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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
Grand Preparations for the Coming
Inauguration.

The great event of the season, the
meeting Of the Montana Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, in Butte City,
on Friday the 10th inst, promises to
be far more brilliant than at first an
ticipated.
The visiting lodges will be strongly
represented and every care will be
taken of them by the reception com.
mittee. Nothing which may con-
duce to their comfort or pleasure or
that which may add to the brilliancy
of the affair has been neglected.
Every precaution guarding against
delay, Encouragement, or accident
has been cautiously looked after and
glorious success is expected to crown
the undertaking.
The different railroads have given
special rates to those desiring to visit
Butte on this occasion. Carriages
have been engaged to convey ladies
and their escorts to and from the
ball. The grand parade will be the
largest, most imposing and attractive
ever participated in or witnessed
west of st. Louis or Chicago. Every
individual member of the order will
be present in uniform or regalia and
has taken it upon himself to see to
every necessary feature which will
add enjoyment eclst distinction and
harmony to the OCCASION. The in
stallat:on ceremonies will be i'm
pres ,ive and perfect in every detail.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
Daughters Of Rebecca.

On Saturday evening last the
Daughters of Rebecca met at I. o. O.
F.. Temple, when the following of:
fcers for the ensuing term were in
{ .alled by Assistant Deputy G. M.
Jno. F. Lever:
Mrs. B. M. Anderson, n. G.
Mrs. +. II. Rutter, V. g.
Mrs. Flora White, Cor. Secretary.
Mrs. VIM. Pinkham, Treasurer.
a. J. White, Permanent Secretary.
L. E. Owens, Chap.
Thos. Rutter, Warden.
Mrs. Fred. Taylor, Conductor.
Mrs. D. Meicklejohn, r. 8. N. q.
NJ. B. F. Paxton, L. s. n. G..
Mrs. A. J White, r. s. V. g.
Mrs. J. II. B. Foster, L. 8. V. g.
Mrs. J. P. Young, I. q,
Mr.. J. P. Young, o. G.
After the ceremonies, the ladies
SPREAD out a TEMPTING collation.,
which was enjoyed by all present.
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Personal.

James e. Stevens. m of the best
known newspaper men of Montana,
editor of the Townsend Tranchant,
paid the MINER office a pleasant call
last evening. He visits Butte as a
member OF the Grand Lodge K. OF
P, and will tarry in the Silver City
several days.
The MINER acknowledges the
pleasure Of a Call last evening from
Mr.. w. w. Anderson. editor of the
Avauut Courier, Bozeman. The
gentleman meets many old-time
friends in the Silver City who are
always pleased to welcome him in
their MIDST. Mr.. Anderson will re-
main until after the grand installa-
ton ceremonies of the K. of P. next
Friday evening.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
They VIII Go.

A party of three or four old pros
pectors and Montana men are organ
lzing for a trip into Australia the
riverless country" John Warner,
one of the party and q prime mover
in this new departure. has received
letters recently from an old partner,
who has wandered in the upper
Darling River country where gold
and diamonds both have been dis
covered. The Darling River is third
in rank smong the largest in the
world. The climate is reported as
salubrious, but little is said concern
ing the diggings. Tvs a long trip to
take, and the men intending to go
are prepared t. endure untold hard
ships before reaching the new Edo
RADIO.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
THE WRONG SIGNAL.
A Miner in the Star Of the West
Nearly Loses His Life.

Early yesterday morning u painful
and nearly fatal accident occurred in
the Star Of the West mine, in which
Richard Odds, of Corn wall, England,
nearly lost his life. Odds and his
parner on shift had just entered the
bucket, wherein had been placed the
drills used duriag the night, and
gave the signal to hoist. The one
who gave the signal vas thinking of
something else, and rang one bell
only, which informs the engineer
that dirt, tools, or the empty bucket
is to be raised. three bells being the
signal when men are on board. The
e engineer started the engine quickly,
but, as this article will show, with
most distressing results. No quicker
had the signal rope been pulled, than
Olds' partner, recognizing the mis-
take, sprang from the bucket and
again Selling the rope slgnaled a
stop, which was made. As this man
left the bucket, it was tipped to one
side and took Odds with it and against
the side of the shaft. His shoulder
came in contact with some of the
timber aud he was forced downward,
striking one of the upright drills,
which entered the canal about twelve
inches, tearing away the internal
cross structures and severely lacera-
ting the bladder.
The bucket was lowered, Nj. Odds
assisted to alight and the deadly in
strument taken out by his comrade,
after which both men got into the
bucket and were hoisted to the sur
face. DR.. Whitford was Immediately
sent for and after his arrival, had the
man conveyed to the Miners Hos
pital, where everything which science
could suggest was done for the
wounded man, who, by this time,
was suffering the most intense and
pain. During the day and
up to l2 o'clock last night, constant
attention has been PAID the patient,
but his wounds are of such a serious
and internally dangerous character
that nothing short of a miracle can
save his life.
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Omaha,
C0uncilBlufS
and Chicago.

The orly Inc tn take for Des MONIES, Mar
shalltown. Ce ar hapils : linton, DIXON, III
cago. Milwaukee ami all poi it> East. To the
people of N b aska, Co.ora'io, Wyoming, Utah,
Idaho, evada Oregon. Washington aud ali.
f,rnia it otfs $ superb Ir advantages not pos>iD.e
by any other line.
Among a few of the numerous point, OF su-
periorii! enio, ed by the patrons + this road
betw, sn Omaha ana hicago. are Its .wp ira Us
a day of Day Coaches, which are thu finest
that hum1n art an / Ingenuity can create; Its
Palace Sleeping Cars. which are o iels Of
'Omf RI aud e.egance; lis Parlor Drawing
Room Cars, uu>urpa>set bt any; md Is
widely cel+ brated Palatial Dining Cars, b.
euu. Of " hich can . OF be f. II elsewhere.
At Council B ufis the trains # the Union Pa
cihc Ry. connect in U. ion de, ct with those OF
the Chicago 4 NO,t b n ky. In Chicago
the trains If tbs line mike 81 re connection
with those ofall ! a tern lines.
Fer Detroit. C ,lunbu>, In annapolis, Cincin-
matt, Niagara Falls, B lffalO, Pitlsb'lrg. Toronto,
Montreal. roston. New \ TX. III Ia e phia,
~Baltim. re, Washinxto ,, and all pnint. IL the
East. ask TIE tic ,et agent for ti.kets via The
"NORrH WESTERN"
il you wish the bet acco I'd tions. All ticket
nv nts sell ticxtts y: u Il is line.
M. HUGHlTT, n. s. HAIR,
General Manager General Passenger Agent
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The Basket Social.

The basket social, given at the
Centennial Hotel last evening,
was q huge social and financial sue
cess. Mr.. w. Pinkham, the popular
auctioneer, took charge of the large
number of baskets contributed by the
fair ladies for the occasion, and sold
them off at a handsome figure, aggre-
eating $l28.5 SO; the big ones selling
low and those the size of q thimble
bringing, in some cases, fancy prices.
Mrs. B cal and the Doctor did every
thing that could in any way contrib
ute to the pleasure of the happy com.
pany, and the delighted guests were
more than satisfied with the evenings
entertainment.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

What Some Of our Exchanges Say.
The cleanup at the Maginnis mill
at Maiden amounts to $500 per day,
with one-half the crushing capacity
at work.
The Odd Fellows of Helena will
have a mask ball en- the evening of
the 30th.
The Mineral Argus estimates that
there is 100, 1000 head of sheep within
a radius of 40 miles of Maiden.
The sme)ter at Maiden has been
completed. but no trial made other
than to teri the correct working OF
It's machinery. The company will
probably put I'D a rooster before it
undertakes to operate on ores.
One dead critter to each thousand
head is what the COW boys found
while riding the north Yellowstone
range this week. Five Of the dead
one, stood in a water hole drinking
when the ice formed around them,
and when the boys tried to drive
I EN- out they didn't move worth a
cent"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
Personal.

Frank Beck departed Yesterday fol
Louisiana, accompanied by Mrs.
Beck.
Mayor VIM. Owsley and wife leave
tor Nev Orleans to-day. They will
be absent two months.
Geo. Falligan has arrived from the
Judith Basin. He will remain in
Butte but a short time.
J. R. Wharton left for the east
yesterday. Mr.. Wharton is an at
tachee of Clark & Larabie's bank,
having filed the position of exchange
clerk for a long time.
Mr.. Elias Siegel, of Goldsmith &
Co., leaves this afternoon for the
East, to superintend the manufac-
ture of their great spring stock.
During bis absence Nj. Joe Siegel,
of Salt Lake, will have charge of the
business of Goldsmith & 20.
Perry Beal has had his extra shirt
starched, and will shake the dust of
u city from his store clothes on
Thursday next. He will take in the
wonders of the worlds fair in COM
pany with very many others of Butte
citizens, and otherwise kill two
msnths' time in travel east of the
Rockies.
s. r.. Galloway, general manager,
s. 4. Smith. general superintendent,
Ell. Dickinson, assistant general
superintendent of the Union Pacific
R 4llway, arrived yesterday morning
on a special, and left in the afternoon
for the south. They were on u tour
of inspection, and found no time in
which to interview or be interviewed
by the citizens.
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Local News

See Ancient Order of Forester no
tice in another column.
See add Of house for sale by Curtis
& Majors. It's a bargain.
There was a fine shipment of crabs
Holsters, >shrimps, and oysters at the
Arion last night.
The Pavilion is drawing large
houses every night. The ice was
never in better condition and hun
dreds of people are daily in practice,
attempting the difficult cuts and fig
ures. The falls r not recorded.
The Parrot tramway or horse rail-
road is doing a rushing business at
present, shipping ores from the mine
to the smelter. Six animals attached
to single cars were crossing Park
street yesterday at one time.
VIM. Wehrspaun who broke his
ankle a few weeks ago is rapidly re-
covering. He draws Sis per week
insurance, and were his name less
pronounceable than the accident
proved painful he would have re-
covered before the accident occurred.
Curtis 4 Majors will pay to-day to
Evan Herbert, of the Magma Charta
mine. $l75. He broke three toes some
months ago and happening to hold a
policy in the Travellers Insurance
Go. will receive the golden dacats.
Hence these tears that the toes were
not ours.
G. w. Jackson, agent for Kohler &
Chase, San Francisco, advertises in
the MINER. He will open a place of
business for the sale of pianos, organs.
and musical merchandise of every
description on West Broadway, in
the new opera house building, at an
early day.
DR.. Hough was called up yesterday
morning and requested to be at the
depot when the AS freight arrived,
to dress the hand of brakeman who
had been seriously injured at some
point on the railroad. The mans
right hand thumb Was reported as
having been cut of by some accident.
The Butte Athletic club held a
meeting Monday night and ''re-
{" to give q grand exhibition
the month of February. The
club possesses some members who
are daisies in tue ring, fine acrobats
and general all-round athletes. They
are capable of astonishing a large au-
dience by new feats Of strength and
science and intend to present an at
tractive programme.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
MONTANA L~EGISLATURE.
Galloway Elected Speaker Of the
House,
Mitchell Temporary President Of the
Council.

Special to the MNxR:
HELENA, jan. II, 1884.
The fourteenth session Of the Ter
ritorlal Legislature was organized TO-
day By the election of Col Galloway
the caucus nominee-as Speaker of
the House, and Dr. A. III. Mitchell,
as temporary President Of the Coun-
Gil. Hon. John F. Forbis was the
Democratic nominee for Speaker.
The following is the list Of House
officers:
James E. Galloway, of M adison
county, Speaker; Judge Davis, of
Lewis and Clarke, Chief Clerk; Geo.
N. Hatch. of Meagher county, En-
crossing and Enrolling Clerk, and
Thos. B. Warren, of jefferson, Ser
geant-at-Arms.
David Marks was made temporary
Clerk of.the Council. A permanent
organization will be effected to-mor.
row, when the Governors message
will be sent In.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
The Basket Social.

Never before have ladies worked
so faithfully in a good cause as for
this occasion, wherein the M. E.
church is to be benefited. The bas-
ket social will take place at the Cen
tennlal Hotel dining rooms tonight
and a vast amount of good natured
people will be present. The arrange
ments for enjoyment IRE perfect, and
hundreds of ladies and gentlemen
will participate III the festivities. A
cordial invitation Is extended to all
lovers of these social pastlmes.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
For the X. of F.

The following delegation arrived
from Helena last night, and will
camp within the precincts of Butte
until after the grand Installation
ceremonies: Messrs. T. H. Klein.
schmidt. DR.. Cole, Helena; Geo.
Barnaby, - Hemphill. Bozeman !;
T. G. Deer, Miles City, and Jas. E..
Stevens, Townsend, members of the
Grand Lodge X. of P. These gen.
tIemen were accompanied by Jacob
Loeb, J. r Metlin. Fred. Miles, and
Geo. E. Boos, of Helena, who also
propose to take part In the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
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Too Tough.

A real bright young lady. residing
in the North Western polt on Of the
city, offered to make y wager of 1OO
kissts on q go-as-you-please- 'til-one-
of. us-gives-ou. match that she could
waltz longer at the coming K. Of P.
bail than her just-toc-swee,-foI-any-
thing beau. Discovering, however.
that lie played the cornet in one of
u two hundred brass bands, she con-
cluded to back out. No forfeit bad
been put up and her only excuse Was
"Your lip, are too tough!'
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Hs Can Shave.

Dennis, Simpson, ever aliye to the
wants of q suffering community, has
secured the services of Henry Burner,
the champion shaver of the Pacific
slope. The artist YIELDS a razor read
lily with either hand, manipulates
the comb and brush with dexterty
shampoos to a nicely and makes
every customer feel a. if he had a
thousand dollars in his pocket. Bur-
ner may be found at the ~tonsorial
parlOrs next door to King and Low
ry's.
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THE MINES.
The COlusa Getting In Shape for Solid
Work.
Star Of the West.

A visit to Geaderville yesterday re.
suited in the discovery that the dam
age done recently by the cave in the
east level in the Colusa was of more
importance than at first sui p,sed.
Stopping had been done for q great
distance from the shaft east. on the
16O-foot level. This work was prose-
cuted so faithfully and we'll that the
surface was very nearly reached when
the top ground went down, taxing
with it a portion of the trsmway.
Water from the surface began pour
ing In, and materially changed the
aspect Of affairs. This body Of water.
took its natural course, finding Its
own level finally In the stump. Two
compound pumps were on the ground
and Immediately put in working
order. Their capacity is 900 gal.
Ions per minute, and both are kept
busy hosting water from the stump
in the main shaft, which is 600 feet
In depth. Developing Is going on In
the 500 and 80O-coot levels. Timber
ing is going on and all kinds of work
necessary to put the mine in excel
lent order.
The West Colusa and Company
Parrot have q force of men at work
in the lower levels and are driving
both ways.
THE STAR OF THE WEST.
Is under lease to Samuel Hoar, who
is sinking on the main incline, which
Is now down 240 feet. The ore body
is from 20 to SO inches in width and
very rich. Stopping is being done in
the 100 foot level and the ore extracted
sent to the Colorado smelter. Rich
ard Ball has a contract to sink so feet
After this depth is attained,
Will be run east and west and
= force of men set to work stopping. !
The mine Is In excellent working
order, as Is also the machinery, and
IN a fair way to make money rapidly.
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Beware

OF violent purgatives. they must inevitably
impair the wel!-being of the system. If much
used. %Irregularity uf the bowels is reluediaole
without their aid, aud they e%nfeeule those
organs. HosIetter's Stom4en Birtcrs are not
ouly n laxative, but a tonic. No subsequent
medication IS needei, as In the case of power
ful cathariics, TO repair The violence of their
effec s. Blue pill and ,al,mel are never safe
in the long run and there are other medi.
cines taken to regula' e the liver and bowels.
which are hursful to both Long experience
has proved the bitters to be safe and salutary
us we'll as potent. they brace up the system
when enteebled. thus guarding it from disease.
particularly masariaI CO nplaints., remedy
The W. akness aud i activity OF a dy-peptic
stomach, i'm prove appetite, IN 1 tend to tran
quill re uvert4xe her yes. They have also
won repute rs u remedy for rheumatism and
kindred troubles. Is TO IA
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Diphtheria.

Max E. Myers eldest child Is SUI
fering from diphtheria pronounced by
the physicians of the malignant
type.
VIM. Hills boy, Syears of age, is
also very low with the same disease.
Sam Mellow's children are oonva-
lescent.
john Stewards 3 children are In
the way of recovery-entirely out of
danger.
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Local News.
From the Daily Of Tuesday.

From the Daily Of Tuesday.
The Pavilion Ice Rink was AGAR
crowded last evening. The ice was in
excellent condition, and all seemed
to enjoy the exhilarating sport.
Sands & Boyce have about perfected
arrangements for their grand clear
ance sale which will commence in q
day or two. Choice bargains will be
offered.
The installation of officers and new
members OF the Ancient Order of
FOresters, will be held on January
l4th, at 1880 p. M. See ad. in our
local columns.
DR.. WhitfJri's hospital has been
vacated by all the patients recently
confined in the different wards.
They have convalesced go rapidly as
to have no further need of medical
services.
Professor Mark Croxall, leader of
the Pavilion band will, hereafter.
nightly, at 9p. M, at the Pavilion
Ice Rink, render q solo from choice
selections in lnusiy.
The "oracular ear" mentioned in
the art notice, in Sundays issue, is
objected to, hence the party who Pc
ruses the article for the second time
will read ''auricular." In Missouri
We always called it oracutar.
The sweepstake race at the Ice Pa
vllion OH Saturday evening next,
promises to be one Of interest. Three
entries have already been made,
with the prospect of several more.
The Italian, Pete" who had his
hand caught Ia the cams at the Moul-
ton mills, recently, suffered the am
pulation of two middle fingers At the
first joint. The accident occurred l6 |
days slnce, and his hand is now
nearly well. He will be able to re-
sumo work In two weeks.
Attention is called to the reduction
In prices published in the Amphi-
theatre advertisement in this issue.
This reduction is made in order to
give every one, both young and old,
an opportunity to witness the start
ling and wonderful erformances of
Wilmot, the most surprising and
fearless bicylist in the world.
The union meetings still continue
at the Congregational church. A
goooly audience was present last
night and considerable interest mani
tested. The subject for this week is
"Sin." 1.-THE Folly of Sin" was
treated last evening by Rev. R. w.
Flint. Tonight "Sin as a Thief"
when Rev. Flint will lecture. All
are invited.
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LEAD.
But be Couldn't Shoot Straight.

Yesterday p. NJ, . man known q
Mitchell, either an Austrian, Hun
garian, Novia Scotian or some Shoot
arian. called at the livery establish
ment Of MI. Carlos Warfield and
ordered q team and cutter. He wal
told the price for . drive to Msader.
vile would be 81. He took the team,
made the trip and returned. Sc I'll
Nagues was on hand to receive both
team and money for their use.
Mitchell rendered s.. in payment.
but was informed that he must pay
81. more accordingly as he had been
told before leaving the stable.
Mitchell allowed he would make
another dollar in some way unknown
to counterfeiters or by mint process.
The case was argued for a few
minutes when Mitchell started to go
away. Nagues stopped the dollar
short man and said he must put up
the extra money. At this juncture a
friend of Mitchell who had enjoyed
a ride and some Meaderville snake
juice with the latter, passed Scotty
his gnar]ed five, the blow taking
effect on the thumb hand side of
Scotty's neck. He at once recipro-
Gated whereupon Mitchell assaulted
the neck Of Nagues on the off side.
The better judgment and superior
science Of the latter placed Doth as
sailants hors du combat in two min
utes, three seconds. Allowed to get
upon his feet, Mitchell paid the dis
puted dollar and wanted to shake
hands at close quarters. Scotty re-
tut said it was all settled and
thereupon passed round to the off
side of the horse and proceeded to
him from the cutter. Mitchell
followed in a moment and when he
came close to Scotty, drew his gun
and quietly remarking "Die! you
-----" pulled the trigger.
The ball passed through a portion of
5votty's clothes and started for a
Chinese laundry opposite. Scotty
in the same direction, stag
thinking himself wounded.
The Shootarian ran down Galena
'treet, turned into an alley-way. and
uttered the rear of Lulu's residence
N East Park street. Marshall Haus-
like an aveng,ng angel in dis
'uise, swooped down upon the lair of
he ~oui!-be assassin and gathered
lin into the fold. Judge Wilcox
will hear the case to-day.
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Furnace Work.

The und arsigned would respectfully call at
tentlol IL Tie foil wing spscilne Is Of his hot
air furnace wolk, as recnmmendn ions Of The
work turned out at his eslab ishm. lt this sea.
sou Re ,dence . f Col. ]. e y. Thornt III: res
/ ence of Hon. Stephen De Wolfe: Jrv goods
store Uf Sands d Buyce; Mint saloul Kruger's
Hotel all ! III City Hail J. II. BIZ ME-,
PAX street, opposite Masonic Temple.
Telephone NJ. 20. l-l4-sw-1m