The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-07-14
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Sixty boxes Of fruit went through to Hell
ena by Wednesdays coach.
Delegate Maginnis has placed us under OBJ
legations for public documents.
Mr.. Benton Hoover caue In Monday with
the first potatoes and peas of the season
Supervisor Neal Is putting new bridge
across branch Of the Cottonwood delta on
Main Street.
Billy Palmer has Headlight in training for
the Territorial Fair, and his motto will be
"Clear the Track"
Bitter Root strawberries, Of most excellent
growth and flavor, are plentiful IN the mar
ket at forty and fifty cents per box.
1t is stated that the principal losses by the
Blackfoot fire were less than the figures
given by US last week. Glad to hear It.
The Deer Lodge Mining Company win let
the contract next Monday for development
on the New North West lode, aud work will
begin al once.
Important improvements are soon to begin
on the McBurney House, and may result in
another large brick building and Mansard
roof Do it, Mac.
Mr.. J. W. Steele presents his card this
week as painter, paper hanger, and glazier
and will do work promptly and well NJ req
sonable prices. Shop opposite the Post
office.
Another sawmill for 4. l.. Bonner g. Co,
passed through toward Missoula this week.
With the mills they now have, Z. L. B. g. CO.
can cut a quarter of a million feet of lumber
every ~ hours.
Mr.. Greenleaf, of the U. =. Assay Office,
Helena, has analysed the pollen from the
pine cones we sent him last week, and finds
IL IN exactly similar In character to that sent
him which was collected after the rainfall
We have received the pamphlet and poster
of the Western Montana Fair to be held in
Missoula, September 81 q, and 9Th. The
premium list Is good aud our Missoula neigh
bors will doubtless have fine exhibition
this ear.
After the preliminary examination In Hell
ena Wednesday, Theo. Shed was held in
5000 bail for shooting John Hugh, there be-
ing no evidence the shooting was premedita-
ted or malicious. 1t was testified Hugh
struck Shed before the latter fired.
Rev. Mountjoy preached at the Court
House morning and evening last Sunday and
every morning and evening since services
have been held. He is an earnest and able
preacher and n number Of accessions to the
Christian church are already the fruits Of the
work.
Mr.. John Lehman, of Bear Mouth, has
taken contract to cut one million feet Of
lumber for the Northern Pacific, with the
privilege of three million, between Bear
Mouth and Missoula also the contract to
supply beef to the construction force from
McCartys Bridge to Kramer's.
The cold wave that has rolled over Mon
tana for the past ten days did some damage
nights in the Upper Valley. Mr.. VIM. H.
Hensley informs US that nearly all the pota-
to crop from "the Hump" to Lost Creek Is
badly frosted. Off six acres he has in he does
not expect to get a peck Of potatoes.
The establishment OF the High Explosive
works at Silver Bow Junction has already
reduced the price Of giant powder from 75c
to soc. and 1t Is believed it will 60 to 10 cents
With coal and powder down 1t is now in or
der for reduction in the railroad rates on
salt and then mining companies can make
money.
At the Hartz property sale last week, the
very desirable lots east of the school house
were purchased by Judge Bill for building
purposes, and the lot Of ground on the West
side Of the river by Mr.. Peter Walton for N.
Bielenberg, who contemplates building there.
The Lots sold for $3.50 and the fraction of
quarter section with water right, for $1,000.
Dr. Mitchell on Thursday removed from
the left cheek Of prisoner Wells, in the pen
itentiary, q tumor as large as q walnut. The
roots, two inches long, were withrawn. The
patient endured the operation heroically,
without anestbetics, and told the surgeon to
70 ahead II it took all day. The Chinaman
who had both legs amputated last week is
doing remarkably well.
Mr.. A. ID. Knick, representing the jewell
Nurseries. Lake City, Mimi, has been In
town this week taking orders for small fruits,
roses, etc. He and his associate have sold to
nearly every farmer In the valley. We hope
their stock will prove adapted to this climate.
Deer Lodge valley IL a hard one In which to
grow hard wood trees and even the hardest
shrubbery, but our people are disposed to
keep on trying until they succeed or success
IL demonstrated to be impossible.
The Independent gives publicity to part Of .
scheme that has been in contemplation for
some time, viz: The erection of new tele-
graph line between Deer Lodge and Helena
by the Western Union Company. 1t isl pro-
posed to have this done TO connect with the
railroad line on It's completion to Deer Lodge.
The other part of the scheme is to convert
the present Butte and Deer Lodge and Deer
Lodge and Helena lines into telephone lines.
The present lns is practically useless through
old age and frequent br-akag-.
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