The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-02-13

belonging to q Mormon bishop. The honest
little fellow returned the money to its swner,
who generously gave him ten cents.
Tom Baker, Of the Madisonian, has been
| elected mayor OF Virginia City. Toms
friends always knew he was cut cut for pub
lie honors. Congratulations. - Inter. Noun.
tain.
At Albion, Idaho last Saturday, a bad
man named Bill Rivers tried to run the
town, and the deputy sheriff, who objected,
found it necessary to kill Rivers before he
could convince him that he was out of order.
The Buck & Kemper building, a three
story frame structure situated near the Par
rott smeltsr, Butte, and occupied by Mrs.
John Duffy as a boarding house, was burned
ut about II o'clock Friday night. Loss
| 81, 900.
| 1t Is known that private letter was re-
ceived in Helena stating that Mr.. ID. A. G.
| Flewerree, of this city, was to be married to
| q lady in Missouri on Wednesday, the 4th
inst, but the lady's name was not given
Herald.
oners are now feeding at the expense of the
county. Every one Of them claims he has
been unjustly incarcerated, and was wrong
fully accused of the crime for which he is
now serving time.-Miner.
| Territorial warrants to the amount of
s., 900 were sold yesterday at the Auditors
| Office to President Hershield Of the Msr-
chants National Bank for 9S 7. 8 cents on the
dollar. The call was made as prescribed by
| law to procure funds for the expenses of the
Territory last month.-Independent, Sth.
Some people in the western part of tho
| county, too, are dissatisfied with the bill to
create the county Of rend d'Oreille, mas
much as 1t arbitrarily FIXES the county seat
| at Thompson Falls. The people should have
the right to decide this for themselves
| Missoula Times.
In q game Of billiards PLAYED last evening
at Mores billiard parlors Wm. K. Summers
made the remarkable run of 260 points in q
three-ball cushion carom game. He claims
| the Montana championship as billiardist
and is making arrangements for tourna-
ment to be held in Butte.
According to the report of the Territorial
Auditor there was net decrease in the as
sessment of Choteau county for 1884 of $751;
247; q decrease in the value Of town lots and
improvements of s45,932, and on horses and
mules. $40. 1876; an increase in cattle of $780,
10, and in sheep, S56,979.
The attendance at the Saturd ay matinee
to see the comedy of "Peril, or Life at Long
Branch" was tho largest of any yet TO wit
ness the plays presented by the Standard
Dramatic Company at Mings Opera House
The play Of "Blow for Blow" on Saturday
night, was heartily enjoyed by good house.
Herald, 9th.
At the annual meeting of the Montana
Historical Society tho following officers
we're elected for tho ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Wilbur f. Sanders; Vice President,
Granville Stuart; Corresponding Secretary,
Cornelius Hedges; Recording Secretary,
w. e. Cullen; Librarian, VIM. H. Wheeler.
Tho immense new Cornish pump at the
Alice mine was started up Monday. There
was a large attendance Of ladies and gentle
men to see the pondersus machine com nence
work. 1t was started in motion by Mrs.
Hall, wife Of Superintendent Hall, and
worked as smoothly as new sewing ma
chine-Intsr- Mountain, 10th.
A correspondent from Sun River state
that during a recent blizzard in that section
Mr. Frank Farmer, a respected citizen OF
Choteau county, was caught out on the prai-
RE and died from exposure aad cold. His
funeral, at Sun River, was largely attended,
and the services were conducted by Rev. W.
J. Hunter, of the NJ. e. Church.
At last accounts the train on the Park
branch, which started ten or eleven days ago
with the machinery for the Bear Guich
quartz mill, had not reached Cinnabar. The
train met with great deal Of hard packed
snow as wei az having been off the track
once-Eaterprise. II must be pretty hard
wheeling when it takes that long to 90 sew
snty miles
The fine specimen of coal from the Lar
gent, Sand Ccule mine, on exhibition at w.
g. Preuit & Co.'s store, has been examined
by Pennsylvania coal expert, who pro-
nsunces the specimen n genuine coal, of the
same age, and as fully matured, as that
which is known as Pttsburg coal. Being
compacted in cubes, and showing the pea
cock hues. he says there is no doubt of its
coke and gas producing qualitiss.-Hcrald.
We are informed that q wretch living In
this city nearly killed his five months old
babe on Sunday last by beating 1t In the
most brutal manner. In any community less
iaw-abiding than this the fend would have
been treated to q dose of tar and feathers
We further learn that the man Is a worth
less, geed-for-nsthing fellow, who has not
done stroke Of work for moro than six
months, living from the proceeds of the labor
OF his wife and her mother. 1t would be a
good thing, If the law cannst reach him,
should committee wait upon him and give
him the alternative Of coat Of tar or TWEEN
ty.four hours to leave the city.-River Press,
4h.