The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

See proposals for delivering Cariboo rock
The Board Of Equalization meets mex,
Monday.
j. Solomon, Missoula merchant, made an
assignment few days ago.
The rain and snow in the mountains re-
duces the danger Of timber fires.
Deer Lodge county will elect one Council
man and TIVE members of the House.
| Charlie Bielenberg remembered us with
some choice Utah products on his return.
Both Republican and Democratic prima-
ries will be held week from tomorrow.
1t was reported last night that Retort won
the running race yesterday, but our prom
ised report Of the day failed to come to hand.
Mr.. G. Brdssye gave us the benefit of
his gaming en- route down from Blackfoot
Saturday, and we have had chicken garnished
with duck ever since.
The exterior Of the Christian church, ex-
cept the windows, is completed, and it is the
handsomest church building in Deer Lodge.
The interior work is progressing rapidly.
Mr.. John Quigley, a miner brought from
the Blackfoot country as = county patient
SEINE two weeks ago, died in St. Joseph Hos
pital yesterday. This was not Mr.. John R.
Quigley.
We clipped last week an item from some
exchange stating the firm of L. 3. Wilson &
Co., Bozeman, had dissolved The firm
write us stating "such is not the case. The
firm of Wilson & Lewis, grocers, is dis
solved, and the business will be carried on
by L. S. Wilson"
The lady mentioned last week as having
presented us a fine bouquet, is evidently dis
posed TO have q Irritation with the editor Of
this semi-religious paper, having sent an
ether even handsomer than the first We
trust this thing will not continue until we
are compelled to mention names.
The officers of the Presbyterian church,
Butte, have all resigned, that a peaceful So
luton Of the troubles of the church may be
arrived at Rev. NJ L. Schofield was called
to hold services for six months and S125 per
month pledged.
Mrs. James s. McAndrews has leased and
will conduct as a hotel and lodging house,
the building on Front street, known as the
johnson House. The building has been rem
ovated throughout, and will be conducted to
meet the wants of patrons.-Anaeonda Re
Utetr
We should get apples at reasonable figures
this fall. Boise valley, Idaho, raises excel
lent varieties. They are cheap there, and
tho freight rates established are as follows:
From Kuna to Dillon, Butte, Deer Lodge
and Garrison, car loads, LIS per 100 lbs.
Less than car loads, s175 per 100 lbs. Kuna
is the shipping point
The School Trustees yesterday contracted
with Kennon g. Zenor to put the tin roof on
the school house. Amounts as follows were
guaranteed yesterday, and others will join,
to do necessary work at once: Kohrs s. Biel-
enberg, $500; S. E. Larabie, $500; N. j. Biel-
enberg, 500; VIM. Coleman, 500; James
w. Estill, 500; Addison Smith, 500.
There are new just 30 engines on the U. g.
N. railway: q Brooks, 10 Baldwin, 3 Grand
and one Mason. The Brooks engines being
about four tons the heaviest, are considered
three mere cars than the others. At present |
this number of engines is sufficient for the
work, but they are all kept busy.-Dalon Tri- |
bune.
Manager John Mcguire has returned from |
New York, where he has been arranging for |
attractions for Montana and Salt |
Lake City. He has arranged for Henry IT. |
wing to appear at Salt Lake Dion Bouci- |
cault will appear In Montana; also the Mad |
ison Square Hazel Kirke company, with |
Couldock as Dunstan KIrke; Lulu Hurst, |
the Georgia electric girl, will visit Montana, |
as will Gunther's comedy company, and the |
Hess English Opera company. Mcguire has |
arranged with Gustave Frohman, of the Ly- |
ceum theatre, New York, to control all at |
fractions Of that house for Salt Lake and |
Montana.
As an evidence OF what can be done in |
Montana in the way Of raising grain, we
would mention the fact Of the yield of wheat |
upon nine measured acres of ground on Pat |
Toner'S ranch on the line Of the Northern |
Pacific Railroad, just five miles below the |
point where the last spike ceremonies were |
performed. Five hundred and seventy -four |
bushels were measured and sacked from the |
and eight 2i-bushel sacksfull Of
light and waste wheat were gathered up after |
the machine was moved. There was no ef- |
fort made to produce big result, but the |
grain was put in As usual, and farmed in the |
regular manner.