The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-03-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Go and see Signor Bosco.

Go and see Signor Bosco.
Don't forget the eclipse, March 16.
signsr Bosce's prices of admission will be
low, to suit the times. See hand bills.
There is public school money enough to
continue the term in this district until May
The committee will publish next week a
full exhibit of the receipts and expenditures
Of the Inauguration Ball.
Owing to publication of the county tnan.
cial statement several columns of news mat
ter are crowded out this week.
Messrs. E. l.. Bonner & Co. have removed
their Retail Grocery department to the Main
street store. See their advertisement.
The County Commissioners were in SEES
sion this week. A summary Of their pro-
ceedings necessarily deferred till next week.
Mr.. r. d. Parker, musician, has arranged
with his associate musicians to give Ball In
Masonic Hall on st. Patricks Day evening
Signor Bosco opened at Bozeman last night
to the largest audience ever gathered In the
Opera House, giving entire satisfaction to
one and all.-Independent, 9Th.
Mrs. W. w. Higgins is the most successful
of our Eese culturists. A neat little Lorene
bush has had five magnificent and fragrant
blooms on it the past week. And still some
people will disparage our climate.
We have good story Of the early days in
California, written by Montanian who ri.
walls "Sand Bar"-and that is saying good
deal-in his talent for sketching frontier
char acters. 1t will appear next week.
Mr.. Fred NJ Wilson, the well known col
lector and correspondent of the Helena Her.
aid, has been appointed by Marshal Botkin,
Warden of the Penitentiary, and took charge
Monday. erred" is capable, and will, we
believe, make an efficient officer.
Mr.. Mellen, who was at Drummond Non.
day evening, informs us he saw delivered
there from the Granite Mountain and Hope
mining companies, at Philipsburg, % bars of
silver bullion, valued at S36,OO0. We did not
learn how many days ru. this represented.
We are authorized to say that in few days
the household furniture and general house
hold utensils of Messrs. r. L. and j. A.
Farnsworth will be offered for sale, and per-
sons DESTROYS of purchasing are requested to
bear the fact in mind until definite announce
meHt is made.
At the G. A. r. meeting last Friday even
ing Comrades Fl. III. Zenor and Lew Coleman
were elected Representatives and Comrade
Hough alternate to the Department meeting
in Helena next Tuesday. Pest Commander
Mcmillan and Past Post Commander Mills
also expect to be present.
Mr.. John A. Magreggor, for the past six
years in employ of the Northern Pacific
Co., and recently stationed at Missoula, has
been appointed joint agent at Garrison, sue
ceeding Mr.. Ridgeway, who has gone to
Kansas City, and expects to be in the en-
ploy of the Fort Scott and Gulf r. r. Co.
There is some talk of the mails being car
ried en- the mixed train between Helena and
Garrison. This, with the U. & n. service,
would be convenient. As atpresent arranged
the service is simply an outrage. For in
stance, letter or paper mailed in Helena
after 8 p. m. Monday does not reach here IN
Ill 3 p. m. Wednesday. A letter or paper
mailed here after IL (nosn) Monday, does not
reach Helena until Wednesday forenoon.
The two towns are connected by rail, and the
rail distance is about GO miles. We can get
our mails to and from Helena several hours
quicker by sending them via Butte and the
Boulder stage line.
DIR. j. II. Owings, assisted by DR.. G. G.
Glass, performed another amputation at st.
Joseph's Hospital Monday. The operation
was on the right foot of VIM. Langston, who
Is well known both in Eastern and Western
Montana, having been peace officer in diff
Ferent counties. Some three weeks ago he
started to 90 from Philipsburg to Gable, was
lost in the snow in the mountains some thu ee
DR. four days, and was discovered and rescued
near Gable. He was brought to the hospital
with both feet frozen. The left foot is saved
entire, but about third of the right foot had
10 be taken off The operation was success
Ful and the patient is doing we'll.
Mr.. N. Dickinson, of Anaconda, who was
IN town Tuesday, informs us a severe cutting
scrape occurred there last Saturday night
The Foreman OF the Smelter was called out
sf his room that night by two men, one of
whom struck him with a rock and the other
struck him three blows with knlfe-in the
face, cheek and neck. A man named Humes
was arrested as the party whs did the cut
ling, and the hearing set fer Monday, but
the physician of the injured man said he
could not appear, and the hearing, which
will be before Judge Waterbury, was post
poned until to-day. Humes was put under
bond to appear.