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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Local News

See notice of miners wanted.
another column.
This il the END anniversary of til
battle of Murfreesborough.
The electric light was slow abou
getting around last evening.
The managers of the Pavilion f1oo,
the Ice rink three times each day.
The mail train yesterday was al
hour and a bali late reaching Butte.
p. R. Dolman has divided hi
building by q partition and has rentet
the west half.
Tomorrow is New Years, the da1
We swear off all old bad habits, anC
commence new ones.
The Ice Rink and Amphitheatre
are filled each afternoon and evening
by the lovers of skating.
The county commissioners com.
pleted the examination of bills of the
justices of the peace and sheriff yes
terday, and adjourned.
The thermometer was down in the
vicinity of 10 degrees below zero ut
Dillon yesterday morning, while at
Butte 1t was only ~ below.
A large quantity of eggs are now
being received by express. We I'M
derstand that one firm expects to re-
ceive 800 cases this week.
Quite q number of ladies have sig
nif1ed their intention to keep open
house to. morrow. We will publish
the full list IN the morning.
At no time the past u has the
fumes from the smelters been so bad
as on Monday and Tuesday evenings,
it appeared al If every body who was
on the street was coughing.
The Pacific Express Company
forwarded last evening ten bars of
Alice silver bullion and ten bars of
Lexington. The aggregate weight of
the shipment was $3.50 pounds.
After January 1st the Benton Daily
Record will be discontinued as q
daily, andlwill be issued as a weekly
until April 1st, after which they <
pect to resume publication of the
daily.
Some of the richest specimens of
gold quartz that have ever been found
were shown Us yesterday. They
came from Anderson's mine, the
Berlin" which is located near
Melrose.
There are three picks and a sledge
hammer at the Police Court, which
were taken from a party who stole
them. Any one knowing themselves
short such articles had better call and
prove property.
The grand ball of the I. O. O. F.
will come off tonight at Caplice
hall. A glance at the names of the
committee of arrangements is an as
surance that everything has been
done to insure a most enjoyable time
for those who attend it. The best of
music has been engaged for the &C.
casion and every preparation per-
fected by the management to make
this n of the most pronounced So
cial successes of the season.
With snow falling steadily and
winter triumphant there is a certain
mockery in the appearance of one
and other seed catalogue. "Vick's
Floral Guide" leads the van, and as
usual, needs no commentator, its
solid merit having long ago given it
q firm place in popular affection.
The number contains the usual lists
of new seedlings in both vegetable
and flowers, and:with its bright flow
cry frontpiece is quite worthy a
place on the sittiDg-room
while the Illustrated Magazine
has long been a faithful guide in
matters relating to the garden.
James R.. Wick will send the Floral
to any address for 10 cents,
If seeds are afterwards pur-
chased may he deducted from the
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
AMALGAM.
As Squeezed From Our Territorial
Exchanges.

The city marshal OF Benton receives
the m%uniticent salary Of one dollar
per month.
Secretary Teller asks $4,000 for the
protection and improvement of the
Yellowstone Park.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, furnishes an
instance of a bridegroom of two DAYS
applying for a divorce.
The Mormon contesting members OF
Oneida county failed to get seats in
the Idaho Legislature.
Diphtheria affects Salt Lake City,
and many of the little ones are fall.
ing victims to the dread scourge.
At Fort Benton on Sunday night
the Thermometer registered 40 below
zero, at Fort Assinaboine 40 below
OF the twenty-three su%perinten-
dents of public instruction in Wash
ington Territory, thirteen are ladies'.
The CHur d'Aleners desire the
division of Shoshone county, they
being 200 miles from Pierce City, the
county seat.
Mr.. G.. E. Wurtele, division Super
intendent of the U. p. at Laramie,
Wyoming, has been striker with
paralysis.
In obedience to the order from the
interior department.. ranchmen all
over Wyoming are removing their
fences from public domain.
Twenty-Five thouand tons of wheat
according to competent judges,
await shipment from the Snake
River country. It will take until
June to get 1t out.
The snow blockade between the
Dalles and Portland still bids de-
fance to the three snow plows driven
py five engines each. At last &C.
counts the ploWs and engines were
all fast in the snow.
Eugune n. Baker, Major of the
Second Cavalry, died at Walla Walla,
w. T., Saturday. The cause was gen.
eral debility. He was forty-seven
years old and entered the dragon
army sevice in 1859.
They are making things hot for
gamblers in Salt Lake, six of them
beng each fined $25 and costs last
Wednesday, under the provisions of
the ordinance against gambling.
A Dakota man has succeeded in
photographing a cyclone. Now that
they have a likeness of 1t for the
rogues gallery, it is hoped the burned
thing may be caught and put in a
safe place.
On Tuesday night every mercurial
thermometer in town was frozen,
and the only reliable registry of the
temperature was found at the Head
quarters, where the spirit instrument
indicated "a degrees below zero.-
Billings Herald Dec. q.
A German test for watered milk
consists in dipping a we'll polished
knitting-needle into a deep vessel of
milk, and then Immediately With
drawing it in an uprightposition. If
the milk is pure a drop of the fluid
will hang to the point of the needle;
but the addition Of even a small pro-
portion of water will prevent the ad-
hession of the drop.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
OUR DEER LODGE LETTER.
Boyer Granted a New Trial. The ease
OF Lung Gee. Christmas in Deer
Lodge, Etc., Etc.
DEER I.OnnE Dac % Is

DEER LODGE, Dec. %, 1884.
Correspondence of the MINER.
The District Court will adjourn
this afternoon. The motion for .
new trial in the case of the People
vs.. Alfred Boyer, for numbering his
wife last July was granted upon the
grounds of newly discovered evil
deDce.
Lung Gee, found guilty of main
tanning q nuisance an Main street,
WILL receive sentence at ? p. m.
Christmas passed off quietly
more so perhaps than for many
years in Deer Lodge. Most
every body had q turkey dinner
or something MICS at home. The
churches of the place had their usual
Christmas trees-except the Chris
tan, which give q social. A mis-
fortune befell the Episcopal tree
which for a few moments caused
some little confusion as we'll as re-
grets. Just a. it was lighted up and
the presents were being plucked there
from Inc tree gave way ana came
down with a crash. Happily the
lights went out and no serious dam
age was sustained, other than the
the demolishment of manv of the
nice breakable articles.
Most OF the business houses closed.
ana everybody seemed bent on hav-
ing their pleasure in some way or
other. The most notable dec oration
in town was Charley Bi+l, nberg's
butcher shop. A more gorgeous and
beautiful lot of meats Was never die.
played in the territory, if on the
coast. It was truly grand, and
Charley deserves no little credit for
his pains, yet his fancy butcher, Mr..
Fred Collins, came in for a fair share
OF praise for the manner In which
the shop was decorated.
Trains have all Leen behind lately.
and the MINER has not reached US
regularly as We would like. WISH
ing the MINER a happy New Year l
will close.
JOE BUSH.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

A ball dress of white satin, with
stripes of salmon-colored velvet, Is a
triumph of the modiste's art. The
peasant waist is plaln and pointed.
Around the neck and shoulders there
is a putting of white satin, covered
with u drape1y Of salmon tulle, dotted
with minute tassels of pink pearls.
The robe ia trained and the front of
the skirt is e%xquisitely draped with
the beautiful pearl covered salmon
tulle.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The Utah and Northern is getting
another lot of locomotives from the
Den e and South Park. Some ten
or fifteen have arrived in the pas
ten days. and more are coming. The
U. and n. has need for all of them,
while thesSouth Park has a surplus
of rolling stock.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Election of Officers.

The following officers were elected
by Ridgley Lodge No. II, I. 0. y. F.,
on Tuesday evening Dec. 30th, to
serve for the ensuing term:
Green Majors. Noble Grand.
Seth Grim, Vice Grand.
A. J. White, Recording Secretary.
II. M. McMurphy, Permanent
Secretary.
w. Pinkkatn, Treasurer.
Geo. Pascoc, II. McMarphy, and
A. J. White, Trustees.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The Regular Court Queen of Mon
tana Ancient order of FOresters No.
1927, meet at their Hall (Tarbell's
Hall) Lion City. Montana, on the
first and third Saturday evenings Of
each month. S%ojourning brethren
in z nod standing are cordially ill.,
vited. J. J. REESE, C. R.
ANDREW WRIGHT, Secy.
.SW-17
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
JUSTICE.
In a Brief Reply to Mr.. Smith the
City Attorney.

Butte, Dec. 80, 1854.
NH. EDITOR Please give me one
word Ia which to reply to MI. Smith,
our promising young city attorney.
If the gentleman will consider a
moment, he will see it was not my
intention to reflect upon this or any
other council the city has had. I
merely wished to show an abuse of
authority which does not stand alone
in the history of our city government.
1t is the natural corollary of a
system of government untitled
to our condition. As for that
provision in the ordinances
which allows the city attorney "a
reasonable fee' for services rendered
the city, outside of the city courts
l have only to say it was in my opin-
ion the DUTY of said attorney to earn
that fee and not turn over duties
to another which he should have
discharged. The practice is bad.
The city may be bit. The hired at
torney may consider that what would
be reasonable fees" for Mr. SIN this
services are very unreasc nable fees
for him.
JUSTICE,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The ship "Star of Erin" which ar
rived at San Francisco last night
from Acampau, Mexico, had fourteen
of her crew do WI with malarial fever.
The captain died of it and was buried
at sea Dec. 18th.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Taken Up.

Came to my runge five years ago
last June, one buckskin horse, at
that time about one year old, brand
ed l on left shoulder. The owner Is
requested to prove property aud take
him away. T. &. JACKSON,
Divide Greed, Silver Bow county.
III II SWIM
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

After a. Idaho dog fight In as wnice
n niat ! the two owners sgf ssppl So
ms"ta1v b oUii which was f fongn' IL
men,a asSScordsnce with ring rules
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Notice.

I hereby forbid any and all persons
from building any kind of building
on the Betsy Dahl quartz mining
lode at Meaderville.
II. G. DAHL
BUTTE, Sept. 9Th 1884. sd tt
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
$500 Reward.

The Rocheste: Stock Growers Association OF.
fers the above reward for the arrest and con.
viction of any person or persons 10 Ind stealing,
slauehtering or driving away any cattle. horses
or other stock belonging to any member of this
association. JOHN WILLHART, President, =
HAS A. CLAYTON. Secretary. IL IL sw1y
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

Governor Pierce, of Dakota, Par
doned VIM. Decker and VIM. Smith,
conyicts in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary Monday. They had served five
years on life sentence for the crime
of stealing SOL.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
JUSTICE,
K. of p.

At a regular meeting of 1vanhoe
Lodge No. S, X. of p, Friday even
inc, the 18th inst, the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
term:
Joseph Norris, C. c.
J. H. Menadue, V. C.
Simon Marks, p.
&. E. F. Outfit, X. of r. 8.
J. Nj. Knight, M. of F.
G. B. Huffman, M. of E.
V. F. Huffman, M. of A.
John G. Evans, Trustee.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
TO Horse Owners.

Parties wishing to have horses pas
tured for the winter will find 1t to
their. intrest to call at VIM. Warfeld's
Livery stable on Lower Main street,
ii 23d6t&sW3w
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The commissioners of Yeli e"ss'ved
county at their last meeting a. eal ggyo lfI scalps
and 81 for coyOtes'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
DIED.

McDONALD-In Walkerville. Tuesday. Do
cember 80. 1884, Geo. Mcdonald. aged Ii years.
The funeral Of the deceased will take place
from the residence Of the parents, In Walker.
vile, at two O'Clock his bfternoon. Friends
and acQuaintances are invited to attend.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

Trains On the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company's road in
Oregon, were showed in for many
hours during the week between the
Dalles and the Cascades. Six engines
and 500 men with provisions were
sent to their relief.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-22
FARMER GRUDGE.

z
Old Farmer Grudge was determined to trudge
In the same old way that his father went;
TO toll and to slave, to pinch and to save,
Nor to spend on pleasure single cent.
His tools were few, and so rusty, too,
For want OF the needful drop of oil,
That creaky and slow they were forced to go,
And added much to his daily toll.
Enough to cover his narrow field;
But grumbled and groWled and always
scowled
At harvest over the meager yield.
And from the paltry store on the threshing
floor,
From gaping NOV and neglected bin,
Would voices cry as he passed them by:
You can't take out what you don't put in!''
Old Farmer Grudge was a doleful drudge,
And in his dwelling and on his land
Twas plain to be seen he was shreWd and
keen
And managed all with misery hand.
There was little wool, there was little food;
Oh, bare, indeed, was the pantry shelf,
Since he took no heed to anothers need,
So he was warmed and well fed himself.
The wife, it is true, would skimp and screw,
Piece and patch and some way plan,
AS woman Will with, amazing skill,
Who is tied for life to stingy man;
But, oh, how she sighed for the things denied!
The boons and comfort, and larger life
Of which she dreamed, and for which she
schemed
When ,eonsenting to be Farmer Grudges
wife.
But Farmer Grudge not an inch would bulge
From the path his penurious father trod;
But, though very rich, would work in ditch
All day. and at dusk in corner nod;
And his girls and boys, bereft of the joys
That others had, were disposed to roam,
And to spend, profuse nor put to use
The lessons they had been taught at home.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-22
Another Material for Paper.

For several months past machine
has been under construction at Glen ST
Falls, N. Y, for the manufacture of
paper from sawdust and other refuse
from sawmills An experimental ma
chine was completed some time ago
which converted driftWood, saWdust,
bits of lath, shavings, ETC., into pulp il
a very short time, the product being
equal to any pulp manufactured. I'll.
working of the experimental machine
was so satisfactory that the inventor
found no difficulty in interesting others
in the invention. The machine com
pleted is cylindrical in shape and stand
on one end. 1t is fourteen feet and tvs
inches in diameter in the clear. The
gearing is on the top of the cylinder.
The saWdust is placed inside the cylin-
der-1 900 pounds being the charge
and it is reduced to pulp by rollers trav-
cylinder, the principle being the same
as a wagon rolling over plank road or
the chewing of a bit of wood These
rollers are 200 in number, and, attached
to the shaft, hung on to what is known
as a step at the top of the machine, the
rollers, shafts, ETC., making a total OF
10000 pounds hanging from this step,
The entire machine weighs $500
pounds, ffteen-horse power will operate
the mill, and the steam pressure re-
CURED is from sixty to eighty pounds.
About three hours time viii convert 2
charge of 1000 pounds of sawdust into
pulp, the product being 1,200 pounds,
The pulp has fine long fiber. The
patentee has an apparatus for bleaching
the pulp. The product is cleansed au-
tomatically as it leaves the machine,
and is carried to the bleacher, where it
it is rendered as white as snow at an ex-
pense not exceeding fifty cents q tom
San francisco Chronicle.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-22

The Five Points Mission, a Metho.
dist institution in New York served
during the last year $4,000 dinners 20
needy people, and sent 315 children M
to the country. The receipts IN c".3 81
aud goods were $42s617, 28. = S' a.
25ibune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-22

Tennessee has over six hundred
Baptist preachers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07

THE baby is sloep!ng"-at last, yes. But she
would not have slept, nor would her mother, had
lot that iond parent been induced otfy DR.. Bulls
Cough syrup. II cures the crOUpy cough that
S unds 20 like nails eng driven into the child's
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07
Woodward & LOthrOp
Reduction in Prices ON All Winter
Goods.
Blanket Department.

Having purchased largely of
Blankets early in the season,
we have been enabled to sell at
bottom prices all the season.
But in order to close out the
balance Of stock we have made
a STILL LOWER PRICE.
Fifty pairs 1914 White Blan-
kets, usual price SI.5oper pair,
closing out at 81 per pair.
Fifty pairs 1914 White Blan-
kets, usual price s., reduced to
$3.50 per pair.
Forty-eight pairs 1914 White
Wool Blankets, worth 81 per
pair by the case, usual retail
price S2.25, closing outat $I.75
per pair.
Thirty-five pairs extra size
(11-4) White Blankets, retailed
for S3.25 and $3.50 per pair,
closing out at So per pair.
One case extra heavy and
fine White Fleece Blankets,
regular price, S., closing out at
81 per pair.
Special-Ia-4 Blankets ATS.
Less than manufacturers prices
marked down this day from SO
per pair,
Thirty pairs Gray Blankets,
good weight, former price SIS,
closing out at s., so per pair.
Finer grades Of Wool Blan-
kets at less than manufacturers
prices to close.
Bed Comforts, full size, only
S., $I.a5, $1.5o, and So.
Fine Embroidered Flannels
An assortment of new de-
signs in Embroidered Flannels
in Remnants and Short Lengths
former prices $I.a5, $I.37H,
and $3.50, now reduced to one
dollar per yard.
Ten pieces White Shaker
Flannel, regular price I5c pei
yard, closing out at I2Hc.
Immense Reduction in Plushe,
and Velyets.
Five hundred yards Pushes
all desirable colors, but mostly
short lengths five to ffteer
yards), reduced from SIS anc
$3.50 per yard to $3.50 pei
yard,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07

In the case of John Hitz, formerly presi-
dent of the German American bank, who is
uLder indictment for violating the national
banking laws, in which he filed a petition for
certiorari, the district attorney has filed his
answer. lie states that in 1877 Hitz was
elected president of the bank, which was
placed in the hands of receiver. He was
also director at the time he was president,
and was a citizen of the United States; that
he was consul general of the Swiss confedera-
tion and was later an accredited agent of
that country until ISL. Indictments were
found against Htz, whose defense was that
he was Swiss citizen. For these reasons
the district attorney thinks the writ of Ger.
tiorari ought not to issue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07
Reduction in Prices of Gloves.

Ladies' 4-button Undressed
Kid Gloves in cream white for
evening wear, only soc per pr.
Same glove in colors sells for
SI.45.
Ladies' 3-button Kid Gloves,
in tan and mode shades, regu-
lar price 81, closing out for soc
per pair.
Mems Party and Evening
Gloves-job lots at half price
only so and 75c per pair.
Mems Street Gloves at half
price-choice shades, embroid-
cred backs, only 81 per pair.
Ladies' Fur-top Kid Gloves
and Mittens reduced to 81 per
pair.
Reduction in Prices of HandkfS.
One hundred dozen Ladies
Hemstitched Printed Border
Handkerchief at less than i'm
porters' price-only ~ C each.
Positively the best handkerchief
for the price ever sold.
One lot Ladies Fancy Cape
Collars, formerly sold at IS and
Ioc each. In order to close out
a large lot we have reduced
them to four for csc.
Immense Reduction in Plush Mir
TOVS.
In order to close out the bal
ance of our holiday stock OF
Plush Mirrors we have made
enormous reductions in the
prices.
Plain frame, French plate,
only IS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07
The cntret Fair Clnsrd,

On the closing night of the Washington
Cadet fair 1,244 votes were polled for the fur
lined circular, Miss Matte Williams, having
ga of them, won. The G. A. r. sword, belt,
and sash, donated by Willett & EuoT was
won by Sumner post Capt. Mills. Tho silk
umbrella, donated by Stinemetz, was won by
Mr.. c. A. Lemar, and the gold watch, by
Cadet w. ii. Scott. The vote on the Masonic
shoulder-straps was tic between Mcssrs.
Lemar and West, and viii be finished up at
the auction sale.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07
Woodward G LOthrOD
Reduction in Prices Of All Season.
able Goods.
Housekeeping Department.

Five hundred dozen German
Damask Napkins, soft finish,
double selvage, actually worth
$I.37 per dozen, closing out at
81 per dozen.
Fifty dozen German Damask
Napkins, extra heavy, regular
price 81 per dozen, but closing
out at $I.5o-less than importa-
ton price.
Forty-hve dozen extra Twill
ed Towels, all linen, fine and
heavy, size 2ox4o inches, only
I2Hc each.
One hundred dozen Kitchen
Towels, very heavy, size 24x36,
worth 81 per dozen, closing out
at 12Hc each.
Sixty dozen FancyHuck Tow
els, extra quality, knotted !
fringes, regular price 81, clos
ing out at CSC each. \
Extra quality Loom Damask,
full width and extra heavy,
worth 46c per yard, closing out
at 3715c per yard.
Superior V a lue Barnsley
Damask, rs per cent. less thai
the regular price f.; extra widtl
only 75c per yard. NJ
Extra quality Turkey Red
Damask, every piece actuallj |
worth &C per yard, marked q
6oc per yard.
Linen Crashes.
One thousand yards Scotd
Linen Crash, 10 inches wild
both in bleached and brow
only 61ac per yard, reguli
retail price SC.
500 yards Scotch Lin
Cloth, IS inch, bleached al
brown, only 71ac, regular prid
9 and Ioc a yard.
Eight hundred Plaid Gla
Toweling, extra fine quail
actually worth I5c, closing
I2Hc per yard.
Plaid Glass Toweling, in KS
ira widths and quality, of d
own Importation, at prices
per cent. less than retail pr}
! ,r1o4,I o. 7 Nt1or, ||.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07
ASK your grocer lor the orator Rye Whisky.


The judges of the supreme court of the dis
trict, after consultation on Saturday, made
the assignment ofjudges to hold the courts
for the ensuing year, TO take effect Monday,
JAN p, us follows: General term. Chief JUS
tice Cartier and Judges Macarthur and
James; equity court, Judge Cox; circuit
court, Judge Hagner; criminal court, Judge
Wylie; probate court, Judge Cox; district
court, Judge james.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-07
The Analostnn Boat Club.

At the regular monthly meeting of the An
slostan Boat club, held ut the Riggs house on
Saturday evening, Mr.. McKenney in the
chair after the routine business was trans
acted, the question Of appointing committee
TO confer with similar ones appointed by the
other clubs was laid before tho meeting and
unanimously agreed to. Mes5rs. Maddox,
Pairo, and Janus were appointed the com
mittee.