The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-11
DEPOT
The Railroad Men Must Put On uni
forms and Brass Buttons.

The measurer's car is expected to arriv
about the last OF the month. The coat
will be four button cut-away.
Conductor Peaster yesterday brought il
thirty passengers from the south on time
and reports considerable snow from Eagl,
Rock to Melrose.
The train was last night half an hour late
owing to a slight accident to the engine be
tween Stuart and Silver Bow. No. SO made
up half the time lost in the up run.
j.. {. Jones, the transfer agent Of Warfeld
& Hauser, gave the boys a surprise yester.
day when it was ascertained that Mr.. Jones
and Mrs. Welsh, a lady formerly OF Lead
vile, Colorado, had been united in matri-
showers OF congratulations yesterday.
George McGarrahan, the late delegate to
the Firemen's Convention, after arriving
home was attacked with a severe spell of
sciatic rheumatism. George was helped to
the depot by his comrades, yesterday
morning, when he left for the hot springs
at Gregson. 1t is to be hoped that he will
find relief there in a few days.
The citizens OF South Butte will shortly
petition the County Commissioner to erect
IN electric tower about half way between
Butte and South Butte, as a great many
persons have been held up in that vicinity.
1t would be a great accommodation to a
large class OF taxpayers and would be only
q small recompenset to theimmense amount
Of taxes paid by this growing burg.
Conductor House, who is now on a vaca-
tion, will take his run again on the goth OF
this month, and Mr.. Peaster will take the
run OF Mr.. Eayrs, who resigned some time
ago. Mr.. Peaster is the Oldest on the list
of extra passenger conductors and has been
fo1lpwinu dino for Sivfoon WOO re ond
is a thoroughly competent conductor.
Flanders will then be the next on the list
for promotion.
Yesterday Mrs. A. Heberlein, the wife of
Superintendent Heberlein OF the Parrot
smelter, left for Spokane Falls Upon receipt
OF a dispatch from that city saying that
one OF her little girls was very sick and she
had better come at OIce. As she has
three children at school at that place, the
mother was very anxious to get there as
soon as possible. 1t is to be hoped that
by careful nursing she may bring the little
one around all right again.
D. J. Briggs, foreman Of the bridge and
building department of the Idaho division,
has about completed the immense salt
house, which is 800 feet long and has a
storage capacity OF 900 tom Mr.. Briggs
began to work for the Union Pacific some
" JCdIo uSO, "lO Oy VII oUCCAUlVu udS
risen to the position OF foreman of the
bridge and building department. He ex-
poets to go to Melrose next week, unless the
plans for the large car repair shops which
are soon to be erected should arrive.
The above created considerable talk
among railroad employees. The freight
men say that it is all right for passenger
men to have uniforms, but what would a
man do with a fine blue suit if a car got
ditched and they had to put it on the road
again, and that climbing about coal cars
and oil tanks they would be compelled to
get a new suit every month. They also
complain that the standard cap is very
light and thin, and not warm enough for
this climate; the general feeling is that it is
putting a brand on an employee, neverthe-
less when the car comes along they will
acquiesce.
i. The following letter was posted in the pas |
senger depot and explains itself:
SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE,
POCATELLA, November s. 1854
TO all Train and Station Men, Idaho |
Division:
Passenger conductors and trainmen are |
requested to procure and use the new
standard uniform. Freight trainmen and |
all station men must procure the standard