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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1899
Page
6
Local report describes Montana volunteers receiving a warm welcome in San Francisco with badges purchased by Montana ladies for $2 each to fund refreshments. Volunteers prefer modest celebrations back home in Anaconda, asking for brief speeches, light refreshments, and dancing halls rather than a large banquet.
The murder trial of W R Conn in district court was postponed for the term because smallpox appeared at Helmville and most witnesses live there making in-person testimony risky. A separate case owned vs Dan Grattan proceeds before a jury, an appeal from a justice court with attorneys Sawyer for the plaintiff and Duffey Casey for the defendant. John Carbesch, a Swiss national, became a U S citizen. A suit by E J Blackstone and three others against Empire State Mining seeks 90869 dollars plus 6 percent interest, tied to mining claims Alcester Black Cloud Lilly Orphan Boy Kathleen and Clarence, with Cullen Day Tien and Helena as counsel for plaintiffs.
Reports confirm six smallpox cases at Helmville and one at Missoula amid fears of spread in Great Falls. Patient William McTussell sent to pesthouse as health officials, including Dr. H W Stephens and Dr. T J McKenzie, coordinate containment and quarantine at affected homes and families.
The Brownlee Blue Rock medal of the Montana Sportsmen’s Association switched hands as A. Tuttle of Anaconda defeated D. D. Twohy in a tie victory and then again led in a second shoot. Competitors also included Walker and Smith from Butte.
Secretary H R Burg reports no recent meetings but sub committees provide progress toward a royal welcome for the Anaconda volunteers returning from the Philippines. Badge sales rise and public spirit grows from Dewey celebrations in New York and San Francisco. Anaconda Typographical union votes to buy a testimonial for Byron Griffin of Company M 1st Montana volunteers, a Philippine War veteran.
Michael Shea, an elderly pioneer, fell in the rear stairs of the McGinley saloon on Main Street Saturday night and died about 12 hours later at St. Ann's hospital from brain congestion. He left a sister in Great Falls and was uncle to Miss Alice McAndrews and Mrs. J. F. Tierney of Butte, with many friends recalling his honest, hard working life.
Reduced rates announced for Sept to Oct apply on all trains from Anaconda. First class to St Louis $40, second class $35. To Chicago first class $42.50, to Chicago second class $27.50. Rates to intermediate points also cut. Tickets on sale at Union Passenger Station Anaconda.
In the Pee Dee South Carolina region a rivalry grows between Florence and Darlington newspapers over tobacco market prominence. The Florence paper boasted about Darlington warehouses, a dispute that led to threats of salt and settlement to publish similar ads. The Darlingtonian counterattacks claiming a large tobacco break story was printed as a patent edition and cut from subscribers' papers.
Local items note Turkish bath ads and visits by residents from Butte and Cleveland. A marriage license was issued for Preston Brown and Charlotte Thompson both of Anaconda. A football game at Mountain View Park saw the junior team defeated by Anaconda. The Anaconda Real Estate and Insurance agency moved to 111 East Commercial. Twins Matt and Maggie Kolich died within hours of each other. Dennis Sullivan’s funeral is set for Tuesday at 2:20 p.m. A woodshed fire on Cherry street caused damage. Two-year-old scarlet fever death reported. Gerald Sullivan and bride returned from San Francisco as Anaconda delegates greet returning volunteers. City council to consider holiday for Montana volunteers return. Mayor Madden may proclaim a holiday if residents request.
District court in Silver Bow county Montana sets October 7 1899 at 2 PM to prove the will of Andrew J DeLashmutt deceased with a filed probate copy from Maryland and seeks letters of administration with will annexed by Joseph P Collins public administrator plus a separate summons in a divorce action Hollis Johnson plaintiff vs Bertha Johnson defendant requiring answer within twenty days lest default judgment be entered, dated September 9 1899.
Albert A. Burton seeks final proof on his homestead claim H. E. 6068 for section 14 township 4 north range 7 west at the Jefferson county district court clerk in Teulder on October 20 1899. He names BR. N. Rand Peter Hanson C. E. Kinman Jos Page and GEORGE D. GREENE as witnesses to prove residence and cultivation of the land in Elke Park Montana.
Deputy Garrity arrested an Italian suspect after a weekend shootout scare and a near-miss with a loaded six shooter. Robberies, typhoid fever deaths, a snakebite, and several accidents fill a busy Missoula page with civic notes and upcoming events.
In Butte a doctor offers root and herd treatment for chronic diseases claiming permanent cures. Specializes in private diseases and women’s illnesses. Listed at 227 South Main Street with claims of long study and successful treatment.
W H Merriman A G A Butte Mont Charles B Fee G P T A J Paul Minn announce standard pulimag first close and tourist sleeping cars to Portland St Paul Omaha St Joseph and St Louis with no changes.
Trains arrive at Butte from the east and west with ORO 4 percent. Data shows 11630 my.
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