The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-01-03
ALL OVER THE. STATE
PASSING COMMENT UPON EVENTS
OF SEVEN DAYS.

PASSING COMMENT UPON EVENTS
! OF SEVEN DAYS.
Good, Bad and Indifferent, all Glasses d III
/ People Find Mention in These Columns
II They Succeed in Doing Anything
Really Worth Mentioning
An Illinois man has invented type
writer about the size OF watch. But it
will never be as popular as the type
writer that hangs on to mans arm
Fergus County Argus.
Evans y McMurray Of Anaconda are
publishing directory Of that city.
There will be G000 names in the book
which, according to the lowest multiple
used in figuring the population of a city,
I will give Anaconda citizenship Of 49,
500.
| Ernest kies, of Fort Maginnis. writes
us that he butchered two hogs for Oscar
Stephens last week which weighed re-
| spectively 452 and 45s pounds dressed.
Let us hear no more about Montana be-
| ing unable to raise pork. These hogs
were certainly fat enough for any pur-
| pose.-Lewistown Argus.
Chairman Harrty, of the national
democratic central committee, has asked
A. J. Davidson, Of Helena, one of the
members of the committee for Montana,
to be present at the meeting Of the COM
mittee in the parlors Of the Arlington
hotel in Washington, D. G., on Jan. Is.
| Mr.. Davidson says he shall go.
Corea has a law which reads: Gone
who owes money and at the promised
time fails to pay it, shall he beaten two
or three times a month on the shins, and
this shall be continued until the debt is
| discharged. IF he dies in debt his rela-
tives must pay it or receive the same
punishment" If such a law were in
force here what an army Of sore shins
there would be hobbling around over the
country ?-Silverita.
The well known shoe firm Of A. Du-a
charme u Co., better known as the ARed
Boot, has succumbed to financial diff a
culties and is now in the possession of
the sheriff. The firm was composed Of
Thomas O,Rourke and A. Ducharme and
has been in business in Butte for the last
twelve years. The liabilities amount to
over 100000 and John ORourke is the
principal creditor, his attachments
amounting to $2S.525.
Rette & Patterson, we'll known sheep
men, have leased 1000 head Of ewes to
w. l.. Barker and Fred Cornett, of Mat
ney, Oregon, they to pay a cash rental Of
| $500 for the sheep, and to return 1920
ewes at the expiration OF the lease, this
| amounting to Il loss of four per cent be-
! ing allowed on them. The owners have
bucks sufficient for the band, which they
furnish the renters free of charge. The
| sheep rank the best in Oregon.-Bitter
Root Times.
Ri. Rev j. B. Brondel, bishop of Hell
ena, e9as passenger on yesterdays west
bound train enroute to Vancouver, Wash
1 ington, whore he goes to attend the
funeral of Rt. Rev. Agiduis Junger. bish-
np of Vancouver, who died Dec. 26 The
deceased prelate was over 60 years of
age. He was native Of Germany. He
came to Vancouver in 1862 and did
clerical work in different parts OF Wash
ington when it was q barren wilderness
and was consecrated bishop IN 1870
| Mssoulian.
A Helena dispatch of Dec 21, says:
Word arrived in Helena last evening of
the suicide Of William Robinson, an old
timer and miner of Deer Lodge county.
at his ranch on the Big Blaclfoot near
the Lincoln postof1ice, on Tuesday, the
Gath. 1t will be remembered that some
time ago William Robinson attempted to
take his life, While serving on the jury
county, by cutting his throat with u
knife. Prompt medical assistance. how
ever, saved his life, and us soon as he
was able he was removed to his home in
the Big Blackfoot valley near Lincoln.
1t was here the second and successful
attempt was made to take his own life.
The upper Deer Lod ge valley, 10 years
ago, was the greatest producer OF bay
and had market in Butte for every
pound Of it, but we are sorry to say has
lost its prestige. The farmers We're
neglectful Of their fields and the mead
ows that once produced from a ton to a
ton and i half per acre Of good clean
marketable hay have become foul. They
produce light crops and the hay is unde-s
sirable. That is to say much Of it Is.
FoXtail has taken fast hold on the