The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-12
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Chris. Nissler is building substantial
brick residence for himself out on the East
Park street road. 1t is expected the house
will be ready for occupancy in about six
weeks, when he will move his family up from
Silver Bow.-hiner.
A brief mention was made the 9TH or day
to the effect that the Anaconda and st. Law
renee had been letting up on their work for
the purpose of making some repairs. These
repairs are progressing finely, are almost
completed, and this week will be again run
ming on full time with full quota of men,
Miner, tn.
Capt. John w. Smith, the we'll known ga
loon man, now of Murrayvills, in the Ceur
fAlenes, went East to-day, bound for Miles.
He says times in the mining district are very
dull, no one has any money to open claims,
and little is being done. But he expects to
see the Ceur d'Alene district the best mil
ing region on the Pacific slope two years
from now-Lioingston Enterprise.
The Livingston Enterprise says: A herd of
about $500 sheep is grazing just below town.
They are part Of lot of about IL, 600 which
are being driven from Oregon to Miles City,
where they will be shipped to Chicago for
market. Their owner, whose name we are
not able to learn, claims that he can save rs
cents per head by driving them to Miles, in
stead of shipping them direct from Oregon
j. M. Hannaford, general agent of the Nor
thern Pacific, informs Wyoming stock as
ISOLATION that all stock cars hereafter built
for the road will be provided with suspension
IN fruo he
been put on 1000 of the company's freight
cars, and will, Mr.. Hannaford says, be put
on the stock cars also as soon rs the rate for
hauling stock increases sufficiently to Justify
the expenditure.
We learn that in . mbling rev at Ravalli
last Saturday between some Spokane and
Flathead Indians, one Of the latter was
killed By being struck in the back several
times with sledge hammer, and another one
was badly hurt Shortly after squad of SOL
diers who were on their way back from the
Flathead Lake appeared, and the Spokanes,
who thought the soldiers had heard of the
murder and had come to arrest the perpetra-
tors, disappeared like -Missoulian.
9Th
The sale of the Mountain Chief mine. at
Neihart, to the Hudson Mining Co., was
consummated at the Office Of the Bank Of
Meagher county Saturday last. Mr.. Ballou,
the business manager, had been in town sew
eral days, and 50 had the owners Of the mine.
Messrs. VIM. Kane, Milton Carothers and
Harry Lambert, awaiting Mr.. j. G. e. Barker.
who arrived from the East on Friday even. |
ing last. On Saturday general conference
was held, which resulted in the transfer IF
The property to the company for the sum of
$4,000, Of which 5000 was paid in CASH
Husbandman.
Between four and FIVE hundred naomi.
gathered at the amphitheatre in Butte sur.
LAY evening TO see the fight between Steve
Burke, Of Colorado, and Frank Mccormick.
4 Butte. The fight was according to Lon.
lon prize ring rules. Mccormick vas AZ
veil known in Butte, and his reputation 40
lrmly established, that he was decidedly IN.
avorite at the beginning. After a vhila
pinions were not 50 decidedly in his favor
'wenty-sve rounds were fought. The a5tb
ecided the whole affair, Mccormick not be-
y aoie to come to time. Neither Of the
aen were much punished.