The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-28
The Semi Weekly Miner
Local News.
From the Daily of Tuesday

HIoM VIC OaAy OF TUESDAY.
Day after tomorrow is Thankspiv.
ing day and the turkeys are roostinp
high-thirty cents a pound.
Tickets for the ball masque at the
Granite Street Pavilion can be pro.
cured at erik book store or at the Pa.
vilion.
Pork tenderloins, pork stuffed
sausage, and spare ribs, imported
from the States at the Eureka Mar
ket.
Only four more days, and n o.
them a holiday, in which to keep of
the delinquent fist and save ten pe,
cent. by paying your taxes.
The annual visitation of dorid GOV.
cred almanas has already commenced
and the drug stores IRE distributing
them to an admiring public.
Numerous libel suits are likely to
grow out Of the Inter Mountains un-
fortunately worded report of the fun
at the Pavilion Saturday evening.
The shipments Of bullion yester-
day through the Office of the Pacific
Express Company were: Moulton,
six bars valued at So, 7O4: Alice,
eleven bars valued at SIG, $50.
By the time that the junior juve-
nile journalist learns the difference
between a mine and q haystack, he
will know what blue sulphurets of
silver In a quartzite formation is.
The "noblest work ofGod" lives in
Oregon. He recently sent from Port
land four bits in postage stamps to
pay his bus fare from q Helena hotel
to the depot, which the driver failed
to collect.
The grand opening festivities at
Thomas's skating amphitheatre will
take place on Christmas Eve, instead
Of New Years Eve as was erroneous
ly stated in Sunday mornings MI
NER.
A brakeman IN the Oregon Short
Line fell under the cars last Tuesday.
Upon examination it was ascertained
that Notwithstanding four wheels of
the car had passed over him no bones
were broken. The man Is now at
Pocatello doing we'll.
Morris Brothers are the first in the
field with an elegant stock of holi-
day goods, including decorated china
ware, vases, majolica goods. parlor
ornaments, etc. Attention Is called /
to their announcement in this morn.
tng's MINER.
Malcolm McCosh was adjudged in
sane in the Probate Court yesterday.
His malady Is supposed to be the
result of disappointment in being
ignored in his fathers will. His
case is of the melancholy order and
he will probably ec"ver his reason.
Pinkham's great holiday art sale
will be continued at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon at the old Palace Restaurant
on west Park street. The afternoon
sale is especially for ladies, who
should not fail to avail themselves of
this opportunity to secure parlor Or
naments, pictures and 6r.c,a-6ra
for Christmas presents, at the mini
mum price.
Society people are on the qui vive
In anticipation of the Robert Emmett
Literary Society ball to be given on
the evening of THANKSGIVING day at
Renshaw opera House. Judging by
the 1utter of expectancy among the
ladies and the notes Of preparation
among the young gentlemen, the
Robert Emmett ball will be a grand
success, and a brilliant opening Of the
dancing season.
The Inter Mountaan objects to our
correspondents statement that ex-
ceeding 1,OOO,0 600 tons of freight
were received at Stuart in the month
ending November 18th. The report I
might have been written by the same
colossal liar that described Stuart's
mammoth hotel and skating rink in {
the Inter Mountain last summer; but i
1t wasn't Our correspondent took
into account some eight miles of ties !
and railroad iron which were re-
ceived at the valley station during {
the month referred to. /
M0disonion: MI. G. w. Scott. {
sgent of the U. P. and U. & N. rail-
ways at Butte, last week purchased !
of W. H.. Raymond, Belmont Park, I
the 1ve-year-old roam gelding, Blair, t
and his Chestnut ~two-year-old sister. /
Euclid, by Commodore Belmont, r
dam Cora Dilard, by John Dilard; t
"a dam by Bald Stockings. Blair t
is a very promising green t~rotter, T
purely gated and very game. Al +
though he has had but little train S
Ing, he can show better than a two b
forty gait already. Mr.. Scott has '
made a valuable purchase. 1
A party OF gay jewellers who In. /
cluded in their party q drummer who l
bears some resemblance to Ben Ho- I
gan" went the rounds" m night d
last week. At several houses OF I
questionable reputation the inmates 8
were contidentially informed that a
the drummer was Ben Hogan and I
cautioned not to "give him away"
As the bogus Ben spent his money
freely and set the wine up with a lay
ish hand the story was considered
too good to keep, and the next day t
the friends of the great reformer were \
4. L.. that ln hn1 v,i0VAoA / 1