The new North-west., 1897-02-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Valentines at Mrs. M. +. Sherman's.

IOW AM OOUNl1.
Valentines at Mrs. M. F. Sherman's.
Mrs. H. G.. Walton is suffering from a
severe attack of la grippe.
For fine shoemaAing go to j. s. Peter
son, opposite E. L. Bonner's store. 4O-tf
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
AL. Covey, in West Deer Lodge, Feb. 4.
Mrs. G. s. Schroeder has been quite i'll
of inflammatory rheumatism the past few
days.
Col. w. T. Sanders passed through
Deer Lodge on Tuesday on his way to
Butte.
John Driscoll, an old timer of Washing
ton gulch. died at st. Joseph's hospital on
Wednesday.
M. J. Bell, dentist. Work guaranteed;
charges in keeping with the times. Deer
Lodge, Mont. 31-1m
Misses Gussie and Clara Galbraith are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Lee Kelley, in
Philipsburg, this week.
Miss Bessie Robbins of Grantsdale, in
the Bitter Root valley, was visiting Deer
Lodge friends this week.
Mrs. John Scherr came over from the
Bloomington mine this week for a few
days stay in the flower city.
Bishop Brewer arrived in town on Sat
urday and held services at st. James
church Sunday, morning and evening.
Hons. r. G.. Humber and j. e. Marcum
spent Sunday with their families in this
city, returning to Helena ON Monday
evening.
1t is expected that game of football,
between Anaconda and Deer Lodge
teams, will be played in this city on Feb
ruary %.
Miss Jennie Harris, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Spence, in Anaconda
for some weeks past, returned home last
Saturday.
Hon. w. B. Rodgers and wife will
soon move to Anaconda Mr.. Rodgers ex-
poets to build residence in that city
this spring.
Miss Clara Bien returned Wednesday
from Butte, where she had a very enj JOY
able visit of nearly two weeks with Mrs.
II. s. Clark.
John McGrath, aged about Ga years, an
inmate of st. Joseph's hospital, died at
that institution on Saturday last and was
buried on Sunday.
Anaconda parties are now engaged in
"gutting" the brick Jail at Deer Lodge
In other words, the iron cage and cells
are being taken out and removed to Ana
conda.
| Bob Wilson, who left Deer Lodge
about i've years ago, and who has been
in eastern Montana the past few years,
arrived in town last week and is visiting
his family and old friends.
Edward Scharnikow, as referee in the
case of John G. Robinson VS.. A. Klein
schmidt, has been engaged the past few
days in hearing the testimony in the case,
which is very voluminous.
Patrons of the store of w. w. Higgins
can find dressed chickens, turkeys, ducks,
fresh oysters and celery constantly on
hand. The goods will be strictly fresh
and first choice and orders can be left in
advance.
The board of county commissioners, on
Tuesday last, let the contracts for the
changes to be made in the city hall at
Anaconda for the convenience of county
officers. Contracts were let to the
amount of $7,460.
"Straw rides" have been in vogue in
Deer Lodge the past few days. Several
large parties took advantage of the fine
sleighing and beautiful weather on last
Saturday evening to enjoy one of these
old fashioned luxuries.
James P. Preston, who resided near
Deer Lodge for many years, was in town
last Saturday. He now has placer inter
ests in the Big Hole country, but is spend
ing the winter at Hamilton, to which
place he returned on Sunday.
Ranchmen and others will please bear
in mind that George Cockrell is selling
wagons, buggies, harness and all kinds of
farm machinery and implements lower
than any other house in this section of
the country. 49-tf
M. M. Jones, the man who was arrested
here last week and held on suspicion of
being Durham, the California murderer,
was released on Saturday last, word hav-
ing been received from California Off
cials that Jones was not the man wanted.
William H. Dilts, the we'll known fish
culture man of the Clearwater lakes, in
the northern part of this county, has filed
a notice of water-right location on Silver
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