The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-12-14
O NEWS.

49,
Mr.. A. B. Hammond, Of Missoula, has re-
covered from his attack of pneumonia.
John DAILY, . resident Of Missoula county
since 1879, committed suicide Dec. 9th oy
shooting himself with . rifle in his cabin.
The firm Of Caplice 8 Smith, Philipsburg,
has been dissolved, Nj. M. s. Caplice rettr-
ing from the firm and being succeeded BY
! W. III. MacWilliams.
A Chinaman, q few days ago, struck with
| . saw and killed q named Braden, who had
| abused him, in Butte. The Chinaman had
| not been arrested at last accounts.
Tom Irvine returned last night from his
hunting trip. He and Charley Anderson
and Whit Longley spent two days in the hills
north Of Forsyth, and bagged eleven fine
deer.-YeLo,cstone Journal, 8M.
The twins of Mr.. and Mrs. H.. F. Clark
| died within the last few days Of scarlet fever,
( aged four months. One Of the little ones
was buried yesterday and the other will DO
inferred to- morrow.-Helena Herald, 8M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Molinelli, of Hell
ena, were bereft Of their only child, a son,
named De Wee, aged nine months, by con-
gestion of the brain, last Friday. They have
the sympathy of all the fraternity in their
great affection.
A fire broke out in the hay loft of John r.
Davis's Star Livery Stable, Butte, Monday
afternoon, and consumed it, with eight cut
tiers and two buggles, valued at $500. There
was $1,000 insurance. The fire is believed to
have been ~incendiary.
Deputy Sheriff John Dauterman started
for Deer Ledge on Thursdays coach. He
was accompanied by Calvin J.. Warren
better known as "Whiskey Kline"-who
goes to the valley city for a ten years resi-
dence at the i%nstigation of Judge Liddell.
Warren's offense was manslaughter.-Madi.
sonian.
All the veterinarians of Montana say that
there will be considerable disease among
horses next spring. DR.. Holloway says that
the malady which we have been wont to call
the unknown horse disease, is e~pizootic pleu-
ritis, and the Doctor predicts a general prev
alence of the disease next spring-Bozeman
Chronicle.
Judge A. J. Davis has begun suit against
Harry G. Kessler, Treasurer of Silver Bow
county, for recovery of $4,000 taxes paid by
him under protest. He claims his bank stock
was ~over-valued by the Assessor and Com
missioners; that it was not listed when it
should have been; that the tax was not au-
thorized by the U. s. laws, etc.
Robert s. Ford predicts that this will be a
mild open winter. He bases this opinion on
the westerly winds which ushered in Deem
Der. He say that the wind at that time is
always the prevailing one throughout the
winter. A mild winter will be welcome.
but some snow to check the prairie fires is
also desirable.-Great Falls Tribune.
Ben Cline, Bernard Berger and Vital Tur-
cote returned this week from a hunt in the
"bad lands" between the Judith range and
the Missouri river. Their success has not
been equalled in Montana for many years,
In twelve days they killed two buffalo, six
teen black tail deer, four antelope, four
wolves and two wildcats. They came upon
three buffalo on Nov. 25th and succeeded in
killing two of them-a cow and a bull-the
third making his escape.-Fergus Countq
9Th.
The Granite Mountain Mining COMPANY
has declared a dividend of 25c. a share. or
payable next Monday, the 10th inst.
The cause of the dividend being so small
his m~onth-25c. instead of SOC. as usual-is
IN account of the expense attend |
INT upon building the immense 9O-stamn |
Mill on Fred Burr creek. The fortunate
stockholders, however, will have little rea-
to grumb]e, as the probability of the
monthly dividend being doubled-making 81
yer months quite strong. 1t certainly can
lot De less than 75c. at the least when the
mill is in full operation, which will not |
'e long.-MalL, 9Th.
w. f.. Frederick, Clerk and Recorder of
and Clarke Co., to-day submitted his
'nnual statement to the Board of County
commissioners. The net indebtedness of
he county on the first of December was
l57 ,0lO99. Bonds were redeemed during
ne veal to the mount of $50, 900. leaving
ne court house bonds the only ones now
outstanding. The interest on bonds paid to
Zee. LIST was ST., 927.5 so. Warrants were
sued during the year to the amount of
lO6,S25.39. Balance in the treasury Dec. 1st.
} the credit of all funds exceptinp the
'hool fund, which is not included, was
3S,378.74. Gross Indebtedness, s196, 189 al
10th.
In addition to the thoroughbred stock
rought from Kentucky, as reported in the
several weeks ago, Mr.. C. X.
arabic has recently purchased fifteen head
hne native trotters for his RUBY stock
rm Twelve are from the we'll known
erd of W. 81. Raymond, and three were
ought Of o. B.. Barber. Mr.. Larabie pur-
'ses to raise the finest horses in the Terri.
~ and when a man of his experience,
dginent and means returns from Kentucky
buy Montana horses, it is time to stop
liking about imported stock as a recon- ,
endation to purchasers and breeders. Mr..
q. Newberry has charge of the horses for