Butte Council Reviews District Annexation Plans and Bills
Council committees report on east district annexation surveys and tonight's election, with the building and streets committees listing actions. The finance panel approves January bills totaling 7229.92 and salary claims for January 1902, with receipts and reports to be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slemons & Booth
South Main Street
A. D. T. Messenger Company
L. Anderson
Butte Water Company
Butte Coal Company
Butte Carriage Works
Joseph H. Booth
Butte Electric Power Company
Butte Sewer Pipe & Tile Company
B. E. Cooney
J. P. Callan
Centennial Brewing Company
Davis & Weimescarry
Evans & Congdon
Finlen Drug Company
Nessy Mercantile Company
M. J
Montana Toilet Company
Montana Hardware Company
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Northwest Bottling Works
Pritchard Harison Carpet Company
Passmore Paper Company
J. R. Reed
Frank L. Riley
George Spillum
Turf
Western Union Telegraph Company
John Weston
County Recorder
P. A. Allen
A. C. M. Company Hardware Department
Butte Ice Company
P. J. Brophy & Co
Butte Fuel Company
Joseph
Butte Exchange Furniture Company
Rh. E. Calkins
J. H. Cronin
R. L. Davis
B. W. Darrow
John G. Evans
Gamewell Fire-Alarm Telephone Company
M. H. Harmon
Nick Hughes
G. W. Irvine
W. EB. Lindsley
G. Lavell
Charles Lane
Montana Electric Company
2 Telephone Company
J. FR. Robinson
Joseph Sirrois
Dan Tewey
Western Fuel Company
Williams & Co
Mike McGlynn
John Con Jon
Emanuel Parini
Rail line eyed from Spokane to Trail via Fruitland
Plans form for a new railway running northwest from Spokane to Trail British Columbia. The route would cross the Spokane Indian Reservation and follow the Columbia River, entering Trail by the west bank. Backers’ names are withheld, but the line would likely be controlled by Canadian Pacific and pass through fruit farming and timber districts.
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Spokane
Canadian Pacific
Trail
B.C
Columbia
Fruitland
Kettle Falls
Goudie Testifies in Bank Fraud Trial In London
In a London hearing on the Bank of Liverpool frauds Thomas P. Goudie the bank bookkeeper testified for the crown. He said James Mance claimed to be an American connected to American jockeys and could spot winners. Bets allegedly led to Marks & Co winning £30000 in the first week.
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London
Bank of Liverpool
Thomas P. Goudie
James Mance
Marks & Co
Senate committee backs omnibus claims bill in Washington
The senate committee on claims authorized a favorable report on the omnibus bill and Senator Warren reported it to the senate. The measure covers about 400 claims with an aggregate appropriation of 1,051,842 dollars. Numerous other claims are sent to executive departments for findings. No unreviewed claims are included.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Claims
Warren
Senate
Executive Departments
House
Standard Iron buys hoop iron for export barrels
Cologne reports the Standard Iron Company has purchased 2,500 tons of hoop iron locally for export barrels, signaling a sizable material trade and shipment plan.
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Cologne
Standard iI! Company
Head of the Family Denies Cruelty in Nevada Divorce Case
John W. Gavin answers Mary Rose Gavin's divorce suit stating he acted as loving husband and head of the family. He admits the marriage in 1894 at Virginia City and their six year old son, asks the court deny the divorce and grant custody to him. He contends his acts were counsel and protection, not cruelty, and that he can support the child. James T. Fitzgerald represents the defendant.
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John W. Gavin
Mary Rose Gavin
Virginia City
Nev
Gavin
James T. Fitzgerald
Barnard Block Lode Title Dispute Goes to Jury
In Harney court a case by George H. Casey against A. W. Barnard tests whether Barnard’s lot 26, part of block 15 in Butte townsite, was excluded from the Thomas lode title by mutual mistake. The 1875 lode location and 1877 patent underpin the dispute as jurors weigh who holds the lode title to the Granite street property.
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Casey
Mr. Barnard
FL. T. McBride
Miles Cavanaugh
Mattison & Forbis
B. S. Thresher
Funeral of Butte Pioneer Mrs Middlesworth
Mrs Margaret Middlesworth, 87, longtime Butte resident for 26 years, died at her son Frank Ramsdell’s home. Funeral held at Ramsdell residence with burial at Mt Moriah. Survived by sons Frank Ramsdell and Mrs FBMDakin and Mrs John Vaughn, six grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Born Jan 22 1815 in Londonderry Nova Scotia. First husband Capt William Washington Ramadell later died. she remarried Middlesworth in 1868. She moved to Butte in 1876, was a trained nurse, highly respected in life and death.
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Margaret Middlesworth
Frank Ramsdell
South Dakota
Butte
Middlesworth
Ramsdell
Mt. Moriah
Hutte
Caldwell
Idaho
John L. Vaughn
San Francisco
William Pinkham
Londonderry
Nova Scotian
William George Washington Ramadell
Ramadell
Bute
Frank Ramadell
Republican renomination in Indiana district names Holiday over Barcus
Green Castle Indiana February 18 Republicans in this congressional district renominated Congressman I. J. Holiday over challenger James Barcus.
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Green Castle
Ind
Congrcessman
Holiday
James
Barcus
Plaintiff Edward Wagner Wins Suit for Plumbing Claim
The jury returned a verdict for Edward Wagner against Bridget Sheehan for 27.50 alleged owed for plumbing work and to foreclose a lien. The defense claimed a 26 payment had been made, but the jury found the payment supported. Swan T Hogewell, the Swede attorney, represented Wagner.
Thresher Defendants Deny Fraud In Sullivan Deed Suit
W P Thresher and B S Thresher yesterday filed in court an answer to James Sullivan's suit denying any fraud or misconduct by which W P Thresher obtained a deed for the property involved.
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W. P. Thresher
B. S. Thresher
James Sullivan
Sullivan
Defense of the Police in Trieste Riots
Vienna reports Premier Koerber defending police actions during Trieste riots. He says anarchists and union workers provoked the trouble and a terrorist organization exists. Martial law was necessary and would be lifted only after order is restored.
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Vienna
Telehsrath
Koerber
Trieste
Walner denies whiskey trust fight report
Samuel Walner president of the American Distilling and Distributing Company denies a telegraphed Peoria report that a battle exists between the whiskey trust and independent distillers. Franklin T. Corning, owner of the Corning distillery, agrees with the denial.
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Peoria
Samuel Walner
American
Dis ‘Iling and Distributing Company
Whiskey Trust
Dis Ullers
Franklin T. Corning
Independent Corning Distillery
House Breaking Charge Ties Local Cigar Burglary Case
John Johnson is jailed on a housebreaking charge linked to the recent Puck cigar store burglary on West Broadway. Max Levy, previously arrested for selling stolen cigars, was released after police say he admitted involvement and named Johnson as a prime mover. Johnson to be arraigned before Judge Boyle. Levy remains at large.
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Max Levy
Auerbach
John Johnson
Leyden
Johnson
West Broadway
Levy
Boyle
War secretary discloses provisional remount head resignation
London February 18 The war secretary Mr Babcock said in the house of commons Major General Truman inspector general of the remount establishment sent in his provisional resignation on Lord Roberts suggestion but may keep his post pending court of inquiry into charges against his department.
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London
Babcock
House of Commons
Truman
Lord Roberts
Court of Inquiry
Impgire
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Butte News
Aldermen
Council—Street
Goudie
Granite
Homas Lode Litigation
Barnard
O. E. Nash
Henry Crangle
W. J. McNair
Margaret Middles
Moriah Cemetery
Swan
Piatt
Board OF County Commissioners
Big Bill
Board “of County Commissioners
County Boards of Health
Leggatt
Beard
Tole Johnson
Puck
Store Marglary
Loder
Lillian M. LaCamp
The
Kansas City
Order of the Eastern Star
East Fourteenth Street
Order of Eastern Star
Masons
Cardus
Guillam. Gr
le Campe
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
New York
Novi
Batiste
Sorosis Shoes
Galilee
Holy Land
Anaconda Standard
Standard
Anaconda
Missoula
Great Falls
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