The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-04
Local News.
From the Daily Of Sunday.


Col. DeWolfe desires information OF
lost law books. See notice.
Alice stock ranged from 1919 to So
on the New York stock board last
week.
Col DeWolfe has removed his Office
into Barnard's new block on Granite
street, just west of his old Office.
The Walker House dramatic COM
pany are playing at the U. 4 n. R.R.
towns on their way to this city.
l.. w. Wynne & Co. were remov-
ing their drug stock yesterday from
lie old stand into the old p~ostoffice
building.
Statistics show that the number of
servant girls who take their departure
from this world via the kerosene
route is decreasing.
Real estate business in this market
is lively. During the month of
March there were twenty-nine trans
actions, involving $60,6lO.
The notorious woman, Rafaella
Acosta, recently committed to the
Insane Asylum, was discharged as
10 longer insane last Monday.
There are more than people enough
in town to fill all the churches on
Sunday, yet the churches are not in
pressing need of enlargement.
A number of the defendants in the
surface title suits have settled with
the Smokehouse, Pawnbroker and
Macmillan mining companies. i
The alterations of snow and sum
shine were slightly varied yesterday
by Il lower temperature and driving
snow storm which prevailed during
81 greater portion ofthe day.
Ifyou see 4 healthy looking pocket
look on the sidewalk to-day don't
Dick it up-there will he a string tied
70 it with a small boy around the
Gomez operating the other end.
Montana newspaper men are talk
ing of organizing u Territorial edito-
rial ASH jation. They say for the
advar'-rltnto of mutual interests, but
junkeilha on free passes is the
scheme.
Marshal Smiths temporary cross
ing at Main on the south side of
Broadway, disappeared yesterday,
and an animated discussion was 60
ing on among the crowd at the cor
ner as 10 whether the rlanking had
sunk, or floated off.
Considering the inclement weather
and the soft condition of the ground
during a large portion of the month,
our prospectors make q very good
showing for March. Twenty-Five
notices OF claim and location were
filed in the Recorders Office.
The fossil remains of some extinct
species of animal, which were found
in the Belt range some months since,
and have been purchased by Prof.
Agassiz, were photographed at Rut-
ter's studio yesterday, previous to
their shipment to Harvard Univer-
sity.
Local deal in claims and prospects
during the past month has been quite
active. There were thirty-two sales
of mining property. The consid-
Grafton expressed in almost every
case is one dollar, and it is therefore
impossible to ascertain the amount
involved in the transfers.
The new hook-andl ladder truck re-
ceived by the city fire company is a
thing of beauty. It is one of f. B.
Preston & Co.'S best make, with var
oak running gear, and brass
The truck and ladders
Ire finished in red and blue, and bear
The initials in gold lettering, "B. c. !
II. q j.. NO. D." ,
The purchase Of the new court ]
house site was completed yesterday, j
md warrants we're drawn upon the s
Treasurer in payment there
as, follows: Marcus DAILY, three
OTIS Oh Granite street and three on I
Quartz street, $500; VIM. Reed, one s
ct on Quartz street, $500; Nicholas
one lot on Granite street,
1000. The entire tract is 40 by 22O fl
eet. 1t is a commanding site, and '
ither one of the structures, drawings Il
f which have been exhibited, will T
e an ornament to the city. "