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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
8
Miss Strew says she paid $4.50 for trunk retrieval and rent in advance at 673 South Main. Mrs Karstedt denies payment and holds trunk claiming unpaid rent. county attorney filed a grand larceny complaint and kept it for filing in Justice Harrington's court pending a further attempt to reclaim the trunk.
Rainy night did not dim the large audience for The Fencing Master a light opera popularized by Marie Tempest. Colonel Thompson’s elaborate scenic effects and costumes impressed as Kunkel Henderson Hallam and Miss Stanton Francesca earned acclaim with Miss Davis pleasing. The program promised repeats tonight and next performances of The Idol's Eye Wang and Said Pasha.
J O Bender a Grand Opera House litigant petitions the U S court to extend Receiver Sanders powers to collect rents during ongoing suits. He cites McFarland lease expiry September 1 and the need for a manager after that date with Sanders authorized to hire. A hearing is set for Tuesday August 28 at 10 o clock. McFarland reportedly seeks lease renewal.
Hi J Schreiner travels from Pony to the city while W T Jordan of Glendive visits. Mrs John Lynch of Missoula visits Butte as Roy M Cobban comes from Missoula last evening. Dr R O Blaydes of Pipestone Springs is noted. In the city Judge Parker and Court Stenographer Monaghan arrive from Boulder.
Jacob Schwartzrock, wanted in Wood County Wisconsin on a charge of adultery, was marched out of town by Sheriff Michael Vincent. A trunk and $13 given for safe keeping were left behind, prompting doubt about his desire to flee and raising questions about due process during habeas corpus proceedings. The trunk and money remain in Butte while he heads toward Wisconsin.
Notices from Amalgamated Copper Co offer timekeepers at Anaconda Parrot Washoe properties to elect payment method. Men may choose to be paid at the company pay office or at the present system, with arrangements made accordingly. Fisher, C. F. Tal'skeg advertises cleaning services at 110 South Main Street.
Chicago authorities plan to form the Exchange Telegraph Company to replace Western Union and postal services in sending market quotations to outside exchanges. The Chicago Board of Trade committee approved moving forward, with lines planned to extend to 27 cities. The board says current quotes are stolen or withheld to suppress bucket shops.
A New York committee of brokers grain receivers and exporters has agreed on minimum commission rates for grain trading. The plan charges half a cent per bushel for wheat corn oats and feed barley and one cent for buckwheat rye and malting barley. Half rates apply if a member firm or partner is involved. The agreement ties to membership in several major exchanges and chambers of commerce.
Judge Sullivan hears a case where J. B. England accuses Lizzie Hill of stealing a ten dollar bill after a night of drinks and supper. England claims the money vanished. Lizzie says he showed it when he left. The court fines Lizzie $15. Also noted are two hack drivers arrested for no numbers or licenses and Molly Murray, known Galena alley figure, jailed after a circus celebration and a pole climbing spree. Molly pleads drunkenness and awaits trial.
A spring lamb killed and dressed in New Zealand was shipped to an importing firm in New York to prove frozen Australian mutton can arrive in good condition. It traveled 17 000 miles aboard the Majestic, taking seventy days. Local butchers view the experiment with interest due to quality and abundance of samba in Australia.
The article notes the sultan's jubilee on August 31 marking 26 years on the throne. Plans include a costly Constantinople water supply and a university as memorials to his devotion to public welfare. Poets and historians prepare accounts of his pious works and achievements to be translated and published widely.
A fragmented advertisement runs items for sale including 10-pound pails of lard at $1, 50-pound sacks of Best Flour at $1.25, Fair Flour at $1, Very Fancy Potatoes per hundred at 1.10, and laundry soap. It also lists canned tomatoes, old port wine, grape juice, and hay with cash-only terms. Prices vary, and several lines emphasize need for money and cash sales, with oats priced at $1.40.
Constantinople reports the Ottoman sultan aims to build a Damascus to Mecca railway for pilgrims funded by subscription. He pledges £60,000 from the civil fund and urges officials to pay arrears, while preparations for August 1 celebrations mount. Plague rumors threaten plans as terror grips the city.
George H. Spencer as trustee in bankruptcy invites sealed bids for the entire stock of groceries and fixtures at 45 West Park Street Butte Montana and four horses with harness and one creeee. Bids due by 12 m. Saturday September 1 must include a 10 percent certified check. Written bids only, right to reject.
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