The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-18
river, and from in any way interfering with
l.. c. Curriers' rights.

l.. @. Curriers' rights.
A Bozeman report tells of the discovery OF
a new geyser basin in the National Park, in
which two geysers were seen in active erup-
tion, and evidence Of geyser action seen over
wide area. The location Is placed at
point south of the petrified forest, which
would be in the eastern portion Of the park.
There are ten divorce cases to be disposed
of at the next term of District Court for
Beayerhead county. But a. the atmosphere
is exceedingly light on the head waters of
the Big Muddy, that number is liable to be
increased before the May term Of the Dis
trict Court Dillon Tribune. IS
The financial statement of Custer county,
Just published, places the county indebted
ness at s2500O1 .O4, an increase OF sos 25i IA
aver the previous year. From the total,
however, the amounts due from Yellow
stone and Dawson counties are TO be de-
Quoted, which will reduce the debt to about
500,
The city election at Bohemian resulted In
the election of J. V. Bogart for mayor, Il. p.
yivion for city clerk and attorney, T. l.
Dawes for police magistrate, j. Oakman for
city marshal, George Budd for treasurer and
assessor, and w. b. Meadow, A. Lamme, l..
Kruger, w. W. Anderson and J. M. Lindley
for aldermen. n .....t
A mum Der of foxes were seen perched upon
the submits of the hay stacks in the low
lands south of Bismarck, having been driven
there by the food. Those who have been
down the river state that the carcasses of
deer are strewn in large numbers among the
timber. The animals were killed by water
and floating Ice. ar.8
Three Montana horses were winners of
races at New Orleans week before last. Bon
ME Australian won mile dash against five
other horses in 1:45; Hickory Jim tSorrel
Nike won three-quarter mile dash against
four contestants in LII; and Gilt got away
with the fve-furlong race in los, beating
three competitors.
Dick Livingston thinks his wife should
have all the honors and privileges resulting
from being the first white girl born in the
Territory. Mary Louise, daughter of A. G :.
Pelkey, and now Mrs. Livingston, was born
at Gold Greek in August, 1862, about two
existence.-Missoulian.
John Boreing, a Salesville, (Gallatin county,
| saloon keeper, attempted suicide Monday Of
| last week by shooting himself in the fore
head with q revolver. Jealousy Of attention
paid to his wife by another saloon keeper is
| supposed to have been the cause of the act.
When last heard from he was still alive, but
| the chances for his recovery were very slim.
There is no town in Montana that has yet
had he ~ 90 ,,;Id hat thot Iii
| compare favorably with the Grand Union, of
Benton. Deer Lodge has the next best build
ing of the kind in the Territory, but neither
Butte nor Helena seems to have inspired
| confidence enough as yet to induce capital.
lists to invest in this direction.--Benton Re-
| cord.
In response to a question as to the proba.
BILE rating for stock in Madison county this
year, Assessor Reel informs us that the rate
of 1888 will most likely be adhered to in the
current assessment. These rates were
Stock cattle (yearlings to three-year-olds)
50; three-year- olds, $50 four-year odds, up.
wards, $50 to $40; milch cows, s25 to $50.
Stock horses range from $40 to $40, and sheep
from So to SO. The rating we consider very
reasonable one.-Madisonidn.
Readers will remember that last autumn in
| wild melee mt Glendive, when every one In
the town was drunk and disorderly, off GERS
| included, young Englishman, Clayton Will
| lieomb, stock raiser, was shot and killed
| by volley fired from under box car by
three cowboys. The cowboys were captur-
cd, and within few days past have been
tried. The grand jury found an indictme n t
l for tcarryipu ~ a al md nh;
threatening demonstrations with them" One
Of them, Dave Coward, was fined 500; an
other, Horace Ressler, was acquitted; and
] the third, L. Wolverton, was also expected
to 60 free.
| 1t is learned from a reliable source to-day
that 100 car loads Of freight contai ming ! 900
tons OF ore, matte, merchandise. machI merry,
etc are daily handled at the Butte depot of
| the Utah & Northern railroad. Four freight
trains arrive and depart daily. OF the out
going trains 40 cars are loaded with ore and
matte, aggregating in weight 400 tons, of
which 100 tons is copper-silver matte and 500
tons of crude ore, all assaying over 80 per
cent. The incoming trains are made ND on
an average of car loads Of merchandise, 6
Of coal, Of grain, Of hay and the others of
machinery, coke and miscellaneous freights.
Inter Mountain
A portion Of Dan Castello's circus was in
town Saturday and Sunday, having come on
| the west-bound freight. This part is on its
way to join the main show at Portland, Ore
gon, and the whole show will exhibit here
some time in June A sick elephant was the
cause of the delay here. 1t seems that a
painter left in the car a pos of green paint,
ard the elephant, in order to SATISFY a morbid
curiosity, drank it, and, liking the taste, fn-
ishsd his lunch by swallowing the brush. A
disturbance of his interior economy was the
consequence Of this artistic decoration, but
| after the most heroic treatment harmony was
restored, and the company proceeded on its
westward way Billings Post.