The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-02
Local News.

No man knoweth who will win thu
great five mile race tonight, both arr
stayers from away back.
Yesterdays weather was satisfac-
tory to the entire community. II
was a mild summers day.
Pinkham's great sale of horses,
wagons, buggies, ETC., at "the
Hump takes place to-day. A hack
leaves Pinkham's store at 8 q. m. fol
the sale.
Fl. L. Fisher and Ed. Stack, both
well known Butteites, have bought a
sheep ranch sixty miles south of Fort
Benton and are reported to be work
ing hard and prospecting.
The firemen had another practice
run last night. Good time was made,
and the summer temperature was
much improved by the thorough
sprinkling given to Main street.
Judge Wilcox has decided to lower
his building on West Park street to
the grade instead of raising them and
adding a first story. The work OF
lowering was commenced yesterday.
The races at the Pavilion tonight
promise to be of more than usual
interest. A number of local flyers
are entered for the race and a large
delegation of Deer Lodge skaters will
be in attendance.
Negotiations are pending among
local capitalists which are likely to
result in the building of a first class
brick hotel in this city. The location
of the new hotel is likely to be on
West Park street.
Fred. Osborne, general mining
contractor, has opened an office at
the Centennial Hotel. He contracts
to sink shafts, Tor assessment and
representation work and for survey
ing and assaying.
A large squad of the Union Guards
were out on drill last evening. They
are a fine body of men and will hold
their position as first in soldierly APP
pearance, as we'll as the first company
of Territorial militia organized.
George Newkirk's elegant cabinet
has received an addition of some
beautiful specimens Of petrified moss.
A fine specimen OF the taxidermist's
art will be added to-day, in the shape
of the stuffed skin of a milk white
goat.
Will Guedelhoefer, the champion
blacksmith and horseshoer, spreads
his banner to the breeze in this
mornings MINER. Parties desiring
horseshoeing for trotting
and running stock or roadsters, will
do we'll to call on Will at his new
shop on Montana street. He also
does fine and heavy carriage and
wagon work.
Complaint is made that the trans
of slops through the streets
by Cinnamon is likely to breed
disease. The Cinnamon feed the
slops to their hogs. and they are
probably healthful scavengers, as
well as a great convenience to house
keepers, in carrying away the Stops.
which otherwise would be left to TO-
ment in alleys and back yards.
Joel E.. Whatley, formerlya we'll
known restaurateur of this city, has
got himself into serious trouble at
Ogden. In a difficulty with George
a telegraph operator at Og-
den, last week, Whatley struck the
operator with a heavy glass, inflict-
ing injuries which are likely to prove
After the difficulty What
ley fled and has been arrested at
Thistle Valley, Utah, and taken back
to Ogden for trial.
The mining interests in and around
Elk Park are rapidly assuming a
prominent place and important trans
fers occur every few days. The Cir
ton lead, owned by J. F. Duftey &
Co., is one of the most promising
in this section, and ar
engagements are being made by east
ern parties to bond it. The bona will
be for $50, OOO. At a depth of 1856 feet
a rich deposit was encountered re
which assayed 242 ounces sill
yer and AZ per cent. copper.
A contest of skill between two
butchers attracted much interest last
at Bielenberg & Faligan's
house. The contestants
we're Andrew Nelson and Billy
Friend, who were to take their beef
from the ground, and hang,
,kin and dress it for the market on a
wager of $3.50. Nelson dressed his
beef in twelve and a half minutes,
and Friend in fifteen minutes A
large number of butchers were pres
ent, and it is sad $500 changed
on the result.