The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-29
The Semi Weekly Miner
Local News
From the Daily of Tuesday,

The Right Rev. Brundel, Catholic
Bishop OF Montana, will establish
his Episcopal residence in Helena.
Shoshone, Idaho, is having a boom
based upon the location of the Ore
gon Short Line shops there.
Portland, Oregon, will give a 500
900 reception to Henry Willard and
his guests, upon their arrival there
after the golden spik e ceremonies.
A correspondent of the st. Paul
Pioneer Press predicts that within
four years Montana will be turning
out $4,000, 900 per year in precious
metals.
w. H. Dewitt, of this city, and
Miss Julia Rumley, of Helena, will
be married at eight o'clock to-mor-
row evening at st. Peters church in
the latter city.
George Mosher, formerly of Butte,
has purchased the Berry Station on
the Virginia City and Bozeman road,
and has been appointed postmaster
at that point.
The straits to which local reporters
are sometimes reduced is APPLY illus.
trated when a little family jar is
made the basis of a treble headed.
blood and thunder sensation.
At the Conference of the M. E..
f. Church South, recently held at
Willow Greek, Rev. E. j. Stanley
vas assigned to the Butte and Deer
Lodge circuit for the ensuing year.
Tho GAN E,,,o;eoo Zyronos,..o
ut is believed that within the next
five years the copper product of
Montana and Arizona alone will be
equal in value to the present output
of the entire country"
Engineer Edwards, who was hurt
in the railroad wreck at Apex, was
injured internally, and doubts are
entertained Of his recovery. Engineer
Cushman, who was severely burned
aud scalded, is recovering.
President Arthur having promised
to be present at the laying of the
corper stone of the Dakota capital at
Bismarck on the 5th prox., he will
not be able to accept Mayor Whit
ford's invitation to visit Butte. The
President will not attend the golden
spike ceremonies.
The largely increased business of
the Western Union telegraph office
in this city has necessitated the en-
ploy ment oftwo operators in addition
to the manager. Mr. Frank Parry
will manipulate the key ON the day
shift, and Mr.. J. Spencer, lately from
Salt Lake, will shove the stylus on
press dispatches at night.
Hon. Samuel Word is in receipt of
a telegram from General Superin-
tendent Doddrid-e, saying: 1--WE
have arranged to run trains, leaving
Butte 1890 a. M, through to Little
Blackfoot, regular every day" Now
let us hear from the Northern Pacific
folks as to connection at Little Black
foot. W. want to run over to the
Capital and back the same day.
At the meeting of the County Com
missioners yesterday, the contract
with McDevitt & Mcconnell, for con-
structing the superstructure of the
court house was signed and their
bond fixed at $4,000. The issuance
of county bonds for the completion of
the court house was discussed, and it
was decided to issue the bonds in the
denominations of $1,000, $500 and
500.
Geo. Mensic was arrested by Off,
Ger Carleton at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning with a large bar mirror in
his poss ession. which he said he had
"found." Not being able to see how
the article could have dropped out of
any PERSONS vest pocket At that hour
of the night, the officer took the in
nocent Mensic in. 1t was afterward
learned that the mirror and a clock
had been stolen from the Old The
atre Comique saloen.
The press of the entire country has
never ceased to cry out against the
vandalism which mars the beauties
of nature by painting in gaudy coli
Ors some business legend upon every
rock and crag. In most of the states,
laws have been passed to restrain
those who are insensible to the in
spiratiOn of every refined mind, to
admire and protect Gods paintings
upon the face of nature. In Mon
tana there is one Cheap John"
journal the name of which, in colors
of gaud, may be seen upon every
craggy rock or grand old tree, where
ever It's itinerant and iccOnOclastic
agent has been. 1t a merchant ives
to adopt the ana method of adver-
Using his wares, that journal would
be the first to brand him as a vandal.