Donald Rose Talks of Wool and McKinley Support
Donald Rose, diplomat of the Illinois Central, visits Butte and Dillon to discuss wool shipments to Boston and Philadelphia, noting growers prefer consignment if McKinley is re elected. He mentions plans for a Memphis to New Orleans line and a Chicago Sioux City link, while Salt Lake excursion reservations push toward a record turnout.
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Donald Rose
Tlinois Central
Butte
Scot
Rose
Dillon
Boston
Philadelphia
McKinley
Memphis
New Orleans
Chicago
Illinois Central
Tara
Towa
Sioux City
Salt Lake
Railroad Notes and Rail Exec Moves Across the West
Traveling Auditor Craig visits town as L M Barnes travels from Salt Lake to Spearfish for a big game hunt. J C Vining is named trainmaster of the Colorado Midland. Santa Fe reports net earnings rise by 5 803 761 on 5 718 579 gross gain with 5 181 expense drop. Southern Pacific moved 3 100 cars of green fruit up from last season. Union Pacific cites 30 000 workers on large contracts but only 3 000 remain, prompting use of Japanese labor. Oregon Short Line shows 1 001 288 growth in annual gross with June up 3 003 60. Salt water spray kills weeds on the line between Salt Lake and Farmington. Janney coupler fitted to Short Line cars and locomotives. Knights of Pythias and Knights of Khorassan trip planned to Detroit via St Paul and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Short Line
L. M. Barnes
Oregon Short Line
Salt Lake
Spearfish
Wyoming
J. C. Vining
Colorado Midland
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Atlantic
Middle West
Union Pacific
Farmington
Supreme Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
Imperial Palace
The
Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Detroit
Butte
St. Paul
Great Northern
Burlington
Wixon Suit Accuses Bank of Preferred Credit in Bankruptcy
George H. Spencer trustee sues Prominvory Note holders Marcus Daly M Donahue and W Moyer doing business as Daly Donahue Moyer and others for 4200 seeking to recover money from a 4000 loan to Bitver City Mercantile company. Allegations include securing a mortgage on a store and preference over other creditors and a 3000 goods sale to A F Bray with Nixon involved, all within four months of Silver City bankruptcy filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Daly
M. Donahue
W. Ty Moyer
Daly, Donahue
Silver City Company
Lemuel W. Niven
Front Street
South Butte
Bth
Nixon
Silver City
A. F. Bray
Lemuel W Nixon
Police Court Encounter Ends With Fines
In police court Mary Baninia a French woman with a crib on East Galena street faced assault and battery charges after a fracas with Quan Kan a Chinese man who entered her home with a dog. Baninia pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars.
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Mary Baninia
Galena Street
Quan Kan
Mary
Kan
Sheriff Pyle Credited With Betrayal In Beaverhead County
The Inter Mountain notes Beaverhead County Sheriff Pyle ceded office to his political opponent under questionable terms. Republicans and the Dillon Tribune express strong disapproval, recalling prior support for Pyle and hinting at a deal that gave Democrats control. The piece frames the affair as a political betrayal with critics warning of diminished credit for party members involved. The notice also includes a separate 1900 stockholders meeting for Western Mine Enterprise Company in Butte, Montana.
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Inter Mountain
Pyle
Beaverhead
Dillion Tribune
the Tribune
The
Western Mine Enterprise Company
Scott Block
Butte
Montana
A. J. Huneke
Mont
Flour price notes and pantry items in local market
Fragmented OCR notes indicate flour costs around $1.38 per sack and a 26 cent rise elsewhere. References to lard at $1 per pound and various groceries appear, but the legible details are sparse and scattered.
Eighth annual session of the State Pharmaceutical association
The eighth annual session began at city hall with D. M. Newbro presiding. Pharmacists from across the state attended a business session and a banquet at Columbia Gardens tonight. Officers named include President D. M. Newbro and Vice President H. M. Parden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Pharmaceutical Association
D. M. Newbro
H. M. Parden
Emil Stars
J. E. O'Conner
Helena
M. R. Randall
Fred Woehrmer
Great Falls
Lee ‘Werren
Ellen
Ballenger
L. J. Williams
Lon
J. Coffee
Missoula
B. H. Mat Townsend
Fred Scheuber
Live
Alf Whitworth
Deer Lodge
R. Martin
L. G. Smith
W. H. Lightstone
Frank Harrison
Charles T. W
Cress
Anaconde
Messrs. Newbro
Hoskins
Rose
Gallogly
Fosselman
Paxeon
Fair
Hawn
Martin
Rockefeller
Heuser
Newton
Paradis
Keyea
Doull
Pioneer prospector R. J. Filce heard from in Alaska
Br J Filce an early operator at Camp Creek and Cooper Creek near Fort Kenai sent a letter from Sunrise Alaska. He endured hardship while prospecting in the wilds of Alaska returning with scarce rations and wet conditions. He may come back to Montana this fall after prior remittances failed to reach him last autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Creek
Wilds
Alaska
Adolph Wetztain
Filee
Sunrise
Filge
Cooper Creek
Fort Kenla
Butte
Fikce
Montana
Death of William Benford at Pipestone Springs
The Butte community reports the sudden death of William Benford a colored sportsman found dead in his bed at Pipestone Springs after a night of cards. Heart disease is suspected. His white wife from Butte went to the Springs to ship the body to Minneapolis. Benford had recently moved to Butte and started a colored club on South Arizona Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
William Benford
Pipestone Springs
Benford
Minneapolis
South Arizona Street
City council discusses extension of street car line to Walkerville
The Walkerville city council and a citizens committee, with Engineer Blackford, reviewed two route concepts for extending the street car line. One would enter via Third street, the other via Fourth street, with strong local support for routing through unimproved residential property over the Lexington company grounds. Costs are nearly equal, and plans will be studied in detail. Crystal Springs offers a pleasant outing with a dance hall and music at reasonable prices four miles west of Butte.
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Walkerville
That Place
Citizens’ Committee
Blackford
Third Street
Fourth
Lexington Company
Crystal Springs
Butte
John Murray
Anaconda Road
James Riley
Justice Smith
South Butte
Albert Tarbet
Butte News Fragment Highlights Local Notices And Plans
Local items report law and business changes including Stager office moves, dentist Forsyth relocation, and a livery shift to 200 Hast Broadway. Mentions a whiskey ad, a runaway horse colliding with a coal wagon, and court notices. Fire and mining updates, census progress, Eagle honors, and Walkerville streetcar extension talks frame a busy town scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stager
Orton
Bree
Nes & Dolman
J. G. Bates
Tuner
Montana Muale Co
Lhawk
Hast
Broadway
Dr. Forsyth
Ownley Block
A. H. Jones
East Park
Hollingaworth's
Montana
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Thompson Invest
MT CO
West Broadway
Cor. Park and
Perkasy
Wilbur
Pabst
Bchutz
IC Butte Brewing Co
Centennial Brewing Co
Brewing Co
Ling
A. Booth
M’kinley
Elks
Tomorow
Wilson
Railroad Notes
Bagle
Tehaee
ABC
the Smith Grocery Co
South Main
TRUE
TSE
Basin
John Leahy
Godie Star
T. C. Moxan
Godie
Laughtin
Moxan
Leahy
Ae Fellow
Laughlin
Erponee
Gieturbing
Sheriff Pyle
Honor Bright
East Park Street
Silver City Mercantile, Co
Cook's Mast Park
Association
Beniquet
Columbia
Intermountain
R. J. Filce
Main Street
Park
United States Court
Grand Oper House
M. W. Miles
Jennie Dewey
Miles
Grace Marlon Dewey
Sanger
Eagles
East Quartz St. Tech
Saratoga Flake
Pandora Pickers
Rampleottle
Cash Grocers
W. Park
Price Omiy
Susceder
Welch
Brownfeld
Freier
Park Steet
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