The new North-west., 1882-09-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Co.
Prof willio at O'Neilrs Hall this evening
| and tomorrow.
Considerable freight has been coming in
the past day or two.
The public schools will begin next Mon
day week, September 18th. -
Republican County Convention next Mon
day morning at eleven o'clock.
Deer Lodge No. IA A. F.& A. NJ. win hold
Especial meeting tomorrow evening.
Another effort is being made to establish 0
public library and reading-room in Butte.
Theatre this evening and tomorrow evening.
Mr.. w. N. Baldwin, Of Helena, has pur.
chased the new Cockrell house on College
Hill. -
Work has commenced on the new Western
Union telegraph line between Deer Lodge
and Helena
1t Is reported that Washington Territory
man Is on his way to Missoula with q news
paper outfit.
Paul Mitchell was thrown from horse
last Wednesday and received some quite Sc
we're bruises.
The County Commissioners meet as a
Board of Equalization next Monday week,
September 18th.
Miss Anna King, formerly Of Deer Lodge,
has been offered the chair of music in the
Collegiate Institute.
The County Commissioners advertise for
proposals to furnish the wood necessary for
courthouse and Jail.
Rev. j. X. Russell, of Butte, and Rev. Z.
j. Groeneveld, of this place, will exchange
pulpits next Sunday.
Sheriff Strang has concluded to submit his
claims for nomination as Sheriff to the Re-
publican County Convention.
Galen g. Co. have sold out their mail con-
tract and stage route between Bozeman and
Helena to Gilmer, Salisbury g. Co.
Twenty-one passengers were loaded on the
coach to Helena yesterday morning, and
Birney was looking around for more people
to fill up the inches.
T. L. Birney has sold out his ranch and
station at Sweetland, on the Helena road, to
of the old-time stage drivers.
DR.. ]. w. Reed, dentist of Mexico, Mis-
souri,, will arrive In Deer Lodge next Mon
day, and will practice dentistry here for
few weeks. See local notice.
St. Mary's Academy opened last Monday
with few boarding pupils and small num-
Der of day pupils. The school will doubtless
grow in strength later in the season.
DIR. A. II. Mitchell was chosen chairman Of
the Democratic Territorial Central Com
mittee, and Deer Lodge was selected as the
place for holding the next convention.
The Republican primaries are to be held
tomorrow afternoon, between the hours OF
four and eight o'clock. The Deer Lodge
primary will be held at the engine-room.
CharleyBielenberg and Charley Aspling
lost their family cows this week rather sud-
denly and without being able to discover the
causes of death. The animals were old resi-
dents. .
Through the kindness of the military tele-
graph operators we learn that up to yester
day morning there had been four cases Of
smallpox at Missoula and one death hal
occurred.
Mr.. Phil Z. Evans this week sold to Paris
Gibson, of Benton, and the Hays Bros, Of
the Judith country, a flock of 1850 sheep, at
$500 per head. The sheep passed through
town Monday.
We have printed this week a new lot Of
blank school orders on the County Treas
,al, ha to ,hno ol
district clerks at twenty-five cents dozen.
Send in your orders early. ~. ~
Rev. Mr.. Hutchings has broken up house,
keeping and is boarding with his family at
Mr.. John Y. Batterton's, in West Deer
Lodge. Miss May Hodges has also taken up
her residence ut the same place.
Each appearance in public Of the Deer
Lodge Silver Cornet Band shows marked
improvement in playing. The boys sre
.triving hard to do credit to the musical art,
to Deer Lodge, and to themselves. Good.
Smallpox has broken out In Missoula.
Last Sunday there were two cases in the
pest-house and rumors of other cases In
town. DIR. Terry, late Of Deer Lodge, has
charge of the pest-house at 5000 day. The
citizens have taken active steps to prevent q
spread of the disease.
Mr.. Hugh O'Neill, warden Of the peni-
tsntiary, has doubled the reward offered for
the capture of Frank Adams, the convict
who escaped from the guards a couple of
weeks since, so that any person arresting
him or giving information that will lead to
his arrest will receive $500.
Miss Mary A. Brownson, who has been
offered position in the Deer Lodge public
schools, Is expected to arrive the latter part
Of next week. She will be accompanied by
her brother, Rev. NJ. A. Brownson, Pres
byteran clergyman, who will probably 60 TO
Missoula to supply the Presbyterian church
there.
Bishop r. X. Hargrove, Of the Methodist
Church South delivered an nexcellentsermon
to small audience at the Methodist church
In this place last Monday evening. He is o
very effective speaker and would doubtless
do his church good service were he to deliver
series OF sermons In one place. He goes TO
Missoula and the Bitter Root country, and
from thence to Washington and Oregon.
The Helena delegation Of Sir knights to
Butte on their return home, remained over
one night, and in q body visited Valley
Lodge No. 9, the members of which had ex-
tended an invitation to their Helena breth-
rem to witness the comforting Of the Ampli-
fed rank, Valley Lodge being the only one
in the Territory working under this form.
The Helena knights expressed themselves
highly pleased at the favor shown them.
The lodge is rapidly gaining in membership
and will soon be one of the strongest in the
Territory.
Society News.