The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-07-25
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.

Trouting is good near Bczsman.
Wood 10 worth % cord in Virginia City.
Fifty horses are In training for the Helena
races.
Bezemsn had six weddings within ten days
recently.
The Gable mill, at Philipshurg, is lighted
BY electricity.
Tive Anaconda saloons were closed BY At
tachment last week.
Frssman's Frontier Index, 1t Thsmpson's
Falls, has suspended.
The skating mania has just broken out at
White Sulphur Springs.
siblsy Spierthe committed suicide at Liv-
iagston on the 18th inst.
The premiums ct the Territorial Fair this
year will aggregate 81 900.
A regular train between Butte and Ana
conda will be put on next week.
Last week the Butte mines shipped sixty
five silver bars, valued at s97 1852.
The Anaconda depot buildings will be
double the size Of those at Stuart.
A United States geological survey party Ii
at work in the Yellowstone Park.
A 2oLstamp mill has been ordered for the
Fannie mine in the C9ur dAlenss.
A quarterly journal, In tho interest Of wool
growers, is to be published in Benton.
Alex. Jcssep is in Jail at White Sulphur
Springs for horse stealing and robbery.
Governor Crosby was to return to Helena
Wednesday, from San Francisco, via Port
land.
It is stated Judge II. n. Mcguire is to start
q newspaper at the new town Of Missouri
Forks.
Three carloads Of fire brick and two Of
machinery have arrived here this week
RevieD.
VIM. Van Gssken, Of Miles City, jumped
from his wagon toe carelessly and broke his
left leg.
| It is estimated 800 buildings have been
erected this year or arc in process Of erection
in Helena.
Mrs. Lucy Healy was struck by lightning
at the Helena depot Saturday, but net seri-
ously injured.
The Sunday School Association Of the Ter
ritory will meet in Convention At Helena,
September q, q and "a.
| Hauser & Hotter have purchased largo
mill, which they will soon have in operation
ut their mines in Maiden.
The ourth Of July celebration In the up
per valley was not financial success, the
association coming out ssms sls0 behind.
Congress adjourned without doing any
thing with the bill granting right Of way
| fer the Clarke's Fork & Cinnabar Railroad.
Missoula county is pretty we'll Sxsd for
pioneers" The Missoulian publishes list
Of "a who have been in the county since 90.
Several thousand head Of cattle passed
through Madison county last week headed
fo- ranges On the Yellowstone and Musssl-
she'll.
The Inter Mountain says Mr.. DAILY intimates
the intention Of the Anaconda Company to
double the smelling apacity Of the works ut
Anaconda.
The Virginia City Madisonian says: Hon.
G. Z. Dahler shipped his household furniture
| to Helena, where he intends making his
future residence.
Inc NOILuoIu I ACiuC SOup8Hy nave TO-
Gently put zoe, 900 feet Of Strengthening tim
beers in the Marent trestle. An iron bridge is
to be put in 5000.
Hon. James Fergus delivered the Grafton
~ Maiden on the Fourth, and judging by
extracts from 1t in the Argus, we would say
| 1t was An excellent one.
Hugh McQuaid, Of tho Independent, left
yesterday morning for the East. He expects
| to make trip across the ocean before re-
turninx.-Inderendent 18Th.
A hail storm in Bitter Foot Monday dam
aged Bass Bros. $1,000. Lavey, Conrad
Fisher, 8. G.. Tyler, Alva Mason and others
were considerably damaged.
j. A. Barker, General Auditor Of the
Northern Pacific, has removed his Office
from New York to st. Paul. N. P. Martin
has been promoted to be Assistant General
Auditor.
Neal Murphy, alias Redmond, one Of tho
Benton coach robbers, WIS examined before
Judge Alden ut Helena Saturday and held in
81 800 bond to await the action Of tho U. 8.
Grand Jury.
The HusbGndman notes . strong demand
for property at White Sulphur Springs.
Aaron Herschasld now owns the controlling
interest in the Springs Association. Lest
week 81 800 WIS refused for two lots.
Eugene Blair, one Of Wells, Fargo 8 Co.'S
trusty Shotgun messenger" who did good
service with Jimmy Brown at the Willow
Springs, New, road agent light In 1877, died
Of consumption in Auburn, Col, june q.
T. @. Miles, Sheep Commissioner Of Silver
Bow county, publishes . warning to sheep
| owners with reference to noncompliance
with the act 70 prevent the spread Of conta-
gisus diseases among the wool producers.
The contract for building the now Congre-
gational church on Benton avenue has been
let to Geo. 8. Appleton. The building will
be of brick, with cut stone trimmings, and
Its cost will be about 81, OOo.-Indepadent
Keil Price and Ed. Delaney, Of Helena,
haye just received ten car leads 2,000) head
| Of sheep by the Northern Pacific railroad,
which they purchased in Washington Terri
| tory and shipped from Wallula Junction.
Distance $50 miles time, 40 hours no losses.
A private letter from Belknap says there
are about twenty people in the town. A man
lately from there says 1t IL almost impossible
give property away in the place. He offered
building lsx40 for SIC, and made NO SALE
Herald.
Con Murphy, alias Redmond, the coach
robber, escaped from tho Helena jail last
Monday night. It Is thought he escaped on
stolen horse furnished BY an aceomplice.
A reward Of 500 is offered for him by Mar
shall Botkin.
The bsdy Of . two-year-eld child, supposed
to be Of German parentsGs, was found float
ing in the Yellowstone ut Fort Keogh last
Saturday, and the officers have mot yet dis
covered whose 1t il. It had net been In the
water moro than . day Or two.
The strike in the coal mines ut Timbsrlins
ID ended. 1t was caused by reduction from
S1.25 to 81 per ton In the Hoffman q Qusally
mine. The ringlsaders Of the strike were ar
rested, and arc being tried on . charge Of
felony, presumably under the gag law
Enterprises.
Tho efforts Of tho Northern Pacific com.
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