Injunction Sought to Halt Butte City Warrants to GE Co
A district court filing seeks to void the 10 year contract with the Butte General Electric company to light the city and to stop payment on 15 warrants totaling 26 786.68 issued under that contract. Plaintiffs include John Powers M G O Malley and R S Fuertado backed by the Butte Municipal league against the city mayor clerk treasurer and aldermen. The suit argues city indebtedness exceeded 3 percent of property value in 1899 and asks for contract nullification and permanent injunction. Judge Harney issued a temporary restraining order and set a hearing for Aug 17.
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Butte
Butte General Electric Company
John Powers
M. G. O'Malley
R. S. Fuertado
Butte Municipal League
City of
William H. Davey
W. K. Quarles
Ben EF. Calkins
Thomas Bryant
A. C. Congdon
Michael Dempsey
J. M. Evans
John Gleeson
Henry Kroger
C. J. McConnell
FE. L. Mayo
A. (. Siebenaler
Joseph Bryant
A. B. Cohen
Edward Day
Larry Duggan
R. P. Kelley
P. H Manchester
Dan O'Brien
Electric Company
Do. M. Parr
Harney
On the Trail with Posse
A multi-county pursuit gathers at Gill Winter ranch as Valley Cascade and Chateau counties join forces to chase fugitives linked to a bank robbery. Deputies, Pinkerton Callahan and Sheriff Grimm lead a long hunt across Little Rockies toward the Missouri river with little success.
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Landusky
Old Pike Sandusky
Kid Curry
Gill & Winter Ranch
Jim Thornhill
Curry
Valley County
Cascade County
Glasgow
Culbertson
Griffith
Chateau County
Crawford
Harry Jund
Luther
Hoyt
Amers
Pinkerton
Callahan
Grimm
Malta
Little
Rockies
Missouri River
Tired of Life Long Pat Drowns in Slough
Coroner J L Jones held an inquest in Melrose on the body of Patrick Long found dead in the Beaverhead slough. The verdict: death by own action drowning. Long Pat a Montana resident for years, famed gambler with two black eyes from a Rochester fight, despondent and broke. Funeral at Melrose this afternoon. burial funded by the county.
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Standard
Dillon
J. L. Jones
Melrose
Patrick Long
Beaverhead
Long Pat
Montana
Rochester
Madison County
Repair Work Begins on City Hall Contract
The city hall repair project started yesterday by the contractor in the quarters previously used by the fire department.
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City Hall
Fire Department
Judge Stapleton Back From Ravalli County Trip
Judge George W. Stapleton returned from Hughes creek in Ravalli county reporting abundant fishing and promising mining prospects. He holds a placer claim on Hughes creek and notes Ward & Co nearby while John Sloss conducts dredging and drilling nearby.
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George W. Stapleton
Hughes Creek
Ravalli County
Hamilton
Ward & Co
John Sloss
Virginia City
Park at Dillon Opens With Summer Carnival
Dr Wix Selway's Park at Dillon hosts a grand opening on Sunday July 21 with summer events including baseball tug of war on horseback riding bucking bronchos and bulls dancing horse racing foot racing boating shooting and a pigeon shoot with the Dillon Gun club. The Dillon band and orchestra provide music with refreshments and cash prizes. The 8. L. will run excursions from Butte round trip 1.50.
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Dillon Gun Club
Dillon Band
Butte
Picnic Sunday Picnic Mount View Park Event
The Irish societies of Butte plan a gathering at Mountain View Park on Sunday July 21. Trains depart Butte at 8:45 9:50 12:45 2:40 4:40 and 6:40 a.m. and return from the park at 6:15 7:15 9:15 and 11:30 p.m. Round trip costs 1.00. children 50 cents.
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Butte
Wil Jenie
Mowntain View Park
Uly
Park
Missoula Excursion by Modern Woodmen on Sunday
Missoula hosts a modern Woodmen excursion Sunday July 21 offering $2.00 round trip and $1.00 for children. Tickets on sale Saturday at the Northern Pacific city ticket office until 10 p.m. Trains depart at 7 and 8 a.m. Returning at 7 and 8 p.m. Tickets not valid on the North Coast Limited. Free dancing.
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Modern Woodmen
Northern Pacific City
Missoula
North Coast Limited
The New White Waists Sold At Low Prices
Advertises Silkk batiste white waists with full yoke and back tuck at 3.95 and white lawn waists with embroidered fronts at 2.25. Silk linen waists with tuck yokes and embroidery priced at 5.00, real value 16.00, with twenty five other styles. Come early tomorrow.
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Batiste
Foulard
Fashionable bargains at carnival hats and summer wear
The store promotes new high class garments and carnival hats with styles like Bluebell Florodora and Racket. Prices begin at 1.59 with women's outfits ranging from 10.25 to 20.65, plus $10 skirts and marked down parasols and carpets. Emphasizes careful sourcing and value across trunks, buggies, and boys clothing.
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India
Extraordinary Monday sale on first floor fabrics and notions
The ad touts deep discounts on black satin duchesse silk at 77 cents a yard and foulard patterns, plus kinack grenadines, linen damask, napkins, towels, counterpanes, Oxfords, Hanan's shoes, ribbons, belts, handkerchiefs, collars, hairpins, stockinet shields, buttons, pins, and household items all offered at reduced prices for tomorrow only. Numerous named items and prices are listed.
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Kinack Grenadines
New York
Fabric sale promotes wash fabric at bulk discount
If you are not acquainted with this magnificent wash fabric come and see what it is There is no wearing out to it Of course colors are fast It is an excellent fabric for children dresses boys shirts waists and men shirts the regular price is 45c Tomorrow we offer the entire lot at 26c a yard Embroidered Swisses reduced to 25¢ a yard Fancy lace stripe Swisses just suited for the season dresses and waists Were 30¢ Tomorrow a yard Fine dimities silk moults satin foulards sold up to 90c a yard All go at this sale for 37c a yard
Connell's Linen Values In Butte Offer Irish and German Linens
Household linens are advertised with emphasis on pure linen tablecloths napkins and towels. Connell's claims to carry the best Irish and German linens and to be sole agents in Butte for J. N. Richardson, Sons & Owden of Belfast. Tomorrow offers excellent values with strong sales appeal.
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Connell's
Butte
J. N. Richardson, Sons & Owden
Belfast
Ireland
Allover lace and lace trims sale at bargain yardage
Allover organdie puffing with beading suitable for yokes and dresses offered at 5 cents a yard. Nainsook applique for waists and dresses priced 6 cents. Swiss allovers 24 inches wide at 1 dollar 75 cents per yard. Val lace allovers at 65 cents per yard. Torchon laces 1 to 3 inches wide at 1 cent per yard. Duchesse lace and insertion 2 to 3 inches wide at 35 cents per yard. All fine neckwear sale continuing.
Bargain Sale of Household Goods and Stationery
Advertises items marked at half price for space reuse. Pound paper selling at 10c, playing cards at 25c, fifty packs cards and score cards offered. Hox stationery with envelopes, pencils including Faber’s two for 5c, ink mucilage sealing wax pens and holders all at reduced prices.
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Hox Stationery
Faber’s
Mammoth sale of summer underwear and hats offered
The notice highlights a tomorrow sale for men with 60 kinds of underwear totaling 1,000 dozen. Shirts and drawers at 50e to $1.00, silk mixed suits at $1.50, straw hats two prices 1.00 and 1.50 to 5.00 previously, and Marseilles linen vests from $2.50 to $6.00, divided into $1.00 and $1.75 lots.
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Marseilles
Young Men's Clothing at Discount Closeout
We have 200 suits for ages 14 to 19, some fit adults, suitable for summer and fall wear. All are offered at a discount from the marked price of 25 percent to reduce stock.
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Municipal League
Sandusky
Lund
Lodge Pole Creek
Benner
Harry Lund
Lewistown
Missouri
Cascade
Chateau
Chinook
Posse
Johnny Curry
Jim Winter
Ab Furhman
Tom O'Brien
Jack Brownlee
Wix
Darby
Anaconda
Judge Stapleton
Selway's Park
Missoula the Beautiful
Europe
New Paris
Lillinery
Axminster
Julia Marlowe
Hanan
Russia
Dresden
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