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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1900
Page
6
The Inter Mountain informs subscribers in Anaconda of an open contest titled Trip to Paris or Cape Nome extending to Butte and Anaconda. Details remain sparse as the notice highlights the event’s inclusive scope for regional participation.
Six smallpox patients from Butte boarded the Copper City Limited and were moved toward Anaconda under police and county officials. The unloading was prohibited in Deer Lodge County and written orders followed. At Anaconda depot Under Sheriff Morgan and County Physician Dr. Stephens met the train, no patients or suspects found, though observers noted patrols and talk of quarantines. Chief White’s fears appear to be unfounded.
Tur keys baths at East Park, Toole couple back from Seattle, Swedish native Be Pearson becomes citizen. Marriage license issued for M Praherty and Nellie Conley of Anaconda. Possible J P candidacy for Ole Peterson. Moore to east on vacation and business. One arrest for assault on Nellie Black of Mainville. Prominent residents from Butte, Helena visiting Montana. Infant of Corley family buried. Mrs Young improving from grippe. Diphtheria recovery of Paul Nichols. Laverys to summer home near Cable mines. Miss Blanche King to visit east. Corr seeks divorce. Helena marriage in 1907 cited. Depot belt at B A P causes delay. crowd skirts train at Great Northern.
An adjourned city council meeting passed a street sprinkling ordinance unanimously. It designates Commercial avenues, Park avenue, Mapstreet, Locust, Hickory, Main, Oak, Cherry, Chestnut, Cedar streets for sprinkling and funds via assessing abutting property by linear feet. A sidewalk for Block No 50 was postponed per owner plans. Council to join Decoration Day exercises.
A coroner’s inquest in Deer Lodge County Montana found Mattie Jones caused George Crockett’s death by a pistol shot at Anaconda on May 1. The jury declared the death justifiable homicide. Another inquest concluded William Mason died from carbolic acid taken in a personal crisis.
The Floor Walkers present a new vehicle production described as the largest and most scenic yet. Patrons include Lacy Daly, Margaret Daly, Velos, Mattie Bernard, with Latins Ougeter and Will West among printed cast. The show features two dozen pretty singers and aims to attract theatergoers. Ward and Vokes are praised for a likely top act.
At a meeting last evening the Alrectora of the Anaconda baseball club appointed Adams Norbeck and R. T. Williene to lead a committee to visit city merchants. The aim is to keep establishments open for a few afternoon hours on 1 MM 2 as professional tasheons eon inaugurate in Anavonda. county commissioners, except Geary, will arrive.
At noon this morning only one bill was received for building a retaining wall in front of the new county courthouse and walls around part of the new county jail. A cement sidewalk from the Eighth Street entrance to the Fontenelle Court House exits would run to the east side entrance and thence to the county jail. Beaudotte Brothers of Anaconda submitted the bid, with figures to be known this afternoon.
YLEY S ALL STAR CAST opens in San Francisco June 3 for ten weeks at the California theater after a one night stop in town on Thursday night May 11 at the Margaret theater presenting Hoyt s novular play A Rag Baby.
Tomorrow evening marks the formal opening of the Deer Lodge county court house with public inspection at o o clock and a programme of speeches and music at 9 o clock in the court room. The A O H holds regular meetings on the first and third Wednesday of each month. New subscribers are urged to visit the Inter Mountain office to select one of three elegant books as premiums.
Butte Land & Investment Co. warns William Richardson, Charles M Buck, and Amanda R Buck that labor and improvements on the Helen Placer Mining claim in Silver Bow Montana have incurred four hundred dollars in costs from 1896 to 1899. Co-owners must pay their shares by ninety days after service or risk losing their title to the claim to the signer, S. V. Kemper, attorney in fact, March 9 1900.
United States Land Office Helena Montana March 7 1900 notice that heirs of Patrick A Largey deceased Meyer Genzberger and Gustave Gallick of Butte Montana filed for patent for 6.57 acres in Summit Valley Silver Bow county Montana for the Little McQueen Placer Mine Sur No A658 with prior notice posted March 2 1900. Describes claims location and survey bearings with references to surrounding lodes and placer claims. George D Gree Reginier Samuel Barker Jr attorneys for applicants first publication March 8 1900.
Mining patent application No 4191 filed by Henry Smith and John Hopkins of Butte City Montana for 684.5 linear feet of Sunny Side Lode Claim in Summit Valley Silver Bow County Montana. Notice cites prior intention posted March 1909 and describes boundaries from corner No 2 of the claim across surveys 2102 2104 and 5711 within fractional township 3 north range west.
A granite stone marks corner No 1 with mound of earth and stone. Describes the southeast corner of section 8 fract T 8 N R W bears 64 degrees 12 minutes west 6283 feet and running lines with specific bearings and distances totaling 4.08 acres. Location on Silver Bow County Montana record in Book N Lodes page 427. Adjoining claims listed with survey numbers and applicant names. First publication April 14 1900.
Notice in Helena Montana announces Mountain Chief and Blackwell Consolidated Mining Company applied for patent on the Golden Crown Lode in Jefferson County. Attorney Guy L. Reed lists post office address in Butte Montana. Description includes claim measurements 1031.6 feet long and 14.21 acres, with 0.59 acres in conflict with the Evening Star lode. Adjacent claims and conflicts noted with Evening Star and Homestake lodes.
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