The new North-west., 1897-04-16

sweet poultry and vegetables, fruits, or
anges, lemons, etc, can be found at the
old and reliable grocery house of w. w.
Higgins.
H. S. Neal of Royal came in on Wed
nesday evenings train and remained over
night, going up to Anaconda on Thurs
day. He thinks there will be more work
done in the Royal district this season than
ever before.
Mrs. McAllen Of Butte, who recently
purchased the cottage on the corner of
B and 4th streets, is having the same re-
paired and expects to occupy it in few
days. Mrs. McAllen is sis ter Of Mrs. G.
j. Kading of this CITY,
N. J. Bielenberg returned Wednesday
from the Big Hole basin. He was snow
blind for several days during his absence.
He reports cattle in fine order, but there
is good deal of snow on the range and
stockmen are still feeding. :-..+ +*su
The old soldiers of Deer Lodge who at
tended the department encamnment at
Anaconda last week speak in the highest
terms of the hospitality and warm well
come extended to the old veterans by the
people Of the Copper City.
The Junior Endeavor society of the
Presbyterian church will give an enter
tainment at the church this (Friday) eve,
April 16. They will also serve ice cream.
There will be an Easter egg stand and
candy and popcorn will be sold.
Geo. w. Dana is now making semi
weekly trips to Deer Lodge from his
ranch on Little Blackfoot in order to bet
ter accommodate his customers. George
is making a success of his dairy business,
and he furnishes fine quality Of butter
at reasonable prices.
Messrs. McKinne and Finley of Ana
conda, who have sub-contract for get
ting out 5000 railroad ties for the j. Il.
Carroll company, outtitted in Deer Lodge
last Tuesday and went over to O'Neill
creek, where they will establish a tie
camp. They expect to employ six men
| in the work
On Easter Sunday the evening hour of
worship at the Methodist church will be
given up to the Epworth League, which
will render an appropriate and very in
teresting program. All are invited to
come and enjoy the exercises. Sunday
morning the pastor will preach on the
"Resurrection of the Body
A gentleman we'll posted in dairy mat
ters informs us that our correspondent in
last weeks issue estimated the cost of a
creamery plant altogether too high. He
thinks good plant, of the latest inn
proved pattern, can be put in here for
about $2,500 Our correspondent esti-
mated the cost at double that sum.
To TIE PUBL1c.-Are you contemplate
ing getting Kodak this summer? If so,
am prepared to lay down in Deer Lodge
kodaks from S. to 800 at eastern prices
Kodaks repaired, plates or films deyel-
oped and pictures printed and finished.
Viewing taught in all its branches, at
reasonable rates. Rooms near Presbyte-
rian church. G. O. REED.
The ladies of the Catholic church are
making every effort to insure their enter
tainment next Monday evening success.
neat program, consisting of music,
reading and tableaux, will be first in or
der, to be followed by dancing and re-
cents will be charged for children, %
cents for ladies, and so cents for gentle.
men.
Our merchants in every line of busi-
ness report the spring trade opening up
much better than last season. An unusu-
ally large amount of seeds-especially
grass seed-has been sold by our deal
ers. The rsnchmen of this valley are be.
ginning to realize the superiority of the
tame grasses over the native, and are
turning their attention to alfalfa, timothy
and other valuable varieties.
For the past week the weather has been
warm aud the snow is rapidly going off
in the hills, much to the satisfaction Of
mining parties, who no doubt are anxious
to get to work on their various properties.
Even the prospectors are very anxious to
work and we need not be surprised to see
during the season of 1897 much new and
unexplored territory brought into notice
in the vicinity of Deer Lodge.
Engineer Davis and assistants were en-
gagged four days this week in surveying
new water ditch for Peter Walton. The
ditch, which is to be four miles in length,
starts from the mouth of Dempsey creek
and is designed to cover portion of MIR.
Yaiton's land on the west side of the
river Mr. Walton is now ready to let a
contract for the construction of the ditch.
See notice elsewhere in this issue.
Joe WhitWorth, manager of the Bonner
Lumber Co., reports considerable activity
in the lumber trade the past two weeks.
Several large orders h - been filled for
ranchmen, and others in this vicinity
contemplate building this season. The
company has received a number of cars