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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1901
Page
8
An article fragment hints at a possible murder crest or clue tied to an incident that left a person attacked on Saturday. The text is unclear about identities or locations but suggests a violent event requiring investigation.
Inquest at Grant House concluded Willan Ryan died in county jail after a beating blamed on James Meehan and Dennis McGinley. Witnesses testified Ryan was beaten by Meehan during a suspected break in, with McGinley present earlier. coroner’s findings cited blunt force trauma and intoxication, but jury found death caused by unknown factors superinduced by the assault. Meehan and McGinley face court charges.
Several local churches list a busy slate of services. South Butte Presbyterian led by Rev. Frederick Tonge holds morning and evening sermons with Sunday school and prayer meetings through the week. Grace Methodist, St Paul’s and others announce preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday school and leagues, midweek prayer, and special events. First Church of Christ Scientist and Scandinavian Methodist plan readings, experience meetings, and district conference activities. Public invited to all services with varied subjects from Christ Our High Priest to The Brazen Altar.
Diverse church notices describe Sunday school at noon and 1:30 PM, popular night sermons on conversion, choir rehearsals, and midweek prayer meetings led by multiple pastors including Mrs H P Jones, Louis V Bender, and J A Frykoni. Evangelist Frank J Oliver preaches daily at Mountain View Episcopal with women’s lecture and large choir performances.
The West Kootenay and East Kootenay factions oppose a Great Northern line from the boundary to the Crow's Nest. The dispute centers on coal and coke supply to U S smelters, with forecasts of BC smelters processing 20,000 to 26,000 tons daily. A Vancouver to Kalama line is cited as imminent, while legal cases and bridge construction on the Columbia proceed amid plans for a million-dollar river bridge and a new Missoula station and yard upgrades.
Why not save your money now and secure a future with good insurance. The Mutual Life of New York offers a policy that protects your state and returns four savings with interest in a few years. Contact W. H. Bachelor district manager at 42 EB Broadway Butte for details.
The annual congregational meeting of Immanuel Presbyterian church will be held Thursday evening March 21 at 7 30. Members and congregation are urged to attend as reports from church societies are read and a roll call of members taken. Refreshments follow and a social time.
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