The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-05-15
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

There are Ave cases of diphtheria at Bill
| lings.
Sol. Star was last week reelected Mayer Of
Deadwood, Dakota.
The Butte Central telephone sffice is now
kept open all night
The Territorial Fair opens in Helena on
Monday, August "a.
Tho Jefferson county grand jury indicted
| some Of their county officers.
The injunction against building . new
Capital at Boise, Idaho, has been dissolved.
Col w. f. Wheeler il interviewing pio-
nsers, obtaining matter for the Historical
| Society.
The body Of A. o. Lindsey, of Billings,
| drowned in the Yellowstone, has been found
% miles below.
The Grand Central Hotel in Helena is
opened 1t is splendid building and ele-
gantly fitted up.
X. M. Brerston, of London, England, has
relieved Mr.. Bayliss as Superintendent of
the Drum Lummen Company.
The total loss by the recent fire at Miles
City turns out to be 100000, which is covered
by insurance to the extent of s38, $50.
The Aadtsonidn says it was the neither of
Emma Nevada, and not the cantatrice, who
was the sister of Muggins Taylor's wife.
Katie Putnam assisted in the reception of
Commander Kountz at Fargo, and the boys
voted her in AZ An honorary member of Far
60 Post.
Byron McWhirk, of Glendive, fell upon an
iron cuspidore last week and cut a cash in
his face extending from his nose to the point
Of his chin.
1t has now been decided that Frederick
Warde will open the Butte opera house, as
Madame Janauschek will not be there until
mex t month.
The Lewis & Clarke County Commission.
ers advertise fer sketches and plans for .
court house, sOx120 feet, the cost not to ex-
coed SIPS, 900.
Neil Clark, young man who has been
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S messenger, shot himself
fatally in Virginia City, Nevada, OH the 9TH
No cause for the suicide.
Hos. Chas. w. Buck, the newly appointed
mialster TO Peru, is a cousin OF the Hon. II.
X. Buck, Of Benton, one of the Democratic
AiSAaoCio " bhS COUNCIL.
The horses sold in Dillon recently have
brought round prices, Notwithstanding tn.
assertion so often made that Southern MOI
tana is overstocked with horse-fesh.
Margaret Beattie, wife of the late Alex. n.
Beattie, yesterday sold all her right, title and
interest in the estate Of her late husband to
Edward w. Bsattis, for s31 ,OOo-Ladepsnde |
Ed. Delaney arrived in the city yesterday,
bringing with him $4,000 taken from his
placer claim in st. Louis Gulch. 1t was the
result Of three weeks run.-Independ |
18th.
The jury in the case of Attorney General |
d. B. Pride, charged with fraud while Reg
lister Of the U. 8. Land Office at Boise, Ida.
no, returned . verdict Of "Nst Guilty" on |
the Sd inst.
Madame Janauschek in her travels has |
her swn bsudoir and dining car, a magnifi- |
cent one, and rarely ever gees to hotel. In |
the dsteur to Butte, however, she will have
to leave her car ct Garrison, as it Is broad |
gauge.
kind Of An epidemic sore throat has /
been prevailing in Dillon for the past ten /
e~yS' - haaooA VI pCtoOuS hAVo UCeU aIulC-
ted with the disease, but none have been in
capacitated from pursuing their customary
labsrs.-Dalon Tribune
The Grand Lodge of the 4 y. w. Of
Nevada jurisdiction will meet in Butte Tues.
day, May 10. Representative delegations
from Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah and
Montana will be present to participate in the
exercises Of the session.
j. Ell. Rodgers, Jr, has been appointed To-
cal tourist agent of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and will have charge of all the summer
pleasure travel over the road to the Yellow
stone Park and other points of resort In the
Northern Pacific territory. The appoint
ment went into effect May LIST.
The Northern Pacific has adopted the wes-
tinghouse signal for stopping trains. 1t has
new superseded the old system Of bell ropes
entirely. 1t is an air signal and operated
to the air brake. A pipe runs
through all tns cars and Is connected with a
small whistle in the engine cab, which can
be sounded BY the conductor from any part
Of the train.