The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-30
The Semi Weekly Miner
BUTTE. P %, 1884.
Local News

From the Daily OF Tuesday.
Mr.. Ernest Lang. who has been
seriously i'll, Is now improving.
A special meeting of the w. C.. r
u. Is called for 2:3O o'clock to-morrow
afternoon.
Pinkham is pushing his large
lldlt on West Park street to com
pletion. Pinkham rushes business
and v lets business rush him.
The first party OF contractors for
the Florence canal has arrived at Sun
River n commenced work on the
2lst inst. A large force will be 1t
work there ut al eaiiy day.
The Yellowstone .Jouynolsays: The
Hon. Judge COburn. handles the VI x.
atious questions of legal debate with
a Immunity of temper and q clear
conception of equity aud justice that
gain from all the highest respect for
his ruling.
The special schoo! election to be
held IN this school election the 1st
proximo is tor the purpose of voting
on The issuance of s:1, $40 in bonds to
build two new scht Of houses in the
district. The vote will undoubtedly
be largely in favor Of issuing the
bonds.
Meagher county elected a straight
Blaine delegation to the Territorial
convention. VIM. Wallace, chair>
man OF the convention which met at
White Sulphur Springs Thursday,
heads tue list of FIVE delegates who
will vo,N,rA ot Don "a -
May.
Sun River Sun: x. Beidler paid
Sun River a visit last week. X. says
there are too many ''~shaye-taiis"
coming into Helena for him to re-
main long in town. When asked
what he meant by ''shave-tail," he
said those id teliderfeet that eat
pie with u fork. I've got DC Use for
tnetn.".
Mrs. Rose Perkins ON West Broad
way, will remove her entire stock
OF goods the first Of the ensuing
III 'uth to the spacious new tuildiug
recently built by Mr.. Pinkham, west
OF The bridge on Park street. Mrs.
Perkins will b. pleased to see all hsr
old customers in her new place OF
business.
Dillon Tribune: 1t is not yet
settled where tue first girl was
born in Montana. The claim
of a.Cgirl being born at Gold
Greek in 1862 is going the rounds,
but 1t is looked upon IA y mistake
Here is another: Miss Il sa McClurg
-(now Mrs. w. l.. Baker, OF Stuck
tOu, California, twas born ut Jeru- |
salem, three mlles below Bannack,
In Beaverlead county, Oh the 7tn day
Of July, 1868.
Rev. Mr.. Clark, the pastor of the |
Baptist CHURCH, has received word
from the headquarters of the Baptist
Home Mission Society that they ar
ready 10 raise funds Tor the Baptist
house of worship il this city rs suun !
AS u suitable lot is secured. All effort |
will be made immediately 10y tue
church to raise money for The lot. and
they will ask the citizens generally to
help them. They will not ask for |
any aid To bulld the house, only to
secure the lot, AS the money to build
the house, will be furnished from the
east.
Mr.. Pat Conlan received q letter
from Pete Mc' Oy of the Sullivan
COmLiua.ion, stating that he would
be here next Monday, May 9Th, aud
70 Into Training tor ILLS mil with Nc.
Donald which Is to c me Oft the 18th
of next month, McDOnalI has been
rendered a benefit ny bis friends to
aid hun in deirayiDg the expenses of
his training. The benefit. III which
the best athlete talent in the city will
take part, will come off at the Thea |
ire Comi4ue next Sunday evening. !
The boys should turn cut and give
Duncan a rOusiDg benefit.
Enterprise 22rd: Yesterday a
miner louk his shovel aud gold pan
and went down 10 the river near the
upper end of the island, q short dis
tauce from town, and spent the day
in washing the gravel for gold Tue
Jesuit was about " % Of the precious
dust. VIZ do not publish this item
with the idea of creating the impress
sion that the Yellowstone at this
point presents I:aying placers. But
the act that good prospects may be
found at any point along the river 1T
and below Livingston is u sure indi-
cation OF the great extent and rich
ness of placer deposits higher up the
stream and along its tributary
gulches.