Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-01-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


The Washington Guards have decided
to give a grand military ball on February
14th.
Yesterday the Silver Bow shipped by the
Pacific Express seven bars OF silver bull
lion, worth $12, 800.
Chris. Dillins numerous friends will be
glad to hear that he has again taken hold
OF the Renshaw Hall saloon.
The regular meeting of the City Council
should have taken place last night, but as
there was no quorum it was postponed for
a week.
The Butte Reduction Company are now
the owners OF the Liquidator Concentra
tor. The ore from the old dump OF the
Gray Eagle is being hauled there for treat
ment.
H. M. Ogden, the electric light man, is ex.
pected back from Salt Lake in lew days.
As soon as he returns he will commence
work on new 1901 hit incaLdescentp plant
that he is to place in the Parrot works.
DR.. Schultz has arranged to keep his West
Park street drug store open all night, and
has engaged another prescription clerk, so
that prescriptions can be made up at all
hours.
A Winnipeg special to the Pioneer Press
says Van Zandt, the Butte City forger, ar
rested twice since coming to Manitoba, and
latterly released on his own recognizance,
has skipped, it is said, for Alaska.
The excellent sleighing and fine weather
Yesterday was taken advantage OF by
everyone who could hire rig. Carr's
stable was emptied early in the afternoon,
were.
oe xl~ o,I ~f Il
should turn out in full force to the meeting
tonight. There is a great deal of business
developing for that very important institu-
ton, and every member should make a
point of being on hand.
The Spokane Falls Review issued nam.
moth New Years edition, full OF historical,
statistical and other interesting matter re.
ating to the beautiful city at the falls. 1t
gives the cost OF the buildings erected there
in 1887 at s1,126,0OO.
The Emmett Guards band have moved
into new quarters in building they bought
from Curtis & Majors, opposite their old
stand on Upper Main street. They have
constitutional objections to landlordism
and will in future pay no rents.
The death rate OF Butte and it's suburbs
for 1887 was 10 per Thousand from natu-
raj causes. and II per thousand from all
causes. This very low rate is justly
ascribed to the pure water furnished the
habitants, the free use Of which counter
acted the effects ofbad usanitation.
The Inter Mountain OF yesterday con-
tanned an interesting item about deposit
of cedar agate at Cinnabar, Montana. The
item originated in THE MINER about two
months ago, and has since gone the rounds
of the American press. 1t takes long time
for news to find it's way around to the Inter
Mountain.
Yesterday afternoon a party OF four
men took out one of Mcbride's double
sleighs for pleasure trip. When up near
Walkervile they managed to upset the
sleigh and spill themselves out on the road.
The horses ran away and smashed the
sleigh to pieces. Mr.. Mcbride has had a
streak of bad luck in that way lately.
Matthew Rogers and Mrs. Emily Pearce
were married at Centerville yesterday by
the Rev. w. E. King. After the wedding,
the happy couple. with a large number OF
sons Springs where they feasted and made
merry forsevsral honrs before returning to
the city.
The Helena Herald tries to let Helena
down easy by the statement that before
taxing IN UnaU Guy, udHUeIS seooPoO CAoA'
zens OF Butte to the tune OF 81, 900. Ham
berg didn't reach Butte until he was
brought over in custody from Helena, and
before that THE MINER had exposed his lit.
tie game. Even if he had come to Butte
first, the citizens would hardly have been
taken in by such an antiquated scheme.
The dramatic, musical and gymnastic
entertainment at Turner's Hall, January
! was such grand success that it will
probably be repeated on the 18th inst. and
every two weeks afterwards during the
winter. There was big crowd at the last
one and glorious time generally, dancing
being kept up until a. m. 1t is the wish
OF all who attended that another be given
as soon as possible.
Dick Thierman, of Turner Hall. has re-
ceived present from the banks OF the
Rhine in the shape OF a keg of Federweiser
OF the vintage of 1887. 1t is unfermented
and has milky appearance, and is issued
| once every eleven years. Dick wants hls
friends to hurry up and taste it while they
| have chance. He has also received an
| other cask of $50 lltres OF the Niersteinel
wine the second cask brought into Mon
tana.