A Very Dry Session With Damage Claims And Petitions
The city council met with most aldermen present except Mac Arthur Paige and Medin. Claims included Lawrence Doyle for 7500 damages due to an unprotected excavation and J R Reed for 155 damages after a hack hit an excavation. The meeting covered alley deeds, sewer work, street grading, and bids for wooden sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Paige
Medin
Lawrence Doyle
A. H. Wethey
Weshey
Clark
Judiciary Committee
Lamb
Granite Street
P. C. Gillis
Colorado Street
Galena
Mercury
J. R. Reed
Excelsior Avenue
Park Alley
Colorado
William Harkins
D. J. Hennessy
ER. O. Dugan
Bee Hive Company
Building and Light Committee
Sloan & McGovern
Geoffrey Lavelle
Tomake
Town Avenue
Front Streets
Silver Street
Main
Good Morals
Silas King
J. A. Elliott
Judiciary Committees
Ehierkin
Dublin Gulch
Oren & Bordsen
Montana Loan and Realty stockholders to meet in Butte
Notice states annual meeting of Montana Loan and Realty Company stockholders to be held at Thompson Investment Company office 48 East Broadway Butte Montana at 4 p m on September 27 1899. Elect trustees and transact other business. Full representation in person or by proxy requested. J R Thompson Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Loan and Realty Company
Thompson Investment Company
East Broadway
Butte
Montana
J. R. Thompson
Crystal Springs Recreation Hall Ad at Butte
Crystal Springs promotes a place of recreation five miles west of Butte offering sleeping apartments in a separate building, private party care, soft mineral water, a free dance hall for private events, and meals on short notice with moderate rates. Dr Wix named in ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Co
Butte
Brown Acquitted in Post Office Obscenity Case
The United States case against James Brown ends with acquittal after Judge Knowles instructs jurors to find him not guilty. The defense argued the article about Senator W. A. Clark was not obscene, and no proof showed Brown mailed the paper or wrote the article. A lack of evidence led to the nonsuit and jurors were told to acquit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James Brown
Post Office
Knowles
Brown
W. A. Clark
Campbell
The Story Beautiful Lecture At The Opera House
Father McCorry spoke to a large audience on The Story Beautiful using stereopticon views to depict Christ life and boyhood. He challenged double standards and asked is there any gender in crime before showing Pope Leo XIII. and other church figures. Proceeds fund education for young men entering the priesthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father McCorry
Opera House
Christ
Courtney
Leo XIII
Notable Guests at Hotels Across the West and East
A roster of names and places appears to list guests at various hotels including Butte Henry Shaw in New York and Deer Lodge Montana. Figures from Chicago Rochester Cincinnati Detroit St Louis and beyond are named alongside cities like Helena Boulder Anaconda Townsend Townsend Ne Dir. The fragmentary text suggests a social or hotel guest column listing attendees and their origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Butte
Henry Shaw
New York
C. Hollis
K. Kollis
J. M. Boardman
Deer Lodge
Tampa
Fila
J. B. Bree
Helena
T. T. Lyon
Boulder
Mrs. Reimer
Detroit
J. H. Rappell
T. D. Robertson
St. Louis
Charles C. Thompson
Anaconda
Ritchey
Garnet
William Seluette
Milwaukee
Gift to the firemen raises disability fund
Fire Chief Sanger received a generous gift from St Robert Fair in appreciation of firefighters who saved a residence yesterday morning. A check accompanied by a letter praised the firemen as heroes and thanked them for their services after a $2000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanger
St. Robert Fair
Crystal Springs Fire Destroys Stables and Sheds At Night
A midnight blaze at Crystal Springs destroyed the stable of the Crystal Springs company and several sheds. Horses and buggies could be removed, but much was lost. Volunteers stopped the fire from spreading to adjacent bathhouses. Officials suspect faulty electrical insulation caused the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Company
John N Olson Music Teacher and Ops thestra
John N Olson listed as music teacher and operations theater figure at 126 West Granite in the local directory. No further context or events provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Olson
West Granite
Escapee Dolph Captured After Return to Unrequited Love
Helena reports George Dolph, who fled Warm Springs, was arrested by Sheriff Job of Meagher county yesterday in Helena. He reportedly lost his reason over a love affair and wandered back to the scene of his rejected affection. Evidence of a murder near Wolf Creek prompts investigation. a long-deceased man with a bullet hole in the skull was found buried, about 45, brown hair and dark mustache noted, identity unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
George Dolph
Warm Springs
Job
Meagher
Dolph
Wolf Creek
Here
Miners Injured by Rock in Excelsior Lode Shaft
Milo G. Vucovich, a popular young man seeking a lease in the Excelsior lode claim, was severely injured about 5 o clock last evening when a rock or wedge fell near the sinking pump in the shaft. He suffered three scalp wounds and a brain concussion, but was resting easier today and doctors expect recovery barring unforeseen complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo G. Vucovich
Murray & Pround's Hospital
Local Court Hears Assault Plea Amid Street Disturbances
Shorty Floyd appears before Judge Sullivan on a third degree assault charge after a candlestick attack on Henry J. Lynch. Lynch sustained four cuts. Tenderloin women Helen Carton and Josie Olamn pleaded guilty to creating a disturbance on Galena Street and paid $10 fines. A Carson woman missed court and forfeited a $25 bond. David O Rourke fined $5 for drunkenness. Henry Ship Pat Downey and Mike Hurley jailed 30 days for vagrancy. Steve Clements pleads not guilty and fights Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty
Floyd
Sullivan
Marning
Henry J. Lynch
Lynch
Helen Carton
Josie Olamn
Galena Street
Local Briefs From Butte and Nearby Areas
Terse notices report on legal deadlines for 1899 statements, a lost Chesapeake dog in brown color with a $ liberal reward for return to 101 Main Street Butte. Business notices promote Butte & Bingham Copper Mining shares with future price expectations. Miscellany includes a bankruptcy filing by John McKenna of Butte and a Spokane marriage of Miss Clar i McKinnon to John D. Wilson with California honeymoon plans. A dental parlor opening at 145 North Main and a Butte repair shop offer services, while city plans discuss site choice for a reviewing stand and banquet with courthouse favored but subject to deferment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tisseras
Montana
Oona, & Jameson
Broadway
Butte Stove Repair Company
B. Park
Fair Drug and Assay Supply Company
East Park Street
J. W. Reed
Butte
Babscook
North Main Street
Main Street
John McKenna
United States Court
John D. Wilson
Hutte
Misa Clari
McKinnon
Spokane
California
Butte & Bingham Copper Mining Company
W. H. Nichols
West Broadway
Court House
St Joseph's Academy Seeks Boarding Boys Near Cascade
Fourteen miles west of Cascade on the Montana Central railroad, the academy offers English and Classical courses, Art, Music, and Modern Languages with moderate terms. Telephone connections and convent conveyance meet pupils at Cascade Casade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Montana Central
Casade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cash Grocery
Jefferson Valley
Concord
Evans
BOOTH
Main and
Majestic
Earth
Uider
Best Maquette
Smith Axminster
Kennedy Furniture CO
W. Broadway
Harnois & Schatzlein
J.T. Carroll
Cor
Arizona
Platinum Sts
Mitchell
Thomas Rakes
C. Sullivan
the City Council
Tallox
West Galena Fisher
Dr. Wix
Pipestone Springs
Father M'Corry
the McDermott
W. Ziegler
A. C. Luck
Austin
Romig
Townsend
R. H. de Worse
Adie
Clty
GH. Tully
St. Paul
Cenver
Heb
Burnham
Cleveland
A. Burnham
Clancy
James McRae
Granite
Theoore Stoddard
D. Kennedy
Philipsburg
John S. Worthington
Denver
Sy Perrod
Chateau
J. GB
Collins
Missoula
Dr. Wiz
West Park
Studebaker
Western Wagon & Grain
Tuiedecuaa
Irpara
Butte, Montana
Dow Shapt
Ursuline Convent
Mount Angela
St, Peter P. C
St. Jokeph's Academy
Siegel
Kimball
Orton Bros
Roth
J.N. Nevils & CO
Harness and Saddlery
E. Park ST
Western Medical Dispensary Company
E. Broadway
Dr. Wood
Montana Hardware Company
North Plain Street
Butte, Mont
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