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

A. NJ. fleming, of Ogden, is at the
Mt. Vernon.
Miss Annie Andrews arrived yes
terday from Anaconda.
Mrs. VIM. Simms, of Helena, is in
the city visiting Mrs. F. E. Thayer.
Mrs. Green Majors, returned from
a visit among friends in California
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Fred Barnes, of Nevada, ar
rived yesterday and will establish
himself in business in Butte.
Mr.. Perry Beal, the popular man
ager of the Centennial hotel, arrived
yesterday from Gregson Springs.
NJ. J. Cornell. resident partner of
e. L. Bonner & Co., will leave early
next week on a business trip to New
York,
Frank Beck has returned to Butte.
His friends are pleased he is pleased,
and the affair generally is a pleasing
event.
-Messrs. OR purke & Allison re-
turned from Helena yesterday, where
they have been the past week play
ing a successful engagement.
From private sources we learn that
l.. E.. Manning of this city has pur-
chased the ranch of VIM. Mcclure on
Burnt Fork and is about to become a
permanent citizen of Bitter Root val
ley.
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Police Court.

Yesterday, Tom Sullivan was ar
raigned before his honor and fined
$25 and costs. The charge preferred
was assault and battery. MI. Sulli-
van had only picked no q piece Of
granite-porphry, rolled it in bis hand
kerchief, and slugged q dear friend q
few times, on both sides of his head.
Officer Frank Mcdonald may, and
again, may not be prejudiced. He
appeared in court We ,terday and tes-
titled that Miss Nellie DeGuise had
requested him to perform Al oscula-
tory service for her; also, that he was
young and modest and unaccustOmed
to the sinful Vaccinations Of young
ladies. Frank is good looking, but
by no means q ''masher," In the
common acceptation Of the term.
When his Honor gazed upon the
woman and afterwards upon the Of
f1cer, he kept up q vast amount of
thinking but said nothing. Miss
DeGuise blushed once and Officer
McDonald's face colored seventeen
times duringa preliminary examine
ton. The trial of Miss DeGuise will
take place at 2 o'clock to-day.
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NEARLY MURDERED.

The horrors of dark ages have
again been sprung upon an individ-
ual.
The committee of ladies Tor a por-
ton of them, who managed the late
entertainment given by the Eastern
Star Lodge have been guilty of init
ating into their lodge an innocent
newspaper man who wanted to learn
and hadn't sense enough to know he
was being gulled.
Had $4,000 kinds of lightning
struck him at the close of his initia-
ton into the order of the Eastern
Star, he would have felt no surprise.
His experience for one short, meas
ured hour can never be told, cut,
carved, measured or otherwise made
known.
His initiation into the Mormon
church and experience with seven
wives at one time. though most hor-
rible, cannot compare with the red
hot ordeal which he has passed
through In the past forty-eight hours.
The only prayer eve uttered in all
his oheckered life was made at the
closing scene.
The reporter, the prayer and the
committee we're all present.
He will never dare tell how he was
dressed when going through the GER
emOnies.
The only revenge he has is in bet
ting that the initiatOrs don't dare to
tell 1t either.
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DISTRICT COURT.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2-FORENOoN.
Territory va. John Rooney; demur-
rer TO Indictment Oyerruled.
X, Hauswirth, administrative, VS..
Eugene D. Sullivan, sheriff; demur-
rer to complaint sustained and judg-
ment for the defendent ordered en-
tered.
John Gillie having proven in open
court that he is a proper person and
has resided in the United States over
five years and in tho Territory of
Montana over one year, and having
made the required other proof, was
admitted to citizenship.
Territory vs.. VIM. Wright and VIM.
Frye, two card faro dealers !; motion
for new trial set for bearing Saturday
April 4th at 2 d. m.
VIM. Lorenzo va. J. Grant /: on ap-
peal from Justices court; cause tried
to q jury and submitted just previous
to tina noon adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Territory vs.. John Rooney, ct al;
plea of not guilty entered.
James Patten, ct al, VS.. C.M. Buck,
ct al, notice of motion for new trial
entered. Motion set for hearing at 2
p. M. April 4.
VIM. Lorenzo VS.. J. B. Grant;
cause on appeal from Police Court.
Verdict for plaintiff.
The Silver Safe and Rising Star
case will undoubtedly be brought up
to-day.
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Pounded.

The boys get twenty-five cents each
for arresting stray dogs. The dogs
taken captive are too poor to buy a
collar and q check from the City
Mar shall. If they could only wear q
necklace with q brass tag pendant,
they could move in the society OF
Sunday school dogs and be respected:
There Is no regular organization OF
dogs in Butte. This accounts for the
many family disturbances. There
are dogs of many species running
loose. There are also dogs without
specia. The latter are recognized as
FOUNDERS and consequently jumped,
upon divers occasions. 1t appears to
us that the FOUNDERS and loafers
among the seven million Butte dogs
are the ones who get pounded. II
costs $500 to get a dog turned loose
after some G fthe Silver City h0Odlums
have placed him in hook. The Ordi-
nary scrub dog and cur won't carr il
the City Marshal raises the prize to
$500. These Migrants are like some
OF the human species which infest
Butte. They don't care three cents
Tor their reputation but are tickled
most to death II they can only strike
square meal and good lodging.
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ANACONDA ITEMS.
Anaconda IL now to have q base
ball club.

Anaconda IL now to have q base
ball club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Johnson Lave a
young son aI their house who was
born last Thursday evening.
Saturday was quite a busy day for
the police of Anaconda; there being
three f~ree-for-all knock-dOwDs
Last Sunday, by actual count,
there were over 300 men at the depot
to g the afternoon passenger train
come in.
The Anaconda lodge A.. O. U. w.,
No. ~, will give a grand ball
Wednesday evening, April 18th, at
the skating rink.
ii. Mccoy has taken the entire
management Of the Grand Central
hotel and proposes to run it as q
strictly first-class house.
The ladies of Stuart contemplate
giving a neighborhood supper at On
early date. to raise funds to complete
the payment of the parsonage at that
place.
There was y rumor about town
Monday that the Anaconda company
intend to make a reduction of SO cts.
per day in the wages of all their en-
ployes.
They tell a good one on q young
married man in Anaconda, who was
anxiousto Know how 1t would sound
to be call9d"Pa." 1t is said that he
had q large cask IN his back yard,
and when he was sure that the coast
was clear, and no one likely to dis
turb him, he put his head we'll IN
the cask and called softly. "Pa, pa,"
and catching the echo, was appar-
emily satisfied, as he came away with
a smile of satisfaction upon his coun-
tenance.
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Personal.

Charles 8. Warren raturned yester-
day from Helena.
Gilbert M. Stuart, of Spokane
Falls, is visiting friends In Butte.
E. d. Holland, one of Philipsburg's
enterpIising men, arrived in Butte
last evening.
Under Sheriff McTague of Ana
conda, is again in Butte. What he
came for is a mystery. He must be
working up ON desperate scheme.
J. E. Van Gundy, of Deer Lodge,
struck Butte on Monday evening
last. Mr.. Van Gundy contemplates
doing an immense amount of work
in the city. He has succeeded in
business and become q bloated bond
holder. His only desire now, Is to
erect another building, Ia Butte in
order that the Silver City may count
one ahead Of Deer Lodge.
Miss Minnie Jacoby, ::one of the
Silver City school girls, LETT Butte on
Sunday last for Toledo, Ohio, where
she will receive many educational
benefits. Miss Minnie Is but IA years
of age, but is possessed of rare musical
talents. Her father sent her East for
the purpose of cultivating her voice.
Miss Minnie is bright, sparkling and
v~ivaciOus. She will be missed by
her schoolmates and her return will
be looked for with interest.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-04

4 Genuine Gift and an April Fool.

One Of those pleasing ~occurances
WWhlch stand out prominently in the
I'VE o many and are ever afterwards
remembered by those immediateiv
interested took place at Axiom Hale
i1nG evening. After Miss Eve
Williams had sang one of her sweet.
esq songs, MI. Fred Richie apneared
upon b stage and in an apDronriate
speech presented the CHARMING YONG
lady with q pure silver brick in the
naine OF and by the request of her
4 nsn friends. Miss Williams was
take9 completely by surprise and
express her thanks only by re.
Peated bows. The brick was beauti-
Inlly engraved "Silver w. T. Val.n
upon q card attached to the brick
was Inscribed the words: "To Miss
IVA Williams by her MANY Butte
trends" The brick is worth about
After Miss Williams had retired
MI. Johnnie BARLEY. the inimitable
song and dance artist at the Axiom.
came upon~the stage in one of his
slde-spliting specialties. He had
sung but one verse of a sono when
MI: Dick Foster appeared at bis side
and In the name of Mr.. Bartley's
numerous friends, presented the gem
tleman with . neatly wrapped parcel
which he said was . ''brick" to be
proud of. It looked as though it
weighed q ton. Johnnie took. and
while3expreesing his thanks in a flow
OF Websterian eloquence, unwrapped
it. "A "brick-bat" fell from his
hands amidst roars of laughter from
the audience. 1t was a clear case of
April fool, and no one enjoyed it
more than Johnnie did.
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April 5th is Easter SUNDAY.

The regular spring painting and
renovating boom has started.
Preparations are being made for
Easter Sunday at some Of the
churches.
Radishea and lettuce are noticeable
at the different grocery houses and
fish stands.
Prot. Demerz, the great French
skater, leaves Ogden on Sunday and
Will open at the Amphitheatre Mon
day evening.
There is another wife-beating case
on the taps, and the particulars will
be given to morrow, providing the
man is caught.
The business of General Agent
FultOn's Office has increased 80 that
ne has found it necessary to engage
the services of q stenographer, Mr..
Cummings, of st. Paul
MI. J. H. Bacon has sold his in
terest En- the Butte, Pipestone, Fish
Greek and Silver Star stage line.
Thomas Mulvaney is the purchaser,
and has taken the coaches, horses and
entire outfit.
Our friend David Marks has taken
the position of city editor on the In
dependent. Dave is q pleasant, in
d%ustrious young man, has had some
experience 81 q newspaper writer,
and we predict will add to the popu-
larity of the paper usbandmau.
A large, nice jelly cake, neatly
packed in a handsomely ornamented
paper basket made for the occasion,
was found upon u sanctum table
yesterday afternoon. A small piece
of paper accompanying 1t, informed
us that 1t was the compliments of
the Eastern Star" Who made it, or
who presented it, we know not but
we do know where it went to. Any
how, it was just too utterly too too,
for anything. May the Eastern Star
continue to shine resplendently upon
the k~ind-hearted members of that
noble Oiner.
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If IL were l.
Bill Arp's Bad Tooth.

"Oh, the pity of it, Iago, the pity
for I would like to know. It Is the
brute that is In him. the dog OF the
old Adam that ev0luted from the
monkeys. There is nothing god-like
about teeth. They bite, that is all.
They are called "canines." I saw q
man bite another. ones nose of once
tho teeth did 1t. The eye is god
like, angelic, beautiful, harmless.
The ear is a good thing, too, for it
takes In the harmonies of nature aud
makes music sweet music tn at is
the only thing common to angles
and men. the nose is gentle and Or
namental; but is not off much conse-
quence except to blow of a bad cold
and tell the difference between cod
fish and cologne; but the teeth-well,
I think that false ones are better than
the genuine for they never ache. I
don't care for any now. 1 am tired.
These women can have eight or ten
pulled at one time-just to get a new
set. How in The world do
they stand it! Pride I
reckon, womanly pride. womanly
nature. Her love of the beautiful.
But we men can wear q mustache
and hide q whole set of rotten snags.
If women had boards the dentists
would perish.
There she goes again, and then
boom. May be I can 20 to sleep
after a while if keep doing. I wish
I had just q small grain of dynamite
behind that tooth, just at the end of
the root. L would explode it if it
killed me.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-04
The Lunatic Colony Of Gheel.

Verytfew persons have heard of the
lunatic colony at Gheel, near Ant
werp, and the appended description
of this remarkable sotiety, which we
copy from a London paper, will be
read with interest:
In the fifth century an Irish King
fell IN love with his daughter, Dym-
pine, and by the advice of her o
fessor, she fled to Gheel. Having
been elevated to the rank of a saint,
her shrine was, for some reason un-
known, supposed to cure lunatics.
This led to their being brought to
Gheel, and at present it is a sort of
lunatic colony under the government
supervision. In the Gheel and the
commune surrounding it there are
$4,000 inhabitants. Lunatics are sent
there by their friends or by other
communes, or by asylums. There is
an lnf1rmary where they are con-
fined when dangerous, but by far
the greater number are boarded out
among the town and country people.
A wealthy lunatic pays up to 5000
francs for his BOARD per annum, q
pauper luntic about one franc per
diem. He feeds like the family of
the n0Mrricier. If his case be cura-
BILE he is visited once q week by q doc
tor; favourable, oncea month. If pos
sible he is indebted to work, and he
receives a tribe for this work, which
he spends for extra comforts. He is
free to 60 about as he pleases all day
within the limits of the commune.
Great supervision is exercised over
the n0Wrriciers to see that their wards
are we'll fed and not ill treated. If
lunatic runs away the %nourvicier is
fined fifty confines for every five
kilometers that the runaway has
traversed tefore he is caught.
The cures are about thirty, eight
per cent, which Is large, con-
sidering the number Of incurable
cases. The lunatics seem perfectly
happy; the fresh air and the associa-
ton with sane people have the best
effect on them. There are now 1888
in the town and commune. I should
think that 1t would be well to con-
slider whether such a colony might
not be started here. Private mad
houses, are, 1 trust. doomed. Recent
experiences have shown that 10th
they and our lunacy laws are fruitful
of wrong.
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WICKES.

A private letter just received from
Wickes says:
IL find no idle men in camp.
Building is progressing rapidly.
Have been through the mill, which
is quite extensive and requires 200
men to manipulate the machinery.
The mill turns out, on an average,
100 bars of bullion per day. The
Comet and Alta are producing plenty
of free milling ore which is milled
here at Wickes. The prospects for
this camp are favorable"
during my stay in Basin I visited
the Custer mine and noticed the rich
ore vein is fifteen feet wide. The
men are taking out some very rich
ore and placing it on the dump.
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Personal.

Col. Sanders is visiting friends in
Butte.
J. X. Pardee is a guest at the Mt
Vernon.
Dr. T. H. Carroll leaves to-day for
Gregson Springs where he will rustl-
cate for about one week.
Mr.. D. H. Montgomery, represent
ing that very excellent journal, the
Minneapolis Tribune, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D'Acheul
have been in Helena for the past
three days. They will probably ar
rive home to-day.
Mr.. Joseph Perron leaves to-mor-
row for the Occur d. Alene country
to look after his mining interests in
that section.
Mrs. Chas. s. Warren, who has
been visiting friends in the New
England States since October,
returned to her mountain nome on
Tuesday last.
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Death Of Captain Rodgers.

A private dispatch a received
yesterday by q citizen of Butte, ~
nouncing the death of Captain j. H.
Rodgers. Last week Mrs. E. D.
Aitken, daughter of Captain Rodg-
ers, of this city, was summoned to the
bedside of her father, and her many
friends here sympathize with her In
her loss. Captain Rodgers was we'll
known throughout the Territory, and
was extensively engaged in mines in
different sections of the Territory.
He was appointed Territorial Audi
tor during the term of Acting Gov
ernor Meagher, and served for two
terms. Captain Rodgers was a prom
inent and good citizen Of the Terri
tory, and had q host of friends
throughout the Territory, who ex-
tend their heartfelt sympathies to his
bereaved family.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-04
Police COurt.

Dolly Thorp appeared before his
honor at 2 p. m. yesterday and
pleaded guilty to ''using bad, profane
and vulgar language" Dolly was
decidedly fresh, and asked the Judge
if he was "golng to fine a mule when
he had no Overshoes and was doing
legitimate kicking"
The language used by Miss Thorp
was not introduced in court owing to
the extreme senslbility of those pres
ent.
Lily Williams was arraigned for
assault and battery upon the person
of Edward Steinmeyer, who com,
planned that Lilly did willfully, ma
liciously and unIawfully beat, strike
bruise and wound the plaintiff with
a beer glass or bottle.
The evidence given in court shows
conclusively that the man was drunk,
went to the home of the aforesaid fair
Lily, broke in the front door. kicked
IN the back door and otherwise mis-
behaved himself.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-04
BurglariZed.

Yesterday morning, about three
o'clock, the money drawer of John
DeBarnardi was robbed Of $685. 90.
The place owned by this party is in
the real of Joe. Mobiles saloon, on
East Park street. The robbery was
perpetrated by some sneak thief who
crawled in from the back way. The
saloon was partially filled with pat
rons at the time, and every one ap-
pears to have been busy. The lunch
counter is in the rear Of the saloon,
and could be very easily approached
by thieves, without the knowledge
of the owner, providing they were
standing inside.
The proprietors of the lunch
counter were out side and knew
nothing of the burglary until after
the deed had been committed half an
hour. The money drawer was taken
out and carried to the rear of the
building, the contents extracted and
the drawer thrown away. This was
subsequently found by the barkeeper.
Mr.. Mobile has suspicioned q
couple of parties and will investigate
the matter.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-04
Police Court.

John Henry Duffy, attorney at
law. vindicated the character OF
Nellie De Guise. He warmed HIM
self up on the subject of Mcdonald.
Walls of wrath were forced upon the
head of a city official and his person
made to culver like an aspen leaf.
Very many may doubt this state
menl.
When officer Mcdonald invited the
woman to accompany him to the
lookup she refused and subsequently
EMPLOYED Mi. Duffy to defend her
case. The defense and case were
both good but the woman appears to
have beenSbad and talked naughty.
IS. 90 and costs.
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DISTRICT COURT.
Proceedings Before Judge Galbraith
Thursday.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2-AFTERNooN.
Territory vs.. John Rooney; for
larceny ; plea of not guilty entered
and dismissal asked for on the ground
that the defendant was last October
tried before Judge Nichols for this
same crime and was at that time con-
victed and sentenced.
James Patten ct. al. vs.. C. M. Buck
ct. AL, notice of motion for q new
trial filed and set for hearing at 2
p. NJ. April 4.
VIM. Lorenz w. J.. s. Grent; YER
dict for the plaintiff in the sum of
eleven dollars.
FRIDAY, APRIL S-FORENooN.
Lee w. Foster ct. al, vs.. Joseph T.
Perron Ell. al; default of defendants,
J.. T. PercOn and Alex Coza, ordered
entered for want of an answer, and
cause referred to clerk to compute
amount due and report.
K. Hauswirth, administrators, vs..
Eugene D. Sullivan, sheriff; demur-
rer ordered filed nunc pro nunc.
Richard Down vs. Michael ShaugL-
messy; ordered that pending the de-
cision of the court on defendants
motion for a new trials stay of exc
cution be granted upon defendant fl
ing a good and sufficient bond in the
sum Of $4,000.
In re James A. Murray ct al vs.
Summit Valley Railroad Co.; reply
filed.
Mahoney vs. Finegan; on motion
to dismiss appeal-set for hearing at
2 p. m. on April 4.
Jane NJ. M. Barley VS.. - Barley 4;
decree of divorce granted.
Jos. r. Walker VS.. MouIton Mining
Co., ct al; cause on trial. Messrs.
Knowles, Bennett, Mcbride aud De
Wolfe appearing for plaintiff, and
Messrs. Dixon. Napton, Sharp, San
ders' Robinson and Stapleton for de-
PENDANTS.
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THESEMI-WEEKLY MINER
7 APRIL 4, 1885.
From Thursdays Daily.

The United Workmen lodge at
New Chicago has twenty members
Saturday evening there will be q
Turkey Race at the Amphitheatre;
the latest Eastern roller rink sensa-
ton. For further particulars see bills
of the day.
The managers of the skating rink
are arranging for a race between two
of the best Anaconda amateurs.-Re-
view. If they will only allow Rey-
nolds he will show them how to do
speedy work.
It is understood that Henry Ed.
nuns ms confession is to be pub
lished in book form.-Er. If his
confession contains One-sixteenth
part of what the writer of this item
knows concerning the man the work
will sell RAPIDLY.
The next thing we will hear will
appear in some eastern paper which
will state that Western Kinks are
producing sensations by electricity"
The report will he true. The Pavilion
management are laying plans and
planting batteries which will sur
PRISE or elevate q numerous populace.
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Fatal Accident.

At Rankin's saw-mill, Missoula
county, last Thursday, a young man
named J. M. Belts came to an un-
timely end by becoming entangled
in the machinery of the mill. The
bones ofthe left arm and thigh were
broken, and protruded through the
flesh, a part Of the flesh being torn
away. Drs. Mills and Hedges, of
Missoula, attended the unfortunate
man, but his injuries were such that
he died at an early hour Friday
morning.
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The Law on Claim Representing.

Frequent inquiry is made whether
work done on one mining claim will
hold adjoining claims. It will. The
following authority will settle the
point: On page 1888 of Cops United
States Mineral Lands, Laws, Forms,
instructions and Decisions" second
edition appears the following:
"Work to hold adjoining claims
When one person or company hold
several contiguous claims capable OF
being advantageously worked to-
gether. one general system may be
adopted to work such claims, and
work done according to such sys-
tenn for the purpose of of prospecting
or working all such contiguous
claims; although done on only one
of such claims, or even outside of
all of them, is available to hold all
such contiguous claims intended to
be worked or prospected by such gen.
eral system. "---Dillon Tribune.
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A Flower Social.

A very recherche rink novelty in
the way of a flower social will be in
PRODUCED on Wednesday evening
next at the Butte Pavilion,
Every skater participating in the
grand march will be presented with
. handsome boquete of choice Cali
fornia flowers imported for the oc-
casion. This event, coming as it
does Immediately after Easter Sun
day, is appropriate and will be a fit
opening of the festive season.