The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-11
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
Dillon has raised $500 of brass band fund.
The Indebtedness Of Missoula county Is
S134, 1868
The body of Jack Wright, who suicided
by drowning near Livingston, has been
found.
Belknap wants to become q county seat,
and 10 therefor in favor Of dividing Missoula
county.
A Glendive man pays $500 taxes this year
sixty cents on his house and lot, and So on
his dog.
Thompson's Falls, which month ago had
no existence, is said to now have $50 houses
and 80 tents.
At the school election at Butte, Saturday,
4, A. Nichols was elected trustee and A. ".
Cory clerk.
For the three months ending April l, Butte
shipped IA 1881 200 pounds of ore aud ,5O5 600
pounds of matte.
The irrepressible Leigh r. Freeman Is out
with prospectus Of the Frontier Hndea,
Thompson's Falls, Montana.
General Wilson writes from the East that
there is no question bus the Utah s. North
ern will be built to Bozeman this summer.
In view of the political disturbances and
consequent Increase in business, the BARRIERS
Of Bozeman have reduced halr-cutting to 25
cents
On the LIST inst. the Original Mining Com
pany, of Butte, paid its thirty second con-
sscutive dividend Of $1,000, making a total
Of $4,000.
Miss Roy Mack, alias Alice Coak, a fair
and frail one from Salt Lake, died of NOR
phine recently in Butte, presumably taken
In an overdose.
General Passenger Agent Fee, of the North
ern Pacific, denies the statement that Col
Lamborn, Laad Commissioner, has severed
his connection with the road.
The "History of Montana will be pub
hshed; no 1t won't; it ,ciii; 1t tcont. This is
all the definite information we can give on
tie subject.-Missoula Times.
The Utah & Northern extension surveyors
made camp on jack creek, in the Madison
valley, last Monday. They expect TO reach
Gallatin City In about FIVE weeks from now.
-Madisonian, 9Th.
Another city ticket has been put in the
field at Bozeman, as follows: For mayor,
Ed. +. Ferris; for attorney and clerk, j.. j.
Davis; for police magistrate, Will. A. lines;
For marshal, A. p. Clark.
Bass Brothers have made arrangements to
dispose Of ore from their Sweathouse mines
to Helena men, who will ship 1t TO the wickes
works for reduction. Messrs. Bass will de-
liver the ore on cars in Mssoula.
Col. James Muir, the famous tunnel con-
tractor, is in town. He has just arrived from
Winnipeg, where he has been to secure con-
tracts for tunneling aud other heavy work
on the Canadian Pacific.-Chronicle.
According to the Roadmaster's report.
A,o67 head Of cattle were imported into the
Yellowstone valley In 1885, The exports
during the same year were 3S,573, showing
the excess of exports over the imports to be
s,997.
Employees of the Northern Pacific who
receive 500 or less per month pay 80 cents
per month to the hospital fund; those who
receive from 500 to 500 per month pay 81
per month; and those who receive over $500
pay So.
Two wool growers, who moved to the head
OF Big Coulee, Meagher county, last fall with
flock OF pilgrim sheep, have lost fully one |
half of them. They have but little hay and
no sheds, and their flock was afflicted with
the scab.
A sporting man by the name of Boyton |
was accidentally killed at White Sulphur |
Springs Thursday last. His pistol fell out of |
his pocket and was discharged, the ball pass. |
ing through his thigh and abdomen. He died |
IN about twenty-five minutes.
Lem White, who it was thought was dead.
md the body identified by and buried at the
expense Of Hon. Warren Toole, has turned
Up alive, and the deceased proves to be one
GEORGE kuenzel, who herded sheep on the
Marais for John Zimmerman.
Cakes H. Smith, late Northern Pacific
Railroad and express agent at Belknap. has
'een arrested on charge Of embezzlement, it
icing alleged that he Is short in his accounts
nun the express company about 81 900, and
WITH the railroad company about $500.
Andrew Wbitesides, Of Bearmouth, saws
hat the first stampede to the Cnur a, Alene
country occurred In 1855, instead Of 1854, m
'ated by several papers. He was one OF the
tampeders at that time end says good pros
'ects were found, but were not as good AZ
nose times demanded Missoulian.
pr. william Rowe has commenced suit
gainst the city for s25 900 on account OF IA.
nries or damages sustained by him, result
~ rom fall received last November in
PIPER Front street. His horse fell into an
pen ditch, killing. himself and seriously in.
ating the rider. Mr. Rowe claims the CITY
liable for damages, and he modsstly asks
my the trifiing sum named.-Benton Press.
Mr.. Welsh, Of the Hslena and Missoula
'iephone line, had quite serious time last
'eek crossing the mountains between Helena
no Deer Lodge, the journey taking four
.ys. he was afoot and was the frat man
mo had gone over the trail for some time.
ne Ia 70 break the way through from two
nve feet Of snow. He says the line viii BE-
'pa'rsd immediately, and viii be In running
fder ~ about two weeks.
From gentleman who has lust arrived
ON IN" south, we learn that all work is sus- |
emu upon the Oregon Short Line, ana
yer 100 hands DISCHARGED. This h.s t.ken