Fire at Hennessy warehouse causes heavy losses
A blaze at the Hennessy Mercantile Company warehouse at 806 Utah avenue, a brick three story plus basement building, destroyed by fire early Sunday. Loss estimated at 50,000 to 60,000 with 32,000 insured. Origin unclear with possibilities including defective wiring or incendiary causes. Fire discovered about 5 AM by a mall wagon driver. water pressure weak but pumps eventually operated fully. Groceries on lower floors saved only partially. upper floors full of furniture and bedding burned. Fire chief Sanger led response. building roof collapsed as flames spread.
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Hennessy Mercantile Company
Utah Avenue
Sanger
D. J. Hennessy
Petition Drives Daily Mail Service to Virginia City
East side residents push for a daily mail route to Virginia City. A petition is circulating on the east side and will soon be circulated on the west side, aiming to present the matter to the post office department.
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Virginia City
Amalgamated Copper Aims at Butte Control and 100 Share
Boston News Bureau notes Standard Oil sees limited copper empire reach. Amalgamated would gain by leading Butte properties and potentially reaching $100 per share, with Heinze litigation settled and Boston & Montana folded into Amalgamated. Outside holdings like Arcadian and Calumet & Hecla disappointed Standard Oil as Amalgamated’s stock activity shows mixed gains and losses across multiple issues.
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Standard Oi
Stupendous Corporation
Butte
Amalgamated
Summo
Standard Ot
Arcadian
Elim River
Arnold
Butte Mountain
Michigan
Canadian
Arizona
Calumet & Hecla
Standard CW
Boston
Nickolaus Johreiss to Wed Louise Nissler
A marriage license was issued to Nickolaus Johreiss aged 0 and Louise Christine Nissler aged 21. The marriage is planned for Wednesday evening. Johreiss runs the Crystal Springs patatorium and hotel, and Nissler is the daughter of Chris Nisgler of Silver Bow, notable as Silver Bow’s first person born.
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Nickolaus Johreiss
Louise Christine Nissler
Johreiss
Crystal Springs Patatorium
Chris Nisgler
Sliver Bow
Silver Bow
Village couple seals vows for first time in town
A village records a first marriage vow with a license issued to Phelan and Annie Tobin, Charles W Sammie and Jennie Pistcher. On Saturday Lee M Boyce weds Josephine Atchison Thomas D Robinson weds Margaret A Robinson Gideon R Livingst on and Myrtle C Clayborne and William A O'Brien weds Annie L Medin.
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In Phelan
Annie Tobin
Charles W. Sammie
Jennie Pistcher
Lee M. Boyce
Josephine Atchison
Thomas D. Robinson
Margaret A. Robinson
Gideon R. Livingston
Myrtle C. Clayborne
Wiliam A. O'Brien
Annie L. Medin
Chief Lavell Returns From Wisconsin And St Paul Visit
Chief Lavell returned from LaPortage Wisconsin where his elderly mother lives and spent days in St Paul meeting Chief Gross and Frank Stover. Stover recently secured a city contract in St Paul for a Gamewell telegraph patrol system similar to one in Butte. Gross said cities using Gamewell report its excellence. Stover said the crew would arrive in Butte this week to start the patrol system. The chief noted smallpox epidemics in towns in Town and Michigan with few deaths and denied traveling east to marry.
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Jack Lavell
LaPortage
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Gross
Frank Stover
Stover
Butte
Cl Gross
Lovell
Michigan
Peace Disturbers Fined in Police Court
Tack Campbell and Olle Olson were fined $10 each for a disturbance in the Dorbery block. Emil Rose Sam Valentine and Jack Eagan also fined $10 for mild disturbances. "Happy Jack" and Charles Bridges pleaded guilty to tyry and received 30 days. Moore and James Ryan pleaded not guilty and will be tried Friday.
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Tack Campbell
Olle Olson
Dorbery
Emil Rose
Sam Valentine
Jack Eagan
Happy Jack
Charles Bridges
Tyry
Arham Moore
James Ryan
Guilety
State School of Mines appoints new board of trustees
The new board of trustees met at James W. Forbis's home and includes Tamea W. Forbis Joseph V. Long George Moulthrop Judge Pemberton and Governor Rickards with Rickards elected chair and Moulthrop secretary. No further business was transacted. A meeting planned for Tuesday will address furnishing the building.
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School of Mines
James W. Forbis
Tamea W. Forbis
Joseph V. Long
George Moulthrop
Pemberton
Rickards
Mr. Moulthrop
Sunday School Officers Elected for 1900 at Trinity M. E. Church
The Trinity M. E. church Sunday school elected officers and teachers for 1900 including superintendents W. H. Gribbin and J. Callaway, secretaries John H. Williams and W. J. Williams, treasurer mise A. Hosking, organists Miss G. Evans and Miss May Pope, and a long list of named teachers. The quarterly conference reported good progress, rising membership and reduced debt. Trustees named were John Robbons, John Gilbert, W. H. Thomas, A. O. Goodland, James Tallack, C. Bellemay and T. J. Bennett. CAPE NOME planning trips from Seattle mentioned.
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Trinity M. E. Church
W. H. Gribbin
J. Callaway
John H. Williams
W. J. Williams
Mise A. Hosking
G. Evans
May Pope
John Hooper
W. Robinson
A. Berryman
B. Hosking
Jacob Mills
John Robbons
John Gilbert
W. H. Thomas
A. O. Goodland
James Tallack
C. Bellemay
T. J. Bennett
Secure Steamship Accommodations Through Northern Pacific
Reserve berths now via Northern Pacific at Parks and Main streets city ticket office or by writing W. H. Merriman general agent Butte Montana. We represent all first slate Beattie lines and have a limited number of berths available.
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Northern Pacific
W. H. Merriman
Butte
Mont
Kemmerer Coal Advertises At 47 E Broadway
Monroe and Co promote Kemmerer Coal as a top market choice. Their line promises warm homes all night with coal comparable to higher grades. Contact via phone 638 for orders from 47 East Broadway.
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Kemmerer
J, Monroe& Co
Broadway
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