Butte Current Notes Highlights Local Visits and Appointments
Local notes from Butte record visits and movements of residents and visitors including Moyer at Grady's and Riley Bonsteel from Basin. Entries mention the Atlas stand at East Park, Dr. Turner moving to 316 West Granite, and plans for Flag Day observance. June events and commencements are noted with university attendance and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Rainville
Basin
Butte
A. H. Lilley
Atlantic Coast
Clarence Lavell
Divide
Finlen
J. W. Harrigan
Kalispell
J. L. Hanafin
Boulder Hot Springs
F. H. Negley
Whitehall
Mary BP. Mitchell
Warm Springs
Thornton
D. P. Liake
Waterloo
Atlas
East Park
J. D. Slemone
Missoula
Henry Griffin
Great Falls
C. H. Williams
Hattie Cunliffe
St. John
N. B
Hattie Young
Portland Fair
Louise Nydegger
Danville
W. R. Macfadden
Pony
M. B. Davis
Virginia City
Christopher Turner
West
Granite Street
Mary Sweet
Mamie Finerty
Boulder
Lilah Halford
Ben Halford
Theresa Richter
Charles T. Wiedman
F. L. Melcher
Annie Williams
Broughton
Walkerville
California
Jessie Hickox
Red Lodge
Julia P. Hammer
Order of the Eastern Star
Olive Chapter
Grace
Charlotte Cahoon
Europe
Daughters of the American Revolution
Huett Clingan
I. O
Merton Proctor
David Hoffman
School of Mines
Lillie Dale
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Butte Team Lineup And Player Averages Highlight 1900s Report
The article profiles the Butte baseball squad describing players such as Weiser Dell nicknamed Rube Waddell of the West, Arthur Merkle a Montana league organizer and pitcher hitting near .300, captain John Burns leading the league with a .508 average, Lester Clayborne at first base hitting .385 with strong fielding, and Frank Fitch a top west third baseman. Other notes mention Billy Wilson a Kansas City origin pitcher praised for the raise ball and Frank Austin a versatile boilermaker and catcher with a .490 average. Horace Merkle is listed as 26, born in Nevada, as part of the lineup details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Merkle
Virginia City
Nev
Nevada
Boucher
Columbia Gardens
Butte
John T. Burns
Minneapolis
Duluth
Louisville
Winnipeg
Crookston
Center Feld
Lester Clayborne
Mt. Vernon
Frank Fitch
Cleveland
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Victoria
Vancouver
Seattle
Rossland
Billy Wilson
Kansas City
Montana Ore Purchasing
Frank
Austin
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Putte
Stanley
Spokane
Horace Merkle
Matt Sullivan
St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Portland
Tacoma
Helena
McCloskey
Dugdale
Reilly
Thomas
Bridget
Donahue
Illinois
Paul Pratt
School of Mines
Lou Kane
South Dakota
Weiser
H. L. Kimball
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Ogden
Weight Watch on Young Corbett Ahead of Bout
Ex-champion team guards weight details as Maurice Thompson from Butte prepares for a Broadway clash. Thompson looks in top form and box office tickets sell fast. Corbett trains hard at Boulder Springs with doubts about slimming to 130 pounds and possible Turkish bath. Thompson arrives today with trainers while Corbett and staff head in tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Boulder Springs
Rothwell
Maurice Thompson
Broad Way
Thompson
Butte
Young Corbett
Gregson Springs
Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Canyon of the Grand
Royal Gorge
Tennessee Pass
Eagle’s River Canyon
Great Salt Lake
Denver & Rio Grande
Scenic Colorado
E. R. Hunt
G. A
East Broadway
Butte Baseball Roster Highlights Local Talent and Schedules
The article profiles Butte team players from Matt Sullivan to Bridget Donahue and Paul Pratt, detailing careers in Seattle Portland Vancouver and Helena, fielding averages near 1000 and strong batting. It notes Weiser Dell as a rising pitcher and lists manager H L Kimball. It closes with Denver & Rio Grande travel rates from Butte and trip details.
Butte Golfers Turn In Weather Affected Scores
In a qualifying round at the Country Club yesterday afternoon Butte golfers faced worsening winds that spoiled strong scores. Gervais Green and Dr. F W McCrimmon led with 93s for 18 holes in a handicap event to narrow the field to eight for match play. The top seven were Green McCrimmon Arthur Richards Hodgens Palmer Donnelly with a playoff to decide the eighth among Case Pig and another tied player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Country Club
Gervais Green
F. W. McCrimmon
Miners’ Union
Green
McCrimmon
Arthur
Richards
Hodgens
Palmer
Donnelly
Young Edwin Alston Loses His Right Foot
Eight year old Edwin Alston son of W E Alston of 224 Walnut street lost his right foot when his foot was crushed by a street car after he jumped off at Columbia Gardens Saturday afternoon. He was treated at Murray and Freund's hospital where he rested easily last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Alston
Columbia Gardens
Alston
W. E. Alston
Walnut Street
Murray & Freund's Hospital
Mine accident injures worker at Anaconda mine
J. Evererle of 10 West Broadway suffered a fracture of the right leg just below the knee in an Anaconda mine accident at 8 yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St. James' hospital and is reported to be doing nicely with a good chance of early recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Evererle
West Broadway
Anaconda
St. James’ Hospital
Butte Briefs Show Local Arrivals and Mining Output
D W Templeton of Fort Benton and E T Wright of Great Falls were registered and arrived with others at the Thornton. Mrs W Raymond of Sheridan joined recent arrivals. A Dillon reel estate meeting revealed daily ore output from Butte mines at 14 000 tons with Amalgamated 10 000 Mon tana Ore Purchasing 1 500 Clark 1 050 and miscellaneous leasers 1 050 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Thornton
Dillon
E. T. Wright
Great Falls
Great Northern Express
W. Raymond
Sheridan
Butte
Amalgamated Company
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Clark Mines
Montana Sportsmen Conclude their Meet
The article notes Montana sportsmen closing their meet with remarks from speakers including Paxson of Butte, the last remaining member of the first fan club, and Charles Dillman of Butte visiting Bozeman. Mrs. Bennett heals from a broken wrist suffered in Montana last year, hindering range work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Sportsmen
New York
Paxson
Butte
Charles Dillman
Capital Brewing Company
Bozeman
Chickering Quarter Grand It’s a Dream
The Chickering infant grand piano fits in small spaces with the touch and tone of larger grands. Ideal for drawing rooms and parlors, it costs no more than a large upright and sounds better. Orton Bros offers liberal piano trade-ins and easy payments at 213 215 North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickering
Railroad worker loses left foot in car dumping accident
Erick Anderson of Rocker was run over while dumping cars and had his left foot amputated just above the ankle at Murray & Freund's hospital. He was reported resting easily at a late hour with no complications anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erick Anderson
Rocker
Murray & Freund's Hospital
Pawn shop owner denies selling revolver to Claude Billings
M Siegel of Siegel's pawn shop at 18 East Park street says he refused to sell a revolver to Claude Billings who later died by his own hand Saturday. Billings entered seeking a gun, went to another shop and bought the revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Siegel
Siegel
East Park Street
Claude Billings
Billings
Helena Race Meeting Set for July at State Fair Track
Special Dispatch reports two days of racing at the state fair ground track on July 8 and 4. Races for runners trotters and pacers planned with purses around 200 dollars each. About six horses are at the fair grounds with more uptown, promising strong entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
State Fair Ground
Fair Grounds
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Butte News
The
Telephone
Tiffany
Dell
Dell of the West
Tonkin
A. Itkin
North Main Street
Thales
Rio Grande
Gott
William Falconer
Eeree
Miter Ios
Richards Sennen
Booth
Miner
Butte Briefs
D. W. Templeton
Fort Benton
Orton Bros
Verona
Ranney’s
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Co
Park St
Siegel’s
Walt Allen
W. Broadway
Richards the Undertaker
W. Park &J
Adams
Semroltersa
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