The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-23
Local News.

The Summit Valley Railway Is
progressing favorably.
The city courts have taken a rest
during the past two or three days.
A private letter from Belknap says
things are booming there at a lively
rate.
Odd Fellows of Butte are requested
to meet at Caplice Hall tonight. See
notice.
A few more such days as yesterday
and the sprinkling cart will be need>
ed in streets.
Just a score and no more take their
rations at Sheriff Twins new and
comfortable quarters.
See notice of Mr.. James Mathews.
He has something of interest to cay
to parties indebted to him.
Pinkham will soon haye his new
building in fine shape. The finish
ing touches are being put upon it.
The Western Union will complete
its telegraph line from Belknap to
Eagle City by the end of the present
week.
Grapevine telegraph dispatches
from the Yellowstone are being re-
ceived every hour in the day by
Butte Republican bosses.
The bosses wish 1t to be kept before
the faithful that the Republicans
Will hold their primaries next Fri
day. The hour will be between 7
and 8 p. m. They have all they
want of II =. m. to 2 p. M.
If the party who found a we'll
colored, lion mounted .m~eerschaum
cigar-holder, at the Amphitheater
Sunday night, will leave the same at
the Amphitheatre or at this office he
will be suitably rewarded.
The ball of the I. O. U. F. the 18th
inst promises to be a largely attended
affair. Unusual preparations are be-
ing made by the committees having
the ball in charge to make it the
great event of the season.
Another paper will be started at
Belknap to be called the Belknap
Sum-. The new candidate for fame
and wealth will be issued tri-weekly
or daily, commencing the lst of May
next. Editor and proprietor, Adam
Aulbach.
A letter received by MIR. John
O'Rourke of this city, from Pat
Flynn. of Eagle City, says: High
water has stopped all work except on
Roudebush's claim which has start
ed to sluice. One days run with 8
men yielded $780,"
TheCity Democratic Convention
which will be held next Saturday
promises to be the most harmonious
political gathering that has ever met
in Butte. The Democrats with that
serene confidence experienced by a
Christian sitting behind four aces,
are SURF OF electing every man they
nominate from councilman to mayor.
Nothing short of q cyclone will pre-
vent this contamination of their ef-
forts. Butte is Democratic to the core.
Complaint is being made that the
debris formed by the falling down
of the walls of the Miners Union
hall on Upper Main street is still al
lowed to cumber the ground, present.
ing an unsightly appearance and de-
tracing from the otherwise orderly
look worn by that part Of the city.
The Union suffered a great loss by
the unfortunate occurrence, and 1t Is
hoped the city or the citizens will aid
it to reconstruct the walls and thus
remove the unpicturesque pile COM
planned of:
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
of the Sth inst. says "N1r. Kessler,
Jr.'s, many friends will be glad to
learn that he has undergone a highly
successful operation for cataract, by
DR.. Strawbridge, with every prospect
of a complete restoration of sight.
Mr.. Kessler's family has ranked for
several generations among 1.-The old
est inhabitants" of the Northern
Liberties and he has been the eff
Gent Secretary Of the Northern Dis
pensary for nearly forty years." The
Mr.. Kessler mentioned Is . brother
Of M. Harry Kessler Of this city.