The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-13
MONTANA.
Helena wants a town clock.
Maiden has a twelve-toed hen.

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Maiden has a twelve-toed hen.
The measles prevail at Livingston.
Miles City is to have a new opera house.
Missoula will have railway shops this
season. -.s.c
Missoula will have fine racing on the
Fourth. =
The Deer Lodge Literary Society wantsa a
chapel organ.
The insurance adjusters have completed
their work at Miles City.
The horses in the Deer Lodge valley are
afflicted with the glanders.
The Indians at Poplar River are cultivat-
ing about 600 acres this year.
The pioneers of '62 and '63 will meet in
Helena during fair week in August.
Rev. DR.. Archibald, pastor of the Liv-
ingston Congregational Church, has re-
signed.
The Miles City telephone exchange is con-
demned as almost useless through bad man.
agement.
The price of butter at Benton is now
lower than it has ever been before-25 cents
per pound. s.-
Cemeteries have been started at White
Sulphur Springs by both the Masons and
Odd Fellows.
Livingston society was stirred up last
week by the marriage OF a popular young
society man to cyprian.
Helena is speculating as to when it's new
smelter will be built. Probably when there
is something for it to work upon.
Charles Anceney, the prominent Montana
breeder OF Thoroughbred CATTLE is building
the largest barn in Gallatin county.
Nineteen thousand pounds Of blasting
powder sold at Livingston few days ago
at sheriffs sale, brought only $3.50.
In the case of w. A. Allen, charged with
procuring an abortion, the Yellowstone
county Grand Jury found "no bill"
The ceremony of laying the corner stone
will be performed on Saturday, June 6,
1885, at 3 p. m.
Colonel J. r. Brook, the new Commander
OF the district of Montana, has been au-
thorized by General Terry to transfer his
headquarters from Helena to Fort Shaw.
Lawrence Bridge and his partner of Ben
ton, are constructing a boat eighteen feet
long, which they propose to load with rags,
old copper and anything for which there is
a market, and take the same to st. Louis.
They have already secured about one and
one-half tons OF rags and expect to get sew.
er;l tons more.
On the oath ult., Private Walsh, of Troop
X, First Cavalry, was shot through the
head and instantly killed, at Fort Custer,
during target practice, while trying to dodge
behind a target without displaying the dam
ger signal. He had been a member OF the
company for nineteen years, AND served
through the Modoc and Nez PerceN eNvars.
Bozeman social circles were given food for
ninc-days' wonder by the unusual event,
on Monday last, OF the marriage OF gentle
to "a lady OF the Jewish faith aid people.
The parties were Will A. lines, rising
attorney, and Mrs. A. Trasburger, a young
Jewess and a lady especially known for her
beauty, amiability and wealth. Such
union is uncommon, but there is no possible
reason why it should not by yhappy.-Enter-
prise.
The largest exchange Of horse flesh that
ever took place in Montana was made in
Miles City few days since. William Rowe
OF Fort Benton gave J. n. Truman for his
seventy mine head of good Montana horses.
Mr.. Truman is fascinated with the ranges
of Montana. For the purpose OF introduce
ing good horses into Montana, he is willing
to trade, as in the above case, English
Shire horses or Polled Angus bulls, for ma
tive Montana mares, neat cattle or sheep.
This will enable those who have not the
ready cash to procure the best DlOOded an
imals brought to Observation-Disclosures
Stock Journal
The Helena Independent has the follow
ing mystery: yesterday while screening
some sand near the store of Jurgens &
Price a mans foot was found. The portion
of the foot found was the portion below
the ankle. The skin had rotted off, but the
flesh was still on it. The sand in which it
was found was taken from down the gulch
near the old Taylor & Thompson placer.
The foot was IL large one and from it's ap-
pearance it's owner wore about No 10.
shoe. DR.. Cole went over and examined it
and pronounced it a real human foot and
says that it evidently had not been torn off
its owner but short time. This seems to
us as being very mysterious and is puzzling
the minds of every one who has seen it.
Can any one throw any light upon the
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