Butte Notes Add Daily Arrivals And Local Items
Rent pianos from Orton Bros. J L Morgan visits from Bozeman and J W Huffman from Livingston. Many guests at the Finlen and Thornton hotels including Missoula, Deer Lodge, Kalispell, and Basin visitors. Marriage licenses issued to Lynch and Sullivan, Reade and Lahti. Knot- Butte Copper Mining reports five million capital and nineteen thousand liabilities. Centennial Brewing raises capital to five hundred thousand. U S court in session as judge absent. Whitney hints at return for pending alderman race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton Bros
J. L. Morgan
Bozeman
J. W. Huffman
Livingston
Butte
H. Bridenthal
C. W. Thompson
Willow Creek
W. N. Dixon
Finlen
Missoula
J. N. Moore
Butte. Co
W. Miller
Lewistown
William Dodd
Deer Lodge
George J
Chicago
James E. Higgins, Jr
Los Angeles
Jack W. Catron
City
Catron
W. W. McTerrett
Miles City
Thornton
W. R. Sheldon
Helena
Henry Greenhood
Tom McTague
Silas King
John Ducie
Anaconda
E. W. Stetson
Ren
Utte
Dennis Lynch
Julia Sullivan
Andrew Reade
Susie Lahti
W. C. Buskett
Knot- Butte Copper Mining Company
P. O
West Park
Oregon Short Line Wreckers Fail Three Times Near Silver Bow
A series of attempted derailments on the Oregon Short Line near Silver Bow junction left six freight cars derailed but no injuries. Sheriff Henderson arrested R G Williams and Pat Gordon, with evidence tying Gordon to the schemes through tracks, overshoes, and witness statements. Gordon admits passing the scene and changes stories, while the motive appears a feud with a section boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Short Line Railway
Silver Bow Junction
Henderson
Butte
Silver Bow
Sheriff Henderson
Bailey
Logan
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Gordon
Johnson Ranch
Widen
Relics of Civil War papers shown by coroner at exhibit
Coroner Jesse P. Stevens displayed aged Harper's Weekly issues from the Civil War era, noting editions printed in 1862 and 1883. He contrasted battlefield illustrations from the June 21 1862 issue with Libby Prison depictions in the Oct 17 1883 edition, recalling his nights in Richmond, near surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Matthews
Jesse P. Stevens
Harper's Weekly
New York Herald
Butte
Matthews
Lincoln
Harper's
Sickles
Fair Oaks
Hanover Courthouse
Mechanicsville
Libby Prison
H. W. Sawyer
First New Jersey Cavalry
Flynn
Seventy-first
Indiana
New York Harbor
Stevens
Richmond
Butte Yerington Copper stock becomes assessable
A certificate filed yesterday shows stockholders representing three fourths of all stock have made the Butte Yerington Copper company stock assessable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Yerington Copper Company
Good Pianos Bargains At Butte Store
Orton Bros at 218 215 North Main Street Butte Montana advertises slightly used pianos with prices from 165 to 325 and new uprights at 275 to 350 plus used organs from 8 to 15. Payment plans listed: pianos 15 25 down then 8 10 monthly organs 5 down 3 to 5 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker Bros
Schubert
Whitney
Gieeves
Orton Bros
North Main Street
Butte, Mont
Disposition Not Friendly in Goselin Divorce Suit
Louis Goselin sues Lily Goselin in district court for cruelty after a Spokane marriage on November 15 1902. They have two children now with the defendant. He claims ongoing cruel treatment and expressed lack of love and hostility prompting the divorce action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Goselin
Lily Goselin
Spokane
Goselin
Louie
Temperance Union Opposes Alcohol for Medicine Meeting Report
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union met at Mrs. M. C. McCullough’s 1006 West Park Street with strong views against alcohol as medicine. Reports from department superintendents and Loyal Temperance region were noted. next gathering set for Mrs. M. J. Mitchell’s home. Also ad copy offers a $3 gold frame with lenses and 59 cent lens duplicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Temperance Union
M. C. McCullough
West Park Street
Thomas
M. J. Mitchell
South Main Street
Quality First Then Lowest Price 2.2 3.00 3.50
A brief note lists price points and a quality emphasis as the guiding rule. The fragment mentions two price figures 3.00 and 3.50 alongside a priority on quality before cost. No further context or names are provided.
Crowd Hears Ham Lewis in Dora McDonald Case
Chicago Feb 10 final pleas in the murder trial of Dora McDonald were delivered by Benjamin Shaffner and J Hamilton Lewis. Lewis drew crowds as police were needed to manage the corridors and a riot call went out after a woman denied entry struck a policeman. He argued the defendant’s sex and urged jurors to treat the case with fairness. The jury is expected to retire tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dora McDonald
Webster Guerin
Benjamin Shaffner
J. Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Senator Depew Defends Cortelyou in Panic Debate
Washington Feb 10 Senator Depew answered Senator Culberson's charge that during the recent panic the secretary of the treasury favored New York city in depositing public money. He said the danger was avoided by the secretary's wise action aided by J Pierpont Morgan and bankers of New York who provided means to save the banks. Morgan sat in the private gallery listening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Depew
Senate
Culberson
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
New York City
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Mr. Morgan
Forest Reserve Guard Slaughters Seven Bears
Twin Bridges Feb 10 Special Dispatch to the Standard reports forest guard James Lockhart stationed in the Madison forest reserve has killed seven bears since last fall while aiming to reduce wolves preying on livestock. The veteran trapper, assigned by Forest Supervisor J B Seeley, has had limited success due to wary wolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Bridges
James Lockhart
Madison Forest Reserve
Lockhart
J. B. Seeley
Bobcatshot by section foreman near Wisconsin creek
Twin Bridges February 10 Charles Orr a Sheridan section foreman shot a large fat bobcat near Wisconsin creek after crew on the Southbound train saw it in the forenoon. The animal had preyed on local hen roosts and Orr acted to protect the crew and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Bridges
Charles Orr
Sheridan
Wisconsin Creek
Orr
Alderman O'Donnell Leaves for Arkansas for Recuperation
Alderman O'Donnell of the Second ward, ill in the hospital for weeks, departed last night aboard the Burlington to Arkansas Hot Springs to recuperate for several weeks before returning to duties as engineer at the original mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman O'Donnell
Burlington
Arkansas Hot Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butte News
The
Standard
East Broadway
L. P. Sanders
North Henry Street
Centennial Brewing Company
J. H. Rice
George H. Kesselhuth
St. Andrew's Church
Centerville
Engstedt
Holmes
Fred Drake
Millard F. Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Oregon Short Line
Johnson
J. P. Stevens Combs
Tonkin
Rogers Bros
America
Mayer’s
W. Park
People’s Store
Montana
Montana Optical Co
Mayer
Brussels
Axminster
Square Yard
Ham Lewis
Senator Depew
Cortelyou
Forest Reserve Guard
MR. Bobcat
Arkansas
Butte Gas Light and Fuel Company
Northwest
Denver
Montana Board
Glasse
Jewe
Elroff
Helena, Mont
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