Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-28
c NEWS NOTES.

Several rich strikes are reported in the
mines adjoining Butte.
The first gun OF the Republican county
campaign was fired last evening.
George Uffel has located q quartz claim,
called the Eureka, in Summit district, near
Silver Bow.
The Rocker men appeared to m~onopolize
the preliminary meetingof the Republican
Central Committee last evening.
Though politicians and water are not
generally q good combination, they are
both becoming more plentiful in Butte.
Stephen A. Estes has sold his interest in
the Little Gem lode, Independence district,
to p. J. Brophy and r. G.. Hoge for the
consideration Of $500.
A large number of petty offenders have
been arrested recently and the ,ity jail is
nearly full. Judge Mediation has quite a
lot OF business before him.
Should the Republican County Conven-
ton be as harmonious" as the Central
Committee meeting last evening, it will end
in q regular Kilkenny cat affair.
Mr.. Charles s. Fee, General Passenger
Agent, and Colonel A. L. Stokes, General
Agent for Montana of the Northern Pacific,
arrived ia Butte yesterday morning.
Seven car loads OF excursionists left the
depot yesterday morning to attend the
Sunday Union Picnic to the Big Hole. The
pickicners returned last evening well
pleased With their days outing.
The Montana Hospit Il and Aid Associa-
ton has filed articles of Incorporation, with
the following organizers: Drs. .. b. Whit
ford ard James McGrail. AID Mr. AloDzo
NJ, william A. and George ]. flaming.
The capital stock is 500, OO0, divided into
10, 600 shares at SO each.
The ladies connected with the Centennial
NJ. E. Church desire to express sincere
thanks to w. E. Hall for his generous as
s;stance on the occasion OF the late Union
Picnic. The lemodade, ice ream and con-
fectionery stands retted something over
$50. A neat sum to assist in replenishing
their library and school room.
Mr.. Hank Estes, Of Basin City, came
ever to Butte yesterday and will return
to-day. Mr.. Estes reports Basin as fairly
lively. with considerable prospecting going
on in the Cataract District. Mr.. Estes has
An extension on the celebrated Mantle lode,
on Cataract Greek, which he has been work
ing for several years with fiattering results.
Mr.. Estes thinks Basin will yet become q
booming mining camp and ia o a good
place to tie to.
It seems to be unnecessary to "teach
euo yOuuk lUS8 uOW " SuOOI -OT ISL,
either-in Butte. The latest trick of our
city urchins is fishing for chickens, which
operation theyhave been performing lately
in the alley which runs from Utah to Mon
tana strt cts. The lads bait a beut pin
with a piece of meat, attach it to a string
and throw it to the chickens. The "ten-
derfoot" fowls bite at the meat and are
yanked in by the juvenile fishermen. The
losers of chickens in the neighborhood are
on the rampage.
Grace Hawthorne, the distinguished
emotional actress, who is quite well known
in Butte, accompanied by her manager,
W. w. Kelly, sailed for Europe on Wed.
nesday last per steamship City OF Rome"
They will be absent only four weeks, the
former going direct to Paris to purchase
wardrobe for her character OF Josephine
in MIR. John G. Wilson's new play "ARoyal
Divorce" which is to be produced in New
Y v City during October. Mr.. Kelly
visits London for the purpose Of bringing
back a decided novelty in the amusement
line, which he arranged for by cable only a
few days ago.