The new North-west., 1885-10-23
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AA DEER LODGE, MONTANA.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
| Coal sells at $40 in Fort Benton.
The fire on Sun river has been put out
Diphtheria prevails at Red Bluff, Madison
county.
Seventy Butte business houses use gas,
with 500 burners.
Jas. A. Baker sold $50 Montana beeves in
Chicago at s5I per head.
Esler's concentrating works at Helena
were to start up last Tuesday.
John Tinker is setting out q 900 trees on
his timber-culture claim near Billings.
| Twenty-Five carloads Of wheat have been
shipped by the elevator company from Mis-.
soula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Odell, of Butte,
have gone to California for the benefit of the
lady's health.
The Butte telephone exchange has 100 in
struments connected, and an all-night mes
senger service.
| Mr.. Fred. Greenleaf, Of the U. s. Assay
Office force at Helena, was near deaths door
at latest accounts.
We are informed by Judge Tattan tha. the
city assessment will exceed $500, 900 this
year.-Benton Press.
]. Fl. Strevell, Of Miles City, says the wool
clip of the Tongue river district will aggre.
gate about zoo, 900 pounds.
| Platt Burr has been remanded for trial on
the Indictment of burglary and bail fixed at
s., 900. Mrs. Burr is endeavoring to secure
| the bail.
| John Fuller, who for years resided in
Helena, where he was we'll and favorably
known, died at his home near Choteau, Octo
| Der 10Th.
| The Madisonian reports that man named
Gray claims to have discovered q valuable
deposit of tin ore 20 or 80 miles from Vir.
ginia City.
| The smoke stack of the new calcner build
ing Of the Anaconda company is completed
The stack is 115 feet high and contains 800,
600 brick.-Rerieao.
| Mrs. John Richli, who lived opposite
Alex belongs place in the canon near Mis-
soula, suicided by drowning last Tuesday
She was insane; aged "a.
Sheriff Churchill, of Lewis and Clarke
county, arrested John Kicker, atlas Frank
White, near Missouls, Friday, on charge
of horse stealing.-Times, 2lst
A burglar entered the Missoula postoffice
Sunday night, but Mr.. Honsman, the post.
Office clerk, sent five shots out of q bulldog
pistol at him and he got out quick.
| A movement is being urged in Butte to
secure the early closing of stores, and give
the clerks show for "life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" 1t ought to prevail.
| The Territorial Treasurer has already paid
out about $4,000 this year as bounty for kill.
ing bears. The total of bounty money paid
for the killing Of various wild animals is
9,4O6.
The colored auxiliary association at New
Orleans has appointed Duke Dutrieulle rs
Montana agent for the North, Central and
South American Exposition, to be held q,
New Orleans this winter.
| Capt. d. w. Maratta, well known to all
old-timers in the Yellowstone valley as su.
perintendent Of the Coulson Line steamers,
has received the appointment of United
States Marshal for Dakota.
George r. Milburn, Of Miles City, Mon
tana, has been appointed special agent of the
Interior Department to make allotments of
lind in severalty to the Crow Indians, under
the act approved April IL, 1882.
Work will be commenced next Monday on
long projected scheme Of Col. Broadwater,
to conduct the waters from his hot springs
| into the city. John Brunton is the engineer
in charge Of the work.-Herald, 18th.
The marriage Of Miss Mamie Kelley and
G. d. Joslyn, both of Deer Lodge, transpired
last week. Miss Kelley has long enjoyed the
distinction of being the most beautiful
woman in Observation-Disclosures 18th.
The Sun River Sun says Charles Buckley
shot Tom Baker with Colts revolver in the
breast at that place few days ago. Buckley
rode away. The row was over q game of
cards. Buckley was drunk and abusive.
Five ballasting trains are now at work be-
tween Missoula and Mullan tunnel. -Four
Of the gangs are Cinnamon. There are four
ballasting trains on the western half of the
division. It Is said that this division is the
only division where so much work is being
done.
On Thursday of last week Charles H. Tate
suicided in bath room Of the Headquarters
hotel at Billings by shooting himself through
the head. He had been at the hotel day or
two, and there and around the town exhibit
ed unmistakable signs Of insanity, though he
appeared perfectly rational at times. He was
man Of about % or 30 years, well dressed,
prepossessing In appearance, and was well
supplied with money. His home was at
viroqua, Wis, where he had . wife and two
children and father who is quite wealthy.
He came to Montana with some idea of en-.
tering into business. No motive for his sui.
eide can be figured out. He was not drink
ing while In Billings, but it Is understood
that during visit to Bozeman . few days
before he took his life, he was on 1rotract-
ed debauch, and that may have unsettled his
mind.
Yesterday Campbell & Duffy, for Owsley
b Carr, entered suit before Judge Lippincott
against w. H. Dewitt. nr. johnson, DIR. Ba-
con, DIR. Gleason, j. w. Forbis and Mr..
Evans, to recover s55, alleged to be due for
the use Of team and wagon for eleven days,
hired by defendants from plaintiffs and used
on fishing trip TO the Big Blackfoot last
August. The defendants, by their attorneys,
j. G. Beach and J. w. Forbis, filed an an
swer, and the hearing was set for next Satur-
day at 10 o'clock. The reply sets forth that |
the team furnished was sort Of frand; that |
one or the horses vas lame and the other |
balky; that the wagon was broken and I'M
fitted for the purpose for which II had been |
hired; that by reason Of the failure Of said |
team to perform the duties required, defend |
ants were obliged to hire IN additional team
ct an expense Of SO, and were occassoned
loss of $40 by reason of defectiye axle on
said wagon. Defendants have rendered
plsintiffi se5. which was refused, and now
bring the Same into court. In addition TO
the counsel Of record . number Of prominsns
attorneys win Le on hand. and Il Is expected
the proceedings win b raey.-Niner, eist. |