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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1877
Page
3
A nostalgic note praises coal stoves and warm rooms as essential for winter comfort. The writer laments lacking a stove though coal is available, imagining the warmth and steady temperature a good stove brings to sleeping spaces. They expect local hardware stores to supply the needed “Morning Glory” stove.
An old Colorado paper reports on a new dry placer washing machine claimed superior to water methods when washer facilities exist. Critics warn it may waste time and money and note Montana tests referenced by a well qualified observer.
Unprovosed Sucotinga Rider Gulch men and two returned Black Miller were involved in a gunfire incident in Aiur Gulch. Two Chinese bystanders were wounded. A sheriff and posse pursued and arrested one outlaw. the other was captured by boys who intervened. The event stirred local order in Morginta and court acknowledgment of the boys’ courage.
The Butte Firemen plan a ball next month to raise funds for new apparatus for the recently organized company. The event aims to se cure equipment for town protection and invites public participation as partners in the Fireman’s Dance. An unrelated notice reports Daniel Yandes of Stadisun county died after ingesting morphine on the 23rd.
The firm states that prices will be issued in a few days after opening the goods while asserting they will offer the lowest possible price with no deviation.
The E L Bonner & Co meeting notes a weakly meeting with a repaired triangle and a note on better tone for a forthcoming regular meeting. Committees report six quad ladders contracted to Bib King for 140 dollars and water rights for a reservoir funded by subscriptions. A four ward division of the town is outlined, and prominent citizens are urged to attend the next meeting. A baseball match between Deer Lodge and Butte clubs was postponed due to a snowstorm.
Numerous notes from Butte merchants and residents. Dry goods and clothing supplies arrive, prices listed for ladies skirts and Canton flannel. Realty moves include new stores, warehouses, and a fireproof building on Broadway. Infrastructure mentions road work toward Lexington and Glensdale, a proposed Pipestone Pass road opening, and a quest for a smelter near Trapper. Notices cover Masonic event, church services, and local rail and freight talk with beer, dairy, and logistics details.
A long account details the Monroe Silver Mining Company at Dewey's Flat and its failed management under an inexperienced superintendent. It explains misaligned business deals with Owen Gaffney, poor ore handling, and ruined yields while Vipond district ore and rival mills thrive, urging more knowledgeable leadership and proper ore treatment to restore prosperity.
W.H. Young and family plan a visit to the Blaes and will be away likely until February. Thomas Lavelle starts tomorrow for Mayo Quebec to visit his parents. Mrs. John How came from Virginia City and will stay in Butte during Mr How’s San Francisco trip. Jules Levi of Helena and Al Dell visit Silvey City on professional grounds. Don Bray sheriff of Beaverhead County toured after escorting a prisoner to the penitentiary at Deer Lodge. Wm Nowlin, formerly with Nowlin & Weary in Virginia City, arrived in Butte for the Centennial celebrations.
After thorough repair the Dexter quill started up last Thursday and has since run day and night. The Lexington repair plan replaces its engine with a larger more powerful unit now en route and expected to reach Butte today or tomorrow. Engine setup and repairs will take about two weeks, after which the Lexington should resume regular operation.
Notice invites all to a Friday evening ball by the Silver City Base Ball Club of Butte. The event features a new waxed dancing floor at Loeber's hall and Dusseau's quartet band, with tickets at three dollars and supper arrangements by a local restaurant to satisfy attendees.
A brisk Glendale scene features rampant gambling and bustling saloons. A local tale recalls a tewwhser’s ill fated challenge inspired by a citizen’s forbidding his daughter’s suitor. Sheriff McAndrews reports a Chinese suspect’s gun linked murder case advancing to Dear Lodge for trial.
A historical school column lists pupils commended for deportment for the week ending October 2011, naming numerous students and teachers, followed by scattered local notices and anecdotes including a fallible typographic record of staff and students.
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