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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-15
PRODUCE Market Report.

BUTTE, M. T., March. Is, 1884.
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers for the commodities enumer-
ated, delivered from the wagons
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday:
Flour Ruby Valley, xxx, 800
per cWs.
Mill Greek, xxx. $4.Oo
percwt.
Kansas xxx $3.50.
Bakers, 49, so.
Mill Greek, New Process $500.
Gallatin, $3.40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new procass) 81 %.
Union Mills xxx Snow faks,
$751;.
Utah Common, s3.&o
Utah Choice, $3.50.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per To-, 2 cts.
Oats, $l.75@1.80.
Butter, per h., 3j@4n cts.
Eggs, per case, $l2.51@l1.OO
Corn Meal, SC.
Beef, carcass, Sc
HAY per ton. $AAS26
Balied Hay, per ton, $22 924.W
Cheese, 20022 cts
Barley, s2.35@2.50 per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, Z cts.
Mutton, 8 cts.
Pork, dressed. sS@ l0ets. per lb.:
Veal, l25cts. per 10.
Sausage, Is cts. per IT,.
Venison carcass sc@iOc
Chickens, live, SO at $40 per dozen.
Wood, $6. o0@S7.
Potatoes, Sl.5O Rewt.
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Council Geetln9,

At the meeting vt the Council iaat
evening several bills yer allowed
and the treasurer's AMI police magis.
trate's reports read and accepted.
The Council also ordered the Fire
COMMITTEES to close the purchase with
Nj. Renshaw If the lot adj"in ngthe
Opera House on the west. and to dis
pose Of the lot belonging to the city In
The upper part of the town.
The lot purchased If Nr. Rem
shaw IL 2l feet front by 100 feet deem
Pric. paid $50 We understand it
is the Intention Of the council to erect
atw" story tuIlding upon the lot
with an ample basement. the latter
t" he nsed IA a citv Jail, The first
story FIR the fire department and the
upper story fer a city halt. Mr.. r. n
shaw gives the city the use Of the
0 'era House west wall in con-idera.
ton Of the citv granting him the
privilege IF a stairway to lead into
the theatre. it being the intention Of
Mr. Rpnshsw to dispense with the
one now in use. Mr.. Renshaw also
has the right to build a room or
rooms over that "a I Of the Il st story
that will lay imm .diateIy adjoining
the stage in his theatre. They will
be u.ed "a dr.. sing rooms. The work
Of constructing the building will lie.
gin as sOOn a. ~ s.ible.
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aarmoyle and His ex.Sweetnsart

From Olive Logan's London Letter
DULY a few evenings ago the ext
gencies of space in a crowded exit
hall at q theatre caused me to he
knocking elbows with this girl, while
Lord Garmyole had gone QUITO hurry
the arrival Of his cab. She was talk
ING v ith Willie Wilde, the brother
of Oscar, q bearded likeness Of the
apostle of the beautiful, who is one
OF the most fami a Of the "I'm-
everywheren sort Of men of London.
I should not think, judging from
Miss Fortescue's physlognomy, that
she was a young lady of very active
brain power. She Is a delicate crea-
ture Of medium height. with Ian
gushing gray eyes and blonde hair
combed up t. the apex Of the head
and there coiled in q loose, soft ring.
Chin, nose, teeth, mouth, fare are all
of the tiny mould. while q complex
ion Of the rose leaf adds to the gene
raj effect of youthful prettiness. She
was clad all in white, some Of those
rich stuffs of the present day, costly
and luxuriant; b + opera cloak OF
stamped white velvet, lined with
pink plush, was bordered with a
white fur which tickled the pink
lobes of her pea ornamented ears.
TER demeanor towards the gushing
Wilde was grave and decorou*, and
when her Viscount returned to hurry
her into his cab there was something
really fine in the cold and sm'leless
dignity with which she babe Oscars
brother good night. Viscount Gary
movie is a very handsome man and
of much more distinction of appear
ance as a mar than Miss Fortescue is
as q woman. Perhaps people will
saw NATURALLY enough" ne being an
earl's son and she being the daugh-
Ter Of u coal merchant: but, ia the
first place, Lord Garmoyle's family
has not long been ennobled. and sec-
ondly, I have long ago given up the
idea of looking for beauty or a distin-
guished manner either, in scions of
great houses. Sometimes they have
it. hut oftener they have it not. His
lordship wore the long, loose black
overcoat, with collar and deep cuffs
of black Astrachan, which is now the
supreme of splendor in male apparei,
I believe.
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Glendale Ilems.

MI. Henry Machen, who went to
Anaconda last fall, was Last week
taken very sick with congestion oil
the heart, while chopping in the
timber. A man who was: working
with him wrote to Mrs. Machen, who
has gone to see bid and If possible,
nurse him back toya{ealth.
More delayed mails through the
past week Aee a great trouble to those
who live on daily mails.
The Glendale gatherer for the Dill
lon Tribune INDUCES In quite a SEN
sational paragraph on the departure
OF the sge ed "Hayes" for Dig paradise.
We have only to add that the an.
cient canine INDUCED In uniovely
jt- of temper peculiar 10 one bur-
dened with years, and some of the
little boys are glad it Was time for his
departure. With our contemporary,
however, we repeat, peace to his
ashes" 1t is something to have
been q travelled dog.
August Berlin. we'll known to the
employees Of the Hecls 70 has gath
cred several thousand dollars to-
gether and taken it to his firm In
Wisconsin. Good for Wisconsin,
but bad for Montana. ~
GLENDALE, March II, 1884.
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DISTRICT COURT.
Proceedings Of the Di strict Court
Thursday, March 10.

s23. Territory Va John Bovd, jury
returned a verdic' If not guilty.
$40. J ames A.. Talbot ct al v. Silas
F. King ct al; motion to act aside
default of certain defendants sus-
tanned
81. D maid McCo-kendale va
Basin Fiume Co ; demurrer to com.
plant overru'ad
1921 John H Curtis W. George NJ.
Crawford 1t al; report IF commits
sioner approved and judgment en-
terrell.
al2. Citv Of Butte RESPONDENT, Va
William Strobe, appellant, appeal
dismissed for want of prosecution
9l3. City Of Butte respondent, We
William Curry. appellant; appeal
dismissed for want tf prosecution.
917 CIV # Butte, RESPONDENT, va
Henry Heilur"nner, appellant; ap-
peal dismissed for want of prOsecu.
ton
9l6. City Of Butte vs. w. r. Du.
mont; dismissed for want OF Pr0secu-
tion.
sls CITY ct Butte Va william Ma.
gee; dismissed for want of prosecu-
ton.
8 9. City Of Butte va John Hitch.
ing; verdict of guilty; fined five dol
lrI
Grand jury found seven indict-
menta. an I ignored IN" eases against
Fannie Rec ct al, H try Gassert.
James Mattinglv,e ct al. H f Ham,
mer, Il "r e Paxton, James McLinn
and +. r Smith
s95. Territory Va August Ettier;
assault; not guilty; jury discharged
until 8 =. M, Saturd ~. VI rrh Is.
A. w. 8 NTH, indicted for grand
larceny. was arraigned and granted
till Friday morning to plead.
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Renshaw Opera House.

The large houses which Miss Nc
Allister has drawn since tho COM
mencement of her engagement In
Butte is abundant evidence OF the
high esteem In which she Is held as
an actress by our citizens. They also
pr. We that merit is appreciated and
will always commsrda generous pat
ronage at the hands of our theatre
g,ers. Camille has been played to q
Butte audience before but never "a it
Wal presented last evening. In this
very diff :ult character the act
ng of Mss Nc Atiister was painfully
realistic and the unbidden tear which
sprang to the eyes Of many was .
tribute which only true genius COM
mands. Her support throughout was
excellent aud If the troupe presented
Camille alone upon the boards In the
Territory it would gain q reputation
among our people enjoyed by none
that has preceded it.
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We are indebted to the Travellers
Insurance c mpsny for q beautiful
autograph copy of Rartholdi's statue
of liberty. The company has issued
this splendid picture a. q special gift
to the press of the country. That 1t
is highly appreciated as a work of art
is attested by the hundreds of COM
plimentary notices given it by the
newspapers Of the country. Toe
Travellers Insurance Company, by
the way. IS M If the most reliable
and popular ln-uraoce companies in
the United States.
A Chicago exchange of recent date
says: 1.-THE dress circle aud parquette
were filled with the elite of the city
every night during the eng 'gement
of the HaveElys here. The company
is inimitable and unapproachable in
it's roles aud will sweep the West,
where It goss, like . tornado"
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Breaking the News Gently.
cincinnati Enquirer.]

Not long since, VIII lie a gang of
section men were at work on the Ohio
and Mississippi R, ad, the fast ex-
press came along aud before Mike
Martin. one of the number. could get
out Of the way he was run over aud
kiIled. His comrades were standing
about viewing the remains and la
menting over Mikes fate. when one
Of them said: And who will break
the news to the widdy?" After a
short con erence it W 8 decided that
Jerry Donovan should 90 to Mixes
late residence aud inform Mrs, Mar
tin of loor Mixes death as gently as
possible. He left his comrades, and
going to Mikes house, said; Good
morning, Mrs. Martini" "Good
morning, jerry" said she. Nov,
compose yourself. Mrs. Martini"
said Jerry, "I'm going to paralyze
YOU. Where's Mike?" "Sure, he's
b-vant workin' on the section."
"Yo"'re a liai!" says Jerry, Hes
dead!"
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A Father as Witness and q Son
as Attorney.
fSt. Louis GlODe-D Democrat


Ecward Rutler, the eminent politi-
cal blacksmith of this city, has a son
named James L. Butler, a bright
young fellow. who is studying law
and Gives promise of distinction at
the bar. A few days ago some person
considering himself the aggrleved
credi or of the standard Theatre
Company, brought suit in the sum of
$l4 against the members of the cor
poration, Edward Butler being one
If them, and employed James L.
Butler as attorney. The suit was
tried hef ire Justice Smythe. Several
witnesses had been examined when
lawyer Butler directed the Constable
to call Edward Butler. Edward
Butler came forward. "Take your
seat sir" said the young lawyer,
with f1r nnesI and determination.
MI. Butler took his 8 at. and the
following coIloquy between attorney
and witness also between father and
son-took place;
Q.-What is your name?
Any name is Edward Butler.
Q,-Have 20 u any midd e name?
A.-No I have not.
Q-Where do you reside?
Ain ST. Louis.
Q-How long have you lived
here?
A-About twentv-seven wears.
Q.-Are you we'll acquainted In
the CITY?
Ayes, I am. Very we'll indeed
I've known you a good while.
Q.-What ia your occupation?
A.-A blacksmith.
Q-Are you married or single?
IRE direct answer to this question
was lost in the noise Of the court, but
a voice from the stand was heard to
say soto U0ce' "If I wasn't q mar
ried man how the devil could you be
p%racticing law in this court?'I
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A Big Thing on Rollers.

1t was u funny sight that the man
at the rink yesterday on hi. fit roll
lers. Did he roll? Look at his dirty
clothes and the very clean floor I'll
around HIM. Did he get ny? On:
yes, and then sat down and looked
sad, wondering what fhks were
launching at. A moment after he
looked still sadder, but had a determ'
incl lonk IN his mug. AMI a glare in
his eye. His legs and back were sron
at an ang Z, his ha"d+ were on the
f10r, anu he was trying to bring the
rollers toward the centre Of gravity.
But ''sickly thud," and a disturned
dtnner- thrse vest buttons sma.hed
and a no-e with the heer all knocked
ba,k fro n thu end "f it, told the sad
story. Did he skate any more? tie
m%ournfullv tonk off his r 'lter+ aud
left them at the off e, remarking that
sEatin !. might b. u big thing on lie.
but IN rollers a lite of it went \ long
w,avs with him. And the ticket sell
said yes"
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Montana

There is q tho >ght I've often pom
dered over and have concluded to let
the MINER readers puzzle over it
with me. Why is it that so few peo.
pie call Montana home?
Some of the ranchmen feel settled
aud love their beautiful valley homes,
but among all I've met, since coming
into the Territory, I can only recol-
lect one or two who ha 7e said:
Montana is my home. I shall live
In and for it, work for its prosperity
and share it," Everybody says; "Oh.
we are going back home in a year or
two or three years, at most. When
We get so much money we are going
back"
That's 1t; do nothing to help de-
velop this grand Territory, but work
hard, save, get all YOU can, and hur.
ry off with your Gains to spend else
where, leaving Montana no better
but SO many dollars poorer for your
'sojourn within her limits.
I am quite sdre retribution follows
such people, in the longing for the
pure mountain air, which they cam
not get, with all their money, IN the
miasmatic atmosphere of the Missis
sippi valley.
/ am proud of the growth and
wealth of Illinois, but be ause 1 once
lived there, it / not my home. Mon
tana Is my home as long as I am here
and I am thankful there is no plan
ming to 60 back.
While in Wisconsin, just before
coming West, I met q family who
we're so homesick to get back to Mon
tana, that they were unhappy in very
pleasant Surroundings. They had
owned a ranch III Ruby valley, net
far from Sheridan, and had sold it
and returned to Wisconsin to please
relatives. They invested in q little
town there and can't get
tack their money, but they assured
If ever they did get free, they
would take the first train for Mon.
tana and the Ruby valley.
And, why not? Was there ever a
land Of more diversified beauty or
climate? Where will you fluid
more resources waiting for energy to
devel"p them?
Here you can have your choice OF
and be sure that with in-
aud average economy, you
can gain twice as much rs In your
old holAe. Then why talk of going
back? Better make q visit, and after
you have smothered in the summers
heat, and been blown a mile or so by
cyclone and lott yourself In an
ocean of Illinois mud, you will be
glad to come back to q home In Nom
tans, with its rich, fertile valleys, ami
It's mountains of treasure, aud its in.
comparable life giving air
F, A. r.
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The last issue OF the Wallis Walla
Watchnsan, partly owned and Who'll
~ edited by Our former townsmxn,
Nj. Chauucey Barbour, has the fol-
lowing of interest cnncerning the
new mines: "Mr. I. D. Huntoon, OF
Portland, while in this city, received
q letter from Hon. VIM. 81. Clagget,
q gentleman qualified by practical ex-
perience and intelligence to know
whereof he epeaks, and whose char
acter Is far above any suspicion Of
booming methods, In which he says
1t will undoubtedly be an immense
mining camp. He says the gold is
coarse, and the mines are liable to be
spotted, as is generally the CITE where
the gold is in the bedrock. He ex-
presses the opinion that the placers
do not give any promise of extrava-
giant richness, but is enthusiastic
over the quartz prospects. The ex-
istence Of such mines is an assurance
Of permanence that will furni h a
gratifying market for this region for
years to come.
In regard to the most available
route to these mines, Mr.. Claggett
says that Thompson Falls, In Mon
taua, will be the favorite route. Per-
IONS at all acquainted with the coun-
try know this to be so. The Mullen
road runs up the Coeur d'Alene river,
crosses the mouutains, and goes
down the St. Regfus on the other
side. The mines are abuut; twenty
miles north Of where the road crosses
the mountains. These streams head
together aid run in opposite direc-
lions on q nearly east and west line.
Thompson Falls is about fifty miles
north ofthe mouth of the st. Regius,
and . road from that point must
manifestly bear to the south. Places
still north of Thompson Falls are
certainly way off. j..
The q new mines are about seven
ty.five miles from the old, mining
camp Of Cedar creek In M'ntana
Tho-e mines we're discover u late in
the fall of 1869. and while the snow
was on the ground the excitement
was then about as high as 1t now is
over these new discoveries. In four
teen years Of mining effort Cellar
creek has not produc@d ali told the
sum of 81, 0o0, 00o. Cedar creek lies
about twenty miles above the mouth
of the ST. Regius. 1t was quite rich
in spots. The geological formation
is. the same throughout the C@l If
d'Alene mountains, and is Of the
most recent geological origin. It l.
identic l with the form alton that
held the vast gold deposits of Cali
forpia, and has ever been q favorfte
field for the California pr0spector."
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BUFFALO. March 13.-rhe supreme
council of Royal TempIars report 534
councils in existence. 70 form ed dur
ing the past ye n $l65,8O7 paid out the
past year. The work extends over
q states and prOvideuces.
DENVER. March 14.-The Aspen
stage which arrived at Leodville at
midnight last night. brought the
news of a fatal snowslide which &C.
Cured at Aspen Mountain last Mon
day night. Turee employees of the
Valley rhine, George Marshall. VIM
O'Brien and John Mckinney, were
killed. Mike Higgings, another
miner is missing.
Oliver Dyer. of Yale, who was
roughly handled by a class-mate in
college, died yesterday from the Of
fects or his injuries.
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An Old Timer.

Hon. James Fergus, M of the old
est If MOmtana's old timers, arrived
in the city .iay before yesterday. Mr..
Fergus WAS a member of the Constr
tutianal c. invention. After the ad.
journrnent of that body. MI. Fergus
in company with Mrs. Fergus, went
to California. They are now on their
wav home to their large sock ranch
in Meayher county. While In C.li-
fornia Mr.. Fergus saw much of the
country, but the Golden State pre-
scented ~ particular charms to the
old Montanian, and he returns more
| than ever convinced that Montana is
the hest country on Goods green
ear,h." .
Salt Lake City and rem lined
a few days among the Latter Day
Saints IF that place. With a COM
| mendable desire tn learn rs much as
possible about these pecul ar people
Mr.. Fergus attended their church
last Saturday. HIS silvered locks,
which have been whItened by the
frosts Of seventy odd winters, and his
long, full, snow white teard must
have impressed the elders and dea
cons If the church that q patriarch
of old was in their midst who for
ought they knew counted his wives
nv the scare, FIR when they passed
the bread and " ,ter for the faithful
to partake q full plate If the
blessed bread was handed him
to pass to the brethren and
49, - IS. a0hk aud Lift
Mr. Fergus has ton kind a heart t."
refuse u Christian dutv and after SOL
emnlv helping himself tn the sacra-
ment he az S%niemnlv reached the eul.
hem to his neighbors. When the last
word If the long service wa. spoken,
Mr. Fergu., with that ASA and grace
Of and dignity IF presence.
which only an old Montanian al
assume und. r irving circumstances,
mad~ his way with measured, stately
tread to his &c title quarters, the
cvnosure of u tn. uaand Mormon eyes
None but y Christian ''old timer"
could have acquitted himself SO
bravely.
Twenty two years ago Mr.. Fergus
was here where Butte now stands
and nineteen years ago he owned an
interest in Whit has since proved one
If the great b nanz ~ Of the district.
This Ia his first visit t. Butte during
all these years. Mr. Fergus has e
marvellous. changes in the Great
Yves. in which he has lived during
the past half \ century, but nowhere
el.e, he conf SECS, has he seen such q
Transformation within q score of years
"a he witnesses here. Mr.. and
Mr. Fergus will visit some of the
mines and mills TO -iay and tO-'nor-
row hey will journey homeward:
The MINER acknowledges q pleasant
call from the old timer.
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StoneWall Jackson's Daughter.

The world has just discovered that
Gen. Stonewall Jackson left a daugh-
ter, and England and France have
discovered that she Is the most beau
tifui woman that has visited their
shores this season. Miss Julia Jack.
son is said to he q much more beautl-
full girl than the nov famous Jennie
Chamberlain. and there is every
probability of her being the rave the
coming eason In Londen. It would
appear that the crop of Eng'is' pro-
ttssional beauties has ri TN out, as
we hear Of no one who takes the
place formerly allied by Mrs, Lang
try and Mrs. CORVALLIS West. 1t is
a new field for American enterprise.
Miss Jackson is q dark type. and half
the artists in London are raving
about her eyes.
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From the BsaysftFtiday.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
Report of the Grand :1urv March
Term Of the Second JUDI
DIAL District, Silver
Bow County.
N. T..

To the Hon. VIM. j. GaNraiM
Judge Of the Second Judicial Dis.
f.! trsct; Silver B2w County, TERRITORY
! Of Mo tnna:
We, the Grand Jury, would re
tp~c'fully submit the following re-
port.
That we have made diligent inquiry
into all cases brought before us and
made such disposition of same q.
SEEMED to us just and proper.
We have visited the county Jail and
hospital. We find the Jail securely
ouilt and on the best and latest pl ne
for the safe keeping and comfort OF
prisoners. W. find it is just what
a wanted for tue u e
Of a growing community. The
officers who have charge Of the Jail
seem to thoroughly understand their
duty as it IS well kept, clean and
we'll v. Initiated. This institution /.
q credit u the county and to the
gentlemen who had charge of its
| construct N.
Too much .annot be said In praise
Of the Sisters of Charity who have
charge Of the county patients, for the
excellent manner in which they at.
tend to The want. OF the salue. The
wards are mode 8 of cleanliness and
are neat. tidy and well ventilated.
The patients have every care and at-
tendance that kind and attentive
nurses can bestow, a. we'll as the b-st
medical attendance. All seem
to he Content and satisfied
and appreciate their quarters.
We have also visited the offices of
the County Clerk and County Treas
urer. Their books are Kept ia a neat
and orderly manner, and the jury
thinks from their appearance that
they are kept for the hest interest Of
the community and to promote their
usefulness.
We would respectfully call the at.
ten,iOn of your Honor and the pub
lie to the great MI mber Of Cases that
are bound ove to the Di1trict Court
in which there is not sufficient evil
dence t." convict. The reckless man
ner in which these cases are bound
over involve the county tn a very
heavy expense annually that could
I've avoided If n.Or care and better
Judgment were used and display ed In
tue lower courts.
We would suggest that q speedy
and effective remedy be fund to cor.
rect this great evil in the matter of
the lOOse manner of admiui tering
justice and the reckless extravaganza
IF the expenditure Of the county
funds in these a 8.
We recommend TO the County
Commissioners that they strictly
>crutlnize the accounts of the COM
uniting magistrates and when the ac-
c"un's show that cases are Instituted
simply for costs that they be disal-
lowed.
The jury desire to express their
thanks to his Honor and the county
for their uniform courtesy
and attention during their delibera-
tions and especially are these due the
Hon. w. Y. Pemberton, District At.
tor his interchangeable labor,
clO.e attention and able manner Ia
which he has materially assisted this
b 'dv in the discharge Of their duties.
Knowing If nothing further t."
COME before this b 'dv, we would re-
spec fully ak that we he disc harged.
MARCUS DAILY, Foreman.