Alumni Cast Delights With Officer 666 at Butte Play
The Alumni association staged a polished production of The Officer 666 under Mies Gertrude Ryan. Cast members led by Mike Sheehan Marjorie Gillie and George Bourquin delivered strong performances with wit emotion and solid pacing. Plans to take the show to Deer Lodge prison theater with Warden Frank Conley directing are underway.
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Alumni Association
Cohan & Harris
Butte
Mies K. Gertrude Ryan
Mike J. ‘Sheehan
Mike
Marjorie Gillie
George Bourquin
Gillie
F Bourquin
Travers Gladwin
Deer Lodge
Frank Conley
Gladwin
City urged to add night shift of traffic cops
Assistant City Attorney Charles Juttner told police court in Butt yesterday that a night patrol is needed to protect pedestrians and regulate speeding, noting most cars run without lights and night hours see frequent speeding while the city’s traffic officers are only on the day shift.
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Butt
Charles Juttner
News Notes From Butte And Local Items
Rent pianos from Orton Bros. Fine stationery and office supplies of all kinds at the P. O. News Stand. Judge and Mrs. W. C. Speer left for Chicago and points east for an extended trip. The Ladies Aid Society of the Gold Hill Lutheran church will be entertained tonight at o clock by Mesdames Elmberg and Wrickson. The Red Cross seeks information on Charles Caton and Ralph Davenport based on county attorney input yesterday. Leslie Brown was arrested and held for Deer Lodge on a theft charge. Percy Reed pled guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined ten dollars in police court. The complaint was filed by Rufus Houston who said Reed threatened his life. The dispute stemmed from Reed’s arrest in Anaconda. Houston said Reed blamed him for the arrest. Both Hoth’s men are colored.
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Deer Lodge
Percy Reed
Rufus Houston
Reed
Anaconda
Houston
Hoth
Union Pacific Orders 2000 Steel Coal Cars for Freight
Union Pacific places orders for 2000 steel coal cars totaling 8 million dollars. A V Kipp of Butte notes additional purchases include 4000 refrigerator cars by Pacific Fruit Express to boost fruit and vegetable shipments, and tentative coal car additions for fall and winter needs. Joel L Priest, UP general agent at Bozeman, touring the northwest to oversee shipments.
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A. V. Kipp
Union Pacific
Butte
Kipp
Pacific Fruit Express Company
Joel L. Priest
Bolentah
Ctty
Spokane
Priest Fo
Committee on Indian Affairs Visits West
Members of the United States House of Representatives Indian affairs committee will arrive in Butte on May 31. They travel by private car, transfer in Butte to the Northern Pacific, visit Blackfoot agency Idaho and the Flathead at Missoula, then proceed to Billings and on to the Crown agency.
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United States
House of Representatives
Butte
J. S. Kemp
Northern Pacific
Oregon
Missoula
Billings
Burlington
Crown Agency
City Warrants Mostly Presented for Payment in March Call
City Treasurer Hermann Strasburger reports that nearly all warrants called in March have been presented for payment. Only a small number of the warrants remain outstanding. The March call totaled about 301000 dollars while the city’s total indebtedness stands around 1500000 dollars.
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Hermann Strasburger
Strasburger
Butte Attorney Granted Gun Permit Following Threats
David H. Wittenberg, a Butte attorney, secured a court order from Judge Lynch for a carry permit after alleging telephone threats by unknown individuals. He presented an affidavit from George Wheeler’s home and testified to his own good character.
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David H. Wittenberg
Butte
Lynch
Wittenberg
George Wheeler
Graves Overseas to Have Memorial Day Observed
Memorial day tributes for 57000 American war dead will be organized by the American Legion with funds raised from thousands of posts. Silver Bow post has sent 26 dollars to state adjutant for national headquarters, to mark graves in Europe and Siberia and honor those who served. Butte committees of 21 from nine patriotic societies plan a parade and cemetery ceremonies, with schools involved to teach children the sacrifices, as veterans recount battlefield experiences during the observance set for 1920.
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American Legion
Legion
Silver Bow Post
Europe
Siberia
England
Russia
Italy
Germany
Belgium
Luxemburg
Austria
Butte
Patriotic Societies
Ed Basset
Clara O'Connor Daly
Woman's Belief Corps
Ron
Motorists Guilty In Court For Traffic Violations
In police court yesterday H Ambrosetti was found guilty of violating traffic rules for driving on the wrong side of Montana street and facing the wrong direction parking. Traffic Officer Thomas Calpin testified. A $10 fine was imposed on Sylvain who pleaded guilty for driving on the wrong side to stop near a bakery. Judge Grimes set the penalty at $10.
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H. Ambrosetti
Thomas Calpin
Ambrosetti
Montana
Sylvain
Grimes
Preparation for paving Butte Anaconda road begins
Medin and Co contractors started preliminary work near the Centennial and Tivoli breweries to create an outlet between the two cities. The first closure will affect the Emmet street foot to Rocker section, with work slated to begin by the first of next week, and machinery and materials already assembled.
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Butte: Anaconda
Medin' & ‘Co
Centennial and
Tivoli Breweries
Emmet Street
Rocker
Clothes theft charge in Butte justice court
Ernest La Casse, backed by A. C. Collins, faces grand larceny in a Butte justice court complaint for stealing a suit of clothes. Barbara Noel also faces a third degree assault charge for striking Peter Mihelich with a flour sifter in another complaint.
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Ernest la Casse
A. C. Collins
Justice
Butte
Barbara Noel
Nother
Peter Mihelich
Brady trial set for next Monday in Butte case
Andrew Brady, a Butte police officer suspended on murder charges, is slated for trial Monday. The hearing was deferred from the day before, with Deputy County Attorney Frank Riley noting a longer trial to avoid jurors being held over Sunday. The panel of 58 jurors has been strained by multiple similar trials and special venues are planned for Brady and others.
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Butte
Sylver
Frank Riley
Brady
Louis P. Donovan
George Pallas
Gust Manos
Pallas
Peter | Sanger
Tutte
Jackson
Louise Sanger
Leslie Sanger
France
Nora Coughlin Suner
Motion Picture Theater For Soldiers At Florence Hotel
The Florence hotel, turned from a mess hall for troops under Col Herman Hall, now hosts a motion picture theater with Rialto loaned equipment. Capt Edward McAdams notes gratis Universal films for the soldiers and praise for Butte residents. Red Cross and YMCA extend services. daily drills and leave extend to 11 p.m.
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Florence
Butte
Herman Hall
Rialto” Theater
Universal
Edward McAdams
McAdams
Red Cross
Student nurses tour Warm Springs hospital visit
Thirteen student nurses from Murray hospital in Butte visited the State Hospital at Warm Springs yesterday. They traveled by automobile and were shown through the institution by hospital authorities before returning to Butte last night.
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Sit State Hospital
Murray Hospital
Butte
Warm Springs
State Interchurch drive raises Montana quotas
The Interchurch movement reports Montana’s combined quota grows to 1 238 428 for 30 cooperating denominations, with Baptists and Methodists expanding five-year budgets. The drive spans churches across eight denominations, totaling about 10 000 members, as counts for several bodies and regional roles are listed.
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George Mecklenburg
Interchurch Movement
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
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Episcopal
Eppal South
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Montana
Mecklenburg
Interchurch World i
Burg
Fight Develops on Dog Ordinance
The proposed dog licensing ordinance and mandated confinement of dogs, tied to prohibiting dogs from running at large, faces review by the new city council at its first meeting on Wednesday May 5. Supporters favor confinement and triggering capture by the dog catcher for any dog seen roaming.
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Butte
Last Meeting of Council Friday in Hutte
With the council meeting concluded the reins of city government will pass to the newly elected members. Nine aldermen elected earlier have taken oath. new members prepare to assume duties. The first regular meeting will be Wednesday, May, when Republicans take control. The council composition is 11 Republicans and 5 Democrats.
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Hutte
Shelby Irvine
Trustees to Meet Saturday Evening
The Silver Row County Trustees association will meet Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the county superintendent of schools office. All nine district trustees plan to attend. On the agenda are teachers salaries bonuses and attendance at the National Educational Association convention in Salt Lake City July 6 to 10.
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Silver Row
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