The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-06-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Peck's Bad Boy Jnly 4.

Peck's Bad Boy July 4.
Go and see Barlow & Wilson's Minstrels
tonight.
There were 40 or 30 people at Irvine Lake
last Sunday
| DIR. T. A. Bishop has located at Drummond
and has an Office in the Windsor Hotel.
1t is probable some interesting features
| will be added to the Fourth of July ceremo-
| MES.
George III. Thomas Post, G. A. R., meets
! this evening. Comrades are requested to
meet promptly at $50.
Tommy McTague, who saw them in Hell
ena, says "Barlow & Wilson's Ministries are
the best that ever came into the country"
The exercises at st. Mary's Academy were
held on last Wednesday evening and were
very much enjoyed by the large audience in
ate ndance.
Rev. II. Flawith will preach his farewell
sermon at Philipsburg Sunday evening, June
%, at 1880 p. m; also at He'll Gate school
house at 1890 a. m, and at New Chicago at
8 p m. Sunday, July 8.
The new postal rates will 20 into effect
July 1. 1t will still cost two cents for any
letter to be transmitted through the mails,
but instead of one-half ounce, one ounce can
be transmitted for that sum.
Gardens are more backward this year than
ever before. There has been too much cold
weather for vegetation to get a start. The
grass in the valleys and on the mountains Is
superb this year and the grazing all that
could be desired.
From a handful of pansies picked and pre-
scented by MRS NEW NoRTH-wEsT, Mrs. II.
A. Smurr has selected, painted and presented
to the writer one Of the best bits of flower
painting we have seen. All that is lacked in
the realism of nature is compensated by the
endurance of art Mrs. Smurr has our CRATE
full thanks for the elegant present.
Messrs. Schwab & Zimmerman, two of the
most competent and energetic hotel keepers
in Montana, have resumed the management
of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Helena, and are
running it in a manner never surpassed in
the Territory. They will be glad to see all
old patrons and give them the best enter.
tainment at very reasonable figures.
A man named Riley, alias "Big Reddy,"
was shot and killed in a house Of i'll fame in
Anaconda Friday night of last week. He
was bad man, and had left Butte under or
ders. He held up Andy Stuart at Anaconda
for what money he had, but Stuart instead
Of reaching for his pocket book, reached for |
a 38-calibre pistol and blew cut Riley's |
brains. Stuart gave himself up and was ex- |
oRerated.
Mr.. T. Z. Fout, representing the heirs of |
John s. Pemberton, deceased, came here at |
the request Of Mr.. r. s. Kelley, administra- |
tor, to close up the property of the deceased, |
and did so this week. Among other proper
ties he sold the Pemberton half of the 0phir |
ditch, at Blackfost, to Mr.. G. G. Birdseye, |
who owned the other interest also to Mr.. |
Kelley the old Kelley & Pemberton corner,
Deer Lodge, occupied by Mr.. Thomas Asp |
ling.
The recent electric storm in Helena has |
resulted in the innovation of the "lightning |
rod man." and promises of extensive bust
ness. There Is no doubt that lightning rods |
can be put on buildings that will attract and
convey harmlessly to the earth the electric |
currents that would otherwise destroy the
buildings. But there are lightning rods and
lightning rods, and some are worse than use
less. We advise some one interested, before |
purchasing, to write to the Scientific Aneri-
;an and ask what constitutes, and what does
not, an efficient lightning rod.
Mrs. Laura J. Scott has leased the new
brick King building on Granite street, Butte,
and fitted 1t for lodging rooms, under the
name of 1.-The Albemarle." The rooms are
arge, elegantly furnished and kept in most
admirable order. Families or single persons
ian secure rooms by the day, week or month,
It reasonable prices. Table board can be
mad at the hotels or restaurants. When con-
venient to do so, guests should write or tele-
phone for rooms, that they may be in readi-
ness. Mrs. s. will be pleased to have the
patronage of Deer Lodge friends. S26 8m
Mr.. C. G. Birdseye, of Blackfoot, informs
Is there is party of Indians from the Jscko
Agency in the vicinity of Blackfoot, who
ire making much trouble to the people. BY
ome means they get whiskey and are very
nsolent and ill-behaved. 1t is not safe TO
cave houses unprotected, nor women alone.
From what we have been reliably informed,
Agent Roman should recall the band at once
IT send some one who can to control them.
There is an exasperated feeling concerning
he matter, and If a violent outrage is perpe-
rated the people are liable to aveuge it de-
,isively.