The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-30

u" Will Tue Helena post
onnce' we do not receive the Herald and
independent regularly. The independent,
especially, is one day behind time about "a
Often as it is on time. Something loose over
that way. .
casey d Brophy's plug had a stubborn.
banking spell on West Broadway yesterday.
by llling the bronco's ears with sand and
tickling him vigorously with a whip he was
induced to start up the delivery wagon at a
lively rate. ..
The circulation of the DAILY MINkR is in
creasing steadily. People will buy W
newspapers first, and after that, if they have
money TO devote to charitable purposes they
usually subscribe for some sleepy sheet issued
about the middle of The day.
The Hasenwinkle Ideal Dramatic Compa-
ny appear with an announcements in our ad-
v~ertising columns this morning, This CON-
pany has been visiting and playing in many
of the prominent towns of Montana during
the summer, and it has met with great success
everywhere.
Sph'St 10 hON visible 10 Tue lakGu
eye. 1t is described as appearing bright
through an instrument and has a northerly
motion. By taking a position on the north
slope Of the Butte, after 10 o'clock p. H., a
fair o~bsquint of the new comet may be OBJ
tanned, without the aid of a telescope.
For fear that the following paragraph will
escape the notice Of the ministers of Montana,
{residing outside of the Butte District we
reproduce it from the Chicago Inter Ocean
Of a late date: "The price of prepared litn-
ographed sermons in Chicago has gone down
to 80 cents a sermon"
When The blasts are fired of at the foun-
dation grade of the new Miners Union Hall,
it wOu be we'll for the foreman having the
work in charge to detail some man to notify
the people within distance. If this precaution
is not taken some one will be seriously in
jured. Yesterday there was a narrow escape.
People should lave due notice to get out of
the way.
From Thursdays Daily.l
Great inquiry is made for miners and me-
chanics in this district.
The Public Administrator in his sales of
the property of deceased persons, is obtaining
good figures for the property disposed OF.
By reference to the "born" department of
the MINER It will be observed that girl babies
are arriving much faster than boy babies.
The last lot stands three girls TO one boy.
Parties having already purchased admission
tickets for the Land League benefit this ev-
ening can exchange the same for reserved
seat tickets at Parchen d. D'Acheul's.
The H~asenwinkle bills have lad pastors
put on them which rectify their reading.
Monday night will be the opening, instead Of
Saturday, as heretofore announced.
In the Police Court, yesterday, John Hull
was before Judge Wilcox. Mr.. Ii. was up
for fighting and disturbing the peace, and his
face, which was somewhat disfgured, showed
that John had been there. Tie Court as
sessed him So and the extras, which ended
the case.
Yesterday after the fixing up of the sale of
the Broadway mine the delegation of
Madison County gentlemen was invited to
the residence of Mr.. W. A. Clark, where
imported champagne ccrks popped profusely
aud the sparkling fluid flowed freely over the
transaction.
The New York Daily Stock Report, of
August 10th, says that $4,000 have been
received in that city from the Alice Mining
Company since the 1st of last January. The
Alice stands the eighth in the list of ~firty-six
mines sending bullion to the New York mar
ket-the Ontario, of Utah, being first in
amount.
The initial number of the Glendive Times
has reached us. The Times is published
once a week at the terminus of the Northern
Pacific by w. w. Maybec, and it maybe the
f%orerunner of a blanket sheet. The paper is
full of thu. local doings of Eastern Montana,
journal will live and flourish. Hope so.
The "passenger war" between MeIrose and
Butte is hot and lively between the stage
company and the fast expresses. The stage
company has very active men employed who
know how to pull The ropes. The fast eN
presses are ~widc-awake, and the way the rates
are cut down will tell Oh the weakest. Mean
while, the travelling public are pleased and
stand tie racket without Srumbling.
The pic mic of the scholars, teachers and
friends of the Sunday School of st. Johns
Episcopal Church yesterday was a pleasant
affair. The PICNIC was held at Poplar Grove
and the number in attendance was about one
hundred and fifty. The children, especially,
were delighted, and the pic-nickers, after a
days fun and feastipg, returned to the city
satisfied.
DR.. Culbertson, %oculist, aurist and sur
econ. of INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, has arrived