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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13

In Chris. Houser's extensive assOrt-
ment Of liquors Of all kinds, wines, been
and cigars, the most fhstidious customer
can suit himself in large or small guam
titles. Invoices Of the choicest brands
Of domestic whiskeys and imported
wines and cigars have just been receiv.
ed by G. b. Houser l. Co. The public
il invited to call and sample.
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Recent Arrivals.

Among the most recent arrivals may
he mentioned . number Of cases and
barrels Of the original Budweiser beer,
just received by J. n. Mathews. BY
the same invoice came large quantity
Of choice Kentucky whisky and Of Inn
ported champagne and still wines. Mr..
Mathews stock Of wines, whiskeys,
beer and cigars IL now not to be ex-
celled.
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Pursuant to the adjournment Wednes-
day evening the new council met last
night in the police court room, Mayor
Owsley presiding.
Messrs. Reins and Fisher were the
only absentees, the former being sick
and the'latter out Of the city.
The most important business Of the
evening was the qualifying ofthe newly
appointed officers, and the appointment
by the new Mayor Of his regular stand
ing committees.
Judge J. b. Wilcox, ~ police magis-
trate gave bond in the sum Of $500
and was duly sworn in.
As city attorney, John T. Baldwin,
Esq, gave bond in the sum of q, 900 and
took the oath Of Office.
Lou. p. Smith, as city marshal exc
cuted . bond for $1,000 and was also
solemnly sworn to the due performance
Of his duties.
The roster was made complete by the
qualification Of Treasurer ]. NJ. Venable
who gave bond according to law in the
sum Of 8. 900, and the city Of Butte was
legally in charge Of ito new officers,
whose bends were read, and approved
by the council.
The appointments on standiag COM
mittees were then announcedas follows:
Committee on Finance F0fbis. G.. h.
Hauser, J. r. Perron.
On Streets and Alleys-Reins, AcCar-
thy, Newkifk.
On Health Fisher, French, Forbis.
On Fire-McCarthy, French, New.
kirk.
A motion was then made and carried
that the Finance Committee and City
Attorney b required to exsmine into
the city finances and report TO the Coun-
Gil 1t . meeting 10 be called for that pur-
pose.
Mammal Smith then nominated r. w
Carroll and Elias Little - city police
olAesss, and, on motion, Council i'd
journed stne die.
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CORD WOOD
And tho New Table Of Measure.

In old times it was supposed that q
compact load of wood eight feet long,
four feet wide and four feet high was
actually . cord Of wool, and would p.ass
muster a. such in any market. This il
all changed new, and a quantity of wood
which in the old days would have meas
ured barely four cord is now sold as five
cords. But as the arithmetices have not
changed, this remarkable variation of If.
fairs must be attributed to the high lati-
tude and glorious climate Of Montana,
to which so few people come for their
health.
The choppers in the timber have time
to pile their wood to suit themselves and
they generally do it. Intertistices are
left between the sticks, 10 that nothing
counts for something. The haulers and
wood dealers, who buy from the chop
pers declare that they are obliged to sell
for = cord that which they buy as such,
and that II they rclneasured the wood
and then sold I'M actual cord, they would
lose money.
This state Of affairs is not very pleas
ant to consumers who are compelled fire.
quentIy to ply ten dollars for what Is
nomtnally cord, but in reality about
three quarters Of q cord.
ills suggested that a city measurer's
certificate be essential, in the nature of
license, to the sale Of every load or cord
Of wood offered in the city limits.
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.-ss4s. -.a.ss.-- .'s.. -
Prem VSo6Ay1 DooDy.
uAkO ~A1l1uDA
y -.s4 q /.
4 uswlsey,e in Journalism.

"Why don't you state fhets, and moss
ofthsm," said Park slTest bsoker 80
i ters1ay 70 the writer. ''1(ake the pape'
lively, al It with personalities, write o.
things - they actually happen, drol
the gloss Of fine words and unveil sth<
naked truth, make Il % the wife viii
ct up bs6ose - husband n TIE nseenina
to read the news," etc., etc.
T.ess words inspired ~ with melan'
cho]ly reflections. The broker iHqoes
ton saGgests On experiment laden with
the possibilities Of life and death. II
We were prepared to turn the sanetum
intQan asylum for broken heads and
bloody noses We would accept the gen
tleman's advice Aud act on It. A. It Il,
We accept 1t. He IL welcome to come
and try himself The result weuld be
somewhat - follows:
John Jones married Sally Smith yes-
teraay. Rev: 6nifkins performed the
ceremony for nfty cents, which wasn't
enough. John looked awkward and
his breath smelt Of bit whisky
Sally IL At least thirty years old and has
been on the carpet since 1880. Her
mother wept tears Of Joy when the knot
was tied. 1t IL thought old man Smith
will try to get his newly made son-in-
law to help lit the mortgage on the old
mans store. The father-in-law 10
threatened with paralysis Of the right
arm from too much crooking over bars,
and will consequently be helpless soon.
John and the old man got drunk TO-
gether last night, and the bride was
scared nearly to death, but not ~ much
- che pretended to be.
G.. Whillikins was fined ten and
costs yesterday for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. He IL church men,
Der and the father Of . respectable fam
lily. We regret our inability to comply
with his request not to mention his
name.
The bsll lset Sunday night differed
from the one Of the night before only IN
being wOrse. The same ladies were
there in the same dresses. Some Of
them were gotten up in bessstly style,
Miss Gemini. The music
might have been worse perhaps, though
this requires . strong effort of the imag-
inati0u.
The service yesterday morning Was
f0rty-five minutes long. Some people
to 1t, and were bored. Others
did not listen and were bored. When
the box was passed arouud the congre-
cation felt ~ weak - the choir.
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sEAal.W WEEKLY lolllER.
SATURDAY, NAY n. 1o6a
LOCAL NEWS.

DR.. Reins, Councilman from the Sec.
ond Ward, h confined to his residence,
suffering greatly with his eyes.
The eeason Of the year has now come
when substsntial huildinss can be erect
ed in Butte with safety and dispatch.
The daintiest lunches and liquoss;
also private club rooms, It the Opera
J. b. Chopper, proprietor. may13dtE
The law requires the Police Nagis'
trate to give bond in $3.50, and the
City Treasurer in the sum Of 8 600.
A top man at the Clear Grit had his
thumb mashed so badly . day or two
since that amputation had to be per-
formed.
With the prospect Of . continuance Of
the fair weather Of the past two days
there Is . noticeable quickening in bust
ness circles.
The foot hills on the east and the val
ley on the south are taking on the first
pale, grayish green tints Of their sum-
mer costume.
Butte yards are turning out brick ut
the rate Of ~, 90 to 10000 per day. G. HI
Thurston and Ed. Kings yards are in
fine order and the brick look well.
Marshal Lou p. Smith finds that he
has large contract on his hands In get
ting the streets and alleys Of the city
into a condition of reasonable cleanli-
ness.
Denver Nc,rs: Sara Bernhardt IL mar
ried. "She told him everything" said
one pretty actress. "What courage"
said another. but what a memory"
said third
The improvements opposite the MINER
Office, on West Broadway, indicate that
the tide of business will set westward on
that thorough fare, which IL already one
Of the rest streets in the city.
There was yesterday general feeling
Of satisfaction at the appointments of
Mayor OwsIey. The kickers, If any.
were principally kickers on general
principles, and not the friends Of any,
Dody in particular.
The Bismarck Tribune says: ut II
stated that the Union Pacific Company
is using it's influence to induce Montana
merchants to purchase their goods in
st. Louis by making freights less than
on Chicago goods.
Rev. n. +. Lamb will deliver = lee
ture tomorrow even ng in Caplice Hall
ON the symbolism of the sacred colors in
tie Jewish Tabernacle. This lecture
will be of interest to Masons and Odd
Fellows AZ we'll as to the general public.
A man was found d,owned about |
forty miles above GlendiSe last week. |
He wore boots with spurs, gray coat and
vest and overalls. He must have been
y cattle man and drowned in crossing
the ice on pony just before the break
up oil the river. He had IN account |
bunk on his person with some Miles
City and Bozeman accounts and letter |
addressed tn T.. J. Patterson.
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Educational.

To the Board If 7rwstees OF School, Dir
trict No !:
GENTLEMEN:-We the undersigned
committee appointed by your honorable
body have attended the VAUDEVILLE
school examination, and report that
We are most favorablv impressed by the
thorou.h and very creditable manner
in which the pupils acquit themselves
In the various branches taught, thus re-
6ecting great credit on their efficient
teacher Mrs. Scott.
Very Respectfully,
Ns. Edw. Reimel,
Mrs. Sarah A. Hall,
Mrs. Geo. HOlbro0k,
Mrs. Gwen Flynn,
VAUDEVILLE, May 5th. 1882.
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HARD COIN
Represented by Butte's Bullion Ship
meut9,

Several prominent and well informed
mining men were yesterday discussing
the figures Of Butte's actual monthly
output Of bullion, ore and matte. Their
estimate is based on personal aequaint-
ance with the facts, and will open the
eyes Of many people not only here but
elsewhere.
Tobegin with, it is q fact that this
camp could easily supply twice ~ many
smelters and mills as are now here. The
Modoc, st. Lawrence, Gagnon, and
other such copper properties could nov
easily support each = snlelter Of itsown,
and will Doubtless soon be In . position
to illustrate this.
The Montana Copper Company's
monthly shipments Of matte and copper
come first ofthe list Of smelters, and the
Colombo Company's come next. These
two probably ship 1t least 900. 900 worth
Of matte, copper ami ore every month.
The Bell Company's shipments, with
those Of the Longmaid concentrator,
easily run tho smelter shipments up to
500, 900 . month.
The bullion shipments proper from
the Alice, Moulton, Silver Bow, Lex
ington, and other COMPANIES, are not
less than $l75, 900 per month, the Alice
Company averaging perhaps %o0, 900 per
month easily.
There are shipments also Of ore
enough per month to swell the grand
total monthly shipments from Butte to
@50O, 900, while men who know say the
camp can easily ship million.
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Accident at Moose Greer.

About eight miles from Melrose u
house occupied by Solomon Jennings
fell In several days since and severely
injured . woman and three childrsn
and Mr.. Jennings. Particulars not re-
corded.
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Pol:IU 0DVV5.
A chase 10 silver Bow.

Evander Mcleod and n. e. Dillon
have been working for VIM. Thompson,
It n stated, ON Browns gulch. Mcleod
had an order for . hundred dollars on
Thompson, which was due on the lotn
inst. and he sent It into town for COL
lection by Dillon, asking him to bring
out the proceeds. In the mean time
Dillon rot ten dollars cash and ten dol
lars in board on the order, from Charley
Ehric, of the Montana Hotel, and sold
the balance for $50.
Thursday evenin Mcleod came into
town, hearing that Dillon had collected
the money, and meeting him on Acad'
ny street, by the school house, asked
for he proceeds Of the order. Dillon,
a. it is stated, not only refused to give
up the money but drew pistol on Nc
Leod. A warrant charging Dillon with
grand larceny was then sworn out and
nut into the hands of constable Gap
Owen, who discovered that Dillon had
gotten his traps from Mr.. Ehric's and
had left town. A visit to the depot
brought no results and the officer then
started for Silver Bow Junction, Nc
Leod going along to identify the accus-
ed. He was not found ut the Junction,
and Owen and Mcleod started back
the former riding in q wagon and the
latter following Oh horseback.
The officer stopped for u moment Mt u
saloon in Rocker, but did not go in,
never dreaming that the man he was
locking for might be inside. Shortly
after Mcleod came Ivy and saw Dillon
coming out of the saloon. He hurried
an officer, our Cap. Owen, who did not
revch Butte until ii. Int o'clock yesterday
morning, being too much fatigued to
return to the Junction, and the war
rant was given to Deputy Sheriff
Fish, who made the arrest and brought
Dillon back to town. 1t was about ten
O'Clock when Mr.. Fish reached Silver
Bow on horseback, and he found Dillon
in q blacksmith shop, armed with two
pistols. No resistance was made to the
arrest. Not wishing to make him walk
all the way to Butte, Mr.. Fish proposed
that they should wait for wagon, but
the festive Dillon calmly suggested that
they ride and tie. proposition which
almost destroyed Fish's equani'nity.
The officer accordingly did the riding
and the prisoner the tieing. The accused
has not yet had his examination.
Yesterday morning Edw'd Mathews,
who had been for several days about
Centerville and Walkerville, was ar-
rested on the charge Of grand larceny.
It seems that Mathews hired u horse in
Glendale about week ago, from John
Il. Reynolds. He stated then that he
wanted the horse to ride to Wunder-
lich's, and would be absent about three
days. Mr.. Reynolds became uneasy ut
not hearing from tile horse, and finally
telegraphed to Butte, but could learn
nothing Of the missing man and beast.
He then came to Butte himself and dis
covered Mathews, and had him arrest
ed. Night before last the horse was
kept in Kings stable. Mathews could
not give sny very satisfactory account of
himself, and does not seem to have
very strong intellect.
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4 New Station.

Dyer's Siding on the Utah L North
efn road, five miles this side Of Lavell's
was established - regular station yes.
terday. Mr.. 6. J. Dyer who owns much
property near by,is one Of the most Sub.
stantial citizens Of Silver Bow Cnn,tv
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Short dresses continue to prevail
among the inportations, not half . dos'
en- dresses With trains having beea
bFought from Paris this season; indeed
trains are almost limited 70 brides and
bfideemaidD' dresses
Nj. J. b. Reynolds, Of Glendale VA
in Butte yesterday looking after . min.
ing hosBe.
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4 = I"
Mrs. g. w. Todd went East with he'
husband yesterday morning.
n. n. Brows and n. +. Gsaster were
up ftom Dilles yestssdag., ~
Gov. Potts states that hs b positively
not candidate for ConGTess. 80"
Miles Cavanaagh, the silver tongued
young eagle Of the democracy, has gone
70 HeSena.
J. r. Netcalf, Of st. Louis and P. NJ
Noble, Of Sheridan were at the Centen-
NAL yesterday. -.
Miss Katy Kifkendall, daughter Of
Mr.. Hugh Kirkendall, arrived from
Helena yesterday, On her way East.'
John Fore, Of England, and Geo. A.
Libby, Of Georgetown, Colombo, were
| 1t the st. Nicholas yesterday.
An exchange says: miss Lovely.
lately from Missouri, is visiting ut her
brother-in-laws, o. F. Armstrong, near
Richland.'
Richland, Strong-arlnetI men and
lovely women must make . paradise.
r. G.. Mcintyre and C. J. Stevens, ofthe
Attic Mining Company, Boulder, called
yesterday At the MINER Office. They
leave this morning.
John A. Gordon, of the COmique,
took cold at the benefit last week, and
was for several days laid up with pneu-
monia. He IL about recovered.
Miss Parsons friends are glad to
learn that though not entirely we'll, she
IL now able to DO out, and will remain
in Butte several days longer.
A Stockton woman recently eloped
leaving the following note to comfort
her husband: "Dear William-GOod
bye. Darling, don't mourn for the
children, for nome ot them are yours"
Mr.. Fralk d. Wilson, recently from
Chicago, is filling Mr.. Barden's position
in the postofIice during the absence Of
the latter gentleman in Helena.
Mr.. r. p. Barden, of the postofIice,
left yesterday morning for q visit of q
week or ten days to his friends and
relatives in Helena. The loss of the
young ladies in Butte will he the gain
Of those in Helena.
Nat Goodwin and the beautiful, the
only Eliza Weathersby, are in Salt
Lake. Since their marriage she has
made her Goodwin better than before,
and he naturally enough declares it was
''all on account Of Eli8a."
Nj. 8. r. Hauser declares that in the
interview in regard to the candidacy OF
Hon. w. A. Cla,k, for Congress, he, Mr..
Hauser, merely mentioned his possessi n
of wealth ~ an incident to be consider
ed with reference to his candidacy and
not a. his principal qualification for the
race.
The following item from the Black
Hills Times Of the 5th inst is In regard
to we'll known Montanian: Wesley
Alexander had narrow escape yester-
day at Lead city, by being an inmate
Of \ runaway hack. The team started
from Miners Union Hall, dashed with
great speed down thestreet, nan against
the posts supporting the awning at Jas.
Martins place, thence down the street,
finally to collide with tree. The team,
becoming detached from the dilapidat-
ed hack, stood calmly viewing the ruin
they had wrought.
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Thank You.

The Gallatin NCu* says: liz ~"
Ocracy Of Gallatin county 't'hs'"'" ~.
their brethren in Butte ('t! vi 80 =.
sweeping victory achieved at inc l'J ~,
on last Monday, for the cause " E"P" ..,
government i'm the United STATES "''
as an earnest message to our represent. .
tives in Congress that Montana aPP'',
their course ON the Chinese ql'es''""'
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Gossip.

The br00m-straw veterans regret
the temporary absence Of Mr.. PEN
There was large number Of tickets
for the Catholic ball sold by the ladies
Of the church and their friends.
. At the benefit night before last there
was q distressingly distinct whisper
from one If the actors who was talking
against time to I'LL up wait. Suddenly
dropping into q genuine stage whisper
he cried in an agonizing tone: "For
Christs sake, send on Dedrick."
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TH1 hDP0RT
OF Stxeot Oommissioner Vonablo.

In another column will be found the
legal publicati Of the report Of Mar
shall J. n. Nenable, e1-cDecio Street
Commissioner, up to the 10th inst.
The statement shows up to that
time twenty street tax receipts for labor
performed, and three hundred and sew
euty-one cash reeeipts, amounting to
>742
Voucher to the amount Of $502.25 are
appended, which, after deducttng the
Commissioner's percentage Of one-6fth,
leaves q balance on hand Of SIS.
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Nsph b. 0reenstelder, representing
Greensfelder Brm., of st. Louis, called
verterday at the MIME. once.
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Mr.. William Bishop, for man! :, -,
connected with the Helena o'''ee :" w.
Western Union Telegraph Con,lS'"
will succeed Mr.. Harris In the '.e
postonice, the latter proposing to l"''
. ranch and engage in stock-gro~'"k'
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Religious Baptist.

Religious services will be held by the
Rev. NJ. +. Lamb regularly hereafter
Sunday morning and evening In Caplice
Hall.
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New Grounds.

The Rod and Gun Club will meet for
practice at two o'clock sharp, on the new
grounds southwest Of the Stevens mine.
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4 elsterly Greeting Of Oongratula
ton For the Capital City.

The following dispatch was sent last
night after the first meeting Of the new
council:
E. ": Knight, H,sntlyey and the Lnose-
pcnd,nt, H;,en1:
In answer to your dispatch Of the I'd
inst, we thank you for your congratu-
lations and notify you that our new
Democratic city government went into
power, tonight, by all the new officers
qualifying.
Give us a Democratic shake! We
propose to hold our city government as
we now have it.
May our sister city, Helena, do like
VIM. Owsley,
r. ID. Leegatt,
J. b. Wilcox,
and others.
Butte City, May nth.
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TH OITY ORFIOBR9

TIN OITY ORFIOD19
For tho Year Riding Nay, 1893.
Now that the newly appointed officers
have qualined, the roster Of Butte's
officials for the current year IL ~ fol-
lows:
Mayor-Willjam Owsley.
Police Magistrate-J. b. Wilcox.
City Attosnev1Joh T. Baldwin.
CITY Narshal-L0u p. Smith.
CITY Treasuref-JW. II. Venable.
C0UNCILllEN:
First Ward-1(il0 French and 0e0rke
w. Newkirk.
Second Ward-Dr. Reins and James
w. F0rbis.
Third Ward l.. Fisher and Jere
H. Mccarthy.
Fourth WardAC. b. Houser and ]. T..
PesTon.
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SILVER BaICK.
Boulder lGlnee on High Orc 0u;ch,

Boulder Mines on High Orc 0u;oh.
MI. r. G. Mcintyre and Mr.. c. J.
Stevens, tire vice-president and treas
urer, respectively, of the Arctic Mining
Company, of Tama county, Iowa, which
owns and operates the we'll known
Brick ledge, near the Rumley and
Comet mines called yesterday at the
MINER offibe.
Along what is supposed to De one con-
tinuous ledge tn RE locations have been
made, known as silver Brick, Nos. one,
two and three.
The ledge where already tapped has
been found to he fourteen feet thick,
milling ore and assaying, all across, rs
stated by Mr.. Mcintyre from thirty to
one hundred ounces.
A tunnel was run in twenty feet some
months ago, from the bottom of which
shaft was sunk exposing both walls of
the vein and giving assays rs above
stated. One hundred and twelve feet
lower down another tunnel has been
run in nearly no feet, the face of which
is still from thirty-flve to fifty feet, as
calculated. Work in the tunnel will he
resumed actively at once.
The nearest mill il ut Wickes some
seven or eight miles away. Mr.. Stevens
will soon have concentration running
on the Amazon, five or six miles north
of Boulder.
4 9asterly Greeting Of Oon9ratula-
ton For the Capital City.
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WORN IN.

And Qualified According to Law
The New O@oers Begin Their
Duties Last Evening.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08
Mark TMain on War.

When you leave a battlefield always leave it Ill good order. Remove the wreck and rubbish, and tidy up the place. However, in the case of drawn battle, 1t is neither party's business to tidy up anything. You can leave the field looking as if the City Government of New York had bossed the fight. When you are trayersing the enemy's country, in order to destroy his supplies and cripple his resources, you want to take along plenty of camp-followers. The more the better. They are tre- mendously effective arm of the service, and they inspire in the foe the hvehest dread. A West Point professor told me that the wisdom of thi+ was recog- nized as far back as scripture times He quoted the verse. He said 1t was from the new revision, and WAS little different from the way 1t reads in the old one. do not recollect the exact word ing of it now, but remember that it wound up with something about such and such devastating agent being ss "terribie as an army of bummers. l believe I have nothing further to add but this The West Pointer said pri- vate should preserve a respectful atti- tude to his superiors. and should seldom, or never, proceed so far es to offer sug- gestions 10 his General in the field. If the battle is not being conducted to suit him, 1t is better for him to resign. By the etiquette of war it is permitted to none below the rank of newspaper cor respondent to dictate to the General in the field.