The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-02-21
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People Find Mention in These Columns
IF They Succeed in Doing Anything
Really Worth Mentioning.
An estimate # the population of Butte
places the number of residents at 10000
people.
The pay roll Of the Rocky Fork Coal
company at Red Lodge amounts to $685.
900 per month
Senator Mantle has introduced a bill
for commission to treat with the Flat
head Indians to secure the surrender Of
a part of their reservation.
There are now 81 pupils in the state
school for the deaf, dumb and blind at
Boulder, and the management have ap-
plications from about 80, but hasn't the
room to accommodate them.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the lower court and the Or
der denying a new trial to Biggerstaff,
who murdered Dick johnson in Helena
about a year ago. Biggerstaff will prob
ably swing in the near future.
Aaron Hershfeld, whose divorce case
created such a sensation in Montana and
North Dakota about year ago, was mar
ried in st. Paul last Sunday evening to
Mrs Marie F. Cluxton, a widow, Of Chi
cago. They will reside in Miles City.
This is a hot week in Missoula. A
grand jury in session, sensational divorce
cases in court DR.. Brown chasing the
devil, a fruit growers convention coming,
big show for Thursday night and Mother
Gleim in limbo. Who says Missoula is
not in it?-Republican.
Mother Gleim went on the war path
Saturday evening and succeeded in seri-
ously bruising and battering the counte-
nance Of French Emma, denizen Of the
row. The combined efforts of the police
department and sheriff's office resulted
in landing the old lady behind the bars
Republican.
This is the way the Helena Herald's
type-setting machine chronicled recent
death in that city: "llrs. Mary Bachler
terin-law of Charles Cassebohm died
yesterday at the Great Northern house OF
pneumonia. The funeral will take place
from the Great Northern house Of pneu.
mo- 2 O'clock"
Governor Richards issued proclama
tion last week quarantining for 80 days
all sheep imported into the state from
Oregon, Nevada, California, Washin gton
Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and Utah anc
the territories OF Oklahoma and New
Mexico. Scab is believed to exist in tht
localities mentioned and this precautior
is taken that the disease may not get init
the Montana tocks.
T. A. Schaal, who left Diamond las
fall to farm in Iowa, returned to Dia
mond, Friday, never more to roam. H
disposed of his crop just before leaving
) at the following prices, which he say
: were the highest, and that his crop wa
as good as any in the country: Corn,
cents; oats, II cents per bushel. He ais
says that in the spring he paid 81 pc
bushel for Montana potatoes to plan
and, after raising good crop, haule
. them Is miles and did not realize enoug
!, to pay for the seed.-Townsend Mes
! senger
, Harry Gassert, one of the best know
old timers in Montana, died at his HON
at Cinnabar last Monday morning of az
} pendicitis. Mr.. Gassert came to Mon
: tana over 80 years ago and located i
| Butte. He engaged in mining at tha
: camp and accumulated much valuab1
. property He sold his interest in th
! Blue Bird mine for $4,000 and went
Park county, investing heavily in Cook
= City mining property. He leaves an es
tate valued at several hundred thousan
dollars and was we'll known all over Nor
i tana and in other parts of the west.
!, MARIE WAINWRIGHT.
At Cottonwood Hall, Deer Lodge, Thurs
day Evening. February e7.
Marie Wainwright, one of the most az
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