The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-30
[From Wednesdays Daily.1

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IFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
Mr.. Daniel Dryer finished the Broadway
culvert yesterday, completing. as far as can be
judged from an outside view, a first-class job.
Some one wants to know how the parrot
hanging at the upper entrance of Owsley's
block manages to talk so we'll. Pshawl Ask
us something harder. Because he belongs to
a lady, of course.
A sturdy yeoman with a wagon load of
pumpkins was to be seen on the streets yester-
day. The sight of the rotund beauties was
apt to revive the painful recollection that the
making of pumpkin pie is one of the lost
arts.
Professor Parker, the lottery man, is in
town again, but like the sheep of little b.
Peep he appears to have left his tale behind
him. At least he doesn't recite it this trip
for the benefit of the Butte greenies.
Bonner's old salesroom, corner of Main
and Broadway, is to be divided by a partition
in the middle. The eastern half will then
be provided with a door opening into the
counting room of Donnel, Clark & Larabie's
bank, and will be used as a bank parlor.
The Montana game laws will most likel"
all be repealed at the next session Of the Leg
islature. No use in having laws for the pro-
lection of game when there will be nc game
to protect. Lee Mantle and Al. Dusseau
started out yesterday on a weeks hunting OK
cursion.
After q long and careful trial before a jury
composed of six as clear-headed and re-
sponsible citizens as are to be ound in Butte.
William Rice was. found guilty last evening
on the charge of larceny mentioned in yester-
day mornings MINER. Justice Barrett sell
fenced the prisoner to three months contine-
ment IN the county Jail.
In our article to-day on The water question
we are careful to make no intination as to
hov much the city should lend its aid for the
sake of securing fire hydrants. 1t may fur
nish both reservoir and pipes or the reservoir
only, or else the pipes. according to the best
bargain to be made with Messrs. Noyes & Co..
Now we hope this will be the lady's word on
the wafer question:.
We are honored with a complimentary
ticket to the Territorial Fair, good tor ourself
sand family" but regret to state that grinding
necessity will prevent our attendance. So
much for the first clause of the invitation.
As for the second, we would just like to know
what sort of a bachelor parsonage those di-
rectors of the NJ. A. NJ. Il NJ. Association
imagine is to be.
The excavation for the basement of Bogk's
new bakery is about completed. The building
will be Sc feet in length by % feet wide in
front and for the front half, Is feet wide in
the rear. The building will be one story, ID
feet high inside, and the basement II feet
high in the clear, the basement and upper
story both of the best brick the market af-
fords. The basement is cut into the solid
granite. Behind it a space for the ovens will
be cut into the rock under the alleyway.
An artistic piece of work is to be seen at
the how window of the building in which
Mr.. NJ. w. Allison is about to open his meat
market on west Park street. 1t consists of a
rustic arch, with towers on either side, a cir-
cular opening being left within the arch for
the dial of a mantel clock. Arch and towers
are constructed of cabinet specimens of al
most every conceivable variety of ore, or
crystalization ; the effect Cf the whole being in
the highest degree harmonious and pleasing.
In view Of a very narrow escape from hay
: ing our auburn locks combed a la mode de
Paris We are constrained to retract what we
said yesterday about the complainant in the
larceny case being a s. Park street cyprian.'
The lady acknowledges that she dances for a
living, but nevertheless claims to have a
character "as good as our own," which we