The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-05
Local News.
From the Daily of Thursday.

,.ssed five and costs each In tn
notice court yesterday.
Persons who have not taken out
II. s. license should do SO
once. The old licenses expired o
May LIST.
vi Haverly Walker Opera Hous
went to Dillon ye'
.s,dav. having closed q very success
t1 engagement at Renshsw Oper
House.
Helena Independent: "Butte
o,0rrun with tramps and beggarl
and the citizens are getting very tire
atbem.n That's the way the even
ing Ananias' r0mances are copie
abroad.
The funeral of Mary E. Cavanaugh
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Miles Cavanaugh, of VAUDEVILLE
took place yesterday afternoon ant
was largely attended by the friend
of the family.
At a meeting of the Democratic
Central Committee held last evening
VIM. J. Mcnamara was nominated
FIR Alderman of the First Ward, tt
al the vacancy caused by the with
drawal of Henry Jacobs.
Messrs. Rutledge and Lester, the
leading gentlemen of the Haverly
Dramatic Company, have seeded
from that organization and will re.
main in Butte until Manager Ma
guire organizes a company of his
own.
Isaac F. Bassford, of this city, has
invented an improved safety snap
for use on harness, and has applied
for q patent on his improvement.
The invention seems to possess mer-
II and will no doubt eventually come
into general use.
John Mcguire has offered a guaran-
tee of two thousand dollars to Mod
ieska for six performances in Butte
citv. in addition to the railroad fares
from Ogden and expense of support
ing company, aggregating another
thousand dollars.
The meanest man in the world has
been found in Butte. In writing
letter he discovered a fly speck on
the paper and, and racked his brain
for half an hour planning so a letter i
would come under it, thus saving
the ink used in a dot.
The members of Ivanhoe Lodge,
X. of P, together with a number of
friends of Rev. J. E. Smith, present.
ed that gentleman with a purse con-
tanning SIP, on the eve of his de-
p~arture for the States, as a mark of
their esteem and appreciation.
Referring to the recent transfer of
H. C. Bodley's half interest in the
Malta lode to A. G. Witter for an ex-
pressed consideration Of two dollars,
one Of the gag law defendants yester-
Gay remarked, ''they are raising a
terrible row over a 81 NINE"
A telegram has been received from
Rev. l.. l.. Wood, dated Bozeman,
April 3oth. in which he says he will
arrive in Butte tomorrow (Friday.) !
Arrangements will probably be made
for him to give his humorous lecture
on "Rustling," Saturday evening.
At the instance of Hon. Samuel
Word a special train has been ten
dered President Willard by Superin-
w. P. P. st. Clair, which
whirl the great N. p. magnate
the U. &. N. road from Deer
Lodge to Butte and return in quick
The Helena papers say "the Mer-
chants National Banh. has consum-
mated arrangements for a new meth
Of sending money abroad" The
present great and pressing want of
he average American citizen is q
new method of keeping money at
home.
The gag law cases came up again
Yesterday, all the defendants appear
ing before Justice Nichols for pre-
lminary examination on the last
charge entered against them. Pre-
lmlnary examination was waived
'yall the defendants and the case
'oes to the grand jury. Counsel for
have evidently determined
0 fight the case on technical
From the Daily of Friday.
Inc second building has been
moved from the new court house site
a lot adjoining the Presbyterian
hurch.
Ihe risky buck with stif1ened
eek and boots in air, proclaims
ae annual advent of book beer, at
'unerous dispensaries of the amber
everage. |,
u. W. Dunkle has returned from
ne quaker City with a full line of
oooy suitings from the great cloth
70 hrm, Wanamaker g. Brown of
'hildelphia.
Two car loads of ore from the New
departure mine, were shipped from
''iion to Salt Lake last week. At I
'e sampling works the ore went 165 I
unces silver per ton.
Eight hundred and seventy-three
o'es We're cast for mayor in the last ,
W election, Mayor Owsley's major .
y oelng 2o6. Mayor Thompson's
'a!orlty will be over 300.
=. Z. Thurston, of this city, has