The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-02-13
TERRITORIAL.
SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.

From the Index.
Mr.. Leigh. II. Freeman announces he will
travel as solicitor and correspondent for the
Iadsr.
Three hundred tons OF 90 or. ore were
sold to the Montana and Colorado Smelling
Works recently for the sum of $l4 per ton,
More works wanted. A COED show here
for both mills aud smelters.
The average daily attendance at the Butte
public school is gil; Walkerviile, "a; Ira
vona, 10.
The Atlantis In mistaken in reg ard to its
statement of the time the Iader was mailed
for that point two weeks ago. Owing to a
press of work the paper was not issued till
Monday, and was therefore not mailed to
Glendale until Tuesday. We make this
statement in justice to the gentlemen who
ofiiciate in the Post Office of this city.
The City Council will hereafter meet the
second Wednesday OF each month, instead
Monday, as heretofore.
CHoTEAU COUNTY.
From the Benton Record. ...
Mr.. Lee Smith has sold his Hghwood
ranch for consideration of $2700, to Mr..
Boyle, brother Of the Deputy Marshal,
who intends to invest in sheep and become
a permanent resident of this county.
The ice in the Missouri river remains
solid all the way from Benton to st. Louis,
and the poor man snaps bis finger at the
ferry boats aud bridge companies.
"Confound this warm weather." said
one fellow To another, on Front street, 81
will soon have t. quit wearing an overcoat,
aud don't know what to do for a shirt !;
come in and take something ?"
The hens are open to layout, and a
partnership between ham and eggs will
probably soon be resumed.
LEWIS CLARKE COUNTY.
From the Independent.
Col. George Cleudepnin on yesterday re-
ceived a dispatch from Chicago announc-
ing that the North western TRANSPORTATION
Company had got the contract for the gov
eminent freight this season by river, aad
| Col. G.. A. Broadwater the land transporta-
| ton. The river contract will embrace all
government freight transported to all points
above Yankton, while the contract for the
land transportation only embraces govern
menG freight within the limits of Montana.
There are now pending in our District
| Court about one hundred cases, involving
property aggregatng in value nearly one
million dollars.
Spo.pee and Good Rider, the Indians
now in Jail charged with the murder of
WalInsbury, were escorted by the Sheriff
to the photograph gallery yesterday, aud
had their pictures taken.
Hon. Robt. S. Ford, President of the
| Montana Stock Growers Association, has
| called meeting Of the association, to as
semble in Helena on March Sd, 1880.
From the Herald.
The First National Bank to-day moved
into its capacious vault, the fine burglar
proof safe, formerly belonging TO the Peo-
ple's National.
Mr.. Gautier. who called this morning, in
forms us that scarlet fever is prevailing to
a considerable extent on Willow creek Mr.
VIM. Hankinsou, he says, recently lost two
! children. .....
The old fashioned tea party Thursday
| evening drew to the spacious residence of
| Mrs. Chas. Rumley guests to the number
| of 200 or more. 1t was a decided novelty
| in the social events of the capital and was
participated in by as joyous throng of
old and young az ever assembled in Helena.
! A portion only of those present appeared
in ye costumes of ye ancient times, but
those who did, including the pleasant host.
ess, were conspicuous personages and at
tracted the undivided admiration of one
and all.