The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-30
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Diphtheria Is decreasing in Butte.

Diphtheria is decreasing in Butte.
Twenty five men were laid off at the Par
rott mine, Butte, last Saturday night.
w. W. Dixon Esq, and family, Of Butte
have gone to California fer season.
The project of publishing paper at Boul.
der City is said to have fallen through
A Bozeman man is trying the experiment
OF feeding cattle for the winter market.
More than one third Of the members COM
posing tho Montana Legislature are bache-
lors.
The Supreme Court Of Idaho has decided
that divorce granted by the Legislature is
illegal.
Miles City cowboys have quit carrying six
shooters. The recent strong expression of
public sentiment against the festive "gun"
caused it.
In 1884 the total assessment of Montana
was s49,746, 26s.91, which is an increase of
s5,o47 ,So763 over the figures of 1883.
Ralph Prentice, who was convicted of
stealing three dollars worth Of stamps at
B"zeman, cost the Government 81, 900 for the
prosecution.
Mrs. Tillie Scholar, wife of the former
Superintendent of the Gloster mine, has Sc
cured a draft for 5000, the amount of her
husbands life insurance.
1t is stated Superintendent st. Clair, Of the
U. & N railroad, has resigned and superin-
tendent Robert Bllckensdorfer has had this
line added to this Division.
Sister Teresa, eldest daughter of Major
Robt. G. Walker, of Helena, and for the past
1Syears Sister of Mercy, died at St. Narys
Convent, Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. 20.
Angus N. Cannon, of the Salt Lake Des-
eret Ne,Cs, was arrested last week for polyga-
my A warrant is alss out for the sdorifer-
Gus G. w. Penrose, heavy editor of that
sheet.
The Murphy-Thorp fight (?) at the amph-
theater in Bate Sunday night, is pronounced
an unmitigated fraud, those concerned in the
swindle dividing the gate money received
from 600 or 700 people. 1t is such ducks rs
that the Potts bill should mere especially
apply to.
The Potts & Harrison Horse Company
have 1000 head of horses on their Missouri
river ranch, near Townsend, NJ. T. The
horses used for breeding are Clydesdale and
English draft, all imported. So far they have
sold all their grade stations to Montana
range men, getting from $500 to $500 each for
two year olds.
The Odd Fellows Lodge in Pennsylvania,
of which John Beckney (Bouserj was men,
ber, have investigated the matter of his
alleged confession of being the murderer of
John DEM, and exonerate Beckney They
do not believe he made such confession, and
that The report is blind to shield the guilty
parties.
Agent Roman passed through Missoula |
this week en- route to Bitter Root with sup |
plies for the Bitter Root Indians. Among |
other distributions were 60 plows, 80 sets of |
harness and 10 wagons. If the red men will |
hold onto these utensils and learn their use,
It may prove good investment on the part |
Of our Missoulian, Sd
Parke, Lacy & Co have furnished new
style iron geared horse within for the Blue
Bird Mining Co, Independence District. 1t
was put in operation Tuesday, and gives the
utmost satisfaction. The first cost and cost of
erection is less than the old style within, and
{ will hoist from 500 to 700 pounds, 60 to 20
'eet per minute