Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-11-17
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Silver Bow County total assessm emit for
the year is 81. .604, 900.
The churches OF Butte were we'll attended
last evening.
The Butte Turn Verein will hold one OF
their delightful socials this evening.
I. Sam Louis has sold to Joe Rosenthal
sixth interest in the Peterson lode.
Shares OF the Alice are quoted on the
New York Mining Exchange ~ S1.40.
Workmen are busy laying brick on Bar
nard's new block on West Granite street.
The Keystone Club will shortly fit up
rooms for reading and meeting purposes.
Yesterday was bad day for the livery
men owing to the bad condition of the
roads.
The Butte TurnVerein last night gave a
guests.
Manager DAILY, of the Anaconda Com
pany, has put on fifteen watchmen to watch
their works at Anaconda.
The Katie Putnam Comedy Company
will open tonight at the Grand Opera
House in "Erma, the Ell"
The Keystone Club will meet again
Wednesday evening. Upwards Of twenty
new names have been added to the roll
since their last meeting.
James Tuohy has bonded half interest
in the Pilot quartz claim to Michael Nc
Nance; consideration, $4,000.
By special request the McGibney family
will give another performance tonight, with
an entire change of programme.
Katie Putnam will appear at the Grand
Opera House in this city tomorrow even
ing. The opening piece will be "Erma, the
Ell"
The Patriotic Order Sons OF America at
their last meeting appointed COMMITTEES
of ARRANGEMENTS for their Christmas night
ball.
The Postoffice will be removed to it's new
quarters next Wednesday. The vault was
moved to the new building yesterday and
set in place.
Thomas Hardy, alias "Scotty," was yes
terclay sent to the County Jail for ninety
days for lettering about the streets having
no visible means of support.
A new style OF watch is on exhibition in
Hight & Fairfie]d's. It has no hands. The
hour and minute Of the day or night are
shown by two openings in the dial.
The Bonner Mercantile Company pay out
in wages to their employees every week be-
tween 81 300 and 81 500. See their lad. +"
in new to-day for additional help.
There will be a special meeting Of the
Council next Monday evening to consider
the fire tax. It is said that the City Coun-
Gil will so amend the ordinance as to make
q polling precinct in each ward.
Died-In this city. November 18th,
Mederic, infant son of Emma and Frank
Durand. aged 16 months. Funeral will
take place from the family residence, South
Butte, Sunday. at 2 p. IN. Friends OF the
family are cordially invited to attend.
The Episcopal Church choir has beer
newly organized. Mrs. DR.. Sholtz will
take charge of the organ. The singers will
be Misses Pettibone. Thornton, Warfield
Stanley and White; Messrs. Ford, Fenner
Hamblin and Pengelly.
Manager Blackwell yesterday received a
special from Omaha advising him not te
was to 20 into effect this morning, thai
owing to some of the divisions of the roaG
not having arranged for the new time card
it would not 90 into effect until Wednesday
morning, November II.
The Ancient Order United Workmen viii
hold debate next Thursday evening. Mr.
Harris will lead in the affirmative and DR.
holmes will take the negative. The sub
| iect will be. "Is Labor-Saving Machinery s
Detriment to the interests OF the Working
man?: Some of the other members viii
also take part IN the debate.
! WA. Clark received the following cable
gram from London last evening which ex
plains itself. Copper market quiet with
out change. Chill bars f41, spot cash
The operations strongly indicate specula
ton and bearing influence which will NEE
reaction in due time"
The MINER acknowledges the receipt o
an invitation to attend the marriage cere
mony of Charles A. Wilson and Cleo Lis
comb on Thursday evening next at Z
o'clock, at the residence OF the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Liscomb, in Ana
conGa. We extend congrauu1atlons to the
young couple and hope they will have q
pleasant voyage through life.
It is said that there will be specia
meeting OF the City Council this evening tt
amend the new ordinance just passed in re
gard to the procuring OF proper fire appa
ratus.
| A. Shaw, butcher, East Park street, hat
recently reitted his shop and added fine
large sausage factory to his establishment
It now ranks as one of the finest meat mar
kets in the city.
| Large game ia beginning to arrive ir
/
restaurants are still cut very small anG
thin, as If no other venison could be had ir
the market.
| Yesterday afternoon at the SilverBow
Company's stable Manuel Creed was kicked
in the thigh by vicious horse, tearing the
flesh from the bone. DR.. o. B. Whitford
was called and dressed the wound. He
found no bones broken.
| Officer Young yesterday gave chase to
several young men who were painting the
town red. The officer chased them as fa1
as the old planning mill on Lower Main
street, but failed to catch them. The Of
ficer says chat when they visit Butte again
they won't be so hilarous. He thinks the
chase did more to frighten them than 10
days in the city jail.
1t is understood that the different assem-.
blies of the Knights of Labor have ap.
pointed joint committee to solicit sub.
| scriptiops for the purpose of sustaining
| the smelter workmen at Anaconda during
| their disagreements. If rumors are correct
| there will be a public demonstration in the
! city tomorrow evening to further their
cause.
A few days ago a group of Republicans
were standing with the new Sheriff. elect,
| conversing with him about his new ap.
pointees. One OF the gentlemen shortly af-
| terward met a MINER reporter, to which
he showed the following list who in all
proba bility will be appointed: Under
Sheriff, Capt. Reynolds; Deputy Sheriffs,
James NJ. Fish and Frank N. Thomes;
Jailor, Jerry Griffiths. big effort is be-
ing made in favor Of NJ. Kirby to be iailor;
Night Jailor, Capt. Penhall.