The new North-west., 1897-02-26

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two old and we'll known residents of
Missoula, died and were buried in that
ity last week.
An Indianapolis dispatch of Feb. 81
says: "At $50 o'clock this morning a
baby girl weighing eight and half
pounds was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min Harrison. Mother and child are do
ing we'll"
Settlers in North Dakota propose to
kill all Indians who are caught off their
reservations. This is in revenge for the
murder OF a helpless family last week by
some braves who had filled themselves up
on fire water.
Job Thompson of Meagher county, who
was chairman of the board Of commits
sion-" of hi- county, finds himself minus
a Job by th,. creation of Broadwater
coun'v. as he is now resident of Broad
water and not Meaghpr.
Prince George III Greece saved the life
of the present Gar when they visited
Japan together in boyhood, and the Rus
sian prince was attacked by an assassin
1t is not likely that the Gar seriously
objects to the patriotic expedition of his
old friend.
Ten carloads of corn fed hogs are at
the Missoula stock yards en- route from
Omaha, Nebraska, to Seattle, Washing
ton. Hog raise's of Montana would re-
ceive an ey" or ner bS looking at them,
for thev will average ,b ,ut 700 pounds
-Missoulian.
James A. Ferguson, employed as boss
mule driver in the mines at Sand Coulee,
committed suicide Sunday last oy shoot
ing himself through the head with a rifle.
He left letter stating that he was of
sound mind and committed the deed be.
cause he was tired of life.
The Montana mark ksmen lost both
shoots at Ogden with the Utah men, who
made some remarkable scores Tues
days shoot resulted: Montana-Cowan,
SO, Conley s6, Wright 81, Twohy s6, total
347. Utah-Bigelow 95, Browning SO,
Becker "a, NJ. Browning 80, total 372.
The shool was at live pigeons.
Joseph Hancock, 10 years old, was ac-
cidentaly killed near Helena, Monday,
by George Reed. The young men were
hunting jack rabbits in the old fair
grornl- and Reed accidentally dis
charged his gun, the charge striking
Hancock in the back and tearing fright
ful hole in his lungs. Hancock lived but
a few hours after the accident.
Sterling Price has obtained a lease on
the Irene claim, in the Dunkleberg dis
trict. which is owned by DIR. A. H. Mitch,
ell of Deer Lodge and George Smith of
Royal, Mr.. Price will begin work on the
oroDer'y at once, aud judging from re-
ports regarding the claim it is expected
that he will tind it a profitable lease
Philipsburg Mail.
Billy Worley, the man who murdered
his mistress in Missoula Saturday night
last, completed his bad business by TAX
ing his own life and saving the county
the cost of prosecution. His remains
were found in the river back of the west
end of the bad lands Sunday afternoon.
He had cut his throat with some dull
knife, presumably pocket knife.
A telephone message from Stevensville
this afternoon conveys the very pleasant
information that ]. r. Faulds, the genial
"Old Man" of the Northwest Tribune, has
been found mot guilty" of the charge of
criminal libel brought against him by the
county commissioners. State presented
its evidence, and Judge Brantly immedi-
ately instructed the jury to bring in
verdict of not guilty, which it accord
ingly did.-Missoula Democrat.
The Philipsburg Mail says Samuel
Gates and James Weaver have recently
bought complete sawmill plant of 10000
feet capacity per day and have erected it
at Mitchellville, in the Dunkleberg min
ing district, and already have it running
in full blast. They have contract for
supplying their cut to the Montana Lum-
Der company of Butte, and will doubtless
run throughout the entire season without
intermission.
When the legislator isn't legislating
Legislating,
When he's standing and drinking of his beer
or his beer,