The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-13
The Semi Weekly Miner
Local News
FRI IL, Duly Of Tilrslly,

Fro tn, Duly Of rhlrsl.y,
The much Wanted fine October
weather can't come too soon.
The shipment Of silver bars from
the Alice mine during September
amounted to $lO4, O0O.
The prevailing style OF dress these
days is gum boots in the afternoon
and heavy ulsters at night.
The ladies of the Episcopal Aid
Society will meet at the residence OF
Mrs. Fred Gilbert this Thursday,
afternoon at the usual hour.
The Union Pacific ties, heretofore
being distributed for the three-rail
track, are now being delivered al
Stuart, presumably for the Anaconda
brancn.
Jewish services commemorative oil
the the atonement of Yom Kippul
were held in Odd Fellows hall last
evening and will he continued to-
day. The fast closes at sun set this
evening.
T. J. Largely, who recently pur.
chased the electric light plant, is pre-.
pairing to take down the wire te-
tween the city and the old Burling.
ton mill. When the light is started
up again the power will be located
within the city.
1t is reported that notwith
standing the differences between the
u. p. and n. P. roads on the third
rail proposition, they will Din in the
construction OF all buildings. plat
forms, etc, required at Little Black
foat Junction.
The Independent publishes an
tenn to the effect that Butte has 1872
upils in her public schools. In view
of the fact that the regular attendance
is over nine hundred, it would be
interesting to know where the hide
pendent got its information.
A new arrangement has gone into
EFF, ct by which Wells, Fargo &Co.'s
express will forward express matter
from Salt Lake to all points in Mon
lana. The arrangement does not
give Montana competitive freight
rates, as the business is said to be
pooled between the express COM
panies.
The receipts of the County Treas
urrr for taxes, fines and licen ses dur
ing the quarter ended September 80,
amounted to $1,000. and the disburse-
ments for current expenses So, 5000,
leaving a balance in the treasury,
which has enabled Treasurer WEIGH
to resume specie payments on
~ warrants.
The "Alpha Chautaqua Society"
was organized on Tuesday
ing, with IS members and the
following officers: President, DR..
Jas. Thompson; Recording Secretary,
Miss Clara Wilcox; Assistant Re-
'cordiDg Secretary, Miss Clara Rob-
.erts; Corresponding Secretary, r. H.
Paxson; Critics, John F. Forbis and
Rev. G.. l.. Diven.
The old timer Peter McMahon is
as affabie a man as lives and enjoys
talking about the time when he
pounded out the silver f ON Summit
Valley rock with a postal and NOR
tar. but the freshness of the average
tenderfoot irritates him to the last
d~egree;and when a verdant specimen
of the !yfnus pilgrim asked him, the
other day, how long he had been in
this country, he answered--pointing
to the Big Butte, "Do you see that
hill? Well 1 was here when that
Butte YVES a prospect hole" The
pilgrim looked thoughtful, and
asked no more questions.
The Salt Lake Tribune of the 10th
instant contains the following:
There was quite II stir among Alice
stockholders yesterday morning
wien they saw it quoted at $5.23 in
our New York reports. Many
thought it a mistake of the compost
tor, but the figures are correct &C
cording to telegraphic copy received
ut this Office.
We give this for what it is worth,
but as the highest quotation in The
New York market was only $40 on
the 5th instant, it was probably a
mistake of the. Geographic copy If
mol of the compcsitor,
tthe sitting of the county com
missioners yesterday afternoon the
contract for pIa>tering the court
house and Jail was let to Hartman
& Westgate tor S.. sos. 80, that being
the lowest bid. After the transaction
Of minor business the com missioners
adjourned to meet again 1t 2 p. IN.
tomorrow, for the pur pose OF sign
ing and executing the bond aad
t%ransacliug hat other blsine 5 they
NAV have before them.