The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-11-16

| Rev. Mr.. Blackiston of the Episcopal church
and the Borrowing parents and q number Of
| friends accompanied the remains Of their
little son on his last earthly journey.-Inter-
Mountain, 10Th.
The tailor sent out by the Northern Pacific
| road to measure station agents for new uni
forms, walked into q Montana depot and
found beautiful young lady in charge. He
crammed his tape measure into his pocket,
sized her up with his eye and telegraphed the
house he thought tight fitting bathing suit
would do well enough for thai stasion.-Far-
90 Republican.
A large bear and cunning one has been ut
work in the Sweathouse district, Missoula
county, taking in the different breeds of hogs.
Bruin has distributed his calls very gener-
ously all over the neighborhood, and one
night last week when pursued took full
grown sow clear through fence, and off in
the mountains, getting away with his prize
in frst-class shape.
At the recent term of court in Bozeman
two men were sentenced to be hung for muir
der-Jno. A. Clarke for the murder Of Thos.
Rogers, on Pine Creek, between Livingston
and Clarke's Fork, last June, and Frank
Young, for the murder of Daniel Mccarthy,
at Cooke City. The double execution will
takelplace December 27th-the second day
after Christmas.
The emigration travel to Montana and the
west has become so popular that the North
ern Pacific has been compelled to enlarge Its
equipment for that class of travel. Last
week ten day coaches were forwarded to the
Pullman works to be exchanged for emigrant
sleepers. This will give the company total
of 30 of this class of cars.
On Monday young Bannack buck who
was riding on U. & n. freight train, fell be-
tween the cars when near Melrose, and was
instantly killed. His body was horribly
mangled, and every bit of clothing torn from
him. About forty Indians, camping near
Birch creek, went up to Melrose and had
big time burying the unfortunate Indian.
The Commissioners of Missoula county, in
special session, lowered the railroad assess
ment as follows On real estate, reduced
from 1898 200 to S879, 400; and on personal
property, returned from 500 300 to $685., $50.
The Treasurer was ordered to collect the tax
on the railroad property in the usual way,
but to delay the rest pending the litigation
in the District Court for Custer county.
On Saturday last the Board of Trustees
of Missoula school district, notified Mr..
Mcdonald, who was awarded the school
house contract, that the foundation now be-
ing laid would not be accepted until exam
ined by competent person; and further
more, that the wall would not be accepted If
laid during this freezing weather. This
stopped operations at once, and it is under
stood that work on the wall will be DELAYED
until spring
The United States Grand Jury, now sitting
in Helena has found two indictments against
Hector Mclean for robbing the United
States mails at Woodville, Montana also an
Indictment against William Turner for sell
ing whisky to Indians on the Blackfoot
reservation. The Territorial Grand Jury
has found bills against Charles Mayo, James
Clarke and John Ryan for burglary and
grand larceny; also two bills against James
Sullivan for burglary.
Last Saturday morning the dead body of
James Beecher was found lying ON the bed
in his room at the Bannack hotel A smoul-
derng bundle of clothing was found on the
table near the bed, together with a CANDLE
stick. From the testimony given at the Cor
oners inquest, held on Sunday, 1t was learned
that deceased had played poker until about 3
o'clock Sunday morning, and that when he
quit playing and went to bed he was under
the influence of liquor.
We learn from a gentleman Just from
Clendennin that the Barker district is
furnishing with about 200 rustling, active
business people. The Clendennin & Smell
ing Company, with one furnace, is turn
ing out daily from 100 to 175 bars of silver
bullion, mostly from the Silver Bell mine
The principal business houses in Clendennin
are Mike Foley & Co. and w. +. Read & Co.
Mr.. Byrd keeps the Barker House and Pete
McDermott and John Johns are the chief
caterers to those who thirst for cold water
and other drinks.-Herald, 10th.
A short time since Justice Sloan had a
number of blanks printed at our office, and
we charged the bill to the county We got
left for the commissioners declined to nav 1t.
Sloan appealed the case to the district court
and again the county came out on top
Judge Galbraith deciding that a Justice of
the peace was a township official but not q
county officer. County commissioners
throughout the territory might make note |
OF this Justices of the peace have no blank |
rights which county commissioners are
bound to respect.-Missoulian Oh.
The Road Supervisor at Dewey's Flat, Mr. |
IL. Churchill, is now putting in road along |
The bank of the river, just above the Flat, |
cutting through solid rock, and making fill. |
ups in the river to the depth of sixteen feet. |
rhis cut is three-fourths of a mile in length, |
md as soon as finished 1t will open up a pas. |
age to the upper Big Hole country for 80 |
niles. The Board of County Commissioners |
nave opened up their hearts sufficiently to |
$500 to build a bridge across
Wise river and put in this road or cut, and
III the citizens ask is $500 more out of the
county. 1t should by all means be furnished
tut of the road fund.
The old-time enterprising business man
jourt Sheriff, formerly of Cave Gulch, and
low OF Canyon Ferry and Bedford, where
e has important interests in merchandising
ND milling, was married yesterday to Miss
aary II. Hooper, ut the residence of her fa-
her, in the Prickly Pear valley, by the Rev,
!. l.. wood. The bride is a young lady of
right accomplishments, fine conyersa-
ionaiist, and very attractive for her fine fip-
re, charming face and sprightly, cheerful
disposition. The happy couple have the con-
ratulations of the Herald and best wishes
or long, loving and prosperous Iife.-Her-
ID, 13th. Ditto.-New North Vest.
On Monday, a painful accident occurred
ear Iron Rod. 1t seems that needle gun
ad been hanging in the house of James
'edfern for some time; and his ten.year old
on, James, who did not know it was loaded
ad taken 1t down and was playing with it
While doing SO Charles Edwards, aged 10.
assed by, and in some way the gun was
ccidently discharged, the ball striking Ed
ards just above the hip joint and DETECTING
ownwards, came out on the inside of the
high, and breaking the thigh bone. DIR.
NTH went down on Tuesday to attend the
afferer, who, at last accounts was not ex.
ected to Observation-Disclosures 10Th.
A Fort Benton farmer, who has been az.
with broad.tired wagon wheels
against narrow-tired ones, writes his
Jews to the Record, and we think thew
70 well worth the consideration of farming