The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-28
MINOR ITEMS.

The Virginia City schools opened yes.er-
day.
Fort Benton will soon be afflicted with an
other newspaper.
A copper strike was reported yesterday
south of tie Colusa.
There were two cases in the Police court
yesterday, both Of which were dismissed.
The purses to be hung up for the coming
races will amount to 50, $50, instead of $4,000
as a. first stated.
The crops in Higliwood valley and in some
sections of the Gallatin valley have been SER
iously injured by frosts.
A one-siXth interest in The famous Fourtl!
Of July mine has been sold for $4,000, one
of the partners having sold Out.
Mr.. j. B. Taylor las withdrawn from the
Lewis and Clarke democratic legislative tick
ct, and Mr.. E. Beach has been substituted.
One million pounds of mining and milling
machinery and salt belonging to the Alice
company is stored at tie terminus awaiting
transportation.
The Independent says that during the week
ending the 10Th the Alta Montana Company
shipped to the Omaha Refining Works 1884,
600 pounds of bullion. The smelter is pro-
ducing 5000 pounds daily.
The flyers are beginning to arrive prepare
tory to the racing season which begins on the
9th prox. Yesterday Sorrel Mike, Terlulia,
Cricket and Deceiver came from Helena, and
were given stalls at the track.
Notwithstanding the fact that our friend and
brother of the Missoulian has been married
only a few weeks, he is already beginning to
write editorials on the inspiring topic of
babies. In time of peace prepare for war.
From Wednesdays Daily.)
Road supervisor Harper is doing excellent
work on the Pipestone grade.
The first oysters of the season were re-
ceived yesterday by Marks & Son.
Thu Alice mill is being surrounded by n.y.
drants to guard against a possible fire.
Ye honest granger of the surrounding
country is now busy harvesting his crop.
The dispatches state that the celebrated
flyer, Maud S., has finally lowered the record
to 2:l0a and stands to-day the fastest animal
in the world.
The bank corner was ornamented for sew
eral hours yesterday by an old man in a state
of beastly intoxication lying full length on
the sidewalk, a long continued effort to stand
on his head having proved failure.
Al tho Captapp;ol bntal 1,e+ ,,; NJ.
Frank Walker, OF Deweys Flat, and Mrs.
Hennefen, of Glendale, were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony. The happy pair
have the best wishes OF many friends.
from Thursdays Daily.J
See notice of $40 reward for recovery of
strayed horse.
Mr.. Earl Warren was the successful bidder
for the bar privilege during the races. 1t
was bid off to him for $500. Marks & Son
secured the fruit stand for $50, and Lee Man
tie the lunch counter for SIS.
1t is reported that on Morday last the Boze-
man operator of the military telegraph line
was under arrest for some infraction of the
rules governing his office. The nature of The
SLu 30 AoN uSulhsl I'LL 10 III StalCu.
The severe frost OH the night of the 10th
inst. was fatally injurious to the oat crop in
upper Deer Lodge valley. Before 1t occurred
a ~three-qualters crop was expected, but the
farmers now scarcely look for half that yield.
The furnaces OF the New York Copper Co.
will be fired up for their first run some time
next week. We are not informed as to the
number of men they will employ, but the
starting up of the new works will be a most
important addition to the labor-supplying in
dustries of the camp.
Mr.. r. p. Bateman will soon open a gro.
Gerry and provision store in the building for,
merly occupied by j. H. i. Foster, down or
lower Montana street. The establishment is
to be in charge of Mr.. j. Q. McEwan, who
from intimate acquaintance, we can cheer,
fully recommend to the patrons Of the new
store as punctual, thoroughly reliable and a
man of strict integrity.
a self-binder reaper busily at work in the
harvest field is a sight that greets the wayfarel
who makes d trip from Butte to Deer Lodge
at the present time. The wheat or oats a.
cut is carried by a conductor belt to a little
platform, where it remains until enough tC
form a sheaf has accumulated. The sickle.
shaped iron arm then makes its revolution
pressing the straw into form until the irol
wire, which replaces the old band, is tied
when the sheaf is caught by an automatic
continuance and contemptuously tossedto one
side as if the reaper had no further use for it
1t is a most wonderful invention.
, Fire at Boulder.