The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-02-21


OF the New NORTHWEST was called away on busi-
ness several days ago; on account Of which our
Anaconda department Is quite brief this week
ANACONDA, Feb. 2O.-The Philipsburg
correspondent writes to the Standard of
this morning as follows: L. U. Loomis
and Stephen B. Howard rendered Presi-
dent Hyde Of the First National bank
$4,000 this morning in payment for sew
eral thousand shares of stock in the Fair
Stake Mining company, in the Red Lion
district The offer was refused, and Mr..
LOOMS is authority for the statement that
there is every probability that the spring
operations in the Red Lion district will
be opened with lawsuit 1t appears
that some time ago, j. F. Brazelton, Alex.
BEETLES, Fred. BEETLES and Sam SNYDER
signed an agreement with Loomis, agree
ing to take a certain sum for their stock,
and deposited the stock with the First
National bank where, according to the
contract, it was to remain until May /.
1896. The mining fairy tale published in
some OF the state papers about Snyders
wonderful discovery of deer, snowshoes,
and bleak mountain tops covered with
gold may have assisted Loomis in the
sale Of the Fair Stake stock; anyway, he
sold it to Stephen B. Howard, a lawyer of
Minneapolis, who to-day made the ten
der to Mr.. Hyde. The question is now
whether an agreement or contract prac-
tically amounting to bill of sale of the
stock without possession OF the stock, is
good at law. Since the date of the con
tract the stock has been transferred on
the company's books. While, perhaps,
not as fabulously rich as reported, yet the
Fair Stake is undoubtedly looking very
much like mine of good promise; there
fore, in the natural order of things, there
must be a lawsuit over it.
The Degree of Honor lodge of this city
gave very pleasant basket social Tues
day evening in Foskett's hail. An inter
estlng programme was rendered and at
the close an auction of baskets filled with
luncheon and beautifully decorated by
the ladies, was held. AS part of the
contract the purchaser of the basket was
entitled to dine with the lady who had
prepared it. Bidding was lively and run
high, some of the baskets selling for S..
The proceeds netted the society about
$50. N. Fl. Morley oficiated as master
Of ceremonies and announced the pro-
gramme as follows
1oiis, ulee Gun
Recitation. .......................B Brother Hough
ool'g ID. Thomas
Music .:..................M Mandolin Club
Recitation. n.....,....,.......Mls Miss Isabelle Tracy
MUSIC. Mandolin Clllt
MUSIC tManu01n, guitar and Orpan1
Prof. Dupea, Brother Hough, Miss Horsfall
SOLO. .......=........ Miss Clara TratheI
Duet et....,...,.......M Messrs. Sullivan and Thomas
Music. Glee Clul
President James J. Hill Of the Grea
Northern arrived in this city on a specia
train from St. Paul Wednesday, He i!
accompanied by G. II. Warren, genera
manager; Fl. L. Shute, general traih.
manager; j. r. Stevens, chief engineer
r. ]. harrington, comptroller; NJ. D
Grover, chief counsellor; T. B. Clark o
the Northern Steamship company; Johl
M. Eagan, who was president of the Gen
eral Managers association in Chicago dur
ing the A. r. U. strike; w. Dahlgreen. al
eastern capitalist and A. G. Guthrie, til
! railroad contractor.
Tom McTague writes to the Standar
from Deer Lodge that his stable Of run
ners this summer will consist Of Emm
Nc (5), by Hidalgo, dam Butterfly, b
imp. Kyric DAILY; Marietta "a, by Eoliar
dam Misadic by Enquirer; Dara az, b
imp. Argyle; Caprivi ~, by Regent, dar
Reply, by Enquirer; Chinook a., by Ee
liam, dam Augurhead by Carriboo; Ana
condy (3), by Regent, dam Lilly Langtr,
by Hunters Lexington. Tom says the
are all looking well and he will hav
most of them ready when the bell taps