The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-23
Local Brevities.

Judge hnoWiee II OaiiuiuB AZ AoAS1 Ao~
addition to his mouse.
Freight teams will begin to roll In iron
the Terminus in day or two.
The jury in the Kennedy case was %
cured after calling IS jurors.
Freights from the terminus TO Dee
Lodge this week are 81 cents.
The first spring shower fell and scattere'
itself generally wednesday night.
After being considerably "off" tn
coaches sre generally " on time again.
Marvin Trask was the lucky one in Isl
who drew the prize cake ut the ball rattle
We deviate from the general rule thi
week to publish sprig Of spring poetry
1t is poetry.
Three more souls were made happy BY
being admitted as citizens Of the United
States this week.
Wilson's and O'Grady's Exchanges have
each had full minstrel companies during
this week-free for all.
The dramatic entertainments announced
for this and to morrow evenings promise to
be well attended.
VIM. Wallace sent his horse, Frederick
William, to the upper valley on Tuesday
Mr.. W. also advertises number of colts
of the same strain for sale. See ad.
Owing to the pressure upon our column,
this week, we defer the publication Of the
Court minutes this week. The Kennedy
case has occupied most of the time.
Mrs. G. G. Curtis Is in receipt OF choice
lot Of millinery goods, all Of the latest
styles, to which attention Is called by the
advertisement appearing in this issue.
The editor being occupied in reporting
the Kennedy case, and the space it occu-
pies is deemed sufficient explanation of the
absence Of editorial articles this week.
The prosecution in the Kennedy case
closed on Thursday morning and the de-
Tense opened. The defense will probably
get in all Its testimony by Friday noon.
Montana will be divided into 81 anumera.
ton districts for the June census. Super
intendent McQuaid will have the busiest
corps In the Territory during that month.
Everybody is going to see the Amateur
Dramatic Company-ths artists who labor
for glory and not lucre. Wonder if their
devotion would endure q demand for q
repetition.
The Grand Jury reported Thursday
morning. They had no further business
before them, were complimented by the
court and discharged. Fifteen indictments
were presented.
Mr.. J. A. Goodhue, of the Smith Geneva
Nurseries, arrived at the Terminus last
week with all the Montana orders Of
trees. They will be forwarded as rapidly
as transportation can be secured.
Persons who purpose attending the
Amateur Entertainments to be given this
friday and Saturday evenings will please
bear in mind that the doors will be open at
o'clock and the performance commence
promptly at s o'clock.
At the sale OF property belonging to the
estate of Annie Frazer, deceased, MIR. Sam
Beaumont purchase the house and lot ad-
vertised to be sold, 1896 being the price
paid. 1t Is the building long occupied by
Joseph Spooner.
Ladies who contributed to the ball sup
per are requested to call at Mrs. John
O'Neills and claim dishes not returned !;
also, that to those whom dishes were sent
will please deliver them at Mrs. O'Neill's
to-day.
Nj. E. z. Ellery has resigned his posi-
ton as military telegraph operator at Deer
Lodge and is succeeded by Mr.. RIG. Tomp-
kins. Mr.. Ellery will continue in the bus
mess Of purchasing wool and hides and a.
agent for the Coulsou steamboat line.
Mr.. Geoffry Lavelle is about to move the
saw mill from Cottonwood creek to the old
he now has an order for $50, 900
feet Of rough and 10, 900 feet of clear lam
Der for the Alice mill to be allied immedi-
ately, and will have to saw the clea: stuff
down the valley.
The trustees OF the Collegiate Institute
have cont acted with Mr.. Shaw,of Philips
burg, to plaster the Inltitute building.
The rates are IS cents per yard for three
coats. The trustees inform US tie building
will be completed and term Of school
commence therein this sammer or fall.
Mr.. Samuel Stuart, now IN Iowa, having
noticed In the NEwNoRTH-WEsT mention
Of the proposed association to prospect the
Caribou mountains, and having spent some
time there prospecting, at once wrote on to
secure an interest in the association, and
his letter got here just in time.
Our columns to-day present as much Of
the evidence In the Kennedy case as We
could put in type IN this issue. That
which 10 repetition Is to some extent omit
so bat our reporter Is ia
King it In such full detail that readers will
be- as well informed of the oral testimony
Is IL present in the Cou,t room.
Mr.. P. A. Largey, who owns the build
ing known % O'Neilps hall, has entered
INTO contract with John O'Neill for i'm
of that bnilding, which, now
hat we apparently have to postpone the
theatre project, Is quito acceptable.
he second floor will be cut ont, except .
portion forming gallery; tho stage will be
,levated to the standard height, and the
building will be painted papered and seat
I'd nicely. As the hall above has an arch
ID ceiling, this will make right neat little
,all and will seat 800 people. The stage
will also be ceiled, the walls strengthened
With columns and the place be made CON-
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