The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-03-30
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Auction Sale at F. II. Bills next wetlnes
day. a.#
Notice what Forbis Irvine has 10 say abou,
milk, cream and butter.
Eafaeila Acosta, recently committed to tn,
Insane Asylum, was discharged ~ no Ionget
insane last Monday.
As the LIST of April comes oil Sunday. how
would IL do for us iucorrigibles TO play joke
on ourselves and 60 TO church oncr:
Mr.. Nick Berry, who has been night.
Waterman for some time past, will relinquish
the place with the end of this month and re.
turn to Pixies Peak.
Richard Pettes, who stole horse in Butte
recently, was sentenced to q years in the
penitentiary and entered upon the discharge
of his duties yesterday
The gale Of Saturday night, March 10th,
was general and severe throughout settled
Montana, as reported in the local papers;
happily no serious results cnsued,
Tomorrow the Walker Opera House Com
pany leave for an extended trip through
Idaho and Montana, where they have every
assurance of profitable theatrical season.
Salt Lake Tribune %.
Mr.. VIM. Williams bought, this week, of
Hampstead & Boyle, Race Track, for Paris
Gibson, Esq, Fort Benton, their band of
about 1900 sheep. They will be kept in this
valley until after shorn.
The postoffice was closed from Il to p. IN.
Wednesday in respect to the memory of
Postmaster-General Howe. Postmaster Stack
pole draped his Office, and the national colors
in mourning were drap-d above the en-
trance way.
School Superintendent Ca:lin will hold an
examination for teachers at the school house
commencing at a. m. Saturday next. These
examinations are public and will doubtless
prove interesting to those who take an inter
est in educatiopal matters.
Mr.. Allen Pierse who had contemplated
re-establishing the Warm Springs and Phil
ipsburg mail service, after a trip over the
route abandoned it for the present at least.
Warren, the contractor, writes he will have
a representative here in a few days.
Deer Lodge No. IA, A T. & A. NJ, enter
tanned its w. NJ, John Gerber, with BAN
quet on Wednesday evening, previous to his
departure for California. Johnny" will
remember this gathering of his brethren as
one Of the pleasantest episodes in his life.
Since the reduction on railroad rates our
merchants have made q corresponding cut en-
prices Of many staple articles, and even IN
editor can enjoy a hearty meal occasionally.
Country dealers and consumers will find
wholesale and retail prices very low now.
We acknowledge from w. A. Clark, ESQ,
late copies of papers printed In Rome in Eng
lish. Even the "effete depotisms OF the old
world" cannot get along without newspapers.
These are printed on fine paper and show
good press work, but are not rs well edited as
the average Montana paper.
The Court House is being renovated and
painted up inside and is much improved
thereby. The exterior needs repainting to
preserve as well Is improve the appearance
of the building, and we believe that will also
be attended to. Frame buildings iniure very
rapidly when the paint is Off.
The Fair Of the Sisters Of Charity, for the
benefit Of st. Mary's Academy, will be held
during the first Court week in May The
handsome tea-set and gold watch to be
ratified for have been received, and other
articles are expected soon from Leaven-
worth. We hope to see them have very
successful Fair.
Mr.. Leigh X. Freeman's paper, lately the
Inter- Mountains Freeman, has resumed publ
cation under the title Of the Labor Union, the
first issue of which is to hand. 1t is an
a new editor from the East will
soon be in charge, and it is inferred 1t is the
intention to publish a daily. Mr.. Freeman,
when here week or two ago, said the pros
poets for his paper were excellent.
Lewis Davis tapped the pile of his faro
partner J. II. Wilson about 500, appropri-
ated some serviceabie clothing and jumped
The town recently. Under-Sheriff McTaguc
brought him back from Helena and Probate
Judge Emerson sent him up for s25 and costs
On the clothing business. The costs are the
butt end of the sentence and he Is working
he penalty out in McMaster's chateau at the
egai price for locking through brace grid
iron.