The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-12-18
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Conductor johnson was In town last week look
ing for so men to work on the railroad at 80 cents
a day. Nobody nibbled at the tempting bait
Columbian.
Mrs J. B. Pearson received the carcass of
deer yesterday from Mrs. Frank Leonard at
Libby, the animal having fallen d victim to Mrs
Leonards skill with riile.--A1issoulian.
Three less logging camps are operated in the
| nearby woods since last week, r. K Laughns,
Minnchan II Clarity and Anderson. The lumber
jacks Of Missoula are anticipating /; variety OF
! hard times this Winter-Sverte
train load of cattle containing 80 cars left to-
day for Omaha. Charley II. Padley owns six car
loads, Deputy Il Staudaher own three cars loads
and the remaining q car loads belong to Polll-
dexter Il Orr.-Dillon Examiner, Dec. 9.
May Brothers hog-packing establishment at
stevensyllle Is running up to full capacity, but
will shortly shut down They find great difficulty
in procuring hogs of the necessary weight and
for this reason the home market cannot be sup
piled. There is money in hogs.-Messenger
The Soldiers Home is completed and Messrs
Miller and Thornton who have been putting the
finishing touches to the inside work have turned
! over the keys to the commission. These gentle
men are receiving many compliments for the ex-
cellence of their work and the careful attention
to detail they must have paid to attain 50 fine re-
sults.-Coumban.
The jury III the Bonesteele murder case at Butte
brought in verdict last Saturday afternoon, find
ing j. L. Bonesteeegulty OF murder in the second
degree and fixing the penalty at IL years imprs-
onment. Bonesteele shot and killed Frank II.
Cole while the latter was asleep in bed with Mrs
Bonesteele. The trial lasted two weeks and the
jury deliberated 70 hours.
News was received in the city Wednesday Of the
death in Oakland, Cal, Of mike O'RourEe who
Travelled out of Salt Lake for Franklin, McVey d
Co., and is well known all over Montana lie was
one of the promoters Of the Montana CONNER cial
company of Missoua, which was backed by Mar
Gus DAILY. His death will be ;no1lrned BY many OF
tile old-timers Of the state among his customers
Of former years.--Silyerlte.
DR.. A. II. Hersey the versatile old time Journal
ist is now engaged at Red Lodge on an exhaust
i've Wrlte-up of the matchless resources of Carbon
county. The intention is, we believe, to publish
1t In pamphlet form and distribute 1t in the East
in the hope of attracting settlers. Dr.. Hersey
will certainly do the work we'll ana get out !; pro-
ducton that will be highly crelitable to the new
county and we are glad to learn that tile under
taking is meeting with substantial encourage
ment.-Bings Gazette
Will Hamilton, well known freghter, lost five
OF his horses last Friday by most peculiar acct
dent. lie was hitching up his s!x-horse team last
Friday near the Del Monte mine where he has
been hauling ore, when the team got away and
ran into an Old shaft in that neighborhood The
"a hDc RI ,F ;, f,ot
horses and wagon were pitched headlong into the
Shaft and but one OF the animals escaped alive
The owners of the shaft will probably have to
stand the damages, as the shaft was not enclosed
as required by law.-Dlon Examiner, Dec ..
The Butte correspondent Of the Standard of last
Wednesday says: AT an enthusiastic meeting of
Lincoln post last evening the old soldiers dis
cussed the Cuban and the spirit of 1861 again
demonstrated itself to the extent that the old sol
diers passed Il resolution rendering their servic,
to the president II they were needed. A commu-
nication will be forwarded to his excellency, Gro
yer Cleveland, which should make him'glow with
patriotism. The old veterans who fought in the
civil war are ready to fight again. Old Glory was
cheered to the echo when the resolution was read
and cheers were given with right good will when
the resolution was adopted unanimously and
amid the greatest enthusiasm
Judge Knowles, in sentencing F. j. Nesbitt, the
defaulting Bozeman postmaster, last week to a
term OF three years in the penitentary, admins
tered to him Il stern rebuke saying: 'You are an
odd sort Of a man; You keep saving you do not
know where the money went. Why didn't you tell
the truth: An honest man, when he dicovered
he was short would have gone to his bondsmcn
and his friends and told them his trouble. You
had plenty Of friends, they would certainly have
assisted you. Instead Of that yo'' kept swearing
that everything was all right in your reports when
you knew 1t was not. The sentence of this court
is that YOU be confined in the pententiary at Deer
Lodge for the period OF three years"
Considerable interest Is manifested at BoZeman
in the careers OF Hughes Gibson and Susan Wal
lace. both colored. who have gone to Harpers
Ferry to take course at StorerS college, says the
Chronicle Hugh and Miss Wallace, who have
worked for neighboring families at BoZeman for
some years, have both been studiousy inclined
and after saving up about $500 apiece, concluded
to 90 east and get an education, thus being better
enabled to get along In life-together, perhaps,
in due time. Hughes came here when but a boy
with the family OF Judge Lidtlell from the South
After the judges death he went to work for DR..
Tudor and wife and soon made himself indispen-
sable to them. Miss Wallace has lived In the
family OF DR.. Traphagen since coming to Boze
man. That both are determined to get an educa-
ton and thus help to lit up their race Is mat
ter which commands general interest at Bozenlan
and word frequently received from them, snow
that they are making rapid advancement.