The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-12
HELENA BUDGET.
Its Newspapers and Their
Sonseless Quarrels.
THE AMUsEMENTS.
A Quiet Sabbath--The Postmaster
ship--Preachers Mining--Phari-
sees and Publicans.

hammer and tOngs, and to Judge oy ta'
expressions INDUCED in on either hand, tn,
public would suppose that they. were botf
leprous sheets, unworthy OF credence.
Their lope-suffering subscribers, however
are not interested in their internal strife
and are longing for a termination to the
unseemly wrangle.
Neither one or the other publish sufficient
columns Of news to warrant them IN devOt'
ing 40 much space to calling each other
hypocrites, blackmailers, thieves, ETC., and
the public cry out, 'Give US a rest, "Shut
up,' and let us have the news.
PROFESSOR G. c. SWALLOW is editor OF
the Independent, O tall. gaunt, but heavy:
looking gentleman, with q massive head
covered with q mating OF iron-gray hair,
and u heavy fringe Of gray whiskers and
beard. He metaphorically bears on his
shoulder the historic chip, which Fisk, oil
the Herald, takes an insane delight in
knocking oil. In spite Of their wordy war.
there ia no fear of bloodshed. and 1t will
doubtless be confined to devoting two
columns OF their editorial pages, as on
Saturday and Sunday, to each other, and
leave a disguised public in the lurch.
The annual election Of officers and d.
rectors oil the Helena Board III Trade
takes place tomorrow (Monday). This
institution must not be confOunded with
the recently Incorporated 'Stock TX
change"
FoR dramatic i~nconguities always take
an amateur dramatic company. In the
present performance OF Guy Mannering."
one young society lady WAS anxious to IN
troduce Il piano into Miss Mannerings Oou-
dorian eighteenth century play and inter
49, H.. o~v in TIM Introduction nj
herself as the performer on the instrument.
With some difficulty she was induced to
iorego the innovation. butt looked too aw-
fully awful blue for a while.
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HELENA is q barren city for amusements.
The Opera House is only open at intervals
and outside of that there is nothing posi-
lively nothing. The so-called Academy
Of Music" is away below zero, and has no
standing whatever. There are a few gamb-
ling houses, not very extensively patron
ired. mostly "tin-horn I" games, where the
lookers-on outnumber the players. He
lena need not air any virtue on that &C
count, as it is not from any moral sup
preston, but simply from lack OF money.
Money is scarce among the patrons OF the
green cloth, which, sad to say-and as you
know in Butte-comes mostly from the
iaborinp classes. If business was to revive
here plenty of games would be opened to
accommodate the c%redulous, "whO listen
to the whispers OF fancy" and pursue with
eagerness the phantom of imaginary gains
at the card table.
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ONE of the ~pleasantest features in Helena
ia the quiet manner in which they observe
Sunday. Therei is a lar-e church-going pop
ulation here, who exert a strong moral in
luence over the masses. Cases OF drunk
enness which are usually more prevalent
on the Sabbath in large cities. are less here
than on any other day and even those
outside the pale OF the church act with a
little more dec0rum.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Helena is really q very active organiza-
ton. 1t holds several meetings during the
week and two on Sunday. 1t has Il very
fine reading room and library which is well
patronized. Rev. w. B. Reed, one OF the
officers OF the Y. NJ. c. A., is a very ener
getic young man and largely interested in
various mining projects, speculations, etc.
Quite a number of the leading brethren
have become affected by the possession OF
stocks, and we trust they will not be hurt
either spiritually or financially in their as
p%irations.
JVUUE WADE OPOAo SONAS O
14th inst, when several important cases
will be tried.
Your correspondents views in regard to
the Helena Mining and Stock Exchange, as
published in TIE MINER, has received the
endorsement of quite a number OF the un-
lucky subscribers. One OF them said: Il
thought it was all square and went to the
opening. intent on doing all l could to
further the undertaking for the sake OF the
city's interest, but when they came down
like wolves on the fold. and said, Gentle.
men, here ia your President, Secretary and
Board OF Directors, l thought it was
hardly shearing time, and we lambs hardly
old enough to stand shearing quite so soon.
T. H. Kleinschmidt and his chaplain car
run it, for all l care"
The Young Mems Christian Associations
quarterly report will be issued tomorrow
evening. It will be a very interesting and
creditable resume OF their work during the
past three months.
Mr.. B. w. s. Folk, night clerk of the
Cosmopolitan, this city. was married this
afternoon to Mrs. Mary Dunbar. The
took place in the parlors Of the
Cosmopolitan, and was of q strictly pri-
vate character. Rev. T.. V. Moore, OF the
Presbyterian Church, officiated, and doc"
McAllister-the genial ~'Doc."-acted as
best man, all going "merry as a marriage
bell" Both Of the contracting parties are
friends both there and throughout the Ter
ritory. "Belll Front! Show Mr.. and Mrs.
Folk to Number T."
D. w, BIaLow. foreman for Mr.. Childs, at
his stock farm on Crow Creek. was acct
IDENTIFY struck on the head by a tackle
block, and his skull fractured. A physician
has been sent out from Helena to attend
to his case. The news was received through
the Boston e. Montana Gold Mining Com
pany OF this city.
The Helena Postmastership is still an
uusolved question. d. H. Cuthbert holds
the fort against all-comers. though there
viz: Charles D. Curtis, Shelton Duff and
o. B. Totten with Others in prospective.
The books are still open for entries in this
nrospectiye race, the stakes are said to be
worth about $500 per annum, n the
patronage OF the disposal OF the WHINE
worth something more. Curtis is first in
the betting, but as a preliminary D.. H.
Cuthbert's resignation or removal is an
absolute necessity. Democrats cry for it,
and Republicans rejoice at the manner in
which he freezes on.
MANAGER MAGUIRE gives the Independent
a dig in the ribs through the Helena Herald,
on account of it's supposed animas against
his interests here. Helena gets 30 few at
fractions that it's papers ought to encourage
every ompan he brings here. What we
want here ie frst-class attractions and
plenty OF them. The intervals are SO long
between, that Helena theater-goers almost
forget that there is such a thing as an
Opera House here.
The Australia mine, in the Boulder dis
tr;ct. which was bonded a week or so since
bv John ]. Wall aud D. G. Turner. was sold
today to Governor Samuel T. Hauser, for
the sum Of $25, 900. This min is partially
developed, q tunnel tapping the vein at a
denth Of 275 feet, showing a body OF fine
concentrating ore. A3shaft 176 feet deep
also strikes three feet OF solid galena n
eighteen inches OF pyrites OF iron. This ore
averages 40 ounces in silver, 81 per cent.
Tad and $6.9 "a in gold.
p-,,r csAyrox, n Of the dsni-monds,
"a. hooking for the local editor Of the ~,
denendeut to-day. II seems that tne Penc;i
nusher wrote her down az "Crazy neiIe-
n a notice of q wedding which TOOK place