Butte Current Notes Collate Local Happenings
Readable notes from Butte report a mix of personal moves and births, business visits, and local interests. Names include Moyer, Grady, Orton, Simon, McLaughlin Coal, and Alderman Nerny. News covers arrivals, travels, a new baby, firearm safety notices, and magazine displays.
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Deer Lodge
Walker's
Lee Williams
Deer Lodge Valley
Butte
Arthur M. Day
Covert
Mich
McGill
Nev
Mike Murray
Phil Greenans
Montana
Helena
Henry Wellington
San Jose
Cal
John Wellingon
Walkerville
Hill City
James Barndon
Teddy
P. O
W. Paul
Ross Kerr
Salmon Ity
Alice Wiles
Virginia City
Pepe
City Council Sets June Regular Session Among Reports
Acting Mayor John Y. Murphy presides as the council meets for the June regular session. Judiciary reports on accumulated business and a potential $20,000 damage suit from the Langlois barn owners loom. Water and storm sewer issues tied to Alaska street and the Murray hospital work prompt a repair order. Committees also consider judgments and compromises against the city.
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John Y. Murphy
Langlois
Alaska Street
Murray Hospital
Murray
Injunction Sought in Montana Dairy and land dispute
Joseph Lunn sues Frank and Joseph Stress for an injunction and damages over repeated fence tearing and cattle trespass on Lunns land near Butte. He seeks 1500 dollars and an order to stop further trespass. Also McLaughlin Coal sues Phoenix Electric for 661.81 dollars for coal sold and delivered.
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Joseph Lunn
Butte
District Court
Frank
Joseph Stress
Montana Dairy
Lunn
McLaughlin Coal Company
Phoenix Electric Company
Saloon Violence Leaves Old Man Hurt in Fifth Ward Row
John R. Patterson alleges Steve Esterly assaulted him at John Gardner’s saloon on East Park Street. Patterson says Esterly struck him, kicked him, and that a spittoon and bottles were involved. Esterly, a former Fifth Ward aldermanic candidate, was arrested and released on bond. Patterson faces a similar charge.
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John R. Patterson
John Gardner
East Park Street
Steve Esterly
Patterson
The
Standard
Meaderville
West Copper Street
Esterly
Miner John Hill Killed at St Lawrence Mine
John Hill a Finnish miner 28 or 29 living at 349 East Broadway was killed at the St Lawrence mine near the 800 level when a plank he was placing slipped and he fell down a chute about 700 feet reaching the bottom instantly. He worked with Robert Harper Andrew Hill and Ike Hulaka and the coroner Davenport ordered the body removed to Duggan's undertaking rooms for an inquest at 7 that night.
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John Hill
East Broadway
St. Lawrence
Robert Harper
Andrew Hill
Ike Hulaka
Hill
Tom Crowley
Davenport
Duggan
Bill
Finland
Supreme Court to Reargue Corporation Tax Cases
The U S Supreme Court sets fifteen corporation tax cases for re argument before a full bench at the start of the next term. No reason given beyond full bench consideration. Cases stem from Windsor Vermont suit and involve Stella P. Flint guardian for Samuel N. Stone Jr. stockholder of Stone Track Co. and other challengers to the tax.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Fuller
Hughes
Bowers
Maxwell Evarts
New York
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Windsor
William M. Evarts
Stone Track Company
Dwight Tuxbury & Sons
Stella P. Flint
Samuel N. Stone Jr
Stone-Track Company
Mr. Evarts
Supreme Court
United States
Remains of Susie A. Suman to be shipped for cremation
The remains of the late Miss Susie A. Suman will be shipped this afternoon from Richards' undertaking parlors to Los Angeles for cremation. Dr. and Mrs. S Keyser will accompany the body.
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Susie A. Suman
Richards
Los Angeles
S. Keyser
Tripp le Gets Cardiac Death After Fatal Domestic Incident
Seattle May 31 John H Tripple killed his wife by gunshot after summoning her to his father's house to settle domestic troubles he then shot himself in the head dying today without regaining consciousness. Best bitter sweets made Pallas finest cafe best service.
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Seattle
Wash
John H. Tripple
Pallas
Heir to England's Throne To Be Invested With Title
London May 31 The problem already taken up of creating the Duke of Cornwall the heir apparent Prince of Wales. The eldest son of King George now 16 would receive the title in a ceremonial rite with ring and torques by an archdruid in regalia to honor his future role as Prince of Wales.
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London
Duke of Cornwall
Prince of Wales
George
Harry Og Mounmouth
The
Harry Tudor
England
Bosworth Field
Fishing in Bronx Park supplies for Aquarium run
From the New York Sun report the spring season opener on April 18 in Bronx park waters yielded a musk turtle six inches long, 50 brook suckers, 16 common roach, 5 large mouth black bass six inches, 2 yellow perch and a 15 inch pickerel, gathered with a 125 by nine foot seine. The Wylie summer camp near Bozeman Montana opens mid June. contact Mrs. W. W. Wylie in Salesville for rates.
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New York Sun
Aquarium
Bronx
Central
Prospect Parks
Bronx River
Valuable Seaweed Excerpt From Washington Herald
Jeremiah King of Atlantic City notes Japan coast residents earn large income from seaweed. Annual harvest exceeds 3,000,000 yen with many by-products yielding substantial dollars. Seaweed used for food and desserts, with seasonal gathering from March to November. Natives harvest by collecting washed weed, drying, mincing, and selling in large quantities.
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The
Washington Herald
Japan
Jeremiah King
Atlantic City
Atlantic
Butte Store Glides Through Great Jewelry Sale Window View
A Butte retailer promotes a grand jewelry sale with tempting bargains. Customers are invited to see the window display and visit the Mayer store to explore offers, whether buying or not.
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Butte
Mayer
Three men on trial for brutal assault on Scotty Orr
W R Orr known as Scotty Orr a former Butte firefighter testifies of a December 10 assault at the White House saloon in which three men beat him unconscious and cut his horse Eli Peris died from wounds. Defendants Peris Adler and Inch plead self defense as trial before Judge Donlan continues.
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Eli Peris
Frank Adler
Andy Inch
Donlan
Department of the District Court
W. R. Orr
Scotty” Orr
Butte
Orr
White House
Maloney
Peris
Adler
Inch
T. C. Witherspoon
George Ambrose
Murray
O'Rourke
Mulcahy
Frank Cash
Five Mile House
Trading Sensation in Comon Market
New York May 31. Active and excited trading in cotton ended the May delivery as bulls bid for May and then news of broad selling pushed July to 14.18c a pound down 74 points from last week. Spot cotton fell 80 points per bale, with bull-led stock control estimated at 240000 bales and a further 29000 bales bought today.
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New York
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty for Pink Franklin
Washington May 31 Pink Franklin a South California Negro convicted of murdering Special Constable Valentine will die by the gallows. The U S Supreme Court today affirmed the penalty under the labor contract law case. Carter's hall Social Wednesday and Saturday. School same evenings.
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Washington
Pink Franklin
Valentine
South
United States Supreme Court
Carter's Hall
Butte Stock Exchange Quotations and Sales Report
The record lists high and low quotations derived from actual sales on the Butte stock exchange. Prices reflect trading activity and market movements for the period.
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Butte Stock Exchange
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Bvuite News
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Telephone
Independent Telephone
Jewelers
North Main Street
Lunn Dairy Ranch
Nathaniel Rodda
Bena Rodda
Rodda
Elkhart
Ind
Emma Prideaux
Edward Prideaux
Bisbee, Ariz
Steve Eisterly
Fifth Ward
Aseauli
Skull
Ting
Taft
Congress
Silver Bow National Bank
Lisa Cash Grocery Co
WI Moerderer
Montana Drug Co
West Park Street
Drs. McKendry and
Hannifin
Butte Optical Co
Corner Park and
Dakota Sts
Prince Edward
Wales
Bronx Park
Wylie
Bozeman
W. W. Wylie
Salesville, Mont
Mayer Store
China
Sault IN
Henaten
Seif
Comon Market
Butte Mining Stock Exchange
Alameda
Barnes-King
Butte & Arizona
Butte & Ely
SCS
Butte-Milwaukee
Butte-Montana
Trereious
Norta Franklin
Tuolumne
Alex Scott
Oln
Butte-Superior Pee
Weinberg’s
Weinberg
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