The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-02
From Saturdays Daily.

tablishing marble works at Butte.
From Saturdays Daily.
Con Murphy, our popular County Assessor,
is talking business to the Butte boys.
Carpenters are busy putting up the shelv-
ing in Bonner's new building, Upper Main
street. 8.'.
Yesterday the mountains made their first
appearance III their new fall suits of spotless
white. .'
Posters were put up about the streets yes
terday announcing the early appearance Of
the Nellie Boyd Troupe.
Work must be plentiful about Butte.
some little time ago Road Supervisor Harper
advertised for bids for the construction of a
bridge, but ne'er a bid did he receive.
The fall term of the Helena public schools
begins next Monday, the first prox. Miss
Annie Warfeld left Butte yesterday morning
to take tie position of teacher in the graded
school at Helena.
Mine host of the st. Nicholas is about to
enlarge that popular hotel by the addition of
a wing containing 20 sleeping rooms. He has
| already provided - extra beds in preparation
for next weeks races.
Mr.. Ferdinand Hirsch is about to open a
jewelers. store on Granite street, next door to
the Police Court. A large stock of clocks and
watches now OH the road will probably be re-
ceived next week.
A heavy coach must be considerable of an
aid towards fast travelling. On Crawford's
line the heavy wagon arrives at Butte from
one to two hours aheaG of the time made by
the slow coach.
Thursdays rain was a regular old drencher
down the valley, although comparatively light
here. MIR. Preston Scott, picknicker at large,
while the fun was going on, reports that the
valley between Lost and Warm Spring creeks
was overfowed at the end of the three hours
rain.
Who shoulders the blame in case a stove
pipe first breaks out and destroys half Of
Butte? Where is the officer who will come
forward and say took a solemn oath to see
to the enforcement of the ordinances of the
city of Butte. l violated that oath by neg
lecting my duty; 1 therefore am to blame"
MI. Ed. McKearnon, who has long been
a sufferer from spinal irritation, received a
slap on the back last evening by way of
friendly greeting from an old acquaintance,
and was thrown INTO commissions at once.
At Sp. IN. he was in charge of DR.. Hough,
who was doing all that medical science pre-
scribes for a patient in that condition.
Yesterday Road Supervisor Harper had a
force of men at work tearing up the old floor
and laying down a new one OH Park street
bridge. Until further notice this street, west
of Main, will be closed for travel, the route
into town from the west being ria Broadway.
Visitors entering Butte by this street can dc
themselves the kindness to drop into the
MINER office and subscribe for the most pop
ular newspaper in Montana.
The sporting boys have all been trying theil
: hands as weather prophets for the past two
3 days. ais this pesky rain going to last cleal
through next week? ?" was to be heard OF
every side, a query graciously answered il
the clearing up Of last evening with tn
promise OF auOtIleT Halt Wcdluel SpCis AIN
rain is Just what was needed to put the tract
in something more than first class order
9 Magniff sport next week.
6 A petition for the conditional pardon o
$ VIM. }. Parks was very generally signed yes
. terday, especially by old residents, those bes
e acquainted with the man in whose behalf eX
e ecutive clemency is appealed to. The condi
lion is that he forever abstain from the use @
h Intoxicating drinks-a pledge whose keepin
benefits no one so much as himself. Whel
sober Parks is a kind hearted man, one VIII
would not wilfully hurt any living creature
Bnt liquor distorts his charater, and whe
drunk he becomes dangerous.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Harrington experience
quite a fright the other day when they foun
their little children playing with an open Dol
tle of s.rychnine, traces Of the deadly stu
being visible OH the youngest child's cheek
A physician was hastily summoned, but afte
due examination the medical gentleman re
norted that the children were in no danger
g As none of the poison had been taken inward
w. AIS we'll that end we'll but it is likel
that only the extreme bitterness OF strycf
nine prevented this little episode from havin
a mere mournful termination.