Ringwald Bests Butte Jailor In Word Game In Montana
Ernest A Ringwald of Great Falls outwits Sol Levy Butte city jailer in a poetic exchange of elaborate phrases. Ringwald mails a letter to Levy with a cryptic paraphrase and Schultz translates for the Blackfoot agency, noting the jailer’s grandiloquent talk and the public fascination with the exchange.
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Ernest A. Ringwald
Great Falls
Montana
Sol Levy
Butte
Sol
California
Alex Kazan
Ringwald
Tau
J. W. Schultz
Frozen on Arctic Divide claim of two deaths
Nome letter reports H. A. Conn of Butte Montana dying by freezing on the Arctic divide while his brother in law perished alongside him. Mrs Conn and the newborn twins survive though deeply mourning.
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Standard
Nome
Alaska
Anaconda Standard
Anaconda
H. A. Conn
Butte
Mont
Arctic Divide
Montana State School of Mines opens third year
Third year begins Tuesday September 9 1902 at the Montana State School of Mines. For catalogues and terms address the School of Mines in Butte Montana.
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Montana State School of Mines
School of Mines
Butte, Mont
A Delightful City for Health Pleas ure and Comfort
A Victorian era portrait extols Victoria as the ideal Pacific Northwest capital and tourist resort city. It highlights mild climate, absence of malaria, mosquitoes, fog, and heat, plus emerald ocean, rocky shoreline, shady beaches, and snow-capped mountains. The piece urges readers to include Victoria in any tour.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Pacific Northwest
Summer Excursions Via the Great Northern Railway
Travel deals announce summer excursions from Butte for St Paul and Minneapolis round trip 34 50 with May 31 departure and 60 day return, plus options to Duluth West Superior Sioux City Chicago St Louis and other eastern points with varied dates and returning by Sept 15. Tickets at 41 North Main street Great Northern Ticket office.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
West Superior
Sioux City
Chicago
St. Louis
Great Northern Ticket Office
North Main Street
Butte
Tonopah Mining Camp Poised for Rapid Growth
Charles E. Morris reports Tonopah has produced over 1 million dollars in ten months and holds ore reserves worth much more on dumps. He notes Philadelphia capitalists invested a million dollars just before his departure and a railroad to the camp.
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Charles E. Morris
Tonopah
Sage Brush
Morris
Standard
San Antonio Range
Butler
Philadelphia
Charles Warren
San Francisco
Bishop Brondel Aids Mass Confirmations In Butte
Bishop J B Brondel of Montana spent yesterday in Butte visiting St Lawrence St Patrick s and Sacred Heart churches where large classes were confirmed amid elaborate ceremonies The Sacred Heart crowd overflowed with many adults also receiving confirmation Father Ahern preached an engaging sermon Also Great Northern offers railway tickets to Anaconda and intermediate stations from 41 North Main Street.
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J. B. Brondel
Catholic Church of
Montana
Butte
St. Lawrence Church
St Patrick's Church
Sacred Heart Church
Brandel
Father Ahern
Bargain Silks and Dress Patterns at Deep Discounts
Silk values cut to 89 cents a yard for foulard silks and 49 cents for fancy taffeta as part of a weeklong sale. Dress patterns priced from 3.90 to 6.75 with selections including Venetians, broadcloths, granite cloths, repolines, and armoures in various colorings.
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Hennessy
Amazon
Silk waists and garments at deep discounts in closing out sale
Closeout sale offers about 200 silk waists priced at 2.85 for sizes 32 to 42 in pink blue green white and lavender with tucked fronts. Also available high grade corsets 1.25 to 2.00 values, lawn kimonas five cents to five cents, summer vests five to twenty five cents, and ribbed pants 19 cents a pair.
Delegates Gather for Butte Mining Congress September
President E L Shafner of the International Mining Congress arrived in Butte to promote the September meeting. He forecasts at least 5000 attendees drawn by a one fare plus 2 dollar rate and urges Montana districts to host exhibits and prepare hotel space. The congress will tour Yellowstone Park and Montana mining camps as Gov. Toole supports the event.
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E. L. Shafner
International Mining Congress
Butte
Cleveland
Ohio
Montana
Shafner
United States
Canada
Yellowstone Park
Toole
Congress
Madison County
Executive Committee
Carpet Sale Drags Down Prices on Remnants
Owing to a busy season Alex Smith & Son offer heavy discounts on carpet remnants. Yardage up to 30 yards for moquette and Tic and 8c vel vet carpets, with fiber mattings and blue green colorings highlighted. Limited to bulk bargain prices and summer season floor coverings.
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Alex Smith & Son
Blankets and Comforts Sample Sale in Montana
About 200 pairs of blankets and 100 comforts from 12 factories were sent for selection. The sale offers half price on closeout items with diverse styles and qualities, including cotton sheet blankets, all wood blankets, wool filled comforts, and hand knotted comforts, featuring some of the finest blankets brought to Montana at low figures.
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Montana
Funeral for Thomas H. Tonkin in Walkerville and Centerville
The funeral for Thomas H. Tonkin was held yesterday from the family residence on Tobormvan avenue in Walkerville, then moved to Trinity M. E. Church in Centerville where Rev. John Hosking spoke. Interment followed at Mt. Moriah Cemetery with Knights of Pythias and A. O. U. W. members in attendance.
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Thomas H. Tonkin
Tobormvan Avenue
Walkerville
Trinity M. E. Church of
Centerville
John Hosking
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Knights of Pythias
Special Rates West Via Northern Pacific to Portland and Tacoma
Discounted round trip fares from Butte Montana to Portland and Tacoma with specific sale on June 21. Fare shown as 29.20 dollars. For details contact W H Merriman General Agent Northern Pacific Ry in Butte Montana.
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Portland
Tacoma
W. H. Merriman
Gen’l Agt
N. P. Ry
Butte
Mont
John Mitchell Calls for Arbitration Over Mine Strike
John Mitchell expresses a cautious stance urging arbitration of all disputes in the coal strike. He warns that if his premises fail, miners will return to work and await a newer, more justified cause to gain public approval.
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United States
John Mitchens
Cheaper Rail Fare Announced for Butte to Gregson Springs
The Butte Anaconda and Pacific Railroad offers a cheaper round trip from Butte to Gregson Springs for 80 cents. Tickets are valid from Saturday noon to Monday noon for both directions.
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Butte
Market dull on London stock exchange as coronation nears
Nothing to encourage a rise was seen on the London stock exchange last week with the bulk account dragging the market down American shares were the exception and most US securities rose though United States Steel fell slightly The coronation and the shortest settlement period in history reduced activity and analysts doubt a rebound until after the coronation.
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London
Stock Exchange
United States Steel Common
Dividend Funds Planned for July Reinvestment
Dividend money to be utilized in July will be reinvested. Railroads stand to benefit from improvements and economies, with operators hopeful for better times for the remainder of the year unless general business declines.
Local News Roundup From Granite Community
Mrs J H Jesso and child arrive from Victoria B C while Carl Swanson returns from Sweden. J H Viel heads to Butte on business and Henry Wiegenstein comes home for summer. Fred Tonkin recovers from bronchitis and Willie Gallagher returns from Salt Lake College. Visitors include Mrs S S Clees and Miss Lizzi Murray. Anniversary notices for Mr and Mrs Charles Martin. Orton Bros. advertise pianos and organs at 219 N Main Butte.
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J. H. Jesso
Victoria B.C
Jesso
Carl Swanson
Sweden
Spokan Wash
J. H. Viel
Butte
Henry Wiegenstein
Salt Lake City
Fred Tonkin
Burns
Willie Gallagher
Salt Lake
S&s. E. Clees
Lizzi Murray
Rifle Range Media Contest Winners At Great Falls
Special Dispatch notes that Walter Adrian won the A class shoot with 45 points, Curtie second with 42. In B class A Morrison took first with 21, while Cooney won the 500 yard event with 22 of 25. Bestor also scored 22 but lost on tiebreaker. Cloudy conditions and smoke affected shooting.
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Standard
Great Falls
Walter Adrian
Curtie
A. Morrison
Cooney
Bester
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Butte News
Funny Tribe
Manhattan
Big Hole River
Davis & Weimescary Co
Main Street
Estey Piano
Estey
East Park St. Butte, Mont
Main Springs
Rogers
MAYER
West Park
Jailor
Arctic
Hutte
L. K. Leys
Great Northern Railway
Brondel
St. Lawrence
St. Patrick's
Sacred Heart Churches
Riley-Dwyer Liquor Co
Foulard Silk Sale
Rien
Tember
Butte Mines
Hennessy’s
Macitane
Trinity Church
Pacific Ry
John Mitchell
Gregson
Ing Bull
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
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