Butte Men Return Thom Race Meeting
Local race meet winds up as many from surrounding area join in. Good sportsmanship noted at Sheridan event with participants from Butte and nearby communities.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
21
Local race meet winds up as many from surrounding area join in. Good sportsmanship noted at Sheridan event with participants from Butte and nearby communities.
Action filed against Anaconda Company over a small sum that represents a larger ownership dispute. The case centers on ownership of the Apex mining claims and involves the Murray group seeking to establish their claim despite the stake claimed by the defendant.
Lou Phelan and partners report a four day Sheridan Wyoming fair and race meeting as one of the best in the Northwest with 75 runners and 30 harness horses. They describe cowboy races, cross country events, and high wagers amid booming mining town prospects.
William Kohl, former Butte resident, arrived from Dillon after a knife attack by Charles Warner. He suffered multiple shallow abdominal cuts, none penetrating the intestines, and was admitted to Murray's hospital for treatment with expected recovery in a few days. Kohl has many friends in Butte who express sympathy.
Washington reports Guillermo Adam, accused of violating immigration laws after crossing from El Paso to Texas during the Eagle Pass uprising over a year ago. He allegedly left Texas June 25, 1908, aided the 1908 Mexican revolt, was jailed until Aug 5, 1909, and then reentered by wading the Rio Grande. Mexican authorities seek his return for trial and threaten death if deported.
The Yucatan, flag NYYC, returned to Seattle with the Perkins excursion party after seven weeks at sea. They fished hunted and found new glaciers visiting Aleutians and calling at Carter Bay before sailing to New York by rail via Vancouver Banff Field and St Paul. Captain Johnson praised for ship handling after the Ohio disaster.
Harry Rodda and Mike Peters, two blind miners from Montana and Colorado, will stage a drilling contest Labor Day at Columbia Gardens as part of a big Butte celebration. They are lifelong rivals and friends who drill with skill, promising a notable event and a possible benefit dance for blind Butte residents.
Topeka reports Stella Barclay and J N Gentry were arraigned before Judge Simon in city court on kidnapping charges involving the incubator baby Marion Bleakley. Preliminary hearing is set for Sept 8 with bonds of 3000 each, total 6000, prisoners held at the county jail amid a peaceful courtroom crowd.
Three deaths from cholera occurred in Rotterdam in the last 24 hours with two victims being women. Local health officials continued to monitor the outbreak and urged residents to observe sanitary precautions.
Americans in Budapest attending the international medical congress visited the statue of Washington and laid wreaths at the memorial. Count Albert Appenyi, minister of public instruction, spoke in English praising Washington.
Westcliff Colorado August 30 Walter Lombard a prominent ranchman living west of town shot and killed his father in law Samuel Simerel yesterday Lombard surrendered saying the shooting was in defense of his wife and children whom Simerel was beating
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