Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-06
C NEWS NOTES.

LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
Ina few dsys the boys will have to pa
their election wagers.
Election returns came in very slowly o
election night.
But very little business was done in th
Police Court yesterday.
There has been no bullion shipments TO
the past two days, owing to the election.
The regular monthly meeting ofthe Butt
Turnverein will be held at Caplice Hall to
night.
The Democratic procession last evenin
was q rouser.
The Keystone Club will meet at the Cour
House Friday evening.
The ladies turned out en- masse to heal
the Hon. J oseph K. Toole speak last even
ing at the Pavilion.
Thousands of people lined the sidewalk
last evening to view the professions as they
passed by.
The fair sex waved their handkerchief
gaily last evening to the gallant boys al
they passed in the Democratic procession
The banks will not open to-day SO as te
give the clerks q chance to vote.
The Lexington shipped through the Pa
chic Express Company nine bars of bullion
worth $18,216.
Butte Fire Brigade. No. I, will meet to
mo row evening at the City Hall.
The Miners Union will meet tonight or
special business.
Broadway is the dividing line running
| of Broadway will vote at the City Hall and
those living north will vote at the court
house.
The MINER, as usual, gave the most com
plete election returns yesterday OF any
paper in the Territory.
Miss Layton received the largest major
ity on the Republican ticket. Mr.. Kesslel
receiving the next highest.
The many friends of Frank Miles will be
glad to hear that he is 10 out of danger,
and is slowly convalescing.
Couture & Leford gave one of their de.
ljghtful socials last evening. Quite a mum.
Der Of people were present.
DR.. C. B. Hough, Harry DeArcheul and
party, who left Butte for q visit about a
month ago, are expected to arrive home in
a few days.
Mary L. Plunkett has filed a declaration
that she intends going into business for
herself and independent of her husband.
Before the end of this week all OF Butte's
schools will be running in full blast with
more than 1900 pupils in attendance.
The first OF the Highland Clubs winter
series of hops will take place next Friday
evening. 9Th inst, at Miners Union Hall.
There will be a large number of invitations
sent out to those who are not members.
w. II. Parkinson has bought lot 5, block
IL, Butte (part of the estate of c. H.
Gates) for 1915 and has sold the same to
James w. Forbis for the same mount. 1t
ia understood that Jim intends building a,
home there.
Died, in this city, Francis William, infant
son of Joseph and Agnes Either, aged 10
months 10 days. Funeral will take place
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
parents residence near Montana AMI Cop
per streets. Friends and relations are re-
quested to attend.
The total vote cast for Sheriff as far as
heard from is 5,757, OF which the Republi-
cans claim 3,Os4 for Lloyd.
Chairman Clark has received a large
number of congratulatory messages from
prominent Democrats throughout the Ter.
ritory highly complimenting the gentleman
upon his superior genera]shipin conducting
the campaign.
Let everyone remember chat the grand
est mask carnival ever given in this city
will occur at the skating rink next Tuesday
November 8, on which occasion will be pre-
scented 1.-The snow storm scene" with color.
ed lights.
Capt. W. w. Adams has done Yeoman
service in repairing roads and building
bridges under contract from the County
Commissioners this past season.
Dan Edwards, one Of the Oldest and most
experienced prospectors and managers of
mines, is in the city and brings glowing &C
counts of the rich findings in Richmond
Flats.
It is said that W. E. Hall, having received
the largest majority for County Commits
sioner at the ensuing election will receive
the long term, w. II. Young the middle
term and j. n. McQueeney the short term.
w. H. Young, the Democratic nominee
leads the Commissioner ticket in Butte.
He having 1873 majority over Leopold
Smidt the highest Republican nominee and
$50 majority over Thomas Robbins,
Barney Mason was taken to Helena by
the Sheriff of that county from Butte last
Tuesday. It is charged. Barney has been
swindling the settlers i'll the Prickly Pear
country. Hence he is wanted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
County Commissioners was held Yesterday.
No business OF any importance was trans
acted. They will meet again this morning
when they will begin allowing the regular
monthly bills.
Two new bitches nave been built across
the bitches leading to the depot. They are
eight feet wide and lorty feet long, they
were much needed as the old ones were
greatly d~ilapidated.
Charlie Booth has good cause to beelated
by the citizens of Butte, he receiving $50
majority over his opponent.
C. F. Booth, candidate for County Clerk
and Recorder, received a majority OF $50
votes. There are two small precincts to
hear from, which will not vary the ma
jority.
DR.. Mussigbrod came up from Warm
Springs last evening. The Doctor reports
having ia insane patients at his place.
He saws that ia less than he has had for
some time. as he has discharged as cured
more within the last two months than he
has received.
The town was all life and hustle last
night. Each individual appeared to have
constituted himself a committee OF one to
contribute his share toward the success OF
the party to which he may have allied him
self and thus each party from the most in
fiuential to the least were working like
beaqers for the success OF their candidates.
One OF the principal results OF this was to
make business good for all the bars in
town as the election prohibitory law goes
in force at six this morning and makes it
necessary for them to put in a supply to
carry them through the day: From the
amount OF music that was floating through
the air last night no doubt many @ poor
fellow will be loaded down to the guards
this morning.
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