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

0UuCIs
Bar silver 91K, a slight stiifening in price
Mr.. w. r. Kenyon starts to-day ON ,
business trip to Chicago.
The Sunday school excursion to Metros.
the 26th instant, promises to bea pleasant
affair.
Mr.. Baldwin and family will start 70,
Missoula to-day. From thence they will "a
to the National Park.
There is o on the race grounds tn.
largest stable Of last horses ever sathered
together in Montana.
Born, at East Walkersille, on August 6,
1886, att o'clock p. M, to the wife oi
John Ivey, a II pound son. :
Thu first social Of the Tura Vereins will
be given the'2Oth instant instead on the
fifteenth as stated yesterday.
Carpenters are at work fitting up the
basement OF Jerry McCarthy's new build.
ing on West Park street for a r~estaurant.
The ensuing meeting Of the West Side
Racing Association promises to be the
greatest event Of the kind ever held in the
Northwest.
Secretary Mantle is working faithfully
ana earnestly to perfect every arrangement
winch may promote the success of the
August races.
- - super vIoIOu VI MI OOUU
W. Mcdonald the placing Of the beautiful
cernice on the new Comique building was
completed last evening.
DR.. Beal returned from his German
Gulch claim Wednesday evening. The
Doctor reports everything running
smoothly down in that section.
Last Wednesday night Mr.. J. N. Durise
and comrade we're tobbed in their cabin, on
Washington street, of u silver watch worth
ABOUT $50 and the same amount in cash.
All the business men in Butte should
unite in making the ensuing races the most
successful meeting OF horsemen ever held in
Montana. It viii bedollars in their pockets.
Postmaster Smith will receive sea.ed pro-
posals for carrying q tri.weekly mail be-
tween Butte and Burlington from Septem-
Der Lat until June 80, 1887, until Saturday
the 18th instant.
Mr.. w. H. Raymond, ont of the most en-.
terprising h~orse-raisers in the Territory,
arrived at the race track Wednesday with
Doncaster and Carrie Belle, two fine step
pers with low records.
Horse stealing in the vicinity Of Butte IL
an industry which is now being pursued
with considerable success by y gang of
thieves whose headquarters have not yet
been discovered by the officers. 4
A meeting OF Butte ministers and Sunday
school teachers will be held in the Method
lst Episcopal Church in this city at $3.50 >.
M, next Sunday, to devise mean to secure
a better attendance at Sabbath school.
Prof. Newill will hold an examination
at the High School building to-day, COM
mencing at 8 o'clock q. m. for the
benefit OF those pupils who did not pass the
spring examinations and for new pupils.
Mr.. Thomas McTague. the very efficient
Warden OF the Penitentiary, at Deer Lodge,
came up to this city last evening and will
return this morning. The gentleman n.
ports everything running smoothly at the
''Pen.'
Caplice & McCune have entered suit
sion of 600 cords OF wood held by the lat
ter on attachment for the debts OF the
original owner. The wood is valued at
$500.
Brownell. the mar Who ia in Jail charged |
with obtaining money uudsr false pretenses
from Warfeld Il Houser, was before Judge
to-day and pleaded not guilty.
The case is set for hearing at 2 o'clock p.
IN. to-day.
There is not a single patient in the Alice
Hospital. Mrs. Pinch, the worthy matron
OF the hospital, is, however, there and
keeps the building fully prepared to accom-.
those u~nfortunates who may re-
quire her kind care and skilliul nursing.
The discovery OF a silver-bearing quartz
lead in a bears den near Moose Greek q |
few days ago has created quite a stampede
that direction. A large number OF To-
cation notices have been received at the
Office during the past day or
two for record from that section.
Mr.. Thomas Lavell, who has-been en-
nm mol -, h,,o;unao - Voko1r,, TInI> L.. /
the past three or four years, arrived in
Butte yesterday morning. Mr.. Lavell has
sold out in Ketchum and as soon as he
settles up his affairs in Idaho he will make |
this city his permanent residence.
Mr.. I. {. Bach. who was confirmed al
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court Of
day before yesterday, will leave
for Helena this morning. The Supreme
Court will meet at the Capital City next
week and re-district the Territory, when
Mr.. Bach will be assigned to one OF the new
districts. |
Articles have been fled in the County
Recorders Office incorporating the James
Leahy Real Estate Mining and Commits
sion Agency. The capital stock Of the new
is $4,000, and the trustees
Tor the first three months are Messrs. G.
Bradshaw, James B. Leahy and M. 8.
Mr.. W. F. Jameson, o prominent liberal
is en- route to Montana to devote
considerable OF his time here this fall in
lecturing. He may establish himself per-
manently in this Territory. He will be
to visit any towns desiring lee.
lures, and authorizes the liberals of any
to challenge the clergy for debate.
A young mau-name unknown-made
East Granite street a quarter track yester-
day forenoon on which to test the speed Of
his horse. The animal suddenly stopped
at the intersection of Wyoming street and
his rider went on, landing heavily on the
ground in front of the horse. Tho young
man, though severely shaken up, was not
seriously injured. Had a policeman been
present his memory would have been Jared
to the fact that there is an ordinance
furious riding as we'll as furious
in the streets Of the city.
A lad about IL or Is years old narrowly
serious injury If not death, near
this afternoon. He was riding |
O. pony when it became frightened at some
object and started 40 run away. In trying
to stop him the bride rein broke in the
hands when the animal left the road
and dashed away at the top OF his speed.
He ran directly toward a deep uncovered
prospect hole and was about to plunge
headlong into it when a couple OF miners.
who were near by, caught the frightened
animal by the bit and stopped him. It
was q close call for the young rider.
A NFW DEPARTURE.