The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-06-08
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

sale. See notice.
] David r. Mead has been commissioned
postmaster at Glendive.
Mr.. Henry Gill, painter, is prepared to do
work well and at reasonable prices. See lad. "
Coach time between Missoula and Deer
Lodge Is now twenty-five hours. Coaches
| leave here at 9 a. m.
There are several new estray advertise
ments in this issue. We believe all the es-
trays recently advertised In this paper have
been recovered.
Mr.. Richard w. Carroll, who proved him
self an efficient and brave officer on the
Butte police force, has been appointed per-
manent guard In the Deer Lodge peniten-
tiary.
The Union Freeman, of Butte, announces 1t
has "sterestyping machine" and will use 1t
in stereotyping lads" and standing jobs.
That we believe Is the FIRST stereotype outfit
brought to Montana.
We acknowledge receipt from w. A.
Clark, Esq, Of the London Times, Truth,
Punch and other leading journals. Mr.. Clark
sailed from Liverpool for New York on
Wednesday of this week.
We are in receipt of the May number Of
the West Shore, Portland, Oregon, containing
a number Of excellent photographic illustra-
tions of the National Park, with descriptive
letter press This is enc of the best numbers
of the great illustrated Pacific coast monthly.
Mail Agent Mcdowell, who has special
charge of the railway mail service in Mon
tana, was in town this week. He is trans
ferring the carriage of all eastern mail for
Helena and country contiguous to or north
of the Northern Pacific road to 1t; thus
greatly diminishing mail work on the q. &
N. and in the Deer Lodge Office.
The Inter Mountain says it is estimated fifty
persons will 60 from Butte to attend the
Thomas concerts and hear Barrett. Barrett
has recently been playing in San Francisco
and will play next week in Salt Lake. Mod
jeska also appears there tonight and to-mor.
row night and will also probably play next
week.
The Miner publishes a letter from Boulder
City, saying that DIR. j. l.. Weitman, former
ly of Phihpsburg, became too intimate with
married lady patient and the citizens, after
celebrating whether they would tar and
feather or hang him, concluded first to give
him chance to "git," and being so notified
by committee he "got." 1t is said he vic
timized all the business men financially.
Montana win ego broke" in August. Old
John Robinson, the Nestor Of circus men,
announces his intention of visiting Montana
In August with his immense circus and me-
nagerie. 1t requires forty cars to transport
the show and 200 men and 175 horses are en-
pioyed. Montana has not had a circus since
1867, and will go for the next like it would for
1.-TWO bits to the pan and bed rock pitching"
Il. L. Bonner & Co. advertised by poster
this week for fifty tie choppers and fifty
teams to haul ties. The n. P. Co, has yet the
IS 900 ties cut by Mayberry last year on
upper Warm Springs creek, which it is now
proposed to wagon out to the line Of the U.
g. N. or to the river for use on the N. p. be-
tween Mouth of Blackfoot and Mullan tun-
mel. Other ties also being required, cutters
are called for. Applications to be made to
Z. l.. Bonner & Co.
The Carnival at the Rink last Friday even
ing was brilliant success. There was con-
siderable number of new and elegant Co.'S
TUNES in the throng and not the least attrac-
tive among them were two representing the
New NoRTH-WEsT-one worn by Miss Mag
gie McGovern and one by Miss Mary J.
McAndrews. If the young misses will give
us opportunity we will dance at their we'd
dings, If we have to 90 under the doctors
care fer a month.
A week or two since a Chinaman stole
IT, -. - II
county. Advices of him were received here
by Sheriff McMaster few hours after the
-nayshea Chinee" had Left for Son F-~ueisoo.
BE at once telegraphed to Sheriff Reinhardt,
at Dillon, who picked the celestial off the
train with San Francisco ticket and $3.50 in
coin in his pocket. enc" went down after
him, and "You Skip" or whatever his name
is, now languishes, etc, in the Deer Lodge
Jail.
An excursion to Warm Springs, going at
~ and returning ut p. m, is announced
for next Sunday-round trip fare ST. This
makes an enjoyable ride, with ample time to
visit the springs, etc, and Is designed as a
trial trip tosee how regular Sunday excursion
trains will pay. After little it Is proposed, If
it meets with popular favor, to put on regu-
lar excursion trains and run cars from both
Butte and Deer Lodge. A pleasanter and
less expensive afternoon "outi ng" canno: be
devised.
Richard Walters. who was convicted in
the Probate Court on the Odd of May, for the
crime of killing and manning three hegs at
Mullan tunnel, and sentenced by Judge En-
erson to pay fine of $500 and the costs of
prosecution, amounting in all to the sum Of
sSO7.5O was taken before Judge Galbraith, Mt
Butte, on Monday, by Under Sheriff
McTague, on q writ of habeas corpus, and on
Tuesday was discharged from custody, the
Judge holding the defendant had not been
properly arraigned.
Mr.. @. w. Evans, agent Of that excellent
paper, the North West Ners, of Portland,
Oregon, arrived from the west day or two
ago and will 60 hence to Helena and Butte
in the interest Of his paper. Mr.. Evans was
the Ne,cs correspondent with "Hallett's
army" and wrote the best letters s'from the
front" He lost n leg while conductor on the
west division of the N. p. a couple of years
ago, and got brulsing fall from the coach
coming up from Missoula, SO that he need
hardly say, ~ was with Halleck." We wish
him success and commend his paper as an
excellent one.
The inner walls and ceiling Of the Presby-
terrain church having recently BEN papered
in very handsome designs by Mr.. Francis
Stanley, a first-class workman in his line, the
ladies' of the congregation gave an ice-cream
festival en- wednesday evening, to raise
funds for defraying part Of the expense. The
affair was well attended and patronized by
our citizens, and the work very much ad-
mired and praised. The cake, ice-cream and
lemonade were the best and In abundance,
and the church choir and gentlemen's quin-
tette club furnished some excellent music
under the direction Of Miss King. The pro.
ceeds amounted to $40.
Information Is received that with the es.
tablishment of the w. u. Tel. line along the
Northern Pacific to Helena the o. q. NIL
line from Bismarck to Helena will be discon-
tinued 1t IL not improbable that Mt later
date, when the n p. is completed, the line
westward Of Helena win also be abandoned
or sold. We shall regret this, In its incon
venience to Deer Lodge, unless the w. o
Co. shall put in town Office here, and In it,
relieving from duty here Mr.. Thomas Nor
gan, q thoroughly attentive and efficient op
orator and m excellent gentleman.
The weather recently has been variable