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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1901
Page
8
Senator Clark invites Butte children to ride the cars to Columbia Gardens as a program of exercises to be observed in the schools. The event aims to engage pupils and promote educational activities with community support in the city.
Governor Joseph K Toole proclaims May 14 1901 Arbor Day in Montana urging citizens to plant trees and beautify schools cemeteries highways and public grounds. Children in public schools are urged to join in observances to promote tree shrub and vine planting and preservation statewide.
Local street railway head Wharton informs the board of education the company will give all school children a free ride to and from Columbia Gardens on Arbor Day. The board has closed schools for May 13 and arranged a program of readings songs recitations and garden excursions concluding with announcements about the excursion and dismissal.
Deputy Sheriff Judge Chanecourt, one of the few in Butte with a personal acquaintance of Charles Brown and B. C. Canby, recalls the two men who died by their own hand in Vancouver after their reevaluations as officers of the First National Bank. Local remarkeer Mr. Proebstel confirms their close ties and shared history.
The passage recalls Brown and Canby, prominent Vancouver men with fine families, who died by their own hands. Brown, older with black hair, Canby gray, were longtime acquaintances. Four years earlier in NeOUVOr I met them. Brown spoke of Butte and a potential venture there. Canby’s brother previously died by suicide at Vancouver dock amid domestic strife.
The Sample Room at 128 W. Park St opens tonight as one of the handsomest future saloons in town. M. P. McInney has recently fitted the space and stocked it with fine whiskies wines beer and cigars. An elegant punch will be served to visitors and an orchestra will provide music all evening. All guests are welcome to the lunch spread by Mr Melnerney.
A vintage sale promotes over 300 fine suits from Alfred Benjamin & Co and Stein Block Co. in black and blue serges and worsteds. Suits regularly priced 18 to 30 dollars are cut to 11.75, with display in Hennessy's front and windows for customers to inspect fabrics and craftsmanship.
The notice outlines working hours ten hours per day and forty five cents per hour overtime with restrictions on wholesale orders after 6 pm Sundays and retail orders after noon Sundays. Ice drivers face fines by the Butte Teamsters Union No 1 for violations. Also an advertisement seeks an audience for a blind phrenologist Prof Vinton F Cooper at the canvas auditorium starting Monday May 6 with free admission.
Reports say George Goulds group will finance a $6 million stock for Denver and Rio Grande purchases and build a Missouri Pacific network into New Mexico and northern Mexico. The plan aims to connect Santa Fe, El Paso, and the Mexican Central, aided by Rock Island and Santa Fe actions, with deep mining and cattle interests along the route. Labor conventions in Denver and Butte prepare for eight hour days, union boosts, and a possible Western Labor union move toward a labor party strategy.
T T Hoffman reports a rich West Olive Branch strike half a mile below the Colorado smelter near Butte. Assays show 44.80 dollars per ton in silver and 182 ounces copper. Hoffman has a lease and $10,000 royalty promise. ten men employed. Other nearby mines attract investors including Colorado Springs financiers and Mrs Dell Kearney.
Homeseekers excursion tickets are on sale at Gil ticket offices of the Chicago Great Western Ry on the first and third Tuesdays monthly January through June. Fares include 80 dollars for the round trip at the homeseekers rate of two dollars. tickets good for return within 21 days from sale date. Inquiries should be directed to a Great Western agent or F H Lord, general passenger agent in Chicago.
Message describes the St Louis Special train leaving Butte at 2:20 p.m. today and arriving in Kansas City at noon two days later. Service includes GOOD sleepers, tourist cars, chair cars with all meals in dining cars. Tickets and berths available from Phil Daniels, Agent, 35 East Broadway, Butte, Montana.
Local advertisement touts wholesale and retail Domestic Portland cement under the Yankton brand. Butte Coal Co. state agents at 19 E Broadway. Reward offered at Dr Wix’s office for return of two Emile Zola volumes from his table.
Denver April 27 Judge Palmer hears the case against Sam Strong a Victor Colorado mine owner accused of causing $300000 damages by blowing up the shaft house of the Strong mine in May 1894 in the district court.
Prot Houton cites ten years of world travel showing Green's August Flower as a top remedy for dyspepsia liver and stomach issues and constipation. He says it suits tourists salespeople and office workers with irregular habits and praises its safety for regular use. Sample bottles offered at Newbro Drug Co and Finlen-Media Drug Co with almanac available.
A first class sleeper leaves the Twin Cities daily via C M and St P Ry at 7:50 p.m. from Minneapolis and 8:00 a.m. from St Paul, arriving Kansas City next morning about 7 o clock. The route is via the Milwaukee Hediick line, offering travel to Kansas City and beyond including south and California. Writer T Conley Asst Gen Pass Agent SE Paul Minn furnishes full details and lowest rates.
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