The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-02-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Both Express trains came north last night
and one returned south. The other will 90
out on time to-day.
The theme Of Rev Galen Wood, at the
Christian Church next Sunday evening, will
be, The Basis of the Civil Sabbath"
Eastman, at the City Drug Store, answers
questions about mails and trains more salts
factorily than any man in town-sswhile you
are waiting"
y. W. Pony: Jenny Lind, the Swedish
Nightingale, is not dead. She recently sang
at public concert for some charitable enter
prise in the Old World.
The search for the body of Mr. Deslaurins'
child, drowned in the Deer Lodge river last
week, proved unavailing, although a large
number of men maintained il for two or
| three days.
The ladies of the Christian church will
| give sociable at the residence of Mr.. Ed. II.
Irvine on Friday evening, Feb. %. A gen.
eral invitation is extended, and conveyances
will be provided.
superintendent Buckley, of the n. p. r. r.
Co. now desires to enlarge the Garrison de-
pot forty feet, putting in a Ladies' Waiting
Room and lunch counter on the East. They
are badly needed.
The Pacific Wagon Company in this issue
call attention to numerous matters which it
is to the interest of farmers to heed. They
have large stock and are offering induce
ments to early purchasers.
The barometer Sunday afternoon touched
the lowest point it has reached in several
months and predicted truly the furious Chi
nook and subsequent raging pouderie that
made the valley howl the next 20 hours.
Thos. Aspiring expects an invoice of Eas-
tern fish this morning, including fresh cod
fish. He has also ordered an invoice of that
elastic delicacy, frogs legs. Old timers of
fastidious tastes will govern themselves &C
cordingly.
Mr.. S. e. Larabie last Saturday received
draft from the Northern Pacific railroad
company for the two mares and colt belong
ing to him, killed in the Fort Sully wreck in
December last. His application for compen-
sation made to Mr.. Hannaford at st. Paul,
and referred to Mr.. Fulton, Helena, was
promptly and satisfactorily settled.
Matter relating to the court house is so
vouminous this week as to exclude much
other matter that it was desirable should 60
in. Correspondents with anything new to
offer are cordially welcomed, but we must
suggest that they write rs concisely as pos
sible. Space is limited, il costs money to
have type set, and readers want variety.
In the skating contest at Ross, jerks g.
Co.'S Pavilion, Wednesday night, the entries
were Henry Tetrault, Ray Richards and
George Milot The race was one mile. Milot
won in AL; Richards second. It is said the
contest will be repeated There was large
attendance and the Band discoursed excel
lent music.
The Washington Birthday Ball. to be given
this evening, will, from all indications, be
very largely attended. The com m1ttees have
made all arrangements to insure pleasant
time, and all there is to do now is to go and
enjoy yourself. The motto of the boys to-
night will be, First in the set, last on the
floor, and warmest place in the hearts of the
country girls"
There has been no mail train from Butte
or the south for four days, and no mail train
from Garrison for the same time, the U. &
n. trains having been blockaded about one
hundred miles north of Ogden, and also in
Beaver Canon-Pleasant valley The snow
and wind storm in the country south has
been unprecedented in the history of the
road, and the snow plows couldn't keep the
track clear.
This has been an extremely interesting
week for the editor-only one Eastern mail;
only one containing Territorial exchanges or
communications: press telegraph facili-
ties, and no local events TO thrill or tickle
the news palates of our readers In the near
ly fifteen years the New NORTH WEST has
been endeavoring TO present the record of
current events rs they transpire, there has
never been n week when it was so difficult to
make it interesting. If this blockade shall
continue, we propose tn send out pony ex-
press 10 get in communication with the rest
of the world and find out what it is doing.
During the raging storm Of Sunday night,
at which time the cracking of the iron and
wood roof of the penitentiary makes so
much noise that the guards cannot detect un.
Bryan, two prisoners confined in cell Z, in A
gallery, removed some brick from the vault
roof of the CELL emerged on top of the tier,
got on the corridor and reached the Mansard
roof. They had an auger bit and rope,
which they had struggled TO the cell, and
started to bore holes in the roof, with the
evident purpose Of escaping. But from some
cause they got discouraged and gave it up,
and were found reposing quietly in the cell
in the morning. But the displaced brick and
yawning hole in the tsp of the cell gave
their nights work away. The mortar in tine
brick work of the cells is very soft, and its
removal is an easy matter. During a storm
like that which prevailed there is nothing to
prevent an exploit like theirs, but escape
would not be so easily effected.
IF ''competition is the life Of trade" and
the opportunity of the purchaser, there was
n ever more life in business here, nor better
bargains in boots, shoes, hats, caps, clothing
and underwear, than at present IL is war to
the last garment between the merchants
whose advertisements are found In this issue,
and goods Of the classes named are being
sold at lower prices than we have ever seen
them offered before anywhere. Purchasers
are taking advantage of the low prices. |
Thousands of dollars worth of goods are be-
ing sold for cash and packages are the order |
Of the day. There are occasions when these |
Bargain Sales are somewhat iIlusory, but |
at the present time it Il genuine cut of |
prices that is astounding. We feel that IL is |
q duty TO our country friends te say this and |
give them a fair opportunity to partake of |
the advantages offered. How long it will |
continue no one can foretell but at present |
il is cheaper to buy new clothes than to get |
patch put on old ones. What the merchants |
want Is "cash," and they will give you an |
ordinary Eve dollars worth Of goods for two |
and a half.
nTHE COLLEGE OF MONTANA