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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1899
Page
15
An upbeat feature urges buyers to invest in a lively city real estate market. It promotes a thriving, ever-growing housing scene with promises of stability and ongoing development, appealing to readers seeking steady property prospects.
Henry Eade, a well known Centerville miner, died instantly when ground fell in the West Gray Rock mine near the 200 to 500 level. Fellow workers Williams and Basher were nearby. Basher injured, Williams unhurt. Coroner notified. body taken to Richards' undertaking rooms.
A large audience at the Auditorum enjoyed the Schubert Symphony Club and a lady quartet with encores. Woodwall Dickens monologues and Henry impersonations impressed. Carl T Hunter performed refined classical selections, adding to the season’s pleasant program.
Advertises washed slack coal product with pricing per ton and per car. Mentions a market test and a contact at Utah Avenue with agent Kh. I. Johannes. Includes sales pitch to buy cars and save money, though text is fragmentary.
Oliver A Stevens was sentenced to prison for manslaughter in the July killing of BI Smith in Livingston. Commissioner Hermith approved Montana land selections under the agricultural college grant, listing 4 HPs. A person believed to be Pete or Joe Daly was killed near Chestnut Galatin County when struck by a train, allegedly under whisky influence.
Still retains the heavy slip of the world Kemmerer coal remains the highest grade in the Butte market. Sold by J. Monroe & Co dealers in all kinds of coal and wood at 47 East Broadway. Phone 538. Weight champion.
A reader recounts two men discussing a grand image of the Olympia steaming home with the Stars and Stripes on one mast and the homeward pennant on the other. Another observer, in black suspenders, echoes the sentiment, imagining a Stars and Stripes mast paired with a baseball pennant.
Hamilton news reports the county board deciding to retain existing offices for the coming year. Proposals for a site and build of a courthouse costing about 10,000 are to be considered at the next meeting. Other items include railroad land timber, ditch financing, a five year loan for the Stevensville supply ditch, a marriage license for J W Acheson and Madda Sears, and local notes on milling, farming, and residents.
A historical note recalls a western miners’ affray that led to punishment, Senator Thurston’s clemency judged innocent, and six months later a gunman challenged him at his office. The intruder urged the senator to pick a target on the street, to which Thurston calmly refused any loot or bloodlust while questioning the man’s honor.
A Chicago Tribune fragment shows a jeweler quoting a watch repair price of 1 unit while a young man offers to buy a new one for 48 rents. A prison visitor remarks stone walls. the convicts mock the escape, noting walls make it hard to get out.
Local Dillon items describe a fourteenth birthday party hosted by Mr and Mrs Louis Hansi and other social gatherings. The page notes stag parties and visitors, a mining patent notice for the Rocky Mountain Chief placer claim, and various residents traveling to Butte and nearby towns.
Mothers seek health and beauty through Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Dr Pierce’s Medical Adviser. The advertisement promises strength for motherhood and a healthy infant. Send stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y for pamphlet and book in paper or cloth binding.
P Collins administrator of Joseph Grill estate seeks an order to sell all estate property including the saloon at Watson avenue and Gallatin street Butte to pay debts and administration costs. Judge Lindsay schedules a hearing November 11 1899 at 2 PM at the district court to show cause why the order should not be granted. The order will be published in Daily Inter Mountain for five days and posted in three public places.
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