The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-01
Local Brevlties.



The wedding bells will ring the 9TH
Who gave the orguinette serenade week
ago?
A 400-gallon copper tea-kettle--hop tea--is
here, consigned to Brewer Otto OF Missoula.
"The Olin property" n very desirable To-
cation, will be sold at executors sale May IL.
See notice.
Superintendent Riddle is buying horses TO
stock the Helena and Deer Lodge line up to
four horses all around.
capi. ID. II. TrufaDt on Monday shipped
general stock of merchandise TO Yamhill and
has r-opeued his store there.
Court will convene here Monday, April IL.
A United States Grand Jury and Gland and
Trial Jury for the District Court have been
summoned.
The washout on the U. p. r. r. indicates a
break in the mails. There was already
gorge of westward bound freight on the road
east ofthere.
1.-THE oldest inhabiiant" and all the rest Of
mankind in this neck of the woods pronounce
this the finest month of March " that e'er the
sun shone on"
The "Pemberton estate" IN Missouri ap-
praises at about 100000 which with $4,000
appraisement here aggregates a handsome
sum. There il one minor heir aged - or
IA years. -
Merchants report quite revival i'm trade
during the past eek or ten DAYS both to con-
sumerS and dealers. A number Of bills 10
open or replenish stocks have been sold to
neighboriDg camps.
Supervisor Neal and Under Sheriff Lyle
have had the street brigade out on police
| drill this week and the highways and byways
| ~ far ~ their work has extended are az clean
| aS Sunday school
VIM. Coleman & Co. have during the past
week enlarged their store to nearly double
it's former capacity and put it in splendid
condition. 1t is Headquarters for sporting
goods" tobaccos, variety goods, etc.
AT least three persons died In Montana by
| violence last Friday -Dopp suicded at Hell
eua, Reed shot Garland at Phihpsburg and
! Douglas killed Mrs. carp near Sterling. The
| devil must have been loose in NJ ontana, sure
enough.
On Saturday last the Helena and Deer
Lodge coaches were on runners from McDon-
aids TO the Dog Greek Hill springs-about u
miles On Tuesday last they were on wheels
| except six miles on the man range. This in-
dictate, how the snowis going.
Last SUNDAYS issue of The Frontier IRdeS
contained cheerful little editorial over three
columns long, rs a preface to which Leigh
pi.Imnnd Er..man announces the Under a.
''the only genuine, true blue, thoroughbred,
''red hot, radical, stub and twist, double dis
| ''tilled. triple rectified, stalwart Republican
"paper in Montana or The new west" 1T l.
''tbe scalpel that goes to the joint Persons
in search of such paper should send for
| copy.
NJ. Ed II. Irvine, Superintendent of the
Rock Greek Ditch Company, intends TO put
| on the crew clearing the ditch on next Mon
day Last year ditch cleaning did not CON-
meme" until the fist Monday in May and
mining before the 18th. The ground is in as
good condition now a it was then. From 30
| TO 40 white men and 100 chinese were employ
| ell in the mines covered by the Rock Creek
| Ditch last year aud Mr. Irvine thinks fully a.
many will be employed this.
Stock owners in this valley are feeling in
excellent spirits at the advent Of spring. A
number we have talked 10 say the lie ,~e> have
been compa.a lively innignifc.,nt, not reach
| ing that of the winter preceding. The Quin-
| Ian Bros estimate their loss of cattle out of a
band Of over 800 will not exceed 10 or 20, and
| of the f. II. Irvine band of nearly 500 horses
running In the hills only one has been fonnd
dead and IL IL not thought over ten or fifteen,
| at the outside, are missing This j. Crafty
ing outcome for so hard a winter.
j. w. Jones, whose ranch extends across
the river ten miles above town, way here
Thursday. He says the day previous
tramp" came down the road-ayoun man,
smooth faced, wearing dark colored plush
cap and dark colored long coat, and carrying
stick He inquired about work, passed on
and was not again noticed. Later in the day
il was discovered that three year old filiy
in the stable of William Roseberry
had disappeared, together with
saddle and bride, and the tramps walking
stick was left In their place. The FLY II a
sorrel, has white spot on forehead, and two
parallel bars branded on right shoulder. 1t
il good crowd to pick up.