The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-22
The Semi W eekly Miner
Local News
From the Daily of Tuesday,

From the Daily of Tuesday,
A pair of steel-ribbed spectacles
await an owner at the MINER office.
George Pierson, the murderer,
broke Jail at HALEY on the night of
the 10th and escaped.
Messrs. Mcclure & briggs have re-
duced their passenger rates from
Butte to Anaconda and return to 81.
Rev. DR.. Fisher has lost a pair of
steel framed spectacles, which he
thinks much of and would be glad to
recover.
A meeting ofthe Silver Bow Water
Company called for last night was
adjourned until next Saturday, with
out t%ransacting any business.
An excursion rate has been made
for the benefit of those wishing to at
tend the grand ball of the L. O. O. F.
at Deer Lodge on Thursday night.
The Union Guards picnic at Warm
Springs on Sunday was attended by
nearly 400 pleasure seekers, and was
a success both socially and finan-
ciaIly.
Yesterday was a great day for
wind and free hacks. One driver of
an eleemosynary vehicle, when asked
who hired him, innocently replied,
''the Board Of County Commits
sioners.
The Knights Templar, while So
journipg in San Francisco, are for
hidden, by orders from the Grand
Commander, to enter any saloon
while wearing the badge or uniform
of the Order.
The wind blew from several differ
ent directions yesterday and untOrtu
mates who were obliged to be on the
streets carried home enough real es-
tate in their eyes to file a pre-emption
claim upon.
No community in the United States
has a deeper interest in the silver
question than that of Butte, and a
crowded house will probably listen |
to Senator Hill's address at Renshaw |
Hall tonight.
At Sundays sessions of the M. E.
Conference, j. Mills, George G. Stull,
r.. A. Dell and Wilder Nutting were
ordained to the office of deacon, and
Rev. o. w. Winter to the office of
elder in the chur h.
Thus speaks the Denver NeWs of
the 5th inst: The largest and most
valuable addition yesterday was that
from Montana. The great chunks of
almost pure silver created quite a
tiutter among all the exhibitors.
The Helena nine has declined the
$l25 proposition of our base ballists,
and wants 5000 to come over. It's
worth 5000 to get them over here and
beat them bad enough to STOP their
blowing for all time to come.
A rumor was current last night
that as a result of some shabby treat
ment ON the part Of the manage
mtnt, the representatives of Mon
tana, A iona and New Mexico had
Withdrawn from the Denver exposi-
ton.
Pete Mack was before the Police
Court yesterday on a change of drunk
and disorderly. He pleaded not
guilty, but the Court thought him
guilty by a large majority, and the
matter Was compromised by his be-
ing made to pungle S. and costs.
At yesterdays session of the M. F..
Con erence Rev. w. A. Shannon
was appoint, d to Butte district as
Presiding Elder, with Revs. S. e.
Winger amt George G Stull as pas
tors Rev. J. J. Garvin was assigned
to Helena district as Presiding Elder.
A reporter called uFon the Marquis
o Tt id ut ! is apartments in the
Hotel lie Omnibus last evening to Con
graduate him upon his promotion to
be- drum major of the Deer Lodge
silver :ornet band. He says since the
raid the valley town has
been quiet and that Deer Lodge
county will build a $25O,OOO court
house a. soon as the taxable property
is sufficiently increased uy the co :.
pletiou OF the Anaconda works, and
they can command the votes to pass
the bonds.