The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-27
Front SATURDAYS Dali, v,

oourt oy the Grand Jury yet.
The dry goods houses on Main str.e, ,re
daily receiving large boxes filed witr ele,,n
fabrics from the East.
Our Jewish fellow-citizens will pass to-
DAY in exchanging congratulations on tho
event of their New Year. . -
MIS- >. q. Lockwood at the Chicago Mil.
liners Rooms is the place to get Dressmak-
ing work Of style and finish. Sal srr
The Iron piring for the Silver Bow Water
company is on the way, having been sh:pped
from Ogden several days ago.
The work of prosecuting to the north ard
south at the 300-foot level OF the GREY Recs
mine is progressing very satisfactorily.
The immense mining developments now
going on i'll the Butte district are not eousled
by any mining camp in the world. No waste
work Is being done anywhere in the district.
The old and popular Butte market. on
Main street, at the sign of the big bull, has
been greatly improved by enlarging the sale
room to accommodate the daily increase of
business.
Wedding cards are out for the marriage of
Mr.. Vim. I. lddings and Miss Ola Burnett,
which happy event Will take place at the
residence of the brides parents at Glendale
on Thursday, the Goth.
Messrs. Owsjey & Walton have purchase i
the interest of S. Tuttle in the livery bnsi.
ness. The firm of Owsley & Walton is a
strong one, as both gentlemen are thoroughly
posted in the horse business.
Yesterday Public Administrator Waterbury
sold the quartz property belonging to the es-
tates of John Bauer and Edward Byrpe, de-
ceased, in front Of the Probate Court room.
The property sold at small figures mostly
skeleton prices.
We learn by the Ogden Pilot of the 23d,
that the following freight for Butte had been
shipped: Lee w. Foster & Co., $50 boxes
candles; Kinna 4 Jack, ~ cases tin plate
and 46 bundles sheet iron Caplice & Co.,
100 cases candles ; w. A. Clark, two cars iron
piping.
People who labor under the impression that
our merchants are not doing much business
these days should watch the number of wag-
ons loaded and unloaded daily at, the stores.
Trade is brisk, and Notwithstanding the vast
amount Of merchandise received daily, many
articles are scarce in this market.
From SUNDAYS Daily,
Several new buildings IRE in course of
erection in Walkervi lie.
Lower Main street needs the care and at
tention Of the Street Supervisor.
Read the advertisement about horses ken
up, printed in this issue.
The fruit stands are well suppl ed with
Utah and California fruit.
The railway situation Of Butte will attract
and command united action yet.
Within the past week a larger amourt OF
freight than usual has been delivered in the
city.
The Grand Jury Of Silver Bow county ha.
been heard from. Several indictme uts have
been found.
The Butte produce and grain market con-
tinues firm, with an upward tendency for all
kinds of products.
The number of strangers in Butte is quite
noticeable. There is no falling of in the
number Of new arrivals.
The echoing toot of the locomotive will
be heard in Butte in a few days, and that is
all, until a new deal takes place.
The crowd Of men on the streets of Butte
last night plainly indicated that the number
of men in this district is underestimate.
The Board of Correction for Silver Bow
County, which was to meet tomorrow, will,
probably, adjourn until Tuesday morning.
Tho MINERS mining reports OF the Butte
| District are copied, without %abridging, by all
the leading mining journals OF the country.
TIL business of Butte for the week closing
last night was good. An increas over
the business of the previous week is to be
reported.
For the information OF the puohc we pub
| lish in another column a correct time table
of the arrival and departure Of the mails at
the Butte Postotice.
A close examination Of the leading mines Of
the Butte district, to-day will show that they
were never in better condition than they are
at the present me.
The Israelites of Butte observed their Ne1
Year yesterday in a beftting manner. Their
places OF business were closed, and the day
was spent in holiday fashion.
Sporting is brisker in Butte than 1t is in
any other town in the North. Faro has a
big run from Monday until the close OF the
week, aud on SUNDAY there is no let up.
For the week ending Saturday, September