The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-06-29
NEWS.

The Sun says Sun River had a hail storm
about the same quality as ours on the same
evening.
Jerry Manning, q we'll known gambler OF
Helena, took an overdose of morphine and
died Monday morning.
N. J. McConnell's plans for the Boulder
Court House were accepted by the Jefferson
County Commissioners.
The Butte Street Railway Company are
extending their line aud will run steam cars
to the Race Track on the Fourth.
Bob Burdette, the great humorist, has
given lectures the past week on "The Rise
and Fall of the Moustache' in several Mon
tana towns.
In the case of the Territory against Daniel
Cavinaugh. for the murder of George Ger
Der, in Missoula County, the jury, after
being out seventeen hours, returned a YER
dict of murder in the second degree. The
verdict gives general satisfaction.
Deputy o. S. Marshal Tom McTague, on
an order from United States District Attor-
ney Smith, seized 70, 900 railroad ties belong
ing to Enoch Hodson at Big Timber last
Friday. 1t is claimed they were illegally
cut from government lands.
Delegate Teole writes to the Independent to
say that there has been no amendment to the
mineral land law, and will be none. Repre-
sentation will hold to January II, (midniRht)
as it heretofore has. This information will
be of interest to the public generally, and
especially miners and prospectors.
The inspector on the Fort Worth & Den
yer at Fort Worth, Texas, says: 81 have in
spected II, 516 cattle, all bound for Montana,
and the range country tributary to the
Northern Pacific railroad. If ] am doing
one third of the inspecting, Montana will
have a large addition to her range stock this
year"
The Deer Lodge NEW NoRTH-WEsT has
our cordial CONGRATULATIONS on its 10th BIRTH
day, which it celebrated last Friday. Capt.
Mills, its founder, is still at the helm OF that
popular journal, which is acknowledged one
of the best weekly papers in the Northwest
! The PAPER and its able editor have our best
wishes for many happy returns.-He1ad, 70
The death of an old and highly esteemed
| citizen, Elijah Chaf6n, of Bitter Root valley
| is received with regret. He came to Mon
! tana in 1864 and has been one of our staunct
| friends. His daughter, Lydia, who was
l taken sick about the same time, died the day
before him and the two were buried the same
| day. The funeral, says the Nean idea, wa:
| the largest ever witnessed in the Bitter Roo
valley.
Frank Walker fatally shot a drunken
Swede at Alhambra Springs, near Helena
Sunday evening. The Swede was threaten
log to strike q small man with q chair, whe'
Walker, the bartender, fred at him, an
shot a man named Reeves, an employee Q
Hotter Bros, who was IN the sidewalk
Walker fred again and killed the Swede
Reeves, who is a highly respected man, wa
severely wounded. Walker is under arres
in the Jefferson County Jail.
The Anaconda Company now employ
over 1900 men. The Water Company hav
$50, the brick yards have 200, the hotel ha
directly or indirectly another hundred, tn
other building projects about town emplo'
500 others, and the mines adjacent to tow
have 500 more, making altogether $3.50 me
directly and indirectly connected with An:
conda Immediately. Take the old average
five persons, which are supported by on
w~orkingman, and VIC should have a populs
ton of nearly 6,OO0.-Revieac.
The cattle king, Nj. Con Kohrs, of Dee
Lodge, is getting quite a nice little bunch {
cattle on the range extending from the Sand
along the Missouri River slope of the Be:
Paw and Little Rocky mountains. We VI
derstand he now has about 5000 head, an
more coming from Oregon. This range ca
not be excelled in any country, and M
Kohrs has shown excellent judgment in s
lecting it.. Mr.. D. s. Hogan is superinten'
: ent in charge Of Mr.. Kohrs' cattle interes
( in Choteau County.-Fort Benton Press.
, Last Thursday, Charles Kyle, a contract
on the new flume of Nahum Parker, can
hurriedly into town in search of medical a
for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, a som
what notorious character familiarly know
as "Lil," who had taken a large quantity
laudanum and was lying at the point
! death. DR.. Raglan went to the unfortuna
woman's assistance, administered an emet
and used other restoratives, but all efforts
save her were fruitless, and she expired
= about an hour after his arrival.-Madisonid
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