The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-03
Local News.

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Eneouraging reports are coming in
from nearly all the mining districts.
The matinee at Renshaw Opera
House yesterday afternoon was we'll
The pugilists are trying to excite
an interest in the manly art among
the people of Helena, but 1t doesn't
work very we'll
F. J. Bliss & Co., proprietors Of q
produce store on West Park street,
were attached yesterday and the es-
tablishment closed up.
"A social dance will be given ut
Boek's Garden by the Meaderville
band, "Wednesday evening. Deem
her 8, TO which al are invited.
The Montana Mining and Smelling
Company will hold q meeting next
Tuesday evening at the Office OF Cur
It's Il Majors for the purpose Of ar
ranging preliminaries.
Thomas Amphitheatre is fast ap-
preaching completion, and will be
opened sometime between the 10th
and 18th Of December with q grand
masquerade ball.
Street crossings are now in place
on all the principal thor ughfares of
the city. One is being put down on
West Broadway, which will be
greatly appreciated by pedestrians.
MI. H. ]. Blume Is engaged in
fitting Mr.. Ell Kings new two-story
brick hotel on Granite street with
hot air heating apparatus. The
house will also be supplied through
out witn hot and cold water pipes.
A raid was recently made on the
opium dens Of Virginia City, and
four of the acknowledged Ceiestials
engaged in hitting the pipe were
bagged. They were each fined $3.50,
which being unpaid they ornamented
the chain gang.
MI. George Newkirk, city treas
urer, has been quite ill for some
time and is still unable to attend to
the duties of his office. Until he
RECEIVERS from his present severe IN
disposition Mr.. James Forbis will re-:
cei1 and receipt for all city taxes
now due.
w. S. Mccormick, the Salt Lake
banker who was in Butte q short
time since, said to q Rerald reporter
Butte is the liveliest town l have
seen. Everything was rushing there,
and the general briskness was quite
a relief to the dulness I saw every
where else"
Messrs. Ed. Roster and A. E. Gade
leave this morning for. Tidal Wave
district, where they will put in their
best ticks in bringing to the front the
Fusilade mine, on which they have
taken a years lease. Ed has thrown
aside the paint brush and will now
SWING the pick for a change. Sue
cess attend him in this venture.
Salt Lake Chronicle, 26: "Yester-
day afternoon while Captain VIM.
Clymo, an old Pacific coast pioneer,
was sitting in the Wasatch beer hall
talking with q friend, he was sud-
denly seized with q violent hem
orrhage of the lungs and died within
a few minutes. He came to this city
a few weeks ago from Idaho for
medical treatment, being afflicted
with some lung trouble" Mr.. Clymo
was well known in this city, hav-
ing resided here for some time.
Friday last Mrs. Johnson had her
llege lord, Joseph Johnson (coiOred)
ARE sted, charging him with threat
ening to kill her. The case wa tried
before Judge Eddy yesterday, and
evidence adduced to the effect that
the threat consisted of the statement
that he would pin her to the wall
with a table fork. As the quarrel
arose out of a controversy a to
whether their daughter should at
tend the ball given by the colored
folks Thanksgiving night and as II
did not amount to much Judge Eddy
discharged the defendant.