The Philipsburg mail., 1888-09-13
DEER LODGE COUNTY DOINGs.


DEER LODGE COUNTY DOINGs.
The Deer Lodge schools opened last
Monday,
B. F. Mahan has resigned the postmas-
| tership of Anaconda.
| Jack Dowd has bought of ]. P. Sutton
the race horse Jim Miller.
Seventy eight persons have been dis
charged from the county jail for the
quarter ending September 8.
A Prussian named Meakin from Ne
vada creek died at the Sisters hospital,
Deer Lodge, Wednesday; aged IS.
Governor Leslie last week pardoned
Burke and McGill, confined in the peni-
Tertiary for jail breaking in Gallatin
county.
Assessor J. J. King has turned over to
the county commissioners his assess
ment roll for thus year, which foots up
81 ,3S9,O09.
Allen Bowie, son of DR.. Bowie, and his
successor in the drug business in Philips
burg,was visitor in our town during the
week.-New Northwest.
The Anaconda Company is negotiating
with the owners of the Silver Rec mine
near Silver Lake for the purchase of the
property. The consideration contemplate
ed is &45 000-RavieU
Superintendent Benz. Franklin, of the
Franklin Mining Company, reports every
thing progressing well on the Mountain
Rat. The shaft is down 233 feet, with
quartz and vein porphyry IN the face.
The SO-foot vertical upraise was started
at 200 feet from the mouth of the tunnel
and the cut out at the surface Sunday,
giving plenty of good air. The tunnel
has been on the foot wall, and cross-cut
will be run for the hanging wall-New
Northwest.
&C. Warner was in from Sunset this
week. He has been completing a wagon
road from Yreka, through Sunset, to the
Big Blackfoot, which gives good wagon
route from the mouth of Mulkey canyon,
eight miles below Drummond, over the
range and down Elk Creek to the mouth
OF the Clearwater, where it meets the road
from the east, via the north fork of the
Big Blackfoot and Ovando. Mr.. Warner
reports forest fires in the neighborhood
of Mulkey canyon.-New Northwest.
Democratic County Convention.
At the democratic convention of Deer
Lodge county, held last Saturday, W. NJ
Thronton was elected permanent chair
man and James McNulty permanent sec-
retary. Following is the ticket nomiuat-
ed:
Courcil-Dr. A. H. Mitchell, Deer
Lodge.
Representatives G. Robinson, Deer
Lodge; H. L. Rodgers, Philipsburg.
Sheriff. B. Nc Masters, Deer Lodge.
Clerk and recorder-Charles Aspling,
Anaconda.
Treasurer T. Kennon, Deer Lodge.
Assessor J. King. Philipsburg.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss N. Wolf.
conda: trdaac""" H. ~a~"""~"'' Ana
County Attorney-J.R R. Boarman, Ana
conda.
Probate Jadge-J. Y. Batterton, Deer
Lodge.
Public Administrator-Phil. L. Evans,
Deer Lodge.
County Commissioner - Joseph A.
Hyde, Deer Lodge.
ounty Surveyor-H. B. Davis, Deer
Lodge.
The following are the delegates to the
territorial Convention: r. G. Humber,
Harry Peterson. J. B. McMasters, Thomas
McTague, AS. Higgins, F: D. Brown
Daniel Barry, Thomas Griffith, D: W.
Hennessy, VIM. Thronton, Marcus DAILY,
H. Hardenbrook, J. r. Quiglev, }: 4.
Toole, J McNulty, H. L. Rodgers, ". j..
Swartz, Thomas F. Ward, Thomas DAILY,
A. H. Mitchell, G. B. Winston.
The County Central Committee for the
ensuing year consists of the following:
Anaconda-J. A.cNulty William Thorn
ton, G. B. Winston, J. l.. Hamilton.
Stuart-Thomas Ford.
Philipsburg- s. Higgins, A. S. Hutf-
man.
Race Track-W. T. Elliott.
Stone Station-D. H. Mellan.
Blackfoot-J. r. Quigley:
Deer Lodge-Ur. j. IL. Owlngs, L. W.
Ward.
Granite-F. HOLLYWOOD.