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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-16
PARROT. An

The DETECTIVE PARROT. An
exciting scene took place The other
day at Henry Jackson's shoe store, on
Columbia avenue, which nearly rcslll-
ted in the arrest Of an innocent man.
The cause Of the trouble was this ::
jackson has an educated parrot which
he loves dearly. Henry is generally
cObling in the back room, and the par
rot has been taught to scream when
customers enter. Mrs. jackson had laid
her pOcketbOok on the counter and
run upstairs to hush the crying of her
bouncing boy. Remembering where
her pOcketbOOk was she returned and
got it. Just then customer came in.
lie Knocked and raped for some time,
put no one coming in he turned to
leave, when the parrot shricked
'Ilenry - customer - pOckctboOk
gonc.'
Jackson, hearing this NEARLY broke his
neck IN hllrrying into the store. DROP
ping his lap~tune ON his foot. lie
shouted in the most violent manner.
IVY hat do You mean, anyhow. by
trying to run off with my pocket
book?" The customer, strnci dumb
with lienry's remark, immcdiatelv
Wlllrleu around and asked what he
meant.
81 mean just what | say. You took
my pockctbook, and if you don't give
it to me III call an ollicer.'
~ haven't seen pockctbook for a
month,' said the stranger, "and
won t stand amy such insult" Where
upon the parrot spoke up: bad
nian--dlue.'
Both men had worked their nerves
up to a high state of excitement, anl
it looked very much Is though there
would be Il sct-to. "Paulinr." the
parrot, was overjoyed, and shouted {:
"Police Police ~
"Oh. blame you, shut up 80 cried the
Thoroughly infuriatetl customer. both
men stood and stared at each other for
Il moment, then burst out into hearty
laugh and shook hands. The customer
then purchased Il pair of "calf Eng
liSh BalS,' number ten. Philadelphia
Times.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-16

IT WAS ALL RIGHT. A man who
WAS looking through Il second hand
store in Brook Iyn, with view of find.
ing bcdStead to suit him, finally ex-
an'incu one and asked
Are YOU sure there are 10 bugs in
this p
Bugs. Why, dot prdStead was oudt
Of my own family. We got it when
my brld'lcr Moses Was here, und now
he has gone away I sell it for half
price,"
SAY, believe it has had bugs in it,"
''OmpoSsiblc, my friend. My wife
vhaS so neat DOT if she knew of such
tlngS IN der house, She go grazy.'
"And Ill be hanged il her. isn't
proof - exclaimed the customer, as he
pointed to an l'nimpcachablc evidence.
"Vhcl vnclr'
The customer was going out with a
hcartbrokrn look on his face, when the
other detained him and said:
''Dot's AL right after all. Efyou puy
dot pcdStcad. you know you have bugs
from respectable family! Moses Who's
head clerk in Rochester, lnd YOU
know vhas here twcnty~scvcn years
ia pccsncss. = Wall Street News.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-16

WHEN Senator Vest was solicited by
the sutferagc-begging women to help
their cause, says a Washington letter,
he listened patiently while they con-
tended, in usual style, that the woman
was the equal Of the man and ought to
hold of1icc-anY office, Senator, Gov
ernor, Postmaster, Justice of the peace
Consta ble--anything. indeed. ''Great
heavens,' said Vest, do you mean
that e? Now, just think Of it. Think
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-16

TO BE certain OF getting bite when
you go fishing, take it along with you.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-16

Of ! man going home and kissing a
justice OF thejpcace, or tcllin friend
that he was in love With constable !!
1t is dreadful -
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Ben Hogan's Lecture.

A larger hall would have been
we'll filled last night with people who
wanted to hear Ben Hogan. AS it
was many had to 60 away without
the opportunity. In the hall there
was 10 standing room unnccupied.
Among the converts who signed the
pledge was a we'll known character
throughout this section, formerly
a clever newspaper man, but who
allowed his appetite to get the better
Of his brains. The audience equalled
the enthusiasm OF previous meetings.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning Ho-
gan will hold a meeting in the room
now occupied for his lectures, for the
purpose of organizing a club among
those who have signed the pledge
during this series of meetings, the
object being to aid and assist each
other ia holding fast to the principles
they have adopted.
It is the intention now to hold a
union meeting tomorrow evening in
Renshaw's Opera House, or in some
larger house, if such he secured.
The religious services in most of the
churches will be postponed to give
the congre. ations an opportunity to
attend, and it goes without saying
that the largest hall will be filled to
overlooking.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Some Fine Game.

II. Grafton Delayney, Jr., of Vir'
ginia, who has been hunting in Mon
taua for about a year, has been stop
ping in Deer Lodge for a week or So
A few days ago he went out ON Mt.
Powell and Dempsey Creek, and on
Thursday morning brought In six
mountain sheep. one ibex and several
deer. The sheep weighed thirty-nine
pounds, and the hide and head OF
the ibex forty pounds. Three Of the
mountain sheep were killed in one
day and out of n fi'ek. The ioex
is very fine. They are on exhibition
at the Scott House. Game. he says,
is plenty, but on account OF the ice
and snow almost imposs'ble to trar-
el. 1t was impossible to get up TO
high places where game was plentier.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Runaway Teams.

A runaway upon the streets of the
city yesterday, by a team which
its owner had left unhitched in front
of E. L Bonner & Co.'S. suggests the
necessity of enacting and enforcing
a city ordinance imposing a fine up
on any party who leaves a team un.
hitched or unguarded within the city
limits. In nine cases out OF ten run
Always in the city are the result OF
leaving a team unhitched. That sc
rious accidents to pedestrians have
not followed is due to the width OF
our streets and the good fortune
which seems to attend our city. But
now that the streets of the city are
full of school children during certain
hours of the day, it is submitted 1t
the citv authorities should not take
some steps looking to the correction
of the practice of many teamsters in
leaving their teams standing un-
fastened or unguardcd in the streets.
The runaway team mentioned broke
from the wagon near the corner of
Granite and Main but were stopped
a short distance below.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Wanted.

Messrs. Roberts & Co., of this city,
yesterday received the following let
ter, which explains itself. AS MI.
Roberts is not the party mentioned
the letter IL published In the hope
that some reader may be able to give
the Information desired.
WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 10th, 's3.
Messrs. Roberts and o., Butte City,
Montana:
GnNTLEMEN:-I had u friend by
name of >amuel P. Roberts, who
went to Montana about Is years ago,
and have never heard from him since.
Seeing your name in the commercial
reports. it occurred to me that you
might know something OF him. II so
will you please communicate with
me ano much otlige,
Yours truly,
J. E, WARE.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
A Remedy tor Diphtheria.

One Of our most esteemed city
physicians who, with mcdesty be-
coming his worth, does lot wish TO
have his name appear in print, sends
us the following in reference to the
treatment of diphtheria:
Observing the frequency and fatal
ity of diphtheria, l would suggestive
following remedy, that I have now
used for nine consecutive cases, with
uniform good results. The remedy
can be kept in every house, and. in
suitable doses, can be given to chill.
dren OF any age without injury.
[ might say that, IN connection with
this medicine. / have always used II
cold water pad around the throat
from ear to Ear. In the case men-
toned above, no gargle or topical ap-
plicatiOn is used: Solution of Chlo-
rine; Liquor Chlori: or Chlorine Wa
ter, are the names 1t is known by
al the druggists.
The dose is from ten tO twenty
drops in sweetened water, every two,
three or four hours.-!Sl. John Tie-
OTODH.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Montana's Precious Metals.

Montana has given the world at
least $500. OOO, 900 of gold since its dis
covery there in 1864. The silver pro-
duct;on is nov exceeding the gold.
and the silver yield must be i'm.
mensely increased when smelters
shall have been erected to work the
rich argentiferous galena ores on the
head Of Clarke's Fork-one of the
upper tributaries of the Yellowstone;
but the gold yield will not be
largely increased III the fu-
tule. There are on the Yellowstone
hundreds of acres of rich gravel de-
posits of gold which have heretofore
only been worked by most primitive
methods. There are also In that Sec
ton rich gold quartz veins of great
extent. Not a single hydraulic has
been brought to bear on the former ;
not a mill has been put up in opera
ton on the latter. But capitalists
are now organizing to work these
rich gold mines, quartz and placer,
in q scientific way.-Ninneap0Ns
Journal,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Can Hurdy Houses Legally Exist2

The city officials and legal irater-
nifty are somewhat puzzled over the
status OF hurdy houses since the re-.
peal by the couacil of the ordinance
against licensing them in this city
The territorial law against them was
passed in April, 1873. and is section
:N Of the criminal laws in the re-
yised statutes, as fellows.
Sec. 204. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, within the
Territory of Montana, to conduct or
establish, or cause to be conducted
or established; any dancing saloon or
hurdy gurdy house. Any person. or
persons offending against the provis-
ions OF this section shall, upon con-
viction, be adjudged guilty of a mis-
demeanOr, and shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dol
lars
The legislature that met In extra
session in the summer of 1879 passed
an act fixing certain licenses, one
paragraph of which reads az follows:
Third, All saloons where women
are kept as walters, or where women
dance, ten dollars per day or one hun
dred dollars per month.
This was approved July g, 1879,
and the question is as to whether or
not it gives cities or counties the right
to license such places. Prosecuting
attorneys have generally held that
this act repealed the proh'bitory one,
and have therefore advised grand ju-
rors not to indict under Section 2O4
The subject has probably never been
taken to the supreme court for final
settlement.
A typographical error in the last
edition ofthe Revised Statutes makes
the last act passed to read approved
July g, 1873" The year Of course
should be ''lS79."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
The Good Templars' Hall

EDITOR MINER:-Owing to a ra
MOI that has gained considerable
circulation on the streets, to the ef-
feet that the Order of Good Templars
of this city refused to let Nj. Benz.
Hogan have the Use of their hall on
last Tuesday evening, In order that
they might use it TO give a dance,
Induces US to make the following
statement of facts:
The management of Good Temp
lars' Hall is in the hauds of the
board of trustees, and the trustees
have already let the hall for seven
nights in the week to the following
societies and associations, viz: Bap-
fist church on Sundays, Home Cir
Gle dancing club on Tuesdays, and
the Union Guards on Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday aud
Saturdays. Mr.. Hogan's agent was
aware of this, for he secured the use
of the hall from the Union Guards
for their five nights, aud not from
the trustees of the Lodge. He did
not MAX the arrangements with the
dancing club, as he should have
done in order to get their night.
And here is where the mistake was
made. The Order of Good Templars
does not approve Of dances being
given under the auspices OF their
lodges, unless where a dispensation
has been granted by the Grand
Lodge or the Grand Worthy Chief
I'emplar. The dance given there on
Tuesday evening was not under Ia
auspices of the Lodge, but under the
auspices of the Home Circle, u regu-
larly organized dancing club. The
club have the hall rented from
the trustees of the lodge and pay
their money for the use Of it, and are
entitled to the same protection in
their rights to the use OF 1t As the
Baptist church or the Union Guards
are.
The Order of Good Templars, Of
Butte are in full sympathy with MIR.
Hogan and in his work. Although
Mr.. Hogan is not a member OF the
order, it is not in keeping with b
principles of Faith, Hope and Chari-
ty that we should be jealous OF the
good work he is accomplishing.
Ed. T. RANG, w. c. T.
D. w. EVANS. Lodge Deputy.
r. w, PORTER, w. F. s.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Personal.

Lou p. Smith returned from Ana
conda yesterday.
w. o. Speer, ESD, went to Ana
conda yesterday On a brief business
visit.
Paul Blum, agent Of the Holland
Comedy Company, leaves this morn
ing for Helena.
Manager Mcguire went to Deer
Lodge yesterday |" see how the Hol-
lands were getting along.
/" Rev. :. c. Blackiaton goes TO Deer
Lodge to-day to conduct religious
services in the Episcopal church
there tomorrow.
J. H. Davis, of San Francisco,
special agent Of the Travellers Insu-
rance Company, arrived in the city
last night.
Charley Bielenberg and Charles
RouIeau came up from the valley vii
lage last evening. They will remain
several days.
Harry Emery, a well known and
popular actor, formerly with Saw
telle, IS now playing with the Katie
Putnam Company.
Mr.. C. ID. Josslyn, a rustling BUSH
ness man of Deer Lodge. took q run
up to Butte on the local express, yes
terday, and returned tie same train
F. L%ittlejohn, Eureka, New; T.. p.
Patterson, Dillon; James Burgoyne.
Eastern Pennsylvania; J. L. Wagon
er, Boulder, and T. D. Mcdonald Of
Salt Lake, are domiciled at the Cen
tennial.
Mr.. Thomas Il. Boyd, manager Of
the Holland Comedy Company, ar
rived in the city last night, and will
remain until after the appearance of
the company here. His troupe is the
first to take the overland route East
ward by the Northern Pacific.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17

Reports from down the L. & n.
indicate that the horsethieves who
recently ESCAPED from the Dillon Jail,
are raiding the country and taking
almost everything they can lay their
hands on. Among the losers is Mr..
Losse, of Glendale. who has lost two
horses and three saddles. 1t is report
ed the ranchers have turned out en-
masse to capture the thieves.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
A DEAD BEATS PLAY.
How Holland, the Actor, Didn't
Get a Diamond Ring.

The following from a Portland pa,
per of recent date gives an amusing
account of the way in which y Pa.
cifc Slope dead beat tried to play his
way into MI. Hollands good graces,
and in q seat in the theater at the
same time. Mr.. Holland, the gen.
tleman referred to, is one Of the best
actors on the American stage, and
will appear in Butte with his excel
lent company next Monday night:
"Just before the theater opened
last evening a granger-like individ-
ual stepped up to the box office and
asked for MIR. Holland, who hap
pened to be inside. The strang er
was introduced and asked: "Where
can I see you after the theater::'
"Anywhere you say replied Hol
land, looking hard to see if the man
had a bill or a warrant.
"Well,' said the stranger, 81 am
n of ten men who want to see you
very badly after the performance.
We have some important business
IF it is very important you might
tell me of it now" and Holland took
him aside.
"Yes, yes,' said the stranger, II am
proprietor of a new opera house 60
ing up in Seattle. ] am a little &C.
centric and have taken a fancy to
you, so ten of us have bought a fine
diarond ring worth $3.50, although l
tell you candidiy we got it tor $40,
and after the play you prepare your.
self to make a little speech, sir"
Holland has not been called upon
in this manner very often, and began
to revolve in his head the good old
form Of "Gentlemen, 1 thank you for
this honor" ETC., mixed with a finan-
clal calculation of how much it
would cost him for the champagne
after the presentation. He sent the
treasurer to get the leader of the ten the
best seat in the house. and was called
away. In a minute he heard a tre-
mendous row, and the nearest view
he got of the diamond ring was the
calloused anatomy of the Seattle OPP
era manager who was being kicked
down stairs by Manager Stechhan,
who recognized him as a chronic
dead beat about theaters. When
Dundreary propounded his last rid
die last night, he gave 1t out, "Where
is my diamond ring:'" and the COM
pany laughed at what the audience
did not understand, but what the
Seattle man undoubtedly felt"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
A Maragsrial Confab.

+. w. Stetcher, manager Of the
Newmarket theatre, Portland. aud
successor of Manager Mcguire in
that city, will, on the invitation OF
the latter gentleman, visit Butte next
week. After remaining here a few
days both managers will leave for
Helena, where they expect to meet
Manager A. c. Capehart, of Fargo,
Dakota, and there arrange their
business for the ensuing year regard.
ing their combined transcontinental
circuit from St. Paul to Portland and
British Columbia.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17

County Treasurer ID. J. Welch re-
ports taxes coming in very slowly.
Taxpayers should remember that If
the taxes are not paid before the lst
day of December a penalty Of 10 per
cent. attaches. 1t is best not to put
off payment until the last moment
O.,lv two weeks remain In which to
walk up to the captains Office and
settle
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17

LETTER e. Anderson have boiled
cider, all kinds Of vegetables, live
chickens, fresh fish and oysters, Il
fine lot of apples, fresh ranch butter,
and Montana cheese. ll-l3-dtf
Mr.. H. l.. Frank is building a
small frame dwelling house or Utah
street, between Broadway and Gran
ite. MI. David Mcdonald has charge
of the work.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the Justices court. Township and county
of Silver Bow, Territory of Montana.
John Barta and Scott Nagues, plaintiffs VS..
Henry Davis, defendant.
The people of the Territory OF Moutana send
greeting to Henry Davis.
You are hereby required to appear at my of:
fee, in the towns hip of Silver Bow. county. OF
silver Bow. and Territory Of Montana. within
mons and ans ser the account on file In an &C,
ton to recover of YOU the sum Of forty-one dol.
dollars alleged to be due and owing from youod
plaintiffs for board furnished you and for go 10
wares aud merchandise sold and delivered to
YOU by plaintiffs at your instance and request.
And you are hereby notified, that II you fail
to appear and answer said complaint as above
required, the said plaintiffs will take a jnd5.
ment by default against you for the sum OF Sal.
Given un. er my hand this 9th day OF Novem
November, A. =. 1889.
lllOsw4 w Justice Of the Peace.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Railroad Matters.

Through q misunderstanding a
slight error appeared in u railroad
notes a couple of days since. We
stated that the road from Stuart to
Anaconda would be a branch OF the
Utah and Northern, and that the
Montana Railway company had
taken a contract TO build it. Instead
of that the road will not be a branch
of the Utah and Northern, but will
be owned and operated by the Mon
tana Railway company, who will
probably extend it as indicated in the
article mentioned.
The road will probably be COM
pleted to Anaconda by Christmas.
But little difficulty will be expert
enced in securing the right Of way.
It is thought private terms will be
agreed upon with all except Messrs.
Harris. Murphy, Parrot, and one
other, who own property on the line.
A commission to asses. the damages
on the property of the gentlemen
named has been asked for by the
railway company, and Judge Gal
braith has appointed Messrs. F. B.
Waterbury, Peter Leyengood, and u
G. Vineyard. The commissioners
will perform their duties as quickly
as possible, and the character of the
gentlemen assures a fair decision.
The Union Pacific railroad has put
on a sleeping car from Green River to
HALEY, over the OREGON Short Line
and the Wood River branch.
The increased number of trains on
the Utah and Northern makes BUSH
ness quite lively at the depot nova
days.
The crew of the local express run
ming daily between Butte and CARR
son is 8 follows: C. L. Heart, con-
ductor: l.. H. Turpin, express mes
senger; F. Garrett, brakeman; David
Harris, engineer; Andrew King.
fireman. The train makes the run
of 5l1 miles in $50 minutes-includ-
ing stoppages.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17

Police Magistrate French had three
cases before him yesterday. One
Thomas Mcguire was committed for
indecent exposure in default of ST SO
fine and costs. A poor victim of fire
water who had been ''roIled" while
sleepinp on the streets was permitted
to 20 in peace or the ground of being
sufficiently punished ALREADY. An"
other case of indecent exposure was
dismissed on good grounds.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
The Rivals of he Northwest.

In speaking Of the Northern Pa
cific railway and its eastern outlet a
Toronto correspondent OF the st.
Paul Pioneer-Press says: The pow
ertul rivalry that the alliance of the
Northern Pacific railroad will Offer
to certain railways in Canada is be-
coming apparent to those interested
here. 1t is Ia prominent Canadian
Pacific railway official informs YOUR
correspondents forming an alliance
with the Crank Trunk, which road
has an independent line to Chicago,
and the official in question
said he had no doubt the rivalry
would be carried right into Onta-
rio, and to the uttermost mill of the
Canadian Pacific. The Canadian
Pacific having, by its peculiar char.
ter, managed to keep the Grand
Trunk out Of northwest Canada. the
former have 10Y made arrangements
with the Northern Pacific which will
hurt the interests Of the Canadian
Pacific. The Northern Pacific, in
conjunction with the Grand Trunk,
is looking TO the New York, West
Shore & Buffalo. for a New York
outlet, and it is more than possible
that the air line division of the old
Great Western, nOW q comparatively
useless section Of the Grand Trunk
will be used by the New York,
West Shore & Buffalo to reach
Detroit, and make con-
nection with the Northern Pacific
steamers for Duluth. The Grand
Trunk is talking of building a line to
Duluth, to facilitate the dispatch of
business with the Northern Pacific.
and also with a view of getting into
the Canadian northwest in time by
that route. They claim the charter
of the Canadian Pacific will have to
be altered in time, and the monopoly
Of the northwest they now enjoy be
broken, as with the increasing settle
ment of the country there will be
ample business for two lines there,
and. indeed, as many American and
other railway companies as desire to
locate lines in the country.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17

There was quite q little row at Gar
rison Wednesday night between q
rounder and q saloon keeper, in
which the latter got pretty badly
used up. It is said Garrison is rapid
" developing some bard cases.