The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-29
MINOR ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

An ad. informs the public that tallow in its
purified state may be had at Beilensberg &
Dovenspeck's.
AT the late Methodist revival at Bozeman,
twenty five sinners forsook their wicked ways
and Joined the church.
You can buy a suit of gents wear at the
clothing houses on Main street from So to $50
according to the condition of your purse.
Many improvements of property are dis
cernable on most of the streets of the city,
indicative of expansion, thrift and prosper
ity.
The net proceeds of the high school exhi-
bition footed up nearly $125, which will be
applied to the use of the high school IL
brary.
Kew. MIR. Russel's sermon at the Presbyte-
rian church, Sunday evening, was an impress
sive discourse that rivited the attention of a
large congregation during its delivery.
The republican primary ticket for Butte
precinct is to be made up of ''stalwarts" Of
unblemished political character. "Dyed-in-
the-wool," the "left-wingists,' y ETC., etc.
Last night the MINER office was favored
with a splendid serenade bys Prof. Van Or
toms orchestra band. The music was magnifc
and enjoyed by the entire MINER corps.
The last. The noted Bill Nye has COM
menced the publication Of the Daily Boone
rang, at Laramie, Wyoming. No one will
be bold or bad enough to claim a patent on
this title.
Only twenty-elght passengers came in on
the coach from the railroad terminus last
evening. That is what might be termed a
coach full without the shadow of all exag-
geration.
The people know and appreciate that which
is good. The rapidly increasing circulation
of the MINER tells the tale OF its success, and
is a matter of satisfaction and pride to its
publishers.
The Ogden daily Pilot says tina the
amount of rails which have gone forward in
the past few weeks for the extension of the
Utah and Northern foots up fully seventy
five car loads.
On next Wednesday the republicans of
Helena hold their ward meetings, and on
Saturday, the Goth, they will hold a republic
can city convention to nominate candidates
for the various city offices.
The sublime confidence manifested by CAN
didates is something wonderful. Each can
dldate asserts, without mental reservation,
that he will get there, and all unite IN pleds-
ing themselves to abide by the will of the
majority.
Reynolds, the thoroughly posted agent of
mining machinery, appears every Sunday IN
the MINER in a TWO column selection, show
ing the superior inducements he has to offer
to all who want modern mining fixtures and
machinery.
Tho published financial exhibit Of Choteau
county shows that the net Indebtedness of
that county, on the 1st of March, was $33, O96-
IS, with a cash balance belonging to the diff
fCrent funds in the hands of the county treas
urer amounting to $7,071.S2.
Deputy Sheriff Micus, of Beaverhead county,
arrested at Dillon, A. L. Shipley, the man
who robbed Richards saloon, at Belmont, a
short time ago of $500. Shipley managed to
escape by boring a hole through the roof of
the Jail, and is now at large. A reward of
5000 is offered for the capture of Shipley.
The county commissioners of Beaverhead
county have called an election to submit the
proposition TO change the county seat from
Bannack to Dillon. The dictionaries place
on the first Monday in May next, and the polls
at the different precincts will be open from s
O'Clock a. m., to 6 O'Clock p. IL. of said day.
The declarations, buricsnues and recita-
tions of the pupils of the high school exhi-
bition, at Owsley's hall, ON last Friday even
ing, were in every way creditable to the
scholars, and deserved special praise and
extended notice, which the crowded state of
our columns prevented giving in full detail.
The Dillon Tribune has an account Of John
Wilson, Of Butte, attempting to elope with
Miss Ida Wormack of Spring Hill station.
The girl was only IA years of age and was
overhauled at Dillon, and returned to her
parents. Wilson was held twenty-four hours
and discharged, as DO charge was preferred in
the case.
Secretary James II. Mills, in the Ne,o
North Vest, says: ''The expenses of the leg
~islative session just closed aggregate, exclu-
elusive of printing, about Sl1 900 for the for
ty days session. Councilmen Worden, of
Missoula, and Hubbell of Custer, whose pay
and mileage would have aggregated S570,
were not present during the session. There
is three thousand dollars appropriated for the
publication of the revised statutes, and it is
probable now their publication can be secur-
ed within the next four months."
Chris. Wills, known in Montana as s'Boze-