Butte Notes Mention Rentals, Births, Rail Trip and Sales
Butte notes record piano rentals from Orton Bros and Drs Cole and Tait. a birth for Mr and Mrs Pat Killgannon on Sept 21. J G Nash returns from Lake Bowdoin hunt. quartz location blanks sold at Standard office. visits from Mrs W H Panter and Mrs Mary Page Haviland. Hoskins and Foltz travel to Red Rock for hunting. Atterbury heavy weight suit sale at Tonkin's Clothery. special train for St Paul railroad officers delayed. Missoula and Helena trips by local officials. Regal shoes sold at Red Boot with quarter sizes. B A P rate for Butte to Anaconda. Orpheum matinee plans with reserved seats.
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Orton Bros
Drs. Cole & Tait
W. Park
Pat Killgannon
J. G. Nash
Lake Bowdoin
Standard Office
W. H. Panter
Tacoma
Mary Page Haviland
William Hoskins
Ralph Foltz
Street Railway Company
Red Rock
Ladies’ Home Journal
Home Companion
Ladies’ World
Sinnsey
Everybody's
Scrap Book
P. O
Charles Warren
Lewistown
Society of Montana Pioneers
Atterbury
North Main Street
Butte
Anaconda
Regal
Orpheum
Wool bunting flag offer with double stitching and grommets
An advertisement touts wool bunting flags stitched on both sides with 46 stars, reinforced hems, and brass grommets. Free with each $10 year in advance subscription to the Standard. Also notes the funeral service for the late Mrs. Alice Duhame at Walsh's parlors and St. Lawrence church.
Talk of craft woes on again against two persons
Two individuals face persistent craft woes as discussions resume. Officials weigh possible fixes and timelines amid ongoing concerns over quality and delivery.
Graft accusations in Butte sidewalk dispute prompt injunction
A district court filing accuses a city official and a prominent resident of graft related to a cement sidewalk project. The plaintiff claims an improvised improvement district was created to favor contractor Al Saner and seeks a temporary restraining order to halt the award. He details prior city contracts, bond, and equipment expenditures, and notes sums due beyond the city’s reserved share.
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Butte
S. F. Guimont
al Saner
Gaimont
Guimont
Reno Actor Nat Goodwin Files Reno Divorce Suit
Nat C Goodwin and Brisi Hall Goodwin known as Maxine Elliott were involved in a divorce suit filed in Reno Nevada The complaint was sealed delaying disclosure of its allegations Attorneys declined to discuss the case Mrs Goodwin reportedly plans to contest The news stirred surprise in theatrical circles where the couple had long starred together in successful plays Miss Elliott later denied knowledge of the suit and said no papers had been served on her
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Reno
Nev
Nat C. Goodwin
Brisi Hall Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Goodwin
Philadelphia
Betina
Nat C
Reno, New
Miss Elliott
Guimont Fights Graft Claim Over City Contract
The suit alleges a resident and a city official offered Guimont 5,000 in warrants for sharing four-fifths of his profits from a city contract. Guimont allegedly refused and says the new improvement district was later created to hinder his work. City defenses deny any graft and seek concrete specifics while noting bids and district creation dates.
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Guimont
Gumont
Butte
J. J. McCaffery
Bourquin
Corby
Booth
Carroll
Eugene E. Kinerk
Gaimont
McCaffery
Kinerk
Guymont
Schwartz Cleared Of Assault Charge In Walkerville Court
John Schwartz head boiler maker at the Northern Pacific roundhouse was discharged after an exhaustive hearing. Clarence Blair provoked the trouble and six witnesses said Schwartz had no weapon. Jacob Breslin and Louis Breslin were also acquitted on related charges. Jans Mitchell found guilty of malicious mischief for throwing a rock at his mother’s window and sentenced to 60 days in county jail.
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John Schwartz
Schwartz
Blair
Jake Breslin
John Grice
Breslin
Louis Breslin
Rhoades
Jans Mitchell
Speaking Campaign Dates Set for Norris and Long
The Democratic state central committee announced two speaking campaigns. Governor Norris will visit Anaconda on Sept 24 and cities including Livingston Sept 28 and Missoula Oct 7 with a slate of stops through Oct 10. Thomas D. Long of Kalispell will tour Miles City Sept 28 through Oct 10 with stops in Forsyth Townsend Bozeman Livingston Red Lodge Billings Glendive and other towns.
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Standard
Helena
Democratc State Central Committee
Thetate
Norris
Thomas D. Long
Kalispell
Congress
Anaconda
Livingston
Sidney
Hamilton
Philipsburg
Missoula
Plains
Whitefish
Long
Miles City
Forsyth
Big Timber
Townsend
Bozeman
Red Lodge
Billings
Glendive
Mayer's Diamonds and Hatpins Ad in Butte
An advertisement touts Mayer 22 West Park in Butte offering diamonds with a 12 month buy back guarantee at 90 cents on the dollar and promises to beat rival prices. It also promotes natural rose hatpins for $1.50 versus $2 to $2.50 elsewhere.
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Butte
Mayer
West Park
Mayer's
Murray Buys Interest in Boulder Hot Springs
Joseph Williams of Butte sold his stake in Boulder hot Springs to James A Murray of Butte who also owns Hunters Hot Springs. Murray plans major improvements and to build cottages and new bath houses. He aims to create one of the Wests great pleasure resorts and to construct an electric road from the Great Northern station to the hotel using power from the nearby Missouri River Power line. A C Quaintance of Boulder valley is the other owner and his decision to sell or retain is unclear.
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Boulder
Joseph Williams
Butte
Boulder Hot Springs
James A. Murray
Hunter's Hot Springs
Murray
Boulder Springs
Great Northern Railway
Springs Hotel
Missouri River Power Company
A. C. Quaintance
Boulder Valley
Prophet's Father Dowie Dies at 83 in Muskegon County
John Murray Dowie aged 83 father of John Alexander Dowie founder of Zion City died in Muskegon county at the home of his son's widow Mrs Jane Dowie on White Lake. He had been in decline since his son denied him and he went to live with his son's widow.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
John Murray Dowie
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Jane Dowie
White Lake
Muskegon County
Dowie
Advertising as a tool at a conventioneers dinner
At a Denver convention dinner Lillian B R Hill discusses advertising power. A Sea Beach confectioner uses a novel local ad to move stale tarts and lure customers with a flirtatious matrimonial note tied to a tart purchase at Dough's on Atlantic Avenue.
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Washington Star
Lillian BR. Hill
Denver
Sea Beach
Atlantic Avenue
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Butte News
The
East Broadway
Independent
Howard
Grady’s
Got
Butte—Claims
Cing
Prise
Maxine Elliot
Kin’s
East Park Street
Ee Dion
Louis Dion
South
Montana Street
Tice Grice
Benefit of the
Young Mitchell
Foy
Jalil
John Milch
Lodge Saloon
Democratic Committee
Montana
Noseam
Montana Drug Company
West
the Jeweler
N. Main St
Manufacturing Jeweler
Efunde
Montana Optical Co
Alberta
Canada
O’neil
BLINN
South Main Street
Butte, Mont
Lexington
Galena St
Wyoming
Jonas
Henry Jonas Julius Jonas, Cutter
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