The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-03

Prem Tssssays DAILY.
PERSONAL ugT111.I0111O1
Kid Miller was . good worker yester-
day.
Mr.. A. 8. Higgins, OF Deer Lodge,
has been In Butte several days on bust
nesD.
Mr.. Lew Gunderson is day clerk 1t
the st. Nicholas in place OF Mr.. Chanes
f. Anderson.
G. G.. Earle, wife and two children
were registered Sunday At the Union
Depot Hotel in Ogden.
Among the latest arrivals ct the st.
Nicholas are: J. H. Buxton, A. 8. Hig-
gins, Deer Lodge; T. e. Kicks, Logan;
w. X. Sloan, Salt Lake.
Father Venneman hrs attracted large
audiences to st. Patr,ck's church since
his coming to Butte Mt the beginning Ut
Mission Week, which ended Saturday
night.
MI. II, Brundage, Of the Dillon Trio
,.,,c, arrived Saturday evening and ex-
pected to leave for home this morning.
The MINER acknowledges the pleasure
of call from Mr.. Brunttage.
A. ]. Crookham, who made many
friends in Butte last fall, has recovered
from the burning Of his eyes by lime
some time since and is again the right
hand man of l'resl,aw, the Ogden UNI
dertaker.
Mr.. Chas. T.. Anderson has severed
his connection with the st. Nicholas
Hotel and leaves this morning for Dem
yer. Mr.. Anderson's agreeable manner
and uniform courtesy made u friend Of
every guest and his departure from our
midst is much regretted.
A Wandering Jews Experience on
the Election.
Edt>y Euiie Miner:
SIR: Being strongly inlbued with
the spirit O; patriotism aud having by
the kindness, OF my employers-whose
principles are Democratic but who did
not even inquire how l intended voting
Monday placed ut my disposal, i'm
aeined l could not devote it to better
purpose than offering my services t" a
committee of Il righteous cause, know
ing tia thorough, earncstress even in
an humble capacity would prove Of some
service to the party. Being accepted l
was assigned to the duty of distributing
papers and at an early hour this morn
ing took my stand ON the corner Of
Main and Park streets where had not
remained long before 1 became con.
vinced that my task was an easy one. 1t
required no physiognOmist to distin-
guish from the countenances of the pass
ers by those who intended voting the
Democratic ticket from those antagonis-
tic to it. The mir Of consciousness in be.
ing allied to responsibility gave the
former dignity of demeanor that was
strong contrast to the bleary eye, the
shambling gait and general disreputa.
bic appearance of the latter, whose sole
weapon of argument was nothing more
than an immotlerate amount of abuse.
Perceiving that my proclivitiea
were Democratic, was assailed
by our opponents with many dirty OK.
prcssions. One, however, slightly more
intelligent than his fellows, fr.,nkly
confessed to ME that he was perfectly
satisfied with the city's prosperity under
their rule and even anticipated Il gloomy
state Of affairs under Republican re.
gime. Still, he wanted 4 change. As
with him, 80 with many others. This
and other such facile ideas, were in.
stilletl into them by INSCRIPTIONS parti-
sans long before the closing Of the polls
felt con fitlent that the race was won
and as four o'clock came. around and
my labor of love was finished, l jour
neyed h0lneward to my log cabin, hav-
ing fD0tl-sufficient for two-in think
ing Of the reckless folly Of those men
who are willing to jeopartlize the pros
perity of the city under the powers that
be, to fly to evils they wot not Of, for M
other tangible reason than an insane
desire for change.
MARK b.
BUTTE, May /, 1882.
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