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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
8
An anxious crowd in Anaconda watches the postmaster election as candidates press for support. Reports say machinist and workers discuss settlement of disputes while employers insist on recognition. prospects of a town-wide shutdown grow as both sides stay firm, with no compromise in sight.
In Helena the short term senator is sworn and legislature adjourned while Postmaster Devine's term ends on the 2nd of May. If no successor is named, Devine will hold over though he is ill and eager for a vacation. Candidates endure intense speculation as the process unfolds in Tver Lodge county.
In a surprising turn the legislature chose Paris Gibson of Gr Pilla to the United States Senate this morning. Citizens debate the assembly’s recent session and the unexpected outcome. Rumors and conjecture mingle with public sentiment about what the body might do next and who will rise to influence in the capital.
The city board of registration met at city hall under Mayor Madde to register voters for the upcoming city election. Many in Anaconda think reregistration is unnecessary, but City Attorney Boanman says it is essential for all voters to ensure their names are on the registration books. The board sits for ten days excluding Sundays from 9 am to 4 pm, with final appearance required by the 11th inst. books reopen for corrections on Saturday the 7th.
In district court today two appeal cases were entered. James Petelin vs Frank Kennedy and Kate McGregor vs Pete Lin involve a $44.75 claim secured by Justice Kennedy. Petelin, serving a 50 day sentence, faced a ruling by Justice Quane who found Mrs. Kate McGregor guilty of assaulting a woman employed at the Silver Hotel and fined her. she seeks a higher tribunal to settle the dispute.
ST ANN S HOSPITAL NOTES H Lee recently employed at Igner works died this morning after brief pneumonia illness He was 42 with no known relatives in town Alfred Bandetts a boy who coasted weeks ago injured a badly fractured leg bone protruding through skin healing well E W Hanson who killed himself yesterday by cutting his tire with a waxer and knife will be buried tomorrow under the auspices of the brick makers of the CM Co s yards
machinist Smith sues COD and Anaconda Copper Mining Co for $95 wages after his paycheck was turned over to Copper City Commercial and kept at their store following a strike last Friday. He seeks direct payment from the mining company amid dispute over the payroll handoff.
Police picked up a man who identified as John Doe on East Commercial Avenue in a drunken condition by Or Mer O'Lvien. After sobering up he posted a 38 bond and was released to appear for trial at 7 tonight. W. Th. Preston was arrested for disturbing the peace, arraigned in Justice Kennedy's court, and fined 10 for pleading guilty.
No advices were received from Derr Lodge this afternoon regarding the preliminary hearing of James McArthur who remains jailed on the murder charge of Oliver Dotson in Washington Gulch.
Nearby residents report Peters will host a Friday night dance at A O H hall. Various townspeople, including Parker and Hogle, were seen in Butte on business today. The county board met to review road matters while others prepared for upcoming elections.
Fragments report rising French self harm figures over five years ending January 1 1901. Peanut oil touted for frying in France. Italy’s king freed 13000 prisoners deemed sufficiently punished. Australian ladies may form a thousand strong duchess guard. Kansas pays damages from Quantrell raid totaling 391945.45. unpaid claims 375642.35. New York social service league backs city owned model tenements. Salvation Army raised £11000 in England via small “grace before meat” boxes. Vermont farmers expect maple season. crop outlook favorable. California cannery trades move 50 million cans yearly. large fruit exports. Glasgow leads UK municipal improvement. census 1901 may show over a million. Maltese car rides 120 miles in a flywheel yard accident. Hidden clerks stamp religious texts on mail. purple admonitions appear on letters in NY Chicago Philadelphia. Paris to lose ancient Temple market building once home to Knights and royalty. now ragpickers and junk dealers rendezvous.
A raw Southern tale centers on Si a poor farmer and trickster whose wealth comes from liquor and contrived bravado. His neighbors wonder at his abundance while cattle thefts and bank-note rumors swirl around him. A Mississippi court case ends with a not guilty verdict after a dramatic cattle theft defense, and Si flees to Louisiana. The narrative blends humor with moral critique of deceit and community gossip, concluding with Si planning a fresh start after a violent confrontation.
A damaged Detroit text laments civic aspiration reduced to ranking and census neglect. A speaker complains that police action failed to prevent murder as people flee, leaving the city’s status questioned and the Journal blamed for the decline.
In Tamilon a courtroom scene revealed about twenty witnesses had sworn on and relied upon a single copy of The Guide to the Law of Landlord and Tenant, raising questions over proper oath procedures and the integrity of testimony.
United States Land Office in Helena Montana announces that Nureisse Ledivus sir Joseph Labouchers and Mary J. Baker have filed an application for a patent. The description references land measured 44 linear feet, 170 feet north and 3243 feet south from a specified starting point, with post office addresses listed in Melrose and Butte Montana.
United States Land Office notice filed January 22 2001 by John H Johns of Butte MT for patents on the Meighan Lode and Violet Lode in Silver Bow County Montana. The document details survey numbers locations adjoining claims and conflicts with Sur Nos 6094 6039 6004 and others, with acreage and boundary descriptions and first publication January 21 1901.
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