The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-10-15

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WHOLE NO. 1214.
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.
There were 53 deaths in Butte during
September.
It is believed the Montana cattle ship
100000 head
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William Ackerman, Of Kalispell, was
drowned recently while trying to cross
Camas lake during storm,
The Mammoth Hot Springs hotel, in
the National Park, closed last week, and
the Park train has been taken Off
Sam Padal, Flathead Indian, is on
trial at Missoula, charged with the mur.
der of another Indian, named Tucatell,
at Arlee on the I'd Of September last.
The Dillon Fair closed last Saturday.
It was a very successful meeting. The
races were all good and the exhibitions
the largest ever seen in that section Of
the state.
Hon. Lee Mantle is reported i'll and
confined to his room. Mr.. Mantle has
never fully recovered from the explosion
accident that occurred at the Butte cleo
trical works more than wear ago.
James Rouse was taken to Spokane,
Monday, and placed in the hospital. He
is miner at Libby, Montana BY the
premature discharge Of blast, Sunday,
his lower jaw. nose, one ear and portions
Of the cheek bone were blown away and
his eyesight destroyed. His injuries are
considered fatal.
Governor Toole has presented to the
| state historical society large volume
commemorative Of the centennial at New
York city on April 80, 1899, of the inaug-
uration Of George Washington. The
book was sent to the state BY Cornelius
N. Bliss and Abraham S. Hewitt, Of the
publication committee. Copies have been
sent to each state and territory and for
eign governments.
The joint committee on ceremonies of
the Worlds Columbian exposition, have
requested Governor Toole to name some
day upon which the Montana celebration
is to take place during the exposition.
Each state and territory will have day
set apart for such ceremonies in order to
attract particular attention. The COVER
nor would be pleased to receive sug-
gestions from any one.
The state officials have filed notice in
the Bozeman land Office that 1896 acres
Of land will be reserved for school pur-
poses. 1t is divided as follows: School
Of mines. 9,1S4 acres; state reform school,
$50 acres; state normal school, 4,467
acres; agricultural college, 2,935 acres.
There are probably few places where the
land will be SO valuable, and the land in
Gallatin county makes a handsome en-
doWment alone.
Judge Marshall Wednesday morning
passed on the motion for new trial in
| the case of John Burns, convicted of the
murder Of Maurice Higgins. The ground
on which the new trial was asked for
is that testimony was taken by the jury
outside the presence of the court and
the defendant. The motion was sus-
tanned. The lawyers for the defense
state that there will be new evidence
brought up in the new trial, which will
probably come off in the January term
of court.
Someone who has stamp with the
legend, "Helena for the capital" is going
to get into trouble. Recently one Of the
Helena banks received notice from the
treasury department calling attention to
the fact that such stamp was being
used on bills issued by it. There is q
law forbiddiny the defacing Of bank
notes and any sort of mark on bill is
considered by the government as de-
facement The penalty is a severe one
and whoever has been using the Helena
stamp on currency would do we'll to stop
it.
Some days ago one Of the three boilers
of the Electric Light company, at Mis-
soula, was condemned. The connection
with the other boilers had been shut of,
and men from the Northern Pacific ma
chine shops had been employed to repair
it. At 1880 Monday evening, while
james FitZuerald one Of the helners