The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-08-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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The old-timers say this is an unprecedented
hot spell.
The Democratic central committee meet
tomorrow.
Special meeting of George Fl. Thomas
Post, G. A. R., this evening.
The effort to get an active, monied interes
enlisted in the water enterprise does not ma
terialize As yet
Those who haven't been fishing the pas
week have been hucklcberrying, and the
rest will 60 out shooting to-day.
The Republican central committee Of this
county Is called for Saturday, August q. A
full attendance Of the committee is desired
Judge Galbraith granted the application
for reduction Of Feehans bonds from 81, 5ot
to 81, 200. Feehan gave the bond and wa:
| liberated.
| A half-grown coyote, chased into town by
dogs, was killed in Charlie Aspling's back
yard Monday with a broom. Tourists will
please paste this in their hats.
Rev. +. Flawith will preach st Pbilipsburs
Saturday evening, Aug. 18th, at 7:3O, and
Sunday, Aug. 18th, at 1890; also at 3:45 p. m
the same day in the school house at Stone
Station.
| The Inter-Mountdin forgot to brand one oil
Its Washington letters last week with indi.
cation or signature, and supposing 1t was
common property, we copied it without
credit. That was why.
The Miles City Daily Record, a Democratic
paper, with w. w. Carland's name at the
head as publisher, began publication last
| Monday. 1t is a neat and newsy paper, and
says it "has come to stay"
The Dillon Tribune, always a favorite ex.
change, has been enlarged to double its for
mer size, and is therefore doubly welcome
May prosperity compel still more amplitude
Of space and thrift repay the venture.
z. T. Harris has rugged up water wagon
with sprinkler, and is now giving the streets
daily showers. Subscriptions have been quite
liberal. If we had that water pipe in, the
streets could be etfectually sprinkled when
ever desired.
The officers of the Lexington Mining Com
pany, who visited the Princeton mines last
week, appeared we'll satisfied and ordered q
duplicate boiler for the hosting works,
showing an intention to push the develop
ment ahead.
A photo of a young lady, taken at Dan
vile, Pa, was found few days ago, and can
be had at this Office. Also on hand, Roman
gold passion cross, and a set Of teeth. Unless
claimed soon, the teeth will be nailed to the
cross, and the photo enlarged to fit the waste
basket.
The Cleveland hats arrived Wednesday,
and it was amusing to see the attempt Of the
wearers, who haven't had plug hat on for
twenty years at least, try to look at ease in
them. Tom McTague, however, was hap
pier than he will ever be again till he gets to
heaven or Philadelphia.
Burglars entered Barbeau's saloon Sunday
night by removing pane Of glass and turn
ing the key in rear door. They got about
$50 in the till. There was over 81, 700 in the
safe, and, as it happened, 1t was unlocked,
but the thieves never tried to open it. Some
thing will 60 off in this town one Of these
nights.
H. II. Hart, Secretary of the Board of
Corrections and Charities, of Minnesota, who
visited the Montana penitentiary about July
l, has written q very full and complete de-
scription thereof to Judge Coburn. 1t is the
best, because the most detailed, exposition
of the inefficiency of the building that has
yet appeared.
Mr.. VIM. Hardenbrook, whose ranch is on
Race Track, about two miles above Hoyts
store, appears to have demonstrated that
fruit can be raised In this valley. He has a
small number Of bearing trees, one Of which
has over enc hundred apples now growing.
Ordinarily this valley is, we believe, un-
adapted to apple-growing, but doubtless in
some choice and favored localities the fruit
may mature.
night, killed three head Of cattle for Mr..
James Pierce, making, we are informed, %
head he has lost in that way. The Northern
Pacific Company refuses to pay for the stock
killed. Owners of stock should make test
case on this question. We do not believe
the position of the company tenable, and the
only way to prove IL Is to bring suit and fol-
low 1t up.
The Miner published, this week, a list Of
ers Office of Silver Bow county from Jan.
LIST to August LIST, 1884 The list foots up 165.
Recorder Ward and another gentleman, on
Tuesday, examined the Deer Lodge records,
and found that during the same time 172
lodes were recorded in Deer Lodge county
There's good deal of mineral in the pioneer
mining county yet.
par IL ,In In "a NVad
nesday, informs us the Philipsburgers are
going to have water works put in forthwith
They have secured the old Belmont water
right, taking water from Frost creek, will
fume a part of the way and build reservoir,
from whence less than q mile Of 2t-inch pipe
will bring the water under eighty feet pres.
sure into the town. All the money neces-
sary has been subscribed. Why does Deer
Lodge delay? a. ....
Owing to some misunderstanding not YET
explained, the Union Pacific management al
Omaha few days ago telegraphed an order
| to stop work on the Anaconda mine branch
road AZ Butte, and also on the extension oi
the road to the smelter at Anaconda, and
| work was accordingly stopped. On Monday
another order came TO resume work, and II
was resumed. Just what the occasion of the
| first order was has not TRANSFERRED, and now
that work is resumed it doesn't make much
| difference.
As the hunting season begins to-day, viii
| liam Coleman comes to the front with al
announcement of the large stock OF rifles
shot guns and ammunition which he carries
at the Headquarters Store, and which he il
selling ut less than the usual retail price,
East. He carries a full supply Of sportsman'
goods and can furnish shell ammunition FOL
almost any gun made. Orders by mail vii
BE- rs promptly and carefully filed as II the
purchase were made in person.
| The Missoulian states that Bishop Brondel
OF the Catholic church, formally excomnu
nicated Manager John Mcguire, at mass IL
Missoula, last Sunday week, for bringing
that arch-infidel, Col. Ingersoll, on lectur'
tour through Montana. Pope Ingersoll will
have to give Mcguire dissolution now, unles
the abundant shekels he made out Of Inger
soil will compensate his expulsion from tn
church. Perhaps from . churchman's p0in
/ of view, under church rules, the Bishop dis
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