Arm Shot by Masked Highwaymen at Shaft No. 3
A Boston and Montana engineer James McDonald was shot in the right arm at 1:10 this morning during a shaft house hold up. The robbers, faces veiled, conducted a search, demanded money, and fled after firing a bullet that pierced the arm but spared the bone. McDonald, 33, rests in hospital with his wife and two children nearby. Police describe the shooter and vow a crackdown on vagrants as arrests are made for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones McDonald
Shaft No. S
Boston & Montana
Shaft House
James McDonald
Alexander McDonald
Herbutt
Marion Bean
Oscar Jameson
McDonald
Donald
Youte
Clai Sty
McDonall
Courts Hear Divorce Suit And Alabama Murder Claim
The article details a divorce suit filed by Mary J. Carroll against Howard P. Carroll, alleging repeated beatings since 1899 and seeking custody of their six week old child plus $60 monthly alimony. It also covers Eldridge Williams alias Douglas, held on a murder claim in Alabama, with possible habeas corpus action and uncertain steps for his return, amid shifting Alabama cooperation. The wife who testified against him left the city, complicating pursuit, as officials weigh extradition and legal routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Williams
Douglas
Alabrame
Alabama
Tutte
Williams
Willams
Witnese
Lattles
Wim
Douglass
Liberty
Mary J. Carroll
Howard P. Carroll
Carroll
Marysville
Legal award of attorney fees in support case ruling
A court order awards the petitioner and her child support and directs the defendant to pay 150 dollars for legal services to her attorneys W. A. Pennington and Daniel Yancey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Penington
Daniel Yancey
Administrator seeks accounting in railroad addition deal
Joseph Tt Silver, as administrator of W. H. Fagan estate, files suit against Cobban Casey Day Co to obtain an accounting. The case concerns a transaction in Jor in Noyes & Wptom's Rail Road addition with changes worth 330 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Tt. Silver
W. 8. Fagan
Cobban-Casey-Day Company
Noyes & Wptom
Silver King Plymouth Owners Cited To Court For Contempt
In a dispute between Silver King and Plymouth quartz claimants two of the three Plymouth owners were cited to appear next Saturday to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt for violating an order granting rights to perform development work on their property. James H. Maloney remains in Salt Lake and could not be notified. Aetna Banking and Trust Company articles of incorporation filed with the county clerk show a $100,000 capital, 1,000 shares of $100 each, all paid up, with Lee Mantle Frank W. Haskins and A. B. Clements as shareholders and board of directors. the bank aims to operate in this city. Original incorporation articles are on file with the secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver King
Plymouth Quartz
James H. Maloney
Salt Lake
Aetna Banking and ‘Trust Company
Lee Mantle
Frank W. Haskins
A. B. Clements
Secretary of State
Stockton Copper Mining Company Incorporated Promoters
The Stockton Copper Mining company promoters have incorporated the life of the corporation set at fifty years. The company will transact its business in this city. Stockholders include Elmer Smith Alex Walker Joshua Armitage M J English and Simon Bank. There will be one million shares at five cents par, each incorporator has bought one share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Elmer Smith
Alex Walker
Joshua Armitage
M. J. English
Simon Bank
Montana Society of Engineers Holds Annual Meeting in Great Falls
The Montana Society of Engineers prepares for its fourteenth annual meeting in Great Falls with stops at Anaconda and other towns. A smokers night opens events with tours to Centerville Walkerville and nearby mines and reservoirs. Friday features papers by H. V. Winchell and others. Saturday covers officer installations banquets at McDermott hotel and the presidents report. Miss Lottie Arnold, daughter of Judge W. H. Arnold, dies at Montana street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Society of Enginers
Tuttle
Great Falls
Anaconda
Rite
Ing
Ita Paw
Centerville
Walkerville
Ool
Butte Water Company
Eragan
H. V. Winchell
McDermott
R. A. McArthur
E. H. Wilson
G. W. Tower, Jr
C. HL. Moore
I Gene Carroll
Lottie Arnold
W. H. Arnold
Montana Street
Tragic tale of a young woman’s ill fated journey home
A 20 year old woman, after years in Toledo seeking relief for a failing heart, returned to Butte with her sister Marth, a local teacher. Her condition worsened after arrival and she died last evening, leaving behind her parents and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Toledo
Ohio
Marth
Bute
Hotel Gossip and Travelers Notes in City
Mr ls Meyer, a traveling runner, stays at the Hutte and remarks on two new trunks unloaded from a wagon. He recalls a tale of a traveling man who faced wary customers with two new grips before making good business. Marian M. Cook, advance man for Harry Carson Clarke, arrives in Butte with energy and plans to direct efforts. M T. Bruck, a New York salesman, rents in town then heads to Almonda, a veteran Knight of the Grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ls Meyer
Hutte
Mie
Marian M. Cook
Harry Carson Clarke
Butte
M. T., Bruck
New York
Almwconda
Lane and others fined in police court day books
Sandy Lane and son T. J. Lane faced assault charges with ex officer Samuel Phillips. the son was found guilty and fined 25 dollars after a dismissal of Sandy Lane's case. Appeals noted by Evan Jackson. Other defendants faced fines for leaving horses untied and disturbing the peace in Pleasant alley and Rogers block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Lane
T. J. Lane
Samuel Phillips
Sandy
Evan Jackson
Phillips
Palace
Young Lane
Ras
Lane
P. Ehrlich
Pleasant Alley
Murphy
Bam Caygrew
Rogers Block
Wiliam Daly
South
Arizona Street
Sullivan
Frank Peterson
Local notices mix of businesses and legal suit items
A varied local notice compiles business changes and public items including photographers, dentists, and a Montana music firm. A lawsuit is filed by Frank against William Coombs for 1448 dollars for liquors sold to Youlton Coombs years ago, with Walkerville partner mentioned. Curran is listed as a music teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett
Frank Lynch
Tranile
Butte
Austin
Red Boot
Main Street
Prank
William Coombs
Youlton & Coombs
Walkerville
Weal
Children conspire on Santa in Columbia Heights chat
Two boys in Columbia Heights mock Santa and chalk up a plan to keep belief alive. A bystander reflects that the world grows a bit harder as it overhears their exchange.
A Holiday Substitute
A Chicago Record quips about domestic life during the holidays, noting a wife absorbed in shopping and crafts while Pye rents a phonograph to soothe the baby. The lighthearted remark highlights ordinary family scenes amid festive bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pye
Chicago
Money Maker Once Hungry Henry Confesses Past Trade
In a Baltimore American excerpt, Hungry Henry recalls making money as a counterfeiter before authorities crushed his trade. He tells a kind lady about his former illicit work and the illicit money scheme he once ran, implying a past life of criminal earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungry Henry
Baltimore
Brobeck's Goods Advertises Canned Fruits and Staples
An old newspaper listing promotes Brobeck's Smith's steamed hominy pound cans and a variety of canned fruits vegetables and dairy items with bulk and package pricing. It highlights New York Sugar Corn California peaches pears apricots and apricots in syrup, as well as butter cream, flour, starch and coffee with per package or per dozen prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith's
New York
California
Bartlett
Atlie
Kevere
Brobeck
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Booth
Mann
Mestetivs Pound Timerial Prunes
Wound
Toc
North Main Street
Leysen
Alto Brand van Sparegie
Hamburg
Wied
A. Booth
Jood
Fat
Joe Ditters
Baber
Goedney
the Smith Grocery Co
S. Main
Indue
Empire Addition
Thompson Investm’t CO
West Broadway
Meaderville
Bine Chat Butte
Thom
Aetna Banking & Trust Co
Plymouth
Stockton Copper CO
Miss Arnold
Morris
T. Barnes
West Park
Amccenes
Telephone No
East Broadway
West
Granite Street
J. Connell
Curran
New Bes Hive
Columbia Heights
Santa Claus
T ‘Wright
Sant
Washington Post
W. Broadway
Christie & Leys
Montana
Dakota
Ose
Frey- Jy
van Camp
Lhutey Bros
W. Park
Montana Cash Grocery Company
Aurora
Genesee
New York State
J-M
Wetiore
Park, Cor
Mont. St
Broadway Grocery No
Gunther
Lowney
B. E. Cooney
Franklin McVeigh
Cross & Blackwell
Montana Ranch Eggs
Steamboat Grocery Co
Malin
Maryland Ave
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