Butte Holiday Guests Populate Local Hotels
Butte welcomes a parade of visitors over Christmas and New Year from Dillon Virginia City Wisdom and beyond. Notable guests include H D MacMurray Whitehall and J M Talbott Manhattan, with many staying at the Finlen Thornton Leggat and Leggat hotels during business visits and festive gatherings.
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Orton Bros
H. D. MacMurray
Whitehall
Daring & Business
Ted Leserve
Walier
Butte
Bute
G. N. Stevenson
Dillon
Clara Schulke
A.A. Elliott
Sophie Banks
Thornton
John Fuller
Salt Lake City
Ward
Deer Lodge
Enoch Cox
Wisdom
J. Somers
Nthe City
D. Morley
Bozeman
Gues
Edwin Bledsen
Atannattan
Leggat
J. B. Mayo
Great Falls
Ing
Margaret Griffin
Butte Friends
Lada Wilson
Leta Young
Ennis
F. B. Foley
Finlen
M. Stanford
Race Track
Genevieve Metler
Armstead
Hi. D. Taylor
Las Vegas
Nev
Herb Waggeman
Felix Hibert
Helena
Charles A. Burton
William 7. Wilson
Basin
Mra J. Dobbert
Boulder
Reynolds Lowney
Young
Louis Bunny
Billings
J. ©. McCormick
Boulder’ Hot, Springs
Henry Coulam
Union Pacific System
James Kemp
Northern Pacific Railway
Misula
Nora O'Brien
Margaret Hyland
Blackfoot
Idaho
Maybelle Winchester
University At Missoula
H. Winchester
West Woolman Street
D. J. Scully
Phi Apsburg
Scully
Not Many Offenders Against City Laws In Butte
Police in Butte arrested 14 drunks five disturbers five on gambling charges two bootleggers one wife heater two petty larceny cases held two for witnesses and booked one for hospital treatment Over the weekend officers Powell and Waite made the busts with bonds ranging from five to one hundred dollars A Christmas period report notes mostly cash‑bonded offenders rather than down and outs comment on the city’s holiday crime tone.
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Butte
John Doe
Jennie Rees
Woodergers
Peter Enright
East Park Treet
J. W. Twadie
South
Wyoming Street
Powell and
Waite
O'Neill
Chris George
John Kros
Jim Karos
Mike Jims
Alex Brohm
Karos
George Isaac
John Myers
Pat Casey
Tom Rogers
Ed Sweeny
Art Connors
Yust
Pat Metagh
Frank Doherty
James Maloney
Butte Celebrates Christmas In Real Butte Style
Butte residents marked Christmas with a festive display at the courthouse steps and in homes across the city. Turkey markets thrived with prices around 60 cents a pound, while butchers grocers and dry goods stores reported strong sales. Churches theaters and charitable clubs fueled holiday cheer as families shared meals and gifts amid winter winds and a bustling community spirit.
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Tutte
Butte
Continental Divide
Bute
Hom Butte
Turkey
Joshers Club
The
Elks
Christman
Skinnie
Hotels sparse on Christmas as travelers drift in Butte
Few guests fill the Thornton Finlen Leggat and Butte hotels on Christmas day and yesterday with travelers and nearby locals. The new year brings reservations for the spring as clerks report expected busy times and optimism for business in Butte. The city serves as a logical rest stop between coast regions and Chicago.
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Butte
Thornton
Finlen
Leggat
New York
Chicago
Montana Men Testify in Burch Murder Case on Way to L A
Wheatland County Attorney W. C. Husband and J. C. Perkins traveled via Butte on Christmas morning en route to Los Angeles where they are listed as witnesses in the Burch murder trial. The visit included a brief stop in Butte to see a relative.
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W. C. Husband
Wheatland County
J.C. Perkins
Harlowton
Butte
Los Angeles
Burch
D. M. Husband
California 3 After Harrington Arrests on Bogus Checks
L Lee Harrington alias Lee Crane was arrested in California on a bogus check charge and will be sent to Oakland to face a felony warrant. He passed checks for 20 and 50 dollars at Leggat hotel and Rosenstein’s Store, using a gold watch as security, then induced an acquaintance to indorse another check. Extradition proceedings have begun. authorities notified western cities of his alleged scam. He previously served seven years for a bogus check conviction in 1919.
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L. Lee Harrington
Lee Crane
Oakland
Cal
Crane
O'Donnell
Leggat Hotel
Rosenstels
Rampouca
Rosenstein’s
Old National Bank of
Butte
California
Drake
Butte Man Harry Charles II To Attend Ethier Funeral
Harry Charles II brother of D J and John Charles and longtime general superintendent of Heinze mines travels from San Francisco to attend the funeral of George Ethier in Butte. Ethier a former Leonard mine foreman, died in Los Angeles and was married to Lillian Charles. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr and Mrs Jo South Warren with pallbearers named. Charles left Butte after the Heinze property sale nearly 18 years ago and now works with Guggenheim interests supervising smelting plants.
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Harry Charles
D. J
John Charles
Heinze Mines
George Ethier
Los Angeles
Butte
Jo‘South Warren
Charles Boulware
Sonny Weten
Frank ‘Dekin
Will
Heinze
San Francisco
Guggenheim
Montana bankers to study farming during farmers week
The state bankers will visit Hoseman for Farmers Week January 9 to 13 to learn farming basics. College faculty argue bankers can improve loan decisions by understanding soils crop rotation dry farming and livestock costs. The extension service aims to give bankers a broad view of farm economy from bookkeeping to entomology while hosting visitors.
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Montana
Hoseman
Extension Service Bureau
Christmas Carols at Lowell Avenue Church
A Christmas carol concert is announced at Lowell Avenue Methodist Church at the corner of Lowell and George. The program features carols such as Joy to the World Hark the Herald Angels Behold the Star Star of the East and Shepherds Keeping Quartet with male voices. Director RH Wearne will lead, with Miss Dori Wearne as pianist and Richard Hattam as chairman. admission is free and all who enjoy singing are invited.
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Lowell Avenue Methodist Church
Lowell and
George
Herald Angels
Shepherds
RH. Wearne
Miss Dori Wearne
Richard Hattam
Hotel Arrivals Listed From Many Western Cities
A long column lists hotel arrivals across multiple cities including Chicago, Vancouver, Salt Lake, Helena, Butte, Billings, and San Francisco. Names such as Thomas Loftus, A. Burton Basin, Warren Shaw, Sophie Mt amis, and Pat Cahill appear among guests. Reads like a regional society note documenting guests visiting from diverse locales.
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George Oy
Bell
Breteler Bmahas
Medarchy
Chicago
Patis
Vancouver
Sunner
Salisbury
Virginia City
Finlen
H. King
Te Thomas
Ug Ae Nols
Son
Foley
Pocatello
Maser
Xeliy
Servil Winamp Witega
Namey
Burton Basin
Aeponbert
Boulder
Sermieke
Helena
Butte
Shaw
Warren Shaw
Amis
Mrs. KA
Ash Hilbert
Souls
Tod
Whitehall Lima
Mtr
A. Tingsi
Livingston
Aft
HC. Graham
Cardwell
Mike Wovard
Fos
Soule
EP. Thomas
Harlowton
J Melchert
San Francisco
Pat Cahill
Sam Dietz
A.D. Mitchell
Superio Pr
Pertesi
Silver Jar
Norman Hiniske Sackson
Hole
Wye
Marry Hunter
Theo J. Shoresom
JP. Croteau
Edward Mills
Mre
Hoy Nogers
Helen
Sait
Seattle
Mager
Bozeman
Ana
Risnet
Ailssoula
Halpenny Buried at Mont Moriah Cemetery
Harry A. Halpenny was buried Monday afternoon at Mont Moriah cemetery. He is survived by his wife Charlotte Halpenny and three stepsons.
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H. A. Halpenny
Harry A. Halpenny
Mont Moriah
Charlotte Halpenny
Funeral service for Woods officiated in North Ville
Albert W. J. and Tom Allen of Meaderville attend the funeral of a father and husband in North Ville D. with three brothers and two sisters. J. M. Benchland, Mont. is noted as a brother as the Woods officiated at the funeral.
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Albert
W. J
Tom Allen
Meaderville
Winner
Weather forecast extends heavy rain across California
Isolated San Francisco reports continued rain statewide with heavy downpours. The weather bureau predicts another 24 hours of moisture as San Francisco records 0.98 inch in 24 hours, Los Angeles 0.90 inch, and Mount Wilson 2.75 inches. San Diego remains cut off after nine days of rain as rail service is disrupted by washouts on the Atchison line.
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San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
Mount Wilson
San Diego
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Arona
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Sunkist
del Monte
Butte Notes
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F. A. Ironside
N. Main St
Maa
Harrington
Foger
Crane Wanted
Harry Charles II Butte
Ethier
Hansen's
John J. Carthy
Prop
Butte Optical CO
J. L. Hannifin
Lamb
Mercury
Mont
Montana State College
Lowell Avenue Church
Mary
Pickford
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord
Fauntleroy
Lord
McCarthy
Sanitary Grocery and Meat
East Broadway
Eevous
Vo.t
PROMI
Washington
Washington Coal Producers’ Employment Office
Arizona Street
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