The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-07-18
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
A dramatic club is to be organized In Mis-

A dramatic club is to be organized In Mis-
| soula.
So far this year the Parrot mine has divided
100000 profit.
The steamer Helena is now on her fif.l
trip to Benton.
stevensville's new 1000 school house ha,
been completed.
Kennedy's apple orchard, near Missoula, Is
loaded down with fruit.
Forty thousand pounds of wool from Smith
River valley has reached Livingston.
Richard Smith, aged 50, was killed by an
accident in the Colusa mine, Butte, Monday
The Reuiep says the organization of an Odd
Fellows lodge is contemplated at Anaconda
Arms & Brush, of Thompson Falls, last
week made an assignment to Charles T
Clough.
The price of -four in the Helena market
has fallen from % to 30 cents per sack the
past week.
The Bitter Root wool crop this year
amounts to about LOG, 900 pounds. 1t was sold
for II! cents per pound.
1t is stated large silver mill is soon to be
erected in the Ten Mile District, near Hell.
ena-capaclty 100 tons per day.
Frank Connolly, an old time sporting man
we'll known throughout Montana in the early
days, died In Salt Lake last week.
Northern Pacific land sales during the fs-
cal year ending June 3Oth, amount to Az, 712
acres, for s2,155,235 Town lots, 1884, for
$94, 291
The daily edition of the Glendive Times
has made its appearance. 1t is four-page
paper, with six columns to the page, and is a
credit to the Gate City.
John T. Jefferis has been appointed post.
master at Elliston, Montana, and is only
waiting approval of bond aud service to open
up the letter and paper business.
A man named Irwin, alias "Red," was shot
at the Anaconda picnic. 1t is believed the
shot was not intended for him, and the per-
petrator has not been discovered.
The body of VIM. Dowds, the mail con-
tractor drowned in the Jocko some three
weeks ago, was found on the 4th about half
mile below the scene of the accident.
Coles circus will return East over the
Northern Pacific to Garrison, then 20 south
on the Utah & Northern to the Union Pacific,
showing at Missoula on the 3Oth, and again
at Butte.
All the Barker bullion Is now in and piled
up on the levee on the other side Of the river.
There are $3.50 bars, or about 229, 900 pounds
in all, ready for shipment down the Big
Muddy.-RiUer Press, 9th.
Hon. Alex Mayhem has gone to Eagle,
Idaho, to attend court. Hon. w. Y. Pembsr
ton is also there. The contest between Koo-
tenai and Shoshons counties is attracting
quite number of the legal profession.
Rev. j. r. Russell is stated to be local editor
of the Butte Miner. He is a very competent
gentleman, and the local page of that paper
has recently been set in nonpareil and a
largely increased amount of news printed.
The wool clip up the Bitter Root this year
amounts to about 100000 pounds, the fleeces
averaging six pounds for the $4,000 sheep.
Much Of the crop has been sold to Mr. j.
Solomon, of this city, at III cents.-Misso,t-
Han.
The Bozeman Courier says: Mounts run
ming horse, "Buckskin," died recently at
Cinnabar. He was getting quite old and al
most useless on the turf, but he has, perhaps,
won more races in his day than any other
running horse in Montana.
Thos. Friendship, of Aberdeen, Scotland,
arrived on Tuesday with thirteen head Of
one and two-year-old black Polled-Angus
bulls for Messrs. Poindexter & Orr. They
are thoroughbred bulls, hornlsss, and re-
markably bardy.-Dillon Tribune.
Thomas L. Napton recently purchased the
east Granite street property belonging to tho
estate of the late James Matthews, consist
ing Of two-story brick building and the
frame structure adjoining on the west and
the two lots. Consideration, S7,O0o.-Intcr-
Mountain.
Chas. s. Warren has been appointed and
confirmed Deputy Assessor of Silver Bow
county. Mr.. L. r. Maillett, Assessor, is Sc
verely afflicted with rheumatism, which
seems to be prevalent among Assessors, Mr.
McQuestion, of Deer Lodge county, being
afflicted the same way.
Cattle men on Powder river are already
complaining of the range being overcrowded
and seme are contemplating move to Nor
thern Montana. The pilgrim cattle, OF "dou-
gies," as they are called, did not winter we'll
nor save many of their calves last spring,
and stock men there say range cattle are
worth at least So head more than those
from the States.
Con. Kohrs delivered at Rawlins, wyo-
ming, recently, twenty head Of thorough bred
shorthorn bulls to Moreton Frswen, for the
Powder River Cattle Company. The price
was sl25 per head, the purchaser paying sx-
penses Of delivery. Mr.. Kohrs will breed
24s thoroughbred and high. grade cows this
year at his Deer Lodge ranch, all to pedi-
greed bulls.-Liuingston Enterprise.
The Washington County wv. IT, Enterprise
is defunct, but it died game. No support was
the cause. Here is the address of the editsr
to his exchanges Brothers, with this issue
we haul down our flag, roll up eur tent and
sit down on an old ink keg to think. We
have wasted our fortune and worked like the
devil for nothing. Gentlemen, accept our
thanks, and govern curse Ives accordingly"
The Internal Revenue Department has
sent through Capt. T. 2. Fuller, Collector of
Internal Revenue for the department of
Montana, Utah and Idaho, draft for s14,-
$50, payable to the Brigham City Mercantile
Association of Utah. The amount is for
taxes collected from lions Cooperative
Mercantile Institution mormon church)
upon scrip issued by it and circulated as
money. The institution brought suit against
the government for the taxes paid under pro-
test, and got away with it under decision of
the United States Supreme Court-Herals.
We learn that twelve tramps, lately dis
charged from the jall in Helena, are on their
way to Butte; also that another band of
twelve or fifteen had left Dillon for this place
Sunday. This is good news. The county
commissioners and city council have lately
made arrangements to have extensive i'm
provements carried on; such as grading the
streets, laying sidewalks, etc. 1t is the in
tention that this work shall be done by the
county boarders. Steady employment is now
insured to all tramps who ask for a square
meal ON the ground that they cannot get
work.-Miner.
Last Wednesday night the new Northern