The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-08


Mr.. Busch has opened his boarding house
y the smeIters. See card.
The Montana rainy season Is over for this
ysar, and It is about time.
The city ordinance allows only another
week to replace s~tove-pipes with brick fues
within the city limits.
For pianos, organs, etc, 90 70 Henry ia
cobs. who has just received = lot Of fne In
struments, new and from manufacturers u
repute.
The Belle Douglas dramatic troupe arrived
AZ Butte Sunday evening, and were an
bounced by posters to appear last night at
school hall.
So many strangers visited Butte last week
to help us celebrate that individual mention
Of each is impossible. Accordingly, bidding .
kindly welcome to all, we omit the sspersonal
column
All the Butte Legislators, Mr.. Hyde Of the
Council, and Messrs. Noycs, Forbis, Board
man and Cornick Of the Assembly, are in at
tendance at the extra session, which opened
at Helena a week ago yesterday.
Mr.. T. c. Miles supplied the Butte market
with new hay on the first of this month, an
unusually early date. On The I'd Mr.. Patrick
Carney, brought in a load of new potatoes
and green peas from his ranch on Fish Greek.
There are street rumors of pistol practice
in a Butte saloon sometime during the night
of the third. 1t is said that only one shot
was fred but it was fred in earnest. No
damage was done and no arrests were made.
New Feathers Sundowns, Lace Curtains, etc.,
at Mrs. Smiths. Naal6
The contract for building the Brick Jail at
Deer Lodge has been awarded Messrs. Buck
& Chapman, and Thurston. Contract price
$10,030, exclusive of the iron cells which
have been ordered from the Diebold Safe Co.
Ready-made suits at Mrs. Smiths.
Mr.. Fred Loeber is entitled to credit for
the care and attention bestowed upon his de-
partment In the celebration. To enlist and
train his cavalry and provide the gun were
matters of considerable trouble and no tri-
fling expense, all cheerfully submitted to by
Mr.. L.. for the sake OF contributing to the
eclGt of the occasion. 49,.
Large supply of New Hats just received at
Mrs. Smiths.
On the Fourth Mr.. Thomas Dawson, of
Walkerville, narrowly escaped being badly
hurt on the race grounds, where his horse,
going at good speed, stepped into a ~post-hole,
fell, and rolled over his rider. For some
time after the mishap Mr.. D. remained in-
sensible, but proper restoratives being en-
ployed he rallied, and has since recovered
from all effects of the accident.
New and Stylish Parasols at Mrs. Smiths.
Mr.. Thomas James, lately from Yankee
Fork, says work was to have been commenced
on the Bonanza toll road a week ago yester-
day. Before Mr. James left a large amount of
mining machinery had arrived at Challis,
where it must await the completion of the
forty mile road before it can be forwarded to
its final destination, Bonanza City. The
road is expected to be open to transportation
about the first of October.
The city flagstaff, on lower Main street,
was Strengthened up a couple of weeks ago
and provided with new halliards, but when
the time came to float old glory it was found
that it couldn't be done. The halliards in
way had fouled in the upper sheave so
that neither part could be made to " serve"
Consequently the flag could not be run into.
position and throughout the Fourth our
presented the unpatriotic appearance of
having no city colors in sight. But countless
minor flags streamed from lesser emincnces.
A well written essay from a local contribu-
tor will be foundo on an inside page.
A petition praying fol- the repeal of the
charter was very industriously circulate
ed about the streets last Sunday. 1t bore the
ofsone very worthy citizens, which is
only to be expected since entire unanimity
any subject need not be looked for, but as
a general thing it is not difficult to detect the
motives Of those signing it, and some of those
motives it is said, will be described in detail
If the petition is brought before the Legisla-
ture. No counter petition has been c~irculat-
ed as il was not thought worth while, but
should 1t be deemed necessary a petition
much more numerously signed by taxpayers
than hat spoken Of can be forwarded at All
hours notice.
Not the slightest trace has yet been found
Of Mr.. Godfrey's little girl, lost two weeks
ago last Sunday, although the distracted
father still keeps up the fruitless search. If
the earth had opened and swallowed her the
child could not have van ished with less trace
than was left at her disappearance from the
home of her parents. At first all kinds Of
theories were current to account for her loss,
but latterly IL is the general opinion that
there has been foul play Of some kind. But
here again all is conjecture, save that no trace
or shadow Of suspicion attaches To the cbild,s