The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-11-27
CURRENT TOPICS.
MATTERS OF MOMENT IN ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY.

| ''H' -no Vt WOWEN I'm ALL FAR rs
OF THE COUNTRY.
what the People Are Doing and What
the Papers Are Saying All Over the
state-News Items and Passing Gossip
Here and There.
Complete returns from the South Da-
kota election give the Bryan electors a
plurality of 1873.
B. Hyde ships wagon load of celery
to Butte or Anaconda every day. The
Mlssoula celery is famous. Messenger.
The trial of William Day, for the mur-
der of Thomas Lee. at Butte last week
resulted in verdict of murder in the
second degree. -.....@ ...
William Gidley, an old.time stage dri-
yer and manager of Minnesota, Dakota,
Wyoming and Montana died at JUNCTION.
Montana, last week
Eugene Davis son Of J. ]. Davis, a
highly respected citizen of Billings, has
been arrested for burglary. He is "a
years OF age and has heretofore borne an
excellent reputation.
There are said to be rs liens fled
against the Golden Sceptre company at
Philipsburg, aggregating 100000 The
lien of Fraser Il Chalmers, of Chicago, is
the largest, amounting to $4,000.
1
a. ). Blake, one Of the owners in the
Curlew mine, states that the mine will be
operated all winter and by full force.
Some new finds assay 220 ounces in sill
yer and 60 per cent lead.-Missoula Mes
senger.
The Dillon Tribune states that the
walls OF the state normal school bui]dinp
VIII re completed in q very short time
ana that it will then be quickly enclosed
ana much OF the finishing work be done
during the winter.
The Presbyterian church on West
Broadway is rapidly assuming finished
appearance on the outside. The roof
tlnlbers are going in and the walls are up.
twill be one of the handsomest churches
in the state when completed. Butte
| Miner
Lawrence Gatfney, an old-time resident
OF Anaconda, was found dead in cabin
about four miles east of Palisade, Colo
RADIO, Nov. 8. He is supposed to have
died from injuries received in railway
accident some time previously. lie was
buried at Grand Junction, Colorado.
The last spike on the Montana railroad
was driven last week at Leadboro. The
road, which is a Helena enterprise, is
about go miles long and runs from Lead
boro, two miles from Castle, to the North
ern Pacific road near Townsend. The
nrst regular train run over the road was
loaded with 800 tons of ore for the East
Helena smelters.
The Butte Miner says the ore hauling
on the cars of the street railway company
IRON the Gagnon mine has been pro
nounced complete success. The cars
are easily handled and yield to the pres
sure of the brakes in the most sat
lsfactory manner. They can be stopped
at any point in the road within a few feet
without any particular effort.
The celebrated Macintosh apples, of
which at least one fruit dealer in the city
makes specially, are from Daniel Band
mann's fruit farm east Of the city. Mr..
Sandman says the Macintosh is differ
ent from most apples in that the same
flavor permeates both great and small.
They are also good keepers Mr.. Band
mann fayors the mid-winter fruitgrowers'
convention, and will have some of his
best winter apples on exhibition.--Mis-
soula Messenger.
Mrs. Nat Collins, the cattle queen, left
for Columbia Falls Wednesday afternoon
where she will make her headquarters
for the winter, says the Choteau Montan-