The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

material In few days for his residence on
Second street.
A. L. Buell., Contractor and Builder City
Hotel, will build hnes or do other brick work
alSo tirst-class kalsonning If.
Sore throat, In mild form. yet prevails to
some extent In Deer Lodge, but there are no
cases of diph.heria reported
TIL" thermometers registered down to 90
h"iow last week-the coolest, blustriest, most
diabohcal weather of the winter,
We have had rest on railroad racket
about long enough now. II will be- time for
active operations again within a fortnight.
A complete new sawmill for Joseph p.
Catching went through town this week, des-
tined for the Northerh Pacific work down
the canon.
Louis Philippe ahiicated the throne Of
France February "a 1913, making "A vacan-
cy for the "nephew of his uncle" to seize a
! few years later.
Mr. j. III. Youngs, signal service officer, re-
ceived a United States minimum registering
Thermometer a few days ago which fully ac-
counts for the cold snap.
L. ID. Baker colonel of the "California
| Regiment and United States Senator from
that State, killed Mt Balls Bluff, Virginia
was born this day of 1911.
We are informed Mr.. Moore, the father of
| Mrs. T. III. Birmey, is stocking a lO0-cow
/ power dairy on Little Blackfoot a mile or
two above Birnrys station.
The Chinese New Year celebration in Deer
Lodge this year has not been so elaborate or
extensive as in former years. The same is
true In other towns of the Territory.
DIR MuSsigbrod has reported that A. J.
Patenaude, Recently committed TO fhe Insane
| Asylum, needs no further treatment for In
sanity. Strong drink Ii the only trouble.
Moss Bros, of Butte, dealers in h,y and
produce, failed a few days ago. Their labIl-
titles are stated at from $4,000 TO S25 O00
Quite number Of valley farmers lost by the
failure.
Henry Kavendsh, an English philosopher
Of great wealth and of high attai nments, dis
coverer of the composition of water, died
seventy-two years ago to-day in London, at
the age of seventy nine years.
Up 10 yesterday we had only two through
mails In a week. It's awful funny to get up
a newspaper with the wires down, the mails
blockaded, the local editor gone, nothing
happening and the ''can.get-aways" all in
Butte or the States.
The Chinese made an Internal racket Sun
day night celebrating the eighth anniversary
of their Emperor's reign, and KEN Ching
Lung proposes TO wind the affair up with
grand pyrotechnic display in front of his es-
Establishment this evening.
We are requested to make ackno wledg-
ment on behalf Of Alfred Perkins. of Warm
Springs, whose wifi. recently died, of his OBJ
legations TO the citizens of the valley and
Deer Lodge for friendly aid and assistance
during his recent Troubles.
Mr.. McMaster informs us that Conn Bros.
are actively engaged in building a frame Two
story hotel for McPhail Bros TO replace the
one recently destroyed by fire. The build
ing will be- 25x60 with an L 20xi6 The build
ing j. TO he completed May LIST.
Thi. was a had week for horses. One of
Tho>. G. Irvines buggy horses died in half
an hour after reaching Butte last Monday,
aud riding horse Of James O'Donn"ll,
stabbed In Deer Lodge "Wednesday night got
into The manager aud crippled himself SO he
died.
BY notice in this issue IL will be- seen the
Ancient Order of Hib"rnianS, philip+burg,
will give social ball on the evening of
March 18th. The reputation of The order and
the names on the committees are sufficient
evidence that 1t will DC tirst-claSs in every
spect.
Phil McGovern has found Charlie Ross ut
last, and has sent word to Philadelphia that
the body will be delivered dead or alive as
necessary on payment Of the reward. Pills
Charlie Is fifteen or twenty years older than
the specifications call for, but no additional
| charge is made on that account
Copies of Laws Wanted.-Ts complete a
set, copies are wanted of the Fourth Regular
Session, Laws of Montana November 4th to
December 18th, 1869, and the Extra Session
succeeding December 14th to December oath,
1867. A liberal price will be paid for the
same in good condition. Address, New
NORTHWEST, Deer Lodge, NJ. I.
There are rumors of the Deer Lodge and
| Helena line being stocked up for six-horse
service and stations being prepared accord
ingly, but we cannot obtain positive informa-
| ton owing TO the absence of Division Agent
Riddle. 1t is believed the run from Silver
Bow to Helena ria Deer Lodge will be on
close connection with the trains and twelve
| hour time.
| The most prodig ious contribution to recent
sensational literature concerning Montana is
| the New York SUMS interview with Jack
| Blronntte, of the Upper Yellowstone, now
| In New York in the interest Of having the
| Clark's Fork country relinquished by the In
dams. Jack spins some yarns that would
make Munchausen's hair stand on end, anil
tells of hair breadth escapes" Othello never
whispered In Desdemonas willing ear.
| Inquiries have been made Mt this Office con-
corning rumor that three or four men were
frozen to death near Philipsburg during the
recent cold snap. 1t in doubtless without any
foundation or our alert correspondent Sand
| Bar" would have had the facts reported &C
curately and artistically In this issue. On
| Tuesday Of last week three men walking
across the range from the Frenchwoman's to
McDonald's were belated and ons OF the
party had hi. feet somewhat frozen. No Sc
rious occurrences are reported.
A querulous correspondent from Alaska
writes us that be notices by some Monfana
papers the snow liz several feet deep In the
vicinity of Mullan tunnel and by Others thai
n mule blown off dump pile at the mou'l
of the tunnel by an explosion Of giant powder
was found soon after seren-ly nibbling hunct
grass at the foot of the hill. He "ony writes
to inquire how high bunch grass grows In Nor
tasa." according 10 the altitude published
hy Engineer Dodge, the bunch grass Mt th'
grade Of Mulan tunnel grows 5,552 feet high
Ed. n N..Wj
Messrs jerks g. Newell, builders, whs
have the contrac, to erect Mr.. 4. H. Irvinei
brick building, arrived this week. hav'
rented til. Sun Pearl building for finishing
shop and yesterday Richards planning mil
: began dressing lumber for tn baiiding. Nj
David Newell will b. the resident rartne
i here. having personal supervision We mr.