The new North-west., 1883-11-30
LOCAL BREvITIES.
The Osbornes tonight.

The osbornes tonight
Spring weather the last two days.
Just two days OF fair slsighing this week.
District Court will commence in Deer
Lodge next Monday.
Treasurer Humber kept "open house" yes
terday and had more callers than Filth Av'
enue belle New Years Day.
Quite a number Of Deer Lodge people
have begun using coal for fuel 1t sells here
at $40 and sl2 per ton on the cars.
Remember the Osborne Combination Com
pany appears tonight under the auspices oil
the Deer Lodge Band. Tickets on sale al
Coleman's.
Fresh Oysters, Booths best brands, are
selling at 65 to 10 cents per can in Deer
Lodge. Better eat a case or two while the
price is down.
Mr.. Reed, of Reed & Co, the merchants
who failed at Barker, Montana, is believed
to be the gentleman who taught in the pub
lie schools here and subsequently in Helena
The Deer Lodge Cornet Band, with its
usual public spirit, assembled in the band
stand at Court Square and played number
of pieces on the afternoon of Thanksgiving
Day.
The Miner of Thursday publishes extracts
from Portland paper to the effect that w
Nick. Dennee, formerly Of Osborne & Den,
nee, Deer Lodge, has let down and is doing
a confidence business for small amounts.
jerks, Harris & Cos skating pavilion was
re-opened this week with new floor and ma
terial improvements throughout. The at
tendance has been quite large since and the
Cornet band furnishes music on the gala
nights.
There will be one hundred or more jurors
and witnesses in town next sweek, and q
lively term of court is anticipated. There
are sixteen prisoners in jail, the majority
held to answer to the grand jury, beside 9th
ers out on bail
Drs. Mitchell and Laurin last week per
formed very successful operation on chile
brought to Deer Lodge. 1t had hare lip
requiring the removal of a portion of the
Jaw to render it successful, but it was done
and the cut has already healed nicely.
Rev. +. j. Stanley will preach next Sunday
at the school house near Stuart at IL O'Clock
a. m. The following Sunday he will preach
at Willow Glen school house at II o'clock a
m, and at Lost Creek school house at
o'clock p. IN. A cordial invitation is exten
ded to all.
One Bucher, a resident of this town, wa
run into Jail last week on complaint of as
l.; H., n
keep the peace, is still in durance. /
wouldn't be bad idea to make wife-beatini
a felony, and by conviction give the wives I
divorce without further trouble. 1t is goot
deal worse crime than stealing a horse.
The carnival at the rink last night wa
quite success, some forty or fifty masker
being on the floor and large audience pres
ent, many of whom participated after tn
early uhmasking. There were n number o
handsome costumes, and especially thre'
character costumes-"the Frog" 'the oil
Man" and "Deer Lodge Fire Co. No. ~
that were excellent. The Cornet Band fur
nished music for the occasion, and the merr.
revelers were having joyous time whel
our reporter left.
We are advised that Deputy Sheriffs Steel
and Roberts, of Helena, who captured Mix
and his companions, charged with robbin
the stage on Jones Hill last summer ais
Mr.. Pennoyer, Of Chicago, from whom tn
diamond ring was taken, Mr.. Robbins, VIII
was also a passenger on the coach, Wm
Lamson, who "caught up" when the affai
was in progress and had the picnic with tn
road agents, and Under Sheriff McTague
with Deputies Dick Riddle and S. p. Hous
child, have been summoned to appear her
as witnesses before the U. s. grand jury mex
| Monday.