The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-13
Local News.
From the Daily OF Friday.


From the Daily OF Friday.
The Electric light axa,n iliu,miu.t.
ed our strcels and O,sxine L.n,s,.,
Inst night.
Damon and Pythias l. IL be r~uro.
duces' ut Helena daring the presen,
session Of the Legislature.
The candidates for clesk.l,i,u and
snI.rrs Of the Council, who are On
the anxious seat pending the dead
luck, arc quite nun,eroaaA
\ new locomotive fDr tie u. Il n
has arrived Ut Ogden. The rad In,
l's.,n short VI motive power, to isn.ll,
its LARGELY increased tonnage. lor
some time past.
During the prtse:,t tlearth VI
a''''s*'n'ents In this city = concert bv
tI'c recently Oryanixetl Philharmonic
society would b. M acceptable enter.
tai"'s'ent, anL no doubt wt,,ld nj.
tract large audience.
A number Of veterans Of the war al
the Union met Wednesday, evening
aud resolved to organize . post Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. An
other meeting will he held next week.
VI which notice will ~ Published.
More mining ssles are raid 10 be
l~'nsltng in Montana at the present
time than ever before. Our splendid
record ~ bullion producer during
the past year, and the ilattering out
look for lSS; is creating . demand
for Montana properties.
The time to advertise il when tusi-
ncss II dull. The public then have
more time To read and to look for
bargains. An attractive announces
n'e"t in = 1--we newspaper viii a.
ways catch the eye Ut those who have
thrifty penny to invest.
Always III the lead. in courtesy, ~
in enterprise. the MINER was the
only Journal In Butte, wi,.xe repre-.
sentative met the new Governor at
our Territorial lMr.2er, aud welcomed
him I" the l:osritabie soil Of
Montana.
The meeting Of the Historical. 81
riety If Montana, will be held at
Helena to might. The histo ~ Of
hump Senates. and Republican
c!'iraIery. would bc an interesting
Paper for the society to file among its
archives.
On the return trip Of the excursiOu
,arty which went to Spring Hill to
meet Governor Crusby, Nm insane
man who had escaped from the asy.
:"n' vi Warm Springs, was turned
over tn sheriff Irwin. at Melrose. He
will he returned to the asylum.
Shipments II gools for the new
firm "f John CaPlice & Co, are arriv-
ing rapidly, and ten car loads Of mer-
ci'andise are still in transit. The
firm expect to I've ready for business
next week. II will Ire strictly
wholesale h"uss. and nu package. will
IL. brOkeM.
The MINER il now furnishing its
patrons with more rsAding matter
than any other daily has ever pub
Iishel In Butte. Yesterday nsorn-
ing's MINER contained eleven col.
uinns of editorial MISTER. local news
and interesting miscellany, which !.
nearly double tho an,Ount III reading
matter published hy any other sla ~ |
in this city.
An exchange very sensibly re-
Conservation proves that !
when tl:.. OH business firms Of .
town or city iiit W the lDcal papers
with advertising, trade Is kept ut |
home. hut when they do not. tide
will M"w al,rssstl or l'e snapped up ,y !!
new beginners who arr enterprising !
and know the val,,e If juslici'Nis ad- !
vcrtisimy.''
sales usually drop of Immediately !
after the holidays, and merchants
lrm,plaim ~ dull times. In Butte
lnur merchants are utilizing the lull
Ia trade by taking account Of stock
and balancing accounts, to SEE ls'w
much money they have made during
lhe old year. Next week the annual
clearance saI<s will l'egiu, and our
stores will again present their wonted
busy appearance.
The wrestling match between
Harry Lennon and Adam Lewis ut
l,e Coliseum last night was . we'll
match. The wrestle WAS
'"rMi.h style, cath as-catrh-san f'r
,l.hD side aud the championship 0f
Montana. Both men are athletes Of
repute, one having won
lie cl,am rion~l,ip u Montana, and
I've other that III Michigan In pre-
;inus contests. The match last night
was closely contested and the strux- /
re lasted three hours, resulting In
Lewis throwing up the sponge and
Lennon leimy declared the champion
II Montana. The Wet, was after.
xar,l challenged by Edwin Edwards.
% wrry.le far S3fsD % $40 q side and
he championship. !!