The new North-west., 1890-08-29
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS.

JalileS llthiH. itH fltl lnlllef, llNllG III 4
little log cabin near tic Gagnou mine,
Butte, was found dead Monday. A coroners
jury returned 4 verdict of death from nat
urnl causes. The deceased was about G2
Years Of aye and unmarried He was an
original "forty-nincr'' and had lived in
almost every mining camp Of the West
IN the palmy days Of placer mining Of
Cola Run and Placcrvllc, California, hc
realized handsome clcan-ups in the dig
gings, but he died poor and without kim
lrcd in this country. He was u native Of
Utica, n. I.
Harry Rowand. for a long time cashierof
the Butte Street Railway company, left
Butte Sunday morning about ? o'clock ON
horseback He rode to the halfway house,
about 19 miles south. On arriving there
he asked for he'd, and in a few minutes
aftcrward he deliberately shot himself
No cause is assigned for the act except by
a few questionable persons, Who claim to
have been his associates for the past three
four months. These people claim /;
woman or two are in the case. and that
Rowand is heavily in debt. The Shot took
effect in the left breast, and although st:ri-
ous is not considered necessarily fatal.
Charles Gale and Ed. Richardson, two
rolorcd BARRIERS in the Hotel Helena, at
Helena got into 4 dispute Wednesday
afternoon over the color line. Gale. who
is Il light-colorcd quadroon, thought that
he could secure moro privileges i'll the way
OF reserved seats at theatres than Richard
SON When the argument grew warm Gale
drew gun. Richardson jumped to the
mirror for his gun. just as Gale fired
without effect, Richardson fired two shots,
the first entering Gales breast and the
other shattcring the glass in the door
Gale was taken to the hospital, where lie
now lies in dangerous condition. and
Richardson was locked up.
Tuesday a man was seen to jump off the
wagon bridge across the Missouri, at Great
Falls into the river. The men who wit
messed the operation ran to the river and
soon rescued the wouldbe suicider. The
man gave his name as Christian Jensen, Of
Elk River, Minnesota, aud had only been
in the city n day or two. 1t was decided
that the man was laboring under severe
attack Of jimjams and he was committed
to the county Jail for medical treatment,
where he will be properly cared for until
he fully RECEIVERS. His escape from instant
death was miracle, as the place where he
hit the water was shallow, and the distance
hr;5 ty,t f,x-ap
feet.-Leaaer.
The constitution and installation of Off
GERS Of the particular consstory for Eastern
Montana, by Harry Retzler Comfy, Of Hell
cna, Inspector General and thirty third de-
gree deputy of the Supreme Council, A. T.
& A. M Scottish Rite or Free Masonry Of
the southern jurisdiction Of the United
States, took place ut Livingston Thursday
night. The ceremonies We're very impress
sive and lasted nearly three hours. The
following are the officers Of the consistory
instnlled: W. G. Fowler, COMMANDMENTS
Chief; Allen R.Joy, Prior; c. w. Hickman,
Prcccptor; Hector Mcdonald, Chancellor;
Charles T. Sherwood, Prrtor; Henry Frank,
Hospitaller; +. S. Webster, Register; NJ. II.
Lashon, Treasurer; Charles A. Burg, Mar
shall; William Liel, Primate; ". Il. Whit
ticck, Expert; George Eldyidge, Assistant
Expert; a. Nichols, Standard Bearer; T. J.
Hcaly, Master Of Guards.
A correspondent at Grow Agency, in the
Miles City Journal, writes that he has been
out to see the battle ground, which is now
a national cemetery, and is not satisfied
with the little wooden slabs marking citi
Zens graves. lie says: "All the Custer
soldiers have neat marble heatstones. The
citizens who fought and died, us American
boards, without paint, stuck up to mark the
spot where they fell. Boston Custer and
A. Reed, citizens and relatives Of General
Custer, and who died alongside of the Gen
eral, have the same sort of little boards
This remarkable use of the peoples money
for hcadstones for some and not all who
fought and died with Custer, excites com
ment among those who pay the taxes and
who hire tho soldiers. The martyr, they
say, is the citizen, voter and taxpayer, and
when he fights aud dies, his own money
should procure him Il headstone equal to
that of common soldier at lcast.'
On "Wednesday Glib Stuart, of Spring
Hill, returned from Washington, D. c.,
where he had been Tor over six weeks, sell
ing horses taken from this valley. Mr..
Stuart had twenty-three head, one carload,
and sold them at an average price of $125.
The horses, which were somewhat jaded |
by the long ride, were taken to the coun-
try, some of them broken, and all fitted up |