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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
7
OCR fragment lists prices and room counts for two modern dwellings labeled Q and B, mentions housekeeping and cabinets, with incomplete terms and stray letters. Likely an ad noting room counts, dwelling types, and miscellaneous features but data is incoherent and partly unreadable.
The Montana railroad scene reports a fishing trip and a park excursion influencing the building of a St Anthony branch. The Yellowstone trip, priced at ten dollars round trip with sleeper and ford transport, departs Butte at nine tonight and arrives in the park at 10:30 the next morning. Sessions note inspector scrutiny of nonworking laborers, shipyard barge and tugs, and Manitoba road contracts.
Kathe Bush applied to the county attorney for a complaint charging Mrs. Josephine Hogarth with grand larceny. Bush stated Hogarth operated a bergie house at 11 North Wyoming Street and had been a lodger. She said Hogarth took part of a dress fitting yesterday.
Miss Bush testified that after being robbed she found $200 missing from her personal belongings and suspects Mrs. Hogarth, who denied the charge. The complaint was filed in Justice Nichols' court and a warrant for the accused's arrest was resisted.
Attorney John B. Wellcome responds for Fred Whiteside in a Montana Supreme Court suit denying Whiteside’s valid election to the Sixth Legislative Assembly and any acts tied to the assembly. He acknowledges aiding Senator W A Clark but denies other charges, asserting nothing unbecoming as an attorney and disputing any money influence.
A mix of notices and social items including Newbro soda fountain at East Park Street with an expert in charge, Young Men's Institute reception and dance tonight, rescue of a boy by Ernest A Hardcastle at Boulder Hot Springs, Dublin Gulch mayor Peter Brennan a kissing bug victim now recovering, inquiries about Henry Thames and Charles Thames committed to Warm Springs, and a Centennial deer advertisement promising health and vigor through daily use.
Large turnout expected for Joint picnic at Mountain View park next Sunday with vocal and instrumental music day and evening. Dance prizes athletic prizes and a baseball game between Butte and Anaconda at o'clock. Admission 1 for adults 40 cents for children. Trains from Butte to grounds in forenoon. J Q Gosa Jr agent.
Last night the Trades and Labor Assembly appointed committees to organize Labor Day events. General Committee chaired by Dan McDonald with M J Geiger as secretary. Grounds committee led by J E McNair, with E F Dobson and Geo Morehart. Music, speakers, soliciting, sport, printing, and finance panels named with multiple members including E Frecheau, W H Arnold, and Charles Cammons.
The piece recalls 19th century horse trading in North Andover and Lowell, where Crosby of Elm Vale farm and Bean of North Andover exchange bartered horses over groceries. A notorious bargain involves a gray stallion, a wife's consent, and a $37.50 split, with Crosby eager to pair Bean's horse with his own.
Bean hurried home with groceries when the store wagon horse inexplicably refused to cooperate. Crosby directed a switch to a new horse, and the stubborn animal finally collapsed at Crosby’s three cornered hilltop lot before the store’s business resumed. Rean paused buying groceries in Lawrence.
Coaches for fishermen and picnickers will depart the Short Line at 6 a m sharp and return to arrive in Butte by 5 pm. For more details call the city ticket office.
The Boston and Montana and Buttle and Boston picnic happens at Mountain View park on Saturday August 12 with a 3 pm B M and B B ball game and a full programme. The Boston and Montana band, Haaman orchestra for dancing, train schedules from the A P depot, round trip fare one dollar and fifty cents for adults, fifty cents for children aged 7 to 13.
Albert Boettcher, famed shoemaker formerly with Fred Holbrook, has opened a shop on Academy street inviting former customers to call. He pledges first class work and up to date styles to all who knew him.
The Alice Band and Silver Bow Glee Club plan a picnic at Mountain View Park in Anaconda on Sunday August 13 1899. The R A P railway offers round trip fares of 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children from Butte to Mountain View Park and back. Trains depart Butte at 10 00 am 1 05 pm and 4 48 pm and return from the park at 2 30 pm 7 00 pm and 11 00 pm.
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