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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-23
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Mr.. =. s.. Thompson, late City Attorney,
resigned last Tuesday evening and his resig-
nation was accepted. or this matt"r well
informed outsiders would naturally suppose
that :. the less said the better" but our worthy
Aldermen thought otherwise It seems. In
yesterdays Inder we find the following card
to which was attached the signature of his
Honor the Mayor and that Of each Alderman
In attendance /: aa .1B.
WHEREAS; our esteemed, worthy and
efficient City Attorney. Edwin s. Thompson,
having passed in his resignation of the Office
now held by him therefore, be 1t
Resolued, that MIR. Thompson, during his
career as City Attorney, has reflected credit
upon the city by his faithful and efficient
discharge Of duties, and by his upright and
moral character. ~ e.
RESOLVED, that we take pleasure in COM
mending Mr.. Thompson as a thorough attOr-
ney, all upright man and honest citizen.
4 Now, what we would like 20 know is, how
the Board can reconcile their public, written
opinion with their public, spoken opinion,
pronounced with the utmost freedom over
and over again or how it is that they expect
our town government to be respected if tie
official course Of those conducting It is so diff
ferent from the course each is careful to OBJ
serve as a business man, or as private citizen.
In writing a private letter of introduction or
of recommendation, each member of the
Board would be exceedingly careful to give
no indorscmen mt that he did not fully near.
Why be less careful when the recommends
ton instead of being written to one is written
to the tens of thousands composing the pub
lie? Mr.. Thompson is now a private citizen
and as such We have nothing whatever, good,
bad or Indifferent, to say about him. When
he was IN office, through,the MINER criticism
Of his course, although no names were men.
toned, was too plain to be misunderstood
Now, if Mr.. Thompson was such an officer
as the above card describes, the MINER
either spoke ignorantly, or else it was actual
ed by malice. To either charge we plead moi
guilty. We knew what we We're talking
about, and neither friendship nor enmity ex.
tends to the columns of the MINER Such
being the case and since we dom feel like
resting under the indirect censure contained
in the above card, we mildly intimate thai
the subject matter of said card is described by
the title of this article. III A-
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New style

Mr.. J.. D.. Thomas is introducing a novel
improvement in the fire and frost
proof warehouse he is now building to the
rear of his store, west Park street. The
warehouse, 22x27 feet, two stories high, has
sixteen inch brick walls which are made
hollow by means of an open air space left
between the outer layer of brick and those
within. 1t is in fact a double house, the
outer surrounding the inner with a p inch
space between them. Every sixth layer of
bricks has binders, bricks turned around and
laid lengthwise here and there across the
open space, and projecting into the onter
wall at one end, the inner at the other.
Flues placed near the ground at one end of
the building allow access to the outer air
which escapes through similar fiues near the
roof at the opposite end. By the fiues a con-
slant current of air will be kept up, keeping
the building cool in summe time, and i'll
surfing its, contents against damage from any
outside fire. The air space, with fiues closed
also promises absolute security from frost.
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"Who's coming? ?" is the question now
agitating the curious. Day before yesterday
the light four-horse Concord, fors' me months
past on the Deer Lodge and Butte road was
taken off that line and sent out on the Over
lond, the drivers instructions being to send
it clear through to the terminus. The objrct
of the change is to have a comfortable and
light running Concord at the terminus
ready to receive some one as yet to the de-
ponent unknown. Is it Gould that is about
to drop down OH us u~nannounced? Perhaps
so. The telegraph told lis some days ago
that the well-dollared Jay was about to take
a tsp west, and it may be that his excursion
will be prolonged to the most prominent por-
ton of the West. 1t is more likely, though,
that the coming guests will prove to be o..
Salisbury and wife.
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A private letter from Glendale, under date
of the 18th inst, contains the following
news -
The smelter is in full blast turning out
from eight to nine tons of bullion per day.
About 100 tons Of ore, per day, is delivered
at the works. The average daily consump-
ton is As tons. the balance being stored in
bins against the bad weather and bad roads
Of late autumn.
About thirty men are at work inSoap gulch
putting up buildings or taking out iron ore
for the Hecla Company. At Glendale iron
ore is also being stored in bins tor future use.
The company has in contemplation the cree
ton of a new water.jacket furnace of greater
capacity than either of those now in use.
Men are at work ~luning the new ditch, and
others on the tram-road of which a mile is
already graded. ..,7
At the mines q new warehouse of large
size intended for storage of winter
supplies has recently been completed.
Ground is in demand and a great deal has
been located as mill sites. g.
The brick kilns are doing a good business.
At Lion City Page & Martin are erecting a
new brick store. ..-'..
From Quartz hill a rich strike, quite near
the Pettingill, is reported. The vein, which
is four feet wide has been traced the distance
of 500 feet. Ore from it samples as high as
$50 ounces to the ton.
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Happy New Year.

This ~salutation has rather an unreasonable
sound during the spell of sultry weather now
prevailing, but nevertheless to-day is New
Years day according to a calendar ante-dating
ours by neatly four thousand years. To-day
the year 564O, according to the Jewish calen-
dar, begins. This evening at six o'clock the
will continue for "a hours, or until 6 p. NJ.
Tomorrow. The business houses of our jew
ish fellow citizens will remain closed during
the holiday, which is always closely observed
by all members of the faith. Eight days after
tie festival of Rosh Hashona comes the JON
K,por, or Day of Atonement, during which a
rigorous fast is observed from sunset to sun
set.
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Minor Items.

From Tuesdays Daily.ls
Judge Wilcox and Mr.. w. Davis have both
recovered from their I~ndisposition of last
week. f3 80 3 81 H-ws Fat M e8s
During Sundays troubles, policeman
Simpson Withdrew from the force. Yester-
day the vacant position was filed by the ap-
pointment Of Morgan carp.
Yesterday the town was unusually dull
although the close observer could detect be-
meath the veneering of quite a very consider
able remnant Of Sunday evenings excite
ment. ~ lE FG l.ra +
The marriage of Mr.. e. w. Turner and
Miss Emma Armstrong took place at Glen
dale on the 18th inst, although w have as
yet received no official notification to that
effect. gr. -.. .-.
Yesterday, on complaint of Mr.. Daniel
Justice Barrett waived examination and gave
bonds in $1,000 to appear before The Grand
Jury to answer to the charge Of having COM
mitted an assault OIL the person of Chas. II.
Carver, while a prisoner IN his custody.
Iowa College is furnishing its full quota of
school teachers for Montana. Frof. Howell,
principal of the Virginia City school; Prof.
r. b. Hassell, of Butte, and Prof. f. W.
Reed, of Deer Lodge, all hail from that insti-
t,te. The remainder Of the Territory is yet
to be heard from.-Mddis0nidn. .a
The mammoth stove pipe, wearing a sun
bonnet, to be seen yesterday ON the side walk
in front of Dellinger & Hydes', was a section
of smoke stack with spark arrester attached
This new tangled looking arrangement may
work very we'll in arresting SPARKS, but a
stogay boot, we'll applied, also achieves a bril-
liant success. A broom-stick does good
service occasionally, they say.
A foot race at the race track last Sunday
between John Atkinson of Walkerville, and
Joe Rush of Boulder, for 5000 a side, was
won by the latter. Distance, 200 yards
About $2.0 900 changed hands among outsiders
A match between Rush and Geo. HanmonC
of Philipsburg, is made for next Sunday, the
2lst, to come off at the Butte track. Distance
60 yards. Purse, $500. The individual 81
deserving of the name, Rash, is fifty-seveI
years old, rather a remarkable age to be &C
companied by so much ~aeetness Of foot. .
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The water IN the mn level II the Allies
has decreased until the pump running Ten
strokes per minute Is able to keep II out.
Messrs. Flynn and Evans have taken . con-
tract to furnish the La Plata mill with 10
tons Of ore from the Rock Island claim.
Yesterday the masons commenced work on
the arch of the Broadway culvert. To judge
from the wooden mould il promises to be Q
royal arch.
Marshal Warfeld is having the city lookup
whitewashed, new hunks put in, and other
improvements made, TO render it somewhat
more comfortable to those who occasionally
cool off in that popular retreat.
At Tuesday evenings meeting of the Coun-
Gil 1.-THE resignation of E. S. Thompson, City
Attorney, was accepted. The nomination of
Judge Lawrence A. Brown to the vacancy was
confirmed by the Council at once.
Yesterday, as the result of his examination
before the Police Court, Mr.. William Owsley
was bound over in the sum of $1,000 to ap-
pear before the Grand Jury and answer to
the charge Of having interfered with an off,
Ger while the latter was engaged in the law
full discharge of his duty.
Nearly all the base ball clubs of Montana
are to be represented at the Territorial Fair,
except perhaps the Butte club. But the boys
will make an effort to put in az appearance
and to that end will hold a meeting at eight
O'Clock this evening at the usual place. The
Silver Cities should contend for the Terri
torial championship, to be won this year.
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(From Wednesdays Daily.)

(From Wednesdays Daily.)
Four bars of bullion, 491 lbs, went out by
yesterdays overland. ...,.-.. .
1t was currently reported yesterday that at
last nights meeting of the Council, City At
torney E. S. Thompson intended to hand in
his resignation.
Mr. Owsley's case was brought up before
Judge Warren yesterday afternoon, and again
last evening, but was adjourned over until ten
o'clock this morning. .....
Phil Porcher is about to let the contract of
excavating a basement for the 21axS5 brick
building which be is to erect upon his Main
street lot, the scene of the Bowler fire.
Coffman & Lalande have bought the large
soda fountain imported from the States last
spring by Alderman g. Y~oungblood, and
have removed it to the Union House, Park
street.
A telegram from T. G. Power, received yes
terday by Mr.. R. E. Jones, states that the
steamer Butte will leave Benton Oct. 18th,
on what is presumed will be her last trip
down the river, for this year.
The advance of the U. N. terminus to
Beaver Canon has the effect of Shortening up
the coach route between Butte and the ter
minus by about six hours. In consequence
of this our overland mail will hereafter ar
rive about midnight.
A Butte sporting man, a gentleman who
ought to be, and is a good judge whereof he
speaks, says the approaching Territorial Fair
programme for the Fair, races, prizes, etc,
can be found in the MINER.
Yesterday a gentleman brought to Butte
the measurement taken a few hours previ-
ously of a fresh bear track, observed on soft
ground below Silver Bow. These measures
gave the length as eleven and the breadth as
six inches, and the position of the track
showed that Bruin was pointing STRAIGHT for
the herd of Messrs. Norton & Dean.
Yesterday Mr.. McMinn, of the water COM
pa,y, :ook out a number of contractors to
show them the ground through which the
pipes from the head of Bull Run gulch are to
Sc idiu. DIuS lOI Jhc WUTh dTc W uc titittu
immediately. Two bids for the lumber re-
quired have already been submitted. -.
We are requested to call the attention of
the Road Supervisors in the different districts
to the condition of several bridges on the
stage road between Deer Lodge and Bate.
The bridge crossing Browns gulch, as well as
the one a short dista nee south of Pierse's, are
in such condition that accidents are sure to
take place unless they are speedily repaired.
Chas. H. Carver appeared before the police
court yesterday, pleaded guilty to the charge
of having created a disturbance on the street
Sunday evening, and was fined $40 and costs.
This fine, at the very worst, since it is the
heaviest fine imposed for the Offence in ques-
ton, would have been the most serious re-
suit of Mr.. C.'s indiscrelion if outsiders
had not interfered, but the chances
are that the prosecutions growing out of the
Unlawful interference with the officers will
be of a much graver nature than that of the
original offense.
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tator recently from Butte says the operator
must have cleared 5000 in Butte recently.
II 1s y little amusing to see the victims count
up their losses and gains and each one thinks
some other fellow must have won at the little
game. 5 bsa sts.s5 a l+tSSi5 s}f..E7
The MINER recently got on the trail Of tins
individual and showed him up, that the public
might beware of SO bare-faced a swindle. For
the benefit Of those who may not have seen
our Descriptions Of his modus operandi, we re-
produce it in substance. The lottery Of the
money prizes accompanying the sale Of the
pens lie the biggest kind of a hogging game,
the large prizes, the 500 and $50 bills being
placed in advance in the hands of cappers,
who return them to the "Protessor" at the
close of the little street concert. The fact
that such prizes are drawn by citizens of the
place in which the lottery is established is
calculated to disarm suspicion, but for all
that they are cappers, and the pen lottery is
the mea est kind of a robbery, as we are pre-
pared to prove. The musical blk used to
play the same game some years ago in eastern
cities, where he drove his coach and SIX, with
two darkies standing at the head of each span
OF his white horses, when his ''sale" was TAX
ing place. Driven from his old haunts Ivy
exposure, he has come to swindle the people
OF Montana; but if our contemporaries will
LEND us their aid, his exposure here will be
thorough and his career brief.
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lFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
VerlObniss.

Among the Germans the ceremony of con-
tracing a marriage engagement is not such
an of-hand affair as it with our American
folks. We do not here allude to the prelim-
inary step Of popping the question" which
is probably much the same in one country as
the other, but to the engagement following,
and more especially its announcement.
With us the engagement generally gains pub.
licity by being communicated to the dearest
friend, lady friend, of the future bride as a
secret to be carefully guarded "pon your
word and honor," a pledge about equivalent
to lay. ng the matter published in the morning
journals. But in Germany they do those
things differently. There the ceremony of
the Vertobniss, or engagement, is a formal
affair, almost as much so as the marriage Ger
emory itself, Verlobniss announcements being
as common as marriage notices in the Ger
man papers while cards announcing the ell
gagement are sent out very much as they are
with us to the favored ones whose presence
is desired at a wedding. The custom of
publishing notices of engagement has lately
come into vogue in some of the Eastern cities,
where it is observed by the German residents,
though, until now, we have failed to notice
any instance of its adoption in the West.
But the West is no longer to be distanced by
the East in the observance of this time-hon-
ored custom of the Fatherland, and to-day it
is our privilege to announce the engagement
of our esteemed fellow citizen Mr.. NJ. E.
Mayer and Fraulein Della Engel, a contract
that was entered into a couple Of evenings
ago at the residence of Mr.. Alex. Cohen, to
the lasting happiness we hope of the parties
thereto. MIR. Mayer has lived among us now
for something like two years and half, fol-
lowing his profession as assayer, aud during
that period both his business aud social rela-
lions have been such as to prove him worthy
the respect and confidence of his fellow citi-
zens. The young lady, a cousin of Mrs. Alex.
Cohen, came from Germany only six months
ago to St. Louis, where she resided with
friends until some three weeks ago when she
set out to visit Montana. Arriving in the
land of hills she finds herself so we'll pleased
with the country and with the people that
she has consented to drop the last syllable OF
her title, Fraulein, and remain with us for
good. May she ever rejoice in this decision.
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The Fen MIX.

The sweet singer, not of Israel, who made
the streets of Butte vocal with his melodies, u
short time ago. has reached Missoula, the
Misso,ulian of the 18th giving him the follow
ing send-off:
Al inalvidual of the street singing order
has been running a pen-selling lottery IN our
streets this week. He is making more money
than any business man Ia the place. Aspec-
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Our ~go-ahead brewer, Chris Nissler, is i'm
proving his Silver Bow property by the cree
ton of 20x6O Stone fre-proof building, two
stories and basement. The two upper stories
will be filled with grain bins, while the base
ment will be used as a mating and bottling
room. No one has a larger circle of friends
than Chris to rejoice in his prosperity.
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From THURSDAYS Daily.l

An established business at Butte is offered
on reasonable terms by the proprietor who
wishes to go elsewhere.
w. A. Boyce & Co. have removed their
planning mill to the southwest corner of
town, south ofthe Catholic church,
Bonner Il Co., will probably begin to-day
to remove their goods to the new brick store,
just completed on upper Main street.
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The pen msniwith his little lottery swim
die, is in Butte again, OIL the way to Glen
dale we understand. Any ambitious citizen
of Glendale who Graves the distinction of
being known a. a capper, need only draw n
OF the 500 or $50 prizes in the good pro-
~fessor's dead open and shut little game. s. Z
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The Sisters of Charity lately in Butte, re-
ceised contributions at Glendale and Lion
City amounting to something over $500.
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CENTEN NAL SALOON.
OPPOSITE GLENDALE HOUSE,
GLENDALE, . -. MONTANA.

Having reitted and refurnished the OLD and
POPULAR Centennial Saloon, and stocked the
bar with the best brands of liquors and cigars, I
am now prepared to accommodate old and new
customers as in times of yore. An elegant and
cosy club room at the convenience of patrons.
ED. THOMAS.
1G6. ,ril H 't'ft- Proprietor
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BULLION TAX.

Notice is hereby given that the tax on pro
ceeds OF mines for the quarter end ne June 30
1879, is now due, and pa.abie at my office ~
the Courthouse of the County OF HUM oldt
and that the laws for its collection will b
strictly enforced.
L. l.. RICHARD, County Assessor.
winaemucca, August Is. 1879. anlS4w
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

In the District Court OF the Fourth judicial
District, in and for Humboldt county,
Nevada.
In the matter Of the estate of w. J. Walker,
deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned
Administrative of the estate of W J. Walker,
deceased, to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased to ex-
hibit them, with the necessary vouchers, with
in ten months after the first publication Of this
notice, 10 the said Adm nistratriN, at her resi-
dence in Indian Township, Humboldt county,
Nevada ISABELLA WALKER,
Administrative of the estate OF w. j. Walker,
deceased.
Dated at Winnemucca August r. 1879, 4w
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DELINQUENT NOTICE.
sHEsA SILVER MINING COMPANY.

Location Of principal place OF business, San
Francisco, California: location of Works, Hum
boIdt county, Nevada
NOTICE.-There are delinquent, upon the
following described stock, on account OF assess
Irent No. 10, levied on the 20 day of May. 1879,
the several amounts set opposite the names OF
the respective shareholders as follows:
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DELINQUENT NOTICE.

PARADISE VALLEY MINING COMPANY.
Location of principal place of business, San
Francisco, California,
Location Of works, Humboldt county, Nevada.
NOTICE-There is delinquent, upon the fol-
lowing described stock, On account of Assessment
mo u levied on the 18th day Of July, 1879, the
several amounts set opposite the names of the
respective shareholders, as follows
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And in accordance with law, and an order OF
the Board of Directors, made on the 10th day Of
MAY, 1879, 80 many shares OF each parcel OF
such stock as may be necessary, will be sold at
public auction at the office OF the company, No.
3l2 Montgomery street, san Francisco, Cali
forna, ON TUESDAY, the 22d day Of JULY,
1879, at the hour OF 2 clock ?. NJ. of said day,
to pay delinquent assessments thereon, together
with costs OF advertising and expenses Of the
sale. ABRAHAM HAISEY,
Secretary
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WHY STAY ICGE:

Prospecting often Pays; Idleness Meier.
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POsTPONEalENT.

The sale Of delinquent stock of the above
named Company is hereby postponed until
THURSDAY, September goth, 1879, at the same
hour and place. BY order OF the Board of
Directors.
ABRAHAM HALSEY, Secretary.
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LADIES ATTENTIONS
The First Invoice Of New Tall fsey S,eaa.
has Just been reeslNet ~
L. BEN. 22&, J Street.
SACRAMEN 70. ........C CALIFORNIA.
Consisting of
white and Caiored FIsnneis. 25 cents a
yard upward.
New Style Dress Goods at IL, Il, 20 and d
cents per yard.
All Wool Cashmeres, in every shade, from 50
cents yard upward.
Black and Colored Dress Silks, as low as q
per yard,
Black Trimming satins, at IS cents, 81, and
81 % per yard
ladies and Children's Hose, from I2l cents
pair upward.
Neck Ruehings for 40 cents piece, containing
six yards.
A Splendid Stock OF Shooting, Table Linen,
Towels, Blankets, &c.
Excellent Quality of Two.button Kids, only
10 cents pair.
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POsTPONEMENT.

The sale OF delinquent stock Of the above
named Company is hereby postponed until
THURSDAY, August Il, 1879, at the same hour
and place. BY order OF the Board Of Directors.
ABRAHAM HALSEY, Secretary.
POsTPONEMENT.
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WANTED.

Ok Transfers, good men, win find steady
employment at good wages, at Camp M:Dermit.
4 pply Immediately to +. r. Brougham at the
Post, or Ferd Ried, Winnenlucca.
Wood Choppers Wanted.
] win pay SO so per cord for chopping wood
Men wanted Immediately
For further particulars apply as above-to
f. >. Brougham or ferd Reid.
June 10, 1870. If
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ladies viii find II greatly 10 their advantage
to send for samples before purchasing their
full stock. Prom attention paid to orders
no matter how small
Samples OF every description sent on appli-
cation.
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Wood Choppers wanted.

For an. Inyig0rat0r and Re-
stOrafiye. BANANA Ritters
,---N. Levy Agent. Wine
Mucca. jy.3o- I'm