Butte City Notes Visible at Tonkin’s Half-Price Piano Sale
Butte notes report a half price sale at Tonkin's Rent pianos from Orton Bros. and a stream of visitors to the city. Names include Crose Lovell from Divide, Drs. Pierce of Boulder, John W. Shylock of Helena, G. F. Brooks of Hamilton, George L. Snyder of Missoula, Chris P. Carroll of Helmville, and many others on business or visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonkin
Orton Bros
Lovell
Divide
Finien
Crose
Visttors
Drs
Pierce
Boulder
John W. Shylock
Helena
William Bard
Whitefai
South Butte
G. F. Brooks
Hamilton
George L. Snyder
Missoula
Acoma
Chris P. Carroll
Helmville
Butte
George B. Long
Denver
Finten
W. McConnell
Road Houses Await Test on 1 A.M. Closing Law
Butte road houses resist 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. closing. O'Neill's Bar stays open claiming law applies only to incorporated towns. Ambiguities prompt attorneys to test whether road houses south of Butte fall under the ordinance and whether they may run on extended hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Road
Butte
Barney's
Road House
Joe O'Neil
Nevada
O'Neil
O'Neill
Buttes
Canning
Cannine
Wolkereville
Cit
Iegislature
Plumbers Union Seeks Neutral Arbitration In Butte Dispute
Secretary Drynan reports the new Butte plumbers union asked United Association leader John Alpine to remain neutral and arbitrate the factional trouble. Alpine proposed mediation to unite the two plumbers unions while urging neutrality from building trades councils. In other news, deputies arrested John Parrott for disturbing a family, with a suspended 60 day sentence for the complainant and 30 days for the woman, conditional on leaving town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drynan
Butte
Plumbers’ Union
Plumbers’ International Union
John R. Alpine
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
United States
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Alpine
News of Plumbers
Thomas B. Clarke
United Association
Silver Bowl Prades and
Labor Council
Trades Council
Four Americans on trial for cattle smuggling at Nuevo Laredo
Four Texans, charged with smuggling cattle from Mexico, stand trial at Nuevo Laredo. U S consul Alonzo Garrett says reports of a death sentence were false. Earlier notices claimed William White and William Burris might be released after an examination, while Headley White and Terrell Bao would face regular legal processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Alonzo Garrett
United States
William White
William Burris
Headley White
Terrell Bao
Strathcona Estate Inheritance Tax Paid In Madison
The estate of Lord Strathcona and financier of James J. His In the early days of railroad paid into the county a check for 104 dollars for inheritance tax on railway stock. Strathcona, known as Donald Smith, was a key backer of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Madizon
Wis
Lord Strathcona
Canadian Pacific Railrad
James J. His
Rairoad
Bu Tang
Wi Conan
Confessed murderer Pariss hanged in Cal prison yard
Ralph Pariss confessed murderer and train robber was hanged today in the Sanquent California prison yard. He shot dead Horace Mon tague, a Southern Pacific traveling passenger agent, on the night of December 1, 1918 near Almonte. Fariss swung aboard the Sunset Limited and robbed passengers in the observation car when Mon tague confronted him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanquent
Cal
Gan
Ralph Pariss
Ten Years For Him On Burglary Charge
Buckley, found in Dr. C. H. Horst's home during a burglary at Broadway and Washington, pleaded guilty in Judge Donlan's department and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Police say he resisted arrest during a prior incident, and records show no prior convictions under his alias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Buckley
C. H. Horst
Broadway
Washington
Buckley
Ofice
Donian
Department of Court
Jude Donian
Donlan
Hemust
Ruckiey
Jockey Burned Riding Motor Accident At Butte Race Meet
Hugh Mempa, rider at the recent Butte race meeting, is hospitalized in Murray with burns suffered while riding on top of an electric motor on a moving Anaconda & Pacific train from Anaconda to an unknown destination. He and Harry Triplett had sought work when a high power line contact left Mempa unconscious and burned his face and hand. An engineer assisted, and Mempa was admitted to hospital. The report also notes district court actions with insanity and probate cases and a proposed judicial district reorganization.
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V. B. Swinehart
Missoula
George Dahe
Harlowton
Mary Barnicoat
Centerville
Jerome Kohn
Bitings
Thornton
RM. Calkins Jr
White Sulphur Springs
W. Johnson
Whitehall
Milwaukee
Spokane
Sums Lyons
Butte Society
San Francisco
Mr. Hickey
Montana
Short Line
Antifigastl
Chile
James ‘Thomas
Watson Street
Walkerville
St. James’ Hospital
Gasio
George N. Fuller
District of Montana
Butte
Hugh Mempa
Murray Hospital
Atte
Anaconda & Pacific
Mempa
Harry
River Row
Tri
Crere Games A. O'Lirien
District Court
Nathan Godfrey
State Senate
Thes
Cleric Accused of Larceny in Fair Slug Store
James Hallohan a clerk at the Fair Slug store on East Park Street is charged with stealing $30. A garnishment and attachment were issued. Hallohan allegedly removed $90 to evade attachment, leaving $21, with $4 garnishee already attached.
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James Hallohan
East Parktreet
Justice Conn's Court
Hallohan
Deed on deathbed questioned in estate case
First National Bank sues Ellen McConville to void a deed by which her husband John McConville, on his deathbed, purportedly conveyed all his property to her to avoid administration costs and keep relatives from sharing. The widow is accused of assisting and the suit seeks reversal of the deed, citing cruelty and improper execution.
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First National Bank
Ellen McConville
John McConville
McConville
Tite
Rom
Lily
Metonville
The
Plain Company
Defective Classes and Local Talks Highlight Meeting
Yesterday afternoon a meeting featured Miss Ezekiela Rev C F Chapman Dr A Grigie and Miss Jennie Ro Faddis as principal speakers. Talks covered classes for defective children and parental teacher associations. A stock decision involved Arms Palace Co stock and a shipment of 18 horses from Mahou to the United States. Also a man released on his own recognizance after two and a half days in county jail on a theft charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezekiela
C.F. Chapman
TA. Grigie
Jennie Ro Faddis
Mint Backless
St. John's Church
Grige
Shields
Spolen
Parent-Teacher Association
J. Downes S
Arms Palace Company
Maho
United States
Temount
Milew City
Spyorck
Butte
Savings and
Rea Speaker
N. Re
Nelson
Speaker
Ain Lows
Sec
W. J. Little
Justice
Conn’ Cou
Obituary Notice for John Temby
John Temby of 121 Poarwmaan Street died yesterday at the local hospital after a brief illness. He lived in Butte for many years and worked in the mines. He is survived by his wife. The body is at Sherman and Reed's undertaking parlor. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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John Temby
Poarwmaan Screet
Ued
Butte
Sherman & Reed
Train wreck wounds two, arrests man after shooting
A Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line wreck in Texas injures W L Lowery and W Settle during a three mile an hour collision. H G French is arrested after firing on companions. Settle suffers a broken leg as others are injured. The incident occurs as a train heads toward Des Moines from St. Louis.
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Liberal
Sim
Golden State
Rock Island & Pacific
Texas
W. L. Lowery
W. Settle
H. G. French
Chamberlain
French
Settle
Swery
Dea Momes
Gan
V. Rebbe
Ser Louie
Wabash Railway
Runnella Town
St. Louis
Des Moines
Sacramento Murder Case and Rail Wreck Report
A train wreck caused by a broken rail derailed and plunged down an embankment injuring several. In Sacramento on January 6 painter Raber was hanged in the state prison for the murder of Cherry De St Maur Maurice, the so called tenderloin queen. He declared he faced fate, not courage. The Cherry woman’s murder dates to July 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raber
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Butte News
Standwearste
Telephone
Independent Telephone
Ingersolls
Ansonias
Jeweler and
Optician
N. Main St
O’neill
Sayn Road House
Lnw
Am Tong
Smith
Ould
Baldisero
Heath
John Parrott
Plainant
Henderson
Wyoming Street
Lewis
Lincoln
George Gardner
Gardner
William ‘Rohan
Welroom
Jartin
Rohan
Strathcona Estate
PADS
Courts
Hecause
Mose Linz
North Main St
Newbro Drug CO
West Park St
Comet News
Iali le
Imperial
Vernis Martin
Brownfield-Canty Co
West Park Street
Ther Cooda
the Smith Grocery Co
Omy Temdy
Sanger
Wabasie
Musterole Company
Cleveland
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