The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-19
The Semi Weekly Miner
BUTTE, MARCH 19, 1884.
Local News.
From the Daily Of Tuesday.

Nothing startling in the Cit
courts YESTERDAY.
The barometer indicates unsettled
weather. The streets also indica. e
an unsettl.d condition.
A run way on Mon.ana street
yesterday resulted ia severe injurie,
fnthe driver, NJ. John r .ley, and q
hadly demoralized wagon.
THOMPSON. on the N. P, has made
.nnlication for q postofice. and
racommends John S-arp for post
master.
Members of the Miners Union are
requested to meet at their Hall this
evening. See notice.
MI. Henry VI. Parchen was NOM
mat d for Mayor by the Helena Re.
publican Convention last SATURDAY.
Tim Clewell received the nomina-
tim for City Assessor and Treasurer.
and Jesse Armitage named for Pc.
lice Magistrate.
The Democrats of Helena in their
ward primaries nOmi lated Marcus
Lls.ner. Hugh F. GaIen, James r..
Davis, VIM Muth and James Sulli-
v,n rs candidates for Aldermen from
the five wards of the city in the order
named.
several Butte parties leave for the
CRur d'Alenes to-day. Among
them are Messrs. J. H. B. Foster, j.
NJ. Venable, Barney Roudebush,
Thomas Argyle and J. d. Butler
The MINER joins their many friends
in ryi,k,Sns that T,rfrna socxv o~o:I>
upon them in the lev Ell Dorado.
Benton wants q land .,ffice at that
place. With the reservation opened
to the settlement the Press thinks an
office will be absolutely lie .essary.
The bill now before Congress provid-
Ing for the opening of the reserva-
ton to the north If the place will
doubtless bec0me q law.
The Travellers Insurance G ,mpany |
is being highly commended by the
newspapers of the country for its |
magnificent gift Of q litnograph
of 'iarth"ldi's statue Of Liberty to
them. Mr.. Frank Marsh is tue
agent of the company in this citv.
1t may interest people in this city.
who have suffered repeated losses Of
their favorit. morning paper by bav"
ing them stolen from tie doorstep, to
know that a Cleveland newspaper
thief has a dog trained to the work.
who goes to the doors where he
papers are left and brings them to
his waiting master in the street.
The ELITE" has been In the hands
of the decorators during the past few
days and reopened lat night looking
as fresh as a daisy ard IS bright and
as u bride. Iu point Of equip
ment and tx 'ellence of goods it il Ill
that its name implies the Elite.
Butte Can now boas Of the hue>t
appointed sample rooms in the west.
The city council of Helena has
granted to- the firm of M:DOnough
4 o.. under the corp pirate name IF
the Helena Gas Lat and Coke
the light and privilege Of
down pipes and mains thr ,ugil
he streets and alleys aud public
grounds of the city Of Helena, for
he purpose If con veyinK gas to the
lily aud i = Inhabitants.
The Min ar>' Union band PLAYED
IN . beautiful s-lectiou~ iu font of
he Centennial Hotel last evening.
Thus Is the first time the band has
,een down town since Christmas,
mtny supposed il had re-
irpd f r good, tut the superb music
discoursrd yesterday proved that =
t is not only In full vigor, hut that . .
t / greatly strengthened since its =
AT public appearance. The band :
ow number IL pieces. and Is one of |.
he hest in the Territory. :
From Mr.. A. H. Tarbet. the gen. !
,-mauly f ,reultn Of tue work, we /.
that satisf tctory progress is :
ping made in the grading, etc.. OF
e summit Valley railway. The r
rade be ween the Parrot mill and
me is about completed and the I
ills will be laid within a f W days. .
his road when c0mple'ed will be q
ven OF. eight miles long and will fur> n
ish all rail communication between q
IL depot and the principal mines a
nd mills of Walk-rville aud vicini- -
Y. The road will be finished at an .
arly day. {