The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-16
Local News

,,u,,,us & Tillotson Dramatic company
l~near in Butte soon. They will present
tN~arrdra an American drama, which had u
"D!p" ".srce consecutive weeks at the California
SSsrs in San Francisco.
.~cssrlotte Thompson troupe left yesterday
W. w., The theatre going people of Butte
nor.,ad to have them return at some fu-
Tm .D~ and give some more of their enjoyable
,uatsinments.
srvcling has become a popular amusement
os,te and the learners have been getting
nHsbsrj falls at the Pavilion. In order to &C.
~,date those who have begun to learn, the
Ov",,on has had to increase the number of bi.
TO-, Some new ones were received yester-
day.
v, Frederick Richie writes that he disband-
Id hi. company at Ogden. He left the woman
Nth the trained birds at Ogden waiting for
".,,s chrome. Mr.. Richie takes the manage
ma,t NJ the Truckee Hall. Eureka, Nevada, for
anhi,e and expects to return to Butte the latter
part of August.
Tho Alice Band was out Saturday night with
n;notsen instruments, and discoursed some fine
ursic on the corner Of Main and Broadway.
This is the largest as well as the best band we
have nd in Butte. 1t plays also a different
1,,,o If mrsic from that of the other bands we
nsva had, more difficult and more classical. In
ohoice of uu.ic in style and in expression, the
hand is deserving of praise.
# was a very pleasant party that gathered
IN Centeryille in honor Of the marriage Of MI.
1obn P.Trudgen and Miss Bessie Mewson. Some
9TH boys knowing it was not p,ssible for
their OIL friend to entertain all his ~acquaint~
apc,s In the house at one time, took outside
sests and treated him and his bride to a regular
cbarlvari. The company in the house also en-.
loved themselves with music, song and substan-
tails
The Earring ofthe telephone post yesterday by
the runaway team resulted in rather a promis-
cuorls crossing Of the wires. 1t also threw some
of the wires against one of the electric light
wires, which was not noticed until the current
was turned on In the evening. The first warn
ing anyone had of this was the setting fire to
the switch board in the Office. At this writing
i'll not known what is the extent of the lam.
sge 1t is thought however, that by noon to-
dsy every wire and instrument will be Ia work.
ing order.
The railroad excursion and picnic to be given
by the NJ. f Sabbath school of this city, on the
Nth of this month. Zone week from next Thurs
dsy) bids fair t., be q rich trest for old and
Young A limited number Of tickets will be
sold, for the purpose of enabling the little ones
to be taken free Of charge, thus giving all the
Saba h school children a free ride and q happy
time. The Stuart sabbath school folks intend
TO unite with them on the picnic grounds, AMI
the Willow Glen Sabbath sch ol children also
talk of joining with them at this joyful time.
All friends of the school are invited to accom-.
psny the little ones on this day.
There was on exhibition yesterday, and will
be today, at John O'Rourke's wholesale liquor
store, a working model of an automatic railroad
car coupler. 1t is intended to expedite the
coupling and %uncoupling of cars, both freight
and passenger. The brakeman does not go be-
tween the cars. but stands on either side and
outside the rails. He can stand on top of the
car and make it WORK. The coupler works
itself. 1t Is q very ingenious yet simple ar
rangement. The patentee. Mr.. B A. F sher,
has 1t on exhibition with the hope of selling a
nehalf interest in his patent right. He wants
TO get money enough to travel about and ex-
Libit the coupler to the different railroads and
have it tried. Mr.. Fisher will be at O'Rourkes
all day, and will be glad to show the working
of the coupling to all. Railroad men especially
are invited to come and give their opinion.
We learn that twelve tramps lately discharged
rom the Jail in Helena are on their way to
Butte; also that anotL er band of twelve or M
teen han left Dillon for this place Sunday.
This is good news. The county commissioners
and city council have lately made arrangements
TO have extensi We Improvements carried on;
such Us grading the streets. laying sidewalks,
etc It is the intention that this work shall. be
done by the county boarders Steady employ
ment is now insured to all tramps VIII ask for .
square meal, on the ground that they can not
get work Sheriff Irwin, in sorder that his
boardcrs may have no canse to complain, 10
having the cells newly painted inside, the bed
linen washed, and the blankets and mattresses
aired. And in order that he may not have to
crowd too man. of the guests together In one
room, Is having new cells erected for their &C.
commodation. Tramps are promised the best
Of entertainment.
An unfortunate accident happened at the Co
lusa yesterday morning by which q miner,
Richard Smith, lost his lie. A man working
with Smith on the $50 foot level got in the
bucket when it was half full of ore and came to
the surface. When he jumped from the bucket
and went on about his work. Just thenthe sig
nal rung to lower to the 400 foot level. The
engineer no, knowing but that the bucket was
empty, took off brakes and let the bucket fall as
usual. But the speed and force with which 1t
went down convinced him that something was
wrong, and he began to apply the brakes it
was to late, however. The speed was so great
that the brakes could not take hold. While 1t
was descending, Richard Smith was standing
in the snat directly under the bucket Inc
bucket struck his had. crushing the sid ofit
producing instant death. His right leg was also
broken in three places. The veraict Of the jury
impanneled to investigate the case was. The
deceased came to bis death by thu bucket be-
coming unmanageable and falling from the 400
foot to the 45O level, striking him on the head
and killing him instantly and no blame is at
,ached 10 a, yone." Mr.. Smith came to Butte
from Michigan last fall. and has been working
AZ the Colusa ever since. He was not married.
and was about 80 years of age.
Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock while a
man named Roberts was unloading some rock
in front of the Court house his team became
frightened and ran away. The horses ran
down Granite street, and as they turned the
corner of Main, came near upsetting the wagon
on the sidewalk in front Of the Centennial no
tel There the loose PLANES forming the bed on
which the rocks were hauled were thrown out'
The team then made for the corner Of CLARK &
Larabie's bank, and took the sidewalk. when
the team got to the bank the sidewalk was null
of men, nut before the horses c'uld reach any
one the walk was cleared. How the men got
ont Of the way. or where they went, they them
selves could not tell. The wagon picked W
large BARRIERS pole and carried 1t some distance:
A wooden lamp post was S 'ruck and broken on
and the lamp thrown higher than the teiegr"pn
wires, falling not less than $50 feet from wnere
the post stood. When the team got as far Us >.
T. sullivan's jewelry store they started TO ieave
the sidewalk, but each horse tried to take a dif- |