The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-11-05
WHOLE NO. 1911.
NEWS OF THE STATE.

NEWS OF THE STATE.
A WEEKS RESUME OF MoNTANA'S
MOST NOTABLE EVENTS.
News, Notes and Gossip Concerning Mat
ters of General Interest-The Doings Of
People and the Record of Affairs Con-
densed for Our Readers,
Tie official registration Of Lewis and
Clarke and Yellowstone counties is 5,944
and 1,074 respectively.
The Virginia City Madisonian, at -
years Of age, is more prosperous and
enterprising than ever before
Kid Gallagher, of South Butte, and
Ed. Burke, Of California, fought before
the Athletic club in Butte, Thursday
night Gallagher knocked Burke out in
two rounds.
The Mcdonald Greek Sheep company,
with capital stock Of $4,000, has been
incorporated by A. c. Johnson, John r.
Miller, of Helena, and S. S. Hobson,
Of Fergus county.
The cattle shipments for this season
are very nearly at an end. There has
been falling off in the number of cat
tie shipped over the Northern Pacific
this year as compared to last.
Patrick Foley fell down an ore chute
Of the Green Mountain mine, at Butte,
Wednesday morning. He forgot the po-
sition Of the chute, tumbled into it and
fell 1SO feet. He died in few hours.
Daniel Mckinnon, recently from the
Cnur dAlene country, was run over by
an ore wagon, Friday, near Missoula. a
leg and an arm were broken and badly
mangled. Amputation will probably be
necessary.
The North Fork Canal s Reservoir
company has been incorporated by j. K.
Clark, Fl. Mcintyre and David Thomber,
with a capital stock Of $4,000. Opera
tions will be carried on in Cascade
county. Water will be taken from Milk
river.
The bones of man enveloped in
clothing were found, Thursday in the
4 Missoula river six miles below Missoula.
| From the clothes it is supposed to be the
remains Of Bert Kellogg, who was
drowned last spring near the mouth OF
the Bitter Root, while hunting.
| The Great Falls Tribune tells of q
shooting affair in that town, Tuesday
night, in which the principal actors were
| w. G. Friend formerly Of Helena, and
/ Edna Cornell. The latter fired shots
into the Park hotel bar room, in an en-
deavor to hit Friend, but no one was
hurt.
Dillon has water franchise forfeit
suit on its hands and John F. Cowan, A.
j. Davis and James A. Talbot are made
the defendants. Cowan got a franchise
to supply Dillon with water works and
did not fulfill his contract, though he put
up a certified check in the sum OF $1,000
that he would DO so. Davis and Talbot
were the sureties.
A fine chunk Of Upgrade copper ore,
weighing between 500 and 1000 pounds,
is now mounted on a pedestal in front OF
the Husbandman office, White Sulphur
Springs. This magnificent specimen was
hoisted from 40 feet beneath the surface
on the Copper Duke lead, one OF the
Copperopolis group, a couple of weeks
since, and will be on exhibition at the
Worlds fair
Mrs. Nat Collins has arrived at Cho-
teau from Chicago. She has been East
with two car loads Of beef steers, having
left Great Falls, Oct. /. This is Mrs.
Collins second trip East with cattle, her
first experience having been made last
season. She being the only lady in this
state who has shipped cattle and followed
them through on the train to their des-
tination, is now known throughout the
country as the cattle queen of Montana.
Hiss Houser, who has been mentioned
in the state press recently as the proha-
Bile model for the Montana silver statue
of Justice for the Worlds fair, was for
merlv Il resident Of Highwood, in Cho-
teuu county, where she was highly
respected and admired. She is a sister
in law of Captain John Harris, Sf the
Benton and St. Louis Cattle company,
and spent several weeks in Fort Benton,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris, during
the pas, spring. Miss Houser is now IN
Oregon.
RI. McCulloh, executor OF the Broad
,,,t,. .state has filed a number of claims