The new North-west., 1897-02-12

Eugene v. DeDS, Lle great laDOr leader.
mas been in Butte this week. Mr.. Debs
has many friends in Montana and he will
be warmly welcomed by all.
Bob Boatman shipped carload of cav
airy horses from Monida, on the U. & n,
Jan. 30, billed for Cuba. He accompa-
MED the shipment.-M Madisonian.
Joseph Rawlins, Utah's new senator,
was born in Salt Lake county, Utah, As
years ago. He has served one term in
congress and is a free silver man.
The people OF ,lissoula are making g
great preparations for the reception Of
the fruitgrowers at the midwinter meet
ing to be held Feb. 49, 26, inclusive.
Sheriff Tom Irvine of Ravalli county,
speaking of certain other officer as a
thief taker, said he "coudn't catch the
small pox il he was in bed with the pa
tient."- -Missoula Messenger
Gov. Smith has offered reward of
5000 each for the arrest of Frank Morgan
Nuu 1IONSy w IliloI, bIlt 0dlldLlu COuUJy
desperadoes who shot Deputy Sheriff
Jack Allen, who died at Bozeman, Feb. 2
from the effects of his wounds.
Butte has been placed on the list of
civil service examination towns. Hereto
fore all applications for examinations in
civil service were required to go to Hell
nations for the railway, mail and other
services, will be held in Butte on April
5, 1897.
Governor Smith has appointed Charles
F. Word his private secretary. In the
beginning was the Word and the Word
was with Smith and Smith was with the
Word, and the Word was Smith and
Smith was the Word, and the same Word
is Smith and the same Smith is Word
Missoulan.
The Northwestern Bank of Great Falls
closed its doors last Friday morning.
The individual deposits were about $780,
600. The Northwestern is the largest
bank in northern Montana and did the
great majority of the business for the en-
tire section. The officials say depositors
will be paid in full.
Mr.. Mcmahon, populist member of the
house, was the recipient of many con-
gratulations from his fellow legislators
Monday on the birth Of a daughter If
it were boy we might suggest Broad
water Bill for a name, but being girl
how would Initiative Referendum Nc
Mahon sound?-Boulder Age.
There may be deep laid plan to se-
cure the consolidation of the State Uni
>versity and the Montana College of Agri-
culture and Mechanical Arts with the
view of removing the university to Boze-
man, and if there is the people of Mis-
soula know where the plan originated
and who is responsible for it. Fore
warned is forearmed in most cases, but
there are people in Missoula who smile
the oftener they are kicked, as long as
the kicker wears pleasant smile upon
his features and carries S. bill in his
hand.-Missoulian
The supreme court of Montana has re-
Gently rendered water-right decision
which is of more than ordinary interest
1t is held that verbal transfer of set
tiers claim and water right gives the
right to a person taking possession to
avail himself of his predecessors priority
and that the person who so takes posses
sion is the successor in interest of the
original appropriation, and therefore has a
valid claim to the water. The point came
up on an appeal in suit brought by A.
A. Mcdonald against Ed, Lannen and
others, in the district court of Granite
county. Associate Justice Horace r.
Buck was the author of the opinion.