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Newspaper

Butte Miner

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1877

Page

3

Prohibition on Cordwood Seizures Sparks Timber Debate

Last week Marshal Wihiecler seized cordwood and timber in multiple mills yards and mining areas. He appointed Vandleburg as deputy marshal to continue forest seizures while advising owners on bids and potential sale. The piece argues wood owners should test counter bids, warning against high prices and noting public sentiment supports owner control of timber.

Butte Marshal Wihiecler Mr. Vandleburg Tistier United States Marshal Deng

Butte Circulating Library Opens with $2 Membership

The new Butte Circulating Library received its ordered stock and will be run by Mr. Forbis as librarian. Membership costs $2 with no monthly dues, allowing members to borrow one volume at a time for two to four weeks, aiding cultural uplift and personal reform.

Butte Eirculating John Forbis Liem Helian Digher Tagisly Lberaire fLildreth United States Macaulay Carlyle Fraderick the Great Motley George Eliot Vorb Library Association Forbis Menbership Butte Circulating Library Edustrip Butte Fem North Ue Mth Taylor Ps Arker Fred Banjo Montana Helena Wing Chung Intin Deer Lodge Dusseau Waltham Mantle and aMes Hines Ioseis

Butte Butte Chronicle items mix many notices and sales

The page reports a flood of local items from Butte including the Taos Owings trial starting, business notices for Read Root & Messrs Wow & Blake, and Bhim's Bazar stock, plus new fashions at Blum's and Bonner Co. Patches cover a damaged education sign, a mill closure at Dexter, a car accident involving Blanche Morris, and civic notes about the Melena Board of Trade honorary membership, while several merchants push holiday goods and reduced prices.

Mindhe Taos -E. Owings Mitchell Buite Read, Root &Messrs Wow E. L. Bonner & Co Gooil Butte Messrs. Wines & Halverstan Butte Pubilic School Bation Sam Fouk Robt. C. Walker Melena Board of Trade Meury Jonas Wm. Coleman & Co Clark Lyman W- Scott J. A. Nichols

Mail delays spark protest over Pony to Butte route

Letters complain that Pony readers receive Helena and Butte papers far later than promised, blaming stage and post offices for delays. The Deer Lodge office spared blame, while readers urge faster forwarding after arrival, citing a four to six day gap for the Herald and Mine reaching Pony.

Angles Con Siangak Pony Lids Helena Zlerard Myer Pony Butte Hered Helens Virginia Herald Deer Lodge Veny

Butte City News Highlights Local Visits and Mills

A survey of visitors includes Hon Cornelius Hedges territorial supervisor, Dr AH Mitchell, and Mr Tin McFarland with a dog Dixie. Local business notes report suspension of Dexter and Burlington mills, bullion shipments totals, church and school updates, and a new hardware store run by Kiya & Jack in Stevens building.

Cornelius Hedges Territorial Iuperintendant Public’ Instruction Butte AH. Mitchell Deer Lodge Tin McFarland Dixie A. M. Crane San Francisco J.B. Yeomans Helena Thos Pennigton Dexter Burlington Swith and Kessler Arastra Morier Buite Butte City St Helena Kiyra & Jack Stevens

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