The new North-west., 1872-12-21
Local srevit;as. !.


Accosdine TO the Almssac. winter begins
to day. Just think Of H.
Go Into Bousse's Christmas week asd
purchase your psssenta
Ths days ase . hours and misstes long
now, the sheetsst Of The year.
A nics Christmas soow hes been failing
for the past two days, and sleaghing Is glo-
rious. - 80 -
An earthquake At 1857 p. m. % last Sat.
srday evening w. fen dlssiucsly It Phil
ipsburg.
Lots Of Nasquersdcs In prospect. Go to
the Firemsn's and you will want to 60 to
the rest.
lessra Wcinstein + Block have removed
their store from Philipsburs to Skalkaho
and are doing . good business.
The Imperial Club will have their next
regular Dance on Thursday evening Dec.
96th. instead of Tuesday evening.
DR.. A. II. Mitchell was hurriedly called on
Thursday evening to attend Mr. Jas. Whyts
of Beartown who has had . relapse.
1t was sixty. nine years ago Yesterday thai
the United States took formal possession Of
this country under the Louisiana purchase.
Nj. Clcments of Bitter Root bougtt 4
thrcshing machine Of Mr.. Con Kobrs few
days since, and has taken Il 10 Bitter Root.
Brooks. the colored man recently frozen
% severely in attempting to escape from
Jail. bad fits within the past week, and
was in bad way.
Solemn Mass will be celebsated in the
Catholic Chapel st 10 .. m, on Christmaa
Day. The singing will be done by the OK
ccllcnt choir of that church.
The d. L. I. D. c., tried on the "IxPE
RIAL" on Tuesday evening last. and ''went
through" It "without missing . word.
They have learned II by Hart.wcll.
The members Of the Imperial Dancing
Club ore requested to meet q the store Of
J. B. Wilcox, this Saturday evening 1t n
O'Clock to consider the question Of giving Z
Masquerade Ball. A full attendance IL de.
sired.
Thursdsy. Tsidsy and Sstseday wer;
''emi,cr" days. seasnp Of church fasting
established 10 the third century. One &C.
count of tho derivation Of the term ''embcl
days" saws It was owing 10 the use of ashes
or enbess - syusbol of psWsesaee I'D hu.
mili'y-wbich 10 gossl enough explanaiiou
for "a
The ball At Fifer'so On Wednesday cveuina
was attended by some Is peopIs and tbs
dance lasted until daylight. The music Il
highly extolled, . B. hss and an alto born
making al the music that could be used
It would be desirable acquisition to III.
Club music II cernet could Be added.
Rather funny errcrs azc sometimes mad.
BY printers. Ose Of them occurred IN ,
Ball invitation We sent out last week, aod
smother 10 On The os>sSde Of this Issue
Neither were discovered until TOO late Il
correct. Our proof reader apologies on
general principles and leaves the csror to bs
detected BY tho populsce while his head !,
getting well.
The Montana and Nt Louis Mining Co.,
has recently been rcorganised. Mr.. 8 r
Hsuaer now being the only Montanian II
interest snd the stock Of the Company zoe,
into ams3leT nsmb0 Of fhmDde ~ AlkeI
informs us work will be prosecuted sasnesi
" in developing the leads of the Company
next spring. but II Is not probable the mil
will be started up for some time.
By m accident with lamp fire was or
iginated In Mr.. d. q. LouusbusyS dwelling
on Saturday evening and run up the wa!
with On eager desire for the cloth ceiling
which once iired would probably hsve -
suited in the destruction 0f the baildisg
Fortunately, xr. and Nm. L.'s marriage
certificate. In handsome frame, was huns
directly In the course Of the flames which
dashed humlessly against II. unti
water could he procured and the red tongues
Of the fire dragon were utterly destroyed
Nora! !: Every family SHOULD have a mar
visEe certificate