The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-01-21
TTI-WEsT: DEER LODGE MONTANA FRIDAY, JAN 81, 1881


Inc Souft Saichuaf WAh NC PuoiA'Se 80 -
week.
Elk can be seen ranging in the vicinity OF
Mount Powell from Main street
Snow shoveling was remunerative en-
ployment dnring the chinook of Tuesday.
w. L. Hartley. of the mid-valley, says the
snow fall in that vicinity is about IA inches,
"C.G.B.r The officers of the Deer Lodge
Rod and Gun Club are: President, Peter Val
iton; Secretary, Lou DAMIEN.
J.K. Wells reports the snow fall at Bear to
be about three feet in depth. There Is little,
IL any, sickness in the camp.
An unusual number Of typographical sr-
rors occurred in last issue. 1t will hereafter
DE endeavored to avoid them.
The Jurors for the February term OF the
Second Judicial District Court have been
drawn and about all are summoned.
A ball Is to be given at the Valley House,
New Chicago, on Thursday, OF next week
under auspices which guarantee delightful
meeting. See notice
To the writer of the article criticising our
delay of last week, but one word Is necessary
an application Of Perkins first name ~ used
by the Miner writer-Uh.
Montana is not alone in the disaster threat
eued to cattle interests this winter. Walla
Walla papers of the sth state that owing to
the snow cattle were beginning to die.
Geo. w. Irwin, H., Administrator, will sell
at public sale, in front of Fenner & van
Gunday's, January %, 1881, the personal
property of George j. Hinton, deceased.
The roads between here and Butte have
not been in bad condition, despite the recent
heavy snow fall, If we except that abomina-
BILE bad spot in the vicinity Of Lost Creek.
Our eastern patrons who do not receive
their NEW NORTHWEST calendars can at
tribute the fact to the snow blockade, which
has delayed the arrival of stamps for mailing
purposes.
J.E Dickey, druggist, presents his card In
another column. His stock In now quite
large and the prescription department in
charge of an experienced and careful COM
FOUNDER of medicines.
Memorials being in order, why can't our
lawmakers petition General Hazen for q
change in the weather? He is evidently de-
termined to have this part of the country de.
serving of the title of Bad Lands.
The "chinook" of Tuesday was only a
partial success. 1t softened up but failed to
remove the snow. There IL about double the
quantity of snow in the vicinity of Helena
there il in the vicinity of Deer Lodge.
The Daily Evening badez is n new publica-
ton received from Butte-Freeman & Leach,
publishers. Mr.. Leach, the new member of
the firm, is recent arrival in Montana. The
initial numbers of the papers are creditable.
An inmate of the mercantile establishment
of Kleinschmidt s. Co. was asked what the
firm kept for sale. He replied: Everything
but the Ten Commandments" He didn't
give the querist any "taffy," either. That
costs fifty cents per pound.
Hon. II. s. Ford, member Of the Council
from the Sun River country, is suffering
from diphtheria in Helena. His illness will
be regretted by the public as well ~ by per-
sonal friends, as he is gentleman Of excel
lent qualifications for the body of which he
has the honor 10 be a member.
The address of Prof. r. b. Hassell of Butte,
delivered before the Educational Council in
Helena, Is published entire on the first page
Of this issue. The Professor has been Princi-
pal of the Butte schools for couple Of terms.
This is alone sufficient evidence Of his abili-
ties as an instructor, and a perusal of his able
article cannot fail to be Of interest.
X. Biedler on being asked once by a pill
grim how Montana stockmen managed to
subsist their cattle during an exceptionally
hard winter told him " they pointed their
horns-pointe them TO hay stack" But
that Is one of the " lost arts |" this winter and
X. will have to study up new plan of saliva
ton.
When the breakup of this snow occurs
travellers will need to provide themselves
with coach, a sleigh, balloon,a ferry boat,
tent, a bathing suit, anda camp outfit Then
II they do not get through the same day or
week, they can start ranch of their own and
be happy until "the waters disappear from
the face of the earth"
We are again compelled to announce that
we will not publish obituary poetry except at
advertising rates. To discriminate between
patrons il something publishers should not
do, and having once declined to publish po-
etry of this description we trust all who read
this will accept 1t as purely matter of fair
ness on the part of those who say what shall
or what shall not be published.
The Miner of Wednesday contains silly,
double-leaded canard to the effect that Deer
Lodge is raising money to defeat the Fusion
bill. The Miner fatters itself and its division
clique. Nine-tenths of the people OF Deer
Lodge would rather see Butte set off in an
other county than to retain it. Not penny
has ever been subscribed or sought for such
purpose. But, II erected into q new county,
plenty of Butte people will curse the day
they were led by the divisionists into their
proposed folly.