The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-10
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of electric ~ in siTee' ~ hung.
Butte Republicans nave nominated
!. /. Hamilton Or City Attorney.
The Grand Central tunnel had bored
forty-hvc lee, into Rel mountain AT
last accounts.
Maurice Sullivan was acquitted on
the charre Of murder before JUICE
Coburn at Billings.
The Anaconda Mining Go. has CON
susanatel the sale oi million dol
BARS worth OF copper.
The Northern Pacific surveyors have
run two or more preliminary lines
between Anaconda and Garrison.
Travelling men conpllin because
the Northern Pacific does not ALLOW
.hem to ri le on its freight trains.
By railroad accident near Mis-
eouia on tie e7ih ut.. three persons
were killed and several wounded.
There has been $4,000 subscribed
thus far toward bonus for the eXten
ton of the Cali railway To 1T. Benton.
The citizens # Billings, irrespective
of political convictions, petition for
the retention oi Col. Whitney as post
master.
The huge wooden tresiles ON the
Northern Pacific Railroad west OF
Missoula are gradually being replaced
10y iron bridges
James NJ. Reynolds, Bntte's cham
pion roller skater. has returned to his
former home. 90 e ed with honors won
in Eastern contests.
\ lady and gentleman recently met
at Butte. who had not seen each other
for sixteen years, and 10 celebrate the
reunion, got mauied.
John II. Conrad x Co. made the
lowest tender for the delivery of
500, 700 pounds of cats at Fort Nc
Kinney, Sz.Io per hundred.
BY the nev directory of Butte,
Anaconda, Deer Lodge and Dillon, it
is estimated those burgs have popula-
tons of ai,569, 5,I,,, 1865 and r.i72
respectively.
The Territorial Teachers associa-
ton vii! he held in Bozcman on the
goth, goth and 5rst inst. Railroads
will give reduced rates to those des;r-
Gus of Attending.
II. 7. Brown. business manager OF
the Miner and large owner of its
stock. has sold out his interest in that
corporation to Mir {. o. Z!egeniuss
the present editor.
A letter was received from Judge
Wade last evening by Judge Galbraith
which stated that the former woul6
arrive in Helena on the 18th ms, anc
would open court on The 18th.
The six round glove contest at Butte
between Duncan Mcdonald and Mile:
McNallv, WAS won by the former
The ,bt was Tor points, and stood
Mcdonald ~ and McNally -.
The stock shipments from Bilin IS
FOR September. October and Novem
ber to date, include III cars of cattle
IIS double-.leck cars sheep. and two
cars horses. making a grand total o
So, cars.
Wm. Gordon. OF the Musscl,hell
received the best price yet obtaine,
Tor beef cattle shipped to Chicago from
tins section this tall. One lot OF sev
eateen head. VIII ch weighed an aver
az, Of LOS lbs. sold at $500 pc
hundrel
The Northern Pacific has made
arrangements to ship oranges. lemon
and LINES, CIR Load lots, from SaI
Francisco and Portland. 10 common
Montana points at the special rate O
SI.5o per hundred, and in green frui
and vegetables, st,alsht or mixed ca
loads, S,.s5.
McFallani champion sheep sheare
of California. is IN town. He an,
another lightning wieider of the shear
will next summer challenge any othe
t"o mn ~ Wv iAtiAst W Il
ing match. to come OF at Billings, 10
$1,000 sl,le.---Gaz ,,te
Commodore /. {. Power, who wa
IN Bismarck lew days ago, says tina
a railroad vii reach benton next veal
and that Jim H. ll's road wl. also b
extended 10 Font Bulorl He ais
believes that one or tWo lines will l.
pushed to Bismarck from the south
east. He pred CTS extensive railroa
building next year tnrou5 lolt tn
country--Bismalck Tribune.
The Sin Of February will be Amer
can Silver Day at the New Orlean
Exposition. 1t viii be devoted 10
grand display Of products from tn
United States AMI Mexico, and To