The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-02-06
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

At Helena -four sells at from So 10 to $3.50
per 100 pounds.
Montana consumes over 200 cars of coal oil
per year, or about GOO, 900 gallons.
A Helena livery stable man sports a 81 600
landau, drawn by 81 200 span of horses.
The mail contract between Anaconda and
Willow Glen has been let to John r. card
ley.
The railroads offer to carry barley from
Walla Walla to Chicago, 1000 miles, for s15
a ton.
Jessrang's ghost is reported to be haunting
the sage brush south of Dillon. So says the
Tribune.
The Helena Mining and Reduction Co..
Monday, 10th inst, paid its second dividend
of $500
One half of one per cent. is the estimated
loss among Yellowstone cattle herds so far
this winter.
More than one-haif of the taxes in Yakima
county, Washington Territory, are delin-
quent this year.
Mayor Hundley, Of Helena, offers a reward
of $500 for the conviction of persons found
committing arson.
Homer NJ. Hill, ofthe Independent, contem-
plates purchasing the Seattle Chronicle and
taking charge of that paper.
The Dawson county commissioners have
Just had their court house insured for s1S 900
for term Of three years at apremium of two
per cent.
Out of 1000 sheep belonging to the Mon
tana Sheep Company, on Flat Willow, Mea-
CHER county, only Al have died since the first
of November.
Two snow-plow engines and TIVE engines
used as "pushers" are kept under steam here
night and day in readiness for snow block
ades.-Mi$sould Times.
A snow pillow and locomotive on the Ore
gon Short Line collided wi tn a freight train
near Soda Springs, Idaho, last Tuesday,
killing Roadmaster Haskell and Fireman
Holden.
One who keeps posted on local divorce sta
tistics says that the crop of divorces in Bea-
verhead county for the Spring term of court,
will be larger than the usual manifestation
Tribune.
Boise tailor, taking measure for trousers
for a member of the Legislature-"will you
have one or two hip pockets ?" Member
Tive" Tailor-"Pint or quart size?" Mem.
ber-."Quart"
Only fourteen of the go and '63 residents Of
Billings are now living. OF those dead, four
were killed by Indians, two committed sui
eide and one was killed in the Big Hsle bat
tie in August, 1877.
The petition of Gen. Ruger, asking that
troops be stationed at the agencies of the
Crows and Piegans, is securing many sigma
lures, and for the most part by people who
are interested in stock.
VIM. Fly, Of Central Park, who recently
shipped a cargo Of mules and horses to St.
Louis, while there purchased 1000 head of
2 year old heifers, which he will bring to
Montana next Spring.-Courier.
The Indian appropriation bill includes the
amounts for Montana Indians
Indians at the Fort Peck agency, SO, 900;
Gros Ventres, $50, 1000; Assinaboines, $50 900;
Blackfeet, Bloods and Piegans, $4,000. The
fetal is s230,0OO.
We learn from reliable authority that a
'yndicate composed of wealthy men of Butte
are to erect large mill at Big Hole for the
purpose of treating low grade ore. Water,
'uel and building material is far cheaper in
hat section than in Silver Bow county
Miner.
Ex-Lieutsnant L. II. jerome, formerly of
he Second Cavaly, who was stationed for
one time in Montana, has received the ap-
continent of Collector of Customs at Corpus |
Christi. Young jerome for some time has |
lad charge of the cattle interests of New |
FORK company in Texas.
The Enterprise is authority for the state |
nent that in all probability the Superinten-
lent of the National Park, r. Z. Carpenter,
will not return to his position. Charges OF /
'fficial crookedness are made against him,
$ well as the adverse influence of the en-
'roglio with the squatters In which he was
oncerned.
s. r. Buford, of this city, has the largest
alf, of Its age, in Montana. On the day IL
vas 10 months old 1t weighed $50 pounds,
nd was only in moderate fat. The calf is
nale, seven-eights short horn, and was bred
y Capt. W.. S. Southmayd, of upper Ruby
ALLEY. Can any Of the COW county members
{ the Legislature size up to him?
On the 18th, severa, men from Timberline
nd an alteration concerning the Timber
Inc strike. Two of the men, Chas. Kennedy
nd John Mallery, were Of the party, but net
trikers. Subsequently they met two others.
'rophy and Hogan: when hot words ensued
gain. Brophy was shot twice, and cannot
We. Mallery and Kennedy are under ar
st.
Texas advices report many herds of that
tate - In danger Of perishing from protrac.
cd north winds. Not less than 100000 head
cattle have drifted recently against the
Tire fencing Of the Texas Pacific west OF TT.
Worth, where they are dying at the rate Of
! 900 day from cold. The cattle will not