The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-31
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.

District Attorney Pemberton has returned
from the Cour d'Alenes.
The veterans In Miles are negotiating the
formation of a Post of the G. A. r.
Butte is to have gas Sept LIST; 100 men are
at work, and three miles of pipe will DO
laid.
w. p. st. Clair has purchased the entire
interest of st. Clair, Caplice & Co, at Ana.
tonda.
Daylight robberies are becoming common
in Butte-everything goes from a ham up to
head cheese.
Senator Vest, Thos. e. Tut, and the wife
Of Senator Harrison, of Indiana, are distin-
guished visitors In Helena.
Two hundred and seventy wire woven
spring. beds were received at Fort Missoula
last week for the use Of the soldiers.
Edward Campbell, Eugene Farrill, WIN.
Riley aud Edward Garrett are under arrest
In Butte for the murder Of "Opium Jim"
Delegate Toole, ex.D elegate Maginnis and
our old typographical friend, Hugh Nc
Quaid, were among the arrivals at Helena
last week.
Prof. Jackson has sold to Manager Ma.
guire three fine pianos, to be used In this
city, Anaconda and Deer Lodge, one in each
theatre espectively.-Herdia.
We understand that Plat Burr, formerly
proprietor Of the Jefferson County Enterprise,
will shortly commence the publication Of
paper in Choteau Falls Tribune
"Opium JIM" the Chinaman who was
stabbed last week by crowd of roughs In
an opium joint between Main and Wyoming
streets, Butte, died Of his injuries ut the Sis
ters' Hospital. ~.
G. w. Scott the local agent Of the Union
Pacific road nc Butte, has been promoted to
the position Of general agent for the COM
pany for Montana, with headquarters ut
Butte, relieving Mr.. Atkins.
1t has leaked out that John T. Baldwin,
Esq, prominent member Of the Butte bar,
Is an applicant for one of the judgeships In
the Territory about to become vacant, and
holds a leading place in the raoe.-Miner.
Sheriff Howell, Of Meagher county, owing
to II health, has resigned. The Commission
ers appointed Tai. Reed Sheriff, but Coroner
kempe refuses to give up the keys of the
jail. A writ of quo warranto Is required to
settle the matter.
Gus. Moser, Secretary, Stevensville, Mont.
requests all parties holding subscriptions for
the fund to build a monument for Father
Ravalli, to forward them to him before Aug.
10. Contributions from any source will be-
received.
A petition was circulated here Saturday
Tor the appointment of DIR. l.. II. Chequette
Is Indian Agent At Flathead. 1t is rumored
Major Roman Is to step into the Surveyor
Generals office. However, time will tell
with certainty. -A.ssoula Times.
James Brewer shot and killed Jacob Troh-
ner at the y. 8. cabin, Ten Mile District,
near Helena, Thursday eve ming of last week.
rhere does not appear to be any we'll estab-
ished cause except drunkenness. A party
u men had spree, and quarrel and
ieath. " .. ~ -.
We learn that the usual cele 5ration of st.
lgnatius Day, July 3ist, at the Mission, will
20 postponed until the following Sunday,
August ID. Several of our citizens are con-
making trip there on that occa-
Ion. IL Is said that Senator Vest and other
prominent Government officials will be pre-
ent.-M issotiiian.
We are informed that the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company are about making mr..
angenents for fencing certain portions of
heir line in Montana, TO keep cattle of the
rack. This fencing will be erected upon the
most dangerous portions of the line at pres
mt and afterward be extended AZ may be adj
'isable--Bilmgs Gazette. .,..
General Agent Stokes, of the Northern
'acihc office, Is In receipt of telegram from
:. w. Gilbert, Division SUPERB nte ndent at
dissoula, stating that he will have employ.
nent for 150 frst-class laborers on track
york, on the first of August. The men will
70 paid S1.60 per day; board will be s4.6O per
reek Applications are TO be made TO the
tation agent at the depot. q = .a.-
Billings had another FIRE, beginning about
.. m. last Saturday. It caught In Joseph
argues restaurant. Losses Chas Racet,
Aiior, $500; Yellowstone county, $500; L. A.
chiffer, tailor, 500; Parques' restaurant,
1900; W. +. Filler, saloon, $500; Jos. Ryan,
10; Jos. Zimmerman, $500. The bulk Of
ne loss Is covered by insurance. The Ca
cite building was seriously endangered, but
scaped.
Saturday evening, the 18th inst, Great
Ais was visited by the severest hail storm
nd cyclone oId.timers ever saw. The hail
'ere about an inch in diameter, and frozen
hard rs rocks, SO as to split shingles and
reak all the windows in the town on the
'eth and west sides OF the houses. 1t blew
ne rafters of Of A. M. Hotter & Rro. s new
laning mill; also the snokestack of Ira
lyers q Co.'S saw mill. The storm was,
ON All accounts, about three miles wide.
Peter Koch, Esq, Of Boxeman, writing to
10 Livingston Enterprise, says: "while
atnering material for his .Quadrupeds of
orb America" Audubon assembled the
lissouri as far as Fort Union, Here he
'ads his headquarters from the middle of
ane TO the middle Of August, is43, making
iou excursions into the surrounding coun-
y. some Of his trips were undo btsdly up
g lower Yellowstone, but he assembled 1t
great distance and made NO stay on that
YER" aea5a8 E ,ss5sgr.- go
-. :. ~ su0 vAiiey nave hot mucn
atm IN the proposed wagon road from skal-
ano 70 Philipsburg, believing that such
ad VIII cost from $4,000 to $4,000, and
~ " could not be used from October to
PnLon aceount Of the heavy SHOWS. Be-
ues, ~ would not furnish market for Bit
LOOT produce, - the produce could not
h.ased oy wagon 10 Anaconda and ship
= ~ raal to Butte and then compete with
tan produce hranGht In by the Utah and
orfhern Railroad. Missoulian.
Dnmais and Dument are going down on
2 steamer Helena, and win 20 direct to
ssnineton. They will meet Q party Of
ench Canadians, who are travelling In the
crest Of Riel and the half-breeds, and will
= them In their efforts to raise funds for
defense Of Riel and Others. While at the
uonai Capital they win endeavor TO So
2 sract Of land, probably In Montana, to
ass the refugees frora che Saskatchewan,
~ o. whom are now in this vicinity
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