The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Beautiful winter weather now.
The barometer indicates a chinook.

Beautiful winter weather now.
The barometer indicates chinook.
George II. Thomas Post meets tonight.
No Anaconda Rerie,o received for two
weeks. Why is it. John?
The Thermometer on Monday and Tuesday
night reached % below zero.
Extra copies of this issue can be obtained
at this office price, 8 for s1.00.
Any person wanting nice riding or dri-
wing horse, or well matched and broke team,
can get choice animals from w. K. I'll. Ed
wards, near Stuart
The Lyceum this evening will consider
the question of instituting a series of SPELL
ing matches, and Of purchasing cabinet Or
gan for the society.
party of Deer Lodge young people went
out TO w. t. Elliot's a few evenings ago,
and had another of those delightful sleigh
rides and dancing parties.
Charley Bielenberg's fat cattle from Neva-
da Creek stampeded back from the Little
Blackfoot in the storm and it will take an
other drive to bring them into camp.
BY an order of the Supreme Court at its
present term, District Terms, will until fur
Their orders, begin in Deer Lodge on the first
Monday in May and first Monday in Decem-
ber
A movement Is on foot to erect a menu
ment to the memory Of the good Father
Ravalli, at st. Mary's Mission, and su5scrip-
lions are being received at Clark & Larabie's
Bank. A number of citizens have subscribed
literally.
The second term of the second year of the
College of Montana, commenced yesterday.
There are 60 or 20 pupils in the several de-
partments. A mention of the examination
and other matters of interest will appear
next week.
Messrs. Wilson & Williams having re-
pair ed the floor of the Rink and put all the
skates in order, the Rink will be re-opened
on Saturday night. The boys are enterpris-
ing and deserve success for their improve
ment of this popular resort.
w. Copinus, formerly engaged in the
clothing business in Pioneer and Deer Lodge
and having latterly business houses in Butte
and Anaconda, made on assignment few
days ago to Clark & Larabie, Butte. 1t Is
stated the liabilities are $4,000.
The Sisters of Charity here, have had
propositioo from a highly respectable family
in another part of the Territory, to adopt
the founding recently left with them but
having become very much attached to the
child will not let it go and will rear 1t them
solves.
The passenger train between Butte and
Garrison now runs on time, regardless of the
Ogden train. The Garrison freight train
which formerly left Butte at midnight, now
leaves at s a. m, and if the mail is late from
the South, lays over at Silver Bow until it
arrives and takes 1t to Garrison. The change
Is good one.
John O'Neill with his accustomed enter
prise, has procured one of the "24.honr
clocks" The dial has the old 12hour time
marked on it like the usual clocks, and an
exterior circle is numbered to "a. In addi-
ton to the ordinary hands, a red hand Is
added indicating the "2i-hour' time so that
the time by either method can be seen Mt a
glance.
The Trustees of Deer Lodge School Dis
trict No. J. in this issue call public meeting
at the Court House next Monday evening,
when a statement of the financial condition, |
etc, of the public school building will be
made, and an expression of citizens on the |
course to be pursued will be solicited. 1t Is |
hoped there will be general attendance, az |
it is a matter of much public concern, and |
legislation must be asked for without delay. |
Good vegetables and beautiful flowers can.
Ia ;pga |
readers would procure the best, they should |
purchase only those put up by old establish
ed and reliable parties. ID. NJ. FERRY & Co,
Of Detroit, Mich, whose advertisement ap.
pears in our columns, have been in the seed |
business twenty-nine years and we believe,
are as well and favorably known as any
house in their business in the United States.
Their trade extends to every hamlet in the
and they pride themselves in send
ng out only the very best of all varieties of
seeds. We would advise all purchasers to
procure their catalogue before buying.
The committee appointed to work up the
project Of public library. established on a
permanent basis, had final meeting last
Friday evening. While $1,000 or perhaps
So, 900 might have been obtained, it was not
found practicable to raise $1,000, the least
amount it was estimated, would be sufficient
10 establish an institution that would endure.
Il has been deemed best by them, therefore,
not to attempt a halfway enterprise that
would be In constant struggle for existence,
but to defer further action for the present.
The time will come when our substantial
,itizens whose mutual and generous action
s necessary to accomplish this matter will
zee the desirability of taking vigorously hold
If the project and it will be accomplished.