The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-26

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ferer during lite, and is now seeing
t that a proper disposition of the body
is being made.
DEATH AT THE HOSPITAL.
Terence Braden died night before
last at the Sisters Hospital from, as
: [ understand, cancer in the foot.
He will be buried to-day. Deer
Lodge has had her share of sickness
and death recently and it is to be
hoped that the worst is over.
THE HOLIDAYS.
Everybody is getting ready to en-
joy the holiday season, and no doubt
the people of the valley will vie with
their nelghbors in having a good old
fashioned Christmas. In conse-
quence Of the prevalence of diph-
liberia, I believe there will be no
Christmas trees, yet most everybody
is preparing for private festival.
PRIVATE SCHOOL.
Mr.. John Vaughn, residing about
three miles from Deer Lodge, is bless
ed with ten children. ranging from
four years up to twenty. Although
not to be classed among the million
aires, he conceived the happy idea Of
building a school house of his own in
which to teach his children. The
school house is not very commodious
yet large enough for his private use,
and above all very warm and COM
Portable. He has Col. E. w. Went
worth employed as private teacher
and we are glad to learn the little
flock is getting along nicely. This is
an enterprise worthy of mention, and
Joe Bush only hopes to see one Of the
students made President one of these
days.
POSSUM AND PUMPKIN.
Dick Dickinson, deputy sheriff at
Anaconda, was in town the other
day. There is nothing strange in
this, however, as Dick often taxes a
run down to Deer Lc'ge to see how
things are getting along. But on his
last visit yesterday he proc ured from
the express office an old-time possum
right from Missouri-hair, hide, tail
and all. Dick run all over town to
find some sweet potatoes with
which to bake his possum, but fail
ing, he took home with him
a two hundred pound pumpkin: If
Joe can leave Deer Lodge on
Christmas he will share that
"varmint" and don't you forget it.
Every confounded old Missourian
and Kentuckian in the valley is per-
fectly crazy since they got smell Of
DICKS 'pOssum. A pOssnm orchard |
would pay in this valley better than
a dairy of so COWS.
THE WEATHER..
The cold weather of the past week |
has been supplanted by a Chinook
wind, and the snow is fast disap-
pearing. The sleigh bells are not
jingling to remind US of theapproach-
ing Christmas.
PARTIAL CRIPPLE.
Joe is sorry to say thata his friend
J. E. Van Gundy, the popular brew
er of Deer Lodge, will perhaps be a
partial cripple for life from his recent
injuries in the shoulder. The doc
tors are of the opinion that it would
be taking greatrisk to put the patient
Under the influence of ether or other
drugs with a view to replacing the
dislocated shoulder. They say that
new sockets will form, and while Mr..
V. will not be able to use his arm
freely, he will be devoid Of pain as
soon as the soreness gets out.
FINE BEEF.
Charley Beilenberg has just re-
turned from Nevada valley with 49
head of fine beef cattle. His holi-
day display is beginning to look
"way up"
DEER LODGE CoRNET BAND.
This band was organized a year
ago last July under the leadership of
Joe Ca:donna. In August last the
band sent East for leader, when
Geo. S. Kreamer responded to the
call, and came out and took charge
of the band. He has remained leader
since under good salary. He is a
fine musician. and the boys have inn
proved rapidly under his directions,
and to-day Deer Lodge can boast of
the finest and best equipped band
in the Territory. Since the organiza-
ton of the land the boys have ex-
pended over $4,000 in expenses and
new instruments. It is now self
sustaining institution, and the boys
are greatly welded to their enter
prise. Always ready to furnish
music. The band has not at all times
been fairly compensated, yet the cit
liens of Deer Lodge appreciate their
band, and in the main have dealt
fairly by it. BY another twelve
months we will have a band that we
can put against any other in Mon
tana. JOE BUSH.
Among the many pleasant things
booked for Christmas is the dinner to
be given in Union Guard Hall by the
ladies of the Mountain View M. E.
Church. It is to be both English
and American plum pudding of the
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