The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-07
LOCAL BREvITIES.


John O'Neill got the first ''Pay to bearer
from the Deer Lodge postoffioe.
Mails from Helena missed connection on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
The last coach went TO Helena on Tuesday
g. s. g. Go are still running line to CARR
son.
There are two saloons, lunch counter and
a barber shop now located at Upper CARR
son.
The postal cars now run to and lay over at
Garrison, much 10 the discontinue of the
clerks.
Mr.. Vim. Hammond, of Philipsburg, went
East Wednesday to visit few weeks in
Pennsylvania.
Rev. L. J. Stanley will preach at IL a. III.
next Sunday at Beale's school house, near
Warm Springs.
Henry Tetreault and Bert Davis are con-
Quoting the skating rink this season for
jerks, Harris & Co.
The pipe lost and advertised two weeks
ago has been found and viii be returned on
payment of reward.
Rooms for pupils at the Collegiate Insti-
tute will be ready on Saturday. Bell rings at
$50; school begins at Q a. IN.
Messrs. Addison Smith and c. 7. II. Biel-
euberg are building additions to and veneer
ing their residences with brick.
Messrs O'Baunon, commissioner, and KEEL
logg, surveyor, with a couple of assistants,
started last Saturday for the boundary line.
Mr.. Carlton has bought large portion Of
the stock of B. NJ. DuRell x Co, Deer
Lodge. and will continue the business. He
will do IL In AL style.
Mrs. f. II Griggs Iowa, and Mrs. Gus.
SolIeder, City Point, Mo, who have been
the guests of Mrs John O'NeIll some weeks,
left for home Thursday.
John Mcguire, Manager, says Jack Ian
gri,he. Montanas old favorite actor and
Manager will be- here next month with a
company. Then we aoW see houses"
Donnell, Clark & Larabie's Bank, and the
stores of +. l. Bonner & Co., Murphy, Hig-
gins & Co, and Kleinschmidt & Co, will be
closed on Saturday until 8 p. IN. All going
to 1.-The spike"
The rain of last Friday night appears to
have extinguished most of the mountain
fires, and the mountains, the sun and the
stars have come out again to view, thrice
welcome to the eye.
Frank Leslie and r. n. Fuller, the two
match AT Anaconda a few days since, were
held by Justice Waterbury in $1,000 bonds
each to answer to the next grand jury. We
believe both gave the bonds.
Bailey, Hartwell Il Go. hooked twenty
yoke of oxen to "A ton frame bu Hiding this
week and walked aroand the bio elk with II
about ~ fast a. a darkry would tote stick
Of wood. 1t was the old Nathan Smith build
ing being removed from the new TO the old
school house grounds.
President Il. S. Kelley has had prepared n
gold spike and silver mallet with ebony han
die. which the Montana excursionists pro-
pose 10 use on the Northern Pacific
tomorrow If they have to borrow rail and
tie and take them up on the hills. The jeweiry
is on exhibition at Coleman's.
The skating rink opened last Monday even
net band, which has been engaged for two
evenings a week, was in attendance, and the
skaters had merry time. They were little
less skillful than ut the close Of the last sea
son, but should become experts shortly now.
The Northern Pacific telegraph Office here
has been closed. A messenger j. now EN-
ployed by the U Il n. Telegraph Co, and
messages left az Coleman & Co.'S, or at the
Mckinney House, are called for every hour.
Messages are al,o delivered to wn addresses
every hour. Messages requiring TO be sent
and answered Immediately can be telephoned
t. the depot office.
Agent Symthe is authorized 10 sell excur-
sion rates To the Helena Fair at a fare and a
fifth, good going until this evening and good
returning until next Monday. Fare for the
refund trip, $3.50. He is also authorized 10
sell round trip tickets from Deer Lodge TO
Butte and return, during the races at Butte,
for $685.. These tickets will be good from
Sept 18th to Sept 23d.
y James r. Farnsworth died in Deer Lodge
June 10, 1883 He had previously applied for
IS 900 insurance in the Endowment Rank,
knights If Pythias, but the certificate had
not been issued ut the time of his death and
was not until June 23d The Order did not,
however, ate mpt evasion or delay, and on
August 18th the IS 200 was paid to the mother
of the deceased In st Paul, MINI.
Learning that owing to the recent troubles
in Anam and at the Denver exposition there
might be some delay in parties receiving ex-
pected invitations 10 assist in the last spike
business, the Pioneer Company on Wednes-
day sent out some very select ones to natives
Of the Fiji Sian is, New Zealand, and New
jersey, notifying them that walking Il
pretty good and the bunch grass succulent on
all road, leading 10 Ind"pendt nee creek
Guests receiving these invitations are re.
qursted to be al no personal expense, a they
are not expected to attend.
The connect on at Garrison has been most
unfavorable du..ing Fair week. The U. & N
trains, running on the old schedule, reach
there mt loo y. m. The Northern Pacific
train does not as Garrison for the east unit
Tn. m. necesSIi aiIUg delay of 81 hours al
Garrison, might run over the mountains
and arrival at Helena hotels near midnight
Returning, pass engers leave Helena about
a. IN, and have to lay over several hours al
Garrison before getting a south bound train
This has made a vast difference in the atten-
dance at the Fair from :he west side.
About II o'clock Friday night remarka
BILE storm swept up from tn. west and south
The cloud lightning was incessant and al
most continuous. the tia he's lasting appar
entity several seconds AMI having something
of til. characteristics of auroral lights Dur
ing and Just after this electrical storm, man,
aquatic biris-ducks, gulls and other species
came swooping into the streets, APPARENT,
bewildered by the lights, and several wer'
caught BY pedestrians. Succeeding this came
a refreshing rain which, from the extinction
OF forest fires and the disappearance OF smoke
seems 10 have been general
The $50 per day beggars, who were recent,
in Helena infested this town the past week
We trust they met with poor reeompense TO
their professional supplications. Montani
counties all collect a poor tax. III any sr'
worthy, disabled and needy, they viii b
taken care of and provided for from tina
fund. There are no Montana professions
beggars, and it Is nine times In ten an en-
couragement of criminals, bummers or dea'
beats, TO give these tramps anything. ID
not let weakness or sentimental folly induc'
You TO encourage then. send them to Tn
officers or tell them TO '.gitp