The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-04-23
NEWS OF THE STATE.
AW EEK'S RESUME OF MONTANA's
MOST NOTABLE EVENTS.

tiers of General IntereSt-The Dongs Of |
People and the Record of Affairs Com
densed for Our Readers.
A promising lead Of coking coal has
been discovered about four miles from
Livingston by [. NJ. Davis.
w. A. Boots and f. H. Barnes have
been granted franchise for an electric
light plant at White Sulphur Springs.
Montana cattle shipments, it is esti-
mated, will reach $4,000 this year,
Prices will probably not be quite so good
as in 1891.
The woolgrowers Of the Big Sandy are
going to form a local association, pool
their wool clips this year, and then sell
to the highest bidder.
w. A. Clark arrived in New York
from Europe, Wednesday, BY the steamer
Majestic, and will return to Montana
in a few days.
The Great Northern extension has
been completed seventyhve miles west
Of kalispel. 1t is expected that the gap
between kalispel and Spokane will be
closed BY May 20.
Helena will soon have paper mill.
1t Will be erected III the Sixth ward by
Helena men. Til" Independent says
that the Sixth ward promises To become
the manufacturing center Of the city.
A tirst-class wagon road from Dillon To
Puller Springs is to be built at once.
Dillon merchants are pushing The scheme
and have raised about $1,000, which
amount, it is estimated, will be amply
sufficient.
+. l.. Boardman, late Of Livingston,
whose ability as a writer ana news gath
ercr is only exceeded by his proficiency
as printer, has taken general clurge Of
the Red Lodge Picket, and a radical i'm
provement is already noticeable in that
paper.
Monday Lee Mantle began suit against
the Silver Bow Electric Light company
for 900 damages, alleged to have been
sustained year ago when Mr.. Mantle
was struck on the head in an explosion
at the electrict light works. Mr.. Mantle
is one Of the stockholders Of the com
pany which he is suing.
Thompson & Reynolds railroad ware
house at Dillon was destroyed by fire on
Friday evening Of last week The total
loss is about $1,000, with insurance Of
S3,50O. The loss is distributed as fol-
lows: Thompson Il Reynolds, $4,000, in
surance $4,000; Crowell u Nuckolls,
groceries $4,000. insurance 500; w. M.
Nauldin, oats stored, $1,000, no insur-
Ance.
]. A. MacKnight, Of Helena, has been
appointed by the Montana executive
committee Of the national mining CON
gress to prepare, for distribution at the
next session of the congress, pamphlet
giving the history OF mining in Montana
and its growth and prospects in every dis
drict in the state. MIR. MacKnight will
visit the mining districts Of the state
and gather his data first hand.
Joseph B. Grow, well-known resident
Of Dillon, was stricken with paralysis
at 2:3O etlnesday afternoon, dying two
hours later. He was born in Montreal
i'll 1898, and came west i'll 1868, locating
in Bannacl1. He followed mining in Ban
mack, Argenta and Alder gulch and
amassed a fortune in the early days
Until recently he was cashier Of the
Dillon National bank.
In letter to Montana postmasters the
president Of the civil service commits
sion calls attention to the learth OF
applicants in Montana for the railway
mail service, The examination Of appli-
cants will be held at Miles City on April
%. Application blanks may be procured
by writing to the commission, and those
who cannot execute their applications in
time to forward them to Washington and
receive admission card, may present
them at the examination.
Chas. NJ. Sheppard, late justice Of the
peace for Flathead township, in Missoula
county, has been bound over in the sum
of $500 on charge Of usurpiny Office.
With the formation OF Kalispel and other
townships, the county commissioners ap-
pointed new justices. During the recent
campaign SHEPPARD issued warrants for
the arrest Of parties, which resulted in
his arrest on the ground that he has no
jurisdiction in kulispell township. This
is the same justice that was run out of
Demersville last spring by indignant cit
iZens.
The Davis will case was set for trial at
Butte last Monday, but was postponed by
mutual consent until the next term of
court. A stipulation was filed, signed by
contestants and proponents, agreeing to
the postponement of the case on the un-
derstandiny that either party can call up
by giving the other side ten days notice.
The reasons given for the postponement
are that the witnesses from Salt creek,
Iowa, cannot leave their farms just now,
and that the principals themselves are
not ready for a new trial. The case is
declared to be no nearer Il settlement
than it was when the jury disagreed last
f.M. Nathing came of the meeting held