The new North-west., 1888-09-28
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Patrick Barran was killed at Butte, Sept.
20, while coupling cars. He tripped on a
rail, fell, and several cars passed over him.
General Manager Shelby of the Montana
Central says the great bore at Wickes will
be finished and trains running through to
st. Panl by October 10.
l.. Harrison, colored man. known as 'the
Commodore" tried the experiment at Liv-
ingston, of living exclusively on whiskey.
The scheme failed last Thursday night
Oscar o. Menor, weli-known rancher of
Chico, who has mined many years at Emil
grant Gulch, suicided by laudanum few
days ago. Financial Encouragement is
thought to have been the cause.
The fires were started at the smelter yes
terday and those who visited the works were
not little surprised to see smoke issuing
week the sampling works will be completed
and the company will then be ready to re-
ceive and buy ores.-Greae Falls Tribune
The Stevensville "Tribune" says that a
most destructive fire occurred at, W. Mckeen's
saw mill last Thursday evening in which
4OO, 900 feet of lumber, and 1000 cords of slab
wood were consumed. Mr.. McKeen says
that he is out fully $4,000 cash saying MOTH
ing of the market value of the lumber and
wood consumed.
Michael Fernon, supposed to be tramp,
met his death yesterday afternoon about o.
clock while attempting to jump on moving
train for the purpose of stealing ride. He
missed his leap and fell under the cars, sew
eral of them passing over him, almost sever
ing his legs from his body. He died about
an hour after the accident Inter Mountain
21st.
Alvin Lent received a telegram yesterday
afternoon from o. C. Cooper, of Grantsdale,
informing him that Eugene Lent, his BROTH
er, shot and killed himself, yesterday morn
ing at a. m. As yet no furthur information
has been received, and the cause, or circum-
stances of the shooting are shoruded in
mystery. Mr.. Alvin Lent will take this
mornings train for Grantsdale to look after
the remains.-[ lissossla Item, 21st.
Dick Eddy and Henry Hammond, of Mis-
soule, two Of Montana's sportsmen Of much
local renown-scored a record up the Black
foot last week that has not parallel in mod
ern times. These two famous nimrods
started out in the morning and made kill
ing of one cinnamon bear, one deer, one elk
one mountain lion, two cayotes and caught
one hundred pounds of fine trout in less than
ten hours, by the town clock-Ne,o Idea 22d.
A Butte item Of the Goth, says: In the case
of the contestants of the Mathews estate, the
Probate Judge decided to-day that Mrs. Mar
tina Burdan, of California. who claimed to be
the daughter of Mathews by marriage with
an Indian woman, is no daughter of Math.
ews. The Judge does not recognize in Mr..
Mathews and the Indian woman living to-
gether reason for considering them legally
man and wife, especially as he never called
the Indian woman his wife. The case will
be appealed to the District Court.
The new bridge across the Missouri at Ft
Benton. now under construction, will be SIS
feet In length and IA feet in width. It will be
constructed of iron and will rest on seven
piers, each Is feet above low-water mark.
Six Of the piers will be 81 feet in length on
bottom, "a feet on the top. The fou undation
of each pier is composed Of heavy solid saw
ed timbers, firmly fastened upon the piles
driven in the bottom of the river bed, the ton
of the timbers being four inches below the
lowest water mark.
Captain John w. Plummer, ACCOMPANIED
by his wife and daughter, left Philipsburg
last Sunday morning on trip to the coast,
their present destination being Portland,
Oregon. Captain Plummer informed Mail
that he would probably return
through Montana shortly, on his way to
Montreal, Canada, where he will put his
children to school, and in all likelihood re-
main there with his family for the winter.
to Montana early in April to
keep some mining appointments which ho
has in Butte and other places in the terri
tory.-l Mail.
Paul A. Fusz, the new Superintendent of
the Granite Company, is a thoroughly exper-
fenced mining man, and the Company could |
hardly select better man for the position. |
Mr.. Fusz formerly filed responsible pesi-
lions with the Laclede Rolling Mills, St.
Louis, and in the Iron Mountain, and it ia
safe to say that almost every man with whom
be has come in contact, either in business or
IS an employe, he has made his friend Mr.
Fusz is just the kind Of man for the position
he now occupies, and although only appoint.
ed as temporary Superintendent, we trust he
may consent to remain.-[Main.