The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-04-24
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Billings has had two cases Of diphtheria,
one fatal.
J.W. Kingsley has sold the Billings Rustler
to J. w. Cobb.
Helena has had IS fires since January l.,
mostly incendiary.
The valae of bullion shipments from Butte
last week was nearly SILT 900.
Judge Wade left Helena to hold Court in
Benton this week, again accompanied by an
armed escort.
vocates the building of narrow gauge road
from Livingston to that city.
The kadisonian publishes full half sheet
supplement containing well written sketch
Of General Grant The paper has also been
considerably enlarged.
Mr.. Brereton, the new manager of the
Drum Lumnon, is expected to arrive and
assume charge of the Company's affairs the
latter part Of this month.
We have an aesthetic lot of county officers
now. They have organized a brass band and
laid off neat croquet ground in the court
house square-Missoulidn.
Judge Birkle, of Miles City, last Thursday
issued bounty certificates for the skins of 7s
wolves and mountain lions. One of the
lion skins was 81 feet long.
The Idaho Statesman says that the Boise
City branch railroad will not be built,
Charles Francis Adams having so notified
the right Of way committee.
Mr.. w. P. P. st. Clair, late supe rintendent
Of the U. & N. railroad, has gone into the
grocery business in Anaconda, the firm name
being st. Clair, Caplice s. Co.
Mr.. J. e. Van Gundy is erecting large
and handsome building on his lot on Main
street, Butte. 1t win be leased by John A.
Gordon for concert room purposes.
Thomas G. Jones, who built the Big Horn
and Iron Ridge tunnels, in Montana, is now
contractor Of the great Croton Aqueduct of
New York City, q work involving many mil
lions Of dollars.
John Petritz has returned home and IL is
stated will stand trial in the Moore case.
(By the way, this is tho first time that we
have heard of persons outside Scotland
shooting ever the Msore.)
Marquis DeMores is now negotiating with
New York parties to bsild q road from Me-
dora to the Black Hills. The road Is 1856
miles long, and will cost, exclusive Of equip
msnts, about 80, zoe, OO0.- Chronicle.
Mr.. Peter Koch, of this city, will furnish
the descriptive material for the special Mon
tana edition of the Bancroft geography
Bozemm Courier. That il assurance the
work win be well done.-ED. N NV
Gov. Potts left for St. Paul and Chicago
this week, to meet the consignment of young
Clydesdale stations that the company IL
bringing out from Scotland. They win be
here the latter part Of next week Tornsend
Tranchanf, 17A
In . section Of country about ten miles
square, in Gallstis county, about 100 horses
have died recently OF queer disease. The
spinal column becomes infamed, and the
Inflammation spreads until the heart il
reached, when the animal dies.
The st. Paul papers print dispatches from
Washington stating that an order has been
issued BY the department for the removal Of
the 18th Infantry from Montana to Kansas,
with headquarters At Leavenworth, and their
replacement by the 10th regiment.
About May Thomas & Brownell, and Mr..
Hammond, Of Philipsburg. win start daily
stage line between Anaconda and Philips
burg, ola Gable. They win bs prepared to
carry passenger and express, and viii g