The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-26
LOCAL EREVITiES.

water to sink Numerous wells few feet
deeper.
In Imkamp's saloon, Philipsburg, Tues
day evening Charles McClr,e shot at Mike
Donsghue. Nobody hurt.
The valley road Is said to be in terrible
condition, and the worst is not yet, as there
is still frost below the mud.
Miss Lincoln's Choral Cla will sing gu
anthem during the services at st. James
Episcopal Church on next Sunday evening.
Robt. T. Harris has brick machine IN
transit from the States, and he expects to
put up half million kiln in short order
its arrival.
He said, Don't mention it now" but
it is an item of news that one Of our valley
ranchers proposes sowing 300 acres in
wheat this spring.
The man engag ID in pruning the Park in
Court Square has done 60 work. 1t
would pay all having shade trees to have
them pruned now.
Messrs. Aylesworth and b ry, OF the
McBurney House, we've the recipients Of
handsome testimonials from miring
friends few days since.
A number of PEG d'Oreille Indians have
been in town this week pending the receipt
Of kilograms in relation to Congressional
action on the Ute removal.
Our teachers and visitors attending the
Butte Institute express their obligations
to the citizer' Of Butt, for generous hos
pitallty.
One Of our subscribers, Mr.. George W.
Devices, lives 40 miles from the pearest
postofice, Fort Benton. and yet he cannot
get along without the NEW NORTHWEST.
Water fowl have been migrating north
ward the past week, and hunters are bring
ing in plenty. Favorite lighting places are
Morgan Evans grain aeids aud Ledge &
Beaumont's ranch.
John O'Neill is building $500 stable
for Mr. s. E. Larabie on the old Dance
ranch, north OF DR.. Higgins &c ideuce.
Nlpe men are employed on it and it will be
completed in I. days.
Mr.. Ed. II. Irvine, Superintendent Of the
Rock Creek Ditch, says there is great
deal more snow at present in the Gold
Creek mountains than ever know before.
Approximations are felt for dams and
bridges il there is rapid tbaw.
We are iudeb'sd to Mr.. T. w. Reed.
Principal of the Deer Lodge School, for the
accurate and intcre ting account Of the
Teachers Institut, appearing in this and
ih, preceding issue.
A lady who arrived here few days ago
related story Of wrong from some one in
this country which, If ne. and 'hs per-
son were known, would result disastrously
to him. She did not, how ever, disclose the
name and returned east.
1t must have been pie mt sight to
travellers with field glasses) coming over
the Dog Creek Hills this week to see the
plows moving in the Deer Lodge valley
Estill and Hartz, in the immediate vicinity
Of town have been blowing this week.
Mr.. VIM. Birdscll, of OF Cloves & Bird
sell, arrived this week from Idaho, where
he left the 1900 head Of sheep they pur-
chased last seq on in California. MIR. b.
says no one should attempt to drive sheep
through from California in less than two
81 as ms.
Until this week al! registered packages
for this side Of the Territory, as far south
as Glendale, have been coming Ola Helena.
A brass lock has now been furnished to the
Deer Lodge Office, and registered packages
come and 20 direct, saving couple Of days
time in transit.
Mr.. J. A. Geodhue, Of the Geneva Muir
series, writes that he expects to deliver the
trees ordered here about April 90; but, as
they will not he brought here for some ten
days after the advance Of the r. X. freight
depot to Red Rock, parties need not ex-
pect them 30 early.
In the St. John, N. b, Sun, Of March 3,
Frank Wilkinson, one OF the Northern Pa
cific engineers, has Montana story, the
elimination of which occurred in Yreka.
We Lsve forwarded it to 'tbe boys Of
Elk. and II they pronounce it correct it
will be published.
In personal letter Robert E. Strahorn,
the talented editor Of the NeU West who
also has . department in the Union Pa
cific Offices at Omaha, says: "You would
be surprised at one days mail Of ours these
times-nearly all relating to Montana
Quite number of colonies are negotiating
for rates, and in nearly all instances they
are good, substantial people, having from
$500 to IS 900 each to take along"
Mr.. Sam Scott rode 70 the pond below
town ON Wednesday evening, designing tc
kill goose or two. While shifting h''
gun his horse took light and iua. San
was thrown and one foot held 10 the stir
run. He thinks the horse ran dragging
him in that way aud kicking furiously FOL
two hundred yards, when bis foot became
dis engaged. IL Us uaoss remarkable FAC
tn; It aside from being somewhat battered
nm a strained he re -eived but little injury
The advertisement OF Emperor, the cele
br ated Clyd dale stallion, apps ars in thi
IL sue. He IL a king In the horse realm
an re- enough, ana the Clydesdales are nov
90 msidered the finest draft horses 10 th
v orld. Mr.. Kohrs, who imported thirtee'
b, ,ad of Clydesdaies last year, will sent
Sc ven Of them to Emperor's stable tbi
season. The parties making first applica
ii on will have Hrst preference, aud as 1t
believed applicants win have to Dc refuses
it is we'll to apply early.
The Washin aton correspondent OF to
Salt Lake Tribune says the following min
eral patents have been issued TO Montanl
aus: Rolla Butcher upon the Star OF %
West lode; Marcus DAILY and d. .. Ciar
upon the Rising Star lode; VIM. d. 50
vens and Levi z. Lester upon the Iron lis
} lode; w. A. Clark and D. N. Dellinger NJ
: On the Neptupe lode; w. A. Clark ct