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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1899
Page
7
Arbor day passes with widespread observance as trees are planted at schools, along streets, and in cemeteries. The article notes a bumper hay yield due to abundant grass seed and speculative farming, with local families relocating for summer, and mentions community figures and happenings in Deer Lodge.
A traveler recounts Uncle Ebe Bing ham from Hickory Corners telling a string of railroad stories. He recalls a drummer’s comment about crooked roads and shares a memory of a fatal 1860s mountain accident with Bill Holcomb, describing a derailment and the fallen locomotive crew.
Bristol May The frame of the cup yacht Columbia is nearly complete with the bow and stern missing only a few halts. The stern piece cut from solid Tobin bronze was fitted and bolted. Riveting proceeds on the hull while interior work such as bulkheads traces and deck beams continues delaying deck laying. About 70 feet of the steel mast is nearly finished and the crew has been active since arrival a week ago. The Defender has been painted inside and her smaller spars scraped as work on the Columbia advances.
A Toronto meeting of clergymen heard Rev J C Coleman a colored Methodist minister denounce lynching and urge use of influence to stop outrages. Rev A B C Chambers moved a strong resolution calling clergymen across the United States to exert utmost efforts to end the killings. A short debate followed noting lynching rose after outrages on women and children and vengeful acts by relatives. The resolution condemned all classes of outrages and was adopted.
The Great Eastern construction began May 1 184 at Millwall on the Thames. Brunel and Scott Russell oversaw a ship hailed as a marvel of 680 to 692 feet long with 2,000,000 rivets and 20,000 plates. The piece reflects on the vessel as a history making sea giant and compares it to other ships.
A young American in New York saves for passage to Paris, rents a room, and teaches French for francs per week. He quickly runs four classes, earning about 16 francs monthly, then plans to return to the United States with better prospects.
A fragmentary OCR item notes an advertisement line about a winter sale and pricing, but the full details, dates, and entities are unclear in the damaged text. The readable bits indicate a monetary amount mentioned with a shop or item reference, yet the surrounding context is largely unreadable.
A visitor complains about broken doors and windows while a Briton notes that the lease runs for thirty five years. The exchange reflects concerns over maintenance and tenure.
U S Treasury in Washington invites sealed proposals to purchase a central lot for a new federal building in Butte Montana. Bids due May 15 1899 at 10 am with metes and bounds diagrams and title evidence. vendor bears conveyance costs and improvements must be removed within 30 days if accepted.
In Silver Bow County Montana District Court guardianship proceeding for Lilia Jane and three minors. Guardian Martha Bicknell seeks court permission to sell real estate for the education and maintenance of wards. Next of kin and interested parties must appear April 27 1899 at 2 pm in Butte to show cause why private sale should not be ordered. Judge John Lindsay.
An old Butte advertisement touts Dr Huie Pock offering root and herb treatments for chronic diseases. It claims permanent cures for private diseases and notes extensive study of women's diseases with successful results at the address 227 S Main St.
Notice to Charles Colbert and Mary Campbell that William Burton Mary Laird Henry Crangle Nina B Witherepoon expended 1897 and 1898 to hold the Greed Copper lode in Summit Valley River How Montana. Co owners must contribute within ninety days or their interest will vest in the signer per law.
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