The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-19
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Lincoln and Blackfoot
The Democratic county convention will
meet In Deer Lodge tomorrow.
A. L. Lazier opened school at the mouth OF
snowshce gulch two weeks ago.
Most of the mines in Bear Gulch and vi
cinity have closed up for the season.
District Court for Deer Lodge county
meets on the first Monday in December.
The Utah & Northern is assessed in this
county at $500 mile for about thirty-six
miles.
The cows in the valley are going dry,
and as consequence ranch butter is getting
scarce.
Road Supervisor Foster Is putting heavy
layer of gravel on Fourth street, near the
railroad.
Z. l.. Farnsworth, Esq, gives religious
talk In the court house next Sunday after
noon, at 8 o'clock.
Governor Crosby's band of fine horses
were sent over to him from the Willow Run
stables this week.
w. FL. Trippet, Esq, has received his nota-
rial seal, and is now prepared to take ac-
acknowledgements, etc.
Mrs. Lou. P. Smith expects to be in Deer
Lodge next Friday with a newly arrived
stock of ladies' hats.
The members of the Christian church in
Helena contemplate building ST., 900 edifice
for religious purposes.
NJ ia III i. &, hat mad a.; rad
frame barn and stable in the rear of his resi-
dence in West Deer Lodge.
The County Clerk advertises this week for
sealed proposals for taking care of the poor,
sick, and infirm in this county.
Miss Matte Strauhal has opened a dress
making shop in the old Marchion stand, one
door north of o'Neilrs Hall.
We notice that John O'Neill, of Deer
Lodge, is advertising his hardware business
for sale in the Helena papers.
Mr.. Thomas Mcguire is building a story
and half brick dwelling house at the cor
ner of Main and Fourth streets.
John Hampstead, of Hampstead & Boyle,
leaves to-day for California, and will pur-
chase band of sheep while absent.
There is some talk of getting up an anna
teur dramatic entertainment in Deer Lodge
for the benefit Of the Christmas trees.
1t is limited that the railroad company
contemplate prosecuting prominent city
official on a charge of wrecking train.
Mr.. Ayres, recently q. s. N. agent and OPP
orator at Warm Springs. has gone to Ne
braska, md is succeeded by Mr. A. B. Harri-
son.
Louis Demars hes sold to VIM. Weinstein
a one-fourth interest in the Virginia mine
at Philipsburg, the consideration being
$1,000.
If our county commissioner can wreck
a train on the narrow guage, three of them
ought to be able to get away with the North
ern Pacific.
The name of A. Z. Mayhem heads the list
of alternates from Helena, elected to attend
the Democratic Convention of Lewis and
Clarke county.
1t is probable the corps surveying the line
between Deer Lodge and Missoula counties,
will return home in a few days, the heavy
SHOWS preventing further progress.
Robinson's wood flume has reached Rou-
leau's field near the Lake road crossing Of
lineup Joe. 1t will probably come no fur
Their this winter on account of the snow.
Sheriff David f. Reinhart, of Boaverbead
last Saturday brought to Deer Lodge
Albert Walker, sentenced to five years con-
finement in the penitentiary, for grand lar
ceny.
vennor again predicts thus "a rather Sc
we're October, but open weather afterwards.
January, 1884, wet and open. Unusual
warmth for the winter of 1884. No ice, or
hardly any" Thanks.
Placer mining in the Pioneer district has
not been suspended on account of the cold
snap. r. S. Kelley & Cos mine, above Pho
neer City, cleaned up on Saturday $1,000, be-
ing the result of n two weeks run.
All Hoy, of the Celestial Kingdom, has
given up his right to return to this country
under the Chinese exclusion act. A case of
typhoid fever settled the business for him
Monday and he was buried Wednesday az
ternoon.
The Missoula county Democratic Conyen-
ion instructed its Delegates TO the District
to support Hon. G w. Stapleton,
Of Butte, for the nomination as District Del
agate. The Convention meets in Deer Lodge
tomorrow.
The old Claggett quartz lode, in the Carl |
oou district, is being developed by Deer |
Lodge Company. At the bottom of 35foot |
'haft the lode shows up a strong 5-foot vein
IF good silver rock, carrying good percen- |
age of gold.
Mr.. James Beeton has been given the con-
.ract for carrying the mails from the Deer |
Lodge postofice to the Utah aud Northern |
iepot, his bid being s2a0 per annum. He is
also carrier for the express company and will |
10 jobbing business.
Services will be held in the Episcopal |
,hurch next Sunday morning and evening |
Rev. Mr.. Blackiston, of Butte who breaches, |
s one Of the strongest thinkers and most |
eloquent divines in Montana, and he should |
nave good audience.
Paddy Ryan, the celebrated slugger, ar
lived in Butte yesterday to give sparring |
He is a magnificently built /
hdH DlCh biChlhsOu oCo. "
we're about to tackle him at Silver Bow, but |
after one look at him boarded the train for |
Anaconda and Deer Lodge.
The Christian congregation of Deer Lodge |
ire in hopes OF securing a pastor soon to
minister to them. They expect within few /
lays to greet Rev. Galen Wood, of Aurora,
Ohio, graduate of Hiram College, where /
President Garfield was once tutor.
Mr.. Jacob Medary, formerly Of Deer Lodge
md Helena, has become city editor of the
Butte Miner, taking the place of Mr.. Platte
Burr, who has gone on the Unisn. The gem
leman will doubtless ill the position with |
,redit to himself and benefit to the paper.
w. T. Ballard and VIM. Milling have
,losed up their Placers above Pioneer, the
now there Monday being knee deep. The
aasoy, boa haau n wary aafizfarforv ana Mr. |