The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-11-13
CURRENT TOPICS.

w hhINI I LUZ LUZ.
MATTERS OF MOMENT IN ALL PARTS
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.
The public schools OF Missoula were
temporarily closed last week on account
Of diphtheria
The Murray, Butte's new opera house,
will be opened to the public next Wed
nesday evening.
The "adyance agent Of renewed pros
perlty' failed to carry a single precinct
out of the 81 in Park county.
The Curlew mines at Victor have closed
on account of the defeat Of free silver.
Thirty-siX men were employed.
Col. Tom Irvine, who is we'll known all
over Montana, was elected sheriff of Ra-
yalli county at the recent election.
Mrs. Mary ID. Turner, an old-time res
ident Of Montana and Silver Bow county,
was found dead in her room at Butte last
Sunday morning,
Choteau and Teton counties are both
sheep counties, but both Of them fell in
line with the sentiment Of Montana, and
gave majorities for the Bryan electors.
A. j. Kane, a brakeman working on the
Northern Pacific, was run over and killed
at Winston about 9 80 Saturday morning
last. His mangled remains we're taken
to Helena.
Governor Richards has written a letter
to William j. Bryan congratulatng him
on his remarkable campaign and naming
him as the proper candidate for presi-
dent for 1000.
1t is reported that owing to the closing
down of the Golden Sceptre works, the
publication Of the Quigley Times will be
discontinued and its editor, r. G. Cong
don, will return to Philipsburg
Governor Richards has pardoned J ohm
N. Hennessy. who was sentenced to the
penltentiary for two years from Butte
last winter for stealing a blanket. His
pardon was largely due to tAe efforts Of
Lincoln Post, G. A. r.
James r. Thompson, son of Mayor
Thompson of Butte, and Miss Lillian
Bovette, daughter of DR.. james Bovette,
we'll known mining man of Helena,
were married in Helena Monday after
noon. They will reside in Butte.
The sad news comes that William Rae
/ (lncle Billy died near Bozeman last
Tuesday night. There are few Of the
pioneers but knew Mr.. Rae personally,
and all esteemed him for his many noble
traits of character. He was a typical
southerner of the old school.-Missoula
Democrat
Montana mines yielded about $49, ,0OO,-
600 worth of minerals last year, includ-
ing IS per cent. of the whole copper pro-
duction Of the United States. She will
make granaer showing this year. The
copper output will be larger, the gold
product will be increased couple of
millions and the silver output will also
show gratifying increase.
Kew Alex Burk, a young preacher of
the NJ. Il. conference stationed at Troy,
Montana, has been missing since Thurs
day week and is supposed to be lost in
the hills where he had gone on a hunting
expedition. Every effort is being made
to find him, but it is feared he has died
from exposure, as heavy snow storm
has prevailed since that time.
The Helena Independent says the last
three payments on the Prize mine, which
was sold some time ago by the Murray
Bros. to Irwin G. Stump and others, was
made Nov. 8, and the property is now in
the hands of the new owners without any
strings to it. The payment was $45, 900.
The first two were one of 1000 and an
other Of $4,000, respectively
A DESERTED CAMP.
Duigley is Depopulated Since the Collapse