The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-02-22
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The past week there were two ires at Fort
Keogh and two at Miles City.
The capital of the First National Bank of
| Helena has been increased to $3.50, 900.
c. b. Trowbridge, a former business man
of Butte, died in Portland, Or, Feb. 10th.
Silver Bow county's next session of court
| will convene at Butte on the 18th of March.
Over 100000 is paid out each month in
| Butte, directly or indirectly, to laboring men.
Three houses, two belonging to Bazinski
Bros were burned in Bozeman last Wednes-
| day, Feb. 10. Loss $500.
One of the Missouri river steamboat COM
panies will endeavor to have boat at Ben
| ton by the middle of April.
The dwelling house of Mr. and Mrs. r. II.
Norton, Livingston, was destroyed by fire
| the night of Feb. IL. Loss So 600.
Capt. Mounts beat Ben Hogan in the 15-lap
race at the Butte Pavilion last Saturday
| evening Time, hr 80 min, standard time.
The reception given by Mrs. Crosby, wife
| of the Governor, in Helena Wednesday af.
ternoon of this week, was largely attended
Numerous inquiries are mad for that 40
| day chinook ."Tice of Radersburgh" prom
| ised should wipe out the frigidity of Febru-
airy.
| Autelopes are numerous between Fort As
| sinaboine and Benton. As many as 900 were
| seen by the passengers on the coach, near the
| Coal banks.
Y BIedier came to town Sunday to secure
an invoice of salt to save the ice crop put up
| by himself and Nose Solomon this winter
| RiUer Press.
1t is reported that Mr.. Salton Cameron
for $4,000. The property is dirt cheap at
that price.-Miner.
A little steamer is to be put on Flathead
lake, Missoula county, IN the spring, to be
| run for the benefit of tourists who visit that
| resort next summer.
A. NJ. Hotter brought to Helena wednes-
day 800 pounds of bullion, the result of ten
| days run from the Elk Horn mine, in the
| company's new mill.
J. p woolman, Territorial Auditor, de-
cides, in letter to Judge W alker, of Miles
| City, that Indians are not entitled to the
bounty offered by the Territory for the kill
| ing of certain animals.
| This is bad weather for the 40 900 calves
| that were brought to our ranges last year
from eastern barn-yards. The percentage of
loss among them is estimated by some at 20
per cent. fer the winter-Livingston Enter
prise.
The Silver Bow delegation to the Consti-
/ Fat; rnnuapt;0r, he; h,.,,n hal
| 20 ride from Garrison to Deer Lodge in .
dead AK wagon, as there was no train rum
ning-Independent ION the contrary they
came on runners good sleighing).
The Miner says diphtheria has reappeared
in Butte, There was one death Sunday-the
youngest son Of Mr.. John Eddy-and several
cases are reported in the city. Among these
the Inter- Mountain mentions the son of Mr..
Geo. W. Newkirk, and two of Mr.. w. H.
Young's children.
| Miss Anna N. King, of Deer Lodge, has
signified her willingness to assist in the Old
Folks Concert, which will take place at
Ming's Opera House next Monday and Tues
day evenings. Miss King is one of Mon
tana's sweetest vocalists, and by her assist
ance will add much to the interest of the
concert-Iadependen
The drill in the artesian well keeps work.
ing away in the hard quartz, and yesterday
it scarcely made foot of Roadway in its
fathomless journey, but they will stick to
their work The cold weather greatly re-
| tards the work in the freezing of the rope
every time the drills are changed, which
takes place four times day, rs the drills be-
come duil.-Miies City Journal.
| A letter from Phil Rountree, manager OF
Calfee's Wonderful Exhibition, says that he
will return to Bozeman at once and actively
re-engage in the real estate business, for
which he is peculiarly adapted. If we can
Judge by the Pioneer Press, the exhibition
has come to grief, as bill poster Of that
town has sued the company for bill Of
s4S25, and the sheriff is in possession OF
their outtit.-Bezenldn Chronicle.
The snow and cold of the past few weeks
is without parallel In the history Of the
Yellowstone valley. Six inches of snow has
been in excess of any snow fall in this valley
since way back In rs, which il the earliest
period we can trace the residence Of whites.
During the past few weeks the snow has
fallen to depth OF eight inches in the val
leys. and what is most surprising is its re
manning day after day without the looked for
chinook Gieadiue Times
Montana has reformed pugilist" Of her
own, now. Hank Kidder. who was in Dill
Ion last Sunday, tells MS that Con Orem, for
merly Of Virginia City, and erstwhile mid
dle-weight champion Of America in the fistic
arena, has allied himself with the church,
and is now engaged in knocking the devil
out" Y. NJ. q. A. rules. Con, IL Il said, can
already hit right and left with his spiritual
dukes, and promises to give his satanic
majesty rough tusSle before he throws mn
the sponge Madison.an.
That soldiers are pcs always able to appre.
cate beautiful scenery il evident from the
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