The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-03-23
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Ladies' days" at the rink are now Tues
days and Fridays-3to Up. IN.
Judge F. r. Bill this week bought Gerber
residence on Court House square.
A serial story Of much interest to tax-pay
ers will be found on the fourth page.
The street brigade has been at work thi
week and the thoroughfares are in gala da!
order.
Travellers report mud or snow axle deer
in many places in the valleys and on the
divides.
Forbis Irvine has started dairy farm wes
OF Deer Lodge and is delivering tactical sup,
plies in town.
Mr.. s. Hoy will sell desirable lot OF
horses, etc, at the ranch of Conrad Kohrs
Esq, Saturday, March 31st.
The average daily mail coming North from
ogden, is 5000 letters, 40 sacks of newspaper
mail and 125 registered packages.
Mr.. James Curn has purchased Peter Walk
er's restaurant and bakery, next door to
ONeills Hall, and is conducting it success
fully.
There will be an Easter service of song at
the Presbyterian Church next Sunday even
ing at $50. All are cordially invited to be
present.
The gale of last Saturday night played
havoc with the paper roof on the skating
rink, and it is now being replaced with
shingles
Sheriff McMaster and Mr.. $. L. Larabie
left for Philipsburg Thursday. The personal
property OF the Connolly estate is to be sold
tomorrow.
The vernal Equinox completed a month of
the finest spring weather we have ever seen
in Montana. The barometer now indicates
change of weather.
A good many immigrants are arriving
from the States. Inquiries for "work" are
getting pretty frequent already. Montana
will be chock full this summer.
Pocket picking is practiced at the Butte
rink. The participants must be experts. The
leasure time of beginners here is occupied N
picking themselves up from the floor.
The coaches and freighters have been
using the n P. grade for a roadway a con-
siderable distance in the canon this winter,
but now that the frost is out they are ordered
| off,
en-. Edmiston started for Missoula Mon
day with Eewman's teams, loaded at three
| cents per pound. This is a stiff price, but
| teams can only haul half loads now on that
road.
A wash-out in Silver Bow Canon-probab-
| ly at the mouth of German-has prevented
the arrival of No. 3, since Monday night.
We had no eastern mails Wednesday or
Thursday.
We asked a 250pound citizen the other
day If he skated. He said he previously did
indulge some what, but had now hired out to
the Northern Pacific company rs pile
driver for rest.
Under the new law keepers of gaming hou-
ses will be required to pay general license
OF $40 per month; and faro tables S3J, poker
tables 500, keno $50, roulette $50, and all
other games $50.
The copy" of receipts and expenditures of
Deer Lodge county, furnished us by Clerk
and Recorder Ward, for publication was a
most excellent piece of work, and the hearts
Of the compositors are warm toward him.
VIM. Wallace returned Wednesday from
Warrensburg Mo. He offers his ranch for
sale at reasonable figures, as he has other in
terests TO look after. The crop in the ground
Welded what it could have been bought for
last year.
Lath running short here John O'Neill Or
dered some from Helena. They cost $40 per
l 900 laid down here. He can lay lath here
from Omaha at S7.75 per / ,000 In a year from
now Montana will be shipping lumber far
Their east than Omaha.
A project is on foot to establish new race
Helena road. There should be good meet
ings here. 1t is equi distant from Helena and
Butte and the location is said to be unexeel-
led for good course.
The ball at the Silver Lake House, Philips
burg, st. Patrick's Eve, was n splendid sue
cess. There were sixty eight tickets sold, and
six sets, all the floor would hold, danced con-
tinously until broad daylight. The music,
supper and attention were all that could be
desired.
Mr.. Fl. W. Cole, electrician, has completed
arrangements with the United States Com
pany and will soon be in Montana to intro
duce the Maxim incandescent and street
lighting electric systems of that company.
He is now engaged in their works making
himself proficient in the minutia of the
system.
Mr.. Nelson Bennett, of the new firm of
Lynch, Cottrell & Bennett, who are about to
establish general Wagon and Agricultural
Implement depot here, has purchased two
lots opposite Murphy, Higgins & Co. and is
erecting a building 3ox30 feet, with 30x70
foot shed IN the rear. They expect stock in
about a week.
Butte is to have o Catholic cathedral with
tower one hundred feet high. The structure
will be of brick, In the Gothic style.-Herald.
We thought a cathedral was necessarily the |
principal church in diocese, where the |
bishop resided. The large size of building |
does not make 1t q cathedral. The Catholic |
church in Helena is also sometimes miscalIed |
"the cathedral"
Hereafter the Deer Lodge Cornet Band of |
fifteen pieces will play each Tuesday and |
Friday evening ut jerks, Harris & Co.'S !
skating Pavilion: Admission twenty-five |
cents on these evenings. The band is to re-
ceive all the admission money. Three hours |
music for twenty-five cents and for the bene.
nt Of the band that everybody wants to do
something for, ought to fill the house and 1t |
will. See special notice.
The masquerade skating carnival at the
rink next Monday night promises to be a
great occasion. The gallery has been arranged
and seated SO rs to give good view
Of the hall, and reserved seats can be had at
Coleman's. There are now dozen or two
very skillful skaters here and at least hun
dred who can skate very well. IL would
make delightful scene IL all these would
don masquerade costumes.
Mr.. j. j. Hutchinson has contracted to
build for Mr.. z. Z. Evans, in West Deer
Lodge, residence which win be very band
some. Its dimensions are at largest projec-
tions 3sx6s feet, two stories respectively
il and 10 feet in the clear, with mansard roof,
porches, etc. The ground floor win contain
parior 16x2o, living room 2ox2a ,ehamberlsxl4,
kitchen 1sxls, with bath rooms, closets, etc.
The second story win have four large cham
ben. The house win be frame with rustic
siding and fine cornices, etc. Work will be-