Butte Notes and Holiday Arrivals at Local Hotels
Butte notes list hotel registrations and visitors from Helena Dillon Wisdom and other towns. Guests include G Cook Helena at Acoma, McKivan Warm Springs, Beach Rowan registered at Finten, Sanders Dillon, Maguire Home Park, McIntyre Camp Lewis, Hayrup Wisdom at Acoma, Gletchen Livingston Thornton, Williams Jackson holiday visit, Goodall Great Falls, Hansen Chinook, Stanley Roundup at Legg Barn, Seidel 66 West Gold Street, and many more arrivals from Anaconda, Boulder, Two Dot, Deer Lodge, and Missoula. Birth announced North Wyoming Street, a daughter to Owen Doherty. Local social mentions include frequenting Thornton Finlen Finten hotels, and a Port of Vancouver visit by Joe Burt and Don Cosgrove. A group of Montana boys from Camp Lewis listed. Mrs Mary Kelly died at 412 West Quarts Street, burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Teamsters Union plans farewell to John Barleycorn at Moose Hall with dance and refreshments. Peter leads committee.
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Orton Bros
G. Cook
Helena
Acoma
McKivan
Warm Springs
Charles C. Beach
Rowan
Finten
Ira Sanders
Dillon
Butte
John Maguire
Home Park
Ed J. McIntyre
Camp Lewis
Hayrup
Wisdom
A. H. Gletchen
Livingston
Thornton
Schilling
North Main Street
Charles Williams
Jackson
Ernest Goodall
Great Falls
W. R. Hansen
Chinook P
Esterday
Percy Stanley
Legga
Alexander Seidel
West Gold Street
F. Lindberg
Anaconda
Frank Donnelly
A. M. Johnson
Feeley
Dan McLeod
Havre
J. Dickerson
Big Valley
Finte
Miss Pearl Perry
Boulder
Owen Doherty
Dee
Wyoming Street
N. Talbott
Manhattan
E. Perkins
Thornton Yester
J. A. Nicholson
Truvelle de Larhue
KE. T. Krauber
Charles Wadstrom
Chico
John A. Kelts
M. Allen
H. Boours
J. E. Foster
Miss Farmer
Inten
Andales
George Woodworth
Verge
Grea Falls
Joe Burt
North Alabama Street
Don Cosgrove
North
Montana Street
Vancouver
Montana
Corp. H. Helming
Grover J. Crocker
P. H. Harkins
M. Mattson
C. W. Mussetter
IF. Cordes
Ed Mahoney
0. W. Slavin
FM R
Mary Kelly
John Kelly
West Quarts Street
Bryan
Joseph
Hussand
Price
Resurrection Cemetery
Porter to Leave for Helena as State Auditor-Elect Arrives
George C Porter, longtime Butte resident and youngest Montana state auditor-elect, will depart Monday to Helena to finalize the transition. The article details his background, appointment of chief clerk Carl Tegnell of Plentywood, and other appointees including W A Missoula Burt Hawley and Robert Mentrum, plus funeral notices for William Henry Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Porter
Butte
Helena
Mondi Porter Wallas
Thomas ¢. Poreter
William Porter
Stuart
Mont
Montana See Pioneers
Porter
Carl 0. Tegnell
Plentywood
Tegnell
Lt. Onstad
T. W.greer
Onstad
Sheridan County
Glasgow
Frank N. Utter
Seventeenth
John Hurley
Emer Air
W. A
Bebb
Peace Mony Lodge
St. George
William Henry
Wills
Town Avenue
W. A. Trevarthel
Croatians Meet To Discuss Southern Slav Territory
A public notice describes Croatians meeting on Saturday afternoon to appoint officers and discuss territory division sought by Italy in the region. The notice also includes holiday greetings from streetcar and railway unions thanking the public for support with exact fare, wishing a merry Christmas and prosperous new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip
Italy
Butte Street Car Men's Union
Arvision No
Amalgamated ‘Association
Employes of America
D. A. Millan
Wilbur A. Tone
Public notice of alterations and sizing policy
To the Public we thank you for your liberal patron age. Any alterations and sizing on any goods purchased from us will be cheerfully done free of charge.
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Om Us
Christmas Aftermath Court Scenes Parade Disturbances
Court records show a holiday spike in disturbances with many defendants fined or jailed. Judge Whitty excused several cases for circumstantial reasons while fining others, including a $50 driving offense and a $10 case for a drunken, disruptive Christmas Eve. Police described local hovels and vagrancy as chief issues, noting fines for drunkenness and disorderly conduct brought in over $100 in a single afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Whitty
Ottee
Withers
Sam Hornbeck
Sullivan
Wick Wite
George Penman
Dan Sulelivan
CH Jacobie
Alleged Young Bandit Confesses New Crime in Butte
Albert Murray, 16, who has admitted involvement in the Sperry Hutchinson store and Rainier cafe robberies, reportedly confessed to holding up a bartender and 30 patrons at the Moonlight saloon two weeks ago. A revolver forced customers to line up as cash was taken, and a shot narrowly missed one man. Murray’s accomplice Frank Ward, arrested with him, also provided statements linking to prior crimes including an incident in Great Falls.
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Butte
Albert Murray
Sperry & Hutchinson
Rainier
Frank Ward
Murray
Hir
Foriae
Great Falls
Arrests in Kansas City and Leavenworth Case Network
Federal agents arrest Mr and Mrs Henry Gerarg in Leavenworth Kan on a mail misuse warrant after a three month tail in an investigation of reports of wholesale traders victimized in multiple cities. A separate dispatch notes consular affairs and wartime letters amid miscellaneous clerical items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srards
Kans City
Henry Gerarg
Leavenworth
Kan
Sheridan County Man Takes Bride From Butte
A Sheridan County businessman returned home to Medicine Lake yesterday with his bride from Butte. The wedding occurred after a long courtship, making a notable country match in the region.
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Sheridan County
Butte
Marriage Ties Johnson Busch In Thanksgiving Union
The daughter of W C Busch and Mr and Mrs Johnson were wed at Butte during Thanksgiving. The couple honeymooned along the Pacific coast and plan to settle at Medicine Lake where Johnson is a trading merchant with farming interests. The bride, a former school faculty member, taught in Medici two years ago and in Hutte last year.
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W.C. Busch
South Dakota
Hutte
Fireleaf
Medicine Lake
Sullivan fails to identify assailants in court scene
Mike Sullivan testified in police court on an alleged disturbance charge but could not name the men who attacked him in an alley leaving him badly cut. Police said his Mackinaw coat was torn and he seemed to have suffered real casualties. Judge Whitty dismissed the case but urged Sullivan to aid in locating the attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Sullivan
Sullivan
Oregon council of defense to disband by January
Governor Withycombe announced that the state council of defense will cease to exist on January 1. The committer named by the governor with Mayor George Baker of Portland as chairman will handle demobilization and reconstruction issues. The move follows a deficit created by the state emergency board, making continued operation an expense the state will no longer bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ale Reson State Council of Defense
Withycombe
Trnor
George Baker
Porthind
Defense Council
State Emergency Board
Son of Yakima man charged with espionage
In Yakima Washington December 26 Peterson whose son was killed in action with the Canadian army faced a hearing before United States commissioner HE Cleaver. Peterson is alleged to have circulated literature ridiculing the U.S. government and praising Germany as a model. He is German born but a naturalized British subject. Bond fixed at $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
Peterson
Cleaver
United States
Germany
Butte Bars Gradually Closing Up Business
Butte bars began shutting down as legal closures loomed on Monday night. Owners said they would stay open only to sell stocked goods while awaiting formal action. Some expected little business through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Bars
Hutte
Bolshevik uprising at Omsk sparks court martial shootings
Cable dispatch from Omsk reports an armed Bolshevik led uprising resulting in twelve men shot by court martial orders. Prisoners freed briefly, then recooled by troops. later most released detainees were recaptured or surrendered. A second incident saw workers at a railway station cut telegraph lines. order restored the same night by units from the Omsk garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bolshevik Clements
Omsk
Bolshevisty
Omex
Olement
Gram
Ninety-first Division to Stay in France for Further Training
Salem Oregon December 26 soldiers from the Pacific coast and Northwest states with the Ninety first division organized at Camp Lewis will not be released early. Maj Gen William H Johnston commander says the division is among 30 combat units chosen to remain in France for additional training and possible service. The letter details movements since landing in France and commends its members for valor in battle.
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Salem
Ore
Pacific Coast
Northwest States
Ninety-first
Camp Lewis
Withycombe
William H. Johnston
Johneston
Ninety-fist
France
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Tashkend
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The
Food Administration
Tovine
Jou
A. Fantre
Rae
Reet
Spenier
John R. Bannister
Coleman County
Texas
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Zane Grey’s
Riders OF the
Purple Sage
With William Farnum
Arbuckle
the Sheriff
Fire Walkers OF
Bega
Burton Holmes Travelogue
Rialto Animated News Review
Niform
Rialto
al Ee Seria Vna
Antonia
Lima
White House
John J. McArthy
M’carthy
Lyon
North Dakota
Nester Johnson
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DR. Lamb
Kage
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