Butte News: Nelson Faces 30 Day Jail Term in Salmon City
Charles Nelson, arrested in Butte with 19 new Stetson hats, faces 30 days in county jail after Salmon City authorities request his return for alleged general merchandise store robbery. Judge Boyle also handles multiple vagrancy and theft cases, including Dottie Delmyer, Edna Williams, Mary Green, Thelma Hastings, and others, with fines ranging from 5 to 50 dollars.
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Salmon City
Idaho
Charles Nelson
Nelson
Butte
J. B. Sullivan
Hamilton
South Butte
John Doe
Owl
Boyle
Winn
Mary Green
Thelma Hastings
May Cassick
Sam Harding
W. A. Morris
John O'Neill
William Pierson
James C. Burns
John Nugent
Northwestern
Nugent
Burns
Maurice Mahoney
Burns-Nugent
George Duvall
Frank Pardee
Harry Hillman
Thomas
John Jones
Coeur d'Alene
Red light district debate moves to restricts and location
The city judiciary committee debated the red light district’s fate and potential restrictions. Alderman Doull proposed a defined boundary and ban on prostitution on north south streets while allowing larger houses on Mercury and nearby blocks. The council authorized drafting an ordinance and gave owners until Jan 1 to comply.
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Kruger
Red Light
Mercury Street
Galena
Mcorcury
Silver Streets
Galena and ‘Mercury
Reynolds
Cohen
Gleeson
Doull
Red Light District
Main Street
Arizona Street
Galena Street
Fame
Mercury
Summer Excursions by the Great Northern Railway
Travel deals from St. Paul and Minneapolis to multiple destinations with round trips listed. Fares include $24.50 to St. Paul Minneapolis, $42 to Duluth West Superior Sioux City, $53.50 to Chicago, $49.50 to St Louis and more. Return windows extend to Sept 15. several going days in May June July. Visit 41 North Main street Butte for details and other point rates.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
West Superior
Sioux City
Chicago
St. Louis
Great Northern Ticket Office
North Main Street
Butte
Northern Pacific Offers July 4–6 Excursion to Minneapolis
Excursion tickets from the Northwest to Minneapolis for July 4 through 6 priced at 34.50 with return fare 54.50 and a final limit of September 1. Stopovers permitted on the return trip. W. H. Merriman Office at corner Park and Main streets.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Minneapolis
W. H. Merriman
Corner Park
Main Streets
Teachers Excursion Northern Pacific Ticket Details
Northern Pacific railway sells round trip tickets on June 7 8 10 14 and 16 with limits to St Paul Minneapolis Duluth 40 Omaha St Joseph Council Bluffs Kansas City 42 Chicago and intermediate points 53 50 and St Louis and intermediate points 49 50. Rates apply to other principal points west of Chicago. For details and berths contact W H Merriman General Agent at Park and Main.
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Northern Pacific Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Omaha
St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
W. H. Merriman
Corner Park and
Main Streets
Northern Pacific Ticket Offer to St Paul and Minneapolis
A round trip fare of 34 50 is offered from St Paul Minneapolis to the listed points for travel July 4, 5 and 6 with return allowed through September 1. Contact W H Merriman general agent at corner Park and Main streets for fur call or address.
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Northern Pacific Railway
W. H. Merriman
Corner Park
Main Streets
Thunder Mountain timber rush scents near new trail opening
Col B H Cook and a Butte party corner timber lands within 70 miles of Thunder Mountain as snow clears. They report 600 prospectors along the trail and a potential rush to the Dewey district, with claims expected to yield millions of feet of timber if a rumored railroad reaches the area.
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B. H. Cook
Party of Butte
New District
Hun
Boise
Idaho
Butte
Thunder Mountain
Cook
Colonel Cook
el Dorado
Dewey
Yoder
Britton
McMahon
Howes
McNeal
Wisebread
Loff
Property Owner Sues Railroad Over Blocked Streets
John Goddard sues the Butte Anaconda & Pacific Railway in district court for damages claiming the franchise allowed grade crossings on California and Nevada avenues but the railroad erected high trestles and later replaced them with a solid embankment. He says property value dropped by half from $5,000 to $2,500 and rent fell from $45 to $33 monthly. seeks $2,500 damages and monthly rent from December 1900 plus costs. Other owners threaten similar suits.
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Butte. Anaconda & Pacific Railway
John Goddard
California
Nevada
Goddard
Noyes & Upton Trailroad
Third Street
California Avenue
Maryland
Maryland Avenue
M. Sinclair
Alvin P. Nipgen
Ced
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Butte News
Charles Nel
Sal
Mon City, Idaho
Riley-Dwyer Liquor Co
Butte, Montana
John Gund Brewing Co
la Crosse, Wis
Northern Railway
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Hamburg
Venice
Chantilly
Symons
Metropolitan Business House
Greater Symons
State of
Montana
Wwe
I.dines
Burt @ Packard
du Barry
Melton
Nottingham
Dreds
Col
North Fork
Payette River
A. & FP. Railroad
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