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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
6
Last evening at Standard hall Colfax Lodge No. 20 I O O F entertained the Rebeckah Degree Lodge with an elegant banquet. About 100 guests attended as tables extended the hall length and featured cut flowers. Gentlemen served the ladies in a well arranged spread that lasted until after midnight.
Helena defeated Anaconda 7 to 3 yesterday after a fielding lapse by Anaconda. Helena played short handed, but collected runs through timely hitting and aggressive baserunning. Key players included O'Brien Clarkson Lynch Mc Hale Carter and Hurley. Weather was cloudy and the game lasted seven hours with nine hundred attendees.
A big time expected fire department picnic will be held at Mountain View Park next Sunday. The program includes running races and a balloon ascension if a balloon can be secured. Duke Rentz is featured for feats of skill. A voting contest for the most popular old man is planned, with J. B. Fagen and Henry proposed by friends.
Ambitious excursion plans emerge for the Deer Lodge convention with a delegation traveling by stage to meet attendees and other hopefuls. Several candidates and supporters are expected to attend, aiming to watch proceedings and socialize during the trip.
A slugging incident on Malin street near Greig's store followed a dance dispute. Wa Yohne met bị, confusion arose over prior events, and one man collapsed into a doorway while DOE seized a shotgun in fear of a robbery. The assailant fled after explaining the matter to the storekeeper.
The Democratic press notes a visible shift since county offices moved from City Hall. It describes a once busy corner at Commercial Avenue appearing empty and desolate with the brick building seeming weaker and quieter than a year ago, as onlookers note the change.
John Sullivan, a Democrat, notes dissatisfaction with city hall usage as the treasurer operates uptown. critics say offices are underused and the council ignores public wishes by forcing key offices into the city hall, built at a cost of $30,000 for officials.
The Anaconda high school football team has been reorganized and is practicing for a game with the Missoula Juniors set for September 3. The roster includes Center Williams, Guard Bruce, Tickles, T Leonard and Gillett, Ends Showers and Anderson, Back Kegge, Fullback Bean Cantlin and Dukes.
Ida Burke, a colored woman from Mainville, was arrested by Officer Bozanitz on charges of stealing $100 from an Italian man who had summoned her. The victim had $220 entering the house and $120 remained with police to ensure the Italian’s appearance in today’s court.
County records list a deed from Ch Anderson to George C Crangle for an undivided one third interest in a quartz mining claim in Bison Mountain district with a $1 value. Also a deed from John Swanson et al to August Cedar eren conveying the east half of lot 5 in block fe eastern addition to Anaconda city for $700.
W P Gillesen reported being touched for five dollars by May Parker of Mainville. Officer Bosenitz arrested Parker who posted a twenty five dollar cash bond for court this afternoon.
On Saturday evening August 1 the public is invited to Short's music store at 314 E Pari Ave where a crowd will inspect a cargo of pianos just received Prof Meyer's orchestra will be in attendance for the occasion.
Boys sizes 2h to 42 in stock with Men’s Bulls and Straw Hats on sale at Strain's Department Store. Miss Nellie Longstaft visits Uncle C A Longstaft while Mrs Leo Lasvlie travels to Helena. Fiona Montrum of Missoula visiting Mrs B S Montrea. Several residents, rail rates with Pacific railway, and ads for clothing and pianos fill local page.
A convoluted draft outlines Republican convention procedures for electing alternate delegates and voting to attend a specified meeting date. It lists precincts and counties including Anaconda, Hamilton, Helena, Deer Lodge, and Blackfoot, with names such as Joslyn and Lewis and Coleman as chair and secretary, and references to district nominations and November election.
Fragmented OCR reveals a mining claim notice from Butte City mentioning Helens, with survey details, claim numbers, and rock markers. It includes legal descriptors, survey lines, boundaries, and references to Rock Straker, Walter Weasian, and Samuel Barker Jr as attorney and applicant representatives. The excerpt also shows dated jokes and a light column interlude.
Notice from United States Land Office Helena Montana June 1900 about Anaconda Upper Mining Company filing Shelteating patent in Montana. Describes survey corners, areas, and adjacent claims for multiple lodes, with rates for round trips to Springdale and Livingston area. Public notice details, dates, and agents.
Notice lists Samuel Barker Jr of Butte City Montana filing a patent for 61 feet of lode in Louise Lode in Summit Montana with location in Silver Bow County The document details survey numbers adjoining claims and legal references with dates and registrar stamps. It notes a second filing by the Anavenda Company in June for the H H Lode mine in Summa Valley and records the location and ownership details in Silver Bow County Montana with official notice of publication.
Mining application No. 4239 announces a sale by auction by the Board of County Commissioners of Silver Bow County Montana. The notice lists numerous lots and blocks within Big Butte addition and Great Western additions in Hutte and Bulles areas, with detailed lot numbers and boundaries, followed by a second notice stating Mary Y. Baker filed an ap question for a patent on Augusta Fraction Lode, describing the claim boundaries, area 1.405 acres net 1.40% acres, and noting conflicts with Amended Survey Nos 96 and 1982 and others recorded with Silver Bow County.
A New York Weekly snippet features Mrs. De Fashion blamed for cruelty after two dogs pull a baby carriage while she complains. Mr De Fashion jokes about making the baby pull the dogs, reflecting era humor and social norms.
An Indianapolis Journal quotation mocks a candidate who receives a nomination committee notice. The piece compares the candidate’s actions to a girl awaiting a longed for marriage proposal, highlighting gendered implications in political discourse.
A brief quip from Pucks shows Mrs West praising a careful man, noting he even dons overalls to carve a duck, eliciting Mrs East’s amused response. The exchange highlights social satire on domestic expectations and meticulous grooming.
Notice announces the annual stockholders meeting of Western Ironworks at the company office in Butte Montana on the Slat day of July 100 at 11 o clock a.m. for electing officers and other business. President William G. Bawden signs the notice.
Secretary notices co owners Catherine Meighan James Meighan and others of a Tapur Quartz Lode claim in Silver Bow Montana. It states improvements and representation work totaling 500 dollars over five years with 90 days to respond. If ignored, the claimant warns the property will transfer to the undersigned per relevant provisions. Dated June 2 1900.
Notice from the Interior Land Office at Helena Montana dated July 27, 1000 requests that the following person appear to make final proof on their claim and to establish the right to the entry land. The notice lists the required actions and deadlines for proof and confirmation of the claim.
St Marys Academy in Du Tropes offers girls a comprehensive education with home and school comforts. The term runs from the first Tuesday in September to the fast of June, with details available from the Sister Superior.
Public notice to John Thomas Nagle and PilElizabeth Ann Nagle that George Abram Free and John Edgar Free, co-owners, have expended labor and improvements on the Chequita quartz lode claim in Summit valley mining district Silver Bow county Montana. They demand proportionate annual expenditures of 3333 dollars by 1899 and warn that failure to pay within ninety days after publication will transfer the claim to the claimant. Also details a separate mining patent application by Ani Copper Mining Company for a segment of the Cho Nall Lode, with survey and location particulars in Summit Valley Montana, filed June 14, 1900.
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