Pennington Testifies on Ground in Montana Ore Suit
Surveyor WJ Pennington testifies regarding location and dumps of slag and tailings on ground leased to Butte & Boston Co. in a case between Montana Ore Purchasing Co. and Butte & Boston. Hearing before Judge Blake. prior NY injunction noted. Pennington described map and site relation to Heinze smelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry N. Blake
Boston & Montana Company
Montana Ore Purchasing Co
United States
Butte & Boston Co
Knowles
Butte & Boston Company
Butte & Boston
McHatton
W. H. de Witt
W. J. Pennington
DeWitt
New York
Supreme Court of New York
Buce & Boston Co
Pennington
Inter Mountain
Epidemic Abates as Patients Drop at Pest House
Dr. Sullivan reports the epidemic waning with 24 patients in the pest house, down from 40. Cases are milder, with no one in serious condition except Mrs. F. L. Bartol who is recovering from smallpox and when improved may leave hospital in a few days. Discharges exceed admissions, signaling continued abatement.
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Sullivan
F. L. Bar~tol
Scots Celebrate Burns Birthday Near Caledonia Hall
The Immortal Bobbie Burns birthday is celebrated by local Scotchmen with a gathering at Caledonia hall tonight hosted by Chief Robert McGregor featuring the Cock o' the North to honor Gordon Highlanders now at the front in South Africa. Another clan gathering will take place in Room 13 at the Albemarle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Burns
Caledonia Hall
Robert McGregor
Cock O' the North
Gordon Highlanders
South Africa
Albemarte
Local Briefs From Main Street Businesses and Incident
Local notices list Fisher and Tailor at 110 S Main, Dr Reed at 115 North Main, Orton Bros pianos at 218 N Main, G Bates tuner Montara Music Tel 504, Tinwaere roofing and cave troughs, A 2 Jones 266 East Park, Butte Brove Repair for fixtures and Home Comfort ranges Tel 629 216 B Park, chemicals and assayers supply Fair Drug and Assay Supply at 115 East Park, Dr McDonald moved to 823 North Montana Kenyon house Tel 322, Copper State cigars praised, Montana Liquor Co, John Meyers arrested for fast driving on Main. horse knocked down a pedestrian with bruises, Meyers bonded out.
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G. Bates
Montara Music, Company
Tinwaere
Jones
East Park
Fair Drug and Assay Supply Company
East Park Street
McDonald
Montana Street
Kenyon House
Copper State
Montana Liquor Co
John Meyers
Main Street
Meyers
Bonham Norris Visitor. Denver and Gold Creek People in Butte
A jumble of personals notes lists Bonham of Norris visiting Butte while J A Sprague of Denver arrives in town. Kelly, a Gold Creek mine operator, views Butte. F Barrett and wife from Grant arrive. Katie O Donnell departs for San Francisco and Los Angeles for an extended visit. W N Aylesworth and Frank Conley of Deer Lodge visit. James Williamson of Whitehall injures ribs in a Boulder accident. Additional items include J W Shackleton’s England trip to settle an estate, H L Frank’s East visit, J R Grice’s health return from Omaha and New York, J F Welmescary and daughter back from Chicago, W Peyton Mazon touring east publications, J C Adams eyeing a Vancouver copper strike, and H Unzicker linked to Rutte estate affairs.
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Kelly
Butte
F. Barrett
Grant
Mont
Katie O'Donnell
San Francisco
Los Angeles
W. N. Aylesworth
McBurney ‘House
Deer Lodge
Frank Conley
James Williamson
Whitehall
Williamson
Boulder
J. W. Shackleton
Shackelton & Whiteway
England
H. L. Frank
Washington
New York
Cincinnati
J. R. Grice
Omaha
Mia
J. F. Welmescary
Chicago
Englescury
W. Peyton Mazon
Eastern
East Pacific
Winston
J. C. Adama
Vancouver, . C
Br. Alame
H. Unzicker
Gail, Baumiller & Unzicker Company
Menno | Unaicker
Rutte 'E Gheli
Unaicker
Drevie
Smallpox Seen Near End Says City Health Chief
Dr Alexander, head of the board of health, reports the smallpox epidemic is nearly over with only a few isolated cases daily. He notes exposures stem from recent cases and that the disease is not generally airborne, expressing hope for continued decline.
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Alexander
City ‘Board of Health
Negligence suit seeks damages against two doctors
Margaret O Leary sues Dr Hugo J Loebinger and Charles F Easton in district court for 16000 alleging gross negligence during childbirth led to puerperal fever and two month confinement plus 5000 for invasion of privacy after Easton posed as a physician. Attorneys Corbett Lee and Pemberton Maury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret O'Leary
Hugo J. Loebinger
Charles F. Easton
Loebinger
Butte
Charles F. Haston
Easton Sas
Easton
Corbett & Lee
Pemberton & Maury
Court notes and lawsuits filed in Waco and Butte
Nannie Halbert sues Charles Q. Halbert in Waco seeking nullification of the 1869 marriage on grounds of desertion from Spokane Falls in 1895 with five children, three minors, custody sought for the three. An order show cause issues in Button & Boston case against J H Trevise and others. defendants restrained from property control during the proceeding. Marty Pryor Martin sues city of Butte for 385 damages for injuries to her 5 year old son on August 9, 1899 at East Broadway. The city allegedly failed to place a light at the depression. Also note a grand concert at Mountain View Church tomorrow night, tickets 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Halbert
Charles Q. Halbert
Waco
Texas
Spokane Falls
Joseph Rice
Button& Boston Company
J. H. Trevise
Guy Kingsbury
Clancy
Marty Pryor Martin
Butte
East Broadway
Martin
Chinese Doctor Arraigned On Medical License Charge
Dr Hale Peck a Chinese physician appeared before Justice Harrington facing a charge of practicing medicine without a license. He was allowed forty eight hours to plead and posted a $500 bond. Dr J E Denell faced a similar charge in the same proceedings. Helena Porter Harwood infant daughter of Mr and Mrs E N Harwood died at their residence 720 W Granite street. The funeral set for 11 oclock Friday morning from the residence. Tickets 60 cents announced as a public notice. B V Kemper sold his livery and hack business at 37 East Copper street and disclaims responsibility for debts after the date. All moneys due the business to be paid to B V Kemper at 19 West Granite street.
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Thomas J. Bennetts
Thomas Scadden
Centerville
Silver Bow County
Montana
Cco
Thomas J. Bennett & Company
North Main Street
Bliv
Bow County
Thos
J. Bennetts
Scadden
State of Montana
Aldermen Media, Ferns and Virtue
Hellbronner Printing Company
Edwin Klifeather
Butte Typographical Union
Hellbronner
Allied Printing Trades Council
Butte
Heilbronner
Hellbronner Company
Hale Peck
Harrington
J. E. Denell
Helena Porter Harwood
E. N. Harwood
Granite Street
East Copper Street
B. V. Kemper
West
V. Kemper
Employees Seek Raise Amid Postal Service Debate
A Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Smith rebuffed a Wilpon order from 1595 barring postal workers from lobbying in Washington to sway legislation. Railway mail service staff had hoped for reclassification and a vigorous campaign, but Smith signaled not to abandon or let the effort fail for want of backing. Mehan testified before the House committee on post offices and post roads delivering the workers’ claims.
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New York
the Times
Washington
Smith
Wilpon
Postoffice
Mehan
Committee On
Strong Case for Higher Pay for Railway Mail Workers
A speaker argues for boosting railway mail worker salaries by comparing U S pay to Europe where France England and Germany show higher scales. He notes U S workers do the workload of two and earn less, citing promotions from city posts in Britain with sizable raises and German raises tied to length of service averaging about 20 percent.
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Ing
United States
Europe
France
Railwaya Mall
England
Germany
Tragic death of Ervin Hopkins in Colombia river trip
Ervin Hopkins son of a Chicago Board of Trade veteran died in South America after his rubber company expedition's boat ran aground near Bogota. He reportedly battled a reptile bite while trying to free his craft, and his body was found days later by a company worker amid signs of a struggle.
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Chicago
South America
Ervin Hopkins
Chirao Board of Trade
Hopkins
Republic of Colombia
Compees
Hogota
Bryan Guests in New York and Harrisburg Schedule
Wim J Bryan will depart New York for Harrisburg at 9 55 am to join the state democratic committee in session for the fall campaign. He will review a draft platform, then speak publicly from his hotel balcony. On February 7 he appears at Carnegie Hall for a charity fund event and will also address Plainfield New Jersey in the afternoon.
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New York
Wim. J. Bryan
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee
Sosslon
Bryan
Carnegie Hall
Plainfield
N. J
Excursionists shut out from European trips this summer
New York lines tightly limit large trans Atlantic excursions for Europe travel. Paris exposition parties form with up to fifty passengers. ships refuse bookings to prevent overcrowding and to protect regular patrons who may not apply early for advance state rooms.
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New York
Europe
Ines
Universal Fuel to Build Coke Plants in Iowa
The Universal Fuel company of Chicago says it will soon begin a coke plant at Ottumwa with 100 or more ovens and a second plant of similar capacity will follow in Des Moines. Experiments show Town coal makes good coke and later plants are planned for Davenport Dubuque and Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
Universal Fuel Company of Chicago
Ottumwa
Davenport
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Cattle King Henry Miller Injured in California Buggy Accident
Henry Miller a leading California cattle figure known for Miller & Lux was thrown from his buggy in Gilroy on January 21 sustaining a concussion and officials feared the injury to be extremely serious. Miller is among the state’s wealthiest men and heads Miller & Lux which controls over a million acres on the Pacific coast.
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Gilroy
Calif
Henry Miller
California
Lid
Flea Bite Believed to Spread Plague in Sydney Wharf
A Sydney wharf worker has been struck by bubonic plague, with doctors attributing the illness to a flea bite. The case follows medical opinion that the infection originated from the bite, prompting health measures at the harbor area.
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Sydney
Tashover
Ruskin Burial Held at Coniston
London report notes John Ruskin remains interred at Coniston on January 25. The funeral rites completed a final chapter for the noted critic and artist in the early 20th century.
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London
John] Ruskin
Coniston
Fraudulent Rail Fare Scheme Described in Kansas City
A Kansas City reader recounts a fraud on a railway where two men attempted to ride without proper payment by manipulating tickets. One man bought a through ticket, the other altered a punch card then swapped halves to avoid paying double fares. The incident is shared with other local notices including church tickets and job advertising by John N. Kirk, a Silver Bow County notary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansans City
Omaha
Kansas City
Kanes City
Notice of Forfeit from Wallace M. L. Dernite
At Butte Montana on January 19 1900 a notice of forfeiture was dated for Wallace M. L. Dernite. The public notice records a legal action forfeiture dated January 19 1900 in Butte Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace M. L. Dernite
Butte, Mont
Reward Offered for Trespass on Michael Devitt Lode Claim
The undersigned offers $2,600 for information leading to the detection and conviction of anyone trespassing on and removing ores from underground workings of the Michael Devitt lode claim. The area is within injunctions issued by state or U S courts in Montana. By Butth and Boston Consolidated Mining Company, C S Betterman, Asst Supt.
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Michael Devitt
Montana
Butth and
Boston Consolidated Mining Company
C. 8
Betterman, Asa’t
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County OF Silver Row
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Silver Bow
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Little
J. M. Barrie
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