Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-02
ANACONDA NOTES.


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put Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of Partnership-Personal
Mention, Etc.
Special Correspondents Of The MINER.
ANACONDA, September 2y.-Bobbie Burns
bewailed "man's inhumanity to man,
but were the tender hearted poet in Ana
conda to-day he would find occasion to
lament over mans inhumanity to woman
that seems greater than any the lordly
brute could possibly infiict upon his fellow
man. Your correspondent obtained but
meagre details of the affair, as considera-
ton for the distressed condition Of the
victim forbade an undue display Of prying
curiosity.
It appears that until a few days ago a
man named G. G. Gordon was engaged in
the business of fruit vending in q small way
in Butte. He must have tired of his avo-
cation and his wife at and tho same
time, aa about the early part Of this week
he sold out for a cash consideration OF
$500, and leaving the lady behind de.
parted for Philipsburg. The deserted wife
Immediately followed, in the hope that she
could persuade him to return, or at least
| to leave her sufficient money for present
necessities. She reached here yesterday,
and engaging a team overhauled her re-
creant spouse at Philipsburg. He, how
eyer, refused to permit her to accompany
| uim, or to sender her any moneyed assist.
ance for the present. Finally she wrung
from him q promise that he would forward
her some money within a week. With that
concession only, the poor lady was forced
| to BE- content. She returned to Butte yes
terday.
The painter may or may not have
meant it, but it certainly looks as though
he was publishing his idea of the eternal
| fitness of things when in painting the sign
"Anaconda Hospital" for the excellent
local institution bearing that name. he put
| a heavy black border around the lettering.
| Weunderstand his action will be made the
basis of suit for libel.
We didn't suppose tho late earthquake
| would bave such q distant and yet pro
nounced effect, but our local rital stats
tics announced as a result OF it. the birth
OF seven babies in Anaconda within the
past four days. The happy families are
those OF Messrs. E. P. Raun, Chas. Aspling,
Dir. o. 1eiset, P. Baimanh, George Town
send and j. McNulty. OF course the OBJ
servant lady reader will here note that on
the face Of the above I have only account
ed for six, but then, another phase of the
phenomena attendant upon the earth
quake, Mr.. Aspiring Of the above goodly
Uses. The several little epitomes of man,
hood and womanhood are getting alonf
famously.
The marriage OF. Mr.. w. St. Jean and
Miss Anna Davis. at Butte, OF Monday
last, was followed by a grand ball and ban
quet, given at the Opera House. on thu
evening OF the wedding day. A large mum
Der of friends of the young couple wat
present and all enjoyed themselves to thu
utmost. Mr.. and Mrs. St.Jean have already
settled down to housekeeping.
Mr.. J. E. Ryan, OF Georgetown, was II
the city yesterday.
Perry Aspling, of Benton, Montana,
brother of Mr.. Charles Aspiring, was ~visitin,
here a portion of the week.
Messrs. Caplice and McCune were in towr
yesterday.
Messrs Vineyard & Thomas, late pro
p~rietors of the Warm Springs livery stables
have dissolved partnership. The former
continues the stage business between her,
and Philipsburg.
Acting General Manager Blackwell, OF thu
Montana Union Railway, was here to-day
George Brown, of the firm OF Cornelius 4
Brown; and who hiss been rusticating in the
Flathead country for a few weeks past, re
turned home on Monday.
Mr.. Frank D%egenhart, one of Philips
burg's enterprising business men, was herr
Monday last.
E. NJ. Trask, manager OF the Montana
Lumber & Produce Company, was down OF
business yesterday.
J. K. Clark, OF Cable: is here to-day.
Fire.