The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-11-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Our readers will fnd the NEW NORTH.
WEST incomplete this week owing to the
editsr being too iii to work much the past
twenty-four hours. We acknowledge the
kind assistance OF friends In contributing At .
late hour to help us out, and ask indulgence
for any shortcomings.
The election passed in Deer Lodge with
| cut even ascrimmags.
No polls were opened at Mullan Tunnel,
nsbsdy caring to serve as judges and clerks.
The Democrats had an enjoyable meeting
At the Deer Lodge Court House Friday even
ing Of last week, Delegate Maginnis and
John Shobsr, Esq, addressing the meeting.
The central building walls of the psniten-
tiary are now up to the first story windo W
sills-over one-third Of the wall work. There
has been unusual energy on the part Of the
contractors.
The Addi,onian solves the Thermometer
problem we submitted couple of weeks ago
bysuggesting that perhaps they have forider
Groves up there than in Dsor Lodge" Our
pun gun il empty.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church will
give sociable in lower Masonic Hall on
Wednesday evening, Nov. II. Music by
Miss King and the Glss Club. All are cor
daily invited.
The Presbyterian church Of Deer Lodge
has extended unanimous call to Rev z. j.
Groeneveld to become its settled pastor. He
will accept. The church could not have Sc
iscted q better man As pastor.
Anaconda polled $50 votes last Tuesday, a
splendid showing for q town q year old.
Deer Lodge gracefully Acknowledges the
numerical supremacy, and wishes it may
long continue to be "the Swansea Of Amer
lea"
At the meeting Of the County Commits
sionsrs held on the LIST inst, Assessor Evans
presents an additional assessment roll con-
tanning the names of 81 taxpayers, and
amounting to s136, 900. This increases the
assessment roll of the county to more than
three and half millions.
We present in another column sketch
and portrait Of Hon. Hiram Knowles, tho
Republican candidate for Delegate, which
We expected to publish an issue or TIVE ear
lier, but was unable to get the engraving
sooner. tits an excellent picture OF Non
tana's Delegate to Congress.
Mr.. Edwin Z. Kinney, who was employed
in the Deer Lodge schools last year, closed q
very successful fivs-months' term Of school
at Beartown lat Friday. The patrons Of
that school express great satisfaction with
his services as teacher He commenced q
second term at Warm Springs last Monday.
Deer Lodge polled 400 votes as against 415
in 1882. That was during the construction
train period, when there was q considerable
floating vote. Since then Anaconda has
taken largo number Of our people, and yet
the vote is maintained about the same show
ing the tewn and vicinity is gaining steadily
in permanent population.
Mr.. Thos. Stuart, who has spent week or
two looking over the Orc Fine district, says
there is more quartz there than any place he
ever saw outside VI Butte. There are about
% claims located, but the amount of develop.
ment il very limited. However, attention
ID directed to it now, and its development IL
, question Of but short time.
The telephone came into good service
evening in gathering in" election
returns. The NEW NoRTH-WEsT was prompt
" advised of the count at Elliston, New Chi |
sago, Gold Creek and Willow Glen, and
later from Pioneer and Anaconda. 1t Is fair
also to say that the telephone worked excel
ently and the several operators were very
obliging.
Mr.. r. s. Hamilton, OF Helena, who had
mad pair Of horses sstray for year or two,
n a last resort some msnths since inserted |
IN estray notice in the NEW NORTHWEST. |
Shortly after he ordered 1t out and paid up, |
without remark. A nsts from him the other |
lay explained that n farmer in Bitter Root |
had noticed tbs advertisement and he had |
'eceived his horses, all right. 'Judicious
Advertising always pays"
Our readers will be glad to know that Mr.. |
J. A. Kellogg, one Of the best of U. s. Dep
ity Mineral Surveyors, will on January 1st |
,ext establish . permanent Office in Deer |
lodge, and have an expert draughtsman in |
,harge. Mr.. Kellogg is retained as civil en-
,inssr OF some Of the most important mines |
n Philipsburg, and finds 1t more convenient
% have headquarters here. His Office here
will be q great convenience and matter of |
economy to many who wish surveying done.
That was fine excursion to, Mass Meeting
n, Anaconda last week on the occasion Of
Judge Knowles presence there. There were
Yearly fifty tickets sold from Deer Lodge and
hundred frem Butte, and as the boys
marched through Anaconda with two brass
lands and old Boreas all blowing at the Same
ime IL set the music anoat for Knowles. The
pesches at the Pavilion are estimated to
ave been attended by 800 or 900 people and
we're delivered by Judge Knowles, Judge
icBride and w. o. Speer, Esq.