The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11
Minor Items.
[From Tuesdays Daily.]

Ellzur Beach's farm near Helena was sold
to John Bower for S2,575.
A new grocery store was opened yesterday
in the rear of W. A. Clark's bank.
Prof. Digilio, of the Hudson troupe, is the
best ~violinist who ever visited this Territory.
The St. Nicholas hotel opened out with
about thirty boarders the first day, which
number will soon be largely increased.
Over 40 pupils were enrolled in the Hell
ena schools last year, and 400 were enrolled
the year before, 800 were in actual attendance
during one month of that year.
The Herald says the Alta-Montana Com
pany struck a rich body of ore in prosecuting
Che middle tunnel of the Alta mine. The
ore assays $40 in silver.
Patronize the Reading Room. Anybody
! who IS able to do a days work can afford 70
cents or a dollar to help along the Reading
Room. Leave your quarters with Mr.. Hal
vorson.
Ed. Mexican is seriously ill from an attack
of typhoid fever. A consultation of physi-
clans was held over his case yesterday after
noon. We hope, however, for his speedy re-
covery.
Loeber's Hall was we'll filled last night,
over two hundred persons being present, and,
judging from the uproarous laughter and ap-
plause, they were we'll pleased. A change OF
programme tomorrow night.
A gentleman recently in from the railroad
1890. I,o raror cofa IF froual accommodated
by the stages from the terminus to Montana
towns is 8 $40 miles per hour. And yet they
call this a fast age -Madts0nidn
Col. E. D. Baker arrived last evening from
the Yellowstone, and will remain in the city
a few days. The Colonel is always welcome
in Helena-in fact every Montanian is glad to
welcome him. He made good Indians of the
Piegans.-Independcnt.
A gentleman who arrived from Deer Lodge
just as we were going to press, states that Mr.
Thompson is worse. He was taking dinner
with the Deputy Sheriff when the shock came
on. One side was paralyzed and he is speech
less.
A dispatch from Judge Warren states that
E. S. Thompson, Esq, was stricken with par
alysis Sunday, at Deer Lodge, and was dan
g%erously ill. A dispatch yesterday afternoon
says that Mr.. Thompson was worse, and had
! been removed to the hospital.
Our Helena correspondent, "Cid,' proposes
to take a short trip to the States, but will
, write lis occasionally. We might say that we
hope Mrs. Cid will return with him, bu
, young folks are sensitive on such subjects
and W. spare his feelings.
A new department of the schools wa
opened yesterday in the Good Templar's hall
4 Desks for the new room are expected i'll
II fortnight. Forty pupils were in attendance
Three hundred and thirty pupils are in ac
n tual attendance in our schools. A new ant
I larger school house should be built.
9 Another Park street cyprian was poisoned
o night before last. This business is gettin!
too common. One of these days they will
d take an overdose. In fact some wicked
individual las already suggestedto a druggis
y to put in an extra amount. But then tina
it would cause a loss to the city Of a licens
g next quarter.
~ The failure to convict any of the prisoner
II charged with crimes committed against til
United States is attributed mainly to the non
=. attendance of witnesses. This IS the resul
! of the niggardly economy Of the government
&c by which witnesses and jurors at US. Count
8, are placed under heavy costs during their at
tendance thereon. When it costs a citize
several hundred dollars to tell what he know
IL about crime and criminals, he is not apt to b
E. over energetic in his endeavors to bring tn
s. former to Observation-Disclosures.
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