The new North-west., 1885-11-13
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

The smallpox quarantine at Missoula has
been raised
Helena had n slight earthquake Wednes-
day morning.
Helena's assessment this year Is about
$4,000, 600. The tax levy is mills.
The city council of Helena has raised the
license on skating rinks to $500 per quarter.
Silver Row county is in an excellent finan-
cial condition, having nearly 100000 in the
treasury to its credit
Rev. George w. Pepper the distinguished
and gifted Irish orator, has been lecturing in
Butte and Anaconda this week.
Judge Milton Kelly has sold a h alf inter-
est in the Boise (Idaho) Statesman to Malcolm
Krebs, former Receiver of the Land Office
at Boise.
1t is expected that the Northern Pacific
earnings for October will foot up 81 600 ,0O0
the largest for any one month in the history
of the road.
VIM. Ford, employed at zeigler's stables,
Helena, died of laudanum Wednesday, given
to him by stableman, who thought 1t was
horse medicine.
1ohmgt thc oooeoihSh, hcIs
dead in his cabin at Haley, Idaho, on the
9Th. He was supposed to be sixty years old.
No cause of death was assigned.
Three Indians are in jail at Missoula await
ing trial for assaulting Tom Shaughnessy
with intent to murder him. The Indians
were drunk when committing the offense.
Territorial Auditor Woolman is on visit
to his old home in the State of New Jersey.
In his absence Territorial Treasurer Weston
looks after the affairs of the Auditors office.
The Rev. 4. P. Linnel has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Miles City, to take the general
superintendency of the church in this Terri
tory.
Hon. Charles Besserer returned Saturday
from visit of several months duration to
Fatherland. He went away free trader
and came home protectionist. -Walla Walla
Union.
The "fire bug" was on the wing again In
Helena, Sunday night, and endeavored to
burn the Government stable. T. Fl. Klein
schmidt and son discovered it, and it was
soon put out.
Judge Reuben Richmond, one of the Pio-
| neers Of Madison county, was accidentally
killed by the machinery while boring fence
posts, Nov. 1st. He was an excellent man
and member of Sheridan Lodge of Masons.
A foot pad attacked Barney Roudebush on
Montana street, Butte, Sunday evening, hit
him with a rock, and endeavored to get his
watch and chain, but his purpose was de-
feated. Mr.. II. was quite severely hurt on
the head.
Bishop Brewer has completed his mission
airy tour of Montana, and gone East to spend
the winter His purpose is, we understand,
to obtain men and means for the more effec-
tual prosecution of Episcocal church work
in this diocese. .-Madisonidn.
We learn that many of the Missouri valley
farmers are selling their oats for less than
one cent per pound. They should hold 1t,
III possible, for better price, as oats are sure
to command S1.25 per hundred at Townsend
before another crop is grown.-Husba andnaan.
Two elegant bouquets, plucked from
flower beds in the vicinity of the city, shew
that the frost has not yet touched the pam
sizes verbenas, phlox and candytuft, of which
the bouquets are composed. Many thanks
to the little folks who presented them-Spo-
kane Falls Chronicle, 9th.
The Musselshell roundup, having been
brought to fully realize the havoc being
played on their herds by wolves, have en-
ployed fifteen men to ride the range this
winter and put out poison. IL is thought
this method viii be more effectual than
offering bounty for wolf scalps.
VIM. Pitts, a resident of Elkhorn, near
Boulder, Jefferson county, was murdered
last Saturday by Jack Hart, fellow who
had made domestic trouble In Pitts family.
Pitts was consulting the clerk Of the court,
when Hart stepped in the door and fired two
shots from q pistol at Pitts. who was sitting
In chair eight feet away.
Mrs. Hyde, woman residing on Nevada
creek, Deer Lodge county, was brought into
town Yesterday and placed in the hospital
for treatment. An examination disclosed
the fact that she was insane, and 1t was de-
cided to send ner to the Warm Springs Asy-
lum. She was sent over yesterday In charge
of an nofiicer.-Lndependent 11th.
The HALEY QdshoI Times Is reliably in
tie growers have appropriated the sum of
$500 to pay detectives to seour the Snake
river range this winter. to detect cattle
thieves and secure evidence that will lead to
their conviction. The associations intend TO
do their level bsst to stop cattle stealing.
John Foley, doorkeeper at the Comique,
Butte, aggrieved by the attentions Of man
named Yates to Alice Fleck who had been
his mistress, way laid them on Sunday night;
shot ut Yates, grazing his cheek, then shot
the woman through the breast, and then shot
himself In the mouth and breast, the latter
shot producing almost instant DEATH Yates
was not seriously irjured. The woman IL in
precarious cond,sion. She has two chill
dren. who are with her Foley /. mentioned
= ! man Of cour.er, who had occupied re-
sponsible o6ctal position Ia Colombo
syealousy waa the occasion Of his act