Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

i Lexington shipped five bars. via the
American express. Sunday, of an estimated
value of $1O,592.
Alice shipped twenty bars OF an estimated
value OF $29.S56. via American express,
yesterday.
Tho fire department will hold q meeting
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, at which a
full attendance is requested.
Fifty.six at z a. m. and 70 at Tap. N. was
yesterdays temperatures as indicated by
the thermometer at Cushing's drug store.
Contractors are notified in to.day's
MINER to put in bids for Curtis & Majors
brick building, Lower Main street, at once.
James Murray. Frank Collins and John
Fitzpatrick, a trio OF gentlemen most un-
e~quivocaDy opposed to labor of all kinds,
were sent up by Judge Newkirk yesterday
for vagrancy.
Matte Vickers concluded her engagement
Sunday evening with "Cherub" and it was
fortunate for her that it was put on last.
for q more bum piece was pobably
never produced on any stage.
Bargain and sale deed executed by Leah
Ann Petit and husband in favor of
Theresa Van Geffert, conveying lot 4 in
block 8, Fawcett's addition, was filed for
record yesterday. Confederation, 5000.
Agent Zimmerman, OF the American ex.
press, wal made happy yesterday by the
receipt Of q box of "cat tails' which some
kind friend sent him from the far east.
Another thing he rejoices in is q brand new
Office sale. which also arrived yesterday.
Next Sunday the Juvenile Fire brigade
viii give an excursion to Anaconda. The
"kids". will canvass the city for the sale Of
tickets, some time during the week, and
hope to, meet with liberal response. Fare
for the round trip has been fixed at 81.
Promotion of M. C. Kimberly, assistant
general superintendent Of the Northern
Pacific, headquarters at Helena, to general
superintendent to fill vacancy caused by
resignation OF 8. r. AinsIee, is reported.
Report also has it that George W. Dickin-
son, now division superintendent, is to
succeed Mr.. Kimberly.
Sheriff Lloyd received q telegram from C.
d. Hard, city marshal OF Helena, last night. |
that he had captursd John Buchanan. \
wanted here for stealing a watch from a
lady in this city. The theft was committed
July ~. Mr.. Hard is holding Buchanan, |
and an officer will 60 after him to-day.
All attempt to commit burglary was
made yesterday morning at about 3 O'Clock.
A couple OF men entered q room in a lodp.
ing house between Broadway and Granite |
just west of Main, but they awoke
one OF the inmates before they succeeded
in getting anything and were scared away.
Alarm Of fire called out the department
at about hall past nine o'clock last night.
Several minutes elapsed before the cause of
The alarm could be located, and it was
then ascertained that the fire was west of
The Amy and Silversmith, quite a distance
Walkerville. OF course, no attempt
vas made by the tiremen to reach the
place. What the nature OF the fire was
,ould not be learned.
Several gentlemen of this city have re-.
,eived Invitations from the sheriff of Deer
Lodge to attend the hanging OF johnson,
which will take place Thursday.
The Invitations are neat little al.
airs printed on white cards with
black border. It is safe to q that
me gentleman honored by the sheriff will
let be present, judging from the remarks
was heard to utter yesterday.