The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-20
Local News.
From the Daily Of ThuTsday.

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! New Jersey was admitted to State
hood 81 " ars ago to-day.
The auction sale at Tompkins was
not completed yesterday, as bidders
were scarce,
The inclement weather, this week
has retarded the progress of the
building boom.
Stocks continued to advance on
Wall Street yesterday. The advance
was from / to !.
| H. 8. Howell, Superintendent OF
the Gilmer & Salisbury Stage Co.,
was in town yesterday.
Local news items are as scarce ss
pleased Republicans over Arthur's
last Montana appointment.
The painters are at work painting
the depot. Both the passenger and
freight Offices are to be ref. i.ted.
Tuesday the Lexington Company
forwarded Ten tars bullion, the Silver
DOW mill eight, and the First Nation
al Bank two.
More new buildings are now under
way, in Butte, than at any time in
the history of the city, at this season
of the year.
Butte Is one of the most orderlv
Giles in the West aud peace officers
are fast reaching aldermanic propor-
tions for want Of something to do.
The Garrison train due to leave
Butte at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, did not 60 out till late last even
ing On account of the delayed mail
train.
Two parties, man and q woman,
were arrested yesterday, and taken
before Judge Wilcox, accused of lar
ceny. The examination was set for
to-day.
Petit is to the front with furniture
and when Petit is at the head it
means low prices for everything In
his line. Call on him and see if it
isn't so.
Those who are able to afford the
luxury of sleigh ride, have been
out the past day or two, holding the
"ribbons' over their favorite steeds,
and gliding along SO the music of
slelgh-Dells.
The MINER returns thanks to the
Hon. w. A. Clark for fine lot of
Blue Point oysters in the shell
part o. q large quantity which Mr..
Clark had expressed from New York
for his own use.
The opera cloak, which was awarl.
ed the most popular young lady at
the Catholic Fair last Saturday even
ing, brought into the treasury of the
society the snug sum of $l,O2l 90.
Quite an amount tor a single gar
ment.
The barometer still indicates falling
weather. The political barometer
indicates storm centre in the Vi
cinity of Helena. Many who were
out expecting to be struck with the
GOvernship have gone in out Of the
wet.
Kate Castleton, the mashing" ac-
tress, will make her debut before the
Butte public this evening. The COM
pany supporting her is exceptionally
fine. Renshaw's Opera House will
no doubt he crowded to witness her
debut.
In the press dispatches last evening
will be found statement that petit
tiOn was presented to the Senste yes
terday, by Dawes, against the pro-
posed lease of three million acres of
the Crow reservation to the syndicate
of cattlemen.
Attention is directed to the new ad
of Gallick 4 Weinreich, wholesale
liquor and cigar dealers. Ttese gen.
tlemen have full line of imported
and domestic liquors and cigars and
are prepared to furnish customers at
bedrock prices. Give them call.
The Worlds Exposition was for
mslly opened yesterday, still the
immense building is not yet COM
rle,ed. Hon. w. A. Clark has re-
ceived information from his colleague
Mr.. Harris that the roof is not yet
over that section of the
structure allotted to Montana
Mr.. Clark thinks visitors
may profitably defer their arrival
there until the first of next month.
Tuesday the 10th inst. is ere
marked" in the annals of the
No thern Pacific r. r. Office in
Butte, as being the day on which the
largest amount for tickets was re-
ceived during the past year. Agent
Marsh informs us that the passenger
and freight traffic over the Montana
Short Line is constantly increasing,
and that this route IS becoming more
popular every day. Excursion tickets
to New Orleans and return, are in
constant demand over this favOrite |
route.