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


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The ~ impossanx Mo in tie county -
that of eoanEy eoRnissiooex important in
IL scope and in he Tcvef Which il consers
upcn tvo Or three individuals to do much
good or ioezler.atle mischief L. is an cf5oe
foe which there i no c1amhle and b~ufsonhold-
ing Of deAegzfes a county eOnvenfions to OBJ
tain Its one1ocs and responsible duties. for
TIE performance at which \ csnEempti5ly
snail compensation i xl.cxea By hv, render
ii . position which noss ssea avoid rather
than seek l. = An eEr which xhcad be
fitedhy = ~ca-efuf, Conscientious, ~cie2r-hea6ed.
vssezrake bassness =an who Is shoeoagaly
~aasuaaa,ed with tie wans Of the crunsy. In
Mr.. Rosfa Bafcfer. tie 6eEScra:ie candidate
for ccansy ~esszZxssune-. these Necessary a.
tributes at \ E-s class of5err sre recognized
b. all wko are aeqaAsnEed with lie gentle
uzan. Mr.. Butcher his large mining and
aadezi Interests in the couazy, which Is, Of
ITSELF = N.tEce2s guarantee that be would
vouii involve the county in an unnecessary
debs, or permit vi.bou. protest. avasseful OF
extszs2s7ns expenditure - is funds In a
osnDeodab.e thG,2sS seHsaui6cine spirit
Mr.. Butcher has Devoted much Of his vaIua-
bic time xs school trustee TO b osg1nizing Of
and bcilding up Of The school interests Of
Butte. To his e6or:s in this direction are the
others indebted. in q sreas measure, for our
admirably conducted public school. As is
we'll known, there are NO emoiumenss It
Tackled to the c1kee Ct school trustee, still
Mr.. Butcher relaxed NOT . single effort to ez-
fabiish our school upoa an eiess.ed plane Of
and gave his services md unremif- .
ling attention to the tizehzrye Of the har1ss- !
ing and annoying duties growing ont Of the |
o6hce TO The district. sr7tuitously. This Is an .
nDquestio0ed guaranty that the dulles of |
he oEnce, for which he IS named, will be |
faithfully performed, and will not be neg
|eesed on account Of the small allowance !
By The statute - payment therefor. In |
the discharge Of public trusts NJ. Butcher
hzs given evidence hat il elected county, |
the business Of the county
you'd be eonfded into safe and competent
20 tar As one member Of the hoard
control IL
DlsIKICT ATTORNEY. |
For this 61r Mr.. = E Mayhem, the pres
ut incumbent, va very properly nominated
the democrats Of this district Nj. Nav
'ew is 50 veil and favorably known through
the district that q praise from US would
e considered su~pererosatory and We shall
h~esefose have him TO his quiet walk over
n The race for the district .~ttorneyship.
In the selection Of candidates to represent
ur county and district in the next lesisla-
IRE the democratic convention placed before
voters for their saBraees gentlemen who
The mining, mechanical, ~agriculku-
n and professional Interests Of the people.
'evefal Of the nominees are gentlemen Who
ave already made enviable records a iexi<-
ltora- DR.. A. H. Mitchell has represented
be county in several sessions, and has been
epeasedIy hocered BY being selected for
residing Officer OF the council. NessrA.
Aiken. Brown and Ives arc gentlemen Of
legislative experience, and are
esioes possessed Of fne intellectual astain-i
'enis- Mr.. Stephen DeWolf, Who beads the
cket for the house, is = gentleran who
'ands deservediy high in his profession, and
considered one u the most eloquent advo-
ates At the bar in Montana Mr.. r. s. Jones
= gentleman OF culture and refinement, and
'ouid make an excellent member of the
opuiar branch Of the legislature. He is
thoroughly acquainted with and owns large
lining interests in the county, being a menu
er Of the Silver Bow mining company. Mr..
:. b. Houser is . successful merchant whose
'dussry and perseverance in his pursuits
amp him As a gentleman welt fitted to dis
,arye the duties Of the position for which
: IS named. Mr.. Humber is a farmer whose
integrity and sterling qualities are
'ssports to the confidence and support of tie
.ople OF the county. Mr.. Israel Gem we
Ave known for an honest, straightforwa ard
'ntleman. Mr.. Glenn was . member of the
house from Aeagher county in the session
II and Y, and las been for several yean
gagged in mining pursuits. /,
Mr.. Sterrest Higgins is engaged in merchan-
zing, and is recognized a. = gentleman
hose qualifications recommend him 10 the
consideration OF the voters of the
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Our legislative ticket, composed as i, is of
Of fine mental at:ainments and
'norable records, conmends itself 10 the
aquAlified support OF the voters OF this ouu-
and district.
SCHOOL NrEXDExr. |,
The present incumbent, M. e.. K. Har dem
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