The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-11-27
LOCAL BREvITIES.


sioners meet one week from next Monday.
Mr.. e. G. Lane has succeeded Mr.. Cornell
as agent at the U. Il N. Depot. Deer Lodge.
Subscriptions taken for all American pub.
locations at publishers prices, at the Post
Office. 8H-u
All the folks recently prostrated with
fever are either now recovered or are rapidly
convalescing.
Eight prisoners from Missoula and Beaver
head counties were received at the peniten-
tiary this week.
Bennett Bros. have just received two car
loads of Bob sleds, Cutters and Farm Sleds.
On hand now. "Ad." will appear next
week.
Mr.. Phil T.. Evans has purchased of j. @.
Robinson, Esq, a one-half interest in his
wood fiume. 1t is considered an excellent
property.
The apparition that was floating around
the streets Sunday night making the hours
interesting, was landed in jail at a. m. by
Nightwatchman Mcfarland.
All the flags In Deer Lodge were placed at
half-mast yesterday, and number of the
business houses draped, in respect to the
memory of Vice President Hendricks.
The meeting of the lyceum last Monday
evening was one of the best this year, but
the Secretary was unable to furnish n tran
script of the proceedings for this issue. The
meeting next Monday evening promises TO
be equally interesting.
DIR. wynne having spent the past year in
Europe in the study Of diseases of the eye
and ear, has re-opened his Office in Butte.
He makes his first professional trip to Hell.
ena, and can be consulted at the Grand Gen.
trail Hotel for one week, beginning Decem-
Der 8. So4 Ut
We acknowledge receipt from the bride
Mrs. Albright, nee Miss Walker, of hand.
some little bouqnet Of flowers, cultivated by
herself, and which had remained outdoors,
unprotected, until they were gathered for
wedding guest favors on last Wednesday.
Not 30 rigorous climate this fall, anyhow.
We are indebted to Mr.. B. Grove for a fine
moose head, with very handsome antlers. 1t
will be taxidermised and placed in our mu-
scum. Capt. Martz also proposes to furnish
us a pair of fine elk horns soon. They are
the same pair Harry Peterson did not buy
few weeks ago-and "worth every penny
of It,"
We regret to state that little Olive, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. w. Catlin, has
been Frustrated with diphtheria this week,
and within day or two the disease has de.
veloped in her elder sister, Mabel The
attacks have not been virulent, and the
younger child is believed to have already
passed the crisis.
Some of our neighbor towns are agitating
the question of organizing lyceums, reading
clubs, or reading rooms. Deer Lodge Is
pretty we'll off in these respects. There are
two literary societies at the College, the
Lyceum. the Philomatheon Reading Club,
and the Ladies' w. G. T. U. Reading. Room
all of which are well attended.
Thanksgiving Day was very generally OBJ
served In Deer Lodge yesterday by services
In the churches, holiday for the children, a
general closing of business houses, family
reunions at the festal board, and the grand
| hall of the musical associations. And, bu
for the death of the Vice President, 1t would
have been happy day throughout.
Messrs. Pierce & Strong, the artist photo
eraphers who have done such an enormous
business in Deer Lodge during the past 81,
months, will leave for Butte Sunday, to b.
absent one week. On their return they vii
finish up all work on hand, and take sitting
| of those who apply at once. Their work ha
been the most satisfactory done here fo
many years.
| Breyet Lieut. Col james ID. jerks. Isl
Iowa Cavalry; Capt. Erastus A. Nichols, q
Ills. Artillery; Lieut.. Harry G. Kessler, lo4tl
Penn. Infantry; Lieut. John Brannagan' ~
Penn. Cavalry; and Lieut.. Levi K. Holmes
Goth q. S. G. troops, were elected Compan
ions of the Military Order Of the Loyal lie
zion of the United States, Commandery
California, Nov. II, 1885.
The Dickens party promises TO be grea
success. Some one hundred and forty per
sons will participate in character, dozen O
more tableaux will be presented, and exec
lent music will add to the entertainment
the evening. The ladies constituting To
committee have been indefatigable in thei
efforts, and our people have responded quit
cheerfully to the assignment Of character
1t was found not possible to prepare tn
programme for publication this week, bu
ID. ", 1t will appear in next issue.
With the appearance of winter, everybod
looks forward with joyful anticipation
Thanksgiving Day. Obligate turkeys, Re
tive geese, fat ducks, stuffed pigs, etc, Oh
turb for weeks the sleep Of gourmand
Catering to the tastes Of the most fastidiou
Bobby Gray's Thanksgiving display of ca
ables would have made even an epicul
chuckle with glee in expectation OF the pr
pared feast With unalloyed pride De-
Lodge boasts of the finest restaurant In NJ o.
tana, in point of eatables, not even ipferi'
to Fulton Market. The "Ivy ] eaf' wi
prosper
A local snow squall was filing the a
!, with wilderness Monday, when we met
w. w. Higgins and remarked, well!
have had magnificent autumn, anyhow
the finest I ever saw anywhere" 81 sa
one lust AZ good, and 1t lasted pretty nut
' all winter" "where?" Fright here
| Deer Lodge in the season Of 1864 o. 1t W
Q brioht all winter. We had one fall OF sno
= of probably three inches, and another OF TO
or Ave inches, but they soon blew of, as tn
/. fell cold and dry, and the rest of the wints
}. although sometimes cold, was as bright Al
cheerful rs the weather We have had ii
j., fall" Perhaps meteorological history W
be kind enough to repeat itself.
: An elegant Thanksgiving dinner, inclu
ing one hundred pounds of turkeys, with
the ct ceteras, hsd been arranged for .
Z Penitentlary yesterday, but the turke
!. ordered having missed . train, it had to
deferred q day or two. The convicts CO
cluded to return thanks, have faith-whi
" Ia the substance Of things not seen
something Of that kind and wait, as Lor
fellow says, with
% "A feeling Of sadness and longing
That Is not akin to pain,
m And resembles sorrow only
10 As the mist resembles rain"