The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-07-04
NEIGHBORHOoD NEWS.

| non Aulub6uI. Iucfo arc 10 6uArLcE IucH
bers and IL more on the rolls for muster.
On Monday, Il. L. Slavsn brought fror
Silver Star 1l6 ounces Of gold retort, the pre-
duct of run on a little less than forty ton
of ore from the Governor Hayes lode. 1t wa
worth about SIT. 30 per ounce.-Madtsonian
s. T. Hauser and Samuel Word, the Dele
gates to the Democratic Convention, hav
| engaged rooms ut the Grand Pacific Hotel
and will have there Montana headquarters
and will receive their friends in grand style
On Friday last, Christopher Thompson
committed suicide at Big Timber by shoot
ing himself through the heart. The weapon
was H-calible revolver, and death was in
Simultaneous, the ball passing entirely through
his body.
T. p. Fuller, Collector q. s. Internal Rev
snue, has appointed Mr.. John Moffitt to tn
position of Deputy Collector, made vacan
pointment is an excellent one in every re
spect.-Herdld.
| A freight train consisting of 63 cars cam
in from the east this morning drawn by tw,
locomotives. Shortly afterward two loni
trains pulled out for the west, one drawn b,
two engines and the other by three.-Livinos
ton Enterprise, 18th.
| Ten thousand pounds Of wool from Chest
nut was brought In yesterday by j. w. Gil
more. The Montana wool clip will not b.
so heavy this year as usual, on account o
the copious rains having washed 1t exceed
| ippIy clean-IndeDsndsnt Doth
Manager Mcguire will leave for st. Paul il
| fsw days to meet Col. Bob Ipgersoll ANT
pilot him to Montana. The eloquent skepti
| will lecture in Butte, Helena and othe
| places In the Territory under the manage
ment of Mr.. Maguire.-Hiner, I'd.
| Hon. w. w. Morris brought in, on Tues
day, about SIC, 900 worth of bullion, the clean
up Of the Filing & Morris mill at Pony. Th
mill has been compelled to shut down tenn
porarily, on account of the bad condition o
| the roads between Ii and the mines.-Madi
| sonian.
A Post of the Grand Army Of the Republic
was organized In Bozeman on wednesdG,
night, of last week, with . membership of q
| veterans. The Post is named after Lieut.
English, who was killed by Nez Perez In
dams at the battle Of the Big Hole.-Boxe
man Courier.
The county commissioners have entered
into contract with the Electric Light Com
pany under which the latter furnishes fiv,
electric lights in the court house tower, re
ceiving pay for but four, or four dollars pei
night. The company donates one light t.
the couuty.-Ainer.
Acting Governor Tooker has pardonet
Herbert w. Lewis, sentenced for one year
from Custer county for horse stealing. The
grounds was previous good character, a dis
torted showing in his case, and the recon-
mendations of prominent Minnesota people
who knew the accused.
The cratic female, known as Calamity
Jane, who was ono of the first stampederI
into the Black Hills country, left on Non
days train to join the Liver Eating johnson
troupe. Calamity is not so attractive in ap
pearanse as she was in the early days o.
Deadwood.-Billings Post, 26th.
The bottom has fallen out Of the Bittel
Root mines that there has been so much talk
about Some boys followed the supposed
discoveries about seventy.fve miles from the
head of the valley and found them on trib
utary Of the Salmon river, pecking away or
an old quartz lead.-MIssoulidn.
Richard Twoey, a pal of Calamity Jane,
stole pie from billings bakery last week
The pie didn't cost Richard very much; but
Yellowstone county will have to foot bill
OF s7s for 1t, that being the cost Of trying
him for the larceny, and boarding him till
his fine Of SO and court fees il worked out
according TO law.
contemplating taking up the iron on seven
miles Of their branch line from Puyallup sta
ton to Stock Junction. Washington Terri
tory. The route has never been operated
and cannot possibly pay expenses. 1t is
called "villard's Folly" The iron will be
used on the Cascade division.
The contract for constructing the court
house annex was awarded yesterday by the
county commissioners, IN special session, to
John Archambau, for the sum Of SCOTT. Thi,
does not include the vault doors and other
iron required in the construction of the
building, which will cost the county nearly
. thousand dollars additional Bozen.an
Courier.
A letter received from T. f. Murray, of
Boulder City, by Sheriff McDermott, says
~ have one Of the horse thieves here at
Boulder. He came in and gave himself up
He is boy sixteen years old. The other
two are at large yet. The boy said they
talked of going to Butte. I sent q man to
Woodville to stand guard at the caSon. He
has full description Of the men.
1t is stated that Hugh Kirksndall, who
bargained for the Thompson Falls toll road,
has failed to meet the conditions OF the sale
and the trade is Off Mr.. Kirkendall agreed
to pay $1,000 for the property, paying 500
down and taking possession OF the road. He
went to Helena, but autographed last week
that he had failed to obtain the money, we
are informed, and that the original owners
might as well take possession Of the road,
which they did.-Aissoula Times.
Reluctant as we are to report it, the belief
that the railroad shops will not be immsdi-
ately built is based upon very good author.
ity. In recent interview In st. Paul, vice
President and General Manager Cakes said
no more construction work would be under.
taken at present, and Superintendent Cable
informs the reporter Of the Times that he
does not think it Is the intention of tho com.
pany to Immediately commence the erection
OF shops in Observation-Disclosures Times.
The following from the Belknap Sun
sounds little ominous There are too many
conflicting interests between the people Of
this town, who have invested their hard cash,
aid few adventures whs have come here
to bleed or milk the country. We caution
these men. There are ominous, meaning
murmurs. The people have been fooled,
robbed and spat upon. They will submit no
longer. A quieter and more peaceful COM
munity never came together in the North
west, but self-preservation is the first law.
On Monday, Neil Murphy and Henry Ed
nundson were brought before Judge Will
liams, charged with stealing some horses
from English George. The charge was not
sustained, IS, after the fight between the
prisoners and Allport's mon, at which time
1t was thought Georges horses were stolen,
1t was found they were not. There was suffi-
cient evidence, however, to warrant the
Judge In holding the accused for the horse
stealing in Jefferson county, and he there
fore made an order directing Sheriff Platner