Butte Briefs Include Local Visits and Notices
Butte residents are noted in a series of items: Attorney Charles R. Leonard leaves for Spokane. T. J. Walsh of Helena passes through en route to California. Mrs. Phil C. Gillis and her son recover from typhoid pneumonia. the March Argosy is highlighted with 18 stories and available at the P. O. news stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil C. Gillis
P. O
E. W. Softley
Hennessy Mercantile Company
Scranton
Florence Crittenton Circle
William Byer
North Alabama Street
Picture post cards flood global postal service
The Bohemian notes a worldwide surge in picture post cards from Europe to America. Post offices in New York and other cities handle vast daily volumes, with Britain recording 600 million in 1906 and officials seeking more staff to manage the influx amid rulings against tinseled cards and the isinglass realism issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
New Orleans
Buffalo
United States
Post Office
Socialism or Nihilism by Lyman Abbott
Abbott argues that society requires both competition and combination, warning that only believing in combination leads to nihilism. The piece urges balancing collective power with individual personality to preserve brotherhood without erasing individual identity while solving contemporary problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Abbott
Rawhide Boom In Nevada Draws World-Wide Prospectors
The Rawhide camp in Nevada, 24 miles southeast of Schurz, explodes with 16 weeks of growth. Butte men and one Butte woman, Mrs. John Cannon, lead a tide of adventurers flocking to the new gold field where mining, wages, and a $100,900 bank flourish as ore ships to Goldfield and smelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Rawhide News
Goldfield
Tonopah
Manhattan
Bullfrog
Fairview
Rawhide
Butte
John Cannon
Schurz
Hazen-Mina
Southern Pacific Railway
Carson Sink
Mason Valley
Stock Exchange
Bank of Rawhide
Miners’ Union
Kierns
Gratt Fraction
Proskey
Alexander, Miller, Murray
Bullpup
Butler Hunt
Royal, Luning
Aspinwall
Walker
Grutt Hill
Wild West
Grutt Brothers
Butte Stores Spark Holiday Spirit at Tonkin Sale
Crowded streets and shoppers filled Butte as Tonkin Clothery announced deep cuts on men’s suits and overcoats. Prices ranged from $45 to $33.85, $40 to $29.25, and $25 to $18.65, drawing many buyers convinced prosperity had returned. The store advertised more spring goods to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Store of
Tonkin’s
Tonkin
South Side Club Plans Fourth Skating Carnival
The South Side Social Club of St. Joseph's parish plans the fourth skating carnival at Holland rink on Tuesday evening Feb 25 with a full brass band. Proceeds go to St. Joseph's school where 500 children are enrolled. The St. Joseph's Literary Club assists with officers listed. prizes include a gold headed umbrella for the top seller and support from local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
St. Joseph's Parish
Holland Rink
St. Joseph's Literary Club
R. P. Kelly
Larry Duggan
Martin Egan
A. M. Kimbell
South Butte
St. Joseph's School
Father A. Leitham
Symons Dry Goods Company
Oechsli
Bright Lad Dillon Dies After Brief Illness
Emmet David Dillon age 15 son of Mr and Mrs P B Dillon died last evening at 544 West Broadway after a brief spinal meningitis illness. Born in Marysville Montana he moved to Butte two years ago. He attended St Patrick parochial school and was popular among friends and elders. Survived by parents five sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements pending word from Mrs Green Lewiston Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet David Dillon
P. B. Dillon
West Broadway
Young Dillon
Montana
Marysville
Butte
Jie
St. Patrick's Parochial School
Arthur Jordan
John F. Culberton
Winnifred
Elizabeth
William Green
Lewiston
Idaho
Robert
Holland
E. F. Reinnart
D. A. Dickson
Patrick Mullins
North Yakima
Green
Dillon Emmet Dillon dies at 15 in West Broadway home
Funeral notice for Dillon Emmet David Dillon aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs P B Dillon who died at the family residence 544 West Broadway. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon-Emmet
David Dillon
P. B. Dillon
West Broadway
Mission priests close four week Dubuque drive at St Patrick's
Four weeks of mission work by Dubuque missionaries at St Patrick's church in Butte ends with Rev E J Dougherty and colleagues delivering a final sermon. The event attracts both Catholics and non Catholics who engaged in questions and vows, noting strong attendance, zeal, and a flourishing conversion effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Patrick's Church
Dubuque
E. J. Dougherty
Thomas Drumm
Henry Rohlman
Anaconda
Father Dougherty
Butte
Montana
St. Patrick's
Far West
Father de Siere
Mayer's Watch Repair Promises Low Prices and Quality
Best Mainspring $1 Watch Cleaning $1.50 Mayer's offers mainsprings at $1 with a one year guarantee. All repair work in watches and jewelry is guaranteed and performed with top tools and skilled labor at low cost. Get Mayer's estimates and compare. 22 W. Park at the People's Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer
Mayer's
W. Park
People’s Store
State Anglers Seek Montana Wide Cooperation on Stocking
The Butte and Anaconda angling groups push formation of a Montana state anglers association to stock streams with trout and protect fish. They report over a million trout fry distributed by Butte and 750,000 more ready at Columbia Gardens hatchery. W S Tallant urges local clubs to send delegates to form a state body and coordinate systematic stocking efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Anglers’ Association
Montana
Butte Association
Anaconda
Columbia Gardens
W. 8 S. Tallant
Butte
W. S. Tallant
On the Farm at Rainila Presented by Finnish Society
A Finnish hall on North Wyoming Street hosted a Finnish language pastoral play On the Farm at Rainila by a local dramatic society. The audience filled the hall as clever amateurs portrayed a love story among farm folk in distant Finland with clear acting and understandable plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Street
Rainila
Finland
Sister of William Dean Sought in Montana
Attorney N D Walling of Spokane seeks William Dean's sister to discuss a homestead near Northport Washington. Dean, 42, drowned near Spokane last spring after losing sight in one eye in a British Columbia mine accident. The note mentions his sister may reside near Butté. Also noted is the funeral of William Moyle Jr. at 1826 South Gaylord Street with Rev. A P Morrison officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Walling
Spokane
Wynn
William Dean
Butté
Dean
Northport
Wash
British Columbia
William T
William H. Moyle
South Gaylord Street
Rev
A. P. Morrison
Joke tale at length in Cape Cod folk story
Joe Lincoln shared a humorous anecdote from a lecture about church life. A stranger attends a sermon late and asks an old member how long the preacher has spoken. The reply is uncertain, prompting the stranger to decide the sermon must be nearly finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's Magazine
Joe Lincoln
Cape Cod
Railways praise progress as officers brief to new nine hour law
Washington reports the interstate commerce commission is gratified by railways adopting the Hepburn act reports and the nine hour rule. Baltimore and Ohio moves to implement the measure immediately while hearings on extensions proceed February 27. New York Central agrees to file complete five month operation reports, with six month data due by March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohile Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Commission
New York Central
United States
Plano Money and Orton Bros Buyout at 219 N Main St
Local listing shows ran on Orton Bros at 219 North Main Street. The item notes best value for money and hints at a Plano area transaction. Further details are not clear from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton Bros
N. Main St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butte News
The
Standard
East Broadway
Independent
Fairfield Company
Heine
Penna
Charles R. Leonard
T. J. Walsh of
Helena
California
Simon Hanswirth
Waukesha
Wis
Sno
L. R. Brewer
St. John's Church
J. H. Mitchell
Middle West
Business Men's Association
Council Chamber
D. J. Hennessy
Raveide, Ney
Vanguards
Mina
Reno
Fallon
I. O. G. T. Hall
Bright Lad
Montana Optical Company
West Park
Wein
David Adler & Sons
Milwaukee, Wis
Wein’s Clothing Store
East Park Street
John B. Stetson
State Association OF Lovers OF Fishing
Trout
Idea
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