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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1900
Page
9
Inter Mountain Publishing Co. announces subscription rates by mail and carrier. M A Berger, manager, lists rates for Butte City Montana with yearly, semi weekly options and in advance payments.
The Silver Bow county central committee calls a county convention at the Auditorium Butte on August 2 1900 at 10 a m to select 62 delegates and 62 alternates to the state convention in Helena September ith and nominate county officers including two district judges twelve legislators three county commissioners sheriff treasurer assessor attorney clerk district court auditor coroner public administrator surveyor superintendent of schools justices of the peace and two constables per township caucuses August 4 at 7 30 p m and primaries August 2 between 8 p m for delegate selection in defined precincts across the county.
The Inter Mountain rebuts a rumor that it and the Lib by Newa are allied to form an Amal gamated organ through purchase or other means. It defends the county committee’s majority action, condemns the minority’s plans for an irregular delegation, and argues both papers lack basis for the “Amalgamated” claim while stressing independence from any corporation.
The Inter Mountain denounces corporate influence in the party and urges harmony for the Republican faction in Silver Bow County. It condemns political meddling by mining firms and calls for lawful primaries, honest nominees, and equal justice, while opposing a split or convention interference.
The piece urges Montana voters to defeat the state Democrats at the coming election to restore the state's good name from democratic politics. It argues both factions share responsibility for governance and that Republican unity is the sole path to honest politics and renewal.
The Butte Miner criticizes coverage of regular republican primaries while noting Democrats were ferried from mines to vote. It claims the caucus slate contains reputable Republicans, including some Boston & Montana workers, and urges loyal party members to vote tonight for their chosen men and principles.
A speaker dismisses anti Amalgamated charges as false and urges conservatives to trust the party ticket. He predicts the Republican state convention will show no corporate dictation and invites company employees to vote Republican, arguing charges serve to drive workers to Democrats and weaken GOP chances.
The Butte Miner contends that mine and smelter workers were granted a few hours off last Monday evening to attend alleged Republican primaries. It questions party allegiance of the Miner and related firms and argues that workers should vote their own convictions without union pressure. The piece suggests a Democratic motive to split the Republican ticket and push a separate county and state slate.
The piece riffs on US politics and figures like Bryan McKinley and Lincoln while weaving in trade data, foreign policy moves with Spain and China, and local infrastructure notes. It blends satire with contemporary events including Cuban education, Porto Rico Hawaii, and a St Lawrence cantilever bridge project.
Tingling Bros circus leaves behind two city figures Charles Ryan a bold detective once tied to the Penrose murder case in 1892 now sleuths for the circus owners. Edwin H Gillman a famed bareback rider known as Hid Gilbert met with Attorney Thresher after his acquittal in the Dubie evich murder case.
Butte friends have received invitations for Jean P. Decker and Miss Josephine Miner to wed in Miles City on September 4. Decker, a veteran Butte newspaper man, has joined the Yellowstone Journal staff and will soon move to Bozeman where he will work for a new Republican paper. The couple plan to reside in Bozeman.
The draw lists Thompson's Ly Endive versus Smith's Baraway and Mason's Montana Skyball against Mac Bougai's Colonel Lopes. Hick's Lord Salisbury faces Rowe and Whalen's Josaie HL. Joe Dawe's Montana Chief meets Nichols' Ruby.
A short ad-like note from W C Bachelor, district manager for Mutual Life in Butte Montana. It warns against delaying insurance and urges immediate application to avoid rejection or loss of acceptance.
Members of Buitte are summoned for a Sunday service and funeral for Claude Millican. The notice, signed by secretary W P Gilligan, references F O E and a funeral at Sherman’s undertaking.
Yellow fields of ripened grain warn us to sow in season or reap nothing. Seed planted in the broad acres of Mutual Life of New York yields abundant harvests for the sower. Get a policy from W. C. Bachelor, 48 East Bri way, Butte, Mont.
Removal notice states relocation to the corner of Granite and Hamilton streets. It invites aid and new patrons to visit the business at the new location in Butte.
Northern Pacific schedules Sunday excursions from Montana Union depot at 9 a m to Estone Whitehall and Twin Bridges with returns from Twin Bridges. Also notes free dancing Sundays at Crystal Springs and staged wagons from Langlois stables for private parties with multiple daily pickups.
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