The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-04-13
LOCAL BREvITIES.

IL Charlie Bielenberg Isn't the boss fisher.
man, let somebody show more fish. That's
what tells.
An immigrant train arrived last Friday
bringing a large mum Der Of people TO Butte
aud Deer Lodge.
Mr.. A S. Higgins this week purchased the
former Clagett IL Dixon office ia Court
/ square, Deer Lodge.
California celery, radish~s, caulinower,
onions and pie-rlant in market now at spring
rates. That's one advantage Of n railroad.
The coach travel has increased so largely
that Gilmer and Salisbury nov run an extra
each alternate day from Deer Lsds. to
Helena.
The labor not being furnished 20 A. J.
Davidson & Co. At the p-ni'enfiary on the
"a inst, Mr.. Baldwin closed the harness shop
at the penitentiary.
II in stated that the Utah e. Northern Rail
road company will begin TO operate the line
OF May.-Independent Who stated 1t" The
railroad officials here are not SO advisedl
Demas Taillon has established hack line
between Helena and Deer Ledge, carrying
passengers in light spring wagons and
making the trip through in one day. He has
good stock and is an experienced stage man
See his lad" in this issue
The change of train time Is quite an i'm
provement, especially on the Butte and Deer
Lodge run. After little we are promised
two hour passenger train between the two
towns. IL cannot be put on TOO soon To please
the public and increase travel.
At the school election last Saturday Mr. Il.
S. Stackpole was reelected, receiving 81
votes TO 80 votes for j. 4. Van Gundy.
Henry Hurlbut was reelected District Clerk
without contest Female suffrage did not
materializr; no ladies Offering to vote.
The residence Of Gordon G. Vineyard,
West Deer Lodge, is veneered and is quite
handsome. The Conn building, opposite 4.
II. lrvine's, is being completed and the n. i.
Evans residence, close by, is commenced.
West Deer Lodge so far is leading in inn
provements this year.
The Misses iona and sallie Batterton are
putting up quite nice seven-room dwelling
house at the south end Of the new bridge, for
rent. Some Of our young men might take
good example from these young ladies in
saving their earnings and investing in pro-
perry that will bring good returns.
Mr.. o. b. O'Bannon has forwarded TO
Helena during the past week, or has now ut
his office in course Of preparation, filings
and entries on over $500 acres OF land in
odd numbered sections within the limits of
the n. = Il r. grant in this county which
are now claimed aS government land under
the recent rulings of Secretary Teller.
Mr.. Joseph Richards set in operation this
week his new Touring mill and 1t does work
TO tn. delight Of experienced millers. The
includes l5horse power engine,
a boiling machine and a Eureka separating
and securing machin-, with capacity Of
fifteen bushels per hour Farmers will please
take nstice that feed aud -four will now be
ground on short notice.
Owing 20 the announcement Of other en-
teriainmrnts Miss Reid anticipated the day
set for her concert and il was held In
U'Neill's Theatre on Wednesday evening.
There was n very fair audie nee present and
The little folks who acquitted Themselves well
were handsomely applauded. Miss Reid
Is an accomplished and painstaking teacher |
In instrumental music aud has had all the
scholars she could give lessons 10 the past |
year or tive.
Sheriff w. ID. Cameron, Of Mragher county, |
and ex-Sheriff s. NJ. Allebaugh, arrived |
VI onday evening and committed to the Gus |
todv of Warden Botkin the following pris- |
oners sentenced ~ the recent term at White |
Sulphur Springs: Charles White, grand lar |
,eny, one year; Charles Rock, grand larceny,
,ne wear; wiiIis,a vanSickles, assault with |
intent TO do great bodily injury, one year.
The largest number ever confined there ex-
cept for few hours.
The sheet and pillow slip skating carnival /
asst Friday evening was quite largely at |
tended, there being many more spectators,
however, than skaters. This was the first |
sheet and Fellowship PARTY in Deer Lodge,
and probably many who would otherwise
nave participated concluded TO look on till |
hey learned the gam. There were probably
'orty skaters on the floor aud n ghOstly look
ng lot they were. After unmaSking many
others participated aud, altogether, il was a
sala night nj the rink.
jerks, Harris & Co. advertise a prize race /
It the pavilion next Saturday evening-one
race for men aud one for Iadies-and a pair
Df the best make skates 10 each winner. This |
Is better than prize for grace" which is
open to question, while that OF speed is not.
Ii H. ako good idea to have two distinct
races and give the ladies fair show. The
methods Of selecting judges and the rules
the contests will be posted at the
rink ut noon to-day. There will be big |
crowd, and we believe there Is a skater in
Deer Lodge who can lower any record yet |
made in Montana
There il good one told on a 65-year old |
K-ntuckian who came 70 Deer Lodge not |
ong since. He had never seen railroad or |
4 locomotive and wanted TO make trip. He |
was told he must buy ticket, and being |
,hown the direction to the depot struck out. |
Down somewhere about the track he ran |
across slaught~r's steam wood-sawing ma |
ehine, walked up to the saw man, slapped |
aim ON the shoulder and said "See here, |
boss; want ticket for Butte, p. d. q and If |
rou can give the old machine an extra turn |
ahead you'll oblige an old timer" He had |
mi taken the saving machine for locomo- |
i've.
Mr. Nelson Bennett, contractor with wash |
ngton Damn ON the Northern Pacific has 4
been absent the past week, visiting their |
work on the Jocko reservation. This Is now
.bout completed except a small amount of |
.ock work, and a considerable portion of |
he force will be- transferred in few days 70 |
he line brtwe-n Sweetlands and Mullan |
funnel where there are yet some l2 or 10 |
niles to grade. We understand Pat. O'Neili |
has sub-let portion Of the work. Mr.. Cor. |
~, whe had a contract on the Northern Pa |
cifc last year on the Little Blackfoot, is |
going north TO contract on the Canadian
Pacific.
Butte had a skating rink scandal this week, |
some parties inducing young girl from |
here to private house, where their purpose 1
became apparent aud her outcry caused her |
release. She told her brother, who found the |
miscreant and headed him mp. He walked to
the coal yard at Silver Bow and took the |
Wednesday morning train for the south. The |
skating Kinks are largely paironized by ladies |
and children, aud IL scandal attaches to
them the establishments will not be worth |
paying license on. We know that Jeuks, |
arri. e. IN arS n. III al "a M as hafel man AZ