The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-10
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

| Hon. VIM. Fl. Clagett delivered the 4th of
July Grafton at Murray, Idaho.
Henry BENEFITS, an old resident of Butte,
died last Saturday of pneumonia.
VIM. Lamuette died suddenly near Feeley's
Sunday, from strangulation of the heart.
Geo. L. Pober lost leg by being caught
between the bumpers Of two cars at Butte
Sunday.
| Dr. George III. Keefer has been appointed
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon, uice Thomas
Stuart, resigned.
A station platform for Gre9gson's Springs
read to the hotel.
Charles III. Wade, the father of Chief JUS
tice Wade, died June q, 1885, at Andover,
Ohio, in his s7th year.
Manager Mcguire will build Theatre at
Anaconda. The citizens have purchased the
ground for 1t, paying 81, 200.
Denoon's safe, Butte, was robbed of $500
Sunday night. There were numerous thefts
| and burglaries Saturday and Sunday.
The widow Berthelote, living on the South
Fork Of Sun River, lost seventeen hundred
head Of sheep during the recent food in that
country.
Mr.. John s. M. Neill has become Business
Manager of the Independent, In place of Prof.
r. III. Howey. Mr.. Homer N. Hill has re-
tired from the Company.
A five-twenty -fourths interest in the Bel
cher lode has been sold by G. Lavell to Pat
rick Clark. for $4,000. Mr.. Clark is new
sole owner Of the property.-Inter Mountain.
Capt. Lytle was accidentally wounded in
the calf of the leg at Butte Sunday night. A
pistol in his hip pocket was discharged by
catching the hammer as he arose from o
chair.
Major w. II. Eckles, Paymaster q. 8. A.,
assigned to the military district of Montana,
has arrived in Helena and shortly relieves
Major John Z. Blaine, ordered for duty to
New York.
James Cochrane shot John Chase near
Bannack Tuesday of last week, over some
business dispute. The weapon used was q
Winchester rife wound severe, If not fatal,
in right breast.
A. L. Bancroft and Harper Bros. have filed
with Secretary Tooker bonds in the sum of
$4,000 each for the faithful performance of
their contract in furnishing the Montana
schools with school books.-Herald.
VS. Cockrell, the brakeman who was
taken down with smallpox in the railroad
hospital last week, died Monday in the pest
house, his death being the result of weaken
ing Of the heart from the disease.-Missou-
Han.
Mrs. Huyck, the faithless wife on account
of whose elopement her husband suicIded in
Butte, was married by Barry, her paramour,
at Anaconda. They returned to Butte, but
public indignation was too strong, and they
left abruptly.
The first sale of wool at Benton this year
was made last Saturday week, Samuel viii.
| kinson purchasing of Fisks g. Burghardt
about 4 900 pounds, for 16 cents. The wool
is coarse and of poor quality, SO that the
price. all things considered, is regarded as a
| very good one.,
The case of DIR. O'Callaghan, who was
sentenced TO be hanged at Blackfoot, Idaho,
on July II, goes to the Supreme Court Of that
Territory, which meets in January. O'Cal-
| laghan's saneness Is doubted by number of
eminent physicians. Tribune.
Bury Hero, the imported shire stallion
purchased by Seligman, Bailey & Kennett,
several months ago In Helena, for So 900, and
sent by them to their horse ranch near Fsrt
Maginnis, in Meagher county, died there on
Friday, June 10. =
Tits again announced that Meagher county
| Is to have National Bank. j. II. Moe, John
| Potter, Hershfeld Bros, John Lepley and
DIR. Parberry are mentioned among the pro-
jectors. This is to supercede the Bank Of
Meagher county.
| WI. Livingston informs US that the In
| dian farmers near Arlee have made an irri-
eating ditch fve miles in length, and have
also erected ten houses, 24x16. the past spring.
Father Van Corp tells us that . printing
press is now in operation at the mission
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