Rail line to Butte eyed as survey parties push west
News notes shift toward a new Burlington line through Sheridan and Big Horn country toward Yellowstone and Butte. Northern Pacific orders vaccination for all trainmen after a smallpox case in Missoula. Great Northern official T B Lynch departs for St Paul after Montana visit. Also listed are Duluth navigation records, Montana Central movements, and stockmen meetings in Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Lincoln
Sheridan
Billings Gagette
Big Horn
Alliance
Calvert
Holdredge
Butte
Big Town
Yellowstone Park
Pacific Coast
Copper price surge halts work at Kynochs plants
In Birmingham England on April 26 reports show copper price rises disrupt manufacturers like Kynochs with hundreds of workers laid off. Only about two thousand of four thousand men remain employed as orders halt and production curtails, affecting major industries reliant on copper during the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Eng
Aylands
Shells While Prices Prevail Orders Stop All Work
An official order halts all possible work as current prices dominate and orders have been issued to cease operations.
Bar Silver Quotations Rise to 61 Cents in New York
New York quotes bar silver at 61 cents, up from yesterday. The last level near 61 cents was November 5, 1898. London market reports silver feature and rupee paper rose from 66% at opening to 67.75 in early trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cable Advices
London
Judge Dudley DuBose Visits Butte Today
Judge Dudley DuBose is in Butte for a visit with Jerry Collins, editor of the Helena Independent, also in town. Lewis Curtis of Denver visits his brother-in-law J Nat Londoner and Dr Rinehart in Hennessy block as the city hosts officials and guests. Short Line A bids for privileges at this popular resort are open with several picnics booked and requests for a first class merry go round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley DuBose
Butte
Jerry Collins
Helena Independent
Lewis Curtis
Denver
J. Nat Londoner
Privleges
Chas. Liebenstein
Hennessy Building
Dentists and wallpaper ads mingle in Hennessy notice
Dr Rinehart, a local dentist in Hennessy, appears in a fragmented notice about an event described as will be hung today. The ad also plugs Thompson Paint and Wallpaper on South Main Street with a large stock and includes a misformatted telephone hint and a separate line referencing Mrs M Williams on Park Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Paint & Wall Paper Soo B IY
South Main Street
Sued for 25000 Mrs Williams claims death from fire truck
Mary Jane Williams sues the city for 25000 alleging her husband Thomas S Williams was killed when a fire department hook and ladder truck struck his wagon on East Granite Street. She accuses reckless driving by the department member and cites injuries leading to his death from October 26 1898. Daniel Shields petitions in the Balaklava and Burke mining claims case seeking estate money, noting executor funds are insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Willams
C. M. Parr
Thomas 8. Williams
Huband
Iss
Fire Department
East Granite Street
Thomas S. Williams
Hut Sun ‘Youiaid
Granite Street
Butte
Williams
Daniel Shields
II of
Cyr Pauwellyn
Balaklava
Burke
James Tuohy
Pauwellyn
Lindsay
Messrs
Waller estate lease sale questioned by court action
Executor seeks court to set aside order and let property be leased to bidder who offered 600 and raised 500. Bartey Coll reported sale proceeds. Judge Linds confirmed. Property involved is a half interest in a lease on the Silver King lode where Waller struck rich ore the day he died. The lease goes to W. Suttin for 260. Lease expires August 1 of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartey Coll
Waller
Judge Linds
W. Suttin
Local City News Briefs Include Harsh Odds and Services
A jumble of town items mentions Try Tisseras Package Ceylon Tea, J G hates, Montana Music Co and a Sunday opening stake at 1 p m. Miss V Peters millinery prices at Harvard block 110 West Broadway. Fair Drug and Assay Supply 116 East Park. National Undertaking Co 17 East Quartz. Judy Foley funeral at Shermans. Deputy Evans sent Oscar Aiken and Hert Edwarde to penitentiary. License Collector Walker arrests Folin Doe as Cot representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikaitn
Troy
West Granite
West Side
Probst
West Park
Judy Foley
Sherman
Undertaking Rooms
Bonne Lrow
DB. d. Hennesay
Mennexey
Std Po
Evans
Oscar Aiken
Hert Edwarde
Fornery
May
Valley City
Walker
Folin Doe
Ie Cot
Boy Found Wandering Near Park and Main Streets
A police officer discovered a nearly four year old boy at the Park and Main street corner this afternoon. He was taken to the police station for care after being found wandering. Steam laundry had been cited for unpaid city license but settled the matter minutes after the arrest by paying the required amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGlynn
Park
Main Streets
Montana Casualties Named After Calumpit Fight
General Otis cables the names of Montana men in yesterday’s action near Calumpit. Musician William Hatton is listed with a slight injury and Private J. E. Wette is named among the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumpit
Otis
Montana
William Hatton
Neck
Slight
J. E. Wette
Weyerhorst Hearing Opens Amid Testimony Clash
The Weyerhorst hearing proceeds with Justice Pierrington presiding as Charles W Hawkes seeks Dr Weyerhorst to keep the peace. Hawkes testifies about provoking the Weyerhorst block and recent arson-like actions near a damaged ring wall, urging desist orders after a telephone warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyerhorst
Pierrington
Charles W. Hawkes
Dr. Weyerhorst
Pat Unitende
Tony
Sessek
Trier
Jess
Suit for divorce from Lewd alleged desertion in South Dakota
A divorce suit is filed by George I Williams of Wega against Jodie Williams, alleging desertion in May 1897 after a marriage performed in Lewd. The complaint accuses Jodie Williams of abandonment and seeks the dissolution of the marriage. The filing contains quarrels and personal insults typical of such proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George I Williams
Whee
South Dakota
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News OF the Railroads
Northern Pacific
T. B. Lynch
Great Northern
St. Paul
Helena
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Missoula
Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane
James McGill
Frank Bruce
Montana Central Railway
Great Falls
Duluth
Harbor Clear
BR. Bynum
Montana Central
Great Palsic
Ciny
Chores Clifford
Trion Pacific Art HW
Wheen
Arent Winters
Tames Stoan
Rive Terminal Association
Dr. Rinehart
Hennessy Te
Hennessy
Appren- Yetem
Tequire Dhese
Brobege
Santos
Brobeck
W. Broadway
City of
Mave A. Schoyer
States Board of Toa Experts
M.s
Seta Ceylon
Sherman Bros. & CO
Chicago
City News
Brier
J. G. Hates
Montana Music Co
Jodie
ePhe
Dyan
Hindyan Remedy Co
South Broadway
Angeles
Califergis
PRI
Hudyan Remedy CO
Los Angeles
Cal
Market and
Bellis Streets
San Fransisco, Cal
Perma
Phin Pryor
East Daly Street
Walkerville, Mont
McLaughlin
North Main Street
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