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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08
A Tribute.

January IL, 1888, John F. Weeks died.
Butte Typographical Union, No. 126,
thereby lost an able officer and member,
and we a friend. He was one who loved
his trade, and any and everything which
would tend to elevate his fellow-workmen
to the dignity and standing OF his art. He
had a firm faith in unionism. In the
Chapel he was always fair; in the Union an
able, wise counsellor. and true: in his fami-
ly devoted and affectionate; and in all
matters honorable. To him consistency
was used as a measure, with a knowledge of
man, well knowing that there are always
present conflicting interests, to which he
brought his experience, and counsel as a
means of creating harmony, but at all
times he gave a cheerful, hearty, prompt
and generous support to law as outlined
by the will OF the majority. He stopped to
no ignoble action. brave in his convictions,
content with the love OF his family.
To this Union he brought an Ottawa
(Canada) card, and for an extended
period prior to his connection with that
Union. he was with Allen Brothers on the
a member OF the Inter Mountain news-room
chapel.
We would recommend that all chapels
under this Jurisdiction, and ourcharter and
place of meeting be suitably draped for a
period of thirty days.
We would recommend that a copy hereof
be spread at length upon the minutes of
this Union; that a copy of the same be
published in each, the Craftsman, Wash
%ingtop, D. c., the Butte City papers, the
Place Herald, and O copy trans
mitted to the family of the deceased, and
to Ottawa Typographical Union, No. 100.
BUTTE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 1875.
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DRY TIMES.

A Water Famine in the West Side-Un-
pleasant State of Affairs at the Jail
The Water Shut OF Without Warning
-H~ouseholders U~nprepsred.
When the people along West Quartz and
Granite streets got up yesterday morning
they found the water had again been
turned off without warning, and many OF
them had not enough in the house to mix
the m~atitudinal pot OF porridge. The heads
of the families escaped down town as 500
as possible, and made themselves comfort
able at the restaurants. leaving their
wives to struggle with the drouth at home.
wash dishes and get up dinner without
water. The truant husbands went home
in the evening expecting to find the house
hold machinery running smoothly and
their suppers ready, but were met at their
doors by wives who said, my dear, you
will have to get some water somewhere be-
fore we can make tea. There is not a drop
in the house." At the Jail there was a very
unpleasant state OF affairs, as there was no
water to perform the usual purging and
cleansing operations in the cage, and the
result was a constantly increasing stencil
tuuU UcCduuC llUOlcTdUle UO"dFuS uJSuC, DUU
the prisoners had to endure it as best they
could. 1t is understood that every water
company must turn off the water frequent
~ but there is usually some system of
warning the consumers 30 that they can
supply themselves in time. In some cities
the water is turned off twice a week, for six
hours on Tuesday and Saturday after
looms When it is done al irregular inter-
walls warning is given through the papers,
or by ringing a bell. Some such system is
very necessary in Butte.
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A Leading Sportsman.

Jack Dowd, who keeps the Bank Elk
change at the corner OF Galena and Main
streets, is a lover of good horses, and
makes frequent trips between his house
and stable, where Regent, Jr., and William
p. are cared for as terderly as a couple OF
infants, and are wintering in good shape.
His eye kindles. and a smile OF satisfaction
eliminates his genial countenance as he
strokes the glossy necks OF those noble
animals and thinks OF the records they
will beat next season. He has just com
pleted IL series OF important improvements
in his place OF business, having added fiji.
teen feet to the length OF the bar room and
handsomely painted, papered and deco
rated the establishment. He that is lowly
in spirit, and OF heavy heart, can obtain
speedy relief by calling on Jack Dowd, who
will hoist his spirits to the elevation of the
glad springtime by administering two or
three fingers of Charles Rebstock's Stone
wall whisky, an unfailing remedy for the
blues. Lloyd's sour mash has similar vir.
tues, and is there prescribed to the weary
and depressed at all hours, day and night,
and the said depressed traveller can place
himself on the summit of bliss by smoking
one OF the fragrant Key West cigars that
constitute q portion of the stock in trade
at that noted caravansery. Jack makes
things pleasant for all visitors.
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OVER THE RANGE.

Sudden Death of q Pioneer of 1862
Thomas H. Beebe Succumbs to q Con.
gesrive Chill in Wynne's Drug Store,
Last Night.
For some days past, Thomas Fl. Beebe,
whose wife keeps the lodging house next to
the Butler House On West Broadway, has
not been in good health. Yesterday after
noon at 2 O'Clock he went into the
Wynne's drug store, where he was well
acquainted, and took a seat in the back
of the store near the prescription case. He
complained of feeling unwell, but it was
not supposed that anything very serious
allied him. He stayed there all the after
noon, and at 6 o'clock he was taken with
a congestive chill, and was carried into the
back room and laid on a bed. DR.. John
son was called, and everything possible
done for the patient, but in vain, he
died at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Beebe was
notified and visited the remains at the
drug store, after which they were removed
to the rooms of Hermann, the undertaken,
to await instructions from his relatives,
some of whom live at Deer Lodge. A
brother lives at Jackson. Mich, and has
been notified OF the sad event, The de-
was one Of the Oldest OF old.timers
in the camp, having come to these parts
in 1862, and since lived at Missoula. Deer
and Butte. He was at one time
sheriff Of Missoula Comfy and afterwards
sheriff here under Chas. S. Warren.
He was a man OF good character, and we'll
thought of by his acquaintance.
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turned quite dark, and the eyes were
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turned quite dark, and the eyes were
deeply sunken. Coroner Amsden went
down yesterday morning, accompanied by
Undertaken Kirby, and held an inquest or
the remains. There was no one to identify
the deceased, and nothing could be found
on his person to tell anything about
him. The jury returned q verdict
that he came to his death
from exposure. It is not known how long
he may have lain in the ravine. but it is
supposed that he may have been there
since about Christmas. About that time
q man called at Lawson's ranch, a short
distance west of the ravine, and asked if he
could get a bed. He was told that all the
beds in the house were occupied, but he
could sleep in the house if he wished. He
said he guessed he would push on. As the
weather was not very severe at that time it
does not seem likely that he could have
succumbed to the cold within a mile of the
ranch, and if it was the same man, there
must have been some other cause of death.
Mr.. Kirby brought the remains up to-
Butte, and on the way exhibited them at
Silver Bow in hopes OF having them identi-
fed, but in vain. He will have them ex-
posed from l to 3 o'clock this afternoon,
hoping someone will be able to recognize
the deceased.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08

Discovery of Their Den Outside the City
L~imits-Fifteen Juveniles Who Will be
the Future Toughs--The Den Raided
by Police.
Yesterday afternoon, on Main street, a
number Of boys. ranging from S to ID years
OF age, were heard talking over their luck
at card playing. One told of the time he
held an ace full, and was busted by his
opponent playing six cards on him. An
other remarked that if q fellow played that
kind of a game on him he would blow his
id brains out. The police heard enough
to locate the den, which is just east of the
street railroad switch, half way between
the city and South Butte. 1t is an old
cabin built on the washed ground. At
about 5 o'clock last evening Officer Trice
and several other policemen started down
on a street cal, and when a little below
Park and Arizona the juvenile toughs dis
covered from their stronghold that a des-
cent was about to be made on them. and
ten of them sought safety in flight. Joe
Jones, the sentinel on duty, did not dis
cover the danger until the officers debarked
at the switch, and then a lively race ensued.
Officer Trice was the first to reach the
shack, and he burst open the door, to find
only three of the youths within. A search
of the premises discovered only a pack
of cards, a table. and a etove. Joe Jones,
who seemed to be king of the gang, stated
that they did not meet there to gamble,
but simply to pass their leisure time in
playing casino; that the membership OF the
gang was Is; that owing to trouble with
the b%ootblacks they had dissolved partner
ship, and started an outfit OF their own,
that a party named Skully was proprietor
OF the premises, and had given them leave
to occupy the cabin on condi.
ton that they would not allow any opium
smoking, but would just play cards. Officer
Trice informed them that il he again dis
covered them in that place he would put
every mothers son of them in Jail, and
that the place for them to play cards was
at home. Jones said he had seen Trice
on his way up from South Butte once be-
fore; that he was eying the place almost
too closely to suit the gang. and they were
prepared for an emergency. The crowd
then dispersed, aud the police wendell their
way back to the city.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08

A LETTER from ". Courtepay, OF Miles
City, in an Eastern paper, substantiates
all that has been stated of tie manner in
which Montana stock have come through
the cold weather. Great loss of life and
destruction of stock were reported as the
result in the Northern States and Terrific
ries of the cold wave that spread from
Canada to Texas. and from Maine to Cali
fornia. Mr.. Courtenay has opportunities
OF being exceptionally we'll informed on the
subject, and states that 'stock of every
kind in the Yellowstone Valley is looking
well, and up to the present not a single
dead steer has been found on our great
cattle ranges. Cattle, horses and sheep
have all wintered exceedingly well and with
out any losses, and are fat and in good
condition. Our winter on the whole has
been a very favorable one." "Stockmen
here are feeling very cheerful; the prospects
are bright; no losses this winter; almost a
certainty OF an abundant crop OF grass,
with fat beeves and better price for beef
in the fall, and they are purchasing cattle
freely at present low prices. No losses have
occurred in sheep in this vicinity during the
present winter"
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FOUND DEAD.

The Corpse of a Man Found Near Silver
Bow-No Means of Notwithstanding
Remains Will Await Recognition at
kirby's This Afternoon.
Last Friday the corpse of a middle-aged
man was found by Ed Wright ia a savine
near Miles ranch, two miles below Silver
Bow Junction. 1t was rather respectable
looking man, dressed in dark clothes, had
been shaved shortly before his death; had
a sandy colored moustache, and dark
brown hair, sprinkled with gray. Two
loaves OF bread were found in a sack by
his side, and another at a slight pitch in
the trail about sixty feet from where the
corpse was lying. The corpse was in good
preservation. except that the face had
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08
CHS REVERENCE"
How John Mcguire Was Mistaken For .
Priest Feasted sumptuously While
Other Fed on Bacon-The Retribu-

How John Mcguire Wa Mistaken For Z
Priest Feasted sumptuously While
Others Fed ON Bacon-The Retribu-
ton that Followed.
Manager John Mcguire, the John the
Baptist OF the Western drama, has met
with many funny adventures during his
travels through Montana. He usually
wears q clerical looking suit of clothes, and
these, with his clean shaven face, often
cause him to be mistaken for q priest.
Some years ago he was travelling by stage
in Eastern Montana. The weather was
chilly, and when the stage drew up at the
noon station the passengers got out and
stamped around to restore the circulation.
The landlady, ar Irish woman, looked out
to see how many she had feed, to and seeing
Mr.. Mcguire apart from the rest, regarding
his surroundings with the expression OF one
whose thoughts were in another world, she
instantly concluded that he was a priest.
She had a couple OF her best pullets killed,
and soon had a dinner of the best the
premises afforded set out on a side table
for his reverence. The other passengers
we're forced to content themselves
with bacon and beans while Mr.. Mcguire
luxuriated in roast chicken, fresh eggs, and
other dainties. When he proposed to set.
tie the bill the good landlady wouldn't
hear of it. She said: "Not a clint from
your reverence" Thu next day the driver
told the good woman she had been imposed
upon, that she had lavished her best pullets
and fresh eggs, not on q priest, but upon
an actor. Her fury knew no bounds. Mr..
Mcguire came back that way, a few days
later, and ate very little breakfast so that
he could do full justice to "the flesh pots of
Egypt" that he fondly imagined awaited
him at the o station, and he was al
most starved when he reached it. The |
landlady's eager eye took him in as he |
alighted, and she Immediately put some |
red paint on her left ear, seized a broom,
and presented an extremely belligerent as
pect when Mr.. Mcguire arrived at the door.
She fourished the broom around his head |
in a most uncomfortable style, and
shouted:
"Kape out of my house, ye black divil OF
a play acthor! Don't show yer ugly mug
IN me dure. May the divjl fly away wild ye
ye consumptive.lookin scare-crow. Musha
bad wind to ye, the divil a bite ye can get
here for love or money!
Mr.. Mcguire couldn't get in a word edge
through her torrent of Billingsgate,
and he gave up the idea of getting anything
to eat there. He nursed his appetite until
reached the supper station, where he
consumed such quantities OF bacon and
beans that the people at the station begged
him, with tears in their eyes, to never
bring his troupe that way. They said if all
actors were such eaters half q dozen would
cause a famine in Eastern Montana.
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MAYHEM.

An Interesting Case at WalkervIlle-Is
sore Thumb q Member or a Limb
Expert Testimony Fails to Settle It
The Justice Decides 1t is Neither.
There was a case of mayhem tried last
Friday in the court of Justice Evan Her.
bert, Walkerville, 1t seems that Neil
O'Donnell got into a quarrel with a cripple
named Kern, both men being somewhat
under the influence of fighting whiskey.
O'Donnell got the cripple down, and while
reaching for his throttle valve, accidentally
inserted his right thumb into the cripple's
mouth. Kern seized the golden opportun.
ity, or in other words, the thumb, with his
teeth, and bit for keeps. O'Donnell roared
with pain, and shouted: "Howly Jayziz.
he's attn me finger" The spectators then
interposed, as they did not approve of
cannibalism, but it was found impossible
to loosen Kern's grip On the thumb.
Finally one man who had in his youth
studied natural philosophy, administered
nose, when
HIS JAWS OPENE
spontaneously, and he sneezed a mighty
sneeze that blew O'Donnell across the road.
The latter's thumb was badly mutilated,
and has since festered and swelled up, I'm.
til it sticks out with that prominence
characteristic of sore thumbs, and at first
seemed certain that Kern would be con.
vlcted of mayhem, for which the penalty is
severe. Mr.. Walsh was attorney
for plaintiff, and Mr.. Haldorn for defend
ant. The latter insisted on having the
word mayhem properly defined, declined, |
and thoroughly dissected. An old diction- |
ary was produced which gave the meaning |
Of the word as "disfguring the face or
limb" Mr.. Haldorn submitted that the
thumb was Lot a limb. Mr.. Walsh said it
was q member, and q limb al q member.
Haldorn argued that it didn't follow
that every member was q limb, and q |
prominent doctor of that precinct was
sent for to testify as IN expert. Under ex.
by MI. Haldorn the doctor said
Ehe thumb was a member, and further that |
member was a portion OF the body that
PERFORMED SOME FUNCTION.
Mr.. Haldorn said: "Well, the thumb nail
performs the function of protecting the
do you call the thumb nail a men,
,er?" The witness said he did not, and
lnder the circumstances he admitted that
10 was not positive as to the membership
the thumb. By this time the court,
awyers, and witnesses were so hopelessly
angled up over the discussion on anat-
my, that none of them could go back over
he thread of the discourse to where it at.
scted the case, and the justice was left to
with it alone. And he had q hard
All night long that sore thumb
rotruded itself through his dreams. de.
.--l.-- "a. 1a-ksG-A:- - ..-,lz- -
limb, and reciting it's innumerable func-
ions, from scooping a plum out of a pie
o closing up a mans windpipe. When the
1stice woke up yesterday morning he de-
ided that he had had enough, sore thumb
l his, and he dismissed the case, regretting
nat Kern hadn't bitten the thumb clean
when he closed his teeth on it. l,
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Got His Deserts.

A Butte man who is said to have ~insulteG
some Meaderyille ladies at a recent dance
in South Butte, and sentinsulting messages
to a Meaderv lille man who resented his cor
duct, received his deserts yesterday after
noon. He was SO foolish as to show his
face in Meaderville, and got into the
hands of the man who was longing to get
at him. Several parties from Butte reached
Meaderville at the close of the fight, and
the ~insulter OF women had his face go badly
pounded up that they didn't recognize him.
Perhaps he will be more discreet in future.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08
A Soliciting Committee.

The Butte Turn Verein have appointed q
committee to interview the business men
next Monday and Thursday with a view to
inducing them to either turn out an adver.
tising wagon or contribute a small sum of
money toward the grand Carnival Pictorial
Procession IN the afternoon of the 18th
instant. 1t is hoped that all will do their
best to help to make the carnival a grand
success.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08

The terms of three Territorial Asso'
ciate Justices will expire in March, two in
Idaho and one in Wyoming. If the Presi'
dent maintains the course there that he
has inaugurated in Montana he will silence
the calumnies OF his detractors and meet
the wishes Of the residents OF the Terrific
ries affected, thereby STRENGTHENING and u.
tending the respect in which his Admins.
tration is held.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08

The Mormon bureau are determined that
the light OF their advocates shall not be
hid under q bushel. Senator Dawes of
Massachusetts answered an article of
George Ticknor Curtis that appeared in the
December number OF the Forum, which was
a plea for the Mormons, by a reply in the
January number of that magazine which
was so powerful an arraignment OF the
.polygamous doctrine hat Mr.. Curtis felt
bound to reply to it. His reply appears in
the Washington Post and a marked copy
OF the paper has been sent by the bureau,
presumably, to every newspaper in the
country as one has reached this office. It
contains the stereotyped pleas in favor OF
the twin relic" and a great deal of special
pleading by Mr.. Curtis about conscientious
Mormons and the sincerity nf their inten-
tions in framing the Constitution they
passed. But as the members of the
National Legislature are inflexibly set
against the admission OF Utah as a State
under present conditions, the bureau is
only wasting time and money in dissent
mating the work OF it's hired advocates that
everyone will mistrust on that account
alone independent Of every other.
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VARICOCELE
or WOrmy veins Of the scrotuma, are often the
unsusrected cause of lost ma" hood debility,
etc, seminal weakness and its complication
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WEAK, UN- PARTS
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T TO CO-OWNER.

To Edward Weinrich:-
You are hereby notified, that the undersigned,
your has in accordance with the
provisions of Section 23324 ofthe Revised Statutes
Of the United States, performed labor and made
improvements Il the value Of 800 in representing
the Moose Lode. in Homc:take Mining District,
Silver Bow County, .nonta ns, nd you are hereby
notified that if you fail t" contribute. or cause to
be contributed ynur portion of said expenditure,
viz. $3.50 due if tse year 1885 together with
interest and costs, within ninety days nom dat e
thereof, all your righl, title. in'e;e-t and claim
in and 10 the above described mining claim will
become the property Of the undersigned, your
co-owne who has made the required expeudi-
ture. I X DUCIE
Butte Mont. Oct. q, 1857.
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and cause numerous diseases that battle ordin-
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the unnatural loss effects the vital organs which
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Bullion Shipments

The shipments Of silver bullion by the
Pacific Express for the week ending last
night were as follows:
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08

WHY WILL YOU cough when shi.oh's Cur
will give immediate relief. rrice 10 cts. so c
81. NEWTON BROS.