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Newspaper

Daily Inter Mountain

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1899

Page

8

Town moves toward detention camp for smallpox cases

Butte officials discuss a temporary detention site for smallpox victims due to slow ambulance response. A warm tent on East Broadway and Arizona streets is considered with nurse in charge, while compulsory vaccination remains a school priority.

McCarthy Alexander Board of Health Silver Bow Arizona Street East Broadway Arizona Streets To Elsek Inter Mountain Butte Lnter Mountain

Doctor Cole criticizes Butte smallpox handling

Dr J K Cole president of the Intershite Medical association travels from Butte to Helena criticizing Butte physicians for chaos in smallpox control. He warns of state actions including quarantines if home doctors fail to unite, cites cases in Billings and Dillon as linked to Butte, and praises Silver Bow County Medical Association for efforts to curb the outbreak.

J. K. Cole Inter-shite Medical Association Helena Butte The Independent Billings Dillon Silver Bow County

Butte Doctors Fight Over Smallpox Response

The passage notes public inaction and rising suffering as discoveries continue. It suggests a future public awakening to a true situation and potential change. Some blame doctors in Butte for quarrels while smallpox remains a serious threat and individuals consider protective measures.

Butte

Brown's in Town at the Grand

The lively farce Brown's in Town comes to the Grand next Sunday and Monday with matinees both days. A newly married couple hides their secrecy from a father who objects to the marriage as relatives complicate the plot in brisk, humorous fashion.

Brown

Captain Lettar Blair of the Trish Fusileers Presented at The Neill Company

The Neill company staged Captain Lettar Blair of the Trish Fusileers to a large appreciative audience in Butte with Mr. Neill in the title role winning curtain calls. Howard as Merrivale delivered refined villainy while Edythe Chapman charmed as Fanny Haddan. Morris as Seton and Julia Dean as Polly Messiter gave strong support. tonight Captain Swift follows.

Neill Company Captain Lettarblair Mr. Neill Butte Mr. Howard Francis Merrivale Edythe Chapman Fanny Haddan Lettarblair Robert Morris Mr. Seton Julia Dean Polly Messiter Captain Swift

Copper shares steady in Boston as year-end outlook brightens

The copper market in Boston showed little movement with traders hopeful for a broader uptick next year. Anaconda saw no trading, Amalgamated slipped half a point while Vamarack rose, and Butte & Boston Bingham climbed to IMs with Old Dominin gaining half a point. Closing quotes included ANAC, BOSTON, BUTTE & BOSTON, BINGHAM, CALUMET & HECLA, MOHAWK, OLD DOM, and PARROT among others.

Boston Anaconda Vamarack Butte & Boston Bingham Ims Old Dominin Boston Butte & Boston Calumet & Hecla Mohawk Calumet & Hecla Mohawk Old Dom Oscrol Parrot Ee Eens Santa Fec Ciererees

Blue Ribbon Refund Scheme At City Store

A department store detective relates a clever shoplifting scheme where a pin is taken, later returned as a purchase to claim an exchange, then converted to cash. The idea, if widespread, would strain firms acting as fences for stolen goods. Also shows a bankruptcy creditor meeting notice in Montana Court.

Exchange Desk

Patterson Sees Montana wool crop climb next summer

John R. Patterson of a Boston wool firm says Montana's next summer clip should exceed last season's 23,000,000 pounds as weather has improved and fleeces are expected to gain about a pound per sheep. Ed Bailey survives a bear encounter while fishing, killing the bear with a knife and suffering injuries. A forged bank note case targets Birt Martin, to be tried in Missoula County after Montana pursues extradition from Michigan. The senate witness list and subpoenas stir Montana officials, while railway planning eyes Nez Perce and Lost Horse passes to boost upper valley growth. The Empire State Mining property in Deer Lodge County sells for foreclosure. James A. Walsh relocates to Republic, Washington, to work with his brothers’ sawmills.

John R. Patterson Boston Great Falls Patterson Meeves Lo Lo Lost Horse Nez Perce Upper Valley West Fork South Fork Clearwater Darby The Western News

New Year Gift Aids Elderly At Dr Wm Bi Dodd’s

Random notices include free glasses for seniors past sixty at Dr Wm Bi Dodd’s on West Park street next Monday. Live turkeys geese and chickens for sale on West Galena. A large shipment of Kemmerer coal arrives to meet growing demand. Also Pennsylvanian anthracite Montana coals and dry wood. Bookkeeping lessons offered with guaranteed positions. Bitter Root extension progress slow. labor scarce. six miles to be finished by March 1. Main line speculation ties extension to Clearwater shortcut. Butte Hive annual ball at Ren Tickets 1.00. Sewing machines for rent via National Undertaking Co. East Quartz

Wm. Bi Dodd Shodair West Park Street Pennsylvania Montana J. Monroe &O East Broadway Hamilton News

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Broadway Butte, Montana Brobeck Cofpees Hoffman House West Broadway Tel Jewelers Main Pest House DR. Cole Brown’s D. E. Rainville Beaver District Court OF the United States District of Montana Andrew J. Daum A. D T Ehis Buttontana Thompson Campbell Treferee Statenews Ed Bailey Hardyck Bailey Birt Martin Montara Missoula County D. T. Curran Smith Pingree Michigan Morton Kalamazoo Aummons Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections Clark Herald Senate Fred Whiteside Poindexter Meyers Ned Marshal Woolman Department of Justice Empire State Mining Company Deer Lodge Conley H. H. Teall Alcester Black Cloud Orphan Boy Kathleen Clarence Jas. A. Walsh Missoula Republic, Wash Galena Pitteen S. B. Loveridge North Main Street National Undertaking Company Momtay Richelieu Richelieu Durkee's Yacht Club Cash Grocers W.park St Butte, Mont Browntfield-Canty Carpet Co Abc
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