The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-29
MINOR ITEMS.

S''ih w u Olc i'll lile tlectlDl OF l1a1COcK
and English.
On Park street, next door to Meyers assay
office, Mr.. A. Relss has established a manu-
factory of hosiery.
The only objection that can be urged
against the Democratic ticket is that it will
put an English-man in tie Vice Presidential
clair.
Contentious Republicans of the Silver City,
and their name is legion, are free to confess
toat if Territorial citizens could vote, their
ballots would be cast for Hancock and
English.
The man killed at Glendale the other day,
walked off the steps of the Burnett house,
and falliAlg nine feet struck on his head, sus-
tanning Injuries that proved fatal in fifteen
minutes. He was intoxicated at tire time.
Butte is III d fever of joyous excitement over
the nomination of Hancock and English.
Flags are flying; Democrats are congratulate
ing one another and our Republican bretheren
look as though they had coppcred the ace
and lost.
Mr.. A. E.. Alderman, who returned yester-
day from Glendale, states that near Lovell's
station on Tuesday night, a man, whose name
our Informant could not ascertain, was shot
and killed in a quarrel. Beaverhcad county
just now is enjoying a monopoly of shooting
scrapes.
Yesterday James Compton,, the man ar
rested while~a attempting to steal bullion from
the Silver Bow mill, was brought before Po-
lice Magistrate Wilcox for examinations.
The prisoner waived examination and in de-
fault of $4,000 bonds, was sent below to
await the action of the Grand Jury.
AS soon as means of transportation can be
secured the ore product of the Trout mine will
be shipped to Butte for reduction, at the rate
OF 200 tons per month. During the past
winter this ore has been treated at the Pardce
mill but owingtOth the Improvement fore bodies
in the several mines ofthe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
they will hereafter keep the mill supplied.
From saturdays Dally.l
This is the ice cream boom.
There is a scarcity of salt at some of the
Butte mills.
The stock now grazing in Deer Lodge is
said to be in excellent condition.
Freight to Montana this year is one dollar
per hundred higher than when the terminus
was at Eagle Rock.
A freight train loaded with machinery for
the new smelter to be erected by the Hccla
company, arrived in Glendale yesterday.
Two men were arraigned in the police
court yesterday, charged with fighting, and on
conviction were fined S. each and costs.
A man named Mckay, a saw-mill hand,
was seriously injured at Lavell's saw-lnill on
Thursday, by falling under some rolling logs.
In the police court yesterday a citizen was
fined the trifling sum of $45, for trotting his
horses over the Park street bridge yesterday
morning.
The stars and stripes and a Hancock and
English streamer have been flung to the
breezes from the liberty pole on the corner
of Main and Park street.
Compton's pal in the attempt to rob the
Silver Bow mill a few days ago has not yet
been arrested as Compton could not be in
duced to "peach.' There is now little hope
of his apprehension.
Mr.. II. l.. Frank is in receipt of a letter
from Agent Rank, of the Northwestern For
warding company, stating that there are
thousands of tons of freight, and not ii single
team to be lad at the terminus.
The opinion is expressed that the limited
value of the purses offered for the winners in
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induccment for horsemcn living out of Butte
to enter their flyers for the contest and that
in edition to the other races there should
be a free fer all.
We are requested TO announce that Rev.
E.. j. Stanley will not be present to fill his
regular appointment at Butte the 4th Sunday
Of this month, but that lie and the Rev. Il. S.
CLARK, who are now in Bitter Root will be
here and the latter will preach in this city on
Sunday, the 18th of July.
Yesterday Professor Lewis departed for
Deer Lodge, where The "culmination' of
success iii the way Of the show business will
be presented next Monday evening, and again
on the following Wednesday. While at
Butte the Professor was well patronized, his
entertainments proving satisfactory to all.
The Rev. +. A. Iiggin, Of the NJ. Z. Church,
will hold quarterly meetings as follows =
Twin Bridges, june 10th and 9Th; PoindeN-
trr's School House, July Sd and 4th Butte,
July 10Th al s p. H., and July 1lth at IL IA. Ill.
and s p. III. He will probably be assisted by
the Rev. w. W. Van Orsdale and also at
Poindexter's ny the Rev. We Shippen.
The prominent citizen who washed his
hands fourteen times yesterday and took Il
shower bath every two hours, could not as