The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-23
The Semi eekly Miner
Local News.
From the Daily Of Friday.

From the Daily OF Friday.
See notice of furnished rooms to
rent.
Dr. stoner gives special attention
to gynecol gy.
The snow blockade on the Utah
and Northern Is rails d.
Attention is called to a local OF
James Keefe in another column.
DR. Stoner makes diseases peculiar
to children a specially. 22l dim
And now comes Ben Arthur with
a challenge to light Dave Cusick.
A heavy eastern mail arrived last
evening. Another large n is ex.
pected to-day.
Reynolds accepts the challenge of
James Orion and names Saturday
evening, March lst as the time for
the rae
A combative spirit appears to
rage among the Butte ycu'hs. Chal-
Ienges and a~cceptances of challenges
are the order of the day.
If the backbone of the winter Is
not broken it Is at least badly de-
moralized. There il nothing like a
Chinook 10 make Jack Frost let go
his grip.
Salt Lake Tribune: The loss OF
sheep in this Territory by the recent
cold weather will be very large, some
stockmen placing the probable loss
at 20 per cent.
Justice Nickols sent a "vag" up
for thirty days, and a disturber of the
peace to the cooler on the hill to
serve out bis fine and costs, day
before yesterday.
Mrs. Trowbrldge, who left for
Portland last Sunday morning, re-
turned home last evening. The re-
mains of Mr.. Trowbridge will arrive
some time during the day.
III ere will be no paper issue I'd from
this Office tomorrow morning. The
MINER '::comps" are a patriotic lot of
boys and propose spending to-day in
looking up their little hatchets.
Mr.. George Holland, of the Hol-
land Comedy Combination received
a very ~fiattering benefit at Salt Lake
last Saturday evening. His COM
pany is now playing in Wyoming.
Mrs. Rose Perkins desires to be
distinctly understood by those who
so nobly contributed to Mrs. Kitter's
benefit that that lsdy is being
boarded and cared for without ex-
pense to the benefit fund.
Ogden Pilot: We have reliable
information that the third rail
scheme on the Utah e. Northern Is
all a hoax. but there is a prospect of
the U tab 4 Northern being con-
verted into a standard gauge.
Two grand races at the Pavilion
tomorrow night. The race by the
dudes will be an @sthetlc, sunflower
affair. The series of stop watch
races will be concluded tonight, I'M
less one of the slow boys win.
Mr.. Herman Horst Was the recipi.
ent of a f~sttering serenade by the
Leiderkrantz band Wednesday even
ing. The gentleman carries with him,
In his trip to the Pacific Coast, the
kind wishes Of q host Of Butte
friends.
Paul Manuel has challenged Alex.
N'eienhofen for a half mile rae for
500 side. Alex has covered the
IN oney and the race will come off to-
morrow evening at the Amphi-
theatre, the boys having secured the
floor for the a
The ball tonight, in honor Of the
Father of our Country, promises to
be one of the most recherche affairs
of the season. Although announced
as a public ball, Mr.. Batchelor's
justly earned reputation for inaugu.
rating pleasant social gatherings Is a
sufficient guarantee that the COM
pany will be all that the most 2sthe.
tic could desire.
The A~mphitheatre management
propose to give a marked ball on
rollers next Tuesday night that will
eclirse all former efforts of the kind
in the city. The managers also pro-
pose to publish a description OF the
most striking costumes worn on the
occasion. Chairs will be arranged
In the galleries for the accommoda-
ton of ladies.
The roller skating public Of the
East has switched of from the fasci-
rink and is now engaged in
contests of an entirely different
A favorlte n is baked
bean eating matches. There Is one
now going on in New York, for a
prize of so. each contestant eating
three pounds of baked beans daily, =
the one holding out the longest tax.
ing the prize. It Is said these contests
draw well. :
Hecla Consolidated Mining Com
pany.
The annual meeting of the stock>
bOlders OF the Hecla Consolidated