Big Case Before Judge Booh er
A police court hearing opens this morning over an alleged obstruction by poles blocking a public highway in the 100 block on Oklahoma Avenue. Contractor Judson West sought a warrant against Independent Telephone Co after poles halted a house move near Oklahoma alley. City officials will guide the case, with Maury and the city legal head handling the matter.
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Judson West
Oklahoma Aver Hue
Oklahoma Alley
Independent Telephone Company
Booker
James Farwell
Maury
City Legal Department
Offer to Pay Liability Accepted in Bank Case
Wallace Idaho July 16 The offer by August Paulson Spokane millionaire and Stanley Easton manager of Bunker Hill Sullivan mine and executor of ET Greene estate of 75000 dollars to settle all liability in the Wallace State Bank of Commerce failure was accepted in district court The former bank president Bernard F ONeil extradited from Vancouver awaits trial on related charges The offer was presented to authorize the bank receiver to accept the money
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Wallace
Idaho
August Paulson
Spokane
Stanley Easton
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
ET. Greene
Wallace State Bank of Commerce
Bernard F. O'Neil
Vancouver
New Bedford Mills Shut Amid Weavers Strike
In New Bedford Massachusetts on July 18 gates at 12 cotton cloth plants were closed and about 13000 workers idle as weavers and other workers strike to abolish the grading system of payment.
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New Bedford
Mass
Historic Hump, Once Central to Butte Route, Replaced
The Hump on the main wagon road west of Butte is a thing of the past as a new boulevard around its northern base opens. Freighters, miners, and bicycle riders recount early days, noting the hotel and staging point history and Ed Law as the first to conquer the Hump on racing bikes.
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Butta
Butte F
Anaconda
Gregson
Deer Lodges
Butte Automobile Club
Fowievard
Tom Casey
Tutte
Mevne
Hume
Ploheer
Helena
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Butte
Montana Union Railroad
Garrison
Good Motor
Ed Law
Prices Match Two Decades Past at Mayer Watch Repair
Mayer fixed watches at the same low prices as twenty years ago offering mainsprings at a dollar and watch cleaning at $1.50 while keeping expenses low. He promises public value with quality work and the lowest possible prices at all times. Also notes new theater building at 29 West Park and a hospital update on J C Adams of Anaconda Copper Mining Co showing slight improvement after a relapse. Preliminary hearing of Harry Sokol charged with robbery was dismissed in Justice Furlong's court.
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Mayer
New Theater
West Park
J.C. Adams
Harry Sokol
Furlong
Local Case Dismissed After Defendant Fails to Appear
A theft case involving a $10 watch was dismissed after the Jap failed to appear in court. Deputy County Attorney Toole moved for dismissal as the defendant did not appear.
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Cerday
Toole
Day at the Gardens for Butte's Little Ones
The children of Butte and Victney will ride free to the gardens tomorrow courtesy of the street railway company. The event grows in popularity as the railway prepares to transport as many children as wish for a day of enjoyment and outing.
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Butte
Butte and
Victney
Street Railway
The American Government book aids naturalization tests
Thousands of foreign born individuals prepare to vote in November and study American government to pass exams. Frederic J. Haskin's The American Government explains what the government is, what it does, and how it operates, at a low price for soon to be citizens.
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United States
Frederic J. Haskin
Alls Uie
Ang
Mr. Haskin
Bowels and Mauser Bound Over to District Court
Herbert Bowels and Harold Mauser were found guilty of first degree assault by Justice of the Peace Doran and bound over to the district court with bonds set at 1000 each. They allegedly attacked Frank Burke near the Centennial brewery on June 1, and were sent back to county jail pending further action. The county attorney moved to dismiss the case against Ernest Bronelich for wife desertion.
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Herbert Bowels
Harold Mauser
Road fund depleted halts county project work
The county road fund is exhausted and commissioners ordered further suspension of road work. The county has spent 42,580 rebuilding the road from Rocker to the county line, now completed, with plans to improve the Rockfer to the city limit road later.
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Rocker
Rockfer
Himite
Funeral for neighbor Joseph ReDolan Held at East Summit
Woodmen of the World and neighbors gather at East Summit Street at 9 o'clock Thursday morning for the funeral of Joseph ReDolan. Messages of condolence and neighborly kindness are extended by Mr. A. H. Leininger, Mr. and Mrs. William Casey, and local organizers. A South Side Democratic Club meeting is announced for Friday July 18 at 8 o'clock in Judge Theades' courtroom at Northern Hotel, South Butte.
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Tana
Pumpman
Mary A. Dolan
J. D. Kane
Charles Oison
South Side
Democratic Club
A. H. Leiininger
William Casey
Mountains that Move Creeping Himalayas Defy Atlas
The New York Press reports Aeodetic studies by British scientists suggest Himalayan and Tibetan ranges slowly creep southward. Observers note possible crustal crumpling and density anomalies beneath the Himalayas, with Tibetan surveys hampered by limited access to Thibet. Further measurements are underway to confirm the motion.
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New York
Himalayas
Tibetan Mountains
Litigation over ownership of Caledonia Street in Butte
A district court suit before Judge Lynch aims to determine ownership of Caledonia Street between Excelsior and Columbia. The Butte Land and Investment Co claims the street is part of the Belcher lode and not a dedicated thoroughfare, seeking $1 damages and an injunction to hinder mining. Defendants note past street usage dating to 34 years ago and warn of appeals for a new trial while other probate and divorce matters appear in the same day’s docket.
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Caledonia Street
Excelsior Avenue
Columbia Street
Lynch
Department I
District Court
Butte Land and Investment Company
Belcher Lode
Tom Boyle
Rverlf
Fasuch
Happes
Northern Railway Company
William Larkin
Harry Meyer
Joseph ‘Langlois
Railway’ Company
AS. Bray
William Meyer
Anthony “Shovlin
Anton Pines
Arne Seleth
Anton Seleth
Josephine Re Schuh
Leopold Schuh
Salt Lake St
Josephine R. Milter
George
No Property Bond Banned in Gambling Cases
Police magistrate issues order banning property bonds in all gambling cases. No property bond will be accepted when cum Ming is charged, and only cash bail will secure release. The change reverses prior practice allowing property bonds upon judge approval. Local authorities seek to curb gambling raids and reduce suspects returning home.
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Cum Ming
Mayor Duncan vows veto of tax extension contract
Mayor Duncan announced at the council meeting he will veto the contract awarded to MLL Hewitt and Richard Brimicombe for extending the tax list from county to city rolls. The bid of 700 dollars was the lowest submitted. The notice also includes a family obituary and expressions of thanks from the Elzner and Murray families.
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Duncan
Mll
Hewitt
Richard Brimicombe
Brimicombe
Inquest Reveals Tragic Mine Cage Accident
The inquest heard Wilk was killed after entering a chippy cage against rules on a shaft. Healy and Martin testified they rode the cage. Startin fell after passing the 1400-foot level, crushed between cage and wall plates. Daly and Dempedh testified to riding conditions. Orem found timbering and shaft in good order.
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Wilkin
Healy
Martin
Healy Bel
Daly
Foreman Dempedh
Courts to Pass On Need Of Business Middleman
Washington July 16 The rights and necessity of the business middleman in lumber trade are to be determined by courts amid pending suits against the lumber trust Testimony against eastern states retail lumber dealers associations suggests the issue will hinge on the middleman's legal scope It will be an economic question first raised to the Justice Department in four civil suits and one criminal case led by Clark McKercher official The St Paul suit will start taking testimony about Aug 15 on the Pacific coast
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Washington
Lumber Trust
Department of Justice
Court of Justice
Clark Mc Kercher
Testimany
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Lewistown Notes special correspondence July 18
The Elke min strel show at the opera house last night drew praise, credited to Don Churchill of Butte for drilling the company. The funeral of Emil Plum, Fort Ma Binnis officer in 1882, was held at the Catholic church with Father W. J. van den Broek presiding. Plum served in Indian Campaigns and Reno's command at the Canter massacre and later held county posts. He leaves a widow, two daughters Mrs. John Abel and Miss Herbertine Plum, and a son Frank Plum at the post office.
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Standard
Lewistown
Opera House
Don Churchill
Butte
Emil Plum
Fort Ma Binnis
W. J. van den Broek
Plum
Reno
Canter
Fort Maginal
John Abel
Herbertine Plum
Frank Plum
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