Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-18

That, of the flowers, sweet and rare,
She was by far the fairest there.
BUTTE, August IA, 1886.
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
The politicians are bobbing about.
Silver has advanced and is now quote
at %.
DR.. Carver at the race track this ate,
noon.
The races to-day will be unusually il
teresting.
The silver shipments OF the week aggl
gate sos, $50.
At least 1000 people were on the rae
track yesterday.
Check found. Enquire OF E. o, Dregan q
Casey e. Brophy's.
The Margaret Ann shipped four bars Q
bullion yesterday.
DR.. Mussigbrod, of Warm Springs, wa
in the city yesterday.
John O'Neill, proprietor OF the hotel a
Garrison, was in Butte yesterday.
Charles Armstrong, of Glendale. was il
attendance at the races yesterday.
DR.. Carver will ride round the track to
day shooting glass balls as he rides.
Surveyor Bundock, OF Billings, is in tn
city and may decide to locate here.
A bunch Of keys found on the circuI
grounds may be had at this office.
DR.. Carver has shot all over the civilized
world and has never met his equal.
Ed. F. Ferris, Treasurer OF Gallatir
county is in the city on a business visit.
James H. Mills, OF Deer Lodge, was or
the streets OF this city yesterday afternoon
It is said that "Wells Fargo" the fast
trotter, has been sold to Mayor Frank foI
$3.50.
A half mile race and repeat for a special
purse will take place on the course this al.
ternoon.
The Montana Union has filed articles oil
incorporation with the County Clerk and
Recorder.
A foot race for $3.50 a side win be one OF
the features OF to-day's entertainment at
the race track.
Mrs. E. Curtis has returned from the
Eastern markets with a new stock OF mill
inery goods.
DR.. Carver has been secured to make an
exhibition III his craftsmanship at the race
track to-day.
Manager John Mcguire arrived in the
city last evening, and leaves for Philipsburg
this morning.
Don't fail to see DR.. Carver in bis exhibi-
ton OF craftsmanship at the race track
this afternoon.
Arrangements we're about perfected last
evening for a mile dash to-day with q
number OF good entries.
Col. w. F. Sanders and wife were in the
city q short time Friday an their way home
from q visit to San Francisco.
Mr.. Perry Beal came up from his mine
on German Gulch yesterday morning, to
take in the great "free for alI' tr0t.
Harry Williams was arrested yesterday
for drunkenness and disturbance OF the
peace. Fine and costs were paid.
Officer Young arrested Buchanan yester-
day in a gambling house on Main street for
riotous behavior. Fine was paid.
DIR. Carver is the wonder OF the world.
His exhibitions of craftsmanship are as
tonishing. See him this afternoon.
Velox, Billy Nolan and Woodruff are
good horses, and were superbly handled in
all the races in which they took part.
The special trots of stations to take
place yesterday was unavoidably post
poned and will come off this afternoon.
To-day will be another good day at the
track not the least interesting feature be-
ing the glass ball shooting by DR.. Carver.
The mercury stood at sc degrees in the
shade yesterday at IL M. 1t might have
been hotter but it wasn't, thank-fortune.
Every one went to the circus Yesterday,
that ia every one who had ANYTHING left
after he Tor she) had been LETT on the races.
The racing programme for to-day is ex-
c~eptionally good and the repetition OF the
half-mile heats will tend to draw a large
crowd
Yesterday afternoon the Alice Mining
Company shipped via the Union Pacific
Express IA bars of bullion weighing 1919
pounds.
Mr.. Herbert Lang, a metallurgist and
mining expert from the Pacific Coast, arliv-
ed in the enthusiastically, and is stopping at
the Windsor.
The Northern Pacific Railroad office was
like a beehive all day yesterday. Ten pas
sengers for the East were unable to procure
s!eeping-car berths.
. The Butte nine scooped the circus nine at
the race grounds yesterday afternoon and
did it in good shape. The score stood
Butte Is, circus 4.
Towns in the central portion OF the Ter
ritory are sending weekly excursion parties
to the National Park. Butte is preparing
to 60 tho front in the came manner.
The fastest time ever made in n tro++ing
race in Montana was made by Ranchero
yesterday, 2:23. Tho milo was covered
without his making a break or a skip.
The Methodists OF Dillon have decided to
charter a train and join with the various
churches OF Butte in their reunion picnic in
the Big Hole Canyon ON the Goth instant.
O. p. Templeton, one OF Gallatin county's
efficient deputy sheriffs, has been in the
city several days. He took a lively inter
est in the base ball match yesterday.
There arc now about so, cords OF
wood already cut, near Mill Creek, that
as it is completed wh;~'- iii uv very
At the Grand Lodge session of the A. O..
u. w. for five Northwestern Territories in. |
Guiding Montana, j. Ross Clark was elected |
Grand Receiver. The next session meets at |
HALEY, Idaho.
Died-In Butte, Saturday morning, Val. |
Washington Petit, son OF Mr. and Mrs. B.
Petit, aged nearly 6 months. Funeral
takes place at 2 p. m. to-day. Friends of
the family are invited to attend.
Light and shade form photographs,
Without them no picture can be made.
Elliott's superior apparatus combines
them to perfection as all the work coming
rom his parlors amply testify.
The ladies OF the city should take a live
ins,rest in the convention of the Mon
w. C. T. u, to be held in this city.
They should turn out en- masse to hear the
OF Mrs. Clara Hoffman.
DR.. Carver's shooting at the race grounds
this afternoon will be one of the most in
te, esting features Of the present meeting OF
The racing association. 1t is well worth
he price OF admission to see the shooting
IF this phenomenal marksman.
Hon. Samuel B%raunhart, ex-member of
he California Legislature OF 1880 is paying
Butte City a visit on behalf of tho firm OF
}. D. Rosenbaum & Co., OF San Francisco.
Mr.. Braunhart is an old school Democrat,
md predicts a glorious victory for the
Democracy OF California in November next.
DR.. W. f. Treacy, the former partner of
Or. Leavitt, arrived in Butte yesterday en- !.
cute for Helena, where he intends to To-