The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-12-10

The Lewistown stage arrived from
Steele on Saturday, having been three
days in making the trip through the
deep snow. On Friday the stage was
able to make but nine miles-Benton
River Press.
A big Christmas ball is being arranged
for at Hamilton, Days town in Missoula
county 1t has been named the "Tam-
many Ball. after the celebrated Montana
three-year old, which is now in winter
quarters near there
The voters Of school district No. 1, in
Silver Bow county, voted Saturday to
bond the district for 100000 for school
purposes. There was a..lively opposi-
ton, but the project carriedsoy a aiority
OF 81 in a total vote Of 1,141.
The Missouri river, at point several
miles from Helena, is being damned by
syndicate Of capitalists. 1t is proposed
to furnish the capital city with water and
power for running machinery. The dam
is to be completed in four months.
The keeley jag institute at Great Falls
has been closed for want of patronage
DR.. McGlenn. who was in charge, has
gone back to Dwight The Keeley insti-
tnte at Butte is now the only authorized
branch Of the Dwight sanitarium in Mon
tana. 49,. ~ ..~
A meeting has recently been held in
Miles City to take steps to secure the
necessary data and statistics to aid the
members Of the legislature from Custer
county in properly presenting and com
mending the claims Of that place as the
location for the agricultural college.
Handsome black -bordered invitations
have been sent out from Missoula to the
sheritfs Of the various counties in the
state requesting these officials to be pres
ent at that city on the 10Th instant to
witness the execution Of the convicted
Burns, murderer of Maurice Higgins.
Glen Whaley, Of stevensville, reported
in Missoula one day last week that COW
on his fathers ranch, near the former
place, gave birth the previous Friday to
five calves, which are all alive and doing
we'll, although the men have to hold one
away while the other four suckle. Next.
Charles Green, a ranchman living near
Choteau, reports that Sunday night of
last week, during storm, a band Of 1900
wethers belonging to Dan Floweree
broke from their corral and drifted be-
fI b1S1 "a A ~
lowed the sheep for some time, but lost
their track. He was exposed to the
storm all night, but finally reached the
camp more dead than alive.
In the district court at Livingston last
week Judge Henry passed sentence upon
the following convicted criminals: Ju
Illus Alexander, burglary, to one year in
the pententiary; Fred Wilmer and Thos.
O'Brien, burglary two years each; Chas
May, forgery, to six years. Under the
provisions Of the law the sheriff is allowed
to take but one prisoner at time to the
penitentiary, thus necessitating four trips.
The space allotted to Montana in the
mining building at the Columbian expo
sition contains 1920 square feet, and will
be devoted to the display Of the ores,
bullion, marble and building stone, fire,
porcelain and brick clays, gold nuggets
and gold dust, silver, copper, tin mineral,
Goals and artificial cokes, and the sap
phires, garnets, camelions, agates, anne
thysts and other precious stones Of the
state.
1t is said that Governor-d daect Richards
is the most besieged man in the state,
and repeated calls at his office find him
engaged in consultation with somebody,
While others are in waiting. He has
received numerous applications for APP
pointments to office since his election,
several of them being for warden of the
penitentiary. Acting upon his sugges-
ton, all of the applicants have sent in
written applications.
Tommy Gavin, night barkeeper at the
opera house saloon in Livingston, was
killed, Friday night, by gambler named
Charles Bloom because he would not
lend him $50, the barkeeper protesting
that he had but 81, and offering that
amount Bloom started in to abuse
Gavin. A fight ensued, and the gambler
fired three shots, the last one into his
back as he was retreating, having been
wounded by the first. The murderer is
under arrest.