Christmas recollections and river campaign tales at Friars Point
A former colonel recounts Christmas 1862 on the Mississippi near Friars Point with Tom Boyle, describing how Union troops and artillery secured the river bend from Confederate forces. He also recalls book agents punished by a hogshead and notes sales at local shops and a shipping rate push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Boyle
Mr. Boyle
Tom
Friar's Point
Mississippi River
Onurieutenant
Hell
The Standard's rise and holiday issue astonish readers
The Standard begins with bold ambitions to be the best state paper and improve appearance and style. Its Christmas number captivates readers, with art features and colored plates, and copies travel globally from New Zealand to London.
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Butle
Anaconda
Thetandard
Afa
New Zealand
Asia Minor
Egypt
South Africa
Singapore
Philippines
Calcutta
Hongkong
Alaska
London
Paris
Rome
St. Petersburg
Butte stores advertise watches and gifts with large discounts
Gold watches in three sizes and various styles are advertised. Chatelaine pins for watches in silver and gold plate are offered at Hight A Painfield's. Watches for women praised as finest in Montana. Various sales on china sets, manicure and shaving sets, drugstore gifts, pianos and organs, plus a Christmas edition to mail. Assays offered at $69.20 per ton with copper and silver figures.
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M. Wade
East Broadway
Butte
Finten- Media Drug Store
N. Main
Surprise piano sale offers for Knabe and Hallet & Davis uprights
Orton Bros in Butte Montana advertises used upright pianos including a Knabe in walnut case priced at 275 with 25 down and 10 monthly, and a Hallet & Davis walnut upright at 285 with same terms. Also touts other high grade used pianos from 125 to 225 and new uprights from Kimball Weber and others on easy terms. Rome report notes Keane appointed to Dubuque diocese after secret consistory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Weber
Haller & Davis
Ivers & Pond
Rome
Mer. Keane
Catholi University
Washington
Dubuque
City Detention Hospital Rent Hike Sparks Dispute
City officials face a rent dispute after J Collins agent notified that the vacant lot at Fast Garena and Arizona streets, used for a smallpox detention hospital, would rise from 20 to 100 dollars per month after January. The city claims a verbal yearlong possession under an erection-for-lease deal. owners argue the hospital lowers property value and seek removal or price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waieh
Fast Garena
Arizona Streets
J. Collins
Smallpox Hospital
Orton Bros. Market Offers Sterling Shaving Mugs and Musical Memorabilia
Orton Bros advertise low prices and easy terms on a range including lorgnettes violin guitar mandolin accessories and music rolls. Sterling silver shaving mugs and razor straps trimmed with silver are highlighted alongside the bargain items.
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Orton Bros
Stone Pleads Guilty In Illegal Registration Case
Judge Clancy discharged the trial jury and barred further criminal trials in Department II until next year. Albert J tins pleaded guilty to illegal registration and received one month in jail after about two months’ confinement. William Kemp remained jailed awaiting possible guilty plea. Charles O Connor, tied to Beek fraud, had case dismissed after admitting reliance on Beek. Reek's guilty plea puts him in penitentiary. Writ ten statements in cases against Hatch Cohen Evans Mason dismissed last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clancy
Department II
District Court
John McDonald
Sailor Jack
Albert J
William Kemp
Stone
Charles O'Connor
Albert E. Beek
O'Connor
Reek
Ol. L. S. Hatch
Ike Cohen
Harrys Evans
J. J. Mason
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BuTe News
Kmas
Blair
Cyco Poco
Peco
Christie & Leys
Butte Pharmacy
Main Street
Hier Wird
Deutsch Gesprochen
California
California Oil and Investment Co
Owsley Block
Corver Main and Park Streets
Blumkin
Diamonds
Grand Watch
Howard
B. W. Raymond
Rescent
Appleton-Tracy
Harry Blumkin
Montana Music Hall
Palace Music Hall
J. H. Fielding
Helena
J. ¥. Kenney
Wessemd LN Horks
Butte, Montana
Madam Shields
Wair
Vutte
Montana
City Library
Colonel Knowlton
Wesre Givana
Beth
Sippi Rver
Hight & Fairfield Nickel
W. ©. Dierks
Diebold Safe & Lock Company
N. Main Street
Might & Wairfield
Great Northern Railway
City oMee
North Main Street
J. E. Dawson
Might & Fairfield’s
Valles Ealog
Holland Penasini House
Nin
Wight
Painfield
Montana Music Co
Boucher's
Pinton-Medlin's
Dairfield’s
Standard
Mighty Pairfield's
Somerville
Ed . Mayer
W. Park
Boucher
Keane
Bole Agente
Maurer
Bsterean
Washburn
Orton Brow
Dana Tewey
Southern
Ry City
Vernero’ Argona and
Galena
BOC A tAouth
Might & Fairfield's
United States
Mexico
Canada
Hight & Paiiflela’s
West Side Paper Co
West Broadwee
Patifield
Cloak and Suit Department
Groe Zerics
Courtney
Sartle
Ienta
Morocco
Davis & Weimescary Co
Bain Street, Bute
Cece
Baby Rautte
Might & ValiMela
Ege
J. W. Morris & Co
West Park St
Broadway
Mutte
Ment
Parkes
Tony T. Cesare
Park Street
Butte, Ment
Chung
Galena G
Vutie
Dr. Calder
Boston Dental Llege
Boston Dental
Chicago College Dental Surgery
Haskeill Wrostheitec School of Dentistry
Lake Elevator
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