The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-02-15
WEST: DEER LODGE, MONTANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1884
LOCAL BREVITIES.

See notice Ranches for sale"
The weather is rnoderating moderately.
Railroad trains were late yesterday again.
No new cases of diphtheria are reported
this week, and it is believed, as 1t is hoped
the disease has disappeared.
The N. p. switch engine ut Garrison jump
ed the track in n snow drift, Sunday, and
delayed the passenger trains several hours
| There will be a grand skating contest al
the Rink Saturday evening, for prize and
the championship. Lots Of fun is antici
| pated. r.
The Inter- Mountain states that on Sunday
evening Rev. j. II. Russell rendered his res
ignation as pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Butte. -. -.......
Persons returning from Ceur dAlene say
serious obstacles have been encountered in
locating the wagon road from Belknap TO the
mines, and there is talk of starting from some
other point.
This community again condoles with Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Stuart on the loss of an
other child from diphtheria. Within a
month they have lost three children from
the dread disease.
A bulletin posted at the Northern Pacific
office, Garrison, reads as follows: "On and
after Feb. 10th, Garrison station will be
known as Lloyd. The station now known
as u. & Y. Junction, will be called CARR
son." "Lloyd and Garrison" has familiar
sound.
Yesterday Thursday was st. Valentines
Day here, according to meridian time. The
number Of tender missives was not very
large, the fall of the year in this climate be-
ing more suggestive of matrimonial partner
ships, but McLaughlin's comics held their
own despite the wIntry weather.
Last Sunday evening was bitter cold in
Helena. l.. Il. Hoss, of Deer Lodge, who
had been in the employ of Geo. e. Boos &
Co., at Helena, and wished to return, walked
TO the depot about 9 o'clock, after, as he sup
posed, all the omnibuses had left town. As
n result, he bad both ears severely frozen,
and has suffered considerably.
Mr. II + Ellerhorst, an old-time miner in
German Gulcb, returned from the Black
Hills yesterday, and is en- route to Ceur
Sheriff of Deadwood is now en- route for the
same point He states it as his belief that
fully two thousand men will leave the Black
Hills country this spring, and that most Of
them will go to Ceur d'Alene, the excite
ment concerning that region being much
greater in Deadwood than he finds it in
Montana.
hat IN he
appointed Superintendent of the National
Park, vice Conger, has received many sigma
lures in Montana. Baronette's familiarity
with the National pleasure ground dates
from the time he found Everts, in II, and a
large portion of his time has since been spent
there. If otherwise qualified, he is proper
person to have charge. There appears little
doubt that the present incumbent is no TIM
provement on Norris.
Col w. W. Botkin, of Deer Lodge, and
Mr.. Plat Burr, rec emily of the Butte Miner,
have associated to publish at Belknap, the
new Quitting point for the C9ur dAlene
mines, newspaper to be called the Cgur
P4lene Meas, the first number of which will
appear in few days. They have, we are in
formed, three presses and complete news
paper and job outfit, direct from New York,
now at Belknap. Mr.. Burr will be editor
and Col. Botki1 Susiness manager. The for
mer is now preparing the drst issue, and Col.
Botkin expects to go to Beiknap next week.
We wish the Ne,cs much success, and COM
mend Col b. to the Belknappers as the big
gest-hearted man that ever came into their
camp.
Every train west-bound is carrying men to
the alleged Cnur d'Alene mines-and disap-
pointment. 1t Is at least two months too
early TO go there, even If it il new Alder
Gulch, and the hotter opinion of clear-hraded
men IL not very favorable to its proving a
pre- fitable placer camp for poor men. At
present there can be nothing done. We do
not propose attempting to check this STAN
pedc, which Is the widest and biggest that
has occurred in many years, because the
stampeders will 60 anyhow; but we persist
in saying, If they DM go, it in better TO wait
awhile. Half those now going in will be
dead. broke before any work can be done in
the spring, or the facts have been misrepre-
sentea to us.