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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
8
A garbled ad touts a brand new Gagnon house with a stated price of 1,250 and easy payments, warning that fire may come without warning and risk home and fortune.
Classified rental list showing rooms and small flats with various rents. Includes Lynndale, East Side, Anaconda road, Placer street, South Washington, East First, and Alabama area units ranging from four to eight rooms with monthly prices from 5.00 to 35.00.
Three women including Pearl Rivers Clara Ward and Bessie Lindsay were arrested on a burglary charge for entering a War house room last Sunday and stealing nearly everything except paper on the wall. The case grew from Mrs G Altham proprietress of the house and was filed in Justice Nichols court with Lindsay and Ward captured in Anaconda while fleeing there Sheriff Proctor also escorted Lumpy Shannon to Deer Lodge for a 18 month term for grand larceny at Great Falls.
William Dixon was discharged after a swift two minute hearing in Justice Harrington's court. The case stemmed from a June 7 family dispute in Dublin gulch where Dixon allegedly fought with knife against Roy Alley and Captain Stivers appeared for Dixon. Ryan could not swear due to severe injuries, leaving the county attorney to drop charges.
Ryan, the prosecuting witness, testified he would not prosecute and refused to testify against Dixon. The court discharged Dixon and exonerated his bond.
Bar silver 60 percent. various notices on horse sales, shops, and society meetings. Obituaries report John Miladinovich, Emanuel Harbour, and John Pott funeral arrangements. Prizewinners in Cornish wrestling and depositions in Larkin case noted. Centennial beer praised as summer beverage. Horace Craft divorce details questioned by a friend of his Honolulu marriage.
PERSONALS. FE. 1. Holland of the Bimetallic company of Granite is visiting Butte today. State Senator Eewin Norris of Beaver head mainty Te in the city and will leave tonight for Helena. Morris Meyer has left the city for a three months' pleasure trip to Chicago, New York and other eastern points. Harvey Cullom leaves this evening for the Yellow Jacket district in Idaho to erect a big stamp mill for a mining com pany operating there.
The Parrot stock plunged to 448 last week due to selling for A M Holter's interest. Boston reports say Thomas Lawson has acquired 15,000 shares owned by Mr Hotter and will transfer them to Amalgamated Copper. The impact on shares outside the trust remains unclear.
An expert argues that a copper market boom will bring lasting national benefits. He notes dwindling copper supplies, a two-year mine development cycle, and rising demand from electrification of railroads. He predicts lighter future trains and large copper needs for electrical motive power worldwide.
The Copper Market in the Engineering and Mining Journal shows continued dullness with hardly any deals. Buyers resist purchases even at concessions, and sellers face pressure to lower prices amid weak demand.
A local retailer announces a 30 day sale to reduce prices on Sur Traps, buggies, road wagons, delivery wagons, carts and related items. The promotion emphasizes deep discounts to clear the entire stock.
The report notes copper remains cheap at 18c supplier price with limited inducement. Electrolytic copper sees shaded prices and modest sales. cathodes and cakes vary. Export inquiries exist but fail to convert as foreign buyers balk at high asks. London market shows irregular, weak tone with spot around £75 10s, three months down, then steadying near £76 6d. quotes for refined grades and yellow metal given in old pence per pound.
The Copper Stocks list shows Boston and Montana pegged at 145 with 950 asked, Butte & Boston steady at 75 with no trades, Parrot at 53 at close, Utah Copper moving to 4144, and other quotes including Anaconda 50 Calumet and Hecla 28 Mohawk 85 Tamarack 215.
The inquest into Wilbur Boyce who died from an overdose will be held at Richards' undertaking rooms tonight. Motives behind the act may be explored as Boyce confided a life end plan to a friend. The Rough Riders unit will likely attend in his memory.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Pont-Fase foot powder as curing painful swollen smarting feet and easing bunions and sweating. It claims quick relief for hot aching feet and suggests buying in stores or by mail. Other entries note a Pasteur family filter and vapor baths at local shops.
Dr A C Stoddard M D specialist at 26 West Broadway Butte resumes especial practice after three years visiting European hospitals to learn latest methods. Office hours 10 to 1 3 to 5 7 to 8. Crown bridge work offered. Rent a Pasteur Family Milter at 233 Butte.
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