The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-12-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Merry ChriHfmas to all.

merry Cnrlstmas 10 all.
Miss Jeffreys Lewis receives a salary of
$500 week.
1.-THE sick man of Turkey" will be numer-
Gus Saturday.
What do yon suppose will be In your stock
ings this morning?
Football has been attractive sport during
the last week or two.
This day the eyes of the children will be
round and their hearts glad.
The Lyceum last Monday evening post
poned its meeting one week.
The tin roof is to be completed on the pen
itentiary wing Saturday night.
Daniel Mulkie, of Philipsburg, had a leg
broken this week by a runaway team.
Deer Lodge merchants say they have
never done so large Holiday trade as this
year.
1fyou never go to another show, 60 to the
Jeffreys Lewis Forget Me-Not," next Tues
| day evening.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at the residence
| Of Mrs. Addison Smith at go p. N. to-mor-
row Saturday.
Subscriptions taken for all American pub.
locations at publishers prices, at the Post
office. 854-tf
Remember the Christmas Ball this even
| ing by the Polo Club at the Rink. 1t will
| be fine affair
VIM. Matheson has engaged the Skating
Rink and it will be opened four nights in
| the week after the Holidays.
The Jeffreys Lewis engagement in Butte
| City is said to be the largest and most fash
ionable ever played In that city.
Court adjourned yesterday morning until
next Monday, when the term will be re-
sumed, and continue until Thursday.
| Rev. Galen Wood will preach Christmas
sermon at the union service in the Presby-
terrain Church next Sunday evening.
| Seems to us "the nude in art" is getting a
pernicious prominence in advertising Isn't
it a good thing to exclude from newspapers ?
Ward, Lodge u Co. have received a splen.
did new band wagon, and the Deer Lodg e
| Cornet Band will parade ar 10 a. m. Christ.
mas.
See notice of Christmas tur key shooting
match and New Years Ball at Williams
Race Track House. 1t is just pleasant
| drive out.
George Milot, the swift little roller-skater
Of Deer Lodge, is up at Butte, contestine
with Willie Bishop, the champion lad of the
Silver City.
The ladies of the Christian Church will
give social at the church New Years Eve
Come! Watch the cd year out and the new
year in. Refreshments.
There are still five children of Mr.. Henry
All are improving, although one was no
quite so we'll Wednesday.
The School Exhibition tomorrow nigh
deserves patronage. The funds 60 to the
Public School Library. The programme IL
quite attractive. Tickets for sale at Cole
mans.
The Christmas Ball at the Windsor Hotel,
Drummond, and the Firemens New Years
Eve Ball, at Philipsburg, will be enjoyable
TO all participating, and will doubtless b
largely attended.
The Territorial Teachers Association will
meet at Bozeman, December 10Th, and con
tinue in session three days. Rev. ID. j. Nc
MILAN, d. D., will deliver the lecture on the
first evening. Subject, classical Culture"
McDevitt g. Mcconnell will have the court
offices completed by January 1st-on time
and the penitentiary wing on January list
ten days ahead OF time. 1t will take two o
three weeks for the prison to dry out thor
oughly, ready for occupancy.
The County Commissioners will meet Jan
4th, 1886, to levy taxes for the year and Il
receive and act upon proposals for erecting
another story on the new court rooms, a
recommended by the grand jury. Calls TO
proposals will be found in another column.
In answer to many inquiries from tn
nelghbering towns-especially from Philips
burg-we would say that the photograph
artists who have done such fine work, ar
still here, but will not remain much longe
. Persons desiring pictures should come
soon as possible.
, Messrs. Gray and Cassiday have postpone
their soft-glove contest from Saturday ever
ing until Monday evening, the 18th inst
when they will have a uice little set-to. The
are scienced and sandy, and will do som
nice sparring. The boys ought to have
, rousing audience.
) Those assigned for duty at the Lyceui
next Monday evening, double evening, II
cluie Mr.. and Mrs. O'Bannon, Mrs. j.
Owings, Mr.. H. B. Davis, Miss Bette
, williams, Mr.. Ed. Scharnikow. A full a
tendance Is desired. as business of impor
ance will come up.
MIL. Governey, sole agent for Grant
Memoirs In Deer Lodge county, is informs
some one In the Philipsburg part OF Il
county is selling a memoir of Grant whit
J Is not the genuine book, and desires peop
to be on their guard. He will soon be
that field canvassing for the genuine book.
Bobby Gray has a splendid layout f
Christmas dinner to-day, including
y pound cub, pork, young pigs, mutton, vel
son, elk, turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese al
rs rabbits. To-day he will receive by expire
from San Francisco, sbad, trout, tom c.
, and fresh herring. Pretty fair chance for
, dinner!
In accordance with the new law. Sher
McMaster, on Monday. reappointed Th'
- +. Ward under sheriff; James Carten depu
10 at Philipsburg; and WIN. Mckinney depu
!. at Anaconda Clerk and Recorder Shanl
r. appointed Miss Grace Farms worth a. depu'
II No clerks were allowed the Treasurer
Is Probate Judge at this meeting.
List Friday and Saturday were marvelol
+ beautiful, sunny and serene days, with moi
ar fake of snow in the valley, and the air
i, mild as September. Notices in our q
a changes indicate the fine weather extend
=. over Montana. There has never before be
such fall as this since
:, "In Adams fall, we sinned all"
d. We acknowledge an invitation to the Fiji
ID Annual Ball of the knights Of Labor, Ar
RS conda, New Years Eve-or rather series
or invitations as originally addressed to oh
n parties, and coming to US day after day
Dr. the superscription Of the same fine ltaiii
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