The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-03-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Farmers up the valley are thinking about

Farmers up the valley are thinking about
blowing next week.
N. Dick Dickinson lis now deputy sheriff
with special employment at the Anaconda
works.
Street sprinklers are operating In Salt
Lake. Bring us a snow-plow, and take Hell
ena a mud-machine.
Treasurer Humber informs us that he has
now money on hand to pay all warrants reg
fstered prior to March 4, 1885.
Boscs, the magician, didn't get around this
week to play as advertised, concluding in
advance that 1t wouldn't pay.
While considerable snow remains In this
valley, 1t is almost entirely gone on the east
side of the range, near Helena.
The Helena and Garrison mixed train now
carries the mail, and mail passes between
Deer Lodge and Helena in six hours.
The writer Of this item took few glasses
too many last evening This will be ex-
planned in the next issue, If we do not for
get it.
Rev. w. A. Shannon will preach in New
Chicago Sunday, March 10Th, at II a. m. and
3p. m; also at Drummond the same day, at
7:sOp.m.
One piece Of real estate on Second street
has gone up about three feet this week. Mrs
Lou p Smiths dwelling house is being re-
moved from the corner to the center of the
let.
Bennett Bros, in an attractive advertise
ment to-day, call the attention Of farmers to
matters Of importance to them. The broad
cast seeder is especially matter worthy Of
Investigation.
There was an error made in the county ex-
hibit published last week, the "total credits"
of the road fund being carried into the reca-
pitulation instead Of the "balance." The
printer followed copy"
The bill which passed the Legislature con-
ferring the title of the College Of Montana
to certain real estate in Deer Lodge, is to
cover what was deemed technical defect in
the title made by the Trustees year or two
ago.
Mr.. s. E. Larabie brought home frsm Cali
fornia, few days ago, "happy family"
consisting Of fae deg, parrot, monkey
and a mocking-bir These, with a few Of
his Shetland ponies, make a good start for
Montana menagerie.
The Deer Lodge depot building, which was
erected in the winter on surface foundations,
having sunk and twisted the doors out Of
line and the plaster eff the walls, IL is this
week being lsveled up, the foundations re-
aewed, and the building replastsred.
The absence of the editor until Wednesday
evening, and the consequent telescoping Of
two or three days work into one, will, we
trust, be treated with indulgence this week,
and dissolution granted for sins Of omission,
commission, storage, forwarding, etc.
During the absence Of Sheriff McMaster,
Mr.. Robert S. Kelley will be Deputy Sheriff
in charge of the ONCE, and Mr.. Jas. Carten
Deputy Sheriff for outside work. Under
Sheriff McTague will run down from Ana
csnda when occasion requires. Sheriff Nc
Master left Helena yesterday, and expects to
be absent about a month.
Travellers between Helena and Deer Lodge
miss an old landmark Of the stage road-the
Frenchwomal's house. It was burned down
some months ago, and the ruins Of the old
stone chimney, with the picketed grave on
the bluff in the distance, are the lone remind
ers of one of the mysterious murders Of the
early days.
An effort was made some time since to OBJ
tain much needed increase of postal SER
vice on the Philipsburg and Drunmend
rsute-now q tri-weekly. The effort, al
though earnestly made by Delegate Magin-
mis-, failed. Again, some three weeks since,
it was renewed by strsng petitions, the ap-
prevail Of postmasters and OF Governor Car
penter, and alss that of First Assistant P. NJ.
General Crosby. That, too, has failed, As
under date of Washington, March I'd, the
Second Assistant p. NJ. General writes Gov
ernor Carpenter: 1.-THE Department does not
derive any postal revenue from the e6ices on
Route No. 1926, from New Chicago 70 Phil
ipsburg, and therefore does not feel justified
in ordering an increase Of service" This set
ties the matter under Republican admins.
tration. Now let our friends down that way
try what they can do with Cleveland and
villas