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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
3
Markets show Cranberries Bell and Cherries listed at Brobeck's Store with money back guarantee on all goods. Local shoppers note the sale emphasizes guaranteed satisfaction and item variety in a small-town setting.
The first Montana state hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees met at Fidelity hall to elect a state delegate for the biennial supreme hive meeting in Port Huron Michigan. Officers were appointed, growth praised, and fourteen hives represented with 144 beneficiaries in Hive No. 14 alone.
An Associated Press dispatch reports Missouri spout washout near Porches Missouri and notes rail line rate tensions involving stockmen and lines seeking to abolish certain rate structures. The Tribune reply cites Missouri Pacific influence and rail company alignments with Colorado and Utah lines as pivotal to rate enforcement.
Talks on grain and cattle transport rates continue with General Agent McMillan and Santa Fe's C F Warren commenting on possible future discussions. Hudnall of Midland argues rate collapse unlikely this year as lines resist concessions. Rail officials report 60,000 cattle bookings destined for Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming while eastern Montana beef and stock cattle sales rise amid depleted ranges. Union Pacific Coal’s Learn leaves for Salt Lake City and Oregon Short Line’s Wilson and Rhodes return from trips. Burlington’s H B Segar remains in Billings. Dentist Dr Rinehart listed in Hennessy block.
The government orders all saloon keepers at Guffals Hump within the Bitter Root forest reserve to close, deeming saloons intruders under reserve laws. Also notes Montana postmasters appointed yesterday in Beaverhead and Silver Bow counties, with changes in the offices. Governor Smith issues a sheep import dip proclamation, quarantining new flocks for 10 days and requiring repeat dipping before admission. A Calumet dispatch reports copper mines Tamarack Osceola Tamarack Jr. and Kearsarge near South Lake Linden closed due to stamping-mill strike. about 2,500 workers out. Salt Lake Herald notes Parkite Jack McPherson says A D Moffat’s work at Bimetallic mine is thriving after Ontario mill shutdown. McPherson heads east, plans to visit Park City.
City in brief items mention Tieseras package, Montana Music Co piano tuner, millinery prices, Fair Drug and Assay Supply, National Undertaking Co, and local business ads. Reports include a fire department call at Mantle building, the death of Barbary at 5 months, funeral plans for 1839 South Washington Street, a missing boy found near Park Street, death of Nelie Medver, union membership note, a letter from Maloncour and praise for Lt Nickel, Pride of the West lodge 42 to open a new hall with a Hard Times dance next Saturday.
Under sheriff Jerry D Murphy of Silver Bow county returned from Colorado with Dan Lucey alias Dan Sullivan charged with the murder of Patrick Reagan in Silver Bow canyon last September. Lucey wore an Oregon boot as he stood at the Florence junction and waived preliminary proceedings, being escorted to jail amid a potential mob and hobos. Murphys reports indicate tensions over rewards and the possibility of a jailbreak as he navigated lawmen, townsfolk, and a chaotic journey back to Butte and the county jail.
Dr Minnehart and Hennessey Dinvis, with Gharee Th McLeod and Motier’s wife, are in the city. Haweley of Dour teetee, WT, hosts bowling at Hetmvats and Te Creer at Drummond. John Hubert of Dakota Street attends a late evening event where a woman plans to meet relations and her companion at Abe Wuiert. She is accompanied by her Heros oh Tidren.
A sudden lockout by the Master Plumbers association initiated yesterday leaves journeymen and masters silent. The two sides met at Kenney & Wright on Main and Park behind closed doors to discuss possible outcomes, with no one divulging details.
The text notes a wage scale of $5 for eight hours and a dispute over six hour Saturdays. Journeymen want to maintain the current scale, while master plumbers refuse to cut Saturday hours. The piece also mentions shop closings and work by masters, along with Madame Lillian Betmont reading lines of a band at the Argyle in Butte and offering fortune readings during a short stay.
Charles Smith filed a damage suit seeking 10 000 against Freddy Stering and Winters Parsons Boomer alleging a March 6 collapse of earth embankment at the Tie Tote dam while he worked for the defendants caused serious injuries including a head gash. The case lists the defendants and a 70 000 claim amid the industrial accident.
A historical account outlines Prigotherapy using a freezing box cooled near 200 degrees, with the patient inside for about ten minutes. It claims benefits including appetite stimulation, improved digestion, mood elevation, and liver issues, while noting risks from extreme cold and highlighting imagined anatomical observations and riverine imagery.
Charis Colbert and Mary B Campbell and heirs are notified that expenditures totaling 200 dollars were made for the Green Copper lode claim in Summit Vasey mining district, LIVER Row county Montana, to maintain annual labor requirements under federal law. If you do not contribute your share within ninety days of service or publication, your interest will be vested in the executors TRY CRANGLE and AT. WETHERSPOON, Butte.
The Boston and Montana plant in Great Falls is undergoing extensive improvements as summer work begins. Contractors have been hired to enlarge and remodel the concentrator, add a new furnace and ten ovens, and raise the building six feet to meet new specifications, with costs approaching half a million dollars.
The Boston Stock Exchange showed notable activity as Hutte & Boston jumped to 97 and closed at 95 after opening at 2. Boston & Montana touched 377 briefly, then closed at 375. Parrot and Uteh Con opened and closed at 57 and 46 respectively, with Mohawk at 26. Tamarack eased to 285 from 288, Osceola opened 92 and closed 93 amid labor strike reports not affecting quotes.
Cambrie Mining of Browswater county with 500 000 capital floats stock in the east. Edward Kemble of Boston is president. Property is a Hassel gold mine 33 miles from Helena. Report from Seattle says Dr Damourette, formerly of Butte, struck it rich in Alaska and left Butte for the Klondike. No further details received.
Mining broker W H Nicholas promotes Zenith Gold Mining of Mammoth Madison County Montana offering 10000 shares at five cents each. Company holds 10 full claims with assays up to 681 dollars in gold 24 percent copper and 8 ounces silver per ton. Also advertises 25000 shares of Admiral Dewey Gold Mining Company Republic camp Washington at five cents per share with four full claims and strong showing.
The regular examination for teachers will be held at the res office of the couple signalendent of vliele om Aquidhard. The property near the Ac Potty is for sale, with details including feet measurements and pricing.
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