Indictments Filed in Butte Bootlegging Probe
Undercover agents in Butte report 11 indictments by the grand jury in federal cases tied to bootlegging and prohibition. Names include C. A. Bechler, Thomas Bates, John Drew, Thomas Gallacher, Bernard Delral, Frank Fitzgerald, Jerry Marster, Cy Kennedy, Sam Renfro, and Harry Scott. Federal court opens December 27 with most cases liquor related. Great Falls grand jury also returns 56 indictments with several for smuggling and white slavery.
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Grand Jury
Great Falls
Butte
Fival
C. A. Bechler
Thomas D. Bates
John Drew
Thomas Gallacher
Charles Battenschall
Bernard Delral
Frank Fitzgerald
Jerry Marster
Cy Kennedy
Sam Renfro
Harry Scott
Silver Bow
George Bourquin
Duchess of York Takes up Photography
The Duchess of York, under a professional camera man's guidance in London, has produced several presentable photographs of her baby daughter, Princess Elizabeth.
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London
Duchess of York
Princess Elizabeth
Local Obituaries At Sherman & Reed Funeral Home
Mrs Elizabeth Filetta Ajassa 54 wife of Dominick Ajassa dies. funeral Monday 9 AM from 51 West Daly to St Lawrence for high mass at 10 AM. interment Holy Cross. Mrs Aili Waananen 2 PM Sunday Mountain View cemetery. Henry Curnow services 2 PM Friday Mountain View with Rev Frederick Spencer. John Smith 34, 535 South Malin, funeral details pending.
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Anjassa
Elizabeth Filetta Ajassa
Dominick Ajassa
Sherman & Reed Funeral
West Daly Street
St. Lawrence's Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Curnow
Henry Curnov
Sherman & Reed
Frederick Spencer
Mountain View Cemetery
Henry Coulam Tries to Ditch the Vaulted V Initial
Henry Coulam Union Pacific general agent says he is trying to get rid of the V initial. Curious patrons crowd the Rialto block as he explains the letter is not money but a surplus initial. He jokes that the V sounds like Venus or Volstead and that the name confuses callers. He offers a brand new initial to anyone who wants one, but says he has no use for it.
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Henry Coulam
Union Pacific General
Aee
Rialto
Butte
Coulam
Charley Paddock
Main Street
America
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Goulam
Henry V. Coulam
Whiskers
Henry Coolem
Coolidge
Venus
Apollo
Funeral for Frank Trezise in Butte
The funeral was held yesterday at Sherman and Raed funeral home with Rev. Charles Cole officiating. Mrs. Paul Butler sang No Night There Lead Kindly Light and One Sweetly Solemn Thought. A large floral offering accompanied the service for the long-time Butte resident. Interment followed at Mount Moriah cemetery. Pallbearers were Harry Kitt Edwin Pesree Edward Junior J A Maxwell Joan Hender and Clifford Willoughby.
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Frank Trezise
Sherman, & Raed
Charles Cole
Paul Butler
Butte
Mount Moriah
PeiPeRsere
Harry Kitt
Edwin Pesree
Edward Junior
J. A. Maxwell
Joan Hender
Clifford Willoughby
Harrington Harrington Edward Harrington funeral services this Sunday
The funeral of Edward Michael Harrington will be held this Sunday afternoon at 1745 in Daly-Shea funeral chapel. Mass is at St. Ann's church at 2 o'clock with interment in Holy Cross cemetery.
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Newman
Mollie Newman
Daly- Shea
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Santa Claus Active in Butte Through Holiday Week
In Butte Santa Claus has been busy visiting stores in the butcher section and Christmas trees, making appearances at neighborhood houses, Floral Park Congregational church, Central Presbyterian Sunday school, Mountain View Sunday school orchestra, and Washington high school events. He joined a Christmas program at Washington high, delivered readings and songs, and mingled with attendees at various holiday gatherings without always revealing his identity.
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Santa Claus
Butte
Sania
Trois Butte Chine
Floral Park Congregational Church
Central Presbyterian
Mountain View
Santa
Washinton High
Cicek
Injured Man Improves After Butte Collision
Mervin Dempney, a well known Butte resident, the most seriously hurt in a four person auto crash that struck a train on a South Montana street crossing, was reported recovering at St James hospital. Examination indicated he is not seriously hurt. W H Rosen grand of Salt Lake City, also at the hospital, will be able to leave today. Miss Katharine Keane was treated and sent home for cuts and bruises. Pat Nugent was unhurt.
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Mervin Dempney
Butteman
Montana
St. James’ Hospital
Dempsey
W. H. Rosencrand
Salt Lake City
Katherine Keane
Pat
Rubber) Nugent
McGovern Heirs Sell Interest in Lizale Block to Dreibelbis
The county clerk sales list shows the James McGovern heirs transferring their one-half interest in the Lizale block to Louis Dreibelbis. Sellers include Henry, Alice and Lucy Cline of Denver heirs of Lizzie Cline, Patrick McGovern and Anna Flynn of Highland Iowa, Margaret Metzovern of Butte, John Thomas and Anna Whalen of Highland Iowa, and Mrs Hannah Bohin of Chicago.
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County Clerk and Recorder’s Office
James McGovern
Lizale
Twouis Dreibelbis
McGovern
Henry
Alice
Lucy Cline
Denver
Lizz'e Cline
Patrick McGovern
Anna Flynn
Highland
Iowa
Margaret Metzovern
Butte
John
Thomas
Anna Whalen
Hannah. Bohin
Chicago
Butte Elks Visit County Hospital for Annual Program
Butte lodge No. 240 will visit the county hospital this evening to present gifts to inmates and stage a music program as its annual custom. Exalted ruler Doba K. Caxton will speak, with Winter Garden orchestra and vocalists Jsons Cummus Johny Curran and Jerome The Swede performing. A decorated Christmas tree will brighten the upper hall, and gifts include neckties bandkerchiefs for inmates.
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Butte Lodge of Elks
Doba K. Caxton
Winter Garden Orchestra
Jsons Cummus
Johny Curran
Jerome
Omeo
Joseph Pabian
Elks
Joshers Complete Charity Work Delivers 650 Food Boxes
The Joshers complete a 1926 charity drive delivering 650 food boxes to families in Butte before Christmas. Boxes included flour, potatoes, meat, cereals, fruit, and candy. One destitute home revealed a mother and three children without fire or fuel until the gift delivery provided coal and wood.
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Butte
Broadway
Joshers
Grand Hotel
West Broadway
Six Million Cards Received in Butte
Six million stamped post cards were received at the Butte office yesterday for distribution throughout Montana. The cards were sent to Butte from Washington and Butte serves as the central distributing point for the state. Posts to other cities came via orders to the Butte office and the large volume taxed the capacity of a moving van transporting from the depot to the federal building. Hans C. Roe of Butte plans a trip to Anaconda to celebrate Christmas with H. J. Beardown and friends.
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Butte
Montana
Washington
Federal
Hans C. Roe
Anaconda
H. J. Beardown
Robbery Trial Opens For Charles Lewis
The robbery trial of Charles Lewis begins in Justice of the Peace J. J. McNamara's court with Elmer McLeod as the complainant alleging Lewis robbed him of $30 at a roadhouse recently. Other local cases include Tom Searles jailed 14 days for vagrancy and disturbances of the peace charges against James Morrisey.
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Charles Lewis
Justice of the Peace
J. J
M. Sahlberg
Yeren
Sahlberg
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