Merchants to Attend Senator Courtney Funeral in Butte
The Business Men's Association of Butte plans to attend the funeral of the late Senator Thomas F. Courtney in a body Friday afternoon with a memorial service next Thursday night. A special committee will meet the body and prepare resolutions, and a floral tribute of American Beauty roses was authorized. The grocers will close during the funeral hour as members gather for the procession to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men's Association of
Butte
Thomas F. Courtney
Senator Courtney
J. E. Richards
P. J. Brophy
FE. H. Renisch
D. J. Hennessy
Henry Mueller
John W. Passmore
Courtney
Merchants of
Business Men's Association
Reworth
W. C. Speer
Judge Speer
Montana
Senate
Stanton
Helena
Senator Stanton
Nansen
Butte Man Fails In Art Theft Attempt At Saloon
Horace Logan, a dusky Butte resident, attempted to steal several wall pictures from the Kameo saloon at Main and Bilver streets. Police booked him for petty larceny after the bartender objected to the missing art. Logan awaited his police court hearing before Judge Sullivan.
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Horace Logan
Butte
Logan
Kameo
Main
Bilver
Gilmore
Sullivan
Spark from kitchen range causes panic at West Park street home
A spark from the kitchen range at 312 West Park Street alarmed Mrs. Mendelsohn and family. The deflected particle drifted to a rafter and sparked fear of a fire, prompting immediate evacuations and a rapid response from neighbors and the fire department with chemical engine, hose wagon, and ladder truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Mendelsohn
West Park Street
Fire Doused by Draft Before Firemen Arrive
Chief Sanger reassured Mrs. Mendelsohn her home was safe after a fire in the kitchen range. The blaze caused mainly emotional distress, with property damage minimal and no injuries reported as firemen arrived promptly.
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Sanger
Jury Trial Sought Over Questioned Will of Colbert in Butte
Objections filed in district court challenge the probate of Charles Colbert s will claiming Borzus signature is invalid and naming J P Collins as public administrator seeking letters of administration. The case centers on $40 000 in Butte property and German heirs.
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District Court
Charles Colbert
J. P. Collins
Butte
W. I. Lippincott
John Woolbeater
Coburn and
Moselle
Germany
Felker Trial Halted Over Juror Familiarity
The Felker trial resumed in Judge Clancy’s court but stalled as talesmen admitted familiarity with the case and opinions on guilt. Waters pleads guilty to receiving stolen property and testifies against Perry, with Perry set for March 12 and Ryan awaiting plea. The theft involved cigars worth about 300 dollars from Henry Woolf’s store. Eagle Pharmacy relocated to a new Main Street site nearby.
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Perry
Ryan
Llewellyn L. Felker
Clancy
Talesmen
Faeces
Cunningham
Felker
Fred Waters
William Perry
Waters
James Ryan
Henry Woolf
Woolf
American killed in duel with Russian in Ostend
John MacWilson Durant of New York living in Paris with his mother at the Hotel la Fonde Tremoille was killed in Ostend in a duel with a Russian count. Durant had earlier struck the count with a water bottle after a fight in which the count’s nephew mediated. The count, seriously wounded, and Durant’s mother accompanied the case to Glasgow. Durant, who used the name Charles Neville Carter, was engaged to a Frenchwoman and known in the American colony.
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Paris
John MacWilson Durant
New York
Ostend
Durant
Charles Neville Carter
Albany Man Durant Killed in Ostend Duel
John Wilson Durant, an Albanian from a prominent family who reportedly died in a duel at Ostend, was in Albany last December. Friends say his behavior suggested mental distress and he instructed a friend to forward letters to a Parisian woman at intervals to feign his continued presence in America. He left Albany with much baggage and planned a Paris trip with a quick return.
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Albany
N. Y
John Wilson Durant
Ostend
Paris
Durant
America
Northern Montana Office Ad Rates Notice
The Northern Montana Office of the Standard is located in the Bach Cory Block Great Falls opposite the Park Hotel. Advertising rates furnished on application.
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Montana
The
Standard
Bach-Cory
Great Falls
Park Hotel
Bonds Filed for Cascade County Courthouse Contract
Great Falls March 5 H N Black of Anaconda and Frank Lonegstaff of Missoula, architects for Cascade County’s new courthouse, filed the long delayed 20000 bond ensuring the project will not cost more than 140000. Missoula area sureties listed include Fedderson Evans Noonan McLaughlin Prescott Reilly McLeod with Black signing from Deer Lodge and Longstaff listing Cascade. The board adjourned awaiting further action.
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Great Falls
H. N. Black
Anaconda
Frank Lonegstaff
Missoula
Cascade County
Missoula County
Black
Deer Lodge
Longsta
C. R. Prescott
P. M. Reilly
C. H. McLeod
Bridge destroyed by wind and ice near Rain Bow Falls
Great Falls reports a wooden bridge, 120 feet long, washed out by high winds and ice from the river above Rain Bow Falls. The temporary span carried railroad trackage and rock foundation work for a steel bridge project. Loss estimated around $1000. reconstruction planned soon.
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Great Falls
Rainbow Falls
Pump Tender C A Quinn Drops Dead at Cat Bank
Great Falls report says C A Quinn age about 35 pump tender for the Great Northern at Cat Bank dropped dead in the pumphouse at noon yesterday. Initial suspicion of murder gave way after Dr Titus examination, which found heart disease as the cause. Quinn had long service with the road and left a single status with a cousin in Wisconsin as his only known relative.
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Great Falls
C. A. Quinn
Great Northern Railway
Cat Bank
Titus
Quinn
Wisconsin
New County Treasurer Takes Charge in Great Falls
O F Wadsworth was installed as the new county treasurer after W P Gelsthorpe left office for California. Deputy L M McDonnell turned over the duties to the new official as the board of commissioners and County Clerk Fortune verified the cash on hand of 100196.27 and all books and papers were in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
O. F. Wadsworth
W. P. Gelsthorpe
California
L. M. McDonnell
Board of Commissioners
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Butte New
Tribune
W.O. Speer
Watts
Mendelsohn
Colbert
Borzus
Venice
Harry
Eagle Pharmacy
Park Street
Black and
Longstaff
Arkwright
Nottingham
Brussels
Elain
Symons
Esred
Axi Sts
W. Park St
Butte, Mont
W. Vark St. Butte, Mont
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