The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-08
Local News.

" ~ - pAOOSA AOSSVSOA
at the MINER Office.
Real estate and mortgage blanks
for sale at this Office in quantities to
suit purchasers.
The Montana Copper Company has
made the hearts of 28S men glad by
paying them their months wages.
Attention is called to ad. of T. ]
Demers', Frenchtown, M. T., Seattle
for Sale"
Assay blanks, pay rolls and all
kinds of'mine and mill blanks ruled
to order al the MINER office
At the Police Courts yesterday all
was serene and quiet and Judges
LippencOtt and Nichols had q day
Of-as it were
County record books manufactured
at the MINER book bindery, quality
and workmanship unsurpassed.
A new hard maple floor is now in
transit from the East, and will be
placed in the Pavilion Immediately
upon its arrival.
Prayer meeting in the Presbyterian
church was in progress last evening.
Another will be held at the Metho-
dist on tomorrow evening.
1t is reported that the Utah &
Northern Railroad proposes to re-
wise the tariff on Utah produce
shipped to Montana markets.
Lost-a pocket book containing q
twenty-do!lar gold piece and three
key rings. Five dollars reward will
be paid it left at this office.
Bozeman had a masquerade last
week. One of the masquers wore a
costume representing Governor Car
penter pocketing the railroad bill.
Strawberries are in the market,
The average summer girl will, of
course, take advantage of this and
make their beauX' pockets suffer &C.
cordingly.
J. G. Walker. a gentleman from
Boston, while IN the train from Gar
risOn here on Monday, in some man
ner lost $3.50. There were $1OO in
notes and enclosed with them were
three 500 gold pieces.
Mr.. Fl. B. Smith is happy in the
possession of q new addition to his
family in the shape of q little girl.
Both mother and daughter are doing
we'll.
Mr.. Penhall, n of the men in
jured in the accident at the Magma
Charta, or Monday morning last,
has been removed to C%enterville and
is dong as we'll as can be expected.
The three prisoners1 who escaped
from the Dillon Jail last week by
overpowering and Handwriting the
Sheriff have been traced to Butte,
and are now supposed to be in this
vicinity.
From the Billings Herald it is
learned that a sale of One-fOurth in
terest in the bottom opposite Fort
Benton has been made for S., 900. It
is said to have been bought for ter
minal facilities for the Butte, Helena
& Fort Benton Railroad.
Prof. Couture will give another of
his classical entertainments at Caplice
Hall, on next Monday evening. The
series of pleasant gatherings inaugu-
rated by the Professor have become
quite popular and successful.
Professor Demer attracted an I'M
usually large audience to the Amphl- |
theatre last evening to witness his
surprising feats on the rollers. His |
manipulations on q table two by
three feet were truly wonderful, and
should be seen to be appreciated.
The recent city elections in the
East resulted in about a stand-off, |
the Democrats. however, being in
the main victorious. Our neighbor-
ing city of Helena did the nice thing
the other day by electing a Demo-
cratic mayor. The "unterrified" Lave
reason to feel encouraged.
Captain Shepherd has made ar
rangements to toll the bells OF the
city the demise of General Grant.
The death Of the old War-horse is
looked II and eX ,>ected at any mo-
ment. The citizens will therefore
not be alarmed at the sounding of
the metallic tongues at even an I'M
seasonabie hour.
Richard Rowe was brought up in
the Probp5e Court on Monday to be
as to his sOundness of
mind. Mr.. Rowe was a hard work.
ing man, and until recently, when
he became partially demented, was
the sole support of his mother. Re-
verses of fortune r supposed to be
the cause. His examination was
postponed until Thursday.
The statement that VIM. Sorenson
had ESCAPED on Monday evening
from officer Tonkin was incorrect.
The prisoner was left in the Probate
Court while the officer mentioned
stepped out, having in custody a man
who was awaiting a verdict on q
of insanity, from the jury. 1t
was at this time that Sorenson un-
noticed slipped from the court room.