The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-05
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
March came in like n lion.

March came In like lion.
The storm, week since. interrupted the
mails seriously.
The Sswtelle Dramatic Company Is ex-
pected to give a series Of entertainments
here next week.
All Deer Lodge County Warrants regis
tered previous to Nov. 1,ls7s, are now adj
vertised for payment.
The next meeting OF .Miss Lincoln's
Choral Club will be held at Mrs. Larabie's
on next Monday evening.
We erred last week In speaking Of = o-
burn, Sr,n as Mr.. Pemherton's horse be
| was owned by Nj. o. j. Sahsbury.
A correspondent desires us TO state 10 the
paper ii! there u wooden factory in Deer
Lodge" No; nor one la Montana.
Mr. w. L. Hook announced his Stereop-
ticon Entertainment for last evening, the
only one on which We can make no COM
msnt.
The Helena papers announce the APP
pearance on Tuesday of the new paper
the Morning Capital We have not been
favored with cosy.
Superintendent Hardenbrook announces
the Deer Lodge County Teachers Institute
will convene at Loeber's Hail, Butte, on
Monday, March 18th.
Treasurer Coleman informs us the Licen
SEES of Deer Lodge county for the year end
ing March /, 1880. exceeded those of the
year preceding $500.
Murphy, Higgins s. Co are in receipt of
choice lot. of Bitter Root lard, hams,
shou lders add side bacon-the first arrival
OF produce from the lower country this
winter.
Mr.. ]. Z. Dickey, Clerk and Recorder,
has copies Of the pamphlet OF Marks and
Brapds, issued under the supervision Of the
Territorial Treasurer, for sale at 81 per
copy.
Mr.. J. X. Mallory, in charge of Walton
g. Bielenberg's band of 1900 sheep on the
Flint Creek range reports the loss of 225 by
cold during the recent storm. The band
was we'll fed and cared for. Messrs. V. IL
B. have lost about 1000 head this winter.
Messrs Granville and Thos. Stuart and
Rein Anderson contemplate establishing
large stock ranch this season on the Mis-
souri, or Teton rivers. They already have
large band of cattle on the Teton. Mr.. An
defson bought for the firm in the vicinity
of New Chicago a few days since some 600
head of cattle. The price averaged about
$l4.50 per head.
The Herald says Judge Wade has eclipsed
the best pedestrian performances of Judge
Galbraith and can knock of 25 miles a day
without raising a hair. One who knows
saws our requiring correspondent "W." at
Pioneer can outwalk both of them and do
days work after he gets home. He walks
Into the merits of question lively enough
to suit us.
Smallpox is ordinarily no joke. yet a
huge one of that character was perpetrated
q few days siuce. Absence from town left
us in ignorance of the item last week. We
understand the telegraph company made
SEQ. that one physician OF Butte autographed
to Philadelphia for vaccine virus and that
but for the dispatch of DIR. M, who didn't
happen TO be ain" with the Joke, Hank"
would have been quarantined ut "The
Hats nnptf
play practical jokes on your "spooner."
Mr.. Harvey Of Helena was in town Mon
day, en- route from Butte home. He sscer-
tanned the price Of material here and next
week will ship to Dcnnell, Clark g. Lara
bie's bank model of Theatre With plans
and specifications for the proposed Theatre
here. That Theatre matter viii "go."
Deer Lodge needs building, OF that char
acter and when 1t is within their means,
the people OF tins town are AS liberal as any
In Montana In public enterprises. Beside,
tho building as proposed will pay fair in
teress on the investment.
The Kadisontan comments harshly on
the failure to pardon Thomas White, who
died last week in the Territorial prison.
We believe he was placed there in Noyem-
Der last for term OF five years. The law
fixes the place of imprisonment. Fatal ILL
ness In not alone considered anywhere
cause for pardon. If there were mitiga-
ting circumstances or facts tat seemed to
warrant the interposition OF clemency they
should have been represented by his neigh
bors and the jury and officer OF the law who
tried the prisoner For this there was
ample time but it was not done.
DOWN GOES THE PRICES.