Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

social. sporting. TheasricaI, legal, BusI
ness and Othsrwise
81. n. Mahan. Joseph Kippler and WIN
Eead are in attendance on the court al
Deer Lodge.
Messrs. Gus Gamer. Ed. Maxwell and
VIM. Weir drew the lucky prizss yesterday
on the special yenire for iurymen. The
Gentlemen W. Re delighted tt 60. Each one
expects to get excused, as they have inn
portant business to attend to.
Col. Estes. in company with Marcus
DAILY, Esq, is making q few days visit to
Butte.
Mr.. j. H. Harper has for the past week
been busy surveying q mile track just
west of this city. It is understood that
Anaconda will endeav0r to hang up enough
purses to induce some Of the crack flyers Of
the Territory to try conclusions With the
numerous fast horses in the valley. The
course will be a mile track, finished up Ia
excellent style. while ON the grounds will be
erected a fine grand stand, with q seating
capacity Of 1000, with dining room and
bar underneath. The stables will be fitted
up in frst-class style. 1t is theintention OF
those who have the matter in charge to
make q race track that cannot be beat in
the Territory, and to erectnothing but first
class buildings on the grounds. We shall
look for q gala time on the Anaconda race
track this fall.
e. FL. Campbell, Esq, was visiting friends
i'm Anaconda yesterday.
Geo. Hopkins took a run up to Butte on
the $50 train last evening.
~ 0l.ror n ~ - Ru4+a ~ orocf;rn q
large store room adjoining the Butte Fur
nHture Company's store. It is understood
that they will branch out in business and
open a furniture store here.
The Select Knights. A. o. u. w, have de-
cided to give q grand ball on April IL, in
Evans Hall. Professors Van Orion and
Kennecott, with a full orchestra, have
been engaged to furnish the music, and a
gala time may be expected. rs the Select
Knights have never been known to do
things by halves. A cordial invitation has
been extended to the select Knights in
Butte to gaSticippats. !. ! INNER - -
Empire Fur Company, was doing this place
yesterday.
Smiling Albert, well known in Butte.
nOw has charge of = fine place two doors
fromthe corner OF First and Main ON First
street. Smiling Albert" is meeting with
good success.
The Anaconda office of the Butte MINER
has been located in Mr.. Ehret's furniture
store. opposite the postofice. Mr.. Sam
tombstone has been placed in charge, and is |
authorized to collect and receipt for all
moneys due The MINER. Any courtesies ex-
tended to him will be kindly appreciated by
me reportorial force OF The MINER.
Crockett d King, with their usual energy,
enlarged their place of business and
also enlarged the postofice depart
nent, which was badly needed.
THEATRIoAIs.
j. w. Cornelius, who has charge of the
Evans Hall for Evan Morgan received the
ollowing dispatch from John Mcguire.
manager OF the Grand Opera House, and
rho has leased the Evans Hall here.
'esterday: THE Webster Brady Company
sill play "She' on next Monday evening
the Haverlys will play there the 18th
md 18th inst" Our people, no doubt, will
urn out en- masse. The box sheet will be
pen to the public at Crockett & Kings,
tationers, to-day.
BRICK MAKING.
c. Thurston, who has made a great
many brick for the erection Of buildings in
ielena, is now moving his machines here
,r the purpose OF manufacturing five mill
IN brick for the Anaconda Company. He
ill employ about sixty men per day, and
xpects to make n burn on an average
$4,000 per day. Mr.. Campbell. the
eteran brickmaker of this place, will con.
niue to supply brick for building purposes
1thin our city, which will keep him run
ing his yard to it's full capacity. {
THE ArHoL1c FAIR. +,
The lady members of the Catholic
will hold a fair on the evening of /
lay 8. For several days past the ladies' {
ave been holding meeting at Mrs. Ehret's {
ssldence, perfecting arrangements for it. I
he proceeds OF the fair will go toward the {
OF the new edifce. which is now in
purse OF erection. No doubt the fair !
Ill De well ~patronized, as it is for a worthy |
fuse. {
A STEAM ENGINE TEST. {
The Marcus DAILY Steam Engine Fire King /.
the Sllsby pattern, rotary, made a test {
! the corner OF First and Main last even il
g. The band, about 7:30, escorted the I
re laddies from the hose housed from across Z
ie creek, and after making a short parade y
le order was given TO make attachment of i
ie hose to the engine and TO drop the
lction into the large cistern. In about a
1e minutes two streams were playing, one >
one and one-fourth stream was PLAYING a
st, while an inch stream was PLAYING Il
1t took fully thirty minutes to T
npty the large ~cistern, while the engine is a
lily what is known as a second q
ASS Silsby, but it has a throwing Z,
pacity OF two large streams with one-inch Y
'zzle attachments, $50 feet each, which is 2
ual to a Button or an Amoskeag engine q
a first-classc capacity. The people were W
Ly convinced last evening that the engine a.
well named Fire King, " as no fire could III
thstand the pressure from two such z
'eams as were thrown by the engine last N
ening. No doubt the insurance agents &C
now take risks at a low rate of insur- &C
ce Our firemen here will always be
ompt and ready to extend aid to those az
% are in distress by fire. Anaconda is ne
bud OF her fire laddies, and knows well b
now. sh
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