The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-09

FRoG's legs are in the market, hut Tho
are high and small.
MONTANA street is the popular drive:
also leads to the brewery.
WALKERvrLLE will have Methods
Episcopal church at once.
The gas is improving in quality and
rapidly replacing the oil lamps.
THE Town Talk has been enlarged to it
former size-seven columns, folio.
The mortality rate of Butte is not a.
large as that OF most mining camps.
Mr.. WEIGH will take possession of th,
Internal Revenue office in a few days.
In your benevolence, do not overlook
that great charity, the Sisters Hospital.
The American bank defaulters now ir
Canada should issue private directory.
deer LODGE valley farmer was in town
yesterday looking for bamboo saplines TO,
fall planting.
The schools open tomorrow and the
children have been getting themselves ready
for a week or more.
The Opera House Green Room proprie-
tors are importing the succulent mint all
the way from Salt Lake.
THE Spaniards just knocked the stuf1ine
out OF the German Embassy. This calls
for an apology or for war.
IT is quite spell since Officer Mcdonald
has beaten up any one. He has probably
taken tumble to himself.
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THERE are no terrapin in the Butte mar
ket to the regret ofepicures. There is gout
here, just the same, however.
As practiced in the courts nowadays, the
objects of modern law seem to be to bewil-
der witnesses and to befog jurymen.
MONTANA needs new lien law. The
present law seems to have been specially
framed to assist rogues in their schemes.
WHISKY drinking and gambling are assured
creators OF poverty. Success guaranteed
to all who will persist in practicing both.
The MINER office will soon be lighted
with the electric incandescent light. It is
the best light now in use. and the cheapest.
THE cold weather is driving the campers
back into town and the fish stories that
are now in circulation are something fright
full. -.,--z,@- ~. 4,
MONTANA n-cus IoEle.-Sv.... vn Tia. -.IIi- |
lation and timbering of mines. It also |
needs an Inspector OF Mines to enforce the |
law.
The opening of school brings to mind the
iact that this is the season when chimney
sweeps should prepare the way for Santa
Claus.
THE cheap contractors have about all
disappeared from Butte. This is a fortunate
thing for the mechanics and dealers in
supplies.
LADIES will be admitted free to the races.
This is new departure On the part of the
management, but wise one, we are in
clined to believe
The Mint is one of the finest saloons in
the West, and is much admired by visitors.
The same adjectives describe it's genial pro-
prietor, Mr.. Richardson.
BUTTE is beyond question the most
orderly mining camp that ever existed.
There is but little drunkenness here and
lights are Of rare occurrence.
The matinee at the Opera House, on
Wednesday, promises to be the greatest
that has ever been in Butte. The house I
viii be packed to it's utmost capacity.
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The bullion shipment of Butte, not in
cluding the Anaconda shipment. for last ,
week was fraction less than $125 900. |
This is quite a considerable OF a camp. {
THERE is building boom upon Butte.
New buildings are going up everywhere and
nearly every ole story building in the town
is being raised a story. The mechanic is
happy.
The unfortunate oyster which got out of
nshers to be sent away out here, like the
lazy boy, looks as though it would like to
say-"I canned"
The Chinese OF Butte take great interest
IN the reports of the massacre at Rock =
springs They have the reports to the press Z
Interpreted and circulate the bulletins v
through Chinatown.
tlsclaimed that experience has shown 9
'nat the apprentice foreshadows the jour- I
aeyman. II this be true, then we know v
ad who should forsake the printing busl-
ness and take to saving wood.
WHEN the extensive repairs that are now g
under way on the Methodist Episcopal "
.aurch are completed that will be one OF
'ne handsomest churches in Butte. 1t has :
beautiful and commanding location and s
"one OF the prominent features OF the city. t
'AhLLE is not pleasant play to wit \
~ .''' nor is it popular, and yet it seems to fe
VI" The test OF greatness in art NO n
I'''ess seems to be able to resist the h
,suptation to play it and the critical 2 :,
o,u ~ut" judges her greatness by her rendition "
we rather repulsive character OF Mar
'n:fte 's fautier The great ladies ofthe Cam f.
.aa "a' OF to-day are Bernhardt, Modjeska B
IaA Nlara Morris. The Camille OF the W
I,er IL the most intense and the most tt
sa''S'c pieces OF acting upon the stage and x
r;' r;'o,nethng that will never, fade from ones -
Min O' 1t is indeed, brave woman who M
o.. ' ehter the lists in a contest with the m
T.. artlstes named. Yet that is what the
na n'e American girl, Miss Grace Haw-
hn' mas done and done success
any,, IL the criticisms of the press mean n,
in Scu'he. .c She opens her engagement here
bs, camille, y evidence Of sublime faith in 4.
mta po~ers We shall take great interestin