The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-08
The election for Butte precinct will be held

The horse eplzoo continues, but it is most
ly of a mild character. Good care will bring
the animals through without any fatality, as
the disease, although quite general among the
horses, is not of a violent or dangerous type.
We strolled'into the clothing house of II.
Jacobs Il Co., on Main street, Yesterday, and
found the place filed with piles of handsome
and elegant gents wearing apparel, in suits
to 'suit,and offered at astonishingly low prices.
At Mathews billiard p~arlors, on Main
street, several exciting billiard contests have
taken place during the past few evenings, be-
tween Sam Martin and ''Kid" Miller, GUESTS
of more than average skill and billiard Gull
ture.
A letter from Deer Lodge says that the dis
trict court now in session there is rapidly
clearing the calendar of civil cases, and that
the continued Silver Bow cases will en-
brace all the cases that properly belong to
this county.
geld to the pan has been obtained Oh the st.
Joseph, 16 miles across the mountains from
Cedar Creek. The report is not reliable
enough to warrant a stampede, and the snow
in that section is reported very deep.
A Butteite addicted to the use of impress
sive language and elegant diction, remarked
yesterday: "Our era of grand pr prosperity is
just dawning, and from the extensive sources
of our wealth that era can never have an end
until the blowing of the horn of resurrection"
Richard S. Jones, of the Silver Bow Min
ing and Milling company, is the agent Of the
Pacific Iron works of Rankin, Brayton &
Co., builders of every description of mining
machinery. The machinery of this company
is now double-column advertised in the
MINER.
The Salt Lake Tribune of March 1st says
that the Utah & Northern will be pushed
to Butte as lively as men and teams can push
it this spring. Railroad iron for the extern
sion is going forward, and it is anticipated
that the locomotive whistle will be heard in
Butte the first Of June.
An Indiana paper, after favorably noticing
some of the mines of Montana, concludes all
! article as follows: "Montana now takes rant
as a mineral producing territory, and VIC
+ would have more confidence IN a Montana
mine proving a bonanza than one located in
any other place in the world
Many republicans will be trotted out tol
nomination for the different county offices
u when the republican county convention
meets. No newspaper announcements have
been made yet, but it is reported that the
candidates in the ranks OF the stalwarts arr
too numerous to mention in a single clap
t ter.
Subscriptit ms are being raised for the ben
cit of tie widows of Thomas Woods an,
Patrick Laughlin, two Of the men killed re
Gently in the Belmont mine, who were left il
) almost destitute circumstances by the dealt
of their husbands. About s 1000 has bee
. raised in Belmont, Butte and Helena, an
those who desire to contribute can remit t
= Conrad & Muth, Belmont, or the First Ma
tional bank, Helena.
A. The Benton Record, in speaking Of til
70 slaughter among the sheep tlocks, says tia
a probably - per cent. Of all the sheep tina
ave died this winter in that part of the terri
t -, were ''pilerim'' sheep, which entelc
,o the winter in poor flesh and scabhy. Thor
Of sands of such sheep came upon the range
lit near Benton last fall. These facts should b
or remembered, next spring, when the large pc
ID centage of loss is commente on. Actlina
# ed sheep universally have dohe we'll.
From Saturdays Daily.1
The Helena coach leaves every morning
5 o'clock.
There are no houses to rent i'll Butte, al
H. but little property is offered for sale.
Frederick Gilbert is the authorized canva
ser for the MINER in Butte and vicinity.
The price of fresh meats is advancing
ro many of the towns Of Montana as we'll rs
Butte.
If Patterson, the ice-man Of Butte, las put
H. 300 tons Of a fine quality Of ice for next SUI
mer's use.
i,) Several citizens propose putting up tie
~ phoue ilues between their residences a
places of business.
,ad The board of county commissioners la
ne named the places Of holding the election
,,n- alltile precincts throughout Silver Bow cou
~.
ak. The chairman Of the board OF county CO
Of missioners advertiscs for scaled proposals
orx taking care Of the INDECENT sick of Sil'
Bow county.
be- The Territorial library and the Helena
zen hrary are to be placed in one room, and NJ
az Lou Guthrie is to be custodian and librarj
for the combined libraries.
ldi- The thief who stole Mr.. Kempar's carl
bag from Ornstien's meat market return
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