The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-03-10
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


Dr.J. II. Owings mas removed his residence
TO the Blum house.
The encyclopedias subscribed for to Miss
Caldwell are arriving.
Boisvert has started the boom with a bit
house-the Cosmopolitan.
John Dryer, the pugilist, Is dying Of con-
sumption in The Brooklyn Hospital.
Mr.. Geo. d. Peters, proprietor of the Deer
Lodge Crossing Hotel, has failed, his liabili-
ties being some $1,000 or 5000.
There are six or eight cases Of chicken-pox
In town. IL Is not often serious, but it is
quite rash to have 1t notwithstanding.
While the Metropolitan Billiard Rooms
are being renovated Mr.. Gerber occupies the
building next south Of the Scott House.
The County Commissioners, who have been
In session this week, making the annual set
Element, drawing jurors, etc, expected to
close their labors last evening.
Rev. FIR. L. b. Palladino, S. j., is in town
en- route to st. Ignatius Mission, where he
expects to remain until April. 1t is much
desired that he remain here and hold services
next Sunday.
During the existence of smallpox recently
Dr. Mussigbrod sent TO Canada for smallpox
scab, inoculated two heifers, and procured
bovine virus enough therefrom to yaccinate
five thousand people.
The Department has appointed Mr.. John
r. Eardley. P. M. at Willow Glen on Warm
Spring creek, where the Gwendale postoffice
formerly was. This office will afford accom-
mediation to many residents on Warm Spring
creek.
The postoffice is being considerably en-
larged this week. The rooms adjoining hav-
ing been vacated by the tenant, enabled the
acquisition Of more room, and 1t has been
taken for the accommodation of the public
and the postmaster.
Morgan Evans, the boss farmer of the val
ley will build the finest farm house In the
county this summer. 1t will be frame We
neered with brick and about the size of f. L.
Bonner's. Mr.. Evans has his own sawmill ut
work making the lumber.
If those who think there IL no way of cir
cumventing the bracing atmosphere of this
climate will call at this Office, we will give
them sight of lettuce, radishes, onions,
beets, pie-plant, etc, growing as finely as they
do in June on the sunny slopes of the south. |
Mr.. J. b. McMaster, who was In town this
week, says the N. p. Headquarters are now
moved down to near McCarty's, the store be-
ing about 400 yards below the bridge. The |
men are engaged on rock work, but ~ soon |
as the frest is out they will return and finish |
up the dirt work this side.
Thos. Nolan, Of Custer county, and Samuel |
Brunette, of Missoula county, were commit
ted TO the Insane Asylum within the past |
few days. The latter was arrested for giving |
whisky TO an Indian but IL was adjudged he |
was mentally irresponsible and sent to the |
Asylum.
Mr.. John Lannen, of Bear Mouth, who h as
been running sawmill of 5000 feet capacity
since last fall, bought of c. & G. Cooper, Mt
Vernon, Ohio, while east, a 3O-horse power
engine saws and other machinery which will
bring the cutting capacity of his mill Up to
1000 to $4,000 feet per day. He is working
On Northern Pacific lumber.
Copies of Laws wanted.-Ts complete a
'et, copies are wanted of the Fourth Regular
Session, Laws of Montana (November 4th to
December 18th, 1860, and the Extra Session
succeeding December 14th to December 24th,
1861. A liberal price will be paid for the
'ame in good condition. Address, NEW
Deer Lodge, NJ. T.
Mr.. Mayberry, contractor for Northern Pa
,ific railroad ties, has been endeavoring to /
arrange with the ranchmen along Warm |
Spring creek to give him lease of the creek,
with twenty feet on each side, for long |
,erm of years, to float down ties and wood. |
The terms proposed were not acceptable to |
he ranchers, and they SO decided at n meet |
ng last Saturday.
w. III. Buck, Esq, Of tue Benton Record, is |
N town ca route to Missoula. Gu his return |
ne will visit Butte and 60 east. Mr.. Buck |
was the original proprietor of the Record, |
md expects to return by river in the spring |
md resume the proprietorship. In relation
% the alleged difficulty with which Sheriff |
Healy, of Benton, is now epvironed, he be- |
ieves Healy ran into the camp Of illicit |
whisky traders, found them too strong for |
MS party, camped with them companionably, |
Ind meantime quietly sent messenger to |
for sufficient force to take In |
he camp. That is the more probable state of |
affairs.