The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-16
Minor Items.

AT present Butte is the most heaItlful city
i'll the Territory.
Judge Loeber and wife accompanied the
Sawtelle troupe to Deer Lodge.
Messrs. Lee w. Foster & Co. are stocking
up their new store at Silver Bow.
The Missouri river is said to be breaking
up and boats will soon begin to make regular
trips.
Mr.. j. H. Connolly, Superintendent of one
of the Boulder mines, arrived in Butte last
night.
Placer miners are praying for more snow,
and silver miners are sending up counter pc.
titions.
TIL Algonquin mill at Philipsburg yester-
day shipped fourteen bars of bullion. Value
not stated.
One bar of bullion was received Yesterday
from Leegat's mill. 1t contained a large
amount of gold.
Mr.. IL. G. Kessler and wife returned to
Butte yesterday, the lady having been on a
protracted visit to the East.
Mr.. Mcconnell, of the U. p. road, and
freight agents Rank and Black, left for Deer
Lodge yesterday. Mr.. Mcconnell will return
after visiting Helena.
In consequence of the recent strike in the
Moose mine, the working force has been i'll
creased, and the lessees are now running
night and day shifts.
Mr.. Fister from FISH Creek, who accident
ally cut his foot a few days ago with an axe.
necessitating the amputation of four toes, is
doing we'll under the skillful treatment of
DR.. Whitford.
A number of circulars were received at the
postoffice from all Eastern dry goods house,
addressed s~everally to Mrs. H.. Barnet, Mrs.
D. Marks, Mrs. J. Forbis, and Il number of
other ladies'. These gentlemen are supposed
to be heart whole and fancy free. Will they
) rise and explain?
1t is currently reported that a prominent
, capitalist of Butte, a former owner in the
= Gagnon, emulating the example of Judge
Loeber, will set sail on the matrimonial sea
with the somewhat elderly lady of the Saw
telle dramatic company. If this thing con-
: tinues the manager will have to go East
again.
From Wednesdays Daily
, Tue Czaromah will start up in a few days
The Thornton mill, which has been CLOSED
t down for several days on account of injuries
: to the boiler, started into operation again. yes
terday.
s Mr.. Frank Marsh, our genial lightning ma
nipulator, is entitled TO public thanks for hi
arrangements of the telegraphic instrumen mt
III Owsley's Hall, yesterday.
o tFrom Thursdays Daily
5 No eastern mail yesterday.
i Eggs are down to fifty cents. The he
u. strike is over.
st The Merchants are getting ready to receiv
st the spring boom.
lie The mines of this district never looked S
a well as they do at the present time.
N The Clipper mill started yesterday after
e delay of a few days owing t. disordered ms
|! chinery.
The winter of our discomfort is likely to /
prolonged until next Christmas. The Storl
King rageth.
Mr.. Halvorson'S hand organette continue
i. nightly to grind out long strains of bewitcl
a ing ana narcotic music
to Walkerville wants 4 city government.
ty ought to have one, also a daily paper, a fiji
W company and a brass band.
II, The opium smokers who left Butte as
re result of the recent raid of the city marsh
a have all settled in Glendale.
We acknowledge "comps' TO the graz
~ ball to be given Oh st. Patricks Day for Il
benefit of the Irish relief fund.
IN The marriage of a talented journalist
in Deer Lodge to a belle of that enterprisir
or town is reported as among the probabilitin
The atlantis thinks the people of Glenda
will have to take steps to abate the tran
lis nuisance, or run the risk of having the tow
" burned.
. A contract was let last week by the IIec
=. Company, of Gleadale, to Mr.. Hugh Kirke
T., dali and Pond n Urlin, for 300,Oo0 bushels
charcoal.
The winter term of the Butte Grad,
school will close OH Friday. In the aft
- noon the pupils will give exercises whi'
the public and especially the patrons of Il
. institution are cordially invited to attend.
he 1t was reported on the street yesterday IL
ms Judge Loeber appeared i'll Deer Lodge as
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he stated that he played the part of the mela
ire chOly dane in Hamlet. The report was c
tirely without foundation.