The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-11-09
LOCAL BREvITIES.

We learn that the noted lecturer, Ben
Hogan, will be here and lecture next week.
Rev. FIR. KeIleher will celebrate Mass and
deliver a sermon at the Catholic church next
Sunday morning.
Messrs. Mcfarland g. Walters announce
another of those enjoyable social dances ut
O'Neill's Hall this evening.
Manager Mcguire has closed an engage
ment with John L. Sullivan, the boss slug
ger, and he viii be in Montana in January.
We acknowledge with thanks an invitation
to the l. o. of 0. +. Ball of Rocky Mountain
Encampment Ne. /, at Harmonic Hall, Hell
ena, Friday evening, Nov. 16.
Professor Martin gave entertainments in
Science and Illusion at o. Neill's Theatre on
Saturday ard Monday evenings. His enter
tainments are said to have been very good.
Charlie Bielenberg went east last Saturday
night on the first train through the Mullan
tunnel; time, 81 minutes. He returned next
morning on the second train, and came
through in 81 minutes.
During the month of October $50 passen-
gers bought tickets at the Deer Lodge depot,
on the Utah & Northern, and paid 49, 900 for
the same. During the same month 1900
worth of tickets were sold by the same COM
pany at Garrison.
We inadvertently omitted mention of the
Episcopal church sociable TO be held at the
residence of Mrs. DIR. A. II. Mitchell last
Friday evening. A very pleasant gathering
was had and guests were much delighted
with hospitable care and the sociable enjoy
ments of the occasion.
Mr.. Hettinger, proprietor of the Drum
mond House, at Drummond, is going to
move the same from its present location to
Front street, near the depot. Messrs. Ed
wards g. Hendricks expected to commence
on Wednesday the erection of livery stable
35x85, at Drummond.
Mr. n. J. Bielenberg returned Wednesday
evening from the vicinity Of Benton, where
he has been purchasing mutton sheep for the
Butte market. He bought 65O head. "Nick"
says ducks and geese can be killed by the
wagon load along the Missouri river, and he
brought home nice lot of mallards.
One of the best Horse Farms in the Terri
tory Is that Of Thomas Stuart, Deer Lodge.
His stock is unexcelled, Live Oak and his
progeny having first rank wherever known.
Mr.. Stuart desiring to close out his fine
stock, offers 1t at private sale at reasonable
figures. See lad" in this issue.
Rev. Galen Wood, of the Christian church,
will hold services at the court house next
Sunday evening. The theme will be "The
Fundamental Proposition of the Christian
Faith" As this is the point where SO large
an element halt undecided and unconvinced,
we anticipate large audience will gather to
hear the reverend gentlemen show cause for
the faith that is in him and that he wishes to
inspire in all.
In a remote corner of postal package,
addressed J. III. NJ, and containing the hand
soonest wooden pipe we have seen, we found,
n few days since, in small characters, IS. A.
w" Thanks, old man. We will never
know real happiness again until you leave
East Hamburg and return TO Deer Lodge.
We accept the pipe as q recognition OF our
recent compliment to John Taylor, which
we trust rs. AW." did not consider personal
below the shoulders, and in every fragrant
cloud shall be the invocation:
"Here's. health to thee, s. A"
1t is enough to make every one Of the Ar
gonauts who has .'gone over the range" turn
over in his grave to see the way stampedes
are carried on nowadays. Here we have
stampede in progress where Deer Lodgers
start cut in a buggy, with "biled shirts" on,
mind you, then change to a Pullman palace
sleeper leaving that, take Tally-ho coach
to a point where six military companies are
waiting to receive them thence sixty miles
on Inc steamer sailing on placid waters
then few miles across the hills twhere there
should be balloon service to complete the
picturesque righteousness of the trip to the
mines. In the language of the American
maid, "it Is Just too lovely for anything"
Peter Walton, Esq, went to Irvine Lake
this week, stored two of the boats in the pa
yilion and brought the two finest ones to
town The latter have been much abused by
reckless and careless persons during the sea-
SON, and it is probable that II they are kept
on the lake for public use next season, some
stringent regulations will be necessary. The
lake became favorite resort this season.
Excellent boats and buildings were furnished
by public contribution. Everything was free.
But through carelessness or maliciousness
much damage was done to property The
trustees should call the contributors together
and provide for more careful use in the fu-
ture