The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-29

NAioc'uAo lido eOul) llouSe. bOWl OF
soup, 10 cents-or the wood pile.
The sheriff of GalIatiu county has
given up the chase after the outlaws,
Whitten and Morgan.
Rev. Carleton F. Brown will succeed
Rev. j. Fl. Croker as pastor of the Uni
tartan church at Helena.
Miss Aggie Lyons, a pretty girl of
Northern Montana, was married to Clark
Gregg, half breed, the other dav.
When lovely woman goes to vote
She will not be contented
Unless the ballots like a note.
Pale blue and violet scented
Kansas City World.
l.. O. Leonard of Butte has been ap-
pointed member of the staff of General
Porter, who will be chief marshal of the
day at the inauguration of President
Mckinley.
Farming in Montana is steadily COM
ing down to an eastern basis so far as
profits are concerned says an exchange.
Which means, we suppose, there is moth
ing in it.
The government will have to pay Mr..
Frank something like 81 600 for carrying
the electoral vote of Montana to Wash
ington. 1t could have been sent by mail
for nothing.
Montana's output Of cattle for 1896 was
254,s64 head, which at an average price
of $33 per head, will make the revenue
from this industry a tritle less than 49,
100000, a falling off of $2,5OO,O0O from
1895.
Booker Washington, the coored orator.
thinks if Cuba should gain its independ-
ence that it would become a sort of M ecca
for American negroes, because of the
opportunities which will be presented
there for men Of that race.
The suffering among the poor through
out the country during the past few days
has been unprecedented. The intense
cold leather has been general all over
the United States. In Chicago five fam.
lilies were found freezing to death and 33
families with so children would have
perished Sunday night but for timely aid.
The Philipsburg Mai says that for
some unaccountable reason the postoiice
at iasmark has been discontinued. ac-
cording to orders received at the Philips
burg postotfice. Just why this should be
done at this time, when there are more
people there now than ever, does not APP
pear. Steps should be taken immedi
ate]y to have it restored.
A, story is told about an aged, hard
working printer of New York, who un-
eNpectedly came into possession of Il
small fortune. He was SO pleased that
he dressed up and went to church, the
first time in many years, returned to the
union rooms, lay down and died. There
are lots of old boys walking on their
uppprs since heintroduction of machines
who would be willing to run the risk of
dying by coming into possession of for
tunes, and you can bet your bottom dol
lar that If they did none Of the boys
would 60 hungry as long as they had a
beau Missoulian.
State Auditor PuindeXter is issuing
warrants for bounty claims filed under
the new law. the state board of examiners
having directed him to make out war
rants to the amount of $2S.OU0 on the
bounty fund. This amount is expected
to pay all bounty claims issued UP to
April ., 1896. and will leave unpaid about
800, ,69l due on claims. There has rs yet
been no provision made for the payment
of old bounty claims issued prior 10
March |, 1895, and it is not likely that
the Legislature will take any action on
the matter at the present session, rs the
state is now in no position to pay them