The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-11-28
NEIGHBoRHOoD NEWS.

Washington Territory has 10 Grand Army
posts.
For the week ending Noy. 2ist, Butte
shipped bullion to tho amount Of s1S3, 800
At pressnt there are 80 men enrolled or
the books Of the Miners Union. From Is to
30 now members join at each meeting
Miner.
Commencing on the LIST proximo the Union
Pacific Railroad Co. will run through train.
from Omaha to Portland direct via the Ore
gon Short Line.
j. Il. Emery yesterday sold to A. G. Botkin,
through the James P. Porter Agency, 81 feet
on Ewing street, the consideration being
s3,4Oo.-Independent, 21st.
The postofhce At Enterprise, known As
Belknap, this county, has been discount nusd
and the mail for that point will be forwarded
to Missoula.-Aissouliaa
The District Attorneys elected in Montana
are: w. Y. Pembsrton, Dem, in this, the
Second District; Henry n. Blake, Rep, in
the First District and W. H. Hunt, Rep, in
the Third District.
There are two or three prisoners now con-
fined in the Laramie penitentiary who are to
Be taken to Cheyenne and re-sentenced, in
order that they may be transferred to the
Central penitentiary at Joliet, Ill.
Most Of the engines here have had small
snow plows placed in front Of their csw.
catchers, and several Of tho heaviest engines
have been regularly fitted up with large
plows to clean out Missoulian.
The official canvass of the votes in Gala
tin comfy shows that our townsman, Judge
Blake, received a majority of two in the
homo Of his opponent. He has been elected
by something over go Observation-Disclosures
The Union says Democratic candidates for
the position Of Postmaster at Walla walla
are as numerous as the boxes in the Office
Among the number are joe Crabb, Pat Rus
sell, Tom Lee, Fred Slime, Henry Keeling,
Dan Stewart, Sam Jacobs, VIM. Martin,
Mark Evans and other patriots.
The cattle shipment from the Territory Of
Wyoming for the present season approx
mates los, 0Oo head. At an average of $50 Der
head this output for 1884 gives the handsome
sum of 81, $40 900 rs the surplus beef product
Of Wyoming for the year. In 1888 Wyoming
sent to market about 125 900 head.
The firm of Coffin Brothers resumed bust
ness last Saturday evening at their two stores
in HALEY and Ketchum. This contamination
was reached without single creditor losing
cent. The heaviest creditors simply gran
ted extension of three to nine months, at 8
per cent. interest per annum.
Toole's majority in Chotsau county (of6-
cial count is 147, exclusive Of Rocky Point
precinct, and 175, counting that precinct. A
protest was entered against counting the
votes OF the precinct, and the matter may 60
into the Courts. The e Votes cast there does
not affect the election OF any of the county
officers.
A would.be weather prophet thus predicts
the character Of the coming winter: at will
be remarkably mild and open, with very lit
tie, il any, extremely cold weather. pre-
dicted through the medium OF the local press
the very extraordinary winter of 1856 50
closely as to warrant the republication Of the
prophecy in tho spring-Herald.
f. Z. johnson, fsrmer Northern Pacific
express agent at Ainsworth, was indicted fer
smbszzling the $1s, 7s4.A belonging to Mel
son Bennett, and after trial at Walla Walla
found "not guilty" Sheriff Gray, OF Frank.
lin county, and a telegraph operator named
Garrelty are alss charged with the crime,
bat II is thought they, tso, will be cleared.
The following is an estimate Of the num-
Der Of cattle in Idaho, as given by Secretary
Allen at the recent Stockgrowers' Conven-
ton at Shoshons: Owyhes, Alturas, Cassia
and Oneida counties, each &c, 1000 head Bear
Lake county, 10000; Ada county, 10000;
Washington, 1900; Boise county, 10000 ;
Custer county, $4,000; Lemhi county, Is, 900 !;
Other counties, 1000. Total 500, 900.
A. J. Edsall, sheriff.elecr, had rsmarka-
bly, close call for broken limb on Monday.
While attending to his work in the planning
mill, one foot by some means got caught in
the machinery, and as quick as fash every
shred Of clothing, together with the boot,
was stripped frsm his leg. The limb was
bruised and lacerated somewhat, but fortu-
nately no bones were broken. "Jack"
thinks he would prefer taking his chances in
another political campaign to experimenting
again with heartless machinery. His escape
from serious injury was little less than mirac-
ulous.-Courier.