The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02
Minor Items.
IRON Fridays Daily.l

hooiy COlu WedUneF.
Another special invitation ball is talked of
TOR some time IN March.
Yesterday afternoon and evening Butte
was visited by a regular blizzard.
The thermometer went down to TWENTY-FIVE
degrees below zero last evening.
The activity in copper mining operations in
this district is constantly increasing.
1t Is denied that Benton ladies during cold
weather wear buffalo underclothing.
The silence IN the police court yesterday
was oppressive. Not a solitary drunk.
The recent SHOWS afford assurance of a
protracted placer mining season next summer.
Prospectors who were getting ready to begin
operations have concluded to stay over for a
few weeks yet.
On Wednesday night the Helena mail, by
mistake, went through to Watson. Whose
mistake was it?
Mr.. P. Hoyt, of the Race Track House, ad-
vertises a turkey shooting at that popular inn
on Saturday next.
In Judge Barret's court yesterday a civi,
suit was tried, the action being for q debt of
$50 contracted ten years ago.
Messrs. Lee w. Foster Il Co. will SOON es-
tablish a branch store at Silver Bow, in the
building formerly occupied by Chris. Web
bold.
Work on the Northern Pacific is entirely
stopped by the unprecedented severity Of
recent storms. Only three trains have pulled
through for five or six weeks.
The Cinnamon arrested a few days ago for
keeping opium dens and smoking, were taken
from the bastile yesterday and given a little
healthful exercise at wood saving.
We congratulate Mr.. John Trisberger on
all important domestic event which occurred
in his household on Wednesday evening. 1t is
a beautiful little girl, of whom Iris. is nat
urally very proud.
Three female residents of Park street left
Butte yesterday morning because of the en-
forcement of the opium ordinance. 1t would
be a good thing for the morals of this city if
all the opium smokers would leave.
From Saturdays Daily.l
Butter is very scarce in Butte.
The mercury froze up again yesterday
morning.
Mr.. A. J. Davidson, one of the solid men
of Helena, arrived in Butte on Thursdays
coach.
Col. W. +. Wheeler, who has been engaged
in mining operations in this camp for several
months, returns to Helena this morning.
Mr.. Nate Vestel, one of the discoveries and
owners Of the Penobscot mine, was in Butte
Yesterday and in company with w. A. Jack
visited the famous Alice.
MIR. Fred. Taylor has been made comman-
der-in-chief of the Chinese opium-smoking
jail-birds, three of whom were employed
yesterday in repairing the culvert near the
MINER Office.
We acknowledge the receipt Of the Courier
Annual, so long promised. 1t is replete with
useful information, containing contributions
from writer's of acknowledged ability. Typo
graphically it is very neat.
Mr.. John Rush, representing the Geneva
(N. W nursery, is stopping at the St. Mich
olas. Parties interested in purchasing seeds,
shrubs, trees, or anything in that line, are
invited to call upon the gentleman.
Several Petition protesting against the re-
duction of the mail sevice have been for
warded to Delegate Maginnis at Washington,
though the gods be praised there is little dan
ger to be apprehended from the order.
In Catherine and Petruchio, last night,
Emery and French acquitted themselves we'll,
though if the latter gentleman had padded
his legs, the audience would have been better
able to sec the connection between the upper
part of his body and his conspicuous feet.
Messrs. Capllce, Shields Il Co. recently
sent to New York for 5000 pounds Of butter,
as they find it impossible to buy enough i'll
this market to keep the trade supplied. What
are our farmer friends doing? Are there not
enough cows in Montana to supply the home
demand for butter?
Mr.. F. II. Mcconnell, special freight agent
of the Union Pacific road, will arrive in
Butte either to-day or Tomorrow tor the
purpose of making contracts with our mer-
chants for the fleighting season. lie is &C
companied by Mr.. w. M. Rank, OF the
Northwestern Forwarding company, and Mr..
Black. of b. +. White X Co.
(From Sundays Daily
The Thornton mill closed down for IA few
hours yesterday.
Mrs f. A, Sawtelle arrived in Butte on
last Mig hts coach from Helena.
If is said that Coleman is to have a daily