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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1899
Page
14
In a brief notice an office urges readers who plan to build before winter to visit promptly to learn about an easy installment plan for home ownership. The message emphasizes that owning a home is preferable to continuing rent payments.
The statement argues you are financially ahead when paying your own house mortgage instead of rent to a landlord. It emphasizes the long term value of ownership and the potential buildup of equity over time.
Classified rental items show eight room modern brick on South Main and multiple frame and brick properties in South Arizona East East Side South Butte and Montana. Prices range from 13 to 21 dollars monthly with a large shop room on South Main.
Copper situation boosts values in Republic as Baltic lode workers near East Granite and Blue Jay cut a six foot ore shoot with high assays. Negotiations for the claim purchase at big figures proceed. The discovery near the business center suggests the copper belt runs west under Broadway and Park streets toward Burlington and beyond.
A domestic conflict left two families at odds with each other while one member named Hamilton avoided injury. Stone was fined days ago, and John Montgomery was fined five dollars for leaving his team unhitched on the street.
Coroner inquest into the death of Mary Burgess at Bons Ton lodging house concludes she died from wood alcohol poisoning. Landlady Hannah Mulcahey testified the victim was ill and drank the alcohol as a stimulant, while Dr H M Hall confirmed poison as the cause. Jury verdict: death due to wood alcohol poisoning.
The Cripple Creek Times notes Victor constable John Meany helped capture Daniel Lucey, convicted of murder in Silver Bow canyon. County officials promised an $800 reward, but Sullivan the barkeeper previously claimed $500, and the auditor delays depend on Lucey’s final disposition.
Thomas A. Edison claims an electric process to extract gold from sand. The Calestro company is formed to operate near Santa Fe where a 100 square mile region supposedly holds $800,000,000 in gold. Apparatus to be set up may yield $10,000 daily. The method uses no water, a critical point in the arid district.
The long awaited Parrot company dividend arrives at 1.50 dollars per share payable October 1. Books close October 7 and reopen October 13.
New York broker Leonard Lewishon visits Boston and argues copper demand remains robust. He notes sheet copper consumption is only 32 million pounds yearly, a drop of 5 to 6 million pounds not critical, expects no major price change for six months, and cites strong orders from General Electric and Connecticut brass makers.
In United States court George M. Roe was acquitted after a ten minute jury deliberation on the charge of holding up the Warm Springs station last January. Frank Pollenger awaits Monday to plead to liquor selling to Indians. Dr. C B Cranston of Des Moines files to be discharged as bankrupt. Irwin Davis vs A J Davis demurrer on cross-bill argued and held. Judge Beatty finishes Davis case and plans Idaho visit tonight. Sept 29, 1899.
An advertisement touts a DOLLARS & SENSE investment plan promising a profit of 747 dollars per 1000 invested yearly, with free booklet and bank references. A funeral notice for brother John Kelly is announced by Fidelity Lodge No. 8, I.C.C.F. and visiting brothers, meeting at 2 o'clock Sunday at their hall. The Burlington Route announces discounted rail fares to Chicago and St Louis with through sleeper options. Dalton Phil Daniels, 35 East Broadway, Butte.
The Girl from Chili company, praised as a top comedy troupe, opens at the Grand Opera House for two nights starting Wednesday October 4. Joseph Muller leads a veteran team renowned on the road for lively humor and strong performance in the style of Charley's Aunt.
Local items promote Montana products and services including Dolman and Jameson lawyers, Butte Stove Repair, Home Comfort ranges, Park Chemicals and Dssayers Supplies, Fair Drug and Assay Supply, Dr J W Reed dental parlors, Hellbronner cigar emporium, A T Osborne new M B Church South assistant pastor, and a boast that Centennial beer is Montana’s best.
Readable OCR fragment lists canned goods with per can pricing and item names. Corned beef lunch tongue two cans, three cans fancy oysters, one can Kuner's mincemeat.
In Republic camp Spokane reports show high assay returns with a 50-foot level sample totaling 4744 dollars and a five-foot drift ore running 58 dollars per ton. The note highlights continued rich finds as mining and broker circles react to the exciting developments.
Hoyt's clever farce A Black Sheep returns to the Grand drawing a packed audience. The production brims with humor in ludicrous situations as tickets to Chicago from St. Louis are offered by the Great Northern Railway through September 20 to October 7 at 37 dollars.
Local market quotations show little change from last week. Wild hay and alfalfa sell at 9.50 per ton in carload lots, Amathy at 12.50, oats at 1.20 to 1.25, potatoes 0.70 to 0.90, wheat 0.90, cabbage 1.75 to 2.00, and Bitter Root apples 1.50 per box. Crop prospects describe an average overall outlook with a light apple yield reported.
At the residence of officiating minister Edward Oliver Tilburn, Horace P. Jones and Mary P. Alldredge were married on Tuesday evening at the home in Butte. Both are noted local residents and will continue to reside here.
E. W. Hamilton was fined 10 dollars in police court this morning for assaulting Fred L. Stone. The case stems from a family feud that began when Stone threw a bootjack at Mrs. Hamilton's car and fractured the windshield, escalating tensions between the Hamilton and Stone families.
In Butte a Wrights Paragon headache remedy claim advertises rapid relief for all headache types. It mentions Dewey visiting the city, with a nod to buying coal and wood from Silver Bow Coal Company and provides telephone contact as No. 22.
Fisher Taller's offers new salts and repairs while steam cleaning and pressing. Knox hats are advertised as superior in style, promising others are left in the shade. If you want to shine, buy a Knox hat at Hennessy's.
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