Ige Fountain Adds To Beauty Of New Chamber
The new chamber of commerce room features a decorative fountain with fish, a picturesque rock display, and several exhibits installed for a housewarming event on Wednesday afternoon. The Owens-ign thrasher is highlighted among items, with demonstrations by the Hutte Imperial Macaroni Company and Beaty Nature Fly, while the Mont. Butte Mines band will provide music through the afternoon and evening.
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Ige
Chamber of Merce
Owensiginn Company
Themer Candy Company
Union Pile
Nevins-Frank
J. J. Sheep Shearer Tory
Merrian and Newland Sonograph Factory
Patterso Be Candy Company
Mont
Butte Mines
Historic railroad rate increases redefine week in history
Last week proves historic for railroads as passenger rates rise 20 percent, freight rates 25 percent, and a 10 dollar charge added for open-top cars. Express rates jump 12.6 percent on Wednesday as government guaranty ends with March 1 dissolution, placing railroads on their own resources.
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Jiman
Brewer wreck debris cleared trains run normally again
Trains on the Helena line resumed normal operation after a wreck at Brewer caused derailment. No injuries were reported though a bullet prompted the incident and past freak accidents at the same location included horses and sheep. Brewer lies 47 miles from Butte. Meanwhile in Chicago, Mrs. F C Letts Jr won the Western fold championship for the third time in six years at Oak Park Country Club defeating Miss Hadith Cummings.
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Helena
Brewer
Butte
Chicago
F.C. Letts Jr
Hadith Cummings
Oak Park’ Country Club
Butte News Roundup: Local Notices and Civil Actions
Wordy fragments report Orton Bros plane rents and stationery shop. Ady Mrs Brennan departs for Philadelphia to visit relatives. Margaret Toy gains decree of desertion from Samuel Toy by Judge Lamb. Arthur B Howard files complaint in 8A circle. alien case noted. licenses issued for Henry Tene and Ie Ghodnough of Butte. marriages John Maron and Winifred Lit Richards of Butte recorded.
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Orton Bros
P.O
Ady
Thomas Brennan
Philadelphia
Margaret Toy
Samuel Oy
Lamb
Mage Lcenses
Henry Tene
Ie Ghodnough
Butte
John Maron
Winifred
Richards
Express Company Granted Increase of 12.5 Percent
The Express Company wins a 12.5 percent rate rise effective September 1 under Interstate Commerce Commission action. Butte offices say additional 15 percent ask is pending to fund wage hikes since the labor board award. The wage rise, expected to exceed 30 million dollars, includes a lump sum of 130.56 for a 150 monthly salary, with senior agent R. T. Starr noting rate comparisons to 1906 1908 levels and arguing higher costs and deficits justify gains.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Butte
American Express Company
Express Company
Labor Board
Tate
Express
Fetroadisa
R. T. Starr
New York
Auares
Starr
Traffic World
Milk depot fined for low fat content by judge
Tutte Milk depot proprietors faced Judge Grimes in police court over milk samples yielding 2.1 percent butter fat and 8.29 percent total solids, below 3.3 and 12 percent legal minimums. The owner blamed water leakage from ice. fined $10. John Doe fined $25 for bootlegging. Lane, Peterson, Massey fined $19 for driving with open murder and parking violations. three visitors dismissed. one man warned to leave town under threat of 80 days jail.
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Tutte
Grimes
Anspect
Hrickson
Tes
John Doe
Harrison Avenue
Jude Grimes
Murphy
Doe
John Lane
CH. Peterson
Louis Massey
Smith
Shane
Montana stockyard plan endorsed by many sections
Stockmen from across Montana commend the proposal to establish a union stockyard in Butte. A letter from R P Heron of Powder River Land and Cattle Company says sentiment spans the state and supports a local business that aids industries. He notes year round livestock supply and ample packing facilities are needed for profitability.
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Butte
R. P. Heron
Powder Fiver Land and Cattle Company
Miles City
Heren
Montana
State Wins Judgments In Seven Liquor Cases
The state secured judgments in seven liquor cases yesterday, four before Judge Jackson and three before Judge Lamb, with defaults noted in each. Liquor Belted was ordered destroyed as part of the rulings.
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Maurice Fordyce
John Melia
John Dui
August Record Month in City Police Court
August set a city police court record for fines and forfeits with Six thousand four hundred forty five dollars collected in fines and forfeits. The previous peak was four thousand three dollars in 1919. The clerk notes two days remain in August and expects total remittances and jail penalties to push well above five thousand dollars.
Court upholds funding for city warrants in Butte case
Judge Joseph R B Juckson ruled $609,000 funding test does not create new city debt. David Parker, taxpayer plaintiff, argued bonds to fund outstanding warrants required popular vote, but court said refinancing debt changes form, not indebtedness, and not subject to voter submission.
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Butte
Joseph RB. Juckson
David Parker
Walker
Roosevelt Speaks at Grand Island Campaign Rally
Roosevelt, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, addressed a Union Depot audience in Grand Island. He argued the Democratic program is the most progressive offered to American voters and criticized the opposition’s plan to present issues, asserting Republican expenditures reveal the administration’s failures.
Butte Kids Aim for Human Fly Feats on Crawlway
In a vacant lot near Clark’s grounds several youths tested their toes and fingers, learning to hang and climb as if becoming human flies. Adults watched as the boys described their aim to master the weightless grip, dreaming of scaling walls, fences, clotheslines, and gallows frames in nearby neighborhoods.
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Clark Plays
Anudder
Conne
Butte
Fire destroys three buildings in South St. Paul business district
South St. Paul August 28 fire devastates three downtown structures. The blaze began in a dry goods store with an explosion of chemicals, forcing residents to flee. Loss estimated at $7,000. cause unknown as flames swept through the heart of the business section.
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South ST. Paul
School leader’s fine remitted after police court case
Mrs Stodden, superintendent of schools, faced a $5 fine imposed by the police court. The remittance came yesterday after Small explained he had not printed campaign cards for her, noting she was the sole candidate in the field.
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Small
Mrsty Superintendent of
Tha
Red Inc Political Cartoons Spark Debate
A compact cartoon critique questions corporate and socialist themes as Red Inc. becomes a talking point. The strip uses satirical imagery to probe economic power and political ideology, drawing attention to influence and public perception.
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Butte Express
Mr. Starr
Milk Depot
DR. i L. Hannifin
Glaser
Chines
Butte, Mont
B., A. & P. Railway
ED Rose
DR. J. W. Duncan
Indorse Union Stockyards
Miles City Cattle Company
Ooue
Roosevelt
Grand Island
South ST. Pauloss
Iso
Sweeting
Hin
Cialists Incorporated
Red, Inc
Jensen
Eastman Films
Edison Mazda
Waterman's Ideal
Eversharp
Thermos
Chi-Namel Products
Griffon
Ideal
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
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