Butte News Notes and Local Christmas Bits
A collage of small items from Butte including birth notices, marriages, and business ads. County official Cosens visits in session on holidays. A mounting of local notices on Buick and Christmas gifts. Fabian’s Christmas folders from Annapolis draw attention. Buick ad lines close with a nod to future auto aims.
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James Coffey
Amherst Street
Frank Scudamore
South Clark Street
Cosens
Anaconda
Silver Bow
Silver Bow County
Clarence
Glenn
Red Lodge
Kiva L. M. Lawrence
Bowen
William F. Fraser
Nellie Murphy
Butte
Buick
Eversharp
P. O
Gold Hill
Louis Martin Fabian
J. M. Fabian
Regiment of Midshipmen
Annapolis
Fabian
Pershing to Spend Week in Lincoln Visiting Relatives
Gen. John J. Pershing will spend more than a week in Lincoln after arriving from Laclede Missouri tomorrow. He made Lincoln his home over 25 years ago while commandant of the University of Nebraska cadets. Down comforts long awaited are in at Brownfield Canty’s and are described as a fine gift.
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Lincoln, Neb
John J. Pershing
Laclede
Pershing
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Brownfield-Canty’s
County eyes 80 acre aviation field in Silver Bow
The county attorney will largely decide if Silver Bow should own an 80 acre tract to serve as an airplane field. J M Fabian notes doubts over using land not for exclusive county use. The Good Roads Association favors purchase at 4750 dollars from W Mc C White, with written recommendations to be presented to the commissioners. The group argues public ownership and notes benefits for possible transcontinental air mail service and forest patrol flights from Butte.
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Silver Bow County
J. M. Fabian
Board of County Commissioners
W. McC. White
Marrfield
Good Roads Association
White
Chamber of Commerce
The
Board of County Commissioners of
Butte
Deer Lodge National Forest
Northwest
Silver Bow
Local Property Owners Communicate Action in E District
A signed notice from W. McC. White as chairman and Frank A. Bigelow as secretary informs nearby residents of a proposed property action in the E district. The document notes that the plan involves neighboring parcels and urges orderly conduct by all owners affected.
Scenes in Picture Made in Army Camp
A comedy from Mary Roberts Rinehart inspired by camp life in Twenty-three and a Half Hours Leave. Doris May and Douglas McLean debut as Ince stars at the American theater for a three day run. Camp MacArthur provided realistic scenes with the C O aiding directing and soldiers as extras. Sergeant Gray falls for the colonel’s daughter in a story that is not a war picture.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Doris May
Douglas McLean
Ince
American Theater Today
Mr. Ince
Camp MacArthur
San Pedro
Cal
C. O
Gray
A C M Band Members Observe Anniversary
The A. C. M. band marked its thirtieth anniversary with an informal gathering in Meaderville led by Sam Treloar and six members. The group formed after Capt. Tom Crouch invited Treloar to start a band for the Boston & Montana Mining company. Only Treloar and Joe Ivey remain from the original charter.
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Meaderville
Sam Treloar
Mr. Treloar
Butte
Leadville
Col
Alice
Boston & Montana Mining Company
Tom Crouch
Treloar
Joe Ivey
Los Angeles
A. C. M. Band
United States
San Francisco
Beloved Woman Answers Summons
Miss Sadie L. Delovage died at 7 o'clock last night after a lingering illness. Heart failure, induced by injuries received months ago, caused her death. She was 31. Survived by two brothers, A. and M. Delovage of Butte. Body moved from White undertaking rooms to the Delawage residence, 232 West Porphyry street, pending shipment to Portland for interment.
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Sadie L. Delovage
Miss Delovage
M. Delovage
Butte
White Undertaking
Delawage
West Porphyry Street
Portland
Trains Delayed By Heavy Christmas Mail In Butte
Mail trains heavily loaded with Yuletide parcels arrived late in Butte yesterday as loading and unloading stretches extended running times. East coast mail continues to flood Northwest, with several trains improving later but remaining behind schedule. Some local departures show slight drops, while No 41 and No 4 faced notable delays.
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Butte Y
Far East
Northwest
Milwaukee
Butte
Northern Pacific
Logan
North Coast Limited
Burlington
New York wholesale price update for meat markets
New York reports a wholesale price of 15.20 cents per pound with a 2 cent reduction noted. The brief item indicates market movement in wholesale meat pricing during December, reflecting adjustments likely affecting traders and retailers in the supply chain.
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New York
Sugar price quotes from Cuban sugar crops announced
B. H. Howell, Son & Co. quoted cash price on granulated sugar refined from the new Cuban crop at a percentage above par. The old crop sugar was priced at 9 cents per pound less 2 per cent for cash, signaling a retail price around 17 to 18 cents per pound.
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B. H. Howell, Son & Co
Mrs Shonts Faces Blue Christmas
New York December 23. Proceedings to oust Mrs Theodore P Shonts widow of the former head of the citys largest traction system from her exclusive Park Avenue apartment were instituted today. A notice was served on her in behalf of the property owners. Mrs Rutherford Bingham daughter of Mrs Shonts said her mother was a month behind in rent 3841.67 and had received none of the 50000 insurance left by her husband.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
New York City
Park Avenue
Rutherford Bingham
Shonts
Confesed Forger Sentenced By Court
John Hansen pleaded guilty yesterday to forgery and was sentenced by Judge Lynch to two to five years in the state penitentiary. He admitted passing bad checks on Crowley and Lockhart after coming to the police station and saying money was easy. Hansen, about 60, had served a previous term.
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John Hansen
Lynch
Hansen
Crowley & Lockhart
Warrant for Packers Over Cold Storage Violation
Milwaukee officials issued a warrants charging Wilson & Co Chicago packers with violating the Wisconsin cold storage law. The complaint states nearly 3,000 pounds of beef checks were kept in cold storage in Milwaukee since October 30, 1918.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wilson & Co
Chicago Packers
Wisconsin
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Hallmark
Butte That’s Legs
Jewelers and Optometrists
N. P
G. N
Butte News
Orton Bros
Advt
John H. Gambell
North Main Street
Everybody's Grocery
McCarthy & Day
Occident Flour
North Main
Hills Bros
White House
Batavia
Winterhalter
Hannifin
West Park Street
Old Reliable Jewelers
A.C. M
Turkeys
Ceretana
Lyon
Oce
John J. M’carthy
Ladies’ Garment Store
East Park Street
N. Chulos
Northwest Country
Mrs. Shonts
Libby
McCarthy’s Sanitary Grocery & Meat
East Broadway
Hood River
Swift
McCarthy's Sanitary
Montana
Eureka
Cece Vannes Crarer
Lamas
Simmons
Peninsular Ranges
Eeeenee
Pendleton
Hingro and
Bissell
Aeea
Odom
Iodge
Gregson
Hartmann
Brownfield
West Park ST
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