Montana Jockey Club Seeks Racehouse Privileges at Butte
Reed. Reed. Bids will be received by the Montana Jockey club for privileges at Butte for 40 days or more of racing beginning June 21, 1902. Options cover all privileges or any single one including bar fruit and confectionery ice cream parlor lunch counter boarding house popcorn and peanuts and check room. Bids opened 2 PM Monday May 26 1902 at 87 East Broadway offices. Bids require a 25 percent certified check. Mark envelopes Bids for privileges. R J Curran Montana Jockey club box 895 Butte Mont.
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Montana Jockey Club
Butte
Mont
Office of
East Broadway
R. J. Curran
Montana
Jockey Club
Butte, Mont
Repeated accusation in inquest over Williams death
Charles Lennox testified before a jury at Sherman's rooms charging James Martin with firing the shot that killed John R. Williams at St James hospital after an attempted hold up at Silver Bow Junction. The jury found the death resulted from a gunshot wound by Lennox or Martin.
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Charles Lennox
Companion
John R. Williams
Martin
Sherman
James Martin
Silver Bow
St. James’ Hospital
Lennox
Breen
Williams
Silver Bow Junction
Johnson
Mr. Breen
Enright
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
John Sowa
Butte
Christopher Turner
Turner
Bertha Mackel
Mackel
Bargains for Top Day in Moire and Taffeta Silks
In black and black with white facings sizes 34 36 38 and 40 inches priced at 15.00 17.50 and 25.00 each.
Hosiery Sale Ad Highlights Deep Discounts
Local store advertises children's and women's hose in multiple offers. Prices range from 10c to 50c for various quantities including two or three pairs, with qualities described as fast black cotton, heavy ribbed, full fashioned, and unbleached soles. Boxed sets and weekend sale framing emphasized.
Vestee Suits Cut Price at Today’s Sale
Bargain suits reduce prices with vestee styles down to 2.55 while two piece double breasted all wool sets, once 5.00, now 3.10.
Williams Injured Man Identifies Shooter and Complications
Williams confirms a tall man shot him with Martin named as the shorter shooter. Edward Gavin reveals Williams had ulterior aims at Silver Bow junction and a recent divorce, with a former romance in Butte and a Silver Bow woman. Williams asked about the train to Anaconda shortly before the incident.
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Spokane
Garrison
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow Junction
Martin
Lennox
Butte
Silver Bow
Enright
Feeley’s
California
Newark
N. J
G. H. Oinstead
Oregon
H. O. Wilson
Pocatello
Colt
Williams
A. V. Summer
Edward Gavin
John Sowa
Harry Smith
John Rooney
Pwright
Anaconda
Miss Jones
Bell Telephone Introduces Weekend Rate Between Butte and Salt Lake
Beginning Sunday May 25 Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone will charge 50 cents for a five minute conversation between Butte and Salt Lake. The rate applies nights and Sundays for one month.
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Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Butte
Salt Lake
Mayer's Jeweler Promises Low Prices on Jewelry
Souvenirs offered with every dollar spent on jewelry or repairs at Mayer's 65 West Park. The shop guarantees lower prices than any other city jeweler and offers money refunds on request.
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Haviland
China
Dresden
Mayer's
West Park
Excursion Rates Via the Burlington Route
Travel deals advertised for June tickets to Omaha Kansas City St Louis and Chicago with prices and return limits. Additional routes east listed via St Paul Billings or Denver. Local agents in Butte Anaconda and Fargo offer tickets and time card info plus piano organ sales by Orton Bros.
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Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Billings
Nebraska
Denver
Colorado
H. F. Ruger
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Butte
New Town Booms as Business Hubs Rise in Galata Montana
Galata Montana welcomes rapid growth with new business houses going up amid a town boom. Local developers announce expansion plans to attract commerce and residents while officials tout economic revival. Strong entities include Galata town, Montana builders, and local merchants.
Galata Booms as Great Northern Builds Sheep and Cattle Hub
Colonel McGinnis predicts Galata will become the state’s top shipping point for sheep and cattle with a new depot and the largest steam sheep shearing plant in the state to open by June 10. The town attracts pioneer merchants and a growing roster of services while a special 24 day tour train, the Lu Lu Special, travels from Philadelphia to San Francisco with low rates and multiple stopovers.
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Galata
Great Northern
Colonel McGinnis
Dawson
Mystic Shrine Imperial Session Heads to San Francisco
The Imperial Council Ancient Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine schedules its 28th annual session for June 8 to 14 in San Francisco. Special trains will carry the imperial potentate and eastern temple nobles from New York on May 31 with stops at Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Richmond and more before joining in Kansas City Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City.
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Yellowstone Park
St. Paul
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Wheeling
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Hotel del Monte
Monterey
Paso Robles
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Glenwood Springs
Colorado Springs
Denver
Shriners
United States
California
Imperial Council
Ancient Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Cal
New York City
Baltimore & Ohio
Richmond
Pittsburg
W. Va
Cincinnati
Ohio
St. Louis
Kansas City
Neckwear Sale from New York Consignment Arrives
A New York consignment offers Florodora and autos ties in black white pink and other colors. Prices range from 25c to 5.00 with bundles such as three ties for 1.00 and various silk wash options described as cool for summer and featuring hemstitched edges and corded stocks.
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New York
Florodora
Pacific & Idaho Northern Railroad boost eyed by rivals
Salt Lake Herald reports Pacific & Idaho Northern plans to resume construction from Council to Meadows covering 82 miles. Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railroad & Navigation interests are said to be watching, with the line to serve as a feeder to both systems. Construction paused last fall due to funds. money is now raised to resume.
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Pacific & Idaho Northern
Council
Meadows
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Salt Lake Herald
Pacific & Idano Northern
Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Boston
Seven Devils
Weiser
Corneil
Little Salmon River
White Bird
Rock Creek
Camas Prairie
Cottonwood
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Survey
Buffalo Hump
Lewiston
Riparia
Wash
Oregon
Mackay
Thunder Mountain
Oregon Railroad Survey Opens Northwest Route to Wealth
An old survey outlines a proposed line by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation to form a new through line into the Northwest and unlock Central Idaho’s undeveloped wealth, signaling a vast expansion of rail access and opportunity.
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Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Idaho
Electric Lighting Wins Rail Laborer Transport Deal
American general passenger agents argued over Italian laborer traffic from St. Paul to Chicago. After fierce rate cuts, one strong line secured the business, explaining it chose the deal because the party preferred a train lit by electricity amid cut throat proposals from rival roads.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Northern Pacific Sells Round Trip Minneapolis Tickets
The Northern Pacific Railway offers round trip tickets to Minneapolis from July 4 to 6 at 34.50 with a final limit September 1. Stopovers allowed on the return trip. W. H. Merriman, G. A. Office, corner Park and Main streets.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Minneapolis
W. H. Merriman
G. A
Corner Park
Main Streets
International Detective Agency Announces Remote Case Willingness
The agency states it will undertake cases no matter how distant from Butte or Montana borders. It emphasizes careful fact gathering and only after thorough deliberation offering guidance, with clients making final decisions. located at 21-22 Owsley block, Butte.
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Butte
Montana
International Detective Agency
Owsley Block
Overland Limited Round Trip Excursions
Advertises round trip tickets on the Overland Limited via Salt Lake City to Missoula Missouri River St. Louis Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles with dates in May and June and prices from 34.50 to 60. Reads like a railroad promotional notice for reserved berths from the Oregon Short Line ticket office in Butte Montana supervised by H. O. Wilson, general agent.
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Salt Lake
Denver
Overland Limited
Missoula River Points
Missouri River Points
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Oregon Short Line Ticket Office
North Main Street
Butte
Mont
H. O. Wilson
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Rogers
Weimescary Co
Main Street
Broadway
Reed
the Buite Undertaker
Practical Undertakers and
Embalmere
W. Park St
Standard
Lennox Tatka
Dillon
Fred Stone
Fred Oliver
Enrignht
W. E. Ellsworth
John E. Lindsay
Hennessy
Norfolk
Gibson
Oxford
Cadet
Vida
Hennessy’s
Fasso
Augustine
M. M
Silk
Nation Department
The
Burlington
Ata, Mont
McGinnis
Neckwear Sale
Baanister
Butte, Montana
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