The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-09-24
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A WEEKS RESUME OF MONTANA'S
MOST NOTABLE EVENTS.

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.
Building operations in Butte will foot
up nearly s2,000,00o this year.
A crazy man attempted to hang him
self in Great Falls, Monday. He took a
piece Of wire and tree box as his in
struments Of self-destruction. He came
from Butte.
The safe of the Montana Lumber and
Commission company, of Bozeman, was
blown open and badly mutillated by bur
glars Friday night. They got very little
for their pains, the haul amounting to
about Sc.
Owing to the fact that Messrs. Farrell
and Madgeon, Of the Parrot, have not
arrived at Butte, the smoke committee
had no progress and no meeting was held
last Friday. In the meantime the smoke
nuisance is growing worse daily.
William Knox the murderer of George
Seares who was found guilty Of murder
in the second degree in the district court
Of Missoula county, last Wednesday, was
sentenced to ten years in the state peni-
tentiary at Deer Lodge, Saturday.
John I. Burns, Of Red Lodge, was in
Glendive Sunday to meet government
attorney who is here to take testimony in
the case of Mr.. Burns against the gov
ernment for horses stolen by the Indians
ten years ago. It will be remembered
BY old-timers that the loss at the time
nearly broke Mr.. Burns.
A proposition to bond Park county in
a sum not to exceed $4,000 will be sub
mitted to vote Of the people this fall
The money is to be used in constructing
a county court house. The board of Park
county commissioners decided upon this
course at the urgent request OF large
number Of taxpayers Of each political
persuasion.
We learn from the Castle Reporter that
P S. Smith, formerly merchant at La
vina, is now languishing behind the bars
of the Lewistown Jail for holding up the
Ubet aud Billings coach. Mr.. Smith had
negotiated for j. W. Cory's store at Cas-
tie, having sold out at Lavina, giving his
note for the same, but since the arrest
Mr.. Cory has recovered his property and
returned the notes
Dr. Warmsley, of Choteau, Montana is
the possessor Of rare relic Of old times
in this state. It is section of butfalo's
spine pierced squarely through the cen
ter by an iron arrow head, which he
, picked up on the range near the line o
the Great Northern road. The arrow
head is Of Indian manufacture, and il
imbedded in the bone, piercing through
the center and the point coming out OF
, the other side The Indian who shot i
t must have been "a heap big warrior
and drew powerful bow.
John Schwartz and Joseph Park wer
: arrested in Miles City, Tuesday, on com
: plant of a deputy United States Marsha
from Wyoming, as cattle rustlers from
that state accused of murder and Q
stealing cattle. The men denied tha
' they were the parties wanted, but tn
officer was quite sure OF their identlt,
- The accused, when arrested, were just |
- the act of saddling their horses and g
" ing out to Montana City, where they ha
- a band of 800 head of cattle. The WY
;, ming officer went out there, and to mas
!: sure he was right, wired the brands
Wyoming parties. 1t is understood th'
there are two more men connected wit
> the affair who are supposed to be in IL
y vicinity Of Helena. Schwartz and Par
- have since been released on habeas co
,s pus.
" Capt. Joseph Fl. Clarke, the son of tt
m famous explorer, Capt. William Fl. Clark
after whom this county derived part
. its name, is a visitor i'll Helena, accomp
MED by his wife, the guests Of ex-Go
- ernor and Mrs. Samuel T. Hauser. Ca
~ tain Clarke is 50 years old, but despi
= this he is robust looking man, wno
=. all appearances has many more years
y live vet. At his home on the Big Nude
~ at St. Louis he has all the correspondent
> that passed between his father and Pre-
10 ident Jefferson and Madison during t
formers explorations of the great We
and among the many letters are some
" very interesting character. One esp
I cially he values very highly is letter
I'd credit issued by President Jefferson, a
IN thorizing the treasurer of the Unit
is States and all other officers, as we'll
n foreign governments, to extend to Ca
,st tain Clarke unlimited credit, and assur
n them that the United States will sta1
n. good for all his financial engagement
| Captain and Mrs. Clarke will remain
this city several days, taking in the sigl
'r' Of the city and the surrounding count
or Helena Herald.
Deacon Partlomed.
Nv ~. PARIS, Sept. s1.-It is reported Il
he President Carnot has pardoned Deac'