The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-17
LOCAL BREvITIES.

year.
Oats are selling at one cent per pound Il
this valley.
The Christian Church will be dedicate,
Sunday, November ID.
The later reports from the Little Rock,
diggings are unfavorabls-very little wats
and less gold.
Mr.. VIM. Williams is laid up by q fal
from loft, in which he sustained prett,
severe injuries.
A party Of young gentlemen entertained Z
mum Der Of their friends with very enjoyabl,
ssrenades last Saturday night.
The New Chicago "Uncle John" is said t.
be the best pleased man in the valley on tn,
arrival Of ''the first Fsatherman born on the
Pacific slope"
We do not want to see . monument cree
ted In the Deer Lodge graveyard to tho mem
| DRY Of Mills virtues until he gets that brick
house built and occupied-Dillon Tribune
Which one? Joe A. Brownies or "ourn %
In response to request from Guard w. w
Walton, George w. Peck, the funny man oil
Milwauwee, has presented the Penitentisry
Library with the five volumes Of his humor.
Gus works.
Father DsRyckere on Tuesday evening
brought the sad intelligence that Mary, wife
OF ID. w. Hennessey, died at the Boulder
house on Tuesday of last week, and was
buried at Philipsburg on Thursday.
Mr. w. ii. Henselsy, Of the upper valley,
sent us this week n number Of beautiful po-
tatees-quite large and very perfect, excel
lent tubers. We have not been advised as to
the variety, but whatever it is they are very
handsome and good.
Complaint is made that ball playing in the
street frightens horses, and is liable to result
in accidents. The serious catastrophe result
ing from this two or three years ago should
be sufficient warning
Mr.. VIM. Kennedy, the popular old-time
landlord Of Missoula, has taken the Windsor
House, and engaged Charley Shaft, the we'll
known pioneer and historian Of Missoula
county, in tho Office. They can make the
hotel success IL anybody can.
Deputy Sheriff Louis ]. Hendrickson, of
Drummond, Brought up yesterday aud COM
mitted to jairM. O'Brien, arrested for steal
ing an overcoat and valise from the Drum
mond House; tried before Judge r. N. Fer.
guson and sent to Jail for thirty days.
Messrs. VIM. Brent, Al Dell, Sam Ward,
Louis Lindner and Peter Fowler are organ
lied to develop their quartz property on
Gold creek, about seven miles above Pho
nesr; have laid in their supply or provisions,
tools, etc, and are going to work to develop
in earnest.
We are In receipt of the Stock Growers'
Journal, published at Miles City BY Mr. s. A.
Marney. 1t is q splendid exponent Of the
stock interests-an improvement on the cele-
srated Cheyenne paper 1t will doubtless
attain large circulation amsns stock grow
ers and be an able exponent Of their inter.
ests.
Messrs. HcDevitt and Mcconnell CON-
menced work on the Penitentiary last Mon
day by sIcavatiug for the eight-foot base
ment story. The excavation will probably
be completed this week. Mr.. McDevitt was
expected from Butte last evening, and doubt
less the stone work will be commenced
speedily.
A test Of the Challenge Fire Extinguisher,
Of which Messrs. Mather and J. K. Russell
are the agents, was made on Main street
Friday evening" and was very successful
This extinguisher seems to fully meet the
demand for a prompt and reliable extin-
guisher of incipient fires. The agents took
large number Of orders.
Mr.. Farms worth received letter from
Fred. Wilson, few days ago, saying that he
had met Paul Blum in New York that week,
dressed in buckskin and sembrero, with |
scalps dangling at his belt, and was accom-
panyiDE the Sitting Bull show as one Of the |
noted scouts Of the wild frontier. We don't |
know anybody that could do it better than |
Paul.
The Missoula Times says the Northern |
Pacific Elevator Company, represented by |
Mr.. 4. Noonan, is purchasing wheat for |
lash ut that place to ship IL east. Bennett /
Bros. are designated TO buy wheat for the |
company in Missoula, and have opened with |
! market price Of 80 to s. cents. The N p.
Company ships it east at IS per ton-the
anne rate rs charged from Bismarck. Mr..
Soonan says Montana wheat is not white
enough for the Minnesota mills, and will
rave to be shipped to Europe, and to avail
NO iaho Wuedt huSt Dt III
dissoula As early as Nov. Sd. Mr.. Noonan
links the Fife wheat experiment in Gal
attn valley has not been successful, the
rain degsnerating In the seasons growth.
Several of our local Republican candidates
re in the field, calling on the electors Of the
county and presenting their claims for cleo
ion So far as we can learn the campaign
ng on both sides has been fair and devoid of
dirt" The issues will be determined by
lsctors principally voting their party ticket,
'ut there will doubtless be fully the average
mount Of scratching done. The Rspubli-
ans have in the field frst-class ticket
nen that 1t would be we'll the county should
lect without an exception-but in some in
tances they have very popular opponents to
o against, and are entitled to the more
redit and support that they have entered
he lists to contend with them. The old-time
sage Of sending each local candidate off
nth personal puff" seems to have been
iscardsd by the Montana party press in this
but IL It were the custom, there
as never been ticket in this county that
build be more conscientiously written up In
hat way. They are good men ALL and vote
Or them will be worthily east.