Butte Current Notes on Local People and Businesses
An array of short notes from Butte coverage lists local names and activities. Mentions rent pianos from Orton Bros and device tuners, Dr. Heine, Montana Music Co., and various merchants. Reports visitors to town, births, marriages, and social events plus ads for cigars, whiskey, and local services. Also notes travel tips and upcoming church meetings with evangelist French E Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton Bros
Dr. Heine
Hennessy Block
Fred Orton
N. Main
J. G. Bates
Montana Music Co
Froehlich
West Granite
F. L. Draper
Helena
Butte Citizens Rewarded For Supporting School of Mines
Ex Governor Richards notes state treasurer will pay 7 percent interest on warrants issued during school of mines building. About $20,000 in warrants affected, with $3,000 to $4,000 in interest. Butte backers including Henry Mueller and others advanced funds in 1897 to complete the building, later reimbursed by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Helena
School of Mines
Butte
Board of Commissioners
The
Mr. Rickards
School of Mines Commissioners
Henry Mueller
Louisa A. Thornton
M. J. Connell
Cc. W. Clark
John Noyes
James Lynch
Frank Klepetko
C. S. Batterman
Case, Gravelle & Ervine Company
D. W. Connore
J. H. Curtis
John Forbis
Kemper Bros
W. R. Kennyon
George C. Fitschen
Dan Tewey
H. I. Frank
Chris Nissler
I. Kroger
J. W. Stewart
School of Mines Commission
School of Mines Fund
Siill
Supreme Court
School of Mineg
Thoroughbred Race Results Include Two Selling Wins
Six and a half furlongs races listed with Lennep winning the first, Beau Ormonde second, Good Hone third in 1 23. This is followed by the five and a half furlongs race where Alice Dougherty won, Midlove placed second, Clarande third in 1 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennep
Beau Ormonde
Good Hone
Alice Dougherty
Midlove
Clarande
New Orleans Racecard Results Show Winners by Race
At New Orleans on March 11 results list winners for six races led by Nannie Nolan in the mile, Boomerack in six and a half furlongs, Cad Hazel in six furlongs, John McCarty in seven furlongs handicap, Miss Patton in one mile selling, and Red Pirate in mile and a sixteenth selling with second and third place finishers named for each event and times noted.
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New Orleans
Nannie Nolan
Hansworth
Ford
Boomerack
Belle of Elgin
Miss Golightly
Cad Hazel
Eleanor Howard
Momentum
John McCarty
Sir Florian
Ranco
Miss Patton
Swordsman
Linden Ella
Red Pirate
Palarm
Lydia S
Labor Party Caucuses Trouble in the Sixth Ward
Labor party caucuses across the city drew mixed crowds last night as McCormick led in some wards while Sixth Ward factions clashed. Reports show orderly Second Ward results and sparse attendance in First, Third, and Eighth wards, with strong McCormick support and organized rival delegates in the Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
Judge
Mike McCormick
McCormick
Hfe
John McGrath
Pat Meagher
James McGrath
Phil Nolan
Don Boye
Tom Degnan
Thomas McGrath
W. H. Arnold
Jerry Sullivan
John Powers
John Sullivan
Phil Sheridan
Jack Hughes
M. J. Geigher
John Hawkins
Joe Feeny
James Sulliven
Bert Dell
William Mitchell
James Powers
Third Ward
J. B. McNally
Edward Day
John MacGinniss
Grusslade
J. J. McGrath
Pat Cayne
James Kilean
J. H. O'Mera
Robert McGown
John Sanford
James Maloney
Ed Walsh
T. McManeman
John Neyland
Luke Kelley
John Lalley
James O'Donnell
Charles Cammons
H. Walsh
Charles Beaton
M. M. Tierney
Don Tierney
James Mackey
A. L. Bradshaw
Tim Fogarty
A. W. Brause
Anderson
Granite
Alabama
John Bevan
Peter Naughton
R. C. Scott
P. W. Flynn
Younker
Pat Madden
Pat Shea
James Burns
Chester Morris
Joe Shannon
Phil Bowden
P. J. Barnum
Harry Lancaster
Richard Bowden
Albert Pyles
John Staples
L. A. Bower
William Booth
Dennis Sullivan
Pat Dempsey
Thomas Mayne
Kennett Mayne
Harry Richards
J. F
Mr. Warnock
John Wettengel
J. W. Dale
J. D. Reardon
Gus Frankel
John Clinton
F. J. Cronin
John Hubble
Mike Murphy
Thomas Stedmond
John Leovil
Joe Campeau
Robert Filott
A. W. Jones
F. W. Warnock
Hugh Harris
John McElveney
Frank A. Daly
Joe Mollingsworth
C. Ke, Roluean
Dan Elgie
Joe McMahon
John Long
C. A. Sloan
Louis Morris
George Peoples
J. Sawyer
Tom Abbott
Seventh Ward
Davis
Patrick McMahon
Mike Deevy
J. B. Mersenger
Henry Sumner
J. E. Morgan
William Snow
William Kane
Dan J. Ruddy
E.F. Jones
Emmett Womack
J. >. Bechtel
James Cusick
William Aitkin
William Humphrey
Dan Todd
D.L. Toomey
J. J. Leahy
al Braman
John F. Morison
Henry Heinehardt
Peter Lyden
Ienry Leroux
Nels Erickson
A. Waters
Butte Mining Co Halts Stock Sales After Shaft Showing
Directors announce discontinuation of new stock sales following the Emma shaft success and Mast stock blocks. They will complete any contracted sales. Reynolds & McDowell, 46 East Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Shaft
Reynolds & McDowell
East Broadway
Governor approves six bills in Helena signing spree
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports Governor Toole signed six bills: Geiger road law S B 71. S B 79 horseback inspection by Kelly. H B 74 recording brand fees by Bielenberg. H B 92 kidnapping penalty by Hartwig. H B 43 third district judge for Silver Bow county by judiciary committee. H B 75 Lehman changing statute of limitations on book accounts from three to five years. He avoided vetoes and would decide on a successor later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
Toole
Silver Bow County
Geiger
Kelly
Bielenberg
Hartwig
Judiciary Committee
Lehman
Jumped Board Bills Arrest Warrants Issued
Special Dispatch reports warrants sent to Missoula for the arrest of C. E. Ryle T. L. Marx and J. Richards for defrauding the Cosmopolitan hotel. They registered from New York posed as theatrical people and decamped after several days without paying. Warrants forwarded to Missoula county sheriff after sightings near mining camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Helena
Missoula
C. E. Ryle
T. L. Marx
J. Richards
Cosmopolitan Hotel
New York
Missoula County
Plague Extinction Declared as Quarantine Ends in Rio
A Rio dispatch says officials deny monarchist plots but guard against revolt. The cruiser Almirante Barroso sails to Santos, reportedly to relieve Tamayo, though authorities doubt Barroso officers’ loyalty. A new decree proclaims the plague extinct and quarantine is raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Herald
Rio Janeiro
Almirante Barroso
Santos
Tamayo
Fear of desecration guards Queen Victoria mausoleum
Cablegram from London reports fear of an attempted desecration at Frogmore Mausoleum where Queen Victoria is entombed. By king's order soldiers will aid police in guarding the late queen's body. A permanent guard is planned with a guard house near the mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Journal and Advertiser
Frogmore
Queen Victoria
Noted Diver Edward Conrad Dies in New Orleans
Edward Conrad, famed South diver, dies in New Orleans at age unknown. He recently inspected the wreck of the Maine and recovered a cable segment believed used to destroy the ship.
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New Orleans
Edward Conrad
South
Maine
Kinfaurs Castle Ashore Off Needles at Southampton
The British steamer Kinfaurs Castle of the Castle Mail Packet line from Table Bay to Southampton with Cape mails and passengers went ashore off the Needles on February 21. Tugs assist as salvage efforts begin.
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Southampton
Kinfaurs Castle
Castle Mail Packet Company of
London
Table Bay
Cape Colony
Needles
Walkerville Dem Populist Fusion Plans Delegates Meeting
Walkerville politics center on a mass meeting Thursday evening at Judge Neenan s office to select delegates from three wards for the convention Saturday at 7 PM. Three aldermen will be elected in the next election. Retiring aldermen are Sims Duffy and Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkerville
Judge Neenan
Conevention
Sims
Duffy
Thomas
Germany Seeks Arsenals in Chinese Provinces
Shanghai dispatch reports German representatives negotiating with high officials to establish arsenals at Pekin Wuchang and Chenfu in Shantung province, aiming to strengthen military presence in China.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Wuchang
Chenfu
Shantung
Five favorites win at Tanforan track in muddy conditions
At Tanforan San Francisco on March 11 Tommy Burns rode four winners as Maggie Davis edged Amasa by a head in the final race. Results: Pupil, Kenilworth, Astor, Barrack, Maggie Davis, Walkenshaw won respective races with times listed and track noted as muddy.
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San Francisco
Tanforan
Tommy Burns
Burns
Maggie Davis
Amasa
Pupil
Formero
Gonfalon
Kenilworth
Brutal
Adam
Astor
High Hoe
Dangerous Maid
Walkenshaw
Macy
Lomond
Weather and Race Results from San Francisco Track Meet
San Francisco on March 1 reports fine weather in Oakland with a sloppy track. Six and a half furlongs first race: Loving Cup wins. William F. second. Romany third. time 1 25. Second race one mile: Norford wins. The Benedict second. Cromwell third. time 1 45. Third race four furlongs: Mike Murphy wins. Lento second. Prestone third. time :51. Fourth race mile and a sixteenth: Pat Morrissey wins. Castake second. Herculean third. time 1.61 percent. Fifth race six
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San Francisco
Oakland
Loving Cup
William F
Romany
Norford
Benedict
Cromwell
Mike Murphy
Lento
Prestone
Pat Morrissey
Castake
Butte Briefs: Births Marriages Illnesses and Death Penalties
A son was born yesterday to the wife of FE Toole of Utah avenue. A marriage license was issued yesterday to Timothy Hayes of Boulder and Emma Hieber of Corbin. A daughter was born yesterday to the wife of George Lapp fire superintendent of the Anaconda company. Sam J. Reynolds ex sheriff of Silver Bow county is seriously ill at his Centerville home. William Odgers and Elizabeth Watling, Centerville residents, married at Trinity Church last Sunday. Mrs John Roote of 6388 West Park street faces serious illness in her family and hospital operation for a son. Joe Shafer, under death sentence in the county jail, was allowed fresh air walk by Sheriff Furey on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Frank van Allen
Bozeman
Butte
George Boyles
Boulder
Carlisle Mason
Missoula
W. W. Morris
Pony
N. Davenport
Livingston
T. Hayes
Gustave Tuline
East Broadway
Gregson Springs
Montana
Call Scott's Stove Works
East Park
Shady Brook
Shawn
Butterer. Co
Harvard
Dr. Hanson
John E. Bowman
Big Timber
F. E. Cornish
McDermott
Fred G. Miller
F. G. Mattoon
Crow Agency
Billings
Charlie Parker
James Nell Company
Anaconda
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Cissy” Loftus
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
P. O
George W. Pierce
No. 115
North Main Street
Boise
Idaho
J. A. Stromberg & Co
Spokane
Rossland
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Victoria
Portland
Northern Pacific Railway
French E. Oliver
Mountain View Church
John MacGinniss
Silver Bow
William James Odjers
Elizabeth Mary Watling
Trinity M. E. Church
Centerville
John Hosking
Thomas James Hicks
Sarah Watling
FE. Thomas
West Center Street
FE. Toole
Utah Avenue
Timothy Hayes
Emma Hieber
Corbin
George Lapp
Anaconda Company
Sam J. Reynolds
Exesheriff
Silver Bow County
William Odgers
Elizabeth Watling
Trinity M. FE. Durch
John Roote
Wast Park Street
Alsa
Joe Shafer
Supreme Court
Furey
Shafer
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Butte News
Telephone
Jewelers
Vanced
Labor Party Caucuses
Butte Mining & Development Co
Politics
Fusion
Germany
Duffy’s
Walter
Yonkers
N.Y
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Y. Montana Liquor Company
Ingrain
Brussels
Wilton
Royal Wilton
Brownfield- Canty Carpet Co
West Park Street, Butte, Mon
Dodson & Hill
Heinz
Ritter
Ham
van Camp
Kennedy
Butte Briefs
A. Booth
Cash Grocery
West Park St
Alexander Macaulay
S. Main St
Norcross Quoent Owsey
Butte, Mont
Silver Bow Foundry and Machine Company
County Road
South Butte
Clifford
BANKS
Yince
Lee Mantle
Chas Schatztein
Payette Harerington
Charles R. Lee
A. B. Clements
Ars Heinze
Frank Hageng
Daly Bank and Trust CO
OF Butte
Caprian
Lycomeonargp
W. W. Dixoy
Joan Ldyan
CO. C. Swreppane
R.A Kowket
Ass’t
O. K. Lewis
Vivian
Peyette Harrington
M. & White
Silver Bow National Bank
Cg Dusines
United States
Euro Eer
Warran
First National Bank
Andrew J
James A. Talbott
E. B. Weiri
George Stevenson
Craw Direct
Europe
State Savings Bank
Main and Park
John A. Creighton
G. W. Stapleton
Yremces Hodgens
John Creighton
Omaha
G. W Beapietan
A. Hearrett
D. Leavitt
Hodgens
J. O. Hodgens
AA Parts
D. Mom
Drew Cobuite
Mont
Munyon
Bronekh
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