Census woes mute Montana city sizes in 1890s record
Enumeration in Helena and Butte faced heavy difficulties with non English speaking workers lodging houses and mine districts. Governor Richards withheld population figures citing confidential government data, but suggests Great Falls will be the state’s second largest city and Helena and Anaconda near the same size.
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Helena
Hutte
Richards
Washington
Butte
Great Falls
Anaconda
Rolla
Boston & Montana
Dr Renick Answers Damages Suit Over Child Arm
Dr L W Renick filed an answer in a damages suit brought by Michael Noon for Ambrose Noon claiming parental fault for delaying a physician. He says eight days passed before a doctor was called and says the arm was too swollen to assess injury. Renick states he advised hospital care but parents neglected this, and that he was discharged before finishing treatment.
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L. W. Renick
Michael Noon
Ambrose Noon
Dr. Renick
Courtenay Divorce Case Verdict in Lindsay Court
Emma Courtenay sued William Courtenay in a jury trial in Judge Lindsay's court. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant after five minutes of deliberation. Courtenay, about 60, and his wife, around 50, wed in Centerville on December 3, 1896. She testified he drank and assaulted her and threatened to harm her, which he denied.
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Emma Courtenay
William Courtenay
Lindsay
Silver Bow Fire Damages Building After Spark From Engine
A fire at Silver Bow station yesterday afternoon started from a passing engine spark. Firefighters and a bucket brigade contained the blaze quickly, limiting damage to about 25 dollars.
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Silver Bowl
Great Falls loses close game to Butte in Helena clash
Anaconda beaten by the Senators in a hard fought Helena contest. McCloskey’s efforts to build a Great Falls team show as his squad edged Butte yesterday. Final score 14 to 10 with Hurlburt Wright hitting homers and.Managers and players noted for key plays in a hot, windy setting.
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Anaconda
Senators
Helena
McCloskey
Great Falls
Butte
Hammond
HPO
Hurlburt
Menefee
Wright
Zear Foms
Muller
Saulsbury
Hughes
Flannery
Brown
Cavanaugh
Marshall
Deisel
Swindells
Schils
Jane
Jury Box Impasse Prompts 100 Extra Men in Peters Case
In the Peters stabbing case Judge Clancy orders 100 additional men for jury duty after only M F Kennedy remains in the box. Kennedy was fined twenty five dollars for tardiness after missing yesterday's call. The panel is to resume Monday at nine, with jurors cautioned not to read newspapers to avoid bias.
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Harry W. Peters
B. T. Colby
Clancy
M. F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sympathy for the Boers. Concluding Session Yesterday
Concluding session concluded with statements of sympathy for the Boers. The meeting set Great Falls as the site for the next gathering, inviting wider participation and outlining future agenda items.
Hibernians End Convention Choose Great Falls as Next Site
The state convention of Hibernians closed yesterday after a pleasant session. Great Falls was selected as the next meeting place and resolutions praising the Boers were adopted unanimously. New officers were installed with J. J. Hennessy succeeding as president and Maher absent. Daughters of Erin named officers for the year. A later note warned that many hair preparations are fake and cause dryness and dandruff, endorsing Newhero's Herpicide as the cure.
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Hibernians
Great Falls
Maher
John Golden
J. J. Hennessy
Antal
Mberty
Africa
Joseph Hogan
J. W. Gilligan
Daughters of Erin
RB. Lears
Silver Bow County
Mary Page
Miles Mamie O'Donnell
Lewin
Clarke County
Margaret O’donnell
Deer Lodge
Burglar Caught By Officer At Sweeney Bros Grocery
Police officer Barney McGillie nabbed a burglar at the Sweeney Bros grocery on Front Street and Utah Avenue. After a chase, the suspect attempted to flee to a woodshed, then surrendered when the officer fired a shot. The man gave the name James Bradley at the jail.
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Barney McGillie
Sweeney Bros
Front Street
Utah Avenue
McGillie
James Bradley
Democratic convention excursion rates rail travel announced
For the national democratic convention at Kansas City, the Northern Pacific offers excursion tickets from Butte with varied routes and prices. Rates include 340.00 round trip via Billings, 45.75 via St Paul, and 46.75 via alternate routes. Tickets on sale June 30 and July with final limit July 11, 1900, with fifty cents to joint agents extending to Sept. 30. For details contact RRiman, Genl Agent, Northern Pacific, Butte, Montana.
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Kansas City
Northern Pacific
Butte
Billings
St. Paul
O. Lee
Gen
N. P. Ry
Mont
Dentist J Calder D D S Laurels and Offices Today
J Calder D D S a Boston dental college graduate and fellow and former demonstrator of operative dentistry and dental science. He studied at post graduate Chicago College of Dental Surgery and Haskell's Prosthetic School of Dentistry. Office New Owensley building rooms 3 and 46 third door take elevator.
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Boston Dental College
Chicago College Dental Surgery
Haskell
Prosthetic School of Dentistry
New Owsley Building
Knights Templar Install Montana Commandery Officers
Montana Commandery No 3 Knights Templar installed officers last evening J B Legget E C J He Renisch Gen R W Sampson CC G H W Turner Sr W Geo A Clark Jr W L W Shodair treasurer Edwin Skinner recorder William Dyer pre late Geo W Andrews standard bearer C V Page sword bearer Geo E Miller warden Fred MacDonald sentinel E H Renisch temple trustee
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Montana Commandery No. 3
Knights Templar
J. B. Legget
E. C
He Renisch
R. W. Sampson
CC. G
H. W. Turner
Geo. A. Clark
L. W. Shodair
Edwin Skinner
William Dyer
Geo. W. Andrews
C. V. Page
Geo. E. Miller
Fred MacDonald
Sentinel
E.H. Renisch
Temple
Special Excursion Train To Deer Park June 24
Sunday June 24 the Northern Pacific operates two excursion trains from Montana Union depot to Deer Park. Passengers may board at designated stations with return service included. Details list departure times and fare options in an official railway notice.
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Northern Pacific
Montana Union Depot
Deer
Choice of Eight Young Ladies Tour Wonderland Contest
Montana readers are voting for eight girls to ride through Wonderland in a Concord coach on a two week trip funded by Inter Mountain. Montanans may vote from many towns, with the top vote-getters winning the excursion, escorted by a guide for safety and comfort.
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Montana
Philadelphia
Butte
Friends of the Fair
Te Park
America
Inter Mountain
Wonderland
Wille McBride in Police Court Over $5 Fine
Wille McBride, actor, appeared in police court this morning and pleaded guilty to a charge linked to a “dark brown taste in his mouth” and license. Judge Sullivan fined him five dollars after noting a rule to treat drunks alike, but he was sent to jail. Dr. German, a dentist at 114 N Main St, appears in the same notice.
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Wille McBride
Willie
Sullivan
Wille
P. Crumps
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