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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1900
Page
6
Two car loads of pianos arrived after a wet shipment. Readiness to unload is underway with staff noting the moisture impact and examining each instrument for damage before distribution. Local dealers anticipate quick sorting for sale or restoration.
Volker, 37, lies in critical condition after a deadly assault on the second floor of the Butte hotel with 16 stab wounds. Henry Williams, 21, jailed on a charge of assault to murder, says self defense. Williams claims Volker attacked first. Volker recalls Williams attacked in a Missouri reform history.
Col L F Copeland of Pennsylvania, a former manager for Samuel J Tilden in 1876, will deliver a series of addresses to Montana residents in Bozeman on the 22nd. He is praised as a leading political figure since Roswell Harrs death, though he sees Bryan fusion skeptically and upholds law, flag, and expansion of trade.
The uniform rank Knights of Pythias announce their second annual ball on Wednesday evening at Renshaw hall with supper at Whalley's restaurant. Tickets cost $1 for gentlemen. ladies enter free. Committees include Arrangements led by Stevens and Johnson, Reception led by Col Evans, decorations by Jenkins and others. A division from Anaconda and a Rozemaih unit will attend.
The first division of Montama now covers Silver Bow Madison Beaverhead and Deer Lodge counties with deputies Clinton H Moore and Charles D Frenco. Banks and brewers require far fewer revenue stamps as weekly and monthly reports are compiled at Helena. District stamp sales may reach about $200000 yearly with large denomination stamps registered in New York. The Silver Bow National Bank acts as the district depository for stamps.
Frank Dugan, who served six months for an infatuation with Mrs. Ella Johnson, faces an accusation of threatening the woman. A hearing before Justice Nicholson was postponed due to absent witnesses. the case resumes next Monday. Dugan, recently working on leased mining land near Black Rock, is jailed again amid reports friends urged Mrs. Johnson to drop charges, which she refused after she once fired a shot at him.
A woman wastes hours weekly scrubbing her scalp to cure dandruff. The ad asserts new bro's Herpielde kills the dandruff germ, doubles as a dressing, and protects against contagion from others' brushes.
Advertisement for Fall woolen suits pants and overcoats offered by Fisher Tailor of 110 South Main. Promotes easy prices and directs Burlington route travelers to Denver as a quick option.
First bids due today for excavation of ground and construction of the basement story of the new post office building at Malin and Copper streets. Bids must be in by tonight’s mail for opening at 2 p.m. Tuesday October 23 in the treasurer's office Washington. Plans and specifications are viewable at the post office. Government requires a small bid check as proof of bona fide offer and reserves right to reject any or all bids. Contractors from other areas may have bid outside of Butte. Estimated completion after award ranges from sixteen months to two years.
In the Spokane Chronicle interview Hon. H. G. Murray, Republican candidate for Congress, predicts a state ticket victory by 4,000 to 8,000 votes. He notes McKinley’s 10,000 Montana votes four years ago but cites a 22,000 ticket total in 1896 and claims Democratic gains have flipped many locales to Republican strength.
The notice promotes Crystal Springs for weekly cleaning on Mondays and dances every Sunday with stages departing from Langiol’s stables at 10 am 2 pm 6 pm and 8 pm Extra private parties are available via Lanelois and his band wagons are described as most comfortable in the city.
A mosaic of curiosities and facts from around the world notes clergymen per capita in England and Ireland, dental and food quirks, vast numbers of “retivers” motives, and a host of unusual counts. It mentions Mausers at a Trinidad port, moles draining land, Cronstade as a fortress depot, doctors lacking in Hungarian villages, and many Chinese in tea work. It also covers Samoa rifle reimbursements by the United States, Germany and Britain, to be paid in installments, with natives deemed childlike in money matters and likely to squander payments.
An OCR fragment advertises C F Fisher offering press sponge repair steam and dry cleaning at 110 South Main street. It mentions good train service on the Northern Pacific route via Dillings and Alliance Nebraska with call for further information from a Northern Pacific agent.
Notice to coal customers states Rocky Fork Coal is now delivered from the yard. The firm is sole agent for Butte and can purchase coal for customers. Ensure scale ticket shows the name Rocky Fork Coal. Delivered price five dollars per ton from Butte Sewell Pipe & Tile Co located at Corner Granite and Hamilton streets.
The Burlington line from Alliance Nebraska through Sidney Sterling and Brush to Denver creates the shortest Northern Pacific Burlington route to Denver New Mexico and Texas points with one daytime car change. Winter travelers to New Mexico or Texas resorts should consult a NortherNPacific agent for details.
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