The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-31
LOCAL BREvITIES.
Hot weather the past few days.

Hot weather the past few days.
That school house roof Is yet implanted.
Mrs. Carlton is agent here for the Singer
sewing machine.
The College Dormttsry will be ready fol
the roof Tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Thomas Stuart got some "rousing'
assays from the Sunday lode yesterday.
Mr.. MeTague will relieve Mr.. Wilson a
Deputy Superintendent Of the Penitentiary
tomorrow.
The Sheriffs will meet at Helena to. NOR.
row to perfect the organization mentioned
two weeks ago.
The Register of the McBurney House, on
the days succeeding General Grants death
shows some artistic work by Mr.. Fisher.
Rev. d. J. Mcmillan will preach in the
school house at Pioneer at IL q. m, and in
the school house ut Garrison at $50 p. m.
next Sunday, August ID.
A picnic by the Union Sunday Schools
from VAUDEVILLE, Centerville and Meader-
vile, to Warm Springs, Is on the programme
for Thursday of next week. ~
1t is expected work will begin on the con-
struction of the New Chicago and Philips.
burg telephone line hext week. A switch
will probably be put in to Drummond.
Mr.. II. d. Davis, during the past week, run
surveys for sewer Inns from the court house
to the river. The Commissioners will deter
mine on them at their next meeting.
Train time of the mixed and freight trains
has been somewhat irregular on the U. & N.
OF late, owing to extra trains being run, but
we are informed no new time card has yet
been issued.
Nearly all the business houses in town are
draped in mourning. Every yard Of mourn
ing drapery in the stores was purchased and
used, and there were still applicants when
the supply was exhausted. tr
Butte has had its 3-7-77 notices up, and
quite q number Of apparent "exiles" have
been here. They are spotted and Swallowed
so well, however, that they move along
without attempting any capers.
We have carload Of stock salt on the
road to Deer Lodge. We will fill all orders
for FIVE hundred pounds and over at s1.75
per hundred; this offer for two weeks only.
838-2t BENNETT BROS.
Before the stallion race, last Saturday 4,
Moslem and Tiger were withdrawn. Bris-
tow won the first heat in 3:07, and Boulder
Queen talias Coral the next three In 2:o6,
-, 256. The day was very bad, and there
was but little interest in the race.
The engagement of Rev. s. c. Blackiston,
of Butte, for monthly services at st. James
Church, Deer Lodge, has expired, and his
time will hereafter be entirely occupied at
Butte. We believe no arrangements have
yet been made for Rector Of this Parish.
DIR. Hardenbrook, Of Anaconda, informs
us that the son Of Mr.. John W. and Mrs.
Sarah Nelson, of Lost creek, aged years,
died Wednesday evening Of cholera morbus,
after very brief illness. The remains will
be buried In Deer Lodge cemetery to-day.
Mr.. Fred. Loeber was In town Wednesday.
He says the Liederkranz excursion to yell
Iowstsne Park will be composed of over 100
people. They are going for the "outing,'
and will come via Anaconda, stopping at
Deer Lodge and Irvine Lake one or two
days.
The Mountain Pink Company, with Miss
Laura Dainty in the title role, appeared at
O'Neil's Theatre Saturday evening. The au-
dience-owing to the circus and ono Of the
worst evenings Of the season for weather.
was light. but those In attendance say 1t was
a fne play and excellently presented.
Mr.. j. II. Eardley, late Of Eardley &
hou Photo
Rooms, nearly opposite the McBurney
House, Deer Lodge. He will remain with
us but short time, so that persons wishing
to avail themselves of the opportunity OF
getting good work at home must call soon
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The West Side Racing Association an
nounce their meeting at Butte, Sept. Q, 10, II
and IL. They give good purses and get their
printing done In Montana. The Helena Fail
Association would do we'll to initiate at least
this latter feature. As 1t Is now, one would
suppose the Association expected Its sup
port from the press and people of Cincinnati
A travelling solicitor Of charity, with Grip
pied feet, made pretty good raise In town
one day this week. During the evening he
imbibed quite lively, got hilarious and start
ed out for time. He excused himself fol
discarding his crutches by explaining thai
the blankety blank sidewalks in this blank
ETY. blank town were SO blankety blank bad
that man couldn't use crutches on them
with any satisfaction.
Mr.. Eardley, the Photographer, of Eardley
& Elliott, Butte, who has fitted up the old
Sun Pearl gallery for short stay, Is doinf
some excellent work. 1t has been evident
for some time that an artist who could take
good pictures would do well here for sea
SON, and Mr.. Eardley appears to fully fill the
bill. He will have some of his local worh
on cards by to-day, when patrons can exam
inc 1t. His prices are moderate.
Work on the new transfer tracks at Gar
rison began Wednesday. thirty-six men and
teams with wheel scrapers filling in east Of
the depot from the bluffs north of the N. p
line. We understand there are $4,000 feet Of
rails and sufficient ties on the ground to lay
the yard, and that transfer shed over 300
feet long will be put in. This will maseri'
ally expedite the transfer and decrease the
cost. Whether II has any bearing on tho
proposed extension Of the N. p. to Butte, w
are not advised.
General Manager Murray, who was ovel
the Deer Lodge and Missoula telegraph line
this week with assistants, did some gooo
work on 1t, and the line il in better condi
ton. In one place he found the line undei
q fallen tree, imbedded in damp earth, which
IL said to be considerable discouragemen
to an otherwise we'll disposed electric cur
rent. Mr.. Murray also informs us that many
of those much advertised ''cedar poles" i'm
ported here from Minnesota few years ago
at prices quoted up As high as s6.4o each, FOL
the U. s. Military Telegraph line, now owned
and used by the telephone company, are rot
ted off at the ground line and will have t.
DO replaced. Montana pine poles, which
could have been purchased at 10 cents each
would have lasted quite Is long.
A Man In Need of wagon, buggy set o
harness, or farming implement Of any kind
can save from 10 to 30 per cent. by purchas
ing from Isaac L. Lyon, Deer Lodge. S24t