The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-08-17
O NEWS.

The Butte public schools will open Sep
TENDER 10th.
A new electric light company has been
formed in Helena.
Butte has sem a fine exhibit of minerals to
the st. Paul Exposition.
The Jefferson County Sentinel. an excellent
paper, has just completed its third year.
The Philipsburg Mail says Fred SERVER, a
barber, left that town without settling his
accounts.
George Anthony, of Butte, was sent to the
Warm Springs Insane Asylum Tuesday. 1t
is hereditary, and he is very violent.
Mlssoula, incorporated under a special act,
is considering the question Of re-incorpora-
ting under the general law. A good idea.
The dog poisoner is getting in his work in
Philipsburg. The Nail admits the superb.
bundance of dogs, but denounces poisoning
as dangerous and c~owardly.
This is a professional bruising week. Doc
tors, BARRIERS and the legal fraternity are all
in the pot. Thank heaven, the editorial
"profesh" has been exempt.-Madisonian.
The Benton River Press says that ranch
men of Northern Montana are DESTROYS of
having the military post at Fort Shaw abol-
ished and the reservation thrown open to
settlers.
1t looked for a time recently that an ssom.
nibus" agreement would be made BY which
the s'Smokehouse" title would pass to Butte
lot owners thereon at an agreed figure per
front foot, but more recent advices are that
the deal is "off.."
The NEW NORTH WEST says the average
price paid for wool at that place is Is cents.
Benton can see that and go two cents better.
1t will pay Deer Lodge Valley sheepmen to
ship their wool to this market and sell it
here.-Riuer Press.
Nearly one hundred car loads of sacked
and compressed wool, aggregating about
100000 pounds, have already been shipped
from Benton. The shipments from that
point this year will exceed that of last year
by 100000 or 800, 900 pounds.
We learn that upwards of 6,0OO sacks of
wool have arrived at Big Sandy station
with more to follow, making this one of the
most important stations of the country.
From present indications it would seem that
next year the shipments from that point will
be doubled.-Fergus Co. argus.
The property known as the DeWolfe
block, southwest corner of Main and Quartz
streets, was purchased yesterday by Messrs.
James h. Lynch, H. A. D'Acheul and +. K.
CLARK. The price paid was s31, 900, of which
amount $1,000 is for the furniture in rooms
on the second foor-Inte Mountain, 14th.
a gentleman in a position to know what
he was talking about Informed the Reyie,o
this week that the Montana Central would
not build to Anaconda this year and he did
not believe they would next year either. The
line has already cost all the money its owners
care TO invest at present, and they will take
a short space to recuperate.
Mr.. j. D. Whelpley, who has been editor
VI the Billings Gazette for the past year, has
transferred his services to the Livingston
Enterprise, where he occupies the position Of
assistant editor, formerly held by Mr.. John
otn1. Mr.. Stuff having been appointed
postmaster at Livingston, he is forced IN
CIV up to a large extent his connection
with the press.
Through the carelessness of an emn,ov.o
n. Bielenberg & Co.'S slaughter honsas no.
o"tte' one 5Ox10O and one 2Ox4O. we're burned
tuesday with % mutton carcasses, hides.
pe'ts' tank, ETC., the entire loss aeereeatinp
ABOUT $1,000. The man left in charge If tbs
canidron where tallow was being tried ont
ie1t 1t. 1t caught fire, and the buildings wara
past saving before the manager and assistance
could reach them.
mere are over a dozen new buildings on
'ne Fort Ellis reservation. Quite a number
Oh tnem have been erected from the old fort |