Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The city was unusually quiet last night.
Table board at Southern Hotsl $500 .
week.
Nice. clean beds at southsra Hotel Is
and so cents.
Fast horses and their owners are drop
ping in on every train.
Eleven bars Of Alice bullion, valued at
ZIG, 784, were shipped yesterday.
A new o is domiciled at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ivey, of VAUDEVILLE.
Born, in Butte, Montana, August 6, 1886,
to the wife Of s. C.. Litchfeld, daughter.
It is whispered that one cent ante is
superceding progressive euchre as . society
pastime.
The Utah & Northern Railroad Company
will hereafter have all it's repairing done at
Eagle Rock.
Joseph Lafaille and Isaac Low have To-
Gated the Standby placer claim sever miles
west of this city.
A great many passengers are o taking
advantage of the standard cars to 60 East
In Pullman leepers.
F. E. Bunney, Esq, has been retained by
Agent Dawson at the ticket Office of the
Montana Union Railroad.
The Storm King placer claim has been
located eight miles northwest of Butte by
Charles K. Hawley and J. 81. Bear.
Couture & Leford's ladies and children's
dancing class this afternoon and social
hop this evening at Renshaw Hall.
The gentle voice Of George Booker, of
Helena, will be heard in the vicinity of the
pool box at the race track next week.
The MeaderviIle Band gave of their de-
lightful socials at the knights of Labor
Hall last evening. A gala time was had.
John Maguire's troupe is making quite a
successful circuit. The Husbandman speaks
in high terms of the troupe and it's efforts
at White Sulphur Springs.
William 8. Wanby, special agent of the
Bureau OF Labor, under the Interior De.
nartment at Washineton. is il the city
section.
A private dispatch conveys the intelli.
gence that King, who DISTINGUISHED himself
by connection with the Belle mine and mill
in this city, is in Helena, evidently looking
for an opening.
Associate Justice Thomas NJ. Bach left
Tor Helena last evening. He leaves Butte
With the best wishes for his future welfare.
Judge Bach expects to assigned to the
Eastern Judicial District OF the Territory.
As The MINER goes to press this morning
a successor to Chief of Police Ledford, de-
eapitated, had not been selected by Mar
shall Jolly. It is believed that either OFF,
Ger Cody or Officer Smith will be the ap-
pointee.
Owing to the scarcity of coke the Butte
was not in full blast yesterday.
Last evenings freight train from the south
brought in several carloads of coke which
were at once switched to the different smelt-
ers, as all of them were short.
Hon. Thomas l.. Napton and daughter,
by Mrs. Montague and
daughter, left yesterday for a visit to Deer
Mr.. Napton willproceed to Helena
on Monday next where be expects to be in
attendance at the Supreme Court.
The Directors of the Montana Union
Railroad and the Union and Northern
Pacific Railways will meet at the Office of
the latter road in New York to-day for the
purpose of selecting a manager OF the Mon
tana Union and fixing up some minor de-
tails of the transfer.
The reading room at the Alice mine, it
appears, was not erected by the Alice Com
pany but from a surplus Of the funds in
the hospital fund. This statement is made
in justice to the men, who not only intelli.
gently care for their bodies, but exhibit a
desire for increased intelligence as well.