The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-24
Local Brevities.
A merry Christmas to all.

A merry Christmas to all
Deer Lodge county scrip Is selling at 96
cents.
Chief Justice Wade Is En-, route to Montana
to be present at Supreme Court
In response to inquiries the New NORTH
WEST states that it expects to supply Calen-
endars for 1881 during the week.
The old saying is, "a white Christmas
makes lean graveyard" The graveyard by
that rule should be as thin as Sara Bernhardt
next year. e-
There are or cases of whooping cough
reported in town, while mumps and measles
still prevail No casualties, but a considera-
BILE use of explosives among adult victims
Seven prisoners in the county Jail, includ-
ing York, under sentence of one years i'm
Prisonment in the Penitentiary, to which in
stitution he will be taken in day or two.
Pelkey, for the murder of Tackle, near
Helena, and Spo-pee, Indian, for the murder
OF man in Choteau county, were found
guilty of murder in the first degree and will
probably be hung.
Messrs. Davis and Wilson, who have been
engaged as the representatives of Mr.. A. III.
Irwin on the Deer Lodge county indices have
nearly completed their work. The books |
will probably be compared and transferred to |
the county next month.
Messrs. Sullivan g. Goss have rented the |
old stage office building, opposite Murphy,
Higgins & Co., and will open harness and |
saddiery establishment in it. They are prac-
ucal workmen and intend carrying large
stock as soon as 1t can bs shipped and manu-
featured.
We publish on the fourth page an article
from the Stockman and Former In relation to
the famous Clydesdale horses, q number of
which, including the large band of Conrad
hohrs and Emperor and others brought by
Governor Potts, are now in Montana. The
article will repay perusal by all interested in
breeding draft horses.
The wager Of a mounted map of the United
States for the use of the public schools of Pr
oneer was made between two citizens of that ,
place this week as to whether the hook Joint |
in the hind leg of an elephant bent forward ,
or backward. The bet was decided Which
way, do you think? "Why, a carpenter
wouldn't build an animal that way" u
The king bolt broke and the stage am got =
away from the driver just this side of Demp- =.
'ey Creek on Wednesday evening. The run
iways PASSED n. Contancin about mile from b
where they started. Bona knew there had :,
been an accident, turned back and brought in =
he passengers and mail. The horses were
ound at Holland & EstilPs ranch, uninjui ed. n
That is good story that has leaked out on h
he Butte Fusionists. 1t was put up to have 10
he Central Telegraph wire cut during the e,
lection so news of the Fusion could not h,
each Deer Lodge But the clumsy artist tf
mployed to do the job made a mistake, that n,
las not discovered until too late, and cut in 70
tead the telephone wire between the Office III
I w. A. Clark, Esq, and the Dexter mill. ce
The Bear Gulch Flume Company, consist of
lg of p. Woodlock, John Barry and Wat
'unphy, has been taking out good money IN
lis year and owns and controls ground that sp
Ill pay for the next ten years. Barry and NJ
unphy are going to enjoy their winter i'm bu
he States, but Woodlock has concluded 10 ne
ay and have some fun with the BOYS until tn,
pring unlocks again tine golden treasures of ]
d Bear. Sc
Mr.. John M. McGinty who was up from
liion this week, says there are about 800 Go
/
Dry frame school house is being built and we
70 Methodist church. Trask & Graves, Lo
wis Fyhrie, Ferris and Rourke have each yea
bstantial buildings and the town is alto -
Their more substantial than any Terminal a,, :.
wn heretofore esta blished Mr.. NJ. thinks gre
out GO men are employed grading this side Ma
Camp Creek. # "" -~.. Lii
~, a.a DIRE
The following recipe for keeping lamp Lis
mneys from cracking is taken from the
a'nond, Leipzig journal devoted to the
IS interest: Place your tumblers, CHM
rs or vessels which you desire to keen J'
m cracking in a pot filed with cold in L
ter, add little cooking salt, allow the f.
Sture to boil we'll over fire and then cool the
WY. Glass treated in this way is said not r.,
crack even if exposed to very sudden Bng
nges OF temperature. Chimneys are said tan
become very hard by this process, which =,
also be extended to crockery ,stoneware, IN.
The process is simply one Of annealing, a'is
the slower the process, especially the ~ %
ling portion Of it, the more effective will Nj
he work. an a