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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-27
Canton Municipal Officers:

MAYoR-Hon. G. w. Thomas.
CLERK-G. II. Sommers.
MARsIIAL-G. II. Kemp.
ALpERNEN-East Warl--J. II. Howell
OH. Sommcrs, Eugene Conway Yves
W ard-Thos. Stewart, Isom Garrett Jo
Conway.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-26
How an Owls Head Revolves.

A writer in q contemporary who had
read o story about an owl wringing his
own neck off by looking at a man who
was walking around him tested Il Q
matter by experiment. He obtained a
specimen, and placed him on the top of
q post. 1t was not difficult" says the
writer, ito secure his attention, for he
" diverted his gaze from me while
was in his presence. began walking
rapidly round the post, a few feet from
it, keeping my eyes fixed upon him all
the while. His body remained notion
less, but his head turned exactly with
my movements. When it was halfway
round, his head was directly behind.
Three-quarters of a circle were complet-
ed, and still the same twist of the neck
and the same stare followed. One cir
Gle. and no change. On l went twice
round, and still that watchful stare and
steady turn Of the head. On l went, three,
times round. and l began really to.
wonder why the head did not drop of.
when all at once l discovered what l
hAd failed to notice before. When l.
REACHED halfway round from the front,
which was Us far as he could turn his
head with comfort, he whisked il back
through the whole circle so ~instantanc-
ously, and brought it facing me again
with such precision, that l failed to de-
tect the movement, although | was
looking ~intently all the time
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-26
Race for a Piece of Land.

A short time since two Americans
quilted a town in the Far West by the!
same train for a district near Sioux
Falls. Their object was identical ,
they were rival claimants to n piece of,
land, and each held a deed of such u
nature that the first recorded would
entitle the holder to permanent posses
sion. 1t was accordingly expected hy
those who were watching the contest
that when the train containing the pair
of wouldbe landowners reached its des-
tination, there would be a sharp run for,
the Government agents Office. In this
however they We're disappointed, one
of the parties to the contract being n
much cleverer man than his friends had
suspected. As the carriages approach
ed the city, this worthy. moving from
one car to another. suddenly jumped
upon the engine, and, slipping the
coupling that connected it with its load.
left the train to take care of itself. In
vain was 1t attempted to dislodge him;
he held ON until the town was reached.
whom, sliding off the locomotive, he
made . dash for the Office, recorded his
title, and entered upon his property.
while his rival was waiting in the train
on the line, discounted and outman-
Uuvred.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-26
Weekly Leader,
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-26
PENSIONS

Secured. Also Bounty, Back Pay, Increase
Of pension. New and Honorable Discharges.
laws. Now is the time, Do not delay Sol
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-26
New Advertisements.
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any one knowing the contents can refer
to any hotel In Chicago, as they all use IL.
Every hotel, boardinE-honse, family, once,
laundry. kitchen have use for IL. Price, 50
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per pound in bulk for hotels Enclose an
order with the amount in YOU letter. and
you willreeeive the Powder by return mail.
laramie Remember my ad-
dress. CHARLES M. WELLS, 1884 state
Street. Chicago, Ill.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-26

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-26

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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
A Covey of Billiards..

There was some talk of the initiation of
new members last night into the Sazerac
club, sixteen anne having been proposed,
but as long as the present &. l.. M. distin-
guish themselves III the future as in the past,
it was unanimously resolved that no new
talent was essential to the continued and
la.tlng usefulness of that august body. The
motion for the admission of the sixteeh can
didates was accordingly laid on the table,
where the chairman sat or it TO keep it down
during the evening. The chairman then an
nounced that the secretary would read the
last bylaw: which was accordingly read as
follows: No member shall be absent from
the regular Monday night meetings of Il e
Sazerac club without sending in a written
statement as to where he is, what he is doing
and why he is absent. Penalty for violation
the narration in rhyme of a true story.
On roll call at II O'Clock, sharp, Messrs.
Ruff, Puff and McDuff did not answer to
their names. At thism Ruff and Puff
came noisily in, believing like steam en-
glnes. Dir. Ruff groaned out "Mr. Chair
man." in a deep, bass voice, while his agita-
ted tender echoed his observation. They
wished to save the abse Mt McDuff from the
penalty for unexplained absence. Ruff
pulled from his pocket an official looking en-
velope, broke the seal which was stamped
with a O t-pie rampant, this being the arms
of the McDuh, and read as follows: The
McDutf desires to inform the chairman of
the Sazcrac club that he left tow Sunday
evening on a blizzard hunt.
If unsuccessful in his search for the willy
and desperate game, the McDutf may be
kept out over night. In his disappointment
he may take to thinking, which, being COLI
trary TO his habits, will inevitably set him to
drinking, which with him does not agree.
| 1t is hardly possible that he may fee for ref
uge and relief to the purlieus of vice, in
which Ease lie may get into trouble. If the
McDuff does net answer to his name at the
roll call the chairman will be justified in
supposing that the McDutf has fallen into the
hands of the polic1, in which case the bic
Duff hopes the chairman will intercede for
Aim."
The chairman said he W as not prepared to
90 bail fortle McDuh. It was evident that
lie blizzard hunt had been successful from
the numbers OF that bird seen in Butte dur
ing the day. As this was the case the Nc
Duff had evidently sought the deus of iniG-
uity out of pure love of the thing, in which
case he should certainly not interfere, fol-
fear LIE might be bound over as a witness.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
-Oh1l 7aHIFrom Tuesdays Daily #.fHbf 2
CONFESSION,
Ola Convict in the District Court.
Argument of the Term.

go l
After the transaction of a great deal of
business both civil aud criminal, the District
Court adjourned sin" die last evening twenty
minutes before six O'Clock, In case No. l42,
the Territory of Montana against John Ryan
and William Callen, the prisoners having |
been convicted Of robbery, wee brought up |
fdr sentence. Ryan, when asked if he had
anything to say why sentence should not be
passed upon him, rerlied that all he had to
say was that he was perfectly innocento of the
crime. He was then sentenced to serve out
the term of five y as in the iPenitentiary at
Deer Lodge, and his fellow criminal, William
Callen stood up to receive his dues. In re-
ply to the similar question, put before sem
tenCa was pronounced, be SAID that John Ry-
an, who had just been sentenced was just as
innocent as a babe unborn of the crime OF
which he has been convicted. That the man
who had aided him in the robbery, which he
confessed to having committed, had fed from
the country. This astounding announcement,
made with such evident sincerity. carried
conviction to all hearers. The confession
can't too late to enable Mr. Speer, Ryan;s at
tornoy to lake any advantage Of it before sem
tence was passed, and of course there was
nothing for Judge 'Galbrai5h to do but to pro-
coed to sentence Callen. It is understood
steps will be taken to clear up the matter,
and determine the truthfullness of Callen's
statement. Other. business was dis
posed of as, follows, Origin Martcl
Lawrence pleaded guilty of keeping an
opium den, outside the city limits, and was
sentenced to imprisonment for sixty days
and TO pay the costs of the prosecution.
All Ling and China Charley received The
same sentence, under the same statute. Col
lin St. Clair was sentenced to pay costs and t.
so days Imprisonment.
In No. 119, Thomas Walton against Eoter
Z. Hopkins, judgment rs rendered by dc
fault.
In No. II, Godfrey Laveli against Jane
Il. Murray, for equitable relief, the motion t
retax costs was granted.
In No. ~, Foster, administrator agains
Howell, debt, Judgment was rendered for de
PENDANT.
In No. 43, between the same parties, tn
same judgment was rendered.
c In No. SO, Joseph Wilson against Agne
Wilson, decree of divorce was entered.
: In the case of William P. Forbis, ct. a
against Fred Z. Anderson, ct. al, judgmer
= OF dismissal as to Henry Nickel was rendered
!, Dean Forest, charged with obtainiI
e money under false pretences, was acquitte'
thanks to his talented attorney, the jury r
manning out only a few minutes.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
ITEMS.
Utah & Northern News.

The Utah & Northern grading between
Silver Bow junction and Butte is about half
finished. Men and teams are busily at work
on the uncompleted portions. The company
has quite a large supply of ties on hand now,
and will consequently be ready to lay them !.
very shortly. The present depot complication
will of course not interfere in any way tie
immediate completion of the road 10 Butte.
Mr.. G.. W. Thatcher, Superintendent of the
U. e.. N. read: has made the following public
offer, in regard to the murderers of Joel
Hinckley, the agent at Franklin: "Joel
Hinckley, our agent at Franklin, was shot
and killed at the depot there on the MI hit Ct
the 9Th instant by two masked men. The
man who is supposed to have done the shoot
ing is about six feet high; had on a little fuz-
zy cap, brown o~veralls, heavy short overcoat,
stoga boots, one turned over at the heel:
smooth shaved; dark complexion; short hair;
weight 165 to 175 pounds. TIL other man is
about five feet eight inches high; had on a
short ducAing coat, which fits tightly, and
brown o~veralls; stoga boots; dark CHR. whis-
kers about half an inch long; weight about
155 to 100 pounds. There is one thousand
dollars reward offered by the company for the
arrest and conviction of the murderers."
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
The Caplice Hotel.

~
Mr.. Caplice informed us last night t. at ar
rangements had not yet been perft c,ed for
renting his new building as a hotel. He ex-
poets Mr.. Zimmerman, of the International,
from Helena, this morning, to complete Il e
negotiations. In regard to this matter the
Herald, Of Saturday, says:
Mr.. Sam Schwab returned from Butte last
evening, where he has been for some days on
business. The objec. Of his going there was
to negotiate with Mr.. John Caplice for the
lease of the new building Mr.. Caplice has
just erected. 1t is likely that if arrange
ments can be perfected Messrs. Schwab and
Zimmerman will open a hotel in Butte IN
this building. There is a great demand in
that city for a commodious hotel, and a num-
Der of hotel proprietors are now endeavo ring
to run an establishment there, providing they
can secure this ediice. Messrs Schwab d
Zimmerman were early in the field, and Mr..
Zimmerman informs us that in all probabll-
ity they will open a house in Butte if the ar
ransements can be arranged satisfactorily,
The matter is now pending between them
and Mr.. Caplice, but as yet no detern.A nat ioI
has been arrived at among them.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
POLICE COURT.

A slight recession in business followed the
GREAT rush at the regular Monday matinee.
The ushers were as polite and attentive as
usual, and the ticket seller quite as willing 10
make reduced rates for large parties, but 'he
nublic did not seem to be appreclatlre' Com
psssionating such dulness Mr.. Hezehlah
Mudce went out of his back door yesterday
morning and deliberately violated an ordl-
nance of lhe city, for which, as he doubtless
expected, he was summarily snatched oyusH-
or yeuable, and given a reserved seat in the
front row a, the two o'clock performance.
His Honor. Judge Wilcox, happened to be
present at the time Hezekiah waltzed up 10
the front. and said he thought Hezeklah was
entitled to at least five dollars and costs.
Then came the remains of a Saturday nights
f.o,ic IN the person OF one Patrick Hayes VINO
wac CHANGED with assault and battery ana
was awarded a prize Ct five dollars "lth the
| usual trimmings.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
THE BUTTE WATER 9 OMPAN1
The Moulton Ditch Company.

Some week: ago the MINER gave an &C.
count of the progress made by the Water
Company in preparing TO bring the Yellow
Jacket water into the city OF Butte. No OBJ
stacle to the speedy fultlment of this plan
has arisen since it was mentioned. Water
was purchased last April by the Moulton
company from Barnard " Noyes, to be taken
from Yankee Doodle creek, at the head
waters of the Silver Bow. This point is
about five miles north of the Aloulton mine.
By way of purchase money the Moulfon
company paid 100000 and have spent about
$4,000 since in bringing the water to their
mlne. On Saturday the ditch was just be-
ING finished to the MoultoD, and to-day Or
tomorrow the water will be brought in to
that point.
The company has been using the water at
times for drinking purposes and find it pure
and sweet.
As the mine is producing more water than
was expected, the Moulton Company Will
supply the Butte Water Company with about
a ten-inch stream of creek water. l. will he
taken in eight-inch wooden boxes right from
the Moulton tank to the city reservoirs.
From there it will be distributed in hydrant
pipes, and there is consequently no good
reason why this should not be accomplished
in a very few weeks.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
The Montana Stock Board.

The certified copy Of the certificate Of in
corporation of this body has been awaited
with much interest, as the first regular bust
ness meeting Of the gentlemen interested in
organizing a stock board in Butte had to be
deferred until its comm . Mr.. AndrieuX,
one Of the incorporates and trustees, in
formed US last evening that the document
had been received from Secretary Mills, duly
authenticated by the great seal Of the Terri
tory of Montana. The paper is
really a copy of the certified copy
of the original certificate of incorporation.
The meeting for definite arrangements as to
location, ETC., will be held during the latter
part of this or the early part of next week.
There is no enterprise now on foot of greater
public interest, or importance to the pros
poets of this city than this, and the sooner it
is put into successful operation the better
Visitors to the mines of Butte and capitalists
who have invested OF think of doing so, will
be glad to see the establishment of a head
quarters for mining news and stock quota
TONS.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
From Tuesdays Daily.
A MINE OF FLAME
NHjE U# NHad EH - E#ZtDE o.. Eg.AH,.
The .Nettis Hosting Works Con-
am ID, l~.3 sumed. t,. ,.g.,..r
No Glue to the Cause of the Fire.

At a quarter before rhine o'clock last night
Mr.. Thomas York, the superintendent of the
Nettie milne, saw a bri sht flame NTH direc-
ticn of his new hosting works, and started
from the Colorado Smelter toward the mine.
Already many people in Butte had seen a
bright fame in the direction of the Nettie,
and gave the alarm. jumping on a pielald
charger, the MINER local galloped out to the
cont1agration. and after ridin! q distance OF
two and i half OF three miles found himself
at what had been the Nettie hoisting works.
Bright sheets of flame shot up momentarily
forty men stood hlAdied together as near the
flery wreck Of the h0isting works as the int 1se
heat permitted. Mr.. York. the superinlend-
ent, when asked about the fire, its origin, &c,
answered i'll substance about as follows: The
Nettie belonged to Nj. Williams of the Col
orado smelter, and the shaft house and tim
bering were new, having just been completed.
The hoisting works building was about 30
feet square, and we were sinking the shaft,
which is new down fifty feet. A whim was
used for hosting, and the timbering in the
shaft and IN Two tWenLy-foot drifts was brand
new. We had been putting in timbers to-
day, square Oak beams, d. by 10. The shaft
Was a double compartment ole, and every
thing was new. the tram and all. Ihe
origin OF the lire [ canAot tell. No one tia
| know OF has been in The building since SIX
O'Clock tonight, and nc light had been lef
there, uor fire in the stove. The hosting
works Lad fallen before any one got to them
and when | reached here it. was too late 70
anything to be doLe. No Ole was injured j ii
any way. | was at the Colorado smeller all,
saw the flames about a quarter before nine
| Jhink there was TIC insurance on the works
but You will have to see Mr.. Williams him
self about tlat.
All The time The cunvei sation lad been &C
ing OF the fire ragged tiercely in what wa
left of the buildings, fiery jets Of fame shoo'
ing up occasionally from the Shaft. Their
; were che or two slight explosions, bat by te
, o'clock but little save burning embers It
, manned Of the hosting works CT the Netti'
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
Business in Butte.
TONS.

There has never yet been a business panic
among the merchants of Butte, nor any dis
graceful failure. Conservative and cautious,
they seem to avoid speculations in credits as
cautiously as in other matters. As long as
this continues to characterize them it will
never be necessary for any such remarks as
the feilowing-from a paper in Bellevue,
Wood Rlver-to be made about the mer-
chants of Butte:
"Several oflpur business houses look dreary
with their doors CLOSED, which doesn't look
very creditable for Bellevue; but when a
second thought is taken, it doesn't look SO
bad after all. The stock of goods are, OF
were, too much ahead of the wants of the
camp, and our merchants, when they were
pushed could not quite meet the wants OF
their creditors, and closed doors are the re-
suit. Their intentions were all good enough,
but, to the present detriment of the camp,
aye, of tie river, their castles in the air
were built too high"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
Excursion to Butte.

As previously Noticed in the MINER the
grand Utah & Northern excursion eastward
will take place on Tuesday, the 10th. In the
meantime the Deseret Evening Neays says it
10 a fact that the Wholesale merchants of
Omaha are contemplating a business excur-
sion TO Butte and Helena, Montana, shortly.
If all the needed arrangements oan be made
they will probably reach Ogden Dear the end
otthe first week in November, and will prob
ably pay a visit to Salt Lake City before re-
turning home. The object of this trip is con-
nected with what is sometimes called ''an eye
to the main chance" The objective point is
growing ill Importance, and business is rap
idly increasing there.
No doubt the merchants Of Butte, whole
sale as well as retail, will welcome their fell
low merchants from Omaha cordially, and
the latter would do we'll to arrange the date
if their journey IN this direction, so as to
harmonic with the excursion from Butte
eastward.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
POLICE COURT.
Who Knocked Down the Door ?

All George, the Chinaman charged with
indecent conduct, pleaded guilty and was
fined So and COSTS.
James Ryau, a patient at the Workin =
mems hospItai, charged with an u njustitiable
assault on a C~hinaman, was found guilty,
with e~Xtenuating circumstances due to his
being an invalid.
John Sweet, charged with assaulting old
Tom Haney ard knocking him off a platform
on Saturday, was fined s. and costs.
Lastly, Thomas jefferson and George
Washington were brought to trial on the
charge Of kicking down the door Of a denizen
of Park street. Three or four witnesses
were examined for both the prosecution and
| the defense, the latter claiming an alibi. The
ofiepse was said to have been committed be.
tween 1 and ) O'Clock in the morning, but
the defendants offered the testimony of MIR
Fr.d Globig. barkeeper at Fitschen's saloon
and of two other young men who had beer
with them in the saloon SATURDAY night, tt
prove that they had spent a social evening
there together, and had not left the saloon
until after 3 O'Clock. There was but littl,
doubt that the otfense had been committed
by somebody, hut Judge Wilcox found Oh
the evidence that the accused were not guilty
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-08
MORE FIRE.
At Black Fill Canyon.

About three o'clock Monday afternoon, at
Black Hill Can on, the residence of Messrs.
NJ. & ). Virnoche was destroyed by fire. The
latter named gentleman was in Butte, nine
miles away, and did not reach home until
his house was in runs. Mr.. NJ. Virnoche
and a hired man we're at work on the stable
near Ly, nobody being in the house. a Chi
nauan who was cooking in a cabin q few feet
away saw tie smoke and yelled fire, but 1t
was then too late. When the men rushed
in from the s able the whole interior OF the
heuse was in flames. The building was a
one story frame containing two rooms, ana
had been intended as Il kitchen for the new
and c@ommod.cu7 ediiice which tie Virnoche
brothers intend putting up. This Will Se a
station for travellers when the buildings are
completed. The loss was about $50