The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-22
/ Local. News

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York market yesterday At $i.1ol. B
At midnight last night the baror-
eter Indicated another beautiful day
for the races.
Cases pet for trial today: James A.
Murray ". VIM. r. Gwin; Samuel
T. Hauser ct IL. vs.. Balcaln Petit.
| The Democratic city central COM
mittee yesterday nominated John
Jolley for alderman, to fill the Va.
cancy in the Fourth ward.
The Baptist Sunday school conven-
ton will meet In Helena to-day.
Delegates are exsreeted from stksase..
tons of the Territory.
c. A. Anderson, a native of Swe-
den, took the oath of allegiance and
was admitted to full citizenship of
the United States in the District
Court yesterday.
The Miners Union band were in
attendance at the race track yester-
day, and treated the people to some
fine music as they returned from.the
rae g last evening.
The Northern Pacific mail service
is divided at Helena the eastern dlvi-
sion being under the Chicago super
vision and the western under that
of San Francisco.
The warm weather yesterday ere
ated a demand for cooling beverages
at the race track, and Jack Butler
did the largest bar business that has
ever been done on the track.
The American Chamber of Com
merce at Washington City has ap-
pointed as Commissioners for Mon
taua d. G. Corbin, l.. II. Hershfield
and Hon. Martin Maginnis.
The two-year old running race ad-
vertised for yesterday was postponed
on account of the lateness of the hour
when it was reached ON the pro-
gramme, and will be run to-day.
The "White Hall Clothing House,"
by which name Sands & Boyce's
great clothing department will be
known, is being decorated in the
highest style of the sign painters
art.
The report of shooting affray at
Bozeman between Johnny Johnston
and ex-Sherift Mckenzie, which
gained circulation in Butte yester-
day, was ascertained to be without
The frame store building which has
occupied the lot On West Park
street, adjoining Dolman's produce
store was removed to Lower Main
street yesterday by its owner, John
Fl. Curtis.
News reached this office yesterday
that Messrs. Earle and Parfet, the
former Assistant Superintendent for
the Hecla Company, and the latter
the foreman of that company's mines
at Lion City, had resigned their po-
sitions in anticipation of contem-
plated change.
The quarterly meeting services of
the M. E. Church South will be held
at Willow Glen school house, in
Deer Lodge valley, on the first Sat-
urday and Sunday in October. Rev.
L. B. Stoteler, presiding elder, will
preach on both days, and Rev. E. J.
will also be present. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
George Hunter, whose reckless
shooting by which two women were
in Atlantic Hall last Sep
;ember, gave him the name of "the
artilleryist of Atlantic Hail." pleaded
guilty to assault with deadly weap-
IN, in the district court yesterday,
md was renlanded to Jail until next
for sentence. The penalty
$ not less than one or more than
wo years in the penitentiary, or
inc of 81, 900 may be imposed.
The initial number of the Ameri-
:an Journalist has reached our table.
As indicated by the title, it is a mag
zine devoted to matters journalistic,
md the present number, besides con-
aiming literary matter of rare merit,
md much valuable information to
he journalist, is embelished by finely
portraits If number of
journalists. 1t is pub
ished monthly, by the American
journalist Publishing company, at
It. Louis, Mo.