The new North-west., 1884-06-13

State Of New York. The next session of the
Legislature should divide 1t and the new
county OF Oakes. running the line just east
Of Horse Plains-Iadex.
A cloud burst at the head Of Grizzly Gulch,
above Helena, Saturday, and filed the fiume
and Main street full Of water. 1t just reached
dimensions beyond which its destruction
would have been immense.
1t Is said only 72 tickets wsre sold at the
Bandmann-Bauds show, in Butte, where
one piece was played in German. The COM
pany did poor business in Montana, and
was call busted up" after leaving Butte.
Messrs. Burt g. Kline have had wonder
fully good success with their sheep this
spring. In one Of their focks, numbering
100 ewes, they hsve something over 600
lambs. Who can beat 1t usbandman.
Captain T. p. Fuller, U. s. Collector, re-
csived and deposited to the credit of the
Government, the sum of s7l $3.50. q during the
months Of April and May, as collections of
internal revenue for the District of Montana
Owing to lack of appropriations no bids
for wood will be received this year, the
troops being obliged to cut and haul all the
fuel necessary. The smallness of the appro-
priation also cuts the forage ration down
Nissouiisn.
U. s. Marshal Botkin has been instructed
By the Attorney General to offer reward Of
81 900 for the arrest of all the seven persons
engaged in the assault on Paymaster Whip.
pie, or proportionate sum for the arrest Of
any part of the seven.
A letter to Henry Filing brings the tidings
OF the death, At st. Joseph, Michigan, Of Oil
yer N. Sweet. Mr.. Sweet was one of the
pioneer settlers of Alder gulch, and as early
AZ 1864 was engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness at Nevada.-Madisonida
There are probably 900 Chinese buried, |
who worked for the railroad company, be- |
tween Spokane Falls and Helena. They
were buried in shallow graves, and in vari- |
Gus places the cofiins are visible. Verify tho |
road was built with Chinamans bones
Independent.
The Billings Herald says: The proposals |
for building the foundations Of tho Marquis |
do Mores' slaughtering establishment at this |
point have been received and forwarded to |
tho Marquis for his decision. The Marquis |
will contract for probably 1000 cattle, to be |
slaughtered at his Billings establishment this
season.
The plan Of making up Northern Pacific
passenger trains with the Pullman next the
baggage car, and the dining car next that
does not appear to have been satisfactory, as
the old order has been returned to, placing
tho Pullman in the rear, with the other
coaches in front in the order Of their impor-
tancs.-Tranchant.
Section 1125 Of the Montana Revised Stat
utes requires teachers to keep . school regis
ter, and the board of trustees IL inhibited
from drawing warrants for the last months
services of teachers until it has satisfied itself
by personal examination that these registers
have been properly kept, or the fact has been
certified by the district clerk.
A correspondent writing from Blackfeet
Agency to the Sun River Sun says: The In
dams are dying at fearful rate, and there is
but little medicine on hand and no hospital
stores. These Indians were run down by the
starving process recently practiCed here, and
when disease comes they die. There is moth
ing to build up on and nothing to build with
for the time being.
The jury at Portland, in the case of Bennett
against the Northern Pacific Express Com
pany for $4,000, stolen at Ainsworth last
fall, failed to agree, eleven being for the
plaintiff and one holding out eighteen hours
for the defendant. A telegraph operator
named g. w. Garrity has been arrested at
for the robbery. He was in Aims
worth aud displayed 81 900 bill at the time.
The Ceur dAlsne Eagle says: There is .
movable tollgats" on the Thompson trail,
who is IN the habit OF collecting toll from the
passengers on Foot & Walkers stage line at
the most unexpected times and places. The
ness very long, and We take pleasure in pre-
dieting that he will take rise in the world
'orae day, IL only by the aid Of a rope with a
,lip-knot in one end.
The railroad grade between Stuart and
Anaconda may be said to be completed at
last, as no force which is likely to be en-
ployed putting down the iron can ovsrtake
the grade builders. There Is still some heavy
work to do in the cut near the works. When
track laying will begin Is not known. We
heard 1t unoficially stated that no iron would
bs put down until the grade from the branch
10 Meaderville is finished to the Anaconda
The will Of the late James Mathews, OF this
city, was opsned yesterday in the Probate
Court. The deceased bequeathcd $3.50 to the
Sisters Hospital In Deer Lodge, and the
Iame amount to the Sisters Hospital in this
,ity. He also bequeathed 81 900 to the Sister
n the hospital who waited upon him during
lis last illness. The balance Of his estate,
to about $4,000, goes to his
brother and sister in Ireland, il they are liv- y
ng. II not, 1t is then to be divided equally
smong their issue.-Butte Niner.
The County Commissioners Of Custer Co.,
It a special meeting held recently, sstab-
ished the rate for water taken by farmers
rom the Minnesota & Montana Land I'm
Companys ditch. BY what au- 4
hority the Commissioners acted does not
,learly appear, but down in that COW country 1
he custom appears to be to "taks the bull
,y the horns, )" SO We presume the proceed
ngs are quite regular. The rate fixed il as
ollows: Per miners inch, five iuches head,
rom Nay 10, 1854, to August 1, 1884, 70 cents
,er inch; from August !, 1884, to October 10,
Ss4, % cents per inch; purchasers to have
he privilege Of continuous flow for each
sspective season.-Courier. n
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