The Mineral argus., 1884-10-02
LOCAL NEWS.
us have a school house.

town this Week.
L. Belanger received a portion of his
flour yesterday.
School opens for the winter next
Monday, Oct. 9th.
Gov. Brooks spent a couple of DAYS
in Maiden this week.
F. c. Dwinelle and w. C. Draper are
back from the Cour d'Alene.
John Atchison has returned from his
trip to the Ceur d'Alenes md Helena.
Did you see, hear tell of, or see any,
one that saw or heard tell of those
ghosts?
The placer diggings in Maiden gulch
are paying nearly an ounce per day to
the man.
Bishop Brewer, of Helena, will visit
Maiden and deliver a sermon, Sunday.
Oct. 18th.
Grading for the smelter is completed
and carpenters are now engaged getting
out lumber.
Mr.. and Miss Watson, son and daugb-
ter of w. H. Watson, Reedsfort, were
in town this week.
If a competent mineralogist would $
establish an assay office here, a good l
business could soon be worked up.
Louis Landt has flung his banners to
the breeze in the shape of four big
signs, two over his cellar and two over >
the store. Z
A new bar, to be christened the =
"Club Rooms" has been opened in the "
Sharpless' block. Fred. Mum is the =,
proprietor. IA
Mr.. Blatner, Of Helena, arrived in m
Maiden last Thursday. He has been h,
employed by the Maginnis Mining Co. ey
rs accountant and a~ssayist. in
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Esler. accom- en- ~
panied 10y their daughter and Mrs. Els wi
little niece, returned from their visit TO wa
Helena and the conntyse last Friday. Sc
Henry Simons, republican candidate !
for the office of sheriff of Meagher Co. o'c
spent two days in Maiden this week. me
henry Is rustling hard and expresses ~
in the result. 1t is plain-he The
""S many supporters in Maiden. sta
A. NJ. Hotter, after a weeks soiourn !
IN Maiden, looking over the many & Z
valuable mining properties here, left the
for his home in Helena last Monday. and
lie expressed himself as being greatly lne
with the outlook here for a %aI
prosperous camp. Dire,
Mrs. l.. G.. Durkins, the lady who will enc
have charge of the school here. arrived III
Friday from her former residence a fe
White sulphur Springs. She comes hap
highly recommended, not only as a reP'
ichool teacher, but instructor in draw ;osb,,
ng, painting and instrumental music. lust
The Maiden Billiard Hall fronts now II
omplete and painted. Without ex- III
options it is the finest front in town. side
hall Is to be ~re-papered, ceiling put
alsomined, and when completed will
e as neat as is conceivable. With the
etterment of times this house will do Lie,
good business. Mrs
The trustees of the Maiden Reduc- mn1
company meet in special session twice
tuesday,, and considered the adyisa- Thel
Ility of securing Prof. Foss. of White : "
Springs, to take charge of the at nun
'ection and operation of the smelter. Ther
satisfactory arrangements can be nnoe "
ade the services of that gentleman of lie Lie,
a NC eeCureu' Lieu
A nugget was received to day from
tile Alder gulch. 1t weighed one and from "
penny-weight or $f.35.-Benton Gent
If such specks of gold are zee" II
e cause of the excitement that the officer
Press and Record are heralding The {
roughout the country, we would sug- sen'ed
that the brakes be put on. With at t the :
! exaggeration we can say that the Mr.. :
ulhg OF nuggets of that weight are a the post
mmon occurrence in the Judith NJ :
curtains. lev & :
on tho