The new North-west., 1889-12-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Tho slclghing is good.
There were many family Christmas trees
in Deer Lodge this year.
The Junior Whist club met with Will
Coleman, Saturday evening.
Theodore Brantly has moved his law office
into the Coleman building.
The Penitentiary prisoners were served
with fine dinner Christmas.
| A h.slcd ride was feature of the young
mems amusement Christmas afternoon.
DR.. S. w. Minshall, who recently located
in Deer Lodge, shares DR.. G. Il. Reeds Off CO.
| "The Old Year" will be the subject of MT.
Dunlap's discourse at the Christian church
next Sunday morning.
| DR.. c. F. Reed is again at his office in
Deer Lodge, and will remain until the first
of the year. 1t
Last Saturday was the shortest day of the
year. "As the days begin to lengthen the
| cold begins to strengthen"
The McBurney Christmas dinner was elab-
! crate and in every way fully mp to the stand
ard of that excellent house.
The Deer Lodge Dancing Club has sent an
invitation to the Lowland Club, Of Anaconda,
to join in the New Years Ball.
A package of magazines for the Prison
library was received this week by the local
W. G. T. Q. from the NJ Missoula union.
The attention of tho District Court has
been given exclusively to the Milroy case
the past week, saving the adjournment over
Christmas
The Orchestra Ball Christmas night was a
well attended and thoroughly enjoyable
affair. The next Club dance will occur New
Years Eve.
Those who have not paid their taxes should
be getting Waterbury movement QUITO
themselves After next Tuesday the 10 per
cent penalty will attach.
1t has been enormously stated that Af.
Whitworth had resigned as Treasurer of the
Dancing club He still holds that position
and has a bundle of money on kis inside
pocket.
Teachers and pupils of both the public
school and the College aro now in full enjoy
ment of the holiday vacation. Most Of the
College students have gone to their respec-
tive homes. .......s@
The Deer Lodge Fair g. Racing Associa-
tion contemplstes increasing its capital
stock. A meeting of stockholders, called for
the purpose Of voting on the proposition,
will be held February 6.
Work will begin on the new bridge across
the Deer Lodge river in this city about the
middle Of January. Some Of the material is
now on the ground, The old structure has
become rickety and dangerous, and it is time
that it be replaced.
Deer Lodge No. "a, A. f. s. a, NJ, will in
stall the newly elected officers tins evening
st. Johns day. There will be work in the =.
G. degree, to be followed BY a supper, to
which all Master Masons in good standing
are cordially invited.
Deer Lodge No. II, A. 4. & A. NJ, at its
meeting last Saturday evening, elected otli
GERS as follows for the ensuing year II. s.
Reed, w. NJ; H. B. Davis, S. W, James II
Mills, j. W; George Cockrell Treasurer;
Lew Coleman, Secretary,
Iu,caav evening Of last week the a, O. U.
W. Lodge elected officers as follows for the
ensuing year: James FL. Mills, ?. NJ w,
W. N. Aylesworth, NJ. W; P. Bader, F.;
W, F. Stanley, o; W. G. Adams, R; G. S.
Schroeder, F.; A. Trahant, g. "
Mr. II. A. Smurr had pleasant Christmas
gift in the form Of a beautiful oil painting o.
his little children, Georgia" and 'Arthur,"
now with their mother in Columbus, Ohio.
The painting, done by Mrs. Smurr, is de-
lightful as work of art, and the pictures are
said to be perfect portraits.
On the 18th inst. Valley Lodge No. 6, X. of
p, elected the following officers for tho en-
po,i y
c.: w. N. Ay lesworth, Y c.; f. NJ Quimby,
r.: NJ. Mignery, Nj. E.; Thos. Hurst, NJ. F.;
G. S. Schroeder, k of Il, and s. john r.
Strauhal, NJ. A.
Fl. A. Smurr lost valuable ring, Tuesday,
which he esteemed highly on account of it
having been present. He had about con-
cluded he would never recover it, but yester-
day word came from the penitentiary that it
had been found by John Rowan in a box of
goods sent up the day before.
AT the meeting Of the members of the
Dancing club, last Friday evening, the resig-
nation of Frank Brenner, on account OF his
early departure for the East was accepted
and j. II. Miller was elected. Will Cole
man and John Mullaney were added to the
executive committee, and r. B. Price, Philip
the floor managers.
A Butte firm is trying the experiment Of
daily stage line to Champion. The distance
is about 25 miles, over dangerous, tortuous
road and one change of horses is necessary,
We predict the enterprise will prove a fail
ure, for the reason that it is much more con-
vanient for Butte visitors to the camp to get
there by way of Deer Lodge. The distance
from this city is about lG miles over a smooth,
safe road.
WIN. Coleman offers the finest and most