The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-04-30
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A WEEKS RESUME or 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.
Chairman Collins has summoned the
Democratic state committee to meet
with him at Great Falls May 3rd and
then and there settle on convention
date. III ~
A state convention of Prohibltionists
has been called to meet in Helena on
May 20 to choose six delegates and six
alternates to attend the Prohibition
national convention.
The fruit growers of Missoula county
had meeting at Stevensville Saturday,
to devise ways and means for an exhibit
of the possibilities Of Montana in the
line Of fruit culture.
The first races on the Montana circuit
will be given at Glendive, June 81 and
23 inclusive. Miles City follows with
four days, June 25 to 30 inclusive. The
racing this season promises to be
excellent.
The Republican primaries show q
| Blaine sweep in Lewis and Clark The
Helena delegates will stand: Blaine,
sixty y-two; Harrison, eight kessler's,
| l'imini Baxendale, Unionville, Valley,
Goodwin's, are all for Blaine. NIarysville
reports Blaine, eight; Harrison, two.
| The work On the foundations of the
new opera house at Missoula is progress
ing rapidly and its erection is assured.
1t has been definitely decided to con
struct new hospital on the site Of the
one recently destroyed BY fire. The new
building will probably be Of brick and
stone.
A report comes from Timberine that
q vein of coal was struck there few
days ago that exceeds anything ever
seen in the camp. It is about six feet
| vide and is Of the very hi CHEST quality.
| This is one Of numerous veins operated
BY Senator Charles Hoffman under d
20-year lease Everybody in the vicinity
Of Timberline is jubilant.
A committee Of citizens Of Livingston,
consisting of Allen r. Joy, j. A. Savage,
George Anderson and A. L. Love, are in
Washington in the interest of the bill
defining the boundaries Of the Yellow
stone National park, in which there is
a provision made for segreg eating a small
portion of the park SO as to allow the
construction of 4 railroad from Gin
nabar to the mining camp Of Cooke.
James McFarlane, chief engineer Of
the Anacondacompany has filed on 10000
inches Of the water OF the Madison river,
i'll Gallatin county The place of intended
use is stated to be at Three Forks and
the principal use the development of
power for manufacturing purposes and
for water works supply, irrigation and
all other useful purposes. The construc-
ton of a canal was commenced April ii,
which is to be fifty feet wide on the bot
tom and to flow eight feet deep.
! Secretary James B. Walker, Of the
Republican state central committee,
announces that he has secured a rate of
one and one-tifth fare for the round
trip for all delegates to the Republican
state convention which meets in Mis-
soula, May 9th. Full fare will be re-
uuired i'll going and onetifth returning
This reduction in rates has been CON
coded by all the railroads in the state
The convention is entitled to a repre-
sentation of 251 delegates and it is ex.
pected that nearly all will be present
to take part in electing delegates to
the Minneapolis convention, which
meets on June 7th for the nomination
Of president and vice president OF
the United States.