The new North-west., 1872-11-23
Local BreVities.


Weather moderated to thaw.
Local B.eyity-A stump ta;ldog
School begar on Wednesday la".
Court convcncs on Monday week
Taxes are due. After Der lst 20 per
cent. will be added.
DR.. P. Gaylord, Botanic Physician. con.
templates locating In Deer Lodge
The Imperial Mn process, Philipsburg,
requires lG0 lts Of salt 70 the ton Of ore.
Mr. ". P. Wheeler, Of Butte, has bought
q clam OH the Original lode. Butte, and
will develop it during the wintcs..
Mr.. Emerson has leased the Brewery Sa
loon, formerly occupied by M. Bicn. and
will he glad to see his friends. Give him =
call.
Sheriff Thos Deyarmon. Of Virginia, ar.
rived yesterday with Henry Graham, sen.
fenced to one year in the Pen:tentisry for
grand larceny.
VIM. Cole man has removed bis store to
the Sharp 4 Napton building. Main Street.
and has an elegant stock Of Tohaccos. Va
rictics, and Hunting aud Sporting Rifles.
The Deer Lodge Schools opened with 81
scholars in the Primary Department, Miss
X. Lawrence, Teacher; and . in the Al.
vsnccd Department. Prof. Egbcrt Smith.
Teacher. .H 4.
Prof. Smiths singing class inet on Tues
day evening in the Dewitt building ,arrang
ed prclminarics, prsc;iccd awhile, and will
meet to organize and begin the term this
evening. 1t promises to be an interesting
and successful class. .F
Recent assays Of the Parrot lode, Butte,
made at Salt Lake give about s20o to the
ton, Of gold, silver and copper. Mr.. Gil-
christ is pushing development, snd the char
actcr of lode aud ore is improving.
About this tune look out for corners. "
| The only one We have heard nf yet. in .
mercantile way. is on salt. HOkiess have
it corralled and have jumped the price up
from 0 cts. to 10 cts. per III. Lots wife
! would be valuable just now.
| Business is suspended for tue season ut
: Pilgrim Bar. Stores and saloons are closed.
Messrs. Thos H. Irvine, Jr., Il Co.. will
re>opcn early in March, as = considerable
amount of work will he done on the Rock
Creek Ditch extensions, and work will begin
as carly as practicable. ~
As Judge Hiram Knowles was returning
from Missoula on Monday. his buggy broke
through the ice on Squsw run, and the
'half-brOthers of Lizard; in sudden and
enthusiastic determination to bring It out,
parted the fore. carriage from the remainder
Of the buggy, landed ''thc Court" In the
road, bruising his shoulder, and dragging
him some eight or ter rods before he could
check them. Ais well that ends well.
A $50 II. Bell for the new school house
was received PEI J. A. Creighton & Co. I
line Oh Tuesday. and there will he CHEEKY
song in the air whom
1.-THE bell swings to and fro, -
With music just the same. dear Tom.
A. Twenty Years ago."
{ The quotation may not be literal, ~ oul
bell.lcttcrs have been neglected for some
years, but it will not, probably. have any
damaging effect on the bell.)
! A wager for puDc of ee00 WAS decided
by the figures IN hss weeks New NORTH
WEST on the Nisaouri election returns. A
too sangpins Republican had bet Horac'
woul,su't get 1900 majority in the State, u
wporscd in the paper Ut that date, and lost
The overwhelming character of the victor!
excited several Of our Republicans to rasl
wagcrs and they lost some of them.