The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-07-15
LOCAL BREVlTlES.


Wild strawberries by the bushel up the
valley.
The best rain of the season fell on Satur-
day evening.
ICY" Huntly was out with his natty tan.
dem yesterday. ~
Mr.. r. A. Eddy, of Frenchtown, returned
home Monday.
Mr. Thomas Lowe. of Silver Bow, was in
town last evening.
Preston King left Corinne Thursday
morning for Montana
The thermometer stood Thursday at 2 p.
m. ut 81 . in the shade.
Mr. JOS MaGee, of the Pioneer, arrived
Thursday evening from Missoula
There was large attendance at church
morning and evening Sunday.
Col. Galloway left for Virginia yesterday
morning ola Deer Lodge Pass.
The Deer Lodge Sabbath School proposes
having q Picnic next Tuesday.
Mr. o. J. Salisbury. having returned
from Zion, has gone to He'll Gate.
Seventeen hundred inches of water are yet
flowing in Rock Creek Lake Ditch.
Mr. Garret, at the Sun Pearl Gallery, Is
taking splendid pictures now a-days.
Everybody who can is going strawberry
Ing, fishing or electioneering these days.
Mr. H. g. Weibold. of Butte, is in town.
Butte has only 60 or 70 inches Of water now.
There are five prisoners in Helena awaits
ing trial-three for murder and two for
grand larceny.
Mr. B, Wolff, the popular tonsorial,st.
late of Helena, has now located permanently
in Deer Lodge.
Stage fare between Helena and Deer
Lodge is now 81 each way by Gilmer s.
Saulsbury's line.
The Montonian is now putting up first.
class power press, aud will doubtless enlarge
to 2Sx2 paper.
The Board IT County Commissioners
meet in few days to hear complaints on
assessment See ''ad."
Hon. f. w. Toole, DR.. A. Fl. Mitchell,
Col. j. H. Morse and joaquin Abascal, ESQ. I.
of Bear, arrived Thursday evening.
Mr.. E. w. Toole and Mr.. Jas. H. Brown
went over to Pioneer last evening, where
Mr.. Toolc has an engagement to speak.
The Independent says Donnell, Clark &
Larabie bought 1.40O ounces of dust on
Monday, and it wasn't very dusty either.
MI. Toole did not speak in Missoula on
his down trip. He aid Mr.. Stevens spoke
in Freucht0wn, after which there was u
dance
Col. A. J. Vaughn. who was an Indian
agent from 1912 70 1861. in this Territory,
died in Marshall co unity, Mississippi. re.
Gently, aged seventy.
Mr.. d. H. Weston, the proprietor Of the
Quincy boot and shoe houses at Helena
Virginia and Pioneer, arrived from the me.
tropOlis last evening.
Under the head of ''New Departure, {"
John B. Newman, well.knOwn and we'll.
liked MOntanian, announces he has opened
the palace Bath Rooms" in Salt Lake City
The Geological Surveying party of Prof.
Hayden. now at Virginia City and destined
for the Yellowstone, consists of thirty four
persons. That's pretty good immigration
itself.
The country editor notes the departure
of q distinguished "villagc lawyer" on q
political tour. Mr.. Thomas L. Napton left
Monday for Bear and adjacent camps.
Look out for ''Dermots" by The dozen.
The Indepnsie learns that Daniel Blair,
Of Pixies Peak, attempted suicide on Tues.
day, by cutting gashcs in his neck and breast.
He was taken in charge and 1t is thought
will recover.
The Helena Herald says Shobcr and
Arick's TOole meeting at Unionville wound
up with cheer after cheer for Clagett and
the Citizens ticket. That's just the way
the campaign will wind up in Lewis &
Clarke.
The Corinne Journal, of July Goth, says
three large Durham bulls, from Kentucky,
left last evening for Montana. A large
amount OF blOOded horses have also gone to
that Territory, having been imported from
the East.
Mr.. WIN. H. Clagett, COL Church and
Walter Trumbull will be in from Silver Bow
about noon to-day, and in the afternoon go
up &c BlAckfOOt. where Mr.. Chgett will
speak in the evening. A large number of
and FROM Helena and Deer Lodge.
Speech at Willow Creek. We are in re-.