The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-11-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Only one more week to pay taxes.

Only one more week to pay taxes.
jerks, Harris & CO., have relaid the aka
ting rink floor.
Thanksgiving next Thursday. Let all
your hearts be glad.
Mr.. j. G. yawter, OF Helena, il now Nor
thern Pacific railroad agent at Garrison.
At the $500 rattle Monday night Judge
Emerson won the horses and Mr.. Graves the
wagon-45 taking the team.
II you don't call on Treasurer Humber and
settle up your taxes within week, 1t will
cost ten per cent. additional
Advices are received here that Drum Lum-
mond stock has very materially advanced In
London in the past few days.
Charley and Nick Bielenberg expect their
drivers in to-day with one hundred head OF
fat beef cattle from Sun River.
The Sky-Rocket" engine broke king
bolt, or something, this side Of Race Track,
Tuesday, and was detained couple Of hours.
A half dozen shots were fred in quick sue
cession late last Saturday night in the bad
part of town and brought crowd quickly.
An investigation of all the circumstances
led to the belief that some one had fired on
a revolver.
mike" and his two fellow prisoners, held
for stage robbery, says he does not expect to
be tried at this term, as he cannot get impor-
tant witnesses here. They will have to make
some showing that they have important wit
nesses, or stand the racket.
Mrs. NJ. f. Todd, having leased and fitted
up as oyster parlors the Mitchell building,
few doors north of the McBurney House,
opened the same on Wednesday evening.
Patrons will be served until a. m, and only
the best and freshest oysters in the market
used.
We are informed the parties endeayoring
TO cut a trail from Heron to the C9ur
d'Alene mines failed 10 get through, and that
trail is now being started from point eight
miles this side of Heron. For the present all
persons going in from Montana leave the
railroad at Rathdrum.
We are requested by r. L. Davis, Esq,
Clerk OF the District Court, to say that wit
nesses in criminal cases who were recognized
to appear before the District Court, would
do we'll to notice that the District Court will
meet on Monday, December Sd, and that I'M
less they appear on that day before the Grand
Jury they will be liable to forfeiture Of the
amount of recogniZance.
The official returns of the election, as can
vassed by Commissioner Batterton, Probate
Judge Emerson, and County Clerk Ward,
are published in this issue As will be seen,
returns were only received from twelve OF
the thirty precincts, and the total vote is only
757 as against $50 last year, although the
new camp of Anaconda added T9 votes. The
result shows but little interest was taken in
the election, considerably less than half the
vote being polled. No returns were received
by the County Clerk from Garrison or Black
foot City, where elections were known to
have been held.
The statement in the Butte Miner that
dealer there has ordered shipment Of o'pos-
sums from Missouri for thanksgiving day,
reminds us that a few days ago party
stepped into Cartoons store, Deer Lodge,
and throwing down dollar, said: "Gimme
quart O. them p'rsimmons." George, with
his usual urbanity, remarked: Never mind
about the pay; help yourself" whereupon
the party picked one up, and after few mo-
ments' mastication began crying "FireP
"Murder" "Hel-enaw etc., at the top Of his
voice, and in tones that could only be modu.
lated by sweet oil He had gobbled on to a
box of dried red peppers. O'possums are
not so difficult to distinguish.