The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-16
The Semi Weekly Miner
Local News.
Prom the Daily of Friday.

The Northern Pacific track reache
the Helena depot at 1O:45 Tuesda
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Abrams have me
with a sad bereavement in the deaf
of their infant daughter Annie, We.
terday of diphthsria.
Hank Walton Is still after the me,
who ran away with his team tw
weeks ago. When last heard frou
he was ON q warm trail in the viciu
ily of Boise City, Idaho.
The Grand street Methodist churc]
at Helena is offered for sale, and tn
sealed proposals will be receive,
until July I'd by G.. A. Blackburn
ana S. q. Ashby, trustees.
The Northwest NeWs, of Portland
Oregon, publishes a column, devoted
t, Montana matters. Thus the rail
road, as it hears completion, annihi
Ia,es distance and M0biliZes the IN
terests or remote sections.
Mr.. John Adams requests us to an
nounce that owing to the inclemency
of The weather he has been Obliged
to postpone the May Festival which
was to ave taken place at the Pa
vliion last night and tonight.
The new ST. Patrick's Church is
nearly under cover. The style OF
architecture Is light and Symmetrical.
The structure Will be u great addition
to the southwestern section of the
city.
The rain night before last caused
quite a cave in the made ground in
front of the Milwaukee beer hall.
No damage was done further than
making a slZable hole at the edge OF
the sidewalk.
The District Court held a night
session last night and was engaged
OF cases. But four remain on
the docket, and court will adjourn
sine die tomorrow.
The stock If the Alice mine at s.
per share is ne Of the cheapest
Investments in the mining market.
The stock remains dull as the large
holders are investors and not specu-
lalors.-N. Y. Financial and Aauing
NeWs, 9h.
Some speculative citizens of Hell
ena have purchased 1000 lots in the
outskirts Of that city and propose to
dunate z acres in the centre of the
purchase to the city, providing the
corporation will beautity the tract for
a public park.
Work on the new court house fOun-
datlons and basement is progressing
rapidly. The brick contract was
awarded yesterday and very shortly
the massive proportions OF the finest
building in Montana will begin to
rear themselves alOft.
Our spring poet sends in his latest
effuslon commencing: "Ah, what is
50 rare as d day in June?" We won't
publish the poetry, but for the infor-
nation of the lnquiring bard, we
suggest mat several days in April
ana May might be considered rather
raw.
Reports from the Little Lost River
district SEEM to be shading off con
~sideraDly. The BlackfooJ ReQister
recently interviewed a returning
prospector, who was unwilling to
commit himself on the subject of
bonaIzas, farther than to say: ''They
will have a Very large mosquito crop
there this SeaSOu."
Passengers arriving from the north
report All unprecedented emigration |
in the direction of Nlsseula county, |
End that the new corners are gener- |
ally OF the granger class who come
with their tealus and tools prepared
to enter into the business OF farming
and build up homes in the new edo
RADIO OF the Northwest.
A fishing party, who request a sup
preston OF their names until they
bring the fish IN, started for the Big
Hole yesterday. They were we'll pro-
vlded with temperance drinks aud
ham sandwiches, the latter being
taken a.ong, as Il of the party re-
marked, ''In order to be sure of .
bite"
Some OF the most handsome deco
rative work in the city may be seen
In the Opera House saloon, the walls
of which have been newly hung
with richly embossed hangings and
the ceiling frescoed. Other improve
ments are in progress which will
make the Opera All elegant establish
ment.
The Helena journals are feasting
their readers with accounts of the
decorations placed by fair and brave
hands upon "Old Mig" That no
misrepresentation may arise that Our
nelghbors are breaking down any of
the lines OF ace prejudice, or taking
TO their bosons anything coming un-
DER the designation OF race, color or
previous condition" etc, it is proper
to state thai "Old Mig" is merely the
engine that hauled the rails that
quilt the r ad that run into the burg,
that creation revolves around.
Ten prisoners are now confined in
the county Jail, six OF whom are
charged with minor offences, and
four, under conviction of felony, are
awaiting the sentence of the court,
which will lie administered ON Sat
urday. The U. 5. officials having.
JAILED to effect a contract for the inn
prisonment OF Territorial convicts in
The Deer Lodge county Jail, these
prisoners will re sentenced to the
pe%nitentiary. With the four from
this county the peni,entiary will
contain 81 prisoners, which is the
extreme limit Of the number that
can be provided with quarters in
That institution.
Our Walkerville subscribers have
recently been subjected to the annoy -,
ance of occasionally missing their !
morning MINER through the negli- )
gence of the young man employed to
aellver it. The carrier has made dill -.
gent efforts to ascertain the cause OF i.
tle trouble without result until yes :
serday, when a unanimous complaint
rom VAUDEVILLE patrons led to the :
discovery that the enterprising youth :
nad been in the habit of dumping
The papers into an abandoned pros :
lect shaft whenever he got tired OF :
uellvering them. He rather Lverdid i
we thing yesterday morning, con- :
signing the entire Walkerville edi- ,
l,on to the oblivion OF the unused I
snait. A new carrier will serve our !.
ing. {