The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-11-14
LOCAL BREvITIES.

See Commissioner notice Of proposals for
the support Of the INDECENT sick Of this
county.
Peterson & Commit ornamental the Fa-
verits Saloon with . handsome new walnut
top bar this wsek-in hosor Of st. John.
Ayoung man, Reese Jones, living on Lit
tie Blackfost, while scuffiing few evenings
ago, had his collar bone fractured. Ho Ii At
st. Joseph Hospital.
The annual election Of officers Of Gee. II.
Thomas Post, G. A. R., will take place this
evening. A prompt and full turn out Of
comrades IL desirable.
Mills, Hennsberry & Co. have resumed
work on the Champion lsde, Orc Elmo dis.
trict. They will sack their ore and probably
ship sample car load to Omaha
Mining Is beginning to close up in the Pho.
neer country, although some Of the claims
will be run as long as the water will few
All the Squaw Gulch mines are closed down
Any one knowing the present address OF
Mr. N. A. Lesson, some months ago q col.
later Of statistics for An alleged History Of
Montana, will confer favor by sending the
same to this Office.
Brs. Hugh AcQuaid sends us from Lon
den, Eng, late journals Of that murky town.
Hugh is having better time in this vale OF
tears than most Of his old chums. We would
like to take . "Cruse" OF that kind ourself.
DR.. owings, who attended Edna Dodge,
ut Drummond, says there are No other cases
Of diphtheria there, nor can 1t be accounted
for how the case originated. The remains of
the child will be taken to Illinois for inter-
ment.
Among the post offices established Nov G
were: Pomsmac, Deer Lodge county, NJ ont,
s. A. Gatohsll, p. NJ. Jennie Dunlap was
also commissioned P. M. at Tokna, Mont,
and A. w. Morrison p. NJ. at Flat Head,
Mont.
A Presbyterian church festival, held in
Miss Kings music room, Masonic building,
on Wednesday evening, was very largely
attended and highly enjoyed. The ladies had
provided sumptuous refreshments from fresh
oysters to ice cream, and every body fsastsd.
Music BY the Glse Club, with . song or two
by Miss King, added much to the pleasures
Of the evening.
Mr.. VIM. HYDE, writing from Wickcs, N.
T., under date Of Nov. II, says: eve had q
highway robbery aud ere here last night
A man who had just received his pay was
robbed by two men Of sl45, beside his check,
about II o'clock at night. within one hun
dred yards OF the works. The robbers threw
the check away and 1t was afterwards found"
This foot pad business seems to be getting
quite common in Montana Of late.
The Daily Enterprise, Livingston, has been
discontinued, and the Weekly Enterprise
will be issued instead. We will miss greatly
this bright little daily visitor. Wright s.
Hendry have the true Newspaper instinct,
and their daily was one Of cur most snjoya-
BILE exchanges. We doubt not the weekly
will be among the best in the Territory. II
has been q constant marvel to us how SO
many daily papers can live in the smaller
Montana towns, when az things 60 now
there is scarcely living In the old and we'll
established wseklies of the Territory. The
explanation Of the Enterprise intimates that
there has been no compensation in running
. daily, and we presume the same is the fact
with others.