Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-18

The president Of tho Board Of Healt
informs the reporter that there is relativel
. little sickness In Butte.
J A. L. Stokes, Of the Northern Pacific,
: in town.
Henry Mueller, Of Argenta, 10 payir
! Butte q visit.
County Commissioners will meet at th
: usual hour to-day.
Sullivan will appear at q matinee at
: 80 p. m. to-day.
w. W. Bennett. OF Bennett Bros. OF Dee
Lodge, is in the city.
Lovely day yesterday till 2 p. m. The
clouded up and turned colder.
Besn-At Divide, Mont, December Il
1886, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Woodward,
son.
,Born-At Walkerv,lle. M. T., Dec. 18th
to the wife OF William Hobba, u daugh
ter.
The Sullivan Combination showed to !,
large crowd at the Opera House last eve
ming.
Harry White, formerly of the Kansas Pa
cific division Of the Union Pacific Railroad
is in town.
"Only one drunk to-day, SIR" This wa.
all Judg &c Mediation could read from biz
docket yesterday.
George Woodthorpe will occupy the
board at the Grand Opera House on Mon
day evening next.
G. H. Babcock, Superintendent OF the
Hope Mining Company. OF Phillipsburg, il
visiting the metropolis.
The newly married couple, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forbis, received a nice serenade night
beiore-last by Orton's band.
Thomas E. Jones. sheriff Of B%eaverhead
county. after flying visit to the metropo-
lis, left last night for his home ut Dillon.
1t is possible that the Montana street
~'fhobgoblins" consisted in part of that
"mysteriously disappearing" girl. Ask
Jolly.
John G. Gay, Of the Butte Carriage
Works, will leave on a business trip to
Kansas City and St. Louis tomorrow
evening 81
J. s. Chrisman of Silver Star. Jefferson
county, returned with a Walla Walla bride
yesterday, stopped at the Centennial and
left for his home last night.
The old postofice building looks as nice
as a brand new hall. It will be occupied
by Mr.. Richards after New Years day.
It was amusing last night round town
to see the lodges Of many who were look
ing for the wherewith to get in" the Grand
tonight.
The bill poster, Fred Kerth, is better and
wants it understood that no other fellow
struck him over the eye. He fell going home
to his family, like many another good man
has before him.
A reception will be given this evening by
the members of Miriam Lodge, Daughters
of Rebecca. to brother Odd Fellows at Fl
deity Hall. All Odd Fellows in good
are cordially invited.
The Dairy" on West Park street, will
opened at 4 o'clock this afternoon with
q magnificent dinner, including all the deli.
and s~ubstantials of the season. +
The epicures of the city will find their par !
adise at the Dairy this afternoon.
The reported killing Of J.J. Grant last
week is yet undetermined. Capt. Branna.
sent a messenger to Missoula, thence to the |
country, to learn the truth or
OF the report, which came seemingly |
TO him. The messenger has not yet re-
The MINER acknowledges the receipt yes
terday Of a basket OF cake and a bowl of
ce cream with compliments of Mrs. j. G.
The cake was sampled by all
the attaches of the office and pronounced
'uperb and the cream delicious-fit for
;he gods. Mr.. James Forbis has a model
nother-in-law. Many thanks.
Capt. Brannagan said yesterday to the
''There is nothing in the report
hat J. j. Grant has been shot near Flat
lead lake. I have heard from him."
The fire companies all received their
yesterday. They are bright, metal
badges, numbered for zach hose
company, with appropriate letters denoting
he department.
There are in Butte 1888 males and
-,23O females between the ages of 4 and FL
ears: 545 males and 1873 females under 4
ears of age; total; 1 ,93S males and 1 1853
emales; total of both 1856. OF this
lumber there are of cOlored children, six
males aud sixteen females over four years
age and one male and five females under
years; Chinese, A. males and females
Inder FL years.
L: .: Wild, night operator to j il M Butte ute
ang between Chicago and Butte City, will
cave this morning on d flying trip to Hell
where he has been requessed to call by
he editor OF the indie. endent. who has en-
aged his services as telegraphic and letter
at Butte for that paper. ;
lr. Wild has acted in that capacity for the
Francisco Chronicle for a long time,
it was doubtless a knowledge of his
and remarkable gift as a tele- ,
raphic sender Of news that induced the ,
al to Helena to act for the Independent.
HE MINER cOntratulates the Helena pa. :
fr on this acquisition. |.
The opening of the Dairy on West
a RI of psoof rnctouIor ,v,- 5000 j.
'ss. The neat, clean and cosy dining ,
Dom and boxes were crowded from the +
!oment OF opening until q late hour in the i
ght. The menu was magnificent, and in
uded all the toOthsome delicacies of the i,
'ason. Miss FOrmel, the junior partner =
the establishment, received her guests :
lth her characteristic suavity and polite :
'ss, which made them feel at ease and at q
ome at once, while her sister and partner, +
re-. Osborne, was ever alive to the wants h
all. These ladies know how to cater to l.
appetites of the hungry. and will make G
success Of the DAIRY" {
In the recent notices in this paper rela- v
to transfers on the Destroying Angel" q
de, the meaning intended to be conveyed t
chat the mining title to the surface lot v
'lders bad been decided. The owners of a
q "Destroying Angelo ~(surface exclusive O
} are ]. D. Thomas, John P. Reins and h
H. Horst. the latter having bought the 81
terest OF w. H. Archer, one of the pat Q,
tees, and Thomas Overend, a purchaser 2,
nm Archer. The mineral beneath the Il
Race is owned by J. D. Thomas, John n
Reins, II. H. Horst and Lee Mantle. ii
'e recent transfers made were surface ii
les and had no reference to the lode O
elf. w
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THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. IN
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