The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
Local News.

~ 0OmSW0EV Nc 0OtQ 6fu0OIe.
Yet he Is glad and gives good cheer.
Cause Christmas comes but once . year.
1t took q half day yesterday to &c
one of the engines from the roun,
house. at the depot, to the main track
The steam heater which has beef
used by Leyson 4 Turck, has bee,
discarded, and they are putting Ii
coal stoves.
Harry Horr, of Bozeman has sen
q solid block of Montana coal, weigh
ing 200 lbs, to the Worlds Fair q
New Orleans.
There will be services at st. Pat.
rlch's Church at 7 q. m., 9 q. M. an(
IL O'Clock q. m. Christmas morning
No midnight mass.
The little folks of the M. e. Sab
bath School will have a grand Christ
mas tree entertainment tonight vi
7:30 o. m. All friends invited.
We have had no eastern mail since
Sunday, and no northern mail since
Monday. The continued cold wealth.
er and snow has thrown all trains be.
mind time.
The passenger train which left
Butte at Z o'clock Monday evening,
was blocked by snow on Apex hill,
and at S o'clock last evening was
still there.
It is rumored that the Hecla Con-
solldated Mining Company at Glen
dale, contemplate shutting down
their works at an early date, owing
to the low price of copper.
The Benton Record will suspend
the publication of it's daily from Jan.
uary lst, 1885, until the April follow
ing. In the meantime it proposes to
issue the best weekly on the East
side.
The rattle for the stallion Morgan
Traveller, will take place at &. w.
Newkirk's sample rooms, Christmas
evening, at 7 o'clock. The last
chance is now offered to procure
tickets.
In our issue yesterday morning the
case of Pinkham, Assignee Of w. F.
Thompson VS.. w. F. Tompkins,
should have read Pinkham, Assignee
of w. F. Tompkins vs.. Mr.. Lee, in.
stead Of Mr.. Tompkins.
The city thermometers are roosting
low just at present, and sealskin
caps, fur gloves and buffalo overcoats
take the place of straw hats and linen
busters which were spOrted on the
streets a few days ago.
Pat Johnson was arrested yester-
day afternoon by officer Judge,
charged with stealing a dozen pair of
wool socks from Casey 4 'Brophy.
His examination was set for this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Benton hens, during this cold snap,
are laying frozen eggs. This saves
the worry of their rustling around
for shell material. Those Benton
hens know how to take advantsg Of
this freezing weather.
A Bozeman girl, who has proposed
in eleven different languages during
the year, says there is such q word as
"fail" in the bright lexicon of youth,
when the youth lives in Bozeman
and is seeking q husband.
Five engines were attached to the
yesterday morning, at Sill
yer Bow, and started north. They
only went three miles before they
were all tightly packed in the snow
at the mouth of the canon.
All the ladies who expect to be lat
home" to receive calls on New
Years day, are requested to send IN
heir names on or before Wednesday
evening, Dec. 3lst, as we wish to
publish a complete list on New Years
1t has just been decided by an In
diana Judge that it does not consti-
|ute an engagement TO call a girl
your darling tootsy-wootsy. even if
you are squeezing her hand at the
'ame time. 1t Is simplyaa emphatic
compliment. Butte bellies and beaux
should make q note of this.
The Pavilion Ice rink will be open
% the skating public tonight. A fine
of solid ice now covers the !
1oor and will be renewed as often az
necessary. As there are many In the
;ity who are experts upon ice and
Who enjoy the healthful exercise of
the Pavilion will doubtless
,e f led tonight.
A correspondent asks why Nc
the ~so-called champion of COL
'rado, refuses to fight Jack Waite
lnder the London Prize Ring rules
n this Territory, after winning his
ate fight in the questionable manner
le did, and how he can claim the
championship of Montana, if he re-
uses to fight within it.. AS We are
'nable to answer the conundrums,
hey are respectfully referred to Nc
IallY himself for solution.