The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-02-20
LOCAL BREvITIES.

A steady thaw prevails, but no chinook.
An item concerning Greggssn Springs will
| appear in next issue.
Philipsburg is pstitioning for daily mai
service, and should have 1t.
The season Of Lent began on wsdnesda,
last, and will continue forty days.
China New Year festivities commenced
last Friday evening and continued as long a.
the fire crackers lasted.
Mr.. Morston Frswen says, in the Londor
(Eng) Telegraph: "Mr. Kohrs, Of Dee
Lodge, in Montana, has the largest herd OIL
Bates sherthorns in the world"
Mr.. George H. Bell, senior guard at the
Penitsnsiary, has been appointed by Marshal
Botkin temporarily as Deputy Supsrinteu.
dent Of the prison, and has entered on the
discharge Of his duties.
Helena papers speak quite freely Of GER
tain Ed. Delaney. Can 1t be our Ed, who
used to be city marshal in the good cid days,
when we did our railroading on pack mules ?
-Wdlia Waila Statesman How is it, Ed?
There is reported to be more snow in the
mountains Of Utah than at any previous time
In the past twenty years. The snow fall On
the west side Of the mountains in Montana
has bee. quite heavy during the past week.
Messrs. James d. Eastman & Co. are about
to open new Drug Store in Deer Lodge,
and have rented a portion of the O'Neill
stsrs adjoining the Bank. They are now re-
ceiving stock, and expect to begin business
about March l.
An eclipse Of the sun-tstal, or nearly So
throughout Montana, is advertised for Mon
day, comm encing about IL o'clock q. m,
March 16, 1885. Admission free; no chance
for reserved seats. The performance will
take place without regard to weather, psli-
tics or religion. Further particulars will be
given in due time.
The Christian church evening services,
which have been regular for the past three
weeks, were terminated last evening. The
good people of that denomination have
highly appreciated the character and effect
ofthe meetings Rev Phonix, of Anaconda,
has assisted Rev. Weed during the services,
and Is very earnest, effective speaker.
By notice elsewhere and the usual "paper,'
the appearance of the Standard Dramatic
Company is announced at O'Neilrs Theatre
for this and tomorrow evening. The play
this evening is Life at Long Branch" said
by those who have witnessed this Company
render 1t, to be a very attractive and we'll
presented piece. They will doubtless have a
COED house. Reserved seats can be had at
Coleman's.
There are two pairs Of stockings at the
postofice with the address and wrapper
Eone.-Riuer Press. why don't the p. NJ.
advertise that merely the address" is gone.
A pair of stockings In the postefice is not
necessarily accompanied by wrapper. The
party may have ordered only the stockings,
you know, and it is misleading to mention
The ether article. 1t is just such things rs
his the opposition catch onto In their clamor
or change in the administration, and in
heir extremities should be Invested of even
his pretext.
Some months since we received an lad"
rom the "Victsr Well Anger Co" with in
to "insert and send bill" Inqui-
les not proving satisfactory we did not Gin
ert" Some Of our cstemporaries did. We
notice now the following In the agents Her.
I'D, which may be of some interest to them
OFFICE CHIEF OF POLICE,
ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. II, 1884.
Sidney FL. Horn. Of the Victor Well Anger
Co., Of this city. is a fraud Of the first water,
md, If permitted, will beat you and oil your
He has had numbers of indict.
nents against him. Have nothing to do with
lin. l.. HARRIGAN, Chief.
Helena had its first slugging match last
sunday night-or rather An hour after Sun
lay, when the regular entertainment at the
academy of Music was over. Billy Morris
lad offered a 500 challenge to any one to
ight Murphy, q company slugger, Queens
Jury rules, for 500. 1t was accepted by one
stevenson. In the first round Stevenson
lropped to avoid punishment from his more
'swsrful opponent, who afterward struck
lin. Stevenson claimed the money on a
foul" Stevenson is the person known as
frame, who was recently pardoned out Of the
in Deer Lodge.
Sheriff Churchill, of Helena, last Saturday
70 the insane asylum an unfortu-
rate, middle-aged resident Of the Prickly
Pear Valley, who served one teru there BE-
ore. The death of his wife is believed to be
he occasion of his condition. He has mar
led children living in or near Helena, but
Though he is very quiet and inoffensive in
II respects, 1t was deemed more hopeful to
tut him under the rules and medication OF
he asylum In hopes tina; reason may be re-
tored. He is man of fine appearance, and
t was pitiful to see him during long ride
n the cars, occasionally look as If he was
to comprehend something within
he range oftheught or vision, pass his hand
cross his forehead as though attempting to
ispel some cloud or illusion, and then re-
apse, passive and disinterested, into sbliv-
BUSINESS of his surroundings. 1t would be
ificult to conceive condition of humanity
mere forcibly than this to the SYM
'athies.