Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
FROM %PH|L|PSBURG.
An Interesting Budget Of News flon'
the Burg.

Business Qutete0 low" -
Figures Still Kept Up-The Ae'p Ao
p.-.x-Matrimonial-W Weather oDsof'
vations, Etc.
pu,,psauRG, January 17.-[Correspon'
loo ,f the Miner.1-Philipsburg a seo-
.,oa down 70 the winter season IN earnee0'
80 +bo,ob the business houses OF tne
bure are still doing a good ousineSs' =.
mott nearly of the same volume as '." ~
which marked the spring, summer ana ia''
Of 1887. This quietness is but the ~" oe
fore the storm, and the following sprins
md s,mmer months may be looked 1or-
,,,ra +o ga the era in which PhllipsouFe
will ontrival her last years record az 10
business, building aud improvements. nea'
..t.+e still remains at the same ngores
uh;ch were asked last fall, with no lndl'a-
ton of a drop. Owners prefer ho'o'ns ""o
consider property cheap at it's present
,r;ce The anticipated building OF the ne"
,,;u of the Granite and Bi-Meta!lic, at or
near this place accounts TO some eA'eA' v
vi. feeling among the real estate owners.
Should this become q known Tact u is
5ouht fnl whether it would remain at the
present figures any length c1 Even
+ the Bi-Metallic shouli purchase anu rei.
the Algonquin mill at Hasmarck, IL wouIo
lave q Strengthening nfuence on 'ne
market.
SOCIETY.
Though the town has been rather quiet
in a. business point OF view, soc'ety mas
,oen IN the oui vive ever since Thanksglv-
ing. Both the Christmas and New year 3
balls were well attended, and the Maso's e
and Odd Fellows ball, occurring between
the two, was a grand success. On NC"
Years day the ~time-honored custom OF
keeninq omen house was observed. thousn
those Ina. did did not advertise thefact. "A
her of parties OF gentlemen were out,
and an immense amount OF enjoyment was
c,owded into that all-too.short olida
Resides the balls, numerous receptlons'
progressive euchre parties, etc: were IN
dulsed in. The following week King hen-
undv, the ventriloquist and s~leisht'oichand
man, gave a performance at the opera
House. followed by Lew Halls negro com-
hinati,n, rep -esen,ing plantation lie, etc.
This last attraction drew a crowded house.
the new Opera House for the first time
being completely filled.
Last Friday the ladies OF Phll'pspurg
a Leap Year party, which proved
lutte the event Of the season.. Every par
~ticuiar was enforced, and it is needless g.
say that the gentlemen had to toe the
MARK in regulation style. supper vas
served in the hall, and no opportunity was
offered the men to"go and see a pc
tween canres. After each lance the ladies
seated their partners and remained stand
ing themselves; in fact adhered to the
cha nce in the general order OF things COM
~p!eteiy. Great credit is due to the ladies'
on the Committee OF Arrangements, which
consisted OF Misses Sprague, Turner, Daw-
son. Murphy, Pier and Burbes. who work
ed hard to make it the grand success 1t
proved. The floor managers were Mrs.
JOHN Dawson, Miss Turner, Mrs. FinDegan
and Miss Dawson, and they fulfilled their
duties to perfection; no gentleman was
81 GIFTED and all wore broad smiles, which
made other 'smiles' quite dispense BILE.
1t was 4 O'Clock before the gentiemen's
escorts. woulditake them home, pleadings to
the contrary notwithstanding. However,
few there are who would not instantly ac
cept the first invitation to another leap
year party. should the now rumored idea
OF the married ladies of the burg giving one
become IL settled fact.
MATRIMONIAL.
Philipsburg township has had seven mar
riages in the last four months; the last be.
ing flat OF Miss Mary McDrule and J,hn
NJ. Cole, both old residents OF the bIrg.
They have since beeun housek ling in t leir
neat dwelling on Mob Hill. The next in
order Will be- our popular and ente;pris-
ing clothier. II. Se.iogston, formerly OF
i'd H~f'1 ra nud rH sayH. fsaf9ly in February, to a
lady Of Butte. Invitations are and
several will attend the wedding from The
burg, the ceremony takirg place in Butte
lily. Several more M tcbes seem likely,
and from the appearance OF things we will
have more newly married couples
old, in the burg.
VI WEATHER.
The Flint Creek district has Just ex-
a week Of cold weather which the
old timers proclaim unprecedented.
However that may be, it was surely the
worst that has visited the district for the
.hrte years past. The lowest temperature
occurred on Saturday morning
asst when the spirit Thermometer at the
registered $50 below zero. Quite a
lulnher OF people had hands aud feet
nd portions o. their physiogs irost bitten
- AO'> SNA'oA'Ns |lSU "CCs d SIlud-
nan was frozen to death between Black
line and this place, and with this one ex-
option no other life was lost. Stock in
he Flint Creek valley are all under /
with plenty Of feed to carry them
the winter.
TRAINS n NAILS.
Despite the extreme cold weather and |
|eep snowfall, trains on the Drummond e.
'h%ilipsburg Railroad have been running
esularly, though to make connections on
he main line they have been sometimes
'navoldably late The nail is now brought
p Immediately after it's arrival in Drum
nond, the re-ldidents Of the burg receiving
heir letters thereby in the afternoon of the
anne DAY they arrive in Drummond, in.
tead OF being obliged to wait till next dav
$ under the old order OF tLipps. No mail
rom the East has arrived for the last two
avs.
Gamer q Jacky's Centennial Brewery. a
institution and a branch OF the Cen.
enn'ai OF Butte, is doing a good business
NUS a long feit want. The bottlins de.
artment to the establishment will he
aded next spring, by which time MesSrs
acky q Gamer will have made up tbeir
mos 10 build residences on lots in Wi.
IN ) addition, which they purchased some
me since.
Inc construction crew are still at work
p-rapplns n otherwise finishing nm ~
.ad-bed OF the Drummond g. Philipsburs
'i!r"ad. They will finish their Lhors ]
'"ut February 20, AMI will proceed !
ehge 10 some road in Western Washing. !
n Territory.
! ne new store Of VIM. Weinstein is being {
p".ls n,'shed and will be ready for oc- ,
3 ancy at an early date. The new prr. :
N VII BE- occupied as the grocery depart. {
whiie the old will be constituted into +
e Dry goods and clothing department. l
1 ne cash system seems to be growing I
quar-. Several firms are o running !
Ell business on that plan. the last rn,', :
rta being Leatheruan & Co Tho vail :
own and popular general mercha /. +
aiers II Philipsburg. T