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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1899
Page
5
In Judge Clancy's court Jacob Janicksella, a beardless youth, faced assault in the third degree charges over an alleged knife attack on Con Maki. He pled not guilty in a squeaky voice while intoxicated, and a trial date was set for Saturday.
Judge Lindsay will act on the resignation on the 25th and hear the final account in Mr. Jameson’s administration for the estate of William Smith, deceased.
City Treasurer McCarthy presents February finances showing cash on hand 119700.17 after warrants 5301.97, with totals for various departments including General Fund Public Improvements Street and Alley Engineering Police Court Light Health Licenses Billiards Pawnbrokers Plumber Light and Taxes Street Grade Paving Sprinkling and more. Outstanding checks of 2380.30 added bring overall cash position and balances across funds totaling 119700.17.
Salt Lake Tribune reports arrest of Gus Sehrickengast in Anaconda Montana for possessing counterfeit dollars. Authorities say he may be W. W. Wilson, a famed thief known as Three-fingered Wilma, once tied to the Cart gang and train holdup at Uint. Connections to W. A. Hibbard and unresolved penitentiary cases are suggested.
Notice announces Silver Republican and Republican city caucuses and conventions in Butte Montana for March 15 and March 18 1899. It lists ward caucus locations such as East Granite Second Ward Court house Third Ward Rose Mine Third ward Chauvin store West Park and more. It names officers to be elected mayor city treasurer police magistrate and one alderman per ward and notes delegates and alternates allotments with dates and officials including W T Swett chairman and Thomas Richards secretary.
At Lynndale residents are invited to dancing every Sunday with stage leaves at 2 p.m. at Langlois' stable in Bigsleigh. Tickets priced $7.00 with bandwagon $8.00. free diones hall. teeth sets by Cc. Langlois at $20 and Dr. Wix provides services.
At last night’s school board meeting President Long and trustees debated Benoit’s $27,000 building bid and a forfeited good faith check. Passmore & Co. claim $418, the board offered $1,025, rejected by Judge McHatton, with next session to address the dispute. An April 1 special tax election for building funds was approved, Miss Tycho Marlin’s resignation accepted, and Mrs. Dubois named to fill the vacancy. Health offers and local ads sneak in amid the proceedings.
Fragmented notice describes wall paper stock at Thompson Paint and Wall Paper Co on South Main Street with contact telephone. Mentions hiring at a hotel Turkish baths and various names, plus promotional notes about baths as remedies.
A long scanned roster lists numerous visitors and officials staying at hotels in cities including New York Chicago Boston San Francisco Denver Helena Spokane Dillon and Lima. Names include H Thornton George Hinton W Sears J Robertson C Hartman M Miller Wylie M Kee J Oliver W Cullen D Warner Sam Jackimbe Sherwood Wheaton and others with secondary mentions of spouses or accompanying parties.
The trustees of the Montana Ore Purchasing company declare an extra dividend of $80,000 equal to $1.00 per share on outstanding capital stock, payable to stockholders of record March. This is dividend No. 2, with $160,000 payable by January. The trustees report earnings at $1,500,000 per year and warn that if copper stays above 14 cents per pound the company will likely pay $1.00 per share per month during the year. Arthur P. Heinze, Secretary.
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