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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1900
Page
15
Silver Bow county commissioners voted to abolish the pest house as soon as current smallpox cases are discharged. Nine cases remain with most ready to leave. The facility has cost about 1090 dollars monthly, roughly 500 dollars for the physician, and officials say homes can handle future cases. Chairman Clark noted keeping one patient costs as much as twenty.
Mil ford, one of two men known for a series of 1893 Butte holdups, was pardoned yesterday by the state board and released. He said he is innocent of the Helena jurors' verdict and will move to Utah to start a business after braiding bridles in prison. He expects to travel to Ogden soon. The other man, referred to as the short man, was also released yesterday and intends to seek opportunities elsewhere.
Grace Methodist Episcopal at Arizona and Second streets holds 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. sermons titled First Things First and The Color Line with Sunday school at 2:30. Logan McDonald leads the League at 1 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesday evening. First Presbyterian at Groeneveld hosts 11 a.m. service with Sunday school 12:15 p.m. Endeavor meetings at 1:15 and 7 p.m. A popular song service at 8 p.m. features Easter music and hymns. all are welcome.
State Superintendent E. A. Carleton spoke Wednesday afternoon before the Woman's club on What Montana is Doing for Education. The audience was not large but showed strong enthusiasm for the lecture.
In Judge Clancy's court today Chris tine Corbin was granted a decree of divorce from Harry Corbin on cruelty and desertion. The plaintiff, a farmer's wife from Miles City, said the marriage occurred in Miles City in December 1891 and desertion began in 1899. Separate item notes bids for excavating the Knights of Pythias building basement, with George C. Fitschen handling bids at 17 South Main Street. bids open noon April 26, right to reject any or all bids.
The Silverbow Ministerial association plans an exchange of pulpits on Sunday Mayth with assignments to Mountain View M E Grace M E Trinity M E and others, including J W Taft J E Nostainger Edward Tilburn and John Hawkins. Evening sermons at Silver Bow Park by Jordan Allen and W Hippen.
Paul Rohne, once a Butte resident and former Lexington employee, returns from Guatemala where he ran a large Costa Cuca machine shop. He notes Guatemala's rich potential, capital scarcity under President Estrada Cabrera, and a volatile scene with revolutions, while detailing coffee and mining interests, transport lines, and modern plantations equipped with electric light and machinery.
The text discusses skilled workers in the Inbor ta peter fed tradition, notes German influence before a revolution, and describes coffee cultivation across altitudes from 1,100 to 6,000 feet with Guatemala Coffee as a high price producer. It also describes mining regions from 2,000 to 16,000 feet with pleasant climates and mixed forests, pines, oaks, and diverse crops at various elevations.
The Inter Mountain reports Uncle Jonham extends Sapho for another week due to strong demand. New program changes include European electrical inventions between acts and the promise of unique performances not yet seen in Montana theaters.
The article itemizes a long roster of names tied to hotels including Butte York Pa A E Spriggs Townsend Julius Sultan San Francisco William Warmington New York R B Smith Helena W Campbell Milwaukee W G Ebbs Armstrong G H Treg own New York John W Burton Salt Lake W J McAulay Denver E White Philadelphia B C Quigley San Francisco Henry Blakeley St Paul T B Shirk Chicago P W Keck J B Ament Chicago Henry F Westheimer St Joe E W Merritt Rochester G W Morse New Chicago John A Feather man W W Royal New Chicago W B Jordan St Louis F W Avery Den Donohoe St Paul J C Duffy F R Agnew St Paul 8 B ison Mont Larson G The McDermott Mrs George T Wicks Helena E B Whitney San Francisco A J Kusted Minneapolis G Winehill Chicago W R Westbrook Utica W W McDowell Copperopolis R B Nixon Minneapolis Fired M Kraus St Louis T F Richardson Great Falls Charles Schwartz St Paul D M Durfee Philipsburg BE A Gray Helena A S Nash St Paul John P Weiner W E Mil ovath Milwaukee Ella Knowles Haskell Helena L Tinkell Kalispell J R Walkup Anaconda E Lannen Bear youth F C Campbell Roy Faulkner Fort Shaw Mont
An advertisement urges young men to buy treasury stock in the Denver Rock Island Mining Co. A few shares remain at 10c while the next block may be offered at 2c by a New York firm. L. A. Sixley & Co. at 48 East Broadway are the agents, promoting potential profits and even a trip to Paris.
Dr. Hammond plans summer in Europe and warns that all unpaid medical accounts not settled by May 25 will be turned to an attorney for collection. Also advertising sewing machines for rent by week or month at National Undertaking Company, 17 East Quarts.
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