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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-08
SMALLPOX.

After the smallpox had disap-
peared and the last Isl had been
discha,g ed from the pest house. the
appearance of another case, although
a mild type Of varioloid, seems to
Prove that the disease has not been
thoroughly stamped, out. and that
this is true involves q reflection upon
the efficiency of whoever has had the
matter of disinfection in hand.
When the New Brunswick hotel was
ordered to be f%umigated, the pre-
prietress, Mrs. Baxter, became the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Paxton
who reside near by. On Saturday q
a ten year old daughter OF MI.
Paxton was taken with what ap-
peared to be varoiloid but we believe
the physician has now pronouncei 1t
to he mountain fever, and on Sunday
James Donaldson who landed bar
for Mr.. Paxton, was taken with va
roidloid and has been sent to the pest
house. Whether varoiloid or moan
tain fever, both cases n OF a mild
type and the patients will not ne
great sufferers, but who knows what
other persons have been exposed and
where the dread scourge in its worst
form may break out next. There can
be no feeling with this disease. 10
quarantine, fumigate, disinfect n
burn all articles which have been in
contact with the patients is the only
way to stamp out the disease
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-08
Dogs and Dogs.

Butte is infested with NANCY ours,
which pay no license and are Of no
earthly use to their owners, while
they are an intolerable nuisance to
others. Travel after dark on streets
away from the central portion OF the
city. is rendered hazardous by the at
tacks of ferocious beasts, which would
make good watch doga on a cattle
ranch but are pestiferOus and cut of
place in the city. You can't enter a
dry goods store without kicking a
eur out of the way in order to reach
the counter. They haunt the
churches and perform their gyrations
up and down the aisles during SER
vice. Every day some child is either
bitten or its little heart fright
ened into its threat by
some pestiferous brute swapping
at its heels. Three times during the
past week has one little girl been
frightened into commissions in this
manner. The complaint is general
and unless the city authorities do
something to abate the nuisance at
nee an era of shot gun and strych-
mined beefsteak is likely to be inaug-
urated by a long suffering commnni-
ty The duty of the city council
seems to be clear, t. provide a pound
and enact such ord nance for the
compensation of dog catchers as will
enable the officers to perform their
duty, so as to cvllect license upon
such animals as the owners consider
of sufficient value to warrant its pay
ment, and massacre all the rest.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-08
Two Sudden Deaths.

VIRGINIA CITY, August 1.-There
to-day. Ore of them was that of q
woman who was found dead in her
bed. She came here q short time
since from Dillon and formerly lived
in Butte City. Her name is Agnes
Hoppe and all else that is known of
her here is that she belonged to the
demi monde. A post mertem ex-
animation by Doctor Raglan disclosed
the fact that she came to her death
by apoplexy.
The other death was a most re-
markable occurrence. A man named
James Morse, who drove on Gilmer,
Salisbury & Co.'s stage line, drove
The coach in from Dillon and having
delivered the mail and express matter
went into the Madison House for
supper as usual. On entering the
half leading to the dining room he
fell. The fall was heard in the din
ing room and Mr.. Smith, proprietor
of The house, fastened to e what
WIS the matter. Others who heard
the fall also fastened to the spot,
where they found Morse lying upon
the carpet. The landlord immedi-
ate]y sent for Doctor Raglan, but it
was of re avail, for Morse was dead,
having died ins'antaneously: The
doctor pronounced it y case of heart
disease. Mr.. Morse was much es-
teemed, and was considered a very
trustworthy man by the stage COM
panv,--COrr. Helena Independent.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-08
An Embarrassed Tailor.

Orders have been issued from the
headquarters of the Northern Pacific
railroad to the effect that all en-
ployes on trains and at stations over
the line must appear in uniforms. A
tailor is now going over the road TAX
ing measurements of the employees
for their new suits, who in order to
expedite matters sent the following
dispatch to all agents:
"Take offeverything but your shirt
and pants and be on platform when
train arrives, to be measured for uni
FORM"
Arriving at one of the new stations
he jumped from the train, tape line
il hand, and shouted for tho agent.
In response to bis call a handsome
young lady stepped forward, accom-
panied by a burly s~ix-fsoter, who an
nounced that the lady was the agent
and he was her brother, and demand
ed an explanation of his dispatch.
The tailor explained as best he could,
and boarding the train telegraphed
the general agent from the next sta
ton: "How many agents have you
got that don't wear shirts and pants,
and where are they located? Answer
Ouick.n
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GUNDRY'S VICTORY.
A Queer Adjustment of the Al
legged Outrager.s Bonds.

Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Irwin
was notified by Simon Hauswirth
and Harry Nichols, the bondsman of
Harry Gundry that they desired to
surrender the accused into custody
and would no longer be held respon-
sible for his appearance before the
Grand Jury. Whether the bonds
men had some fears as to the staying
qualities of the accused, or whether
they believed their action would re-
suit in the remarkable reduction in
the bond which followed, is not
known. Sheriff Irwin Immediately
arrested Gundry and was proceeding
with him to the county Jail, when
several of the prisoners friends urged
the sheriff to take him before the Pro-
bate Court in order that application
might be made for a reduction of bail.
The request was acceded to and the
prisoner was taken before Judge
Knex of the Probate court. Sheriff
Irwin announced the character of the
application desired to be made. The
Judge said he didn't think the pris-
oner would run away, that the law
wouldn't permit his release on his
personal recognizance and he would
therefore reduce the bail to ten dol
lals. Sheriff Irwin. looked agl,ast
when the decision was announced
while Gundry and his friends smil-
ingly deposited a ten dollar bill in
lieu of the bond. The result created
considerable excitement in the COM
munity and opinion seemed to be d.
vided as to whether or not a ten dol
lar bill will hold the accused fO- trial
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SUMMONS.
In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis

In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
trict of the Territory of Montana, in and for
the county of Silver Bow.
Sarah Hamilton, plaintiff, o Hamilton, de.
PENDANT.
The people of the Territory Of Montana send
greeting to John hamilton, defendant.
You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plain
tiff. in the District Court of the Second Judicial
District of the Territory of Montana, in and for
the county of Silver Bow, and to answer the
sive of the day of %service) after the service on
county; or, if served out Of this county, but in
this district, within twenty days; otherwise
within forty days: or judgment by default will
be taken against you, according to the prayer Of
said complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain . decres
of this court dissOlvtng the bonds Of matrimo-
ny heretofore and now existing between plain
tiff and defendant, the grounds upon which
this action is brOguhtis the desertion of plain
tiff by you, as will more fully appear by refer
ence to the complaint of plaintiff on file herein
And you are hereby notified that, if you fail to
appear and answer said complaint as above
required, the said plaintiff will take q default
against you, and apply to the court for the
relief prayed form the prayer OF plaintiffs COM
plant.
trict Court of the Second District of the Territory
of Montana, in and for the county of Silver Bow,
this I'd day of August, in the year of our ord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.
[Seall REUBEN L. DAVIS, Clerk.
By CHARLES 8. WARREN, Dept. Clerk.
Patrick Talent, attorney for plaintiff.
8.Ss-W4W
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The Board of Health,

At their last meeting, the Beard of
County Commissioners organized a
Board of Health under the statute
enacted by the Legislature last win
ter. DR.. e. P. Hough was electe1
Chairman Of the Board, and physi-
clans will hereafter be required I'm
der the provisions of the statute to
report to him all cases OF small pox or
other infectious disease coming I'M
der their treatment. The case..of B.
F. Paxton's little boy was reported
yesterday, and a physician was sent
to examine The case, who after ex-
animation pronounced it smallpox.
The newly-organized Board will at
once inauEurate a system of quaran-
tine and disinfection which will
thoroughly stamp out the disease
which has so unexpectedly made its
temperance during the past few
days.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-08

Our home ranches are now furnish
ing an excellent quality Of garden
truck to our restaurants, much su-
perior to that brought from California
and Utah. Particularly is this the
case with radishes, one of the most
toothsom, vegetables at this season of
the year.
The Helena Herald is having a
hard run of luck On Saturday its
press broke down and the issue was
printed on the Independent press.
On Monday one of the forms was
"pied" by another accident, and the
paper went to press without any To-
cal page.
George Hunter, ''the artilleryist of
Atlantic Hall" was surrendered by
his bondsmen to the custody Of the
sheriff yesterday. He expects to Sc
cure new bondsmen to-day.
The National Park road was ex-
pected to be completed byAugust 7th'
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Produce Market Report.

BUTTE, M. T., August 4, 1883.
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hOte
keepers for the commodities enumer
ated, delivered from the wagon.
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday:
Flour Ruby Valley, xxx, $40
per cwt.
Mill Greek, xxx. $3.5l
Kansas xxx $3.50.
Bakers, $3.50.
Mill Greek, New Process, $500.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new process) $500
Union Mills xxx Snow flake
$3.50.
Utah Common, 1925
Utah Choice, $500.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per H., q cts.
Oats, $3.50.
Butter, per h., s2@s5 cts.
Eggs, per case, $500.
Corn Meal, SC.
Beef, carcass, 123 cts.
Hay per ton, $23@$25
Bai1ed Hay, per ton, $22@23.
Cheese, 2O922 ctsi
Barley, $2.3@2.5O per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, 7 cts.
Mutton, 10 cts.
Pork, dressed, Is cts. per Id.
Veal, 15cts: per Id.
Chickens, live, $12 per dozen.
Wood, 1925 a. $500
Potatoes, $1.3O@1.5O y cwt.
New potatoes Al at SC per ID.
Sausage, Is cts. per b.
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Personal.

S. w. Bates is registered from Salt
Lake.
Judge Eugene Cary, of the German
American Insurance Agency at Chi
cage, is in the city.
George Crooks, appointment under
writer of Milwaukee, Wis, is spend
ing a few days in Butte.
Ferd de Stwolinski, M. E. of the
Fort Scott Foundry and Machine
Works, is in the city looking after
the extensive interests of his concern
in Montana.
Manager John Mcguire left for
Helena last evening, via. Deer Lodge,
to meet the Moss Ministries, who will
appear in Butte, with Bessie Louise
King, next week.
MI. G.. s. Fulton, the rastling
freight agent of the Northern Pacific,
came over from Helena yesterday.
Mr.. fulton will remain in the city
to-day and return to Helena to-mor-
row.
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d Lynch.

Our readers ire probably not aware
how rapidly Judge Lynch is usurp-
ing the functions of the regular ex-
ecutioners in this country. Since
the first of last January sixty-ive
criminals have been hanged by due
process of law, while seventy-one
have been hanged or shot without it.
In January there were six, in Feb
ruary fifteen, in March three, in
April eleven, in May seven, in June
nineteen, and ten thus far in July.
The Soatn furnishes thirty-six of
these, and of the number twenty-five
were negroes. OF the thirty-five
lynchedin the North, sixteen, or al
most One-half, came to their end in
MOntana..-Miles City Press.
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Nearly a Tragedy.

About nine months since the
MINER chronicled the marriage of
Engineer Potter to the daughter IF
a well known disciple of vulcan, and
Notwithstanding the apparent dis
crepancy of dates, about three
months ago the birth Of a cherub
girl frightened (?) the h%earthstone of
the newly welded pair. It was a sim
gular circumstance that the babe bore
q close resemblance to an athletic
young vulcan who worked in the
blacksmith shop presided over by the
mothers father. He was her cousin
and his front name was 10 La Roche.
The husband had frequent occasion
to object to Joe's cousinly attentions
to his wife and evidence thickened,
until through a watch set upon
their movements they were
detected last Sunday morning by the
husband in such propinquity as to
leave no further doubt as to the rela-
tions which existed between them.
The husband rushed into the house
upon the guilty pair but as he en-
tered the front door Joe went out the
back, and had placed some distance
between himself and danger when
the irate husband reached the rear Of
the house, but a pistol shot from the
husbands revolver, which took effect
in the calf of his leg, brought the fee
ing Joe to bay and a parley ensaed
which resulted in the husband mag
unanimously permitting the wounded
man to limp off to his cabin. The
affair happening at the foot Of Main
street, just outside of the city limits,
the county officials made some inves-
tigation of the matter, but finding
both parties unwilling to make a
complaint, no arrests were made.
Mrs. Potter has a brilliant prospect
of becoming an interesting grass
widow of youthful age, and Joe will
spend the next few weeks in nursing
an ugly flesh wound.
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The Stage Robbers.

The theee stage robbers were ar
ralyned at Deer Lodge yesterday be-
fore U. S, Commissioner 0. 3.
O'Bannon on a charge of rObbing the
mail and putting in jeopardy the llfe
ofthe stage driver. The defendants
pleaded not guilty and upon prelim-
mary examination were held to an
swer to the Grand Jury. One of the
prisoners, Marion Gamble turns out
10 be identical with Frank Adams,
who with a convict named Charles,
wrested a revolver from the guard
and escaped from the penitentiary
last August. The penalty for thel{
crime is not less than five years ana
if it be proven that the life ofthe dri,
yer wa. placed in jeopardy, they
may be sentenced TO imprisonment
at hard labor tor life.
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To AU Whom 1T Man Concern.

All persons owing bills to the Peoples Meat
Market, running in the name Of Moses Orn-
stein l. Bro, in Butte, Silver Bow county, N. T.,
are hereby notified not to pay such bills to
Moses Ornstein or his agents, but to pay the
same TO Lena Ornstein, administrator OF the es-
tate of Jacob Ornstein, deceased, or her order.
Ill persons are further notified not to purchase
any personal property whatever from the said
Moses Ornstein, as he is a minor and incapable
oftransacting business in his own NAME, and
all of said personal property claimed by him
belongs to the estate of Jacob '~rnstein, de-
ceased. MRS. LENA ORNsTEIN.
Administrator of the estate of Jacob Ornstein
deceased. a8d-s-w-tf
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Tale and Tell urium.

A Colorado exchange makes the
following remarks which are spec
tally applicable to Summit Valley
District, where, through ignorance
of their value, the formations referred
to have 80 often been left neglected
until some expert happened along
who knew their value:
In mining and prospecting in this
country altogether too little attention
has been paid to the formation known
as tale. This substance is generally
found in the neighborhood OF min
eral, and common custom has as
signed it to the dump. That there
are formations that carry mineral
other than the general accepted ores
is being proved from time to time
so conclusively that to say anything
is barren is making an assertion that
is likely to give the lie on test. Car
donates in the early days Of Lead
vile, or California Gulch as it was
then called, were known to exist,
but were supposed to be ~valueless,
and hence the bonanza camp lay for
years undeveloped and unthought
of other than for its placer
mines. Tellurium is another for
nation, though known to ex-
perts and well posted mining
men, is not generally known at sight
and tons have been consigned to the
dump by tenderfeet and prospectors
because they could not see anything
that looked like mineral in it. Re
Gently at Bonanza, Colorado, some
parties working a prospect were
throwing this valuable mineral over
the dump and other parties coming
along and seeing it bought the prop
erty for q mere fraction of what was
in sight and on the dump. And now
we find the Nellie S. mine, on Prin-
ter BOY Hill, Leadville, has been con-
signing tale to the waste dump that
on assay runs from $40, 900 to $4,000
a ton in gold. The Patomos Chief
has given US some magnificent speci-
meBs of native silver in tale, and
now and then the Cuchillos are furn-
ishing specimens that are plentitully
specked with silver. To prospect
thoroughly, formations lying ada
cent to bodies of mineral should be
assayed, and hearsay or common GUS
tom dispensed with. The fact that
We cannot see mineral in rock is no
evidence that it is not there, and to
pre-suppose that we.know all about it
is to show ourselves enemies to adj
vancement and science.
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Local News.

Eight bars Of Alice bullion were
shipped yesterday valued at $11 1870.
The masonic fraternity of Billings
will give = grand ball on the 18th
inst.
Paxson has just completed = hand
some garden scene for the Deer Lodge
theatre.
Miles City has made arrangements
to have Henry Ward Beecher lecture
at that point.
Independent: The Uaion Guards
of Butte have q crack shot. He is
captain Of the company, and his
name is Sam Reynolds. At target
practi ,e this week he made two sue
cessive bulls eyes.
1.-TWO successive bulls eyes" may
be a good score in Helena, but Capt.
Reynolds score was ten successive
bulls eyes.
In addition to the associated
press excursion, Admiral John l..
Worden, hero Of the Monitor erri-
mac fight, with his son and a party
Of New York capitalists; Hon. Mar
tin I. Townsend, ex-congressman
from New York, with his grandson
and son of John r. brakes, Of
Chicago, are now enjoying tho WON
ders of the Yellowstone National
Park.
McCutcheon is again acting Gov
ernor, but he is keeping very quiet.
The Presidential party left Rollins
station, on the Union Pacific, Aug
End. It consisted of President Ar
thur, Governor Crosby. Of Montana,
Secretary Lincoln, General Shsri-
dan, Chancellor Rollins, Of New
York, and Senator Vest. They will
travel over the mountains, entering
the National Park on the Wyoming
side. After a tour of the Park they
will travel east over the Northern
Pacific.
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Burning of the Steamer Butte.

The steamer Butte, of the Benton
p line, was burned last Wednesday
morning at the third landing above
Fort Peck. The boat and cargo were
a total loss; both fully insured. The
crew and passengers were all saved;
Commodore Powers Informs us that
the loss will aggregate $4,000;
of which SIC, 900 is for the boat, and
sis. 600 for the cargo. The boat was
making her fifth up-river trip for the
ear. and if she had made the trip
safely her seasons freight landed - 81
Benton would have aggregated l,1oO
tons. She was the best money-maK,
ing low-water beat on the river, and
had been fairly profitable to hei
owner this year. She will be replaced
by another Loaf this ysar.-Mdepe"'
dent.
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The Semi Weekly Minu
Local News
From the Daily Of Tuesday,

IIOm WV A"Ay "a AuVoOAy
The dog catcher would be q well
come sight On the streets just now.
Richards & erik have dissolved
partnership, MI. Richards retiring
from the firm.
Lincoln Post, No. l, G. A. R. will
hold its first regular meeting at Cap
lice Hall tonight.
The uniform rank X of P, will
give a grand ball and banquet at the
Pavilion on the 3Oth inst.
The Baptist Ladies' Social Aid So
ciety will meet at the residence of
Mrs. Platte BUR this evening.
Grand ball at the Star Brewery on
east Park street tonight. Good mu-
sic, wines, liquors and cigars.
John G. Evans, of this city, was
recently married to Miss Kate Rob-
erts, of Knoxville, sTenn., IN that
city.
A special session of the Grand
Lodge A. o. U. w. for the Pacific
Coast jurisdiction was held at Gold
Hill, CAL, on the Sd inst.
Mr.. McNeal will remain at the
Mt. Vernon hotel one day longer to
receive specimens for the Northern
Pacific exhibition cars.
Messrs. Goldsmith & Co. have re
ceived their first shipment of fall
goods, including the latest eastern
styles in clothing, hats, scarfs, ties,
etc. Read their advertisement.
The auction sale of reserved seats
for the Beecher lecture has been
postponed until tonight, When Pink
ham will auction off the choice of
seats to the highest bidder at Rich
ards & erik.
An unadorned drunk and an un-
licensed Mongolian gambler were
awarded respectively So and SIS and
costs in the Police Court yesterday.
The drunk went to Jail and the
Chinaman went to get a ''lotely"
license.
The young man from tho country
took in an equine poker game on the
row yesterday, and losing two dol
lars left the house, but soon reap
peared with a club and a demand for
the return of his money. He lost his
club and didn't get his money.
About a dozen Knights Templar
from this city will attend the trien-
NAL cOnclavc at San Francisco.
They will be commanded by Sir
Knight A. w. Barnard and will
leave here by special ~ on the 18th
inst. The entire cemmandery will
escort them to the depot. A number
of ladies will accompany them.