Butte Welcomes Many Visitors for Christmas Shopping
Dozens of visitors from Missoula Spokane Billings Helena and Dillon arrive in Butte for holidays. Local hotels house guests including Mrs N N Green of Long Beach and J C Shawmut of Deer Lodge while others like John W Neulton of Duluth and Murdoch Murray of Virginia City look over mining interests. Christmas shopping fills the week as residents and guests frequent the Thornton Finlen Legent and Leggat hotels with plans to stay several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planos Rom
Nell Fi
Butte
R. E. Townsend
Josephine
Mont
Clarence Fredel
Missoula
School of Mines
O. Gardner
C. C. Price
Billings
Legent
N. N. Green
Long Beach
Cal
J.C. Shawmut
Deer Lodge
Dan Little
Dau Grace
Dillon
John W. Neulton
Duluth
Raymond
Helena
W. Hansen
Door Lodge
Robbins
Leadore
Idaho
Olga
Esther Sandstrom
Lodge Grass
H. H. Shuntz Jr
James L. Kreight
Lewistown
Thornton
Murdoch Murray
Virginia City
Finlen
Thomas Pailey
Real Northern Railway
Great Falls
K. A. Lime
Matson
Charlotte Reese
Laurin
E. W. ‘Traner
Whitehall
AA. McDonald
Philipsburg
H. L. Nelson
Spokane
HA. Brenner
Grant
Edna Golstner
Elgin
Butt
Robert Frakes
T. H. du Bois
Dilton
Butts
E. M. Kay
Maudlow
Henry C. Smith
D. P. Freese
F. J. Taylor
Livingston
Finten
J. R. Killkelly
Harlowton
Inten
Charles Durham
Harrison
Two men jailed for 60 days in state warranty case
Ray Meehan and James Healy were sentenced to 60 days in county jail by Magistrate D. Shea in police court after being convicted on state warranty charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Meehan
James Healy
D. Shea
Cruelty Alleged in Divorce Action Highlights Alimony Custody Dispute
Hildegarde Hanson sues George Hanson in a Waukegan divorce filed April 1919 alleging domestic abuse. She seeks $50 alimony, child custody, and her maiden name Paden. The case references a 2-year-old child and various unrelated debts and settlements through 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildegarde Hanson
George Hanson
Waukegan
Paden
Atlantic Paint
J. K. Claxton
Plaincite
Walkerville church to observe Christmas program
The Walkerville Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday school plots a Monday evening program open to members and friends. It features songs recitations and a Christmas suite led by the primary department and choir with various titled pieces and a final Christmas song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkerville
Little Town
Christ Maud Davies
Spencer Mitchell King
Annie
Jas Gransberry
Isabelle Rule
Sanders
Shoir
Margaret Harrie
Willie Steph
Alice
Christ
Tommy Davies
Ernestine Richards
Garfield Willams
Monita Gransberry
Sam Stephens
Bethlehem
Jine Richards
Traymond
Luct Bowden
Ruby
Kelveth
Theodore A Mitchell
Ly A. Manger
Christmas Dolk
Lucille
Toeaster
Totty
Kenneth ‘Bowden
Lillian Davies
Bright and Fair
Albert Goldsworthy
Auber Kelsetht
Dorothy” Clarke
Don Said Lyle
Carot
TEACHERS TO RECEIVE THEIR SALARIES TODAY
Many teachers doubted they would receive salaries today while clerks reassured them by phone. Accounts mention specific amounts and a default payment proceeding, with the newspaper noting office activity and concerns among staff.
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Sgopazdee
Seagin
St Eines Basroll
Namish Erstia Building
Subir
Christmas Dinner for Jail Inmates Reads Like Odd Note
A fragment reports a Christmas dinner for county prisoners with roast veal, vegetables, and mince pies, suggesting a holiday meal issued by authorities. The text appears garbled but indicates inmate dining plans and official orders for festive food provision.
Contempt Convicts County Officials in Widow’s Pension Dispute
County commissioners were ordered jailed for contempt by Judge Lynch for refusing to argue Elizabeth Willoughby’s widow’s pension warrant. The jail sentence is indefinite though stayed pending appeal to the Supreme Court, with Ty rand and Fitzpatrick representing the commissioners. The case centers on the widow’s pension law and the agreed statement by McCaffery, Sullivan, and the county attorney.
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Lynch
Elizabeth Willoughby
Tyrand
Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court
Judgment for Supply Laundry in Hemrick case
The Supply Laundry company won a judgment of 19 672.96 dollars against Alvin Hemrick. The court ordered two percent of Supply Laundry stock given by Hemrick as surety to be sold if needed to cover the debt. The note amount was 16 000 dollars plus 2 400 dollars attorney fees and accrued interest. Ju Lamb is the plaintiff’s attorney.
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Lisa Cash Grocery Company
Nicholson
Prin
F.C. Tornes
James McCreery Company
Kathy Mueller
Lynchterday
Madge B. Dugan
W. J
Edmonds
Mueller
New York
Pan’ Metalite "Company
Granite County
Maury
Granite’ County
Labert James
James Dalley
Judes Carron
Supply Laundry
Res
Alvin Hemrick
Supply Law Y Atock
Hemrick
Ju Lamb
Butte Office To Deliver Mail Monday After Christmas
The Butte post office will offer general delivery and parcel post windows from 3 p.m. Monday. Christmas day Sunday has no mail delivery and the office will be closed. Phil Goodwin announced yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Phil
Goodwin
Rotary Club Celebrates Christmas Spirit With Carols
Butte Rotary members gathered yesterday noon to hear Yuletide songs by local students. Speaker Dr. Galen Witherspoon urged service over profit, citing Rotary’s motto. The club announced plans to aid crippled children and tuberculosis patients and approved copper shingles for the state orphans’ home nursery. Bill Coughlin received a loving cup for attendance.
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Holt Ram
Regu- Butte Rotary Club
Galen
Witherspoon
Rotary
Besause
Kila Wheeler
Witeon
Ee Ieee
Anna Elec Renee
Peeper
Eae Rotary
Crippled Ten
Tiv Committee
Follo L. Dorsh
Jit Millikin
Donald Campbell
YMCA
Musical Program at First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian plans special Christmas music with soloist Mee Paul Bailor and director Irene Bt. Quen Organist, Prof. G. F. Rue on violin. Carols of old Christmas hymns and "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" by Mrs. Medlin and Mrs. Rye, plus "Come and Adore" and "Joy to the World" by the choir.
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First Presbyterian
Mee
Paul Bailor
Irene Bt
G. F. Rue
Adam
Professor Mueller
Paul Butler
Nazareth
Mrs. Grey
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Mrs. Medlin
No Office Buried Under Food of ML
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a disorganized scene around a sorting room with a large staff handling packages during Christmas season. The text mentions increased workload, crowded conditions, and a focus on sorting and delivering mail, but many words are garbled.
Inlaw Slays Butte Man Revealed Through Letters
A Georgia man, W. IL Cook of Augusta, is tied to the fatal shooting of John Larson in Butte. Letters from Larson’s widow recount the incident, discuss inheritance, and cite a four year prison sentence for the killer. The case raises questions about motives, residence, and family tensions with no clear conclusion.
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Cook
Augusta
Georgia
John Larson
Butio
Thind
Larson
Lee Ware
Butte
Mont
Laurson
Robinson
Snow
Butte Couple Misa Paull and A G Shone Wed in Boulder
Hone Paull announces the marriage of Misa Paull daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Paull Walkerville to A G Shane in Boulder on Oct 11. The bride, born and educated in Butte, has practiced law. the couple will reside in Butte.
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Hone Paull
Butte
Misa Paull
A.G. Shone
Boulder
SP. Kellett
Shane
Richard Paull
Rose Street
Walkerville
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King
Butte Notes
Charles A. Barton
Basin
John W. Sinclair
Toso Jauthier
Dillon M. J. Dunn
Bricklayers’ International Union
J. D. Haig
Union Pa
Napton
Winnifred McHugh
Immaculate Conception
A. F. McHugh
Lewisohn Street
J. A. Smith
Wesley Chapel
Twin Bridges
William MacDuffie
Smith
Rose Pierce
Ladies of Maccabees
Idaho Falls
Lloyd Smalley
Nora Shinners
Pierce
Loiselle Taxi Service
Ase
The
Arnold Company
Catherine Mallon
Walkerville Church
Apcarthy
Bryant & Ch
Lyon
Spaghett
Erman
John J. M’carthy
Cmmarens Carots
Holman Day
Maine
K . Loy
Mary Pickford II
Lord Fauntleroy
Sachs Rs
McCarthy’s Sanitary
East Broadway
Weil
Cape Cod
Ise
Elbe
Swift
Reeoeda
Seo
Blanchard Mik
Montana
Lenny Boxe
Arta Quality
Queen Oliver
der Mason Orart For
Ours
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