The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-26
MINOR ITEMS.


[From Tuesdays DAILY
Hancock still has the call with the sports. |
The new bridge spanning Silver Bow creek
south of Butte will be finished this week. 1t
Is exceedingly well constructed, and will cost !
probably $500.
A citizen wishes to advertise a liberal re-
ward for the iiend who is sending such a
multitude of those internal Nicoll circulars
through the postoffice.
The Pipestone grade is now ready for The
passage of teams, and is said to be the finest
piece Of road worS in the county. The work
was done under the personal supervision Of
Mr.. T. b. Harper.
The republican demonstration in Helena
several days ago is regarded as a dismal fail
ure. Our Glendale correspondent this morn
ing chronicles another doleful affair in the
Beaverhead camp.
The Madison county democratic ticket can't
be beat. 1t is composed Of some Of the best
men in the country. The people of that coun-
ty will act in the direct line Of their interests
by e~lecting the whole ticket.
Missoulian: The corn at the Sisters gar
men, which We mentioned some time ago as
being away up, has held to its promises and
yielded 20 bushels, averaging two ears to the
stalk, and all this on less than half an acre.
Several sample lots of coal have been re-
ceived from Mr.. Jake Ornstein's coal mine,
and have been tested with excellent results.
On the completion of the railroad to Butte
there is every reason to believe that an album
dant coal supply will be obtainable.
And now comes the Auaunt- Courier with
a complaint in not receiving its Helena and
Butte exchanges until they arc four or five
days old, and when received are sometimes
wet and badly damaged. The MINER is reg
ularly mailed from this office to its point of
destination, and why it is not as regularly re-
ceived passeth our comprehension.
From Wednesdays Daily.)
Old newspapers for sale at the MINER office.
The 500 ton dump ofthe Original Is being
shipped to the Colorado works for reduction.
The Wynlan comedy troupe and "Y axle"
are highly spoken Of by the Salt Lake press.
Ye nimrods of the Silver city are now oiling
their weapons for the fall slaughter Of game
and hunting excursions are the order of
the day.
On Monday the U. r. Express Company
shipped six bars Of bullion valued at $3.50
and yesterday four bars valued al $4,000;
total $l1 ,O05. The latter was from the Bur.
lington mill and was produced from Salisbury
ore.
Philipsburg is said to be livelier now thar
at any time during the past several years
The productive capacity Of the mines Is in
c~reasing with development, the mills ar,
, making very successful runs and the genera
. business Of the town Is in a thriving condi
:, ton.
The many friends of Mr.. Fred. H. Buzzar,
. and daughter, Of the Grand Central hotel
4 will regretto learn that they are both confiuc'
I to their rooms by . somewhat severe attacI
Of bilious fever. The patients are doin!
= we'll under the care Of DR.. Hendrickson, an,
8 their carly recovery is assured.
r Mr.. j. NJ. Reed, with H. Barnet, is In receip
Of the very sad intelligence of the death q
his father, which took place at st. Joe Nil
. souri,, some days ago. Mr.. Reed visite
Montana several years ago and made man
warm friends who will deeply regret to lear
N of his demise.
From Thursdays Daily.I
. The Dexter mill yesterday shipped fou
o bars Of bullion per U. p. express compan
" valued at $4,000.
The mating furnace of the Montana con
pany's smelter is running smoothly and 81,
= ing excellent satisfaction.
" A case in which a heather Chinee figure
h as complainant was tried before Judge Wi
cox last evening. The testimony was yer
spicy.
r. At the rattle OH Tuesday night for the rae
If horse Little Dick, Mr.. J. H. Butler proved
be the lucky mau. lie threw 40, and W.
u awarded the flyer.
A great many Butte swells o.ufondl
imagined that they would be deluged with i!
Invitations to the Leap Year ball have BEETLE
'e out in the cold, and they have suddenly col
l. cluded that billiards is a better pastime tia
n waltzing.
Our almighty contemporary the Herald
now %exhausting its matchless energies I
prove That its seven editors have the suppo
Of the independent press in the position the
g have taken on the Sanders question. Wit
Is this end in view they have in their Tue
u days issue copied into the