps during the
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reach Helena about the same time, and the
connection will be made some forty miles
above Missoula
A few cases of typhoid fever have appeared
IN town, and our physicians say that unless
there Is ageneral clean up of Benton this dis.
ease is likely to spread in an alarming way
There are still a number of drains to be
opened, and the chain gang might be profit
ably kept at work.--Benton River Press
Another military company, called the
Union Guards, has organized in Butte and
engaged the Alice band. It has ninety men,
sers and the following officers: s. j. Rey
nolds, captain; Bird Reynolds, LIST lieutenant,
William Mitchell, I'd lieutenant; George Le
ford, I'd Junior lieutenant; Thomas Trevail,
treasurer; Edward Edwards, secretary; Geo.
Ham, orderly sergeant.