The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-02-06
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


Boyd Dramatic Companies will both
here in April.
There is money In the Treasury to pa
all County Warrants registered previous t
September, 1878.
Remember the st. Valentine Ball q
Hoyt's Race Track House. Parties Their
are always pleasant.
A social dance will be given at the Scot
House this friday evening. A genera
invitation Is extended. Tickets. including
supper, 81.
County Commissioners Batterton ana
HORSE were in session this week. The
business transacted was principally the ad
Justmest of financial matters.
Those geometro. cabalistic designs on the
sidewalks are not Vigilante signs. This ia
Stated as relief to sinners who have
symptoms of circulio on the neck.
The Reading room project has been in
allegiance awaiting action beyond the sphere
OF the projectors. A fine and convenient
room has now been secured and we antici-
pate definite action in few days.
Messrs. Barton s. Wilkinson" Rolla,"
We presume-have leased the Frontier In
der and will hereafter conduct it. They
announce it will be politically independent
We wish them success IN their enterprise.
The ladies Of the Episcopal Church have
engaged O'Neill's Hall for Thursday and
Friday evenings, April Is and 10, for ORA
matte and Musical Entertainments, the
proce' Is to be devoted to the benefit OF
st. James Church.
The grounding saw his shadow Monday.
All other hogs had the same opportunity.
This fact, in traditional weather predic-
lions, poltends either that there is to be six
weeks more winter or six weeks good
v Gather, we forget which.
Notwithstanding February is the shortest
no. nth in the year, the almanac makers
ucc eeded in examining FIVE Sundays into it
his time, caught Washington's Birthday
md lame within one Of getting St, Valen-
ines Day and Grounding Day with others.
1t is said that Deer Lodge is named 90
'ecau 10 1t costs small fortune to put up
It one of its hotels.-Miner.
No; it was named Dear Lodge by a de-
lghted gentleman from neighboriug me-
ropolis who had enjoyed . comfortable |
lights sleep here after having BE- IN accus-
omed 20 paying six bits IN his own town |
or the privilege Of sitting up IN 7x9 box
ii night fghtin 9 devil fish, or something.
An old and valued subscriber at Red Bluffs
writes us to spell his name correctly or
top the New NoRTHWEsT and send bill.
We have changed the name twice before to
ccomplish this, and will give any man S25
Who will decipher the signatures we have
nd guess it right the first time. We ale
retty fair at studying out names, but an
npossbility lets us out. We want to ac-
our friend, but must beg indul-
g nee on his name.
Mr.. o Bannon, who purchased one half of
the Dance lot" north of Court House
quare, has the plans drawn for fine
rick building which he designs to erect
aereon this season for offices, etc. Mr..
ohm Gerber, who purcha ed the other
I.lf, also contemplates erecting a brick
yelling thereon next summer. From
resent app ararces there will bs more
nilding done here the ensuing summer
IAN there has b n done In the entire plst
inc years.
A meeting Of sportsmen interested In the
election Of fish and game will be held at
% office of Mr.. J. y. Robinson at O. clock
next Monday evening with the view to
rganjzing Rod and Gun Club. A gene
] invitation Is extended to all interested.
70 trust the club will look after the pro-
ct of opening the Clarke's Fork Falls SO
lmon can reach the Western Montana
reams. The amount appropriated by the
legislature can be doubled IL nee ,sary to |
'complish the purpose.
A little after midnight on Tuesday Of last I
eek party Of about IS masked meu en-
red the Office Of the Morning Rustler, at
yden, seized Charles King, the local cdi-
r, gagg and dragged him to va,ant
near the Office and tarred and feathered I
3 face and neck. Neither the perpetra-
RS nor the incentive are known. Consid-
able indignation exists 10 Ogden over the q
TRACE. Had it occurred to the ditor of !
3 NEW NORTHWEST after an error be
run through part of the edition last /.
EEK, the action might have been COM b
'ndable as cure for stupidity-if it is 8
rable. However, IL you did not "drop
it" we don't care. :