The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-02-27
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Auc DOafu VI NOuuty Sommiooiubcis
will convene next Monday.
Rev. G. s. Blackiston will hold religious
services in Blackfoot on Sunday, Feb. 20.
morning and evening.
The next meeting Of Miss Lincoln's
Choral Club will be held at Mrs. Larabie's
on next Monday evening.
A special communication Of Deer Lodge
NO. IA, A. r. & A. NJ, will be held at Ma
sonic Hall this (Fri day) evening.
The Amateur Dramatic Company has Sc
lected above the Clouds" and ''The
Last Loaf" for the April entertainment.
A. S. Higgins, Esq, Of Deer Lodge, has
commenced the practice Of law. His offics
is in the Bien building, Court House
Square.
Dir. N. Blelenberg informs US Mr. Shil-
ling, of Ross Fork, Idaho, lost 240O out Of
his band of 5000 sheep during the severely
cold weather.
Cal. Clawson, Of the YANKEES Fork Her
aid, says the New NORTHWEST calendar
is good. Cal always did know q good thing
when he saw it.
A Presbyterian SociabIe will be held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Dick
ey on Tuesday, March 2. A general invita-
tion is extended.
The Sociable held at the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. K. Hardenbrook on Thursday
evening last was very pleasant aud enjoy
able to all present.
Mr.. Hoffman at Dog Creek Station. lost
several of bis best calves by blackleg few
days ago. He thinks the warm weather is
worse than the cold.
The stages have been on runners from
Free ze-O Out to the Toll Gate until recent
ly. This week the wagons were again
brought into service over some of the
route.
Remonstrances against the reduction OF
mail service, as ordered by the Postmaster
General, have been largely signed in Deer
Lodge. 1t is not probable now that it will
be necessary to take any action.
District Court will begin at Helena next
Monday. A large number of civil and
criminal Territorial cases are on the dock
ct, after the disposal of which the United
States causes against George W. Fox will
be TAX en- up.
1t was published in Helena last week that
Mr.. Addison Smith and some other person
had purchased Mr.. Brown's interest in the
Miner. Mr.. Smith informs US there is no
truth in the report-that he had not even
made proposition to purchase.
We have received from the Avant Cour-
Ter, too late for extended notice this week,
a copy of the Auant Courier Annual 1t
is pamphlet of sixty pages, handsomely
printed and contains many articles Of inter-
est and benefit to Eastern Montana.
The new paper to be established in Hell
sua will be under the management Of
Messrs. Travis and Piatt. 1t is presumed
a daily will be issued. An office is being
fitted up on Jackson street. We understand
the proprietors have had considerable ex-
uerience in the newspaper business.
The Frontier Indea says its subscription
is increasing so fast that IL fears it will
have to buy one Of Bradbury's patent sub
scription books to keep them properly en-
tered. We have been using the Brad
bury book for some time for our single
wrapper list and recommend it as very con.
venient. Once used it viii be continued.
0. J.. Salisbury has Of Governor Potts
stock farm. near Helena, the four-year old
,olt, " Woburn." sired BY the horse for
nerly owed by John 3. PembertoD- He
d as handsome piece Of horse flesh as
here is in Montana, and o. ]. says he will
give the boys at Butte chance to guess on
him the coming autumn.
A Virginia correspondent. Of the Aesssn-
ger speaking OF the recent shooting affray
IN Virginia city says: "Johnson, it will
be remembered, some years ago was tried
Tor killing Carter, convicted Of manslaueh-
Ter and occupied rooms at Uncle Ssmueps
restaurant, in Deer Lodge, but on the ur-
gent solicitations OF his friends was per-
mitted to leave that quiet retreat"
The keystone Gold and Silver Mining
and Exploring Company. of Butte, flied
their articles Of Incorporation this week.
The stock of the company is fixed at one
million dollars. Following is a list of the
officers: President, j. II. Brown Vice.
President, J. A. Talbot; Treasurer, j. A.
Murray; Secretary, q. s. Warren super
r. B. Wallace; Foreman, A. Z.
Witter. Trustees: General Moses Veale
and VIM. TendIff, Jr.. Of Philadelphia j..
Il. Brown, A. G. Witter, A. Fl. Barrett, X.
B. Wallace and George w. Irwin, II.
b. F. White, Esq, writes Us from Oma-
ha, February II: {" The railroad folks do
not .em to know themselves what they
will do the coming season. They will,
doubt, build to Gaffney's, and af-
Ter that no plans have been laid. The
chief engineer of the road told me yester-
lay be thought they would 20 from Gan
ney's around by Butte and Deer Lodge TO
Helena, but no thinks the high price OF
IRON will tend to hold them back for the
Ii is difficult TO speculate on the
future, but that they will build to Gaffney's
At once is, I think, an assured fact"
Helena will make q big stride ahead this
year. We we're told that the Builders
and Contractors there have all the
work engaged that they can complete
during the entire season with the present
force Of mechanics. Some Of the buildings,
such as Floweree's residence and Ming's
Opera House, will be splendid ediices, and
nearly all will be substantial and costly.
There does not seem to be any special rea-
SON for tbs large amount OF building con-
remplated. The demand for dwellings,, the
healthy prosperity prevailing, the general
of the Territory, faith in
their town and public spirit are the incen-
tives to the unexampled amount of build
ing. Those Helena people never 90 back
an thair fnwn