The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-01-09
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

number.
The County Commissioners have been
In session this week.
"New Years Calling was not popular
ly observed here this year.
The Atlantis of January 4th In an eight
pager and written up in Freeman's best
vein.
John Kinnomen, a former resident of
Deer Lodge, died in Butte Of pneumonia,
Dec. 31st.
After vacation OF seven weeks the Deer
Lodge public schools opened again on
Monday last.
Fishing through the ice is popular
pastime. Mr.. Nick Bielenberg is the cham
pion fisherman to date.
About three o'clock next Sunday Mon
tauians can put on their smoked glasses
and look out for pretty stiff eclipse of
the sun.
The FIVE persons sentenced to the Peni-
Tertiary at this term of court were conveyed
to that institution on Monday. There are
now A prisoners confined there.
A neatly printed calendar, the work OF
Brown, the clean" job artist, is now on
our table. 1t is printed for gr~tuitous dis
tribution to the Miners patrons.
Mr.. P. Lansing has disposed of the resi-
dence on ID street, north OF the Presbyte-
rian Church, TO Mr.. Geo. Cockrell. One
thousand dollars was the price paid for the
property.
The Yankee Fork Herald OF December
20 says bud Brown is expected over on
the next coach. His wounded arm is rap
idly assuming its wonted strength" Glad
to hear it.
Ye who delight in holidays will be DIS
appointed to learn that Washington g
Birthday, Decoration Day and the Fourth
of July all fall on Sunday this year. Yet
such is the fact.
A laborer engaged in some surgery on
his own account Monday-on his own per-
son, too. By some means or other he
managed to amputate one Of the fingers OF
his left hand at the first joint.
Priests road was not completed when
the weather compelled cessation OF work.
1t will take some time in the spring to
render it ready for travel, but 1t will be a
splendid road when it is in order.
The Helena Holiday Herald, sixteen
page sheet, neatly printed and containing
a choice selection Of matter on interesting
topics, was issued on LIST. We are indebt'
ed t, the publishers for a copy Of their ex'
cellsnt publication.
Capt. Trufant, A. Hagan, John Bowling
and others have been very successful hun
tiers to date. The deep SHOWS have driven
the game out of the mountains and the
sportsmen have to kill deer just to keep the
animals from taking possession of theil
cabin.
In conformity to hitherto established
custom, and one which is generally adopt
ed, we have this week sent out statements
of accounts to those Indebted to US. We
trust our friends thus favored will prompt
ly comply with the request TO send US the
amount of their arrearages.
John Kelly, the violinist, who was last
in Montana with his Indian boy, "Willie,
some twelve years ago, is again In the field
with his magic violin and is playing through
Washington and Idaho Territories. 1t ID
not improbable he will visit Montana be
fore long.
Mr.. d. L. Mcfarland having resigned
the office OF county surveyor, the Commits
sioners at the December meeting appoint
ed in his stead Mr.. G. A. Kellogg. W.
neglected to mention the appointment a.
the time, but it is not yet too late to ga,
that Mr.. Kellogg is No. l surveyor in al
Its branches and will make good officer
Bill Crosby, the driver Of the Mssouls
coach, started out Monday night abou
1890. He managed to get as far as tina
classic spot known az "Skaggs' Hollow
when his team disappeared from sight ant
the sled was treated to bath in about II
feet of snow. He unhitched the horses
contrived to get them out by shoveling
path around the sled and returned to Dee
Lodge. Another start was made Tuesda
and we trust with better luck.
A gentleman who rejoiced exceedingly
at the turn Of political affairs in Maine
caused some merriment for the otherwis
informed Monday night. He had prlvat
advices from the "seat of war;" and afte
seating the new State officers, host to
reinforced by "250.G0o more" were t
proceed from Augusta and seat Tilder
"Is that sop But it was rather cruel
take advantage thus of man welded !
his profession, and whose legal duties hav
not permitted him to read mp fully the II
test dispatches.
BENZ Thompson, aged So years, WI
pardoned out of the Penitentiary Dec. 81
a nice New Years gift. The pardon va
granted OH petition OF over two hundre
residents Of Madison county and the re
ommendation of the prison officers.
appears he killed man who slandered
wife and then took the first shot at hin
Unless the circumstances are misstated
us the pardon comes none too soon, If
. should ever have been convicted. We b
, lieve he had served the larger portion OF
! six years. sentence.
Under the heading AN Heroic Sho'
man." the Austin (Nev.) Recsils So
John Thompson was arrested and fins
500 for whipping his wife-Dottie Nagl
The heroic individual ~ill be remember
a. the manager Of the company WIN
travelled through Montana last fall. a
! though the paper stated that 1.-THE thras
ing was very light" we cannot refra
from wishing that 1t had occurred IN lien
Tar and feathers would doubtless have
r more salutary effect than the imposing OF
! fine.
The snow fall on the main range betwe
Helena and Deer Lodge ID heavier To
= II has been for several years, and the OIL
cuIties OF travelling have been much
craased by the heavy winds drifting =