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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1901
Page
15
Missoula news reports Charles Fisk aka Dow found guilty by a 2 jury in Police Judge Noyes court for an unlawful house resort charge. He faced fines and costs, with appeals filed. The defense challenged the testimony, and the proceedings noted a cautious outcome with a first trial and subsequent appeals.
Confusing OCR text hints at debates over a water infrastructure project in Missouri. Mentions power, safety, and political figures, but the fragmentary item omits clear actions or outcomes. Entities are unclear. no definite dates, organizations, or outcomes are readable.
Missoula briefs report a range of local items including social events, church meetings, and arrests. Highlights note a January 27 Epworth League education talk at the M. Mo church, a revival series starting Sunday, and a social dance by the Missoula Social Dancing club with the Mapidolin orchestra. Also mentioned are legal matters about counterfeiters Brady and Shaw, property transfers on South Missoula, illness updates, and local officials dealing with routine civic duties.
Judge Caney appointed Dr J. Hammond Savin Lisa and P B Havington to sit as a board of appraisers to value Silver Bow county real estate for assessment. Patrick Whitey named clerk of the board as the action proceeds in Helena.
The master in chancery reports on objections to the Harris receiver in the Snohomish and Tramway mines case. He finds overcharging for lumber, totals receipts and disbursements, and notes a small sum to be refunded or credited. The master recommends allowing the receiver to retain plus a $1000 adjustment and credits listed expenditures.
Clyde Adams named as man who tried to hold up the Yellowstone saloon and shoot the bartender. Sadie Ray and others in custody confirm Adams presence, with Sadie’s testimony seen as decisive. investigators believe they are on the right track though some witnesses remain uncertain.
F Cote, accused of attempting to rob James H Dickson, a hackman, last night was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Dobson on a warrant. He was arraigned before Justice Arnold and bond set at $1000. he claimed the incident was a joke and was released initially.
A dated Butte report describes the death of Ah Hong and a future Chinese grave in which decayed remains may be dug less deeply than a Caucasian grave. The text blends ethnic stereotype with funeral talk and a local undertaker’s telephone remark about remnant remains and a brass box shipment to China.
A reporter asked Mauire about a Yankee Dende funeral procession and colored papers along the streets to the cemetery. Ah Hong replied the pageant is not for him, leaving the plan unheld.
In Judge Clancy's court this afternoon the information in the state case against Arthur Barnett, charged with burglary, was set aside because the binding of Barnett to the upper court was found to have a minor procedural error by the justice handling the case.
Public events include the Thornton billiard parlor opening on Wednesday January 30 at 10 o'clock with music. Obituaries note Julia Donohue aged 21 and several other recent deaths. Funeral details list multiple addresses in North Wyoming Daly East Center and Broadway. Mountain View church announces services and a three week revival starts February 10 led by evangelist Mr. Oliver of Chicago.
J J Thompson visits the city while Barrett departs on the Northern Pacific to Rossland B C H E Ritter a famed Butte barber leaves for Wallace Idaho Charles Richards of Dillon heads to Oregon Illinois to visit his old home Mrs L A Sisley ill with tonsillitis confined at home for days J A Sweitzer travels with parents from Des Moines to San Diego to winter Teele Courtney and Howard depart for Helena to visit Senator Courtney Curtis formerly of Butte reportedly died by hanging in Circle City Alaska 3 F Wathey superintendent of the
The eight hour bill in Montana sets a maximum eight hour workday for men in underground mines, smelters, stamp mills, sampling works, concentrators, and ore refining, with emergencies as exception. Violations incur fines from one hundred to five hundred dollars or imprisonment up to six months, repealing prior related acts with immediate effect upon governor approval.
Putte Electric railway, visiting family in Palo Alto for months, has returned home. Miss M. J. Tait, sister of Rev Tait of Grace Methodist church, came back from Dillon after weeks with friends for health. she benefited greatly from the change.
Major Maus of the surgeon's department Captain Ahearn chief of the forestry bureau and Captain Horton assistant chief guir.armester sailed today on board the Alava to inspect southern islands and propose leper and penal colonies. The Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth regiments are ordered to Manila from the Vigan region before returning to the United States. The Twentieth regiment on provost duty in Manila is ordered to Vigo. The Thirtieth regiment will be brought to Manila soon.
The three children of 8S McCarty, a downtown office building janitor, were cremated early today as a blaze destroyed their home. Authorities investigated the cause amid the city’s somber scene.
In a eastern suburb a house fire killed Edith 13 Melissa 14 and Kenneth 10 while the parents slept on the lower floor. The children sleeping above were unable to escape and perished in their beds as flames devastated the building.
Washington reports a board of officers under Major B D Taylor surgeon has been appointed to meet at Camp McKinley Honolulu marching to examine candidates for admission to the United States military academy.
William Chandler aged 68 died at his Liberty Missouri home last night from apoplexy. Born in Virginia he served in the Confederate army during the Civil War and was adjutant under Col. E W Rucker.
Lisbon January 26 The Portugese cruiser Don Carlos I will take part in the naval display at Shithead for the removal of Queen Victoria s body from Osborne to Portsmouth Friday February 1. FOR SALE Residence on North Granite five blocks from Main finest residence portion of city call at 412 W Granite street
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