The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-28
OUR FHILIPsBURG LETTER
The Turf at PhillpsburE- Visit Of !
Citixens-Departure Of Il. II. ",
Service.
Editor Butte MINER.

Editor Butte MINER.
No items of startling import have
your very numerous readers, Messrs. nj
of the MINER. Philipsburg for this cad
week has been decorsusly quiescent.
has been killed or wounded. Nelths
arson nor theft left a hideous brand OF.
perating remembrance upon this mos
emplary community.
With the Ides of September have
Italian skies, balmy, pleasant weather 4
commercial travellers. These last as Al
Fiction, doubtless. Speaking ipso
contemporaneously with their arrival
the meeting of the grand jury. These
come direct from Deer Lodge. Whau
markable coincidence. Quite a paraII
the recent adjournment sine die of the n
lican convention on the astonishing and
gether unexpected appearance of a ID
sheriff in the midst of its dignified pres
However, this divergence from current
is both of a personal and offensive I'D
As an agreeable exchange, then, | place
record the interesting fact of "a horse rad
Sunday afternoon. Time, 3 p. m;
P%hilipsburg race track; J mile dash fr
a side; Jake McConky names G. S. Incd
Vim. Hammond M G. e. Hongkou
suit, race over; ~Incognito over the sn
neck ahead; losers observe only one
on the stand; simultaneously with said
servation, kick, and declare in all seriCd
Ono race Other side Indignantly pd
The army in Flanders would have reta
disgust before such a field of profanity a
Each side confined themselves, lowesJ
explosion. Authorities were secuted
under the e%xhilirating effects producedb
copious libations of XXX, one indisqa
dividual in the extremity of his wras
ferred to a recent decision of the Helen
ing association, to sustain his position
unfortunate position, for 10Y the horse
stands IN stdtu quo.
Many of Il citizens are absent at
Lodge. The grand jury has called
some, principally witnesses ip the
murder and arson cases, wherin the TED
OF Montana is the plaintiff. and Messnl
dali Il Milton the defendants. Wen
like to know what has become of Con
ply, n. Connolly, L. d. Holland and
Wenistin. These gentlemen are ms
and if they have any money left are uHdd
eddy IN the vicinity Of, or in the city
bearing the above name.
Among the new faces recently seen
our streets, none were more w]clcomelyn
ed than that of your townsmal, John
in the tripa.tite character of Landlord d
Grand Central, engineer of the GasnCn
and treasurer OF the miners union. Hell
a happy relaxation from business card
paying us a pleasant visit. A host Of I'D
regret his departure this morning.
F. II. Buzzard, one of our old resida
dropped in on business last week. lie y
entirely too flatteringly of Butte to red
any very extended notice from us.
DR.. Higgins and lady, of Deer Lodge
registered at the Silver Lake.
E. b. Waterbury, a long and well h
resident of this section. leaves for Butte
morning. We commend him to your p
as an excellent citizen, a genial and gen'I
man. With his departure Boulder sinks
~obscurity. Our democracy has SuHe1
staunch and worthy follower to fold his
like the Arab and as silently steal away
pected by everyone, he now in the evenial
life regretfully bids us adieu to try his
tune elsewhere.
When the MINER and Morrill, u est ia1
make their customary weekly round aHl
ehla is freely directed upon everything
hected with the postal department. Y
hearu the aforesaid department most lhsFj
~ abused during the past week. As boh|
pers have a large constituency here their
arrival creates a malignant feeling and 4
LOT revenge OH some one that actnalEI
tounds the new Gomez in our midst.
The length of this gossipy letter tOTI
the introduction of mining matters in
hection with it.. Next week | will 4
down ladders ani inclines, staggcr thru
wet and Shiny drifts, stumble ovcr the ~
Ill slopes and wines, to interview on
"art ore exploiters. shall then, as beci
me haste to inform you of our minera1
sources enlarge mayhap upon our c1
promising future what such men rs Cap
clark and Pardee think of the Trout, |
anu Algonquin-three min es that are ~
heht stars in the territor ial mining U
meht; speak of the Harl EN- and Ecceil]
l"o Per Cent. and Portland. VeIlll
Rooaiy tramp awaits ne! and now wiz
usual Difference to The waste basket, reg
a~osoiution for prolixity and subscribe ny
sciehtifcally, Yours,
SLIDE NAlNI
fHILIrsBrRa, Sept. 20, 1880.