The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
Minor Items.
[From Fridays Daily.l

[From Fridays Daily.l
Walker Bros. are receiving bids in Salt
Lake for the construction of the new forty
stamp Alice mill soon to be erected.
Several men were up in Judge Barret's
court last night charged with beating a man
yesterday in Silver Bow. The case was not
concluded.
A special dispatch to the MINER yesterday
states that the first rail of the Utah & North
ern to be laid in Montana will not be spiked
until Monday. Due notice will be given of
the event.
A Silver Bow man, who yesterday had his
foot badly cut while chopping wood, was last
night brought to the hospital for treatment.
An operation will be performed on the injured
member to-day. His name is Fister.
There is talk of another marriage in this
city, another lady of dramatic attainments
being one of the principal parties. If con-
summated it will be a case of connu-Beal
bliss. Considerable money will change hands
on the result.
From Saturdays Daily
The eastern mail once more arrives on
time.
The police court was exceptionally dull
yesterday.
The strike reported in the Moose is bigger
than at first supposed.
We acknowledge complimentaries to the
band ball given last night.
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The Dexter Mill Co. has contracted for l 900
tons of ore from the Burnett mine, now
under lease to Mr.. Clark of Rainsford &
Clark.
Mr.. Sala Raunhcim, Il member of the Mon
tana Copper Company of New York, is visit
ing Butte, and inspecting the numerous prop
critics of that organization.
The Deer Lodge paper probably cried halt
because the supply Of patent medicine alma
macs i'll Deer Lodge was exhausted. or be-
cause the scissors were mislald or because the
tea merchants daughter resigned her position
as editor-in-chief
With his customary n,odesty and elegance
or dlctlon, the editor Of the Deer Lodge
paper observes: We have skinned our share
of akunks." With propriety he might have
added: And we have been ourselves skin
ned
Mr.. Mcconnell. of The L. p. railroad, and
NIessrs. Rank and Black, forwarding agents,
accompanied by Messrs. w. \. Jack and j.
H.. Brown, yesterday visited the Alice bonan-
"a, spending the greater part of the day in
examining the n,aruiion,t s1pWir,r ~ ~,
The initial humber of the Morning CAPITAL,
Of Helena, reached us yesterday. 1t announ.
ces itself Republican in politics and says ii
will be spicy and interesting. 1t appears tc
be ably edited and the MINER wishes it every
success. Helena needs a fairly conducted
, Republican newspaper.
. TFrom Sundays Daily.l
Active mining operations are being resumed
in all parts of the Territory.
The bullion shipments for the past weel
aggregate not less than $780, 200.
The roads between here and Deer Lodge
are reported in very bad condition.
. Preparations continue for the hugging bee
, recently announced. ] il! come off at al
t early day.
. The Eastern journals are commenting OF
, the mining prospects in Montana, of which
e they speak in the most favorable language.
Robert Walker, of Salt Lake, accompanies
by Superintendent Dunn, of the Alice mill
5 are expected in Butte during the latter par
L of this week.
Mr.. Meader is working an increased fore
= of men on the Bell mine which he recentl
. bonded. Messrs. McDermott & Lavell retail
= the top free milling ore, which they continu
to work at the:Clipper mill.
, Mr.. Thomas J. Elliott, canvassing agen
- for Grants Tour Around the World" Fow
Z ler's celebrated work on Sexual Science.
> and the "Pictoral Bible" is stopping in Butt
' for a few days, and will interview our citizen
' on the book subject.