Letters Awarded Butte Athletes At Assembly
The boy track team at Butte high received the school letter during yesterday afternoon’s assembly in the auditorium. Captain Harry Evans, Charles Pressnick, Bob White and Frank Ball earned letters, with others honored for theater, golf, and student council roles. Coach Dahlberg praised the team’s effort in a fast Missoula meet and noted Evans performance despite illness. The Purple champions lead the five year Missoula trophy race, and boys will rest before spring football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High
Harry Evans
Charles Pressnick
Bob White
Frank Ball
Little Theater
Quinn Tamm
Geraldine Parker
Tom O'Conner
Grant Kelleher
John Regan
Dick Eagen
Scott Fries
Helen Cleary
Missoula Mercantile
Missoula
Dahlberg
Evans
Pressnick
Taxpayers Slow in May Payments
City treasurer reports only about 7 000 to 8 000 collected of 140 000 taxes due before June 1 with 14 days of May gone. Residents tend to wait to last day May 31 causing long lines. officials urge early payment to avoid delinquency and workload.
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Butte
Vagrancy Cases Dominate Afternoon Police Court Session
State vagrancy charges led the docket with multiple sentences. George Rooney and Fred Long each received 20 days, while Joe La Barge Joe Gally and Ed Brown were fined 60 days with a leave of absence of one hour to exit the city. John Harrington had a preliminary hearing postponed to 2 pm. Several others faced traffic fine forfeitures and a $25 sanitary ordinance fine for an outhouse blast. About 30 drunks appeared, with a range of fines suspensions and dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rooney
Fred Long
Joe la Barge
Joe Gally
Ed Brown
John Harrington
Harvey Thirloway
E. L. Halloran
G. H. Oakland
Butte Visitors Leave Home City Guests at City Hotels
A long list of visitors and residents registered at Butte hotels includes William Benson at the Thornton from Bozeman, Minnie McRae from Philipsburg at the Leggat, F. F. Pink from Silver Star at the Butte, Clarke Day from Twin Bridges at the Leggat, and J. A. Thaler from Bozeman at the Finlen. Others staying include Frank and Mrs. Blake of Havre at the Finlen, Harry Wilkie of Bozeman at the Leggat, J. M. Birch of Livingston at the Butte, Albert Nyland of Wickes at the Arizona, W. A. Hartley of Billings at the Arizona, M. R. Smith from the capital at the Arizona, and Harold Petit from Kalispell at the Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton Bros
William Benson
Thornton
Bozeman
Minnie McRae
Philipsburg
Leggat
F. F. Pink
Butte
Silver Star
Clarke Day
Twin Bridges
F. J. Habein
Livingston
Finlen
Frank Blake
Havre
Harry Wilkie
J. M. Birch
J. A. Thaler
Albert Nyland
Wickes
Arizona
W. A. Hartley
Billings
M. R. Smith
Harold Petit
Kalispell
Gus la Combe
Acoma
A. D. Stoddard
Julia B. Sherwood
Veteran Bureau
Helena
W. O. Miles
V. Shaughnessy
Missoula
M. Greenfield
B. J. Novak
Deer Lodge
W. W. Paterson
Catherine
Mary McKay
Sigma Chi
Fred Wilson
U. P. Railway
Ogden
Dream World
Adventure
Science and Invention
Top Notch
McClure's
P. O
Adv
Police seek 16 year old boy Maurice Killey in Seattle search
Maurice Killey, 16, left home yesterday and is believed to have boarded a train for Seattle. Butte police asked to wire Seattle police to watch for him. County Probation Officer Dave OConnor wired Seattle police last night.
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Maurice Killey
Seattle
Butte
Dave O'Connor
Verdict on note caught in action seeks foreclosure and payment
A district court filing by Junior Realty Co seeks judgment on a promissory note for 2715 dollars and foreclosure of mortgaged property against Charles M Jones Margaret B Jones and J K Heslet. Heslet holds the note signed April 1921 and not paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Realty
Charles M. Jones
Margaret B. Jones
J. K. Heslet
Heslet
Anna Esterly
Broadway Garage Company
Jacimo Morello
Julia Morello
Agnes M. Osenbrug
Patrick C. O'Malley
Butte Independent Mines Company
Agnes M. Osen
Ralph H. Taylor
Marie Wold
Margaret Wold
Irene Wold
Agnes Wold
George Wold
Mary Harrington
Philip Harrington
Bids Open For City Traffic Signs And Sewers
The city’s public works office reports bids for arterial highway signs and other traffic markers will close Wednesday. Iron Street storm sewer progress is satisfactory and should finish within two weeks. grading crews worked on remaining cleanup and the project will be completed by Wednesday.
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Commissioner of Public Works
Walsh
Iron Street
Auto pushed from curb owner reports theft
Fred Smith of 3346 Harrison avenue reported to the sheriff's office last night that his car had been stolen from in front of 119 South Main street. The car was found a few minutes later several doors away, apparently moved to create a space for another motorist.
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Fred Smith
Harrison Avenue
Sheriff's Office
South Main Street
Burkes narrowly escape second car crash on Anaconda highway
Bill Burke overturned his car on the Anaconda highway Sunday night. He had a broken leg from a prior accident but escaped serious injury this time by a narrow margin. His wife suffered a dislocated jaw and several bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Burke
Anaconda Highway
Burke
Jay
Butte High Plans Prom Farewell to School Term
At a joint junior and senior B class meeting in the auditorium, prom arrangements were set for May 19 at Columbia Gardens. Juniors must sell two bids or risk losing complimentary bids next year. Girls baseball tryouts and interclass events were announced, with extensive end of term schedule through June 15 including operetta, senior play, and commencement.
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Columbia Gardens
Charles Gallagher
Inga Hoem
Jesse G. Ragsdale
Mining Men View Movie on Copper at Montana Engineers Meet
Members of the Montana Society of Engineers gathered at the Chamber of Commerce for a 10 reel film titled The Story of Copper. The Kennicott Copper corporation properties in Alaska supplied the pictures while a short business session announced nominating committee officer candidates for the coming year including UL. V. Bender Anaconda president and BE. By Norris Bozeman first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Society of Engineers
Chamber of Commerce
Mines Bureau
Kennicott Copper Corporation
Alaska
UL. V Bender
Anaconda
Norris
Bozeman
E. V. Daveler
Butte
F. L. Foster
A. E. Adams
A. C. Pratt
M. H. Gidel
Chamber warns against spuriously advertised Fourth program
Butte merchants warned by the chamber of commerce to beware of individuals soliciting ads for a supposed official July 4th souvenir program. Assistant Secretary Al Wilkinson says no authorization exists and the planned commemorative program will not solicit advertising. A chamber committee meeting is set for Wednesday to review outstanding contribution lists.
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Butte
Chamber of Commerce
al Wilkinson
Chamber
New Carden Club to Be Formed in Butte
A meeting to form a new division of the Rocky Mountain Garden Club will be held at 2 PM Friday in the home of Mrs. I G Bacon 1007 Placer Street. Talks on gardening by Mrs W T Higgins Mrs I G Bacon and Miss Mamie Cryderman will precede remarks by Garden clubs organizer Mrs F M Bell Light refreshments will follow and residents in the Excelsior Main Plat inum streets area near the Northern Pacific tracks are invited.
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Rocky Mountain Garden Club
I. G. Bacon
Placer Street
Webster School
W. T. Higgins
Mamie Cryderman
F. M. Bell
Excelsior, Main and
Platinum Streets
Northern Pacific Railroad
Boy narrowly avoids eye injury in Peculiar Accident
Henry Morgan, 14, of 122 Wing Avenue, fell while repairing a bicycle at home and struck his left eye on a fork. He was taken to Murray hospital by his father, treated by Dr. Robert H. Southcombe with two stitches, and released after observation. The doctor said sight remained intact.
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Henry Morgan
Wing Avenue
Murray Hospital
David S. Morgan
Robert H. Southcombe
Butte Girl Graduates From Coast Hospital
Miss Georgina Wall daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Wall of 105 West Porphyry street was a member of the graduating class of 47 at the St Francis hospital in San Francisco Her parents recently attended the graduation exercises More than 1000 persons attended the exercises held in the Palace hotel A grand ball followed the ceremonies
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Georgina Wall
George W. Wall
West Porphyry Street
St. Francis Hospital
San Francisco
California City
Palace Hotel
Child Welfare Leader Louise Strachan to Visit Butte
Miss Louise Strachan of New York director of the child welfare department of the National Tuberculosis Association will visit Butte Thursday. At 2:30 p m she will address the Butte Parent Teacher Association at the school administration building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Strachan
New York
National Tuberculosis Association
Butte
Winifred Kenney
Miss Strachan
Parent-Teacher Associations
Deserter Surrenders at Missoula Police Station
Walter Pilch, who says he deserted from the U S army at Fort Missoula about five years ago, turned himself in to Officer Harry Kinney at the police station last night. He is held pending word from Fort Missoula authorities.
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Walter Pilch
United States Army
Fort Missoula
Harry Kinney
Pilch
Lindbergh Day Show To Feature Butte Aviators
Butte hosts Lindbergh Day events led by Jack Lynch and Bert Mooney with Frank Haddock. The program runs Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. including stunt flying around 2:30 and Haddock’s parachute leap at 4.
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Col
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Lindbergh
America
Jack Lynch
Butte
Bert Mooney
Frank Haddock
Haddock
Tax collections fall behind 1927 payments in county
Treasurer J. J. Brett said approximately $40,000 has been paid on the second installment of the county tax assessment, leaving more than $630,000 due. If unpaid by June 1, taxes will become delinquent with a penalty. Payments this year trail those in 1927.
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J. J. Brett
Brett
Lindland Returns From Shrine Convention Trip
John F. Lindland recorder of Bagdad temple has returned to Butte from the Shrine convention in Miami Florida. He was joined in Denver by H. W. Burton a Bagdad delegate to the imperial council meeting. Lindland also visited Cuba and stopped with relatives in Indiana North Dakota and Colorado on the way home.
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John F. Lindland
Bagdad Temple
Butte
Miami
Fla
Denver
H. W. Burton
Bagdad
Imperial Council
Mr. Lindland
Cuba
Indiana
North Dakota
Colorado
Nevin Unable To Attend State Democratic Convention
Former Mayor Charles P. Nevin, head of the Silver Bow delegation to the Helena state convention, was ordered to bed by his physician due to a recurrence of influenza. He hoped to travel yesterday afternoon, but his doctor warned against leaving home and he may still attempt to go if approved by his physician.
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Charles P. Nevin
Silver Bow
Helena
Nevin
Marketing class visit to Silver Bow County Hospital in Butte
Eight members of the marketing class at State College Bozeman visited Silver Bow County Hospital with instructor Mildred Nemeck. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. O’Leary who oversee the hospital. The group toured the facility to observe marketing conditions and noted the hospital’s buying plan.
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State College At
Bozeman
Silver Bow County Hospital
Mildred Nemeck
T. J. O'Leary
Butte
Prairie Poet En Route Through Butte Today
North Dakota poet laureate James Foley will pass through Butte this morning on the Union Pacific en route to Bismarck where Mrs Foley has been ill and may undergo surgery. Foley, with war relation ties recalled by locals, heads a Los Angeles publishing firm supplying holiday cards.
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James Foley
North Dakota
Butte
U. P
Bismarck
N. D
Foley
Los Angeles
Patrick Coombs Treated After Fall at St James
Police officers brought Patrick Coombs to St James hospital after he fell down a flight of stairs. Dr. Joseph Kane treated him for his injuries early yesterday.
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Patrick Coombs
Joseph Kane
St. James Hospital
Coombs
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Goast Hospital
Karl Dane and
Geo. K. Arthur
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Harrington Sisters In
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Laurel and Hardy
Clara Bow
Red Hatr
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Paris
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TAK
U.P. Nevin
Visit County Hospital
Gregson Springs
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Greater Winter Garden Orchestra
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