The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-01
MINOR ITEMS.
From Fridays Daily.1

via the Park, are making the through trip in
one day.
In the police court yesterday aeman named
Charles Rurlley was fined $40 and costs for
the countenance Of a China
man.
The Virginia Chop House and l.. Marks &
Son are III receipt of shipments of fresh and
luscious strawberries. Let us have a straw
berry and ice cream festival.
1t is an undivided fourth interest, not a
third, that is offered by the proprietors of the
Sunny Side in exchange for certain improve
ments to be made on the mine.
The two-headed nightingale held two re-
ceptions yesterday, which were attended by
large and highly interested audiences. Two
entertainments will be given to-day.
The 6oO-foot station in the main shaft OF
the Alice was put in yesterday. Cross-cutting
to the vein will not begin until a depth of 700
feet has been reached, when levels six and
seven will be run.
Mrs. E. A. Sawtelle and Miss Viva Saw
telle arrived last night from Helena, and will
of course appear in the presentation OF Rip
Van Wrinkle ON Saturday night. Miss Viva
is a popular ~iavorite in Butte, and the per-
Torrance is sure to be well attended.
The Herald of Tuesday thus mentions the
demise of an old citizen well known on the
West Side:
"UncIe" Jacob Hoffman, formerly Of Mis-
soula, but a resident of Helena for two years
past, died last night at 10 O'Clock, of infamma-
ton of the brain. Deceased was Is years old,
and a blacksmith by trade.
The second anniversary of the B. N. L. is
to be sigralized by a grand ball as will be
seen by the card in another column. The
Union boys never do anything by halves
when they undertake to celebrate, SO this
ball may be considered as a success in ad-
vance. If you wish to have a pleasant time,
if you wish to feel that the hosts of the even
ing have tried to make you enjoy yourself,
get a ticket for the hop of the fourteenth.
from Saturdays Daily.l
Annie Northcut, who took poison in Hell
era, is said to be out of danger.
LSCcllcllI tiouI hoilhS 10 iCpoiloo IA Oh 'AS
streams within a few miles of Butte.
The highly romantic ailment known tech.
nically as he mumps, has appeared in Butte
There are no nails to be had in town, ant
building operations are at a temporary stand
still.
Two thousand rolls of fine wall paper were
received in a single consignment by Messrs
l Parchen &D'Acheul yesterday.
! The overland coach which arrived at BUTT
: last night at 8 o'clock, was only "a hours from
the terminus-the best time on record.
The plan decided upon for taking the cen
. sus of Montana, list of enumerators, etc.
will be republishedto-mor row from the In
dependent.
The blindfolued female with a bandag
over the left eye and a pair of assay scales i
her hand, sat around the police court yeslel
. day doing nothing.
+ SAMPLES of ore sent to Butte from til
4 Boulder country for assay run high in silve
$ and gold, and the development Of some yer
, valuable mines there is considered certai
v within a few months.
n The old Hotel de Mineral" is beng rem,
waited, enlarged, furnished with a glass from
$ new floor, new counter, and other improv
1t men,s to meet the requirements Of a frs
3 class saloon. From its situation it should !
t one of the best business stands in the tow
t From Sundays Daily.l
- No police court business yesterday.
4 The SHOW storm yesterday drove the sire
sprinkler into seclnsion thoroughly disguise
10 The prevailing question Oh the street i
"Where are you going to winter this sur
It mer"
1t A full line of crockery, queensware, ct
l. has lately been received by the Morris Bro!
II Main street.
" Geo.. W. Story, a matchmaker well know
. throughout Montana, has taken Il stand
! Mr.. ualvolson's store, Main street.
. The scale of charges at the popular :
> Nicholas hotel has been reduced to fifty Ger
-. per meal or $50 per month FOX regular boar
The dual nightingale gave her closing pc
of formAnre il L0ebtr hall last night to a f.
hot,r and will proceed from Butte TO Il
tCrnLl nus.
le AInSsrs. Steele X Sutton are erecting
a east Granite street a handsome brick dwellil
ut house for Mr.. Dennis Laary. Of the La PA
mt mining company.
\ letter from Nj. ii. T.. Brown, Of /
Y MINER, dated IIicksvill", Ohio, states II
he himself and family will start for home on I
'c- Isl OF June, Tuesday.
~ The .amey taste of water taken from
TO- certain well in Butte led to a bajiing out al
exploration yesterday. Proceeds-one to
at . n,,, hat.