The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


store in French Gulch next week.
Granville Stuart, Esq, was In town this
week on one Of his infrequent visits.
Gardeners have strange methods. They
make their hot beds after the cold weather.
Treasurer Coleman is now paying all
Deer Lodge county warrants up to Jan. 1,
1879.
Mr.. Ralph Bradley, an experienced and
expert trainer, has taken charge Of Mr..
Thos. Stnart's fast horses.
Gerber's saloon and Fish & Contancip's
Brewery are being overhauled this week,
painted, papered and improved in several
respects.
An exchange says Scream color will
be much worn this spring" Milkmen will
please take notice and govern their milk
accordingly.
Mr.. w. Chapman's force Of masons
commenced the walls of the Bonner store
yesterday-ths first important building
this spring.
The Dead wood Pioneer of March 10 says:
Sheriff Manning continues to improve,
though more slowly than his army Of
friends would wish.
Rev. G. o. Tillotson held services in Deer
Lodge Easter Sunday, and the Confirma-
ton Class met on Monday. He announced
that Bishop Tuttle would be here early in
June.
Mr. II. Il. Zsnor, returning from his
purchasing trip, was caught in the snow
blockade on the Utah Northern last Mon
day and detained. He was expected to ar
rive last evening.
Owing to heavy washouts on the Utah
! Northern between Snake river and Cache
valley, communication has been greatly in
terrupted the past week and scarcely any
through mail has arrived.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
Deer Lodge Rod and Gun Club will be
held in the Grand Jury room on rext Mon
day evening at 7:3o o'clock. Members are
requested to he prompt in attendance.
Immigrants and travellers to Montana
are reported to be arriving at the Terminu
at the rate of 90 or 70 day. Estimate
the average arrivals at that from March to
October and you have q large aggregate.
Mr.. M. D. Hathaway, q former resident
of Deer Lodge and one Of the proprietors
Of the Independent while 1t was published
here, has BONDED his quartz mine on the
Boulder for the snug sum Of $37 600, and
mining experts who have examined the
property think 1t fully worth that sum.
Mr.. Strickland, who came up from San
Francisco few days ago, says that after
breakfast on the Central Pacific the train
boy came around selling "the gem puzzle, "
and disposed Of number. About two
hours afterward be appeared selling head
ache medicine. That boy understood his
business.
Capt. Dusold ended his short incarcera-
ton in the Asylum on Wednesday. For
some time he has been quite violent, and
having jumped through window was nsc'
essarily restrained. Capt. D. was an old
resident of Montana, and during portion
of the rebellion was stationed in st. Joe,
Missouri. =
The u. 8. mails and passengers for
Western Montana have been lying twelve
hours at Watson before being started on
the Watson and Deer Lodge road. The re-
suit is lase mails here. Next week this
will be changed. Close connection will be
made at Watson and Butte will be the
night station, thus bringing the eastern
here mall by 2 y. m. each day.
The Assssnger man braced up last week
and attempted an abortive imitation Of our
spring poetry. When we write poetry we
write it, and IL We couldn't do better than
the Messenger We would consider ourselves
deserted by the Muses.. 1t is just such fu-
tile attempts as that in the Asssenger
which is breaking down the country and
killing of the cattle.
Newspaper patrons cannot very we'll com
plain of newspaper prices this year II pub
fishers do not advance them. The quality o.
paper tho NEW NoRTH-WEsT Ii printed OF
cost Us 81 cents delivered in Chicago las
year. This year the Same grade Of pape
costs us 12a cents in Philadelphia, an ad
vance Of over 30 per cent, counting car
rage. II, however, our patrons continu'
as numerous and indulgent We will endeavo
to stand the raise.
| l. k~A 40 he adj ttan
meut of Mr.. A. J. Davidson, who 10 agent
of Grisar g. Co., and IL In the field as WOO
purchaser. Mr.. d. last year bought nearl.
!, all the clip Of this county, paid good price
and conducted his business to the satisfac
ton of sellers. He proposes to retain thei
, business this year by like liberal prices ant
, honorable dealing, and growers cannot dea
: with more clever gentleman. uf-.
, Patrick Gray shot and killed DAME
Hammond in Glendale on Wednesday ever
ing of last week. Gray was placed unde
: 81, 600 bonds for his appearance TO answe
| TO the Grand Jury, which bond he gave
Gray was . saloon keeper. Fannie Natl
} ews also kept . saloon. She was report
cd for selling liquors without licens'
; Hammond appears to have taken q
o her cause and made threats to se'
: eral men against Gray. The woman CLAIM
ed Hammond was her bus band. Ora
70 heard of the threats. Hammond fouu
, him. A scufie ensued and Gray fred t~
B. shots, killing Hammond.
Of Mr.. Leigh r. Freeman some weeks stint
Is leased the Glendale Atlantic to Harry
10 Award. The latter did not perfect Il
Is lease and Freeman fortnight since
10 sumed possession. The Madisonidn nc
O. says that Award has secured material
As establish new paper In Glendale, to
IN called tho Gazette, and the Atssngsr "a
ut Mr.. Freeman will remove the Atlantis
u Point OF Rocks or Twin Bridges. On :
a other hand, tho Aslantis announces lar
it / news press and . foreman On routs to Gle
r. dale for it, use, and, II We remember rigl
r ~. intimates branch paper will be start
q nv the proprieror at Salisbury. The new