The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-11-26
WHOLE NO. 1920.
NEWS OF THE STATE.

OF THE STATE.
A WEEKS RESUME or MoNTAhA,s
MOST NOTABLE EVENTS.
News, Notes and Gossip Concerning Mat
tiers of General Interest-The Doings Of
People and the Record of Affairs Con
densed for Our Readers.
Butte citizens have begun another anti
smoke crusade.
The Butte police are making raid on
the hobos who infest that place. MANY
OF them are supposed to be sneak thieves.
The deliveries Of copper ore to the
new works Of the Boston s. Montana
company, at Great Falls, approaches 800
tons daily.
There was disastrous fire in KalispeI
Wednesday night Of last week. The loss
is $4,000; insurance, $500. The build
ings were three lodging houses, one
hotel and two restaurants.
Mrs. Bridget Hasty, Of Walkervi1le,
suburb Of Butte, was found dead in her
seat on train at Logansport, Ind, last
Monday, while en route to Cincinnati.
Her friends were notified
If 10
Manufacturing and Supply company Is
to be closed as soon as the stock Oh hand
is disposed Of. The business will be
continued at Anaconda and Butte.
The Washburn-C Crosby Milling plant,
il course Of erection at Great Falls, Will.
It IS said, turn out 800 barrels of -four
every "a hours. The big mill promises
to give d great impetus to wheat growing
il northern Montana.
The residence Of James f. Stanford,
cashier Of the North western National
bank, at Great Falls, was entered last
Monday night. The thieves got away
with a gold watch, some gold breast=pins
and box containing some gold coins
The police think they have clue.
Brian Fitzgerald was found guilty, On
Thursday Of last week, in Judge Hunts
court, at Helena, of highway robbery,
and sentenced to the state penitentiary
for year. He attempted to hold up a
barber named Laurimore on the night of
September 30 last, and was caught in the
act by an officer.
John D. Ruff was married. last Mon
day, to Miss Mamie Hall, grand daus shter
of Judge Marshall Mr.. Ruff is city edi-
tor Of the Missoulian, and Miss Hall was
popular in Missoula society. They re-
ceived many valuable presents, among
them purse Of $50 presented by the
press gang Of Missou1a
1t is reported that Fisk Bros, Of the
Helena Evening Herald, are making
arrangements to publish morning Re
publican paper in Helena. Those in q
position to know say they have secured
an option on the morning Republican
press franchise and are arranging in
other ways to issue morning edition.
The residence Of A. B. Cook. the state
night. The house is on Mr.. Cooks
ranch, a mile and half west of Mis-
soula The goods taken consist of val
liable buffalo robe, several suits of
clothes, jewelr, and other things of
minor importance, and are valued at be-
tween $500 and $4OO
A little daughter of S. NJ. Mapes, a
| news dealer Of Great Falls, was badly
/ burned, Monday morning. Her clothing
caught fire from redhot stove. The
ehild's frantic cries attracted her mother,
who promptly extinguished the flames
With blanket, but not before the little
| ones flesh was burned to blister on
! several parts Of her body.
The preliminary examination in the
case of DR.. Thomas Butler, of Park
City, charged with the murder of VIM.
Miller, by poison, last November, was
completed at Billings, Wednesday, be-
fore Justice Hart, who committed the
defendant to Jail without bail. Dr. Bull
lard, Of Park City, who made an analysis
Of the contents of the stomach of the
deceased, testified to the presence of a
large quantity of arsenic.
Last Sunday, near Gregson station, on
the Montana Union railway, was wit
messed one of the most disgraceful exhi-
billions ever chronicled by the press of
this state. A pet bear and a two -year-old
bull were placed in a pen and compelled