Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
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The Highland Club will give an invitation
party next friday evening, May 4.
There we're thirty.eight additional nom.
bers initiated into the P. o. S.A. on Satur-
day evening.
The city was visited~yesterday by several
refreshing April showers which laid the
dust very agreeably.
W. Murphy was committed to the County
Jail for ten days for vagrancy by Judge
/ Lippincott on Saturday.
On Saturday Judge Hamilton gave W..
Hogan thirty days and costs for vagrancy,
and gave him twenty-four hours to leave
town.
On complaint of Gus Fitchen, DR.. Trim
BILE Wallenstein was fined $40 and costs by
Judge Lippincoto OF Saturday afternoon
for carrying concealed weapons.
There is too much fast riding and driving
about and over the streets of the city. An
accident OF a serious nature is bound to
happen ii it continues unchecked.
George Ryan was arrested by Officer Jor-
dan on Saturday evening on q warrant
from Judge Dingevon for stealing a watch
from a man in the Butte Lodging House.
General Leggat on Saturday purchased
one-half interest in the Hidden Treasure
lode in Summit Valley mining district for
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ately north of the Clipper Mil.
Agent Blaine, OF the Pacific Express Co.,
reports business becoming brisk, the Cali
fornia fruit shipments being once more Q
feature requiring quick transportation and
prompt delivery.
Officer Morsehead arrested a man named
Mcclellan for petty 'arceny on Saturday
and put him under bond for the larceny OF
d stove from q Mr.. Yrice and q lot OF cloth
ing from Mr.. Bassett.
The Centennial ruins are still an attrae.
tion to occasional loiterers. An onlooksr
yesterday yentured the opinion that it
would pay to put the debris through a
sluice as a good deal OF coin and jewelry was
lost in the fire.
A man was found in an clubhouse
in rear of the Chicago House on
East Park street yesterday afternoon
! under suspicious circumstances by the
father of a little girl, and after beating
him out of shape he handed him over to
i the police, who tool him up to the jail in
the Court House.
The praises OF the daring little Babcock
brigade were in many persons mouths yes
terday for the way they worked their hose
at the fire on East Park street Saturday
night. The boys went at their work like
veteran frernen, and it was undoubtedly
owing to their efforts that the store OF Fred
Scheuer did not catch fire.
The attention OF the ladies OF Butte is
| directed to the advertisement which ap-
pears in another column OF Mr.. viii e..
| Appel, who can be found at rooms 2 and
4, st. Nicholas Hotel, with a full line OF
samples OF fac, ready made dresses. He
has a large assortment, and all should call
and see the latest styles.
An assortment OF soiled doves and sports
arrived yesterday from Leadville. The
exodus of that class has been decreed by
the Law and Order administration there
and they are shaking the dust of Leadville
from their small elevens as fast as they can
buy tickets for another haven of rest.
There were eighty-seven tickts sold there
one day lately to this class OF pilgrims.
Tomorrow evening the members Of the
James A. Garfield Camp, Sons If Veterans
give their first annual ball in Renshaw
Hall. 1t promises to be an occasion OF un-
usual enjoyment, the various committees
having done their utmost to ensure it's sue
cess. Members of all military companies
in the city are invited to attend without
special invitation, as it is learned that
some invitations have missed connection.
Speaking OF the stuffed specimen OF a
China pheasant in the Union Pacific Office
yesterday. a gentleman remarked that the
Portland Rod and Gun Club imported the
first of these birds to this country ten
years ago and that this is the first year
that they have been allowed to be shot.
They have propagated pretty well in
Oregon during that time and, mounted,
show brilliant colors in the plumage which
is beautifully variegated.