The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-01
MINOR ITEMS.
[From Fridays Daily.

Main and Montana streets.
The butcher markets are well supplied
with fat meats, both beef and pork.
Bare ground is sighted on all sides, and the
snow is rapidly melting away.
The eloquent voice of the auctioneer is not
heard in Butte. That sort of business is
quiet.
Hotels are doing a fair business, and there
is no falling off in the run of transient
guests.
The high moguls of the republican party
are cyphering out primary representation and
primary apportionment.
Last Tuesday night a smoke-house belong
ing to Murphy, Neel & Co., on Wood street,
Helena, was burned. Loss trilling.
The council relaxed, relented and recanted,
and confirmed the second nomination. of Hon.
Joe. 7. Wooiman as territorial auditor.
Judge Irvine announces himself a candi-
date for the democratic nomination for the
office Of probate judge of Silver Bow county.
The Independent says that Thomas Cruise
has been offered $250,OO0 cash for the Drum
Lummond mine, and that he has refused the
offer.
When a Butte sport goes broke his friends
considerably refer to HIM as a gentleman Ia
boring under temporary financial embarrass-
ment.
TIL Salt Lake Tribune says a representa-
tive Of the proposed Butte Sun passed through
that city. This paragraph appcarst to be news
in Butte.
Four patients are at the hospital on West
Broadway receiving good attention and medi-
cal treatment at the hands of Drs. Holmes
and Hendrickson
Trade is not rushing, but the business out
look of Butte affords our merchants great en-
couraeement, and they confidently look for
ward to a season of prosperity.
Prof. r. ii. HOWE, Of Helena, has been
confirmed by the council as territorial super.
intendent of public instruction. 1t looks as
though 'no one but a Helena man need ap'
ply"
Independent, 90: W. D. Flowers received
advices from his stock range in the Mussel
shell country on the 18th, and at that timt
the loss had been light, although the cattle
were very thin.
Increased facilities are noticed at the Bnttt
chop houses and restaurants fer feeding til;
hungry multitude, and the prices are amaz
ingly low when the market rates of foodstufI
are considered.
f 4 one-sixteenth interest in the Sallie Bel
. lode, az Red Mountain, has been sold t.
T. Messrs. Pfaume Il Heimberg, of Helena, TO
, $500. The Interest disposed of belonged
f to Michael Kelly.
, Las night being clear and bright, obserya
; tions through Surveyor Bakers field transi
showed Venus to be moon-shaped, with tn
lower part of the planet beautifully illumin
: atcd with a BLUSH ting~.
S Current rumor has it that a West Par
! street bachelor is about to perpetrate matr
l mony, and that he will commit the deed i
4 the full belief that this world will come t
an end next November.
One hundred and fifty Mormon graders ar
employed grading on the line of the Ula
I Northern in the Big Hole canon, below Wur
: derlich's. The contract to Divide Creek is /
: be completed by the middle Of April.
The MINER job artist is turning out RS fin
specimens Of chroma;ic printing as that eX'
cuted at the down east establishments. Gu
, artist understands the blending of coiors, an
he puts the inks on with SNOWY effect.
$ Very stylish displays of goods and article
. for feminine comfort and adornnent are dI
y played at the dry goods emporiums on Mai
street, and the gentlemen officiating as sale!
men put on their blaudeet smiles lille wal
ing on customers.
Freighting between Butte and the railroa
terminus, Dillon, is a difficult business
present. as the roads are in a soft conditjo
in places. The sleds and wagons have ihol
an equal chance, and the profanc music
the freish1er is loud on the road betwee
Silver Bow and Divide.
A citizen of Butte declined invc ting
life insurance yesterday. The life ~insuran(
sharp pressed the citizen for Il good reasC
why he should not insure his life. The cit
zen replied that it v as worse than bucking
. faro, for i'll order to beat this life ~insuran,
business a man had to die.
Quite a little iisticuff occurred on Mai
a street below the Chop House about 7 o'cloc
last night. The fight was between q lit
man and a big man. The little fellow pitcle
in and licked he biu fellow. and WAS I'm ar
C off, while the big fellow was captured by &
e officer, and will undergo an examination Il
disturbing the peace.
Il The Homer Mining lnder pertinently say
"lf miners in the camps, where the ore "
admit of it, would go to work with their ON