Butte Chamber Moves to End Races and Boost Baseball
The Butte chamber of commerce board of directors began steps to abolish racing meets and back baseball with funds and moral support. A conference with telephone company officials aims to end the dual system, letters to Montana’s congressional delegation will urge land grants for roads, and a $5,000 start for a Butte Union league team is proposed with a special meeting planned for Friday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Ace
Ite
Congress
Montana
Butte Chamber ‘of Commerce
E. F. Murphy
Union Association
Butt
Parn
Tageball
Ibers
Mr. Murphy
Silver Bow Club
Jes Austin
Merchants’ Department
The
Chamber
Independent ‘Telephone
Helena Pursuit Leads to Two Arrested in Craig Stables Theft
Sheriff Duncan recaptured two riders linked to missing saddles in Craig after tracking them via Ad pass. One man, Joseph Larocque, a half breed, rode bareback toward Cascade. both were brought to Helena. Also noted is a forecast of large grain yields totaling 1000000 bushels of spring wheat and 9000000 bushels of uto.
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Helena
Albert Huntley
Duncan
Adel
Great Falls
Huntley
Sheritt
Craig
Cascade
Harry Hay
Sherif Joe Brewer
Ad Pass
Hay
Joseph Larocque
Judge Clark Ordered to Show Cause by High Court
Helena December 15 In a procedural move the supreme court issued an alternative writ of mandamus directing Judge W A Clark of Beaverhead County to show cause why he should not be required to restore a disqualifying affidavit from the court records and relinquish jurisdiction over the final account settlement. The action followed a prior striking of the affidavit and a postponed hearing date. The case set for December 13 and 16 reflects tensions over integrity of the judicial process. Meanwhile Missoula Light and Water Co filed revised tariff schedules with the public service commission prompting a hearing on rate adjustments for residential and business lighting in Missoula.
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Jacobs
Clark
Colorado Gulch Elk Restock Plans and Fergus County Estimates
Revised rain production estimates for Fergus County raise the year’s total to 10,000,000 bushels with a cash value over 5,000,000 dollars. C. J. Wentworth and others reviewed the figures, noting growers will keep a portion for seed and feed. The report reflects a broader effort tied to local agriculture and drought impacts.
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Lewistown
C. J. Wentworth
Fergus County
Stops Runaway Team and One Horse Dies
Ben Cornelius stopped a farmer’s runaway team in Montana street using a street machine. A horse collapsed and died from heart trouble as spectators reached the scene. Edward Waller, driver for Ane ARus Grocery, was jolted and thrown from his rig on Front street when the king bolt broke.
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Ben Cornelius
Montana
Cornelius
Edward Waller
Anearus Grocery Company
Front Street
Contention Aims at Republican Convention Call
Members of the Republican National Committee arrive amid mixed sentiment on party reorganization. Some favor an immediate convention, others oppose any convention, and a third group favors a convention but sees no urgency. Odds reportedly favor a convention as Ormsby McHarg seeks a hearing against the committee’s right to call extraordinary action.
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Dachstein
Austria
Alps
Republican National Committee
Ormsby McHarg
McHarg
National Committee
Grays Elegy Grammar Exposed by 20th Century Critic
A New York Evening Post reader faults Gray for grammar in a stanza of the Elegy. He notes errors such as their name and many a holy text and questions how many names the graveyard holds. The critic argues the verb agrees with the singular teaches.
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Butte
New York Evening Post
Gray
Soslipshod
Imitation Versus Original Thought in Gray's Verse
A critic suggests Gray was ruled by ideas rather than words, making grammar hard to fit the meter. He notes holy texts praising rustic morality misplace lines, and hints that mastery requires less poetic flair and more disciplined wording.
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Gray
Belle of Butte claim develops near Walkerville
Sam Hoar leads six men in prospecting the Belle of Butte claim near Walkerville. A prominent mining man stated yesterday that the claim yields silver ore and current efforts focus on drifting and crosscutting while noting the proper distance between the eyes is the width of one eye.
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Sam Hoar
Butte Clai
Walkerville
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