The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-05-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

"our Missoula letter. is crowded ont this
week.
The Jewell Nursery stock was delivered
here in first rate condition.
The penitentiary is now full, and twelve
more convicts are sentenced and in transit.
Rev. Mr.. Shannon, of Missoua. will hold
divine service at the school house in New
Chicago, next Saturday and Sunday after
noon.
The st. Marys Academy Fair will Begin in
the Mitchell building next Monday. Ii is
anticipated the display will be very hand
some.
Somebody has recently built one of the
handsomest brick veneered cottages in Deer
Lodge on the lot east of Hugh O'NeiPs resi-
dence.
A. A. Antrim, veterinary surgeon, enlight-
ened horse owners on Main street Monday,
and sold large number of his books. He is
a talker "from away back"
Mrs. Alice Rrause has contracted for the
erection Of six-room dwelling house on the
Second street lot next east of Charles
Asplipg's. 1t will be for rent.
A fine young horse, the property of Phil.
Z. Evans, was injured, so that he died few
days ago, by running into the railroad cross
ing of the culvert on Third street
At the sale of personal property belonging
to the estate of James NJ Dingle, deceased,
at Lost Creek, last Saturday, good prices
were obtained for the stock. The amount de-
rived will nearly pay all debts, leaving the
farm and some little stock to the widow.
jerks, Harris g. Co. have secured the ser
vices of the Deer Lodge Cornet Band to play
at the Pavilion Skating Carnival this even
| ing. The occasion promises to be the most
| brilliant and enjoyable Of all the rink festivi-
| ties and a crowded house is anticipated. See
| ad. In this issue.
In this issue will be found the notice of a
-chool election 10 be held in Deer Lodge to
determined upon the issue of bonds not to
exceed $4,000 for the erection or purchase
Of school buildings. A press of matter this
week prevents that mention of the project
which we had proposed TO devote to it.
Rock Creek Ditch is now running 200
inches of water. The Squaw Gulch Little
Giant Co, Hogan, Irvine & Co, on Windy
Diggings, Hogan, Irvine g. Kelly, on Walk
RS Bar, above Pioneer, are all running
Giants, and working full head. All other
miners are now preparing to start up.
Sheriff Irwin of Silver Bow County on
Wednesday delivered at the Insane Asylum
John Homer, adjudicated insane. He came
10 Butte recently from Mullan Tunnel, and
the salient feature of his malady is a belief
that certain rsons are on his trail with the
purpose of executing him as an accemplice
in hanging Coomes and Smith at Greenhorn
Gulch recently. 1t is thought he will not
long survive.
Palmer's ranch, near Mouth Of Blackfoot, |
which was the scene of a duly recorded and |
exciting bear adventure a year or two ago, is |
not yet free from the "varmints." A few days |
ago the bears killed a valuable milk cow for |
Palmer. Mr.. Ellsworth Cain informs us that |
John Henry, Pioneer miner, who happened |
to be there, went on the war path and killed |
two of the "yearling" bears engaged In the
foray, but the third one, an old offender,
again escaped.
Mat. Wormer formerly engaged in brick
making here, and now Interested with DR..
Brooks and Mr.. Elgee of Helena. In devel-
oping the DIR. Parker lead" Bald Butte,
near the old PenobScot nine, land in this
county, are finding some excellent gold ore.
they sent us, this week, n specimen piece
from two tons that is estimated ut 5000 per
on. They have ninety tons on the dump
hat will average $40 per ton.
The Breeders Gazette April 12th, mentions
the purchase from Hon. John Landrigan,
resident of the Illinois State Board of
agriculture, by Murphy & McClay, of Mon
ana, of the stallion Yorkshire Golddust. for
Il 800. This is the same family of horses
which Mr.. Larabie, of the Willow Bun
Farm. has been handling for some years.
The popularity of this stock is evidenced by
the fact that the advertisement that York
'hire Golddust was Tor sale brought 140 let
tiers of inquiry.
The old song says:
"December's as pleasant rs May"
Which might be the case and still not be say
ing much for December so far as May has yet
shown up. May day here was cold and raw
with little busters of snow and on the night
of the LIST there was considerable freeze.
In Helena six inches of snow fell and in this
valley above Race Track an equal quantity.
4 gentleman who reads Vennor says he
urssed this storm, and notified lis not TO ex-
. ct much good weather until the middle of
he month.
Treasurer r. G Humbrr has placrd in the
rreasurers Office a splendid Herring SAFE,
weighing $3.50 pounds and costing about
u 900 delivered 1t is very large, and sufii
Gent to hold all the Treasurers books, for
which exclusive purpose it is procured, aud
looks as though it would perfectly protect
them in case of fire. Every officer having
hooks of record and valuable papers should
have good safe or a good vault room in
which to keep their valuable books and
'apers. The cost is money well expended.
Quite a number of our citizens who own
'lacrr diggings IN the vicinity Of Yamhill,
went down this week to represent" In
Wheeler District, including Yamhill, and
Nelson District, including the mines north
Of Squaw gulch, Representation Day is May
lSt. Captain Triifant was formerly Recorder
Of Wheeler District, and he having removed
b re Joseph Steele was elected in his stead
A. G. Wilhelm, of Pioneer, is Recorder of
Nelson District. Representation in Pioneer
District, including the territory south of
Squaw gulch, will take place May 10th, Gus
Wisner, Recorder.
Mr.. Todd has entered libel suit for 500
10 against the NEW NORTHWEST, in the
Miner, because of LEGAL item last week in
which he was referred to as a Whisky-paH ian.
We wish to state that he introduced preju-
iiced witness-that bull-dog-on an erparte
earring; that he "got in his growl" as usual.
hat the old lady, and the train of cars and
he quart bottle were not in court and the |
Proceedings were therefore in the nature of
IN abb: fdem nor esse ct non appdrere: Cum adj
mint testimonial rerum qu,d opus est perbis2 Ell
1cumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negdt |
Now If Mr. Todd wants to go up against that
let him turn loose.
Mr.. g. A. Kellogg and assistants have been
engaged this week establishing corners and !
boundaries on the lands of Larabie, Mills a.
irvine, north Of Dempsey. 1t is WELL
Known fact that the original surveys in this
valley were not well established, and original
,oraers are difficult, If not impossible, to
Ind. Mr.. Kellogg, under special instructions
rom the Land Commissioner, and with
everal days work, has found and re-estab-
ished these lines. The corners are now set
With stone. 50i cubic inches or more In size,
Is required, and are each marked with a g
,hisel, showing the corners they designate q
{ Is a felonious offense to remove or destroy