The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-05-01
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Ben Ezekiel, we regret to announce, is i'll
and lies in very critical condition-Inde-
pendent, 2Su.
Robert Williams, a maniac, cut his throat |
fatally with a case knife in the Misssula jail |
last Saturday night.
Some villains are desscrating the graves In |
the Helena cemetery, stealing decorations
and destroying others.
A. M. Esler, Esq, very competent man,
has arranged to build and conduct sampling
and concentrating works in Helena
James B. Msrford, a Helena grocer, made
An assignment last week His liabilities are
placed at $4,000 and his assets at 5000.
The Northern Pacific has contracted 20 ship
5000 cattle from Oregon and Washington
through to the Eastern Montana ranges.
The Washington Territorial insane asylum
contains 1863 patients; and the institutions
expenses this year will amount to $4,000.
Mr.. A. o. Lindsey, clerk of the Headquar-
ters Hotel buildings, was drowned in the
Yellowstone river while fishing last Friday.
Dell Dick, proprietor Of the richly fur
nishsd Arcade saloon at Helena, has made
an assignment. The liabilities are about
"a 900.
| One Of the supposed to be uncongenial eou-
| Piles who were divorced at White Sulphur
Springs last week, were remarked inside of
| "a hours
| "Bobbie Graham" a we'll known sport
since the days he was "kid," and who was
reported killed last year, was in Billings Sat
urday, as frisky as ever.
| 1t is reported that Capt. Fl. S. Howell, of
Virginia City, has severed his connection
with Gilmer, Salisbury & Co., and will
shortly engage in mercantile business.
1t Is unders stood Salt Lake Company is
negotiating for tho purchase Of the Bradford
smelter, erected by tho Western Mining and
Milling Company, near Wisconsin Creek
Aadasonian.
Duncan Mcdonald, a teamster, was killed
| in Butte Sunday by a kick in the stomach by
horse. This was not Mcdonald, the pugi-
list nor yet the Nez Perces historian, al
| though the names are identical.
The Sun River Sun is being moved from
| Sun River to Great Falls, where it will be
known as the Tribune. The object Of the
| msve is "to better the csnditisn"-a laudable
right which is conceded to every one.
Butte Odd Fellows observed the sixty-sixth
anniversary with Becoming ceremonies. Tho
new Odd Fellows Hall erected by Fidelity
Lodge was appropriately dedicated and fine
Grafton delivered by DR.. L. E. Holmes.
| Cracksmen tackled the safe of Fred.
| Richie in Arion Hall, Butte, last Friday
night, and had made fair progress when they
became alarmed at something and decamped.
| 1t contained 81 900 in money and ether valu-
ables.
The following Montana postoffces were
established lately: Blatchfsrd, Custer county,
J f. Kennedy, postmaster; Profile, Neaghcr
county, G. G. Carville, postmaster Sunny
side, Gallatia county, Sarah A. Robertson
postmaster.
The Grand Army Posts in Helena, Butte
| and Missoula have ordered uniforms, which
| will soon arrive. They are the same pattern
as those Of George III. Thomas Post Deer
Lodge, Commander Fuller having adopted
that rs the standard.
Montana cattle-buyers now in the lower
| Yakima countsy have purchased the follow
ing bands Of cattle: S. r. Geddss, 5000
head Breymsn & Sommerville, 1000 head
Webster & Crockett, 200 head; Newland &
| Drumheller, 900 head.
| Emma Nevada, the great American song
stress, is sister Of the wife Of "Muggins"
Taylor, who was shot and killed by Lump,
| on the Yellowstone, . couple Of years ago,
| and for which he is now serving term in
| the q. s. Penitentiary at Deer Lodge.
The wife of Major A. s. Reed, the hero Of
early days in Judith Basin, but who now
lives in Billings, has served notice on all
| saloon keepers in that town net to sell her
husband any liqusr, because he is an habit
| ual drunkard. She sued saloon man the
other day for violation Of this notice, but he
escaped.
Mr.. William Fly, of Central Park, went
East on Tuesday last bound for st. Paul, |
where he will meet the consignment of ! 900 |
two-year-eld heifsrs, which he purchased in
st. Louis last autumn. The cattle will reach |
Montana in the early part of May, will be
unloaded at Springdale and turned upon the |
Boulder range.-Enterprise.
A. NJ. Osborne, conductor on wood train |
running into Missoula, was killed last Friday |
evening fsw niles west Of that place. His !
train was backing down when steer got on |
enc on which Osborne was braklng. The car |
overturned and he was caught under it. He
was soon rescued, but died in few minutes.
A special to the Miner from Dillon Mon
day, says: George Haines, prospector, who |
was confined at the city Jail for being drunk |
and disorderly, died here ON Saturday last.
1t is said that Officer Murray, while taking |
him to Jail, slapped Haines several times.
Some think that this caused his death, but |
the Coroner's jury found verdict that he
came to his death by stroke of apoplsxy.
Sheriff c. W. Savage and Deputy Sheriff
Jim Conley have returned to Miles City, |
having in charge Charles Rhodes, alias
Dutch Charley, who is charged with the
Mitchell murder, in the northern part Of
Custer county, tive years ago. The prisoner
has been operating alsng the Canadian line,
crossing and recrossing as suited him best,
and is believed to be one of the hardest
characters ever jailed in Montana.
1t is proposed to build pontoons at the
crossing of the Columbia river by the Cas-
cade branch. These pentosns will be 1856
feet long and each provided with gallows
frame IL feet high, and a hinged lever and
block and tackle. Thirty.hve feet of timber
resting on the lower track will serve as a
brake. The variation Of the river from low
to high water at this point is q feet the low
est stage being generally during the latter
part of December, when the level is 327 feet
above the mean sea level.
Gard playing at the ranches and horse "a
cling on the ranges have been ruled out by
stockgrowers at various meetings The Wy
oming meeting is one of the latest to vote
against it, so Montana may come next. One
Of the Wyoming COW boys has said: "wsll,
times have changed. They won't allow us
to play cards or see who has got the fastest
horse in camp any more. Reckon the next
Convention will give orders for family
prayer. 1t Is about time I was gsiag to
Texas or Misssuri."-Er.
The Jewish citizens Of Butte are to erect a
synagogue there this summer. Three fourths
of the amount required fer the building has
been already raised. and q subscription paper
for the balance is being circulated. The site