The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16
Local News.
From the Daily Of Friday.

DAA
terdav in the New York market.
If there is a more orderly and quiet
city in the West than Butte Its name
Ia unknown.
Vennor prophesied February would
be a cold month. He hit the a on
the head this time.
Two or three aspirants for pugulis'
tic honors were interviewed by Judge
French yesterday at his rooms on
West Park street.
The north bound train due yester-
day morning, reached the city at
o'clock this morning. The train due
to-day will not be in before noon.
Twelve persons were recently bap'
tiled at Helena's new Baptist
church. He is q good Christian who
tales t water this time of year.
1t is said about 1000 miners in diff
ferent parts of Colorado are making
preparations to go to the Coeur
d'Alene country. Colorado will not
lose them. They will all 60 back in
time-if they eau get back.
The third of the series of the three
mile races for the stop watch will
come oft at the Pavilion tonight.
The entries are Andy Wright, J..
Smith, Richard Porter and George
Headly. Messrs. Wright and Phil
lips have each won a race.
Independent: 1t Is understood
chat one of Helena's leading ply
s!cianswas garroted on the street Sun
day night and robbed of 81, 200. He
is rather reticent upon the subject,
however, and no definite information
Ii available.
1t is hoped Mrs. Van Cleve, who
has been engaged In missionary
work In Bozeman and Helena. will
visit Butte before she returns East.
The lady is reported to be an enter
tanning lecturer. and would doubtless
meet an encouraging reception in
this city.
The Ladies Christian Temperance
Union of Butte, will hold a meeting
at the Reform Club rooms next Sum
day evening when an interesting en-
tertainment will Oe given and steps
.rs1l hn fnbnn Tn nRuRLsni0n a UIkNIAn
Benevolent Society. Programme of
exercises will appear In tomorrow
mornings MINER.
Hon. George Steel, member of the
Constitutional Convention, residing
at Sun River, Lewis and CLARKE
county, was detained at home on &C.
count of sickness In his family and
reached the capital just in time to
take the oath of Office and sign the
Constitution. George Was in at the
death, as it were.
The Northern Pacific Company of
fers for sale a large and complete lot
of mining machinery, etc., including
engines, boilers, pumps. air tanks,
drills mounted, electric light ap-
paratls, derricks, hose, pipe, black
smith tools, etc., some of which have
been used in the Mullan tunnel and
nearly all of which is in fair to good
condition. See ad in tomorrow |
r,norpinutu MINED \
We acknowledge the receipt of an
Invitation to attend the Third annual
ball to be given by Mount Helena
Division No. l. U. r K. of P. the
10Th In st, at H mia Hall, III elena.
A glance at the name of the mem.
beers of the d tferent committees is an
assurance that the ball will be a grand
social success: The most pressing
business engagements prevent our
accepting the hospitality of u gen-
erous Helena friends.
Ben Hogan, the champion temper
ance reformer Of Montana, will run a
race of Is laps on rollers tonight at
the Pavilion with Captain Mounts
for the 'old men roller skaters"
championship of Montana. This
race will be on the dead square,"
and the best man will win. No bets
nor gate money depends upon the re-
suit. It's for fun, and Ben will put
in bis best licks to down the Captain.
There will be a barrel of fun at the
Pavilion tonight.
The action of the City Council in
adopting Mr.. Pinkham's resolution
meets the hearty endorsement of our
tax.paying citizens. A building has
been already procured in which to
keep the apparatus of both fire COM
panies. The location, diagonally
across Montana street from the Cap.
lice BUILDING, though not a central
one, is the best that a he found at
present. A committee of the Coun-
Gil will, as o as possible, take the
necessary steps to provide a safe and
suitable building for the companies.
Mr.. C c. Stubs, one of the oldest
and best butter makers in Lewis and
Clarke county, in q communication
to the Independent estimates the
amount paid out by Montana con
sumers of the article, at $250,O0O.
But Mr.. Stubs fails to tell how this
can be helped. Montana never has
made what butter it could consume
and probably never will. Nearly all
the largest stockraisers In the coun-
try buy their butter, and they will
always do so as long rs it pays better
to let calves run with the cows.
A Territorial exchange says: "The
railroad black list for Iowa, Wiscon