The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22
THESEMI-WEEKLY MINER
BUTTE, APRIL y, 1885.
DOTS.

Republican primaries on Monday
next.
Indications seem to point toward
the stormy ending OF the month o
April.
The sudden cold snap has caused
considerable throat complaint abOuJ
the city.
The work of Registering is progress.
ing rapidly and now nearly numbers
100 voters.
The Democratic City Convention
meets at the court house on Saiur.
day at II O'Clock.
Democratic primaries will he held
this evening at the different polling
places at $50 O'Clock.
Tie L.iedel kranz sociable has been
postponed until Saturday next on &C.
count of the ball in Meaderville.
The value of the bullion shipments
from the different mines of this vi
entity during the past week aggre-
gated nearly $1l7 ,OOO.
Copper, on the 11th inst, was down
to GA 23s. Cd, the lowest rate ever
known. Knowing ones claim that
this is a harbinger of better prices.
The Meaderville band boys adver-
tise the third OF their series of social
balls to take at Bogk's Hall, near
Meadervllie, on Thursday evening
next.
The Transit addition to Walker
vile, belonging to A. J. Davis, Is to
he surveyed and when completed the
lots in the new addition will be
ready for purchasers.
Tie statement of the County Clerk
relative to the doings OF the county
are to be submitted to the County
commissioners on Friday, the day
oftheir next meeting.
Albert THAI is the happy father
OF a bouncing pair of twin daughters.
Yesterday at II a. N. the happy
event occurred. All are reported as
doing well.
Cold aud drizzly. This weather is
enough to make an old bachelor
crawl into bed, draw his knees up to
his chin and howl for warm weather
ORA wife.
Judge Nichols court room main
tanned its usual quietude yesterday.
THe Judge and his friends seem to
be anXiOusIy awaiting the ~re-Opening
of the Branch Mint.
From a New York exchange it is
10Th, 500 shares of Alice stock changed
hands. at prices varying from 81 IS
to Sl.75, closing at $3.50.
One of the most agreeable contrasts
of the present stormy weather, is the
fact that while the snow is on the
ground, the Butte restaurants are
serving Strawberries and cream.
The statement in yesterdays issue
that the man named Quinn had died
appears to have been a mistake, as
several persons testify to the Contrary
and allege that he is a very lively
corpse.
Quite an interest is being mani
tested in the approaching city cleo
ton, and knots and groups of politi-
clans are seer congregated about the
streets cOncussing and discussing
this most important subject.
The Power of Money" company;
Harry Weber in mp and Tuck"
Barlow d Wilson's Ministries; ia
nauschek, and Louise Sylvester, are
all under engagement to Mr.. Ma
guire and will play in Helena as we'll
as Butte.
The use of the Pavilion rink on
Granite street has been rendered to
the Athletic Club of this city, for
their complimentary benefit to
James Reynolds, through the kind
hess of MIR. Walker, its er terprising
proprietor.
Mrs. Laura j. Scott has recently
fitted up in elegant shape the new
brick house opposite the Butte Pa
vilion on West Granite street, for the
accommodation of roomers. Parties
desiring furnished rooms will do we'll
to call and see her.
Let all voters who have the inter-
est of the party at heart be on hand
This evening and cast their vote for
good, capable men to fill the position
of delegates to the Democratic Con-
yention, which is to be held at the
court house on Saturday next.
Il. DenoOn & Co., of the Tropical
have Just received a car load
of Messlna lemons from New York
City, in the incredible short time of
days and two hours. This is the
quickest Shipment of freight ever
brought into the Territory, and came
by way of the Union Pacific.
A reduction Of tf per cent on
treights is reported on almost all the
roads between Chicago and Omaha.
This Is good news and our merchants
are more than likely to take ad-
yaIt age of it 10y ordering large ship
before the rates are increased
by the regular pooling system.
The sixty sixth anniversary of the
1. D. o. f. in America, will be eel
in grand 'yle IN Butte next
Monday. Delegates from all over the
country will Re present to partake
II the ceremonies. In the evening
, grand anniversary bail will be
at Renshaw Opera House.
treat preparations are being made
or the coming event.
Our readers will rem mher that
asst winter Billy Wehrspann suffered
I serious fracture OF his right ankle
by a car of rock falling on it. He
Va laid up fifteen weeks suffering
Great pain, but as an antidOte to his
.rUllbles the Travellers Accidental In
'urance Company, through its Butte
agent, Green Majors, mas just paid
Mr.. Wehr~pann $225 indemnity, as
At carries a policy in that company.