The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-23
MINOR ITEMS.
(From Fridays Daily.

lfrom fridays Daily.
The dancing clubs are organizing for the
winter season.
The streets were enllvened yesterday by
the music of the sleigh bells.
A carload of mining machinery belonging
to MIR. L. Stettheimer arrived at the terminus
yesterday.
The Washington correspondent of the Salt
Lake Tribune states that a townsite patent
has been granted for Missoula,
The face of the east drift from the bottom
OF the Colusa shaft yesterday produced some
of the highest grade copper ore ever taken
from the mine.
At the Hump on yesterday morning the
thermometer is said to have registered "a de-
grees below zero. In Butte the mercury
dropped down to Is below, which was quite
comfortably cool.
G. 3. Trowbridge, wholesale and retail
liquor merchan mt, yesterday removed from
his old quarters across the street to his new
building, the interior of which has been
handsomely fitted up.
IRON saturdays Dal1y.J
Meagher county gave Maginnis a majority
of 213.
The Wymans are in Helena, and the
Blaisdel company in Bohemian.
There are still reported to be mountains Of
Butte freight at the terminus.
Professor Clayton is over at Cataract
: expertIng'' the oulde mine.
From lis tons of Gloster ore a $1,000 gold
brick has been produced in Helena.
1t is said that some excellent ore has been
discovered on the east extension of the Fourth
of July mine.
NJ. Lee W. Foster, who has been confined
to his house for several days, was yesterday
able to resume his business duties.
The New North-arest says-but who cares
a continental what the New North-,pest says?
The county will be divided all the same.
Fears ale entertained that many tons of
perishable merchandise en- route between the
terminus and Butte, have been destroyed by
the late frosts.
A few nights ago the Alice cornet band of
Centerville serenaded the president and d.
~rectors Of the Alice company. Mr.. J.R.
Walker presented the band with a 500 note,
and Mr.. WIS. Dunn made a neat and appro-
pirate address on the occasion.
On Thursday afternoon, the mammoth
engine of the new Alice mill was started into
experimental operation in the presence Of
number of prominent gentlemen. The huge
machine worked to the utmost satisfaction of
those who witnessed its movements, and
seemed instinct with life. Great credit is
due to Mr.. Hutchinson, who set it up, and
to whose experience its successful operation
is largely due.
From Sunday'sDaily.
In the police court yesterday a man was
fined IS and costs.
The soiree in Owsley's hall was a select
and enjoyable affair.
The ~"vsiting statesmen" expected 10
return 10 Butte to-day.
The bullion shipments from Butte for the
week ending Nov. 10Th aggregated $Ss4,5s0.
The electric lights at the Alice hosting
WORKS and mills were very successfully oper-
a,ed last night.
Isn't it about time for our exchanges to be
saying something about Thanksgiving turkeys
crying aloud for anti fat ?
Alice stock is selling at $3.50 per share in
New York. TIL stock will soon be regularly
listed and called On the stock board.
The machinery for the one-stamp mill, of
which a brief description was published some
time ago, arrived in Butte on Thursday aud
will be on exhibition during the early part
of the week.
At the invitation of Mr.. c. c. Ruthrauff,
the members of the city council will to-mor-
row evening at $50 O'Clock visit the Alice
works to witness The burning of the electric
lights.
Mr.. Fred. Loeber desires us to state that
there is a large quantity of dishes, tables
and other things remaining in his hall, left
there by parties engaged in the last festival,
and requests the owners, or those who had them
in charge, to remove them forthwith, for they
are in the way of other entertainments going
on in the hall.
Personal.