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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
8
Mayor McCarthy told city police last evening in the police court room to maintain peace and enforce ordinances, avoid saloons during duty, and be vigilant. He urged pairing old and new officers, requested a patrol wagon, and promised strict record keeping and council support.
The Dorais grocery near Arizona and Park streets was burglarized early this morning. Suspects pried open a cash drawer and stole about $4 after breaking a glass pane and unbolting a side door, a method linked to recent break-ins. Detective Murphy noted no sign of burglary at o'clock.
Copper mining shares recovered much of yesterday's decline as speculators regained optimism. Boston and Montana opened at 314 and finished at 235 after a 20 point gain, Butte & Boston rose from 70 to 74, Parrot climbed from 50 to 57, Utah Con closed at 40 after last night at 36, with Calumet & Hecla 770, Anaconda 6, Mohawk 46, Osceola 52, Tamarack 209.
Mike Cavanaugh and a Mrs Hoskins or Smith were arrested at 2 30 this morning at 402 East Broadway and charged with adultery. Capt Leyden and Sgt McGrath led the arrests, the couple jailed in the county jail. Sensational developments are anticipated later.
A fashion note by Helen Grey-Page surveys the season’s visiting toilettes for women. Skirts stay slender with light weight vevrepoplin and royal brown silk braid detailing. An ochre brown overskirt, embroidery sleeves, brown satin belt, and a straw turban with American Beauty roses complete the look, secured by a square buckle.
Summer fashion notes revive dainty chemises in pale silks, sheer muslins, and dimity. A striped dimity model using the Mar-Buerite line features a lace band and ribbon front, a low round neck with lace frill, and a lace flounce above the hem.
Mrs Isabella Scheuer filed her answer to a suit by her husband Fred Scheuer to reconvey property in her name. She denies his 1896 financial embarrassment and says she mortgaged the property for 1000 with 1000 of her funds, that he has wasted liquor for years, and that she wants to provide him a home but not whisky. She notes child schooling in Butte and details past moves to Woodville and back, asserts her and his equal contribution to the property, and claims she paid off a 5000 debt using rents and 1700 from a Barnard addition sale. In other items, alimony disputes and a malicious mischief complaint against Thomas McMahon and wife are listed, with a powder blast case involving Kenyon Connell trustees in a warehouse. Trustee officers are alleged to have left the state.
A damage suit seeking $20,000 was filed in district court this afternoon, arising from the January 5 1898 powder explosion in the city.
The jury returned a guilty verdict against Jack Ledford this afternoon. The case stems from an assault charge, while the report notes the era of a grand railroad tour by Richard Mansfield and his troupe on the Milwaukee road. The 118-strong company travels in a luxury train with sleeping and dining cars, highlighting the Milwaukee line as a premier Western railway tour.
Washington Times recounts how Jerry Simpson and William Sulzer, once close colleagues from New York, clashed after Sulzer used Simpson’s planned speech. General Henderson sought opinions, Amos Cummings advised asking Simpson, who called Sulzer an all around thief and labeled the act a dirty mean trick.
The report notes Sulzer is accused of betrayal. Stages from Club Stables depart Granite Street for Lynn Fare and Lynndale, with schedules at 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. from Stables to Crystal Springs. Crystal Springs departures at 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. Return times are 12:00 noon, 5:00 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. Fare is 26 cents each.
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