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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
5
The annual Elks ball in Renshaw Hall last night was a success with over 200 couples dancing late. Prominent Elks and several guests from Helena and Anaconda attended, contributing to a lively social scene.
Grand Matron Bishop of Dillon could not attend but visited last Wednesday to receive honors. Ruth Chapter showcased new robes, vivid decor, and a grand banquet led by Mr. and Mrs. Fred McDonald. Worthy Matron Mamie Innis thanked her, and a water carafe gift from Tuth Chapter highlighted a memorable evening of toasts, music, and dancing with guests Mabel Foster and others.
Miss Ada Roberts gave a dinner party to several friends Thursday night, and it proved to be an enjoyable affair.
Wednesday night Phillip Carr and Dan Raymond hosted Mrs Lulu Jargey Miss Lulu Largey Miss Sullivan and Harry Tuttle at their North Main residence. Mr and Mrs Joseph Bond hosted a small dinner Monday in Walkerville with Charles Bond Joseph Bond M Greenaway Will Gossman and others. The pink color theme glowed with fairy lights and American beauties and a Jake centerpiece fringed the table as guests circulated.
A 46th birthday surprise greeted Mr H P Ries last Wednesday evening at his Maryland avenue home. Music, singing and cards followed by a hearty supper marked the celebration with guests including Mr and Mrs Good, Mr and Mrs Welling, Mr and Mrs Cornia, Mrs Bowers, Mrs Horne, Mrs Jencke, Mr John Ries, Mr Rubl, Mr Jack Miler, and Miss Addie Ries.
Mr Templeman hosted a theater party at the Grand Opera House on Monday night for a small group of friends. The gathering continued with a jolly supper in Will Clark's apartment attended by Mr and Mrs Turner Miss Mabel Foster Miss Ada Roberts Miss Mae Prouts Miss Belle LeBeau Mr Templeman Will Clark Mr Mangam and Dr Renick.
Last Tuesday night Mrs. P. Largey hosted a theater party for Lulu Largey and friends after the play. Captain and Mrs. J. P. Willis attended with several guests to see Harry Carson Clarke in What Did Tompkins Do, at a Monday night performance.
Regular Friday afternoon meeting of the literature department was held at the residence of chairman Mrs. George of Clark at 421 West Galena. Attendance was good and members were urged to continue attending with interest.
Members gathered informally inviting others to sew as they read. Mrs Clark and Mrs Seivers read papers on the reign of Pipin and Chaple magne with a general discussion attended by all present. Next week the department will continue the Charlemagne discussion.
Personal brief items from Butte list residents and relatives visiting St Paul Helena New York Honolulu and Townsend. Mentions Jack Noyes Mrs Noyes Mrs McC White Mrs Tuohy Mrs Henry Root Mrs Freund Dr Sievers Adah Roberts Renly Clark Booker Misses Wallace F W Blackford Cunningham Nellie Slemons May Niedenhofen Talbott O Donnell Prouts Morris Culver Emory Lindsay Batkerman Viva Marks Slemons and a Coptic voyage.
Mr and Mrs J M OBrien visited Hamilton this week where Mrs Saddler once lived. Mrs T G Odell ill at Sisters hospital for a week, likely to Salt Lake next. Mr and Mrs John Noyes left for Seattle for Ms Noyes health, returning late next week to meet daughter Mrs Arthur P Heinge arriving from New York.
Notes cover cotton mills in Mexico and employment figures, royal titles and births, a dog printing a newspaper edition, a Belgian house fire sparked by quicklime and rain, Cripple Creek gold production, auctions of Persian carpets in Lisbon, a petrified forest in Arizona, ancient world age estimates, spread of the bubonic plague, a New York chest of $50 bills, German servant character books, warnings on cable cutting, English dinner guests with horses, and a Pennsylvania fur bearing farm proposal.
A veteran locomotive engineer, Joseph West of Ci lend, retires at 73 after fifty years with no injuries or wrecks. A new process turns paper into linenlike fabric and a farmer Creighton Wandrell heirs to 1.5 million, while a Japanese bamboo paper copy line is praised. In Southwestern Connecticut trolley plans aim to move farm produce to railroad freight yards.
The piece notes that few women ride the rear platform of street cars and that when cars are crowded and shoppers are tired, some women end up on the motorman's platform despite it being against their will, highlighting a lack of enforceable courtesy or regulation.
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