Probate requested for Henry Stebbins will in Melrose
William Bowe and Lucina Bowe of Melrose file in district court to admit the July 9 1899 will of Henry Clay Stebbins to probate. The estate lists $5 000 real property in Soap gulch Silver Bow county and $30 personal property. Nellie I Radcliff Stebbins is to inherit all real and personal property if alive. otherwise the estate divisions go to four brothers and one sister Louisa Sinaky. A $700 mortgage held by William B Little matures October 29.
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William Bowe
Lucina Bowe
Mellrose
District Court
Henry Clay Stebbins
Stebbins
Melrose
W. L. Robbins
Robert L. McCauley
Palatine
Palos
Itata
Ella B
Belcher
Maud S
Yda
Soap Gulch
Silver Bow County
Nellie I. Radcliff
Chicago
William B
Nellie
Radcliff
Louisa Sinaky
Lasalle County
Illinois
James W. Forbis
Butte
Divorce suit filed after postponed preliminary hearing
Mary Crenshaw sues William Crenshaw for divorce alleging a December 5 1894 Billings marriage, over a year of neglect of common necessaries, current hardship from reliance on charity, and seeks custody of their three year old child. The preliminary hearing in Justice Nichols court was postponed until 1 o'clock next Friday as counsel Mr Wines was not ready.
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Justice Nichols Court
Mr. Wines
Mary Crenshaw
William Crenshaw
Twain and Twitchell Ride Hartford to Boston Feasibly
Detroit Free Press notes Mark Twain and Rev Joseph H Twitchell planned a Hartford to Boston bicycle trip and shared their route with a Boston acquaintance. After several miles they realized they should ride by train. Twain claimed they rode far enough to prove it could be done.
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Mark Twain
Joseph H. Twitchell
Hartford
Conn
Boston
Detroit Free Press
Twain
Mr. Twitchell
Pin Money for Girls and Pocketbook Education
A prudential pamphlet urges early money lessons for girls. It promotes a weekly allowance from age sixteen to cover gloves stationery ribbons and later full wardrobe costs. The plan emphasizes budgeting tracking every penny and learning from mistakes as financial discipline forms.
Much Learning Spoils A Sale In Trail Creek Mont
A quirky exchange at Mountain House Coal in Trail Creek Mont features a man asking for watermelons on ice and a clerk replying no melons on ice but under ice to keep them cool. He jokes about scientists for clerks as he leaves for another shop.
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Mountain House
Trail Creek
Mont
Umbrella Trust Considered By Filipino Commander
A Washington Star snippet quotes a Filipino subordinate claiming resolve while Aguinaldo mulls strategy. The exchange jokes about weather and a possible umbrella trust as a money making alternative to continuing the campaign.
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Aguinaldo
Washington Star
Basin mine to reopen under Basin Gold and Copper
EB Holden & Co of New York gain control of the Hope mine at Basin Montana. A new concentrator will be built and operations resumed after a fire shut the shaft and cost lives. Basin Gold and Copper Co is capitalized at 2.5 million with 500 000 shares. R B Smith of Montana elected president. The firm owns 14 patented Basin claims and the Hope shaft runs to 600 feet with reportedly thousands of tons of ore in sight.
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EB. R. Holden & Co
New York
Hope
Basin
Basin Gold and Copper Company
Montana
R. B. Smith
Amalgamated Copper reports earnings and 8 percent dividends
The Amalgamated Copper Company reports earnings from its subcompanies totaling 17 dollars per share annually. It attributes these earnings to its holdings in Anaconda Parrot and Colorado, plus full acquisitions of Haggin and Daly properties, Washoe Mining, and coal and lumber ventures. Managers foresee no copper price drop soon and plan quarterly dividends at 8 percent, citing strong timber and coal operations in Montana as ahead of expectations.
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Boston News Bureau
Amalgamated Copper Managers
Amalgamated Copper Company
Amalgamated
Anaconda, Parrot
Colorado
Messrs. Haggin and Daly
Washoe Mining Company
Coal and Lumber
Amalgamated Managers
Amalgamated Copper
Montana
Mr Poland visits Butte and returns to desk in Butte
Mr H F Poland, mining agent for Highland Bay mine and smelter, came down from Butte yesterday and is again at his desk in the Dooly block. His trip to the large Montana camp aimed to confer on mining interests and operations.
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Salt Lake Tribune
H. F. Poland
Highland Bay
Butte
Dooly Block
Great
Montama Camp
Burrage Visits Highland Boy Mines and Smelter
Hon A C Burrage, president of the Highland Bay Mining Co, inspected his bananga interests and reported satisfaction with performances at the smelter and mine in Bingham. Mr Poland toured mines and smelters at Butte and found a large volume of ore and bullion daily drawn. Five car loads of copper, gold and silver bullion awaited shipment on arrival at the smelter.
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A. C. Burrage
Highland Bay Mining Company
Bananga
Bingham
Burrage
Mr. Poland
Utah
Poland
Butte
A Montana Purchase Copper vein testing progresses in Big Cottonwood
Andrew Tarbet and Will Treweek surveyed the Copper Relief group in Big Cottonwood canyon under a 100000 option for Alex H Tarbet and Montana associates. They report an 80 foot shaft depth with 40 feet into the vein and no wall met. Ore samples show black oxides and copper carbonates with copper sulphides. assays have ranged up to 15 percent copper and over 3 dollars per ton in gold.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Andrew Tarbet
Will Treweek
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Alex H. Tarbet
Montana
Pasteur Filter Co Promises Germ Proof Water
An advertisement touts Pasteur Family Filter to purify Butte water, claiming water sterilization surpasses spring water and air quality. It promotes a sink-mounted unit at 1.25 dollars monthly, offered by agent R. J. Bohler at 238 B Park Street. It markets as not a cheap strainer but a true germ proof filter.
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Butte
Pasteur Family
Pasteur Filter Co
Park Street
R. J. Bohler
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