Butte Notes Tackle Pianos to Rail, People, and Travel
Butte notes list rent pianos from Orton Bros Grotto cafe open day and night with Fred Orton as piano tuner J G Bates also a tuner and mentions many visitors and residents. a marriage license is issued to Alexander Livingston and Helen MacKenzie while railroad and travel details include Great Northern through sleeping cars and Pacific routes. Local officials and doctors are referenced along with ads for cigars liquor tonics and a liquor firm.
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Orton Bros. Grotto Cafe
Fred Orton
N. Main
J.G. Bates
Montana Music Co. Co
P. Harris
Philip Gill
Mullen
Butte
George Gordon
Billings
McDermott
George M. Hays
Helena
Thornton
Phil Greenan
Anaconda
J. C. Patterson
W. Aluminum
James Cooney
F. F. Ogier
Alexander Livingston
Helen MacKenzie
Harvard
Oporto
Montana Liquor Co
J. A. Stromberg & Co
P. O
West Park
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Eight Hours For City Employes In Butte
The Butte city council adopted an eight hour day for city laborers including laborers teamsters and police officers. The measure calls for a minimum daily pay of three dollars and expands the police force from 48 to about 70 to cover the shorter shifts. The mayor and aldermen debated funding for a McKinley reception and other city improvements.
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Bryant
Evans
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Davey
Alderman Cohen
McKinley
Manchester
Butte
Kroger
Siebenaler
Sixth Ward
Josh
Cohen
Mayo
Lamb
James M. Reynolds
Chief of Police
Valley residents seek sand hauler restrictions and pit fencing
A petition from Valley addition residents asks the city to block sand haulers from streets and alleys and to fence the sand pit for safety. The issue was referred to the street and alley committee. The minutes mention a $40 annual bid from Tuttle-Green for city hall clock repair. The note includes an advertisement from Reynolds & McDowell offering to buy cheap property in Butte.
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Judiciary Committee
Valley Addition
Tuttle-Green Company
Minnie Healey mining trial nears closing with mixed testimony
The Minnie Healey case nears end as witnesses discuss mining costs and ore proceeds. Frank Klepetko testifies the mine yielded 32 255 while smelter credits reach 16 824, with ore value 44 241 and concentrates 4 833. Other witnesses cover book entries and ore treatment details.
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Heinze
Montana
Frank Klepetko
Minnie Healey
W.W. W. Wishon
H. 8
Magraw
Largey
James Couzens
The
Butte & Boston
Montena
McHatton
Miles Finlen
Hendry
Telling
Piccolo
Helena
Local Produce and Wines Advertised in Retail Offer
Large ripe bananas a dozen, large sweet navel oranges a dozen, 25 cents, small navel oranges a dozen. Utah asparagus special per pound. New green onions three bunches 84 cents. Reisling Zinfandel Burgundy port sherry or muscatel wine per gallon. Superior claret per gallon. Superior Angelica wine per gallon. Finest Catawba wine per gallon. Finest Tokay wine per gallon. Fine Family Liquors.
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Utah
Burgundy
Muscatel
Arbor Day Outing For Burlington and District No 1 Students
Next Tuesday Arbor day will send school children to Columbia Gardens to see trees lake grass flowers glasshouses animals and the merry go round in Mr Whartons grounds. Yesterday Mr Wharton invited Burlington students who will join in the outing. The program includes an Arbor day assembly at the High school with J W Kelley of Inter Mountain as speaker.
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Columbia Gardens
Wharton
Burlington School
District No. 1
Burlington
J. W. Kelley
Inter Mountain
Kelley
Large Cotton Fire Ravages Augusta Warehouses
A major blaze in Augusta started at 1 pm in the Union Compress building. Strong winds pushed the flames to nearby Phinney & Co and Whitney & Co warehouses, causing extensive cotton losses totaling about $169,900 plus $10,000 in building damage.
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Augusta
Union Compress Company
Phiniey & Co
Whitney & Co
Whitney
Rioters Shot in Spain as Drumhead Courts-Marshal Reported
Madrid dispatches describe serious conditions at Barcelona with several rioters shot after drumhead courts-marshal. Troop clashes with strikers led to fatalities and violent confrontations.
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London
Madrid
Barcelona
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Butte News
Standard
East Broadway
Telephone
Jewelers
Mae Connell
Lida Kinedt
Deer Lodge
H. C. Smith
F. J. Edwards
Boulder
J. R. Wright
Wolf Creek
Lewis
Clarke County
Spokane
Rossland
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Victoria
Portland
Northern Pacific Railway
Caprice Commercial Company
Tel
White Rock Mineral
Red Raven
Wilson
Green River
Monopole
Gregson Springs
District Court
Charles M. Joyce, Jr
96 Club
Tuttle
J. R. Walkup
Ed Corcoran
Mr. Walkup
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Corcoran
Toronto
Breen
Mr. Breen
Main
Colorado
Fremont Street
Delaware Avenue
Delaware
Fremont
Front Street
Idaho
Porphyry
Gold
Maryland Avenue
Second
Galena Alley
Renshaw Alley
Park
Galena
Main Street
Butte Municipal League
Butte Electric Company
Municipal League
Electric Light Company
Light Committee
Orlando P. Barber
Crescent Street
Connell
Mr. Kafuria
M. J. Connell Co
Alexander Magauley
S. Main St
Reynolds & M Dowell
Fast Broadway
Valises
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Co
West Park Street
Key West
Booth
Atlas White
H. O
Shene
New England
Herkimer County
N. Y
Wisconsin
McLaren
van Camp
Nelson
Anderson County Club
A. Booth Cash Grocery
the Gardens
BANKS
Lee Mantle
Chas. Schatzlein
Fayette Harrington
Charles R. Leonard
A. B. Clements
F. Aus. Heinze
Henry Mueller
Frank Hasins
W. R. Tonkin Co
E. Park St
Butte, Montana
TozDay
Schepp
Wilbur
Java
Cor. Park and Montana Sts
New Orleans
Butte Mercantile Company
OF Butte
W. W. Dixon
John D. Ryan
C. C. Swinborne
R.A. Kunkel
O. K. Lewis
J. H. Vivian
V. P
M. A. White
Silver Bow National Bank
Atte
Mont
Trene
United States
Europe
Warren
First National Bank OF Butte
Andrew J. Davis
Jupee A Talbott
KE. B
George Stevenson
Evan Fae
State Savings Bank
Main and Park
John A. Creighton
G. W. Stapleton
Hodgens
Collec
Transncts
Creighton
Omaha
G. Efta
H. Barrett
E. D. Lea
J. ML. S Hodgens
J. U. Hodgens
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