Butte News Suit Against Uncle Sam
A Butte firm Shackleton & Whiteway sues the United States in federal court for 4084.50 damages from the 1901 suspension of work on the Fort Keogh government hospital. The contract from March 1901 covered a 12 bed hospital to be completed by November 1, with costs itemized as wages, lumber, sheet metal, and heating expenses due to delays.
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John W. Shackleton
Augustus 8. Whiteway
Shackleton & Whiteway
Butte
United States
Government Hospital
Fort Keogh
Kirk & Clinton Shackleton & Whiteway
George BE. Pond
St. Paul
War Department
Washington
United States Army
Pond
Improving the Roadbed Near Lake Pend Oreille
W J Jones of Atwood Jones led a crew of 20 toward Lake Pend Oreille to build a new road around a bad ground section. The existing wooden trestle over a marsh will be replaced by a substantial fill and hillside cut. Montana men hold the contract. the project will take at least a year and will employ many lumber workers from Butte.
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W. J. Jones
Atwood & Jones
Lake Pende Oreille
Montana
Butte
Cooks and Waiters to Clash With Hartenders at Columbia Gardens
A promised rattling good baseball game pits cooks and waiters against hartenders at Columbia Gardens. The cooks posted a challenge yesterday and the mixologists are expected to accept. A $50 purse will be wagered for the bout.
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Hartenders
Columbia Gardens
Butte Electric Rail Plans Stir City Rumors
Rumors of a new street car company in Butte claim plans to extend lines to Nine Mile canyon and Anaconda with a possible route via the old Montana Union right of way. Reports say the firm bought Lake View Park at Nine Mile canyon to create a resort, fueling talk of a major electric railway network.
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Butte
Nine Mile Canyon
Anaconda
Butte Electric Railway Company
Silver Bow Creek
Stuart
Deer Lodge
Lake View
Nine Mile
Remembering General John Charles Black as G A R commander
A Butte resident recalls Gen John Charles Black elected commander in chief of the G A R. Black, former Danville resident, Civil War veteran, famed orator, and later pension commissioner, faced political defeats but remained influential. He suffered arm injuries from battle yet continued public service.
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Ilinois
Butte
John Charles Black
Danville
Joe Cannon
Dstrict
General Black
Con. Bressman
Cannon
Jackson Democrat
Young Democratic Marching Club
Chicago
W. RB. Mann
Bill
Catlin
Cleveland
Pensions
Round Trip Oregon Short Line Tickets To Idaho Valley
The Oregon Short Line offers round trip fares from Butte to all stations including Shoshone Idaho and Huntington Oregon with Boise as a stopover. Tickets on sale Sept 1 and 15 with return valid 15 days from sale. Call or visit 108 North Main Butte for rates. Orton Bros. Butte offers piano and organ value at 219 North Main.
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Oregon Short Line
Butte
Shoshone
Idaho
Huntington
Ore
Boise
Snake River
Fruit and Agricultural District
Short Line
North Main Street
Mont
H. ©. Wilson
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Summer Shoe Snaps White Kid Oxford Ties at French Heel Range
A feature on women's summer footwear highlights oxford ties in white kid leather with French heels offered in a fair range of sizes. The piece notes style and versatility for warm season wear.
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Oxford
Doe
Summer Corsets And Waists On Hennessy Floor Sale
Discounted corsets and shirts waists fill the Hennessy floor with blue and white summer styles. The assortment includes white lawn, dimity, calico, and batiste waists with embroidery and tucks, plus low bust corsets and tape girdles for schoolgirls.
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Batiste
Women's Garments Half Price Sale Includes Capes and Jackets
Readable catalog notes wide reductions on women's capes, jackets, dresses, undergarments, and accessories. Items include evening capes once 37.50 to 65.00 now 15.00, cloth jackets from 18.59 to 7.00, half price undergarments, half price dresses for children, and slimmed prices on silk coats and skirts.
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We Up
Baby boys box calf shoes laced style dull tops
Box calf baby shoes described with laced style dull dongola tops and spring heels offered in sizes 7 8 and 9.
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Bet
Bargain Men’s Shirts and Furnishings on Special Saturday
A memory jogger of items marked to attract buyers for Saturday. Includes men’s shirts under $1.50 to $2.50 values, summer underwear, silk ties, and new silk balbriggan underwear with French necks. Mail order available to fill the bill.
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Mail Order Department
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Butte News
Uncle Sam
Shackelton
White Way
Ing
Government
Port Keogh
Jed Scarboro
Northern Pacific
Rant Meuve
Chamberlain
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Lake View Park
Illinois
Satay Agercness
Granite Street
Eale
Hennessy
Piconnets
Nobby
Nation Dept
du Barry
Tennessy
Wome
Duttenhetfer
Burke Bros
Kelly
On &N
Mason
White Mountain Ice Cream
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