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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1899
Page
6
Anacond aoffice 104 com mer city scales proposal gains traction as several prominent business figures push for a city weighmaster. Backers argue city ownership would ensure accurate weights, generate revenue, and help poorer residents who buy fuel in small quantities.
Members of the county board of appraisers, including M. Martin and Hon. d. We Blair, were sworn in by County Clerk M. Martin. Another member, Williams, and A D Peck were present while a third did not arrive. The board adjourned until evening to review the year's tax assessments and decide on appraisal work.
Granite merchant AL Granite bets on new local mining prospects since discovered, plans to inspect the site in Montana. He visited in Ampuenda last Saturday to meet friends and envisions development opportunities as concerns about water use rise.
The Granite Mountain mine has nearly exhausted its ore and will soon begin extracting more. Business is revived across Granite county following this progress. The sale of the mercantile house was to honor a long promise to sell when a good price appeared, and it has been completed. Mel Gurk, once active during the peak of Granite Mountain and Bi-Metallic mines, kept trading even after the slump reduced the town, turning a small profit against expenses. He plans to relocate within the state to a satisfactory location.
The regular W C T U gathering at Mrs Lingo’s Cherry Street home featured Mrs Cummings of Helena giving a parliamentary drill. After adjournment dainty refreshments and a social hour followed. Members meet biweekly, with cooperation urged for effective work and personal benefit.
Members of the Anaconda Gun club enjoyed a range day with scores for five shoots. First Shoot final tallies list Mahan and Brownlee high with 13 and 17 respectively, while second round sees Brownlee 17 and Tuttle 17. Third Shoot notes Brownlee 18 and Tuttle 17, Fourth Shoot records Reno 11 and Mahan 12, Fifth Shoot shows Reno and Neil with 1.
A valuable punching bag was stolen from a premises on Cherry Street. The thief entered through a doorway and removed the bag used for daily exercise. Police note the bag was dragged to a drain or edge of the street where it was hidden. Suspect rumor points to a youth who reportedly used it as a football. Officers are investigating and have notified nearby residents.
A patchwork of local notes reports Father Pollet visiting Butte and John O Mara hosting a Sunday event, with Judge Fitzgerald visiting Hoeletia. Mentions of a dentist in the city, infant death, and police action after a burglary. Also notes on a Ladies Aid meeting, and social calls from residents in nearby towns.
A chinook wind triggers the first major flood of the year. Street Commissioner ONeill had gutters and ditches dug days earlier, preventing worse damage. Water overwhelmed Park avenue crossings, Standard building area, M B church corner, Dewey hall rear, and Sailes ditch west of town. crews battled the rising torrents all day and into night.
A satirical notice discusses changing social fashions and laxative remedies, contrasting old crude methods with smoother modern practices. It mocks European royalty and notable figures for fashion missteps and impractical trends while praising California syrup laxatives as a pleasant alternative.
A famed torero in Spain fought in several arenas last season, earning about 60 000 dollars in net profits. He survived with minor injuries including a foot wound and a leg gash. The risks are real yet grave accidents are rare, with hospital recovery typically taking one or two weeks. Uneducated and from the lower classes, these bullfighters are courted yet feared, with Madrid papers cautious to avoid penalties or anger.
Fragments describe racial observations among Indians and white settlers. The text notes women appearing taller than men and claims life expectancy differences, quoting figures such as seventeenth and twenty-two years for various groups.
Estimates show London currently at 5,657,000 and projected to surpass 13,000,000 as growth continues. Veronese authorities begin tomb renovations of Juliet’s tomb aiming to double the structure’s size. Reports list three barkingless dogs: Australian dog Egyptian shepherd dog and the lions loaded dog of Thibet.
Fragmented legal notices and estate proceedings from Silver Bow Montana detail a divorce-style dispute over money owed, a court order for amended distribution in the Andrew J. Davis estate, and bankruptcy actions against Crowley and Holland. The documents name Justice EB Nichols, Judge Henry C Smith, clerk Clinton C Clark, and various heirs and trustees, with dates in February 1899 and references to Butte, Silver Bow, and Helena.
Notice is given that by order of the district court of Park County Montana the estate of Harry Gus sed will be sold at private sale for cash, pending court confirmation. The sale date is Saturday January 25 1899 at 10 o'clock am at the law office of J Shropshire in Butte. The administrator will convey all rights and title of the said Harry.
At stake is an undivided one fourth interest in Lot Five, Block 29, with the Clarendon Hotel property in Butte Montana. Terms require cash on court approved sale and deed delivery. Administratrix Arrah C Gassert administers the estate of Harry Gassert deceased.
The Department of State reports Frederick H. Allison, U S Consul at Tegucigalpa, informs of the death on December 1 at Catarranas, Honduras of John P. McSweeny, a naturalized American. Legal representatives may apply to this department for further information per despatch No. 20.
The American National Bank of Helena sues E D Bannister et al to sell the Valley Lode mining claim Lot 216 in Summit Valley Mining district Butte Silver Bow County Montana. The sale is set for January 26 at 2 PM at the court house front floor, description details begin at Corner No 1 and cover multiple lode claims with magnetic variation notes and boundaries. Patrick H Regan Sheriff and Jas M Reynolds Deputy oversee, dated January 5, 1899.
Reports from experts describe a surge of insanity and weakening intellect linked to societal stress. Observers note widespread cases of reduced reason and suggest that intense environments and crowding contribute to mental fatigue and cognitive decline.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about treasure, banners, and a pursuit of an unnamed outcome. It references dead and living, a northern area, and scattered mentions of people and events, but lacks clear subjects, dates, or locations to form a coherent report.
Fragmentary note describes cremation policy in Norway with unclear details. Mentions age rules and parental declarations, but content is garbled. Includes stray dialogue about food and service, not related to cremation policy.
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