Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
G NEWS NOTES.

Silver 08X.
The roof OF Mr.. ". A. Cark's new resi-
dence il finished.
Next week the Grand will b tho scene Of
McAllistar's wiEard tricks.
The several judges were busy yesterday
hearing little criminal cases.
improvements Of sidewalks and crossings
are the order Of the day. Well enough.
The headquarters OF the Utah & Mon
tana machinery company are now East
Granite street.
The County Treasury was not exactly
filed but q considerable portion OF the
taxes due we're paid yesterday.
Grading ON the hill beyond the High
School bridge will begin soon and the bridge
will be completed at an early day.
A buffalo coat was stolen from q Rocker
express wagon yesterday and the thief was
called to the cooler. Name unknown.
That was q pleasant meeting at Mrs.
Siegal's last night. The choral society
people were there in force to examine their
new music.
In the Congregational Church tonight
the social in welcome OF Rev. Clark, will be
held. There will be music, reading and re-
freshments. All are invited.
Shipments of ore by the Pacific Express
Company yesterday were seventeen bars
from Alice value $26 ,4OO, and seventeen
bars Lexington value $35,456.
1t costs pearly 500 in Butte to hit a
small boy in the eye with a hammer. At
least Judge Lippincott puts it at $50 and
costs. Billy Patterson knows this now.
Hon. G. w. Morrison, Of Georgetown,
Colorado, a lawyer Of wide reputation in
the mining camps, left for his home in Den.
yer last evening after q days rest at the
Windsor.
The Comique new people, five in number,
arrived yesterday. They are Messrs. Will
son and Cameron. Mrs. Cameron, Miss May
Chester and Zoe Benton, all well-known
theatrical people.
The principals and teachers OF the public
schools have refused the attendance of
children lately sick of dyphtheria and just
recovered, until such times az the disease
is entirely snbdued.
It is reported in circles of Virginia City,
Montana, society, that James Mitchell and
James Vanderbeck are to take unto them
selves wives in the near future. We wish
them both Joy, as they are both we'll
known gentlemen.
Michael Toban found q pocket-book q
a day or SO ago, between VAUDEVILLE and
the Ella mining claim. He sent it to this
office yesterday, when the ownership wal
at once learned and the proper steps taken
to have it reach the owner.
There was a considerable runaway yes
about 1 p. m. It appears that two
gentlemen from Walkerville-names not
Iearned-hired an express team there to
come to Butte. When near the Bonner
building the horse took fright at a dog and
went at a high rate entirely to inc depot
before the gentlemen could check them.
With only a little injury to the buggy
returned to town.
TIE MINER stated yesterday that Messrs.
Gibson and Cress had purchased at auction
the drug store and good will Of which Mr..
Frank Mahan is proprietor at Anaconda.
The item was given, except as to the auc-
lion, by a friend of Mr.. Mahan. The -auc-
lion part was accidental. The entire state
ment appears o to nave been erroneous,
made with the kindest intent A
telephone message received at this Office
asst night stated that no sale has taken
place at all.