The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-01-06
N-r1oHBoRHooD NEWS.

,aartiaad a. John Dogherty, q miner.
The Times figures up building In lssoo'"
summer to the value OF $l75,oW.
VIM. Birdsell has sold to W h DAVIS 1'0
5000 If land at Browns gulch for $o'oVV'
naner.l Manager J. K. Pardee, OF Philips
100 wos down with rheumatism last week.
F;reman Mckinney had his leg broken oy
an overturning engine at AoSco"""
nesday. ,,+borit,es
Rurke. Idaho, which the postal autnoll''ee
changed to Bayard, has been cnanse" 0"'A
to Burke. !.
Tho President has ordered $1,000 worth Oh
~..;ons n he distributed to the destitute
Crees on Dupuyer creek.
The ch,cridizing stamp mills of Butte con-
sumo annually II 900 tons OF salt al q 'o'' ~
s12 per ton.-Lnte,-M Mountain.
The first annual Encampnent OF inc w.
nartment of Idaho, q. A. R., is to beld IN
Boise, beginning January 18th.
Helena will vote next Monday on the ques-
+;on of issuing $50, 600 in bonds to construct
| a thorough system OF sewerage 1or sna' '''S'
The old Miners Union Hall at Butte, now
known as the Anchor House, was almost
| totally destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
Loss $500.
The Herald says Fred Miles, a we'll known
| citizen of Helena, and who was on the ponce
force a year ago, died a few days ago while
visiting his brother at Seattle, W.T..
90. Ziegenfuss, an editor we'll known IN
Denver and Butte, has taken an interest IN
| the San Diego Bee and assumed charge. ~
| will have a new plant.-SaHL Lake Tribune.
The brewery and ice house belonging to
Robert Fenner, Anadonda, was burned at
4 O'Clock a. m. Dec. 3lst, with all contents.
| The loss is estimated at about $4,000. There
was no insurance.
W. H. johnson, the Waterman of the Leg
islative Conncil, appointed from Anaconda
in 1885, and who became demented, is now
in Oakland, CAL, and in charge of the au-
! thorities, probably for lunacy.
James King, of Montana, is in trouble in
Chicago, having been enticed into a poker
game, where he alleges he was drugged to
insensibility, and where he gave checks for
500 on a bank where he had no deposit.
In old stage. coach days Benton got its
mail in 36 hours from Helena; now it takes
| 48 hours at best, with rail most of the dis.
lance. The Benton people very properly
kick, and ask the postal authorities for more
/ accelerated service.
Saturday night Charles S. Warren was
elected President of the Silver Bow Club,
Harry Olmstead Secretary, NJ. B. Brownlee
Treasurer, and Messrs. Elias Seigel, C. W.
Goodale and Jas. B. Leahy Executive Com
mittee.-Inter Mountain.
The Great Falls Tribune says that all ar
rangements are now completed for the estab-
lishment at the Falls of the most extensive
and important reduction works in the United
States. The water power of Black Eagle
Falls is to be used as a motor.
Alfred Perkins, of Deer Lodge valley, is
the first Montana farmer to produce a new
variety of potatoes. He grew them from the
seed, and will in another year have seed
tubers for sale. They are an excellent potato
and no mistake. At an early date we shall
speak more fully Of them.-Husbandman.
W. C.. Thompson, who drives on the Fort
Conrad stage line, informs us that Jack
Cummings, an old timer in Montana, was
killed on the 18th inst. about half a mile from
Jim McDevitt's store, on Dry creek. The
cause of this deplorable affair can be ex-
planned in the word "whisky." The wagon
tipped over on him, killing him.-River
Press.
John Owens, who left Philipsburg about
IL o'clock last Sunday night for his cabin in |
Douglass gulch, was found dead about half a
mile below his house, with every indication
of having frozen to death. His mind has
been affected the past year, and it is sup
posed he wandered away from his cabin
while suffering from mental alteration
Mail. |
The Legislature of Montana, at its last |
session, passed a law requiring county clerks
to prepare a complete list of all taxable real
estate in their respective counties, and that
the work must be done before the LIST of Feb
ruary, 1888. County Clerk McGough has
started in on the job for this county, and it
will be done in time, although it is a big
job.-DHlon Tribune.
Says the Baker City (Oregon) Democrat :
During the trial of Strobe and Thurman,
9very resident of Sucker creek was subpn.
naed as jurors as witnesses to Vale, with the
exception OF two men, each about 70 years
I'D. They seemed to think that it devolved
1pen them to keep up the reputation of til at
and when left alone they began
and used each up pretty badly.
The will of John H. Ming shows an estate
IT $4,000. 1t was made Nov. 10, 1887. One.
hlrd of the property is left to his wife: the
'ther two-thirds to their W sons aged 16
nd II years, to be held in trust by Mrs. Ming
Until they are "A aud Is years of age, but one
lalf may &c to them at their Dist birthday.
n case OF the death of the mother prior to
ne sons, he asks that she bequeath her estate
o them. Mrs. M. is appointed executrix.
Capt. Mills, of the NEW NORTHWEST. is
rying to educe his list of DELINQUENT sub.
cribers, and if he succeeds he will have
accomplished something that has long been
problem to newspaper publishers. He
lghtly claims that it is better for publisher
subscriber to adopt the prepaid system.
as an lnducement to subscribers to nav
advance, he offers in connection with his
.aper-some choice winter reading. We ac.
knowledge receipt of a specimen, which ia a
of the choicest reading matter
fergus County argus.
At the election of officers of the Territorial, j
'eachers' Association. held at the close If
ne meeting on Thursday evening, the fol.
wing named were the choice to serve for
ensuing year President, W. W. Willie.
ozeman; Vice President, Mrs. M. s. Cum. {
inns, Helena; Secretary and Treasurer. w. q
Harmon, Bozeman; Executive Committee O
l.. Howard, chairman, Helena; Miss Marv .
ayton, Butte; DR.. D. j. Mcmillan. Deer '
odge. 1t was decided also that the navt =
Getting Of the Association be held at Rntta +
ext winter.-Idependent. b
Proprietary Medicines. q
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