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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1900
Page
3
Ex-governor Rickards, Montana census supervisor, faces a troubled start as enumerators resign hourly. He praises Great Falls for civic effort and urges business towns Butte and Helena to back the count, noting incomplete corps may limit accuracy. He asks travelers to be counted before leaving the state.
A fragment from a discussion on the federal census notes its threefold purpose: apportionment, tracking growth, and studying social causes. It explores marriage as a key factor, details asked about marital status and children, and considers how birth and death rates shape population growth. It cites regional differences in marriage patterns, highlighting unmarried rates among women and men across states and ages.
The data show that 31 percent of females aged 15 and over are unmarried while 41 percent of males are unmarried. Among 15 to 21 year olds, one in ten girls is married versus one in two hundred boys. Changes by 1900 require the census.
A Rio-based court reports multiple petty crimes and vagrancy cases. William Hood, jailed 60 days after admitting to vagrancy and stealing a nickel slot machine. George Howard given 24 hours to leave. earlier 40 days for morphine habit. Joe Seely and Sam Horn also face exits or sentences. George Malone pleads to assaulting a Chinaman with a $20 fine. Graham Smith pleads not guilty. case continued.
Various mini notices report music and instrument shops, Dan Forsyth dentistry and Isabel Gliddon practice, studio rentals, and John Scott leaving for Paris. Stables open for boarders, new baby born to McDonald family, German canaries for sale, calls for funerals of Hogan and Bennetts, and local arrests. Dr. Sandberg returns from rheumatism cure, vagrancy charge against Fannie Reed dropped, Rose arrested, Liebig malt tonic promotion..Fire Chief Sanger travels from Vancouver. Ellsworth transports to Meaderville for disturbance case. divorce proceedings Costa v Costa conclude with decree.
Patrick Coleman longtime Butte resident and former waiter in local restaurants died early today in Frank Deyotts saloon on West Park street. He collapsed while helping clean the back bar. Coroner Jullien ordered the body sent to Shermans undertaking rooms for an inquest. Coleman, about 58, had lived in Butte 16 years and served in the Nineteenth Infantry, rising to sergeant before discharge. He was married and lived on West Silver street.
Elizabeth Boyle sues Washoe Copper Mining, a unit of Amalgamated, seeking 5000 for injuries after a worker tearing down a decayed two story building at Quartz and Wyoming streets caused a bead to strike her left arm. She alleges the incident occurred February 23 and kept her home for two months. McHatton & Cotter represent her.
Mr Meyer petitions district court for a writ of mandate to move the case of Kiderkin, charged with third degree assault, away from Justice B A Nichols of Walkerville alleging bias. He contends Nichols is prejudiced, that no change of venue affidavit exists, and that Nichols favors the defendant. Meyer seeks transfer to another jurist, claiming personal interest and risk of a biased verdict.
Copper mining stocks showed little movement with Anaconda slipping a few points. Calumet and Hecla caused a $25 drop in its share price while other issues remained largely unchanged. Closing quotes listed Amalgamated for stock names, including Anaconda, Boston and Montana, Butte and Boston, Calumet and Hecla, Orcroda, Parrot, Santa Fe, Tamarack, and Utah Con.
An itemized ad lists offerings at 4 North Main Street Ladies department including flour products in hundred pound sacks, sewing machine fixes, watch springs, and miscellaneous paper goods. It mentions Tinest bread flour, pastry flour, book tablets, box paper and stationery at the post office news stand.
Sisley returns from Denver Rock Island Co with a ton ore sample from a property touted as the best offer in Thuttes. The stock idea is near, with several thousand 1-cent shares left for Rustern buyers. price may rise to 25 cents soon and 60 cents later as promoters push for sale.
The police commission met in session this afternoon by order of Chief Lovell to decide on a heavy patrol wagon issue and related transportation concerns.
A Wayne Bulkeyette company representative in the city discusses possible alterations to a heavily weighed patrol wagon rejected by the council at a recent meeting. The aldermen may accept a remodeled wagon if changes meet their approval while promoting value at The Fair in West Park.
Moonwatchers in Butte hoped to view an eclipse but murky skies ruined the event. Robert Fair aimed a telescope from his window while others climbed the Big Butte midnight to glimpse from elevated spots. Some claimed to see stars despite the clouded horizon.
Felix Sylvian abandons plans to travel to Nome after starting a repaint of Butte. In transit he loses 4350 from his pocket. John D. Reilly, Mary Reilly and Annie Regan are arrested on suspicion but discharged after no testimony. Opal plates in blue and white advertised.
John Moore died in the county jail this afternoon and his body was removed to Sherman’s. Moore was arrested Friday night on a charge of vagary and was to have a hearing this morning but was too ill to attend. He was near delirium tremens when he died, passing away quietly without signaling any intention beforehand.
New spring mattings in, featuring Chinese and Japanese inserts and fancy weaves. Lowest prices, 25¢, 35¢ and 4$¢ a yard. Pritchard Harrison Carpet Co, Corner Park and Main, Butte. Sewing machines for rent by week or month. National Undertaking Co, East Quartz. Harmony Lodge No 11 LO DB St George to meet Tuesday May 29 at 1.00 to attend funeral of Mia Retinels. Ruth Chapter No 2 OES to meet May 20 at 12:80 to attend funeral of Mily Bennetts.
Chas. Price Green of the Red Binet mine visits Butte and is registered. B. F. Brown of Garrison, a veteran, is in the city. Worth Belden, a Spokane mining man, is visiting. F. G. Colville, Sutton's manager, left for Spokane and may return in six weeks. T. R. Miles, Klondike Bill, returned from the east and heads to Dawson City. Mr and Mrs. Frank Shaw just back from California. Henry Altenbrand, president of Manhattan Malting and Montana Paper, is in town. Fred Stenting of Montana Hardware joins the Nome gold rush efforts and heads to Seattle. Lt. Gov. Spriggs visits Butte. he has met Governor Smith. Hugh I. Wilson of the Butte hotel returns home and is recovering from illness. Coal shipments of Rocky Fork lump coal resumed. available wholesale and retail. Butte Sewer Pipe & Tile Co. at 2 West Granite St. Hinkle & Dolman, lawyers, 83-24 Owsblock.
Notice by School District No 1 Silver Bow county Montana that bonds worth 50000 dollars will be sold at auction May 29 1900 in Butte for building and site purchase. Bonds 1000 each at 4 percent interest payable semi annually redeemable in ten years, purchaser deposits 1000 as bid guaranty, bids may be rejected.
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