The new North-west., 1888-04-06
JOURNALS AND JOURNALISTS.
The Butte Miners Sunday editions con-
tain vast amount of reading matter, and
ara verv creditable productions.

The Butte Miners SUNDAY e0ltl0ns cou.
tain vast amount of reading matter, and
are very creditable productions.
The Grantsdale Newspaper Co. are erect
ing neat building in which to publish their
paper. The material will arrive next month.
North. West Tribune.
The newspapers Of Montana do not gener-
ally attempt any 1st Of April jokes, but
Charlie Palmer's bank burglary "ad" in the
Miner would have called for the premium
among . host Of competitors. SIT got 'em
all.''
A report is current that the Spokane Daily
Revie,o has been sold by Brown & Greenberg
to Patrick H. Winston, of Lewiston, and
Willis Sweet, men Of newspaper experience
and means. The price paid is said to be
$4,000.
We are in receipt of the College Messenger,
Vol. /, No. 2, issued by the College Of Mon
tana, Deer Lodge, and devoted to its inte-
rests. 1t is q very creditable publication,
and having four editors We expect entertain.
ing issues. We welcome the Messenger to
the newspaper field, and appreciating It's
opportunities for usefulness trust it may
fulfill the best expectations of its promoters.
The reported fna1 cial embarrassment Of
w. w. Anderson is explicitly denied by the
Major himself and his son, Matt. The party
bringing the suit is q maiden sister of Mrs.
Anderson, and there seems to be some family
arrangements complicated with the case
that Major Anderson very properly did not
desire given the unfortunate publicity this
matter has had. 1t had been better left to
the records of the court and the silence Of
the pigeon hole. .:.: ....@ .5"@U IT,. .a
A man has to stay several weeks Gin the
States" in order to fully appreciate the edi-
torial ability of such man IS Capt. James
81. Mills, editor and proprietor of the Deer
Lodge Ne,p North West. 1t always occurred
to us that the Captain was hiding his bril-
liant editorial light under bushel, but from
his apparently obscure locality he is publish
ing the best weekly newspaper in Montana" ."
-Avant Courier.
We have heard that "blessings brighten
as they take their flight" but We are 'pon-
dering" on the proposition that the further q
friend gets away from the NEW NORTH
WEST, the better he likes it. Thanks, any
hew. We hope the hint won't depopulate
Montana.
Shelby E. billiard, editor of the Corvallis
Ne,o Idea, is the ''holy terror" Of Montana
journalism. He goes after his brother edi-
tors with scalping knife as long as . yard
stick, hourishes it like Allan Quatermain's
Zulu twirled his battle axe around his ene-
my's head, and then-is as liable to kiss the
blade and restore it to its sheath as to bury
It in the vitals Of the party of the second
part. We take it that Billiards wrath is
largely assumed, and that, like the 'pioneer
journalist of Montana" these are to him
merely sliterary diversions" to spice the
every. day incidents of life in the Rocky
mountains.
The helena Independent is, doubtless un-
Intentionally working great injury. 1t has
. department entitled "Poets of the West" }"
The contributions, Notwithstanding the good
hits made, are of the most execrable chsrac.
ter of doggerel, and are inspiring everybody
who hasn't the "divine af1atus" in tie coun-
try to "write poetry for the papers," We
noticed one of our own effusions (accred-
| ited) therein recently. Of the innumerable
screeds which are flooding the newspapers as
q result Of our neighbor's course, the Benton
Press has received one entitled "a Dream
of He'll" We have several of the same
kind without the title. Probably others have
more. The time now lost in tswritin' poetry
in Montana is equal to 3 strike on . street
railroad and disturbs the industries Of the
country like the new tariff bill. Mr.. Eastin's
acquaintance, through his paper, is generally
admirable, but If he does not suppress this
incentive to "jingling," the Press Associa.
ton will certainly invite him to explain
himself. We propose that President Suth-
erlin do so anyhow-and that the inquiry be
in Sulphur Springs poetry.