The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-04
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GFrom Sundays Daily.]
The st. Nicholas Hotel was opened to the
public again last evening, under the prophet
orship OF Mr.. J. H. Mcfarland.
There will be a variety Of amusements in
Butte this week-two theatres, two balls, and
the usual fun at the police court.
D. X. Butler has contracted to carry the
mail between Butte and Walkervilie. The
mail service commenced November LIST.
Laborers in the employ of the city were
removing the dirt from Main street, yester-
day. 1t will improve the condition of that
street. .-G
The Episcopal sociable for this week will
be held al the residence of Mr. Preston Scott,
on Thursday evening. Everybody is invited
old boys and young girls.
To illustrate the value of advertising. A
gentleman came into this office Thursday to
advertise a valuable horse which he had lost.
The advertisement had been printed only a
few hours when another man called to an
nounce he had found the horse.
The approach of winter makes lively times
for the dealers in stoves. One firm sold over
a dozen in one day. A Good No. 7, cook
stove all furnished is sold in Butte for about
1925 to $50, which is about as cheap as they
can be bought anywhere in the territory.
Aman some what intoxicated was trying
yesterday to remove the heap of bricks on
Main street, with his head. The bricks were
too much for the head and set the blood
streaming over his face. The incident carries
with it a more powerful temperance sermon
than can be heard from the pulpitI
General NJ. veale, U. S...District Attorney
for Montana in 1867. and ,Adiutant General
under Meagher during the Indian troubles of
the latter year, arrived in Butte from Phila-
delphia yesterday. The General has some
business interests here and will remain for
several days.
The house of Mrs. Forbis, in process of
erection on Granite street, will have five large
rooms and hall below, and two large rooms
with closets on the second floor. 1t will be
handsomely finished and will make a fine
appearance. The cost will be about 81, 100.
Tue frame is already up and the building
will be ready for use in about a month.
Mr. j. A. Goodhue, representing Messrs. w.
q T. Smith, nulserymen, of Geneva, New
York, may be found at the Centennial hotel,
Butte, ready to take orders for anything in
his line. And now that our people have an
opportunity of getting those things we shall
expect to see the streets of Butte lined with
shade trees and the yards of our citizens
filled with poisoning rose bushes before
long.
y The post-office is open an hour every SUM-
day, after the overland mail comes in. But
the Helena mail cannot be obtained until
Monday morning. Many of Butte's merchants
are connected in business with Helena
merchants and often have need to send back
answers the same evening their letters from
Helena are received. Othertowns have their
post-offices open from 7 to 8 on Sunday
evenings. Ifthe Butte Office was open from
s to 8 p. H., it would Accommodate many and
add one more to the virtues of We post
master.
II is said that the mining town of Butte
City, Montana, which began in such all
expansive way in 1864, and then dwindled
down to almost nothing, is now growing
rapidly and steadily, and promises a great
} deal for the future. 1t is situated in the
heart of a region where are the richest deposits
of silver ore, whose development must bring
prosperity to the surrounding country
Toledo Blade.
The Salt Lake Tribune publishes an appeal
: of many citizens at the terminus of the U. n.
! r. r. for aid against thieves. They say a
L swarm of Williams infest the platform on the
' arrival of every train, picking pockets or rope
$ ing in the unsuspectlng traveller. Stealing
and house breaking is rampant. No justice is
within 100 miles and they call for an q. S.
Marshall, a detective or a rope. They better
Use the rome first.