The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-19
Local News.

at SIG, 5s4.
Old Santa Claus is beginning tt
show himself in tho brilliant ARA,
of Christmas goods at all the stores.
John r. Deans blacksmith sho,
at the depot was turned early Sunda,
morning, the loss being about 81 ,!5O(
with no insurance.
In the police court yesterday j. H.
johnson, the fast driver Of Sunday,
was mulcted In the sum of $$339. 20 TO,
fine and costs.
Henry Koomick private, Company
D., Second Cavalry, stationed at Fort
Ellis, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart on Satur.
day morning last.
]. II. Lynch having closed up the
business Of the Montana Lumber
Company at Anaconda for the win
ter, is now engaged in collecting for
the company in this city.
Peter Peterson, a Rozeman bar
keeper, undertook to leave the world
last Sunday by the strychnine route,
but was saved by the timely inter-
vention Of the stomach pump.
The Governor has refused to grant
a petition asking for the pardon Of
Thos. Keefe, who at Miles City last
year was convicted of highway rob-
berry and sent to the p%enitentiary.
The mile dash for $50 a side be
tween Hugh Wright and J. M. Rey-
nolds will be skated at the Amphi-
theatre on Saturday night instead of
Thursday evening as stated in yes
terday's MINER.
Independent: The signs indicate
an extension of the Helena and JEFF
ferson County railroad into the Boul-
der country, and perhaps to Butte,
Col. Dodge and y force of engineers
were out looking over the proposed
route SATURDAY. .
Dio Lewis's Monthly for December
has reached our table, replete as
usual with choice literature, scientific
treatises, practical information and
seasonable fashion notes. It is a valu-
able contribution to the magazine
literature of the day.
The discontinuance of the Butte
and Garrison express does not affect
the time of the morning and even
ing trains, which arrive and depart
as usual. It is understood that a new
schedule will be adopted soon, by
which trains will make closer con-
nection with the Northern Pacific
trains at Garrison.
The Christmas display at the Eu-
reka Market will be garnished by a
rarity in the shape of q fat
young buffalo. The animal was
bought when a calf by Mr.. Beilen-
berg three years ago, and is now at
the slaughter house south of town,
awaiting it's doom, which will be
sealed by the butchers x to-day.
The Catholic fair last night was bet
Ter attended than the night before
and the ladies in charge of the vari-
JUS booths were kept busy waiting
upon patrons. The voting for the
most popular child and physician
had not advanced far enough to be
interesting. The fair is proving one
of the most successful ever held in
Butte.
When you go home to dinner these
days, and your wife, instead of greet
ing you with the usual smile, turns
her back and skurrys out of the room
with her apron in her arms, look out
for a pair Of slippers three sizes too
or an impossible garment,
by courtesy d morning gown,
which fits you like a shirt on a bean
poe, next Christmas morning.
The Postmaster General has d.
rected postmasters to exchange for
the public, as applications are made,
three and six-cent postage stamps
and stamped envelopes for others OF
different denominations, stamped
envelopes to be exchanged with full
current rate stamped envelopes, bear
ing printed cards and special re-
quests, as we'll az ordering stamped
envelopes bearing printed addresses
Stamps and envelopes of issue prior
to 1861 are not to be exchanged.
Before Justice Nichols yesterday
w. Smith charged with grand
larceny, had his preliminary exami-
and was held to answer to the
grand jury ini$5oo bail. 1t appeared in
evidence that a week ago last Satur-
day Smith called at the house of Mrs.
Maggie Eakin in the southern part of
the city, that Mrs. Eakin left him
alone in the room for a few moments
which time $50 in money dis
appeared from a small box on the
bureau. Mrs. Eakin also testified
that, while Smith was in Jail await
ing trial on the charge of robbing
Ed. Wright's cabin, she called on him
and asked him about the money and
he said, Don't say anything about
that, and when I get out Of this
scrape 1 will give you $780," On this
evidence he was held to await the &C
ton of the grand jury.
That Settled It.