The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mr.. Strauhal's brick residence is covered
in.
The doll game is in town. Anything to
make money.
Take in the races and the ball at the Scott
House on the Fourth.
There Is considerable money being wagered
already on the Fourth Races and there will
be some magnificent efforts to get to the
front.
Mr.. John Glass has taken room in the
Postoffice and will do something in the jew
elry and matchmaking business while he
tarries.
Charley Bielenberg this week bought ~
head of beef and stock cattle from Darwin
Butler and John Saul, Of Little Blackfoot, at
s24 per head.
Work has been resumed on the brickyard
across the river. We hope to state at New
Years that million brick went into walls In
Deer Lodge during 1882.
The Sawtelle Comedy Company was play
ing the az Two Orphans " and "Danites two
weeks age in Owatanna, MINI. Admittance
Is cents; children 10 cents.
The professional beggar women with the
little girl, announced from Helena, have been
working Deer Lodge the past week. To give
to them is misdirected charity.
1t Is stated construction on the Jocko
reservation is likely to be impeded by the
failure of the Government to secure right of
way across the reservation, as guaranteed in
the charter.
An inquiry was made two weeks ago ::
"From what did Lost Creek derive its
name?" Shortly after leaving the mountains
it sinks and reappears some miles below.
Hence the name.
At the Sheriff's sale on last Saturday the
Algonquin mine and mill was bid in at S40-
600 for James II. Sherrard, of Philadelphia,
one of the trustees under whose mortgage
the property was sold.
1t is in contemplation to reorganize the
Deer Lodge brass band. There is full set
of instruments and there was once fair band
here. but when the Butte boom ragged il dis
organized. We would be glad to have it re-
sumo.
Conrad Kohrs, Esq, a few days since
bought Of Mr.. John Hickey his one-fourth
interest in the Buena Vista, Altoona, Cliff,
and Lena lodes in Boulder district. The
owners are now men of means who can push
development.
Peter Walton, Esq, last week sold to J. F..
Patterson & Co., who have their ranch six
teen miles from Benton, his band of $500
sheep, to be delivered September LIST. The
price was So per head. There is no better
band of sheep in Montana.
A dispatch from Walla Walla last Friday
says the prospect for fair average crop is
good, and fifty per cent more grain will be
shipped this year than ever before. This is
the crop that will come into competition
with the Missoula product this year.
In Alturas, Idaho, there was recently q
heavy fall of yeilowish dust during rain.
Local authorities differed but the general be-
lief was that it was sulphur. Analysis and
investigation finally proved it was vegetable
matter-pollen from yellow flowers growing
on the hillsides.
A number of employees on the Mullan
tunnel have recently quit work owing, as
they stated, to the danger from falling rock.
1t seems that the blasting loosens rock in the
roof and number of men have been hurt by
1t in falling This is the case in all tunnel
work we are told.
After six months anxious and tedious con-
finement Jules Enrich, who was shot in the
back at New Chicago on the 18th of October
last, is now able to leave his couch, although
finding it necessary to rely on crutches for
support in walking. Ehrick's wound was
similar to that of Garfield.
VIM. Blewfield, sentenced from Butte at
the February term for one year, has been
pardoned out on recommendation of Judge
Galbraith, District Attorney Mayhem, and
Samuel Word, Esq. He had plead guilty by
advice, but says he was intoxicated and did
not commit the offense charged.
The Trustees of this district advertise this
week for proposals for an addition to the
school house. There is 81, 800 in the fund. 1t
is proposed to use about half of 1t in this adj
dition. If it could be done, it would be bet
ter to hold the full amount and build large
brick house next season, but the school de-
mands room at once.
The account of the killing of John Hugle
in Helena, by Theo. Shed, will be heard with
regret by the many friends of both men in
Montana-and they had many. The cause
assigned, however, quarrel about an over
coat two years before-is insufficient Men
| do not kill each ether for such things. There
are facts yet to be published.
| The walla Walla Statesman. has this curt
notice of the failure in the newspaper bust
ness of Judge Heron, formerly Of this re-
| gion: " We learn to-day that Mr.. Heron, OF
the Spokane Independent OF
everything that belongs to newspaper-has
returned the Anticipated stock to Golden
Drip Dairy Cook, and gone out of business
1t is stated that "no house-fies is a sign OF
a sickly season." That is to some extent
true, not as s'sign" but as cause. The
house-fy is the best scavenger that comes
| about the habitations of man. They are
matched in manure heaps and in developing
eat the decaying portions, and later all kinds
| of refuse and decaying matter that otherwise
1 generates disease. Their absence is an ad-
| monition to greater cleanliness, and the use
| of more lime. We notice already, that
diptheria is prevailing in places where the
absence of house-fiies has been noted.
The patriotic citizens of Upper Deer Lodge
Valley, who have arranged for rousing eel
ebration of the National Holiday on Warm
Spring creek, give notice in this issue Of
their programme of exercises. They have
selected splendid grounds and have erected
large frame hall for dancing, contempla
ting eventually to establish.permanent public
pleasure grounds there. For the Fourth
they have secured an excellent orator and
Reader of the Declaration and will have fine
music and diversions. A general invitation
is extended to all good people to join with