The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-07-27
LOCAL BREvITIES.


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The price of cattle has declined materially
In the Chicago market recently.
Stephens and Duncan, the escaped con-
victs, have been returned and imprisoned in
the penitentiary.
The Northern Pacific railroad track was
laid last evening to Bakers Station, eighteen
miles this side of Missoula.
Two or three first class carpenters can end
steady work At good wages by applying to
NJ j. Bialenberg, Deer Lodge.
The Deer Lodge river was full of ties sew
eral days this week-the n. p. ties from the
Crossing for Blackfoot. The run was sue
cessful.
Mr.. c. w Wilkinson makes some inter
esting suggestions in special business notices
TO persons wanting board, room, or convey
ance to Helena.
Fifteen Sir Knights will go from Butte to
the Triennial Conclave at San Ffansisco.
1t is not improbable delegation will also 20
from Deer Lodge.
1t is said that In Bitter Root Valley the
weather is very dry and some leading farm
ers will lose heavily. Where water is plenty
the crops look we'll
| Manager Mcguire expects to secure the
Whim Operet Company, now in Washing
ton Territory, for the Montana circuit. They
will play on the East Side first.
At meeting, of the County Commissioners
tins week Mr.. Joseph ID. Armstrong was ap-
proved as Dep uty Assessor of the county,
and he is asses sing accordingly.
Rev. E. J. Stanley will preach at Beale's
school house Fear Warm Springs next Sun.
| day, 18th, at II o'clock a m, and 1t the
school house Oh Willow Creek, near Hem
sely's in the evening.
Alvin Lent, Esq, writing from Missoula
last Monday says: 1.-THE body of Washing
ton Dunn liz n a pretty fair state of preser-
walton yet; fully recognizable" Mrs. Dunn
was expected the same evening.
Notwithsts nding the extension of the rail-
road, laborers are more difficult to obtain
than ever before and wages are as high as
| heretofore. There are many idle men In the
country, but the complaint Is that "they
won't work"
clothiers of Helena, have issued a very good
map of Montana with important statistical
matter, viii CHI they are sending to their pa
irons and friends. We acknowledge the re-
ceipt of copy.
Gilmer, Salisbury s. Co. are stocking up
for double daily line between Deer Lodge
| and Missoula. This will make double daily
| line from Helena to Missoula. The vast
| amount of travel rendered this increase of
| facilities necessity.
CaIlender's Ministries entertained several
| hundred people handson ely Sunday after
| noon with an open air instrumental concert
in the court house park. A Sunday concert
was given IN O'Neill's Theater in the even
ing to fair audience.
The Commissioners of Silver Bow county
hav~ already contracted for labor, materials
ground, etc, for the new court house and
Jail, s62 $50, of which S25 478 have been paid,
leaving balance of S37 ,072. They now ask
$40, 900 to complete and furnish the building,
making a total Of $685.
We are informed that the w. U. Tel. Co
has ordered a loop put in from the U. g. n
depot to the Northern Pacific Office in Deer
Lodge and the establishment of a regular Of
fee in town. That is good; just what we
asked for. IL is presumed the matter will be
consummated in few days.
Our thanks are due and hereby rendered to
Major McTague and Colonel Todd for a nice
mess of fish furnished on Tuesday even
ing-the result of one days angling. Two
of the fish were brook trout, evidently
bought from a boy and the other twelve
were in the original package sardine box.
~ n
q reptiles fill the mammoth dens, cages and
Iairs of John Robinson's Ten Big Mammoth
European Combination, which has been add
ed to his already monster menagerie and
Great Three Ring Circus. The animals are
all fed in the presence of the people at the
close of the afternoon performances.
The Independent Publishing Company is
taking the lead 1t now issues daily sup.
plemeat, and proposes shortly to issue an
eighr-pa, re daily. Beside, It's Offices will soon
be remoy ed to the St. Louis block, and con-
tracts Ma, Va been made with II. w. Cole,
electrician to light the entire establishment
with tifteei 4 25candle power Maxim incan-
descent ela ctric lights. The next move will
BE- stereotyl 'e forms and perfecting press.
1t was In a popular bibitory yesterday and
a half dozeil present. The titles Captain"
"Matpr' and Colonel" were being gener-
.ously circula ted, when "broth of boy"
coming 10 thu center said: "Ye're all titled
gint lemen, zee; I'm an Agitdtor from the
ould sod. Would yes be plased to tell me
wher e 7 rank I'm this regiment" He was
prom lpsly appointed Commissary General
and Immediately thereafter brevetted for
mer itorious conduct in action.
7 he heaviest casting probably that ever
can ~ to the country arrived on the U. 6; n.
and was shipped in sections this week TO the
DR. I'm Lummon mine. IL was the fly wheel
for the new mill-twenty four feet in diam
etc and weighing 1850. Although carried
up ON timbers in sections, IL barely escaped the
bri dg.s and required the removal Of coal
bias, etc. The loading Of it. and carriage of
It, in wagons, was what might be called an
| artisticllly Herculean task.
It IL stated the Northern Pacific company
| has, under its right of way, taken possession
\ of the lime deposit located by Larabie, IT.
vine, O'Bannon, and Hagan, at McCartyis
Bridge, and that the Montana Improvement
| Company has large force of men at work
there getting out lime for the Missoula rail
road buildings. The deposit is from Their
NAL spring, of vast area, and Is almost chem
ically pure.
| OF late years Mount Powell has not had as
many visitors as q dozen years ago, when
trip up there was the chief event of the sum
mer outings. The first party of this season
left "Wednesday afternoon, expecting to re-
turn last night. 1t consisted of s. Z. Larabie,
John Bieienberg, Sam Beaumont, Rev. f. j..
Groeneveid. George b. Smythe, Mrs. Conrad
Kohrs, Misses Katie and Anna Kohrs, Miss
Anna n King, Miss Lizzie Voolfolk, Mrs.
George D. SInythe, and Misses Fannie and
Matte smythe. They had three vehicles
and several extra riding and pack horses AN
outfit apparently sufficient to make the over
land Trip. Unfortunately just at present the
smoke is so heavy that view such as Mount
Powell will give in more favorable weather
could not be had. The trip Is, however, I'M
der any circumstances, a most interesting
- ..a ,w.. ,.,anlar that mora fn mt make