The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-24
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Manager Mcguire contemplates improving
ONeilfs Theatre soon. 1t needs it badly.
Mr.. III. Z. Lawrence is about to start
newspaper at Sun River, to be called The
Rising Sun
The circus took valuable day out Of our
Faber pusher's work. Well, the circus
only comes once q year.
Rev. Galen Wood will conduct service at
Pioneer at o'clock p. m, and at New Chi
cage at o'clock, on Sunday next.
A lad is or II years old, a stepson of VIM.
Wier, j. p. at Anaconda, died in Philips
burg, Tuesday, July 14th, of diphtheria.
A special, run up from Garrison Friday
night, killed two fine carriage horses belong.
ing to Mr.. Conrad Kohrs, near his residence.
1t is contemplated by the Montana Tele-
phone Company to extend their lines to
Philipsburg this season. 1t will be great
convenience.
Mr.. John Tudor, the favorite variety actor
of Butte. coniemplates bringing his Com
pany to Anaconda and Deer Lodge a few
days next month.
A systematic search Of the Pen and jail
this week developed some stolen case
knives, ETC., which are safer in possession of
the officers. "They will nip EN-"
The great stallion race will como off to-
morrow at Up. m. Bristow, Moslem and
Tiger will surely 60, and we learn that b.
Grove has put up 500 for Boulder Queen to
60 in the race. 1t will be a good one.
In personal note, Mr.. Jerry Collins, of
the River Press, Informs us that paper has
purchased the material of the late Record.
This, with the material saved by the Press
company, will give the latter one of the best
equipped papers of Montana.
The clean-out of "vags" in Butte ran a
considerable number of them into Anaconda
and Deer Lodge within the past week. The
Sherifs officers run them promptly into
Jail, and as there is considerable sewer
digging TO be done now, their services will
be made available.
Itseems as though a grasshopper visitation
is possible yet this season. They reached
Poplar river ten days ago, and appeared at
Miles City this week heading southeast. st.
Paul papers have advices they are not rava-
ging generally, but are feeding over small
areas in widely separated localities.
Mr.. B. R. Horton, Postmaster at Stone Sta
ton, notifies us that for the past few weeks
the NEW NORTH WEST packages coming TO
that office have been broken open in transit,
and sometimes papers distracted. We can
not have this. The party doing 1t is reques-
ted to desist, as If continued we will report it.
Mr.. J. H. Eardley, late of Eardley s.
Elliott, Butte, has opened the old Photo.
Rooms, nearly opposite the McBurney
House, Deer Lodge. He will remain with
us but a short time, so that persons wishing
to avail themselves of the opportunity of
getting good work at home must call soon.
837-tf.
Mr.. Fl. B. Davis ran q preliminary survey
last Friday from the corner Of Second and
streets to Larsen's farm, II miles east of
town, on Cottonwood creek, and got 100 feet
rise to that point. The grade in town is
about 30 feet to the mile, and increases rap
idly above. The question of pressure is now
settled. All that is required can be had
within two miles,
Mr.Cullen, Business Manager Of Rsbinson's
circus, desires us to say that Ward, Lodge &
Co., of Deer Lodge, are the most accommo-
dating people he ever transacted business
with. 1t appears the animal train came in
here about a. m, and the animals were
nearly starved. w. L. g. Co. had the con-
tract to deliver them forage, and instead of
kicking and storming around because routed
up at that time, they turned out the teams on
the run, had the forage on the ground in 40
minutes and wanted to know If there wasn't
something else they could do to make things
pleasant.
Deputy Sheriff James Carten last week ar
rested three men for killing cattle belonging
to Messrs. Morse & Bradshaw, and selling
the meat, on Rock creek, some twenty miles
west of Philipsburg. County Attorney
Trippet went to Pbilpsburg to conduct the
preliminary examination before Justice
Blown. ID. 9. Rider, one of the implicated
parties, was held to bail In 81 900 to answer
to the grand jury. The other parties were
discharged Rider had furnished meals to
several parties, and the meat he gave them
for eek" tasted very much like beef. He
had also ungardedly admitted that he had
sold beef from Morss's cattle,
Two robberies were committed Wednes-
day. Mr.. yelling Napton's house was en-
tered and robbed of some jewelry during the
absence of the owners. A short time after
ward fellow tried to sell the chain and
cross stolen to Deputy Sheriff Ward, and
was run into Jail quick. The same after
noon, during the absence Of the family, the
residence of John Y. Batterton, Esq, was
entered, drawers runaged, and a silver
watch, gold neck chain, pair Of ear hobs with
coral sets, gold ring with "Mispeh" engraved
on 1t, and cutf buttons with sets, stolen. The
thief has not been discovered. These fsl =
lows were not with the circus, hut took ad-
vantage of its presence here to rob.
The first excursion TO Mount Powell we
have heard of this year went up and returned
this week. The party consisted Of Revs.
Streator Of Helena, Phoenix OF Anaconda,
and Wood Of Deer Lodge; Miss Rosa Reed
of Butte, Miss Kate Hoss and Miss Lottie
Thompson of Deer Lodge, and Prot. j. II.
Meyers, Messrs. Thos. G. Irvine, j z. Brad
lev, G. G. Houck, and Clay Butcher of Deer
Lodge. The party started for Powell Mon
day afternoon, camped at the Dempsey cross
ing, foot of the mountain, that night, reach
ed the summit at 3 q. m. Tuesday, and re-
turned home well tired out, having had .
most enjoyable trip. One Of the party eu-
joyed camp fire and camp life and freedom
from society conventioaalities no much that
he now eats his meals Off the mantel piece as
q matter of preference. 1t is q quite hard
ride. @
Mr.. Robert s. Williams, q gentleman who
has evidently given ornithology studious
attention In Montana. contributes very in
teresting paper to the Great Fails Tribune In
relation to the birds Of Montana. Taking
his description with that Of our contributor,
Mr.. A. K. Barrett, Of Horse Prairie, we are
inclined to accept the suggestion Of the lat
ter, that the birds we have, and concerning
which there has been considerable written,
are the Louisiana Tanagers. They are
mountain bird, closely resembling the golden
robin of the northeast. Mr.. BENZ. franklin,
who has lived several years alone In the
main range of the Rockies southeast of town,
says they are natives. and he sees them fire.
oueptlv near his cabin Mr., Williams says