The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-13
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
As Narrated by Our Montana
Exchanges.
Northwest, June 7,

V41. lGlCldlu W. "AO
proved himself an efficient and brave
officer on the Butte police force, has
been appointed permanent guard in
the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
Last Thursday night, between the
hours of II and II o'clock, John
Mahen, a private in Co. l, Fort Mis-
sOula, was shot and instantly killed
by bartender named King, in VIM.
Boyle's saloon, situated short dis
tance from the Fort. The man killed
was a soldier, who was at the saloon
with his comrades enjoying them
selves as usual after pay day.
Mail Agent Mcdowell, who has
special charge of the railway mail
service in Montana, was in town this
week. He is transferring the car
riage of all eastern mail for Helena
and country contiguous to or north
of the Northern Pacific road to it;
thus greatly diminishing mail work
on the U. g. N. and in the Deer
Lodge office.
A week or two since a Chinaman
stole $500 in gold coin at Trout Creek,
Missoula county. Advices of him
were received here by Sheriff Nc
Master few hours after the 'haythen
Chinee" had left for San Francisco.
He at once telegraphed to Sheriff
Reinhardt, at Dillon, who picked the
celestial off the train with San
Francisco ticket and $3.50 in coin in
his pocket. INC" went down after
him, and "You Skip" or whatever
his name is, now languishes, etc., in
the Deer Lodge Jail.
Bozeman Chronicle June 9th.
A scheme is on foot to bottle Soda
Butte water and sell it in Bozeman.
The water is said to be far superior to
and other mineral waters
now sold in Bozeman.
Judge Shannon, of Pierre, d. T., is
in Bozeman taking testimony in the
charges made against Judge Conger,
in accordance with the directions
given him by Attorney-General
Brewster.
Husbandman June7.
Deer Lodge has christened its new
town near Warm springs creek,
'Copperepolis," so we understand.
Now it occurs to us that the West
Side is a little hard up for names.
There has existed in Meagher county
q place known as Copperopolis, and
> Copperopolis quartz mining dis
trict since 1866. A postof1ice was OPP
Grated under this name for some
tine, and would have been in opera
ton to-day if the brass lock system
could have been secured.
Independent June s..
The little five-year old daughter j.
w. Carter, ,iof Wolf Creek, while cross
ing Prickly Pear creek. Wednesday
morning, fell from a foot-log over
which she was walking and drowned.
The search yesterday was fruitless.
She was walking in front of her
mother when dog rushed past her
her fall. The body of the
child was recovered yesterday after
noon about q mile and half
lown the stream from where it was
drowned. It was found lying on
'andbar.
Missoula Times, June 7th.
The Episcopalians have purchased
/ lot near their temporary church
where they will erect fine new edi-
ice.
The license collected by treasurer
Williams for the quarter ending May
,1st, amounted to s., 1863. .25; the larg-
EST in the history of the county.
A few days ago the body of
we'll dressed young man was found
IN the Jocky river, near the the third
The feet were tied together
With q rope and q bullet hole through
he body told the tale of the murder.
Name unknown. The body was
buried on the river bank,