The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-04-17
CURRENT TOPICS.
MATTERS or MOMENT IN ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY.

80 A~SO
Livingston will at once begin the erec-
ton Of $4,000 city hall.
Billings will be entered as a second
class postoftice after July l.
Billings is still working upon plans for
establishing public library.
Governor Richards has designated May
- as arbor day by public proclamation.
An A. 0. U. W. lodge was organized
last week at Laurel, near Billings, with a
membership of SO.
Helena lodge Of the B. P. @. Elks
honored Frederick Warde by a stag So
cial session on Monday, April 13.
The Lewiston Argus, one Of the
most prosperous papers in the state, will
occupy its own building before winter,
it is said
The average age of the members Of the
4. A. X. OF the state is 56 years, and the
average weight 16S pounds as determined
at the late encampment at Bozeman.
The high school Juniors of Butte de
feated the Young Americas of Anaconda
in foot ball game played on Sunday at
the latter place. The score stood 36 to 6,
Chairman Kenyon denied in Butte the
other day that he had been working in
the interest Of w. A. Clark for the vice
presidential nomination while in the east.
When Jim Hill attempts to "equalize"
the wages of his employees on the Great
Northern, it generally means reduction
in salaries of nearly all of them.-Boulder
Age.
We may have hail this summer and
lack of water for irrigation, also low
prices next fall; but it does appear that
we are not to be visited by Bradshaw
Bozeman Chronicle.
O'Neill Of Victor, Colorado, and Keyitt
of Butte, Montana, fought finish fight
in four rounds at Gillette, Colorado, on
April II. It was u hot number but with
out science. O'Neill won.
h. +. Sawyer, sign-writer by trade
who married his wife in Deer Lodge two
years ago, deserted the latter on Easter
Sunday at Anaconda, leaving her penni-
less. Sawyer's whereabouts are un-
known.
The store of Weinstein & Co. at H elena
was entered by burglars on Friday who
reached the interior through trap door
in the sidewalk leading into the cellar
The value Of the goods stolen will reach
about $3.50.
General Weyler bubbles over with
praise of President Cleveland, whom he
pronounces a statesman of intelligence
and discrimination. This is the worst
blow Cleveland has so far received
Columbian.
Elliott and Butts, the two revivalists
who so electrified the people Of Helena
during series of meetings at the audito-
rum, have been in 3oZeman for several
days and it is said met with equal sue
cess in that city.
A 50-barrel Touring mill has been
erected at the Grow agency and is in OPP
GRAFTON, and Water-works plant, with a
100000 gallon gravitation pressure, has
also been installed for the use of the up
to- date Absoraka.
The Merrill Mining and Milling com
pany, on the porphyry dyke at the head
Of Basin creek, are now mining full time.
The ten stamps average over 40 tons
day. The profits are exceeding the COM
pany's expectations--Basi Times.
Bill Gay was brought before Judge
Blake on April 10 to receive sentence of
death for the third time for the murder
of James Macke. An appeal is to be
made to the United States supreme court
for writ OF error by Gays attorneys.
Senator Babcock's Touring mills at
Billings are turning out an excellent
grade of flour and corn meal. The wheat
used is principally from North Dakota
and Wyoming, the domestic supply being
too limited to keep rs barrel mill in op.
eration
The warehouse of the Continental Oil
company at Livingston containing from
$4,000 to $4,000 gallons of oil was de-
stroyed by fire at one o'clock in the morn
ing of April 13. A deafening report was
heard ten minutes after the fire was dis
covered, caused by the explosion of a
tank which held 5000 gallons of oil. The
loss was $4,000 or $4,000 fully covered by
insurance.