The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

~ '"S pau our Guy O1lclalS. There
mas oeeh a number OF chronic DRINKS lying
about in the alleys for some time past and #
IS a mercy to them and a satisfaction to de-
cent people to have them locked up.
FROM a private letter received from George !
"A. brufly, OF Fish Creek, we learn that |
1uu@e James l.. Shaver, of Silver Star, was
kllieu on Monday evening by the 'caving |
OF a nine in which he was at work. No
particulars were given. Mr.. SLAYER was
aDott flty years of age, lad been 4 resident
OF Montana many years, and is well and Ia
vorably known.
Several days since the MINER published an
account of the finding of some stolen goods
and the arrest and conviction of the thief.
L here is A sequel to The case. Mr.. Talent
acted in the capacity of prosecuting attorney
when the man was tried on the charge of
theft. Subsequently he brought in a bill of
$40 to the firm owning the stolen property as
his fees for attending to the case. On the re-
tlisal Ut the manage IF the iouse to nav the
hill, suit was brought 10 compel payment,
and the case was tried before Judge O'Marra
yesterday, which resulted in a verdict for the
defendant and the costs being assessed to
complainant.
From Thursdav's Dai,
New Prints, Musiius, ! inen Lawns, Cham
bryS, etc, at SANDS IL BOYCE'S.
The genial gentleman. Mr.. Wm. Read,
assessor for Silver Bow county, las COM
mencel his labors.
Tie Benton, on the l1th; the G. X. Peck
on the 18th, and tie Rose Bud, on the 18Th,
left Bismarc for EenLnn.
Mr.. Richards. from Salt Lake City, will, a,
soon as a building can be erected, open IA STA
%tioneIy store i'll this city.
John 7. Raymond appears as Colonel
Sellers in the Gilded -A.e at Ogden on next
Monday. Wish be would come up to Butte.
Travellers desiring 3 cheap aud speedy
means Of reaching Melrnse should not TAIL TO
consult Messrs. Clark & Fridley's AL in au-
other culumn.
The Ogden Pelot says the Utah II North
ern railway is taking about fifty car loads of
merchandise north each day. The freight
trains go out well loaded every day.
Miss Belle Douglas, whom our people will
recollect as appearing on the boards here in
Butte a couple of years since, is playing at
the Union Opera House, Ogden.
The Cull4t trial will most likely come off
Saturday next. Some important witnesses
III 1'S W. 49, ~ II q u'l'i Il ttld1
is necessary till they are summoned and APP
bear.
Messrs. Leg son Il Turck, jewellers nave one
OF the finest assOrtmentS of goods to be
found in cir line in the west. Parties de-
string really No. | ware or .icwelry should
not fail to call upon them.
The telegraph wire. like an old paralytic,
is now down about all the time. It occas-
innally gets up, gives a jerk or two. and is
then tlDoreI. Hence our dispatches are few
and far between.
Elsewhere in to .day's paper we prlnt the
card of MeSSrs. Richardson X Butler. who
have secured control Of The "Mint" saloon
and will cunduc it in fiIst-ciass style. They
are pleasant gentlemen and are deserving Of
u share of plltaic patronage.
Mr.. b. l.. Fancel, Of Wickes, recently in
jured himself quite severely by falling from
IA foundation wall upon which he was walk
ing. The most serious wound was in his
head, which was badly cut. AT last accounts
Mr.. f. was doing well.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable state of
the weather the attendance at the NJ. E.
Churcll's strawberry and ice cream festival was
large. Some seven or eight tables were
spread, well supplied with an assortment of
cake and cream aud berries, presided over
by fair ladies' and pretty maidens.
From Mr.. J. G.. Sanders, who is just over
from Jefferson, we learn that work is pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible upon the new
works of the Alta Montana company at
Wickes. Much line has been consumed in
clearing away the debris caused by the fire,
bur now they are about ready to
building.
Flaming posters are out announcing the
races AZ Butte on July loGtrtn and fifth. This
office does not bray OIL the job Of printing
particularly, but we think in comparison
with one which emanated from a printing
establishment in Helena, copies of which
may be seen posted up about town, il will
stand the test.
The Mnllton shaft has reached a depth OF
2IS feet. The cross-cut on the 2OG-tuol level,
fiom Indications shown yesterday. is ap-
D reaching the vein. A report was on TIL
street last evening that a body OF ore had
been struck but 50 far AS We We're able to
lean the statement was premature. 1t will
be found however, and very soon, too.
In IA conversation had with Mr.. John Noyes
Yesterday We were Informed that work upon
the water ditch is progressing farorably, the
iron piping has been ord red from the east,
and contracts let for lumber to be used in
constructing fumes. This looks as though
the company meant business, and in all
probability water will be running through
the pipes long before snow flies.
We are reliably informed that the contract
has been let and will he signed by the con
tractors, Messrs. Van Brocklin 4 Bates, to-
day Tor the building of the Episcopal Church
on Broadway, tins city. The agreed price is
Sll. OOO,and the blilding is to be put up after
the original pla 5 and specifications, except
two or three changes. Sufficient funds to
complete the work have already been sub
Scribed.
From DR.. Mussigbrod who arrived in the
city Yesterday from Warm Springs, We Learn
that Miss Dunlevy, a young lady of Lewis and
Clarke county, recently adjudged insane, was
laceiyed In the insane asylum on the l4th.