The Butte inter mountain. [volume], June 26, 1901, Page 2, Image 2

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The Miner and Standard Are Now
Only 38 Days Behind the Inter Mountain
Both Morning Papers Today Printed a
First Page Story of a Thrilling
Tragedy in the Klondike—The In
ter Mountain Devoted Half a
Tage to It on May 18—or
Just 38 Days Ago.
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at the Present Rate of Progress
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ON THE POOL ROOM QUESTION
On the first page of both the Stand
ard and the Miner this morning was
printed the story of the murder of
Dick Beals by Mrs. Thomas Herndon,
near Dawson City, Alaska. These en
terprising journals are struggling for
a place among the newspapers of the
Inter Mountain class and thinking the
story from Alaska was a piece of genu
ine news, they spread themselves.
But alas for Montana journalism—
Both the morning papers were 38 dfcys
behind the times. Tas ïnler Moun
tain devoted almost an entire page' fâ
the same thrilling taie, embellished
with graphic pictures of the trageay,
on May 18 last—just 38 days ago.
Some day the Miner and Standard
will bs real newspapers—if they keep
on trying. ■
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He Says He Means to Carry Out a
influenced action. He said he had not
He Says He Means to Carry Out a
Program of Reform—Next Wed
nesday Evening He Will Tell
the Aldermen the Com
plete History of the
Crusade.
Gambling, and that includes pool sell
ing, is a thing of the past in Butte. The
gambling houses have been closed for
some time and the pool rooms went out
of business yesterday. The touts are all
looking for jobs and the race followers
are a crestfallen and chagrined lot
Even the pool rooms are deserted, save
for a few who stand around and gaze
longingly and wistfully on the blank
black boards where only yesterday were
posted long lists of horses and the odds
against them
Not only are the pool rooms closed, but
they will remain closed. Mayor Davey
has declared himself to that effect and
he says he will see that his edict is car
ried out to the letter. He says further
that he will bring the matter to the at
tention of the city council at its next
meeting one week from today and will
then present his specific reasons for or
dering the pool rooms closed. He has
no objection to making those reasons
known at present, he says, only he thinks
it due the council that its members
should be apprised of the motives impell
ing the action, before the general public
is let in on the secret.
Mayor Davey did say, however, that
the closing of the pool rooms was due en
tirely to his own action, that is, his un
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influenced action. He said he had not
been appealed to by a reform society,
gamblers or by anyone else. His action
he declared was the result of his deter
mination to try and purify Butte. When
asked if the gambling house proprietors
were not aggrieved because of the fact
that they had been compelled to close
while the pool rooms were allowed to re
main open, he replied:
' Naturally they were sore- The cir
cumstances would make anyone sore, but
the gambling house proprietors did not
know that the crusade was to be made
general. They did not complain, how
ever, at least not to me and therefore
my action- was not influenced by them."
When asked how far reaching the re
form crusade would be Mayor Davey de
clined to say anything for the present.
In reply to a question, he said he had not
considered the closing of the saloons on
Sunday. He thought, however, that he
would take no action against them for
the present, at least. He expressed him
self as believing Sunday saloons to be a
necessary evil. He said he did not be
lieve it would benefit matters to a great'
degree to close the saloons on the Sab
bath.
The principal thing in evidence at the
Butte pool rooms today was a notice, in
chalk, on one of the blackboards, which
conveyed the information that special
trains to Anaconda would be operated
until the opening of the local racing
season. A portion of the notice read as
follows: "Everything goes in Anaconda
A good town."
A number of Butte sports and regular
patrons of pool rooms, together with- i\
few touts and hangers-on, took adrlàn
take of the special train arrangement,
leaving Butte at 11 o'clock and arriving
at Anaconda at noon. The cost of the
special train is said to have been guar
anteed by W. J. Johnson of Anaconda,
Grand Army Encampment Report
Has Something to Say of Mrs. Tracey
It Is Alleged That the Women Who
Made Such a Stir in Butte Vic
timized Posts and Comrades
in the South—Her Ac
cusers Are Vin
dicated.
Some weeks ago a woman named Cath
erine E. Tracey came to Butte and at
tended the annual encampment of the
Grand Army and Women's, Relief Corps,
held in this city. She exhibited some
familiarity with the secret work of both
organizations and was accepted as what
she declared herself to lie—the wife of a
member of the Grand Army of the Re
public. She claimed to be a member of
the Women's Relief Corps of Boston,
Mass., and was, upon this represents
tion, accorded more than the usual caur
tesies shown to visitors.
The loyal men and women of Mon
tana who extended the hospitality of
their annual gathering to the stranger,
were not suspicious of the glib-tongjjed
visitor. The residents of Butte out
side of the organization were, howefrer,
and when Mrs. Tracey began to borrow
money right and left, it was, suspected
that she was not what she claimed to
be.
Finally a message came from Seattle
apprising the members of the G. A. R.
post of Butte that Mrs. Tracey was not
in good standing with the people of that
city with whom she had engaged in some
business transactions. Then the news
papers of the state took the matter up
and published the facts.
Members of the Grand Army and the
Women's Relief Corps rallied to Mrs.
Tracey's support with mistaken zeal
and charged the newspapers with a de
s.ire to needlessly annoy a woman who
A DOLLAR V ERDICT F OR WALKER
A Jury Awarded Nominal Damages
for Alleged Malicious Arrest—
There Were Three Defendants.
The suit brought by H. R. Walkqr
against A. H. Taylor, C. L. Woods, M. C.
Harris and J. T. Wilson to recover judg
ment for $300 damages for alleged mali
cious arrest was tried In Judge Harney's
court yesterday afternoon, but a verdict
was not reached until 11:20 o'clock to
day. The plaintiff was awarded one dol
lar by the Jury. Nine favored the Ver
dict and three opposed it.
Taylor formerly conducted a grocery In
the southern part of town and Walket - ,
It is alleged, owed him $18.50 for gobds.
About a year ago Taylor had Walker
arrested on the ground that Walker was
about to leave the state and defraud'"hls
creditors. The damage suit followed.
The other defendants became Involved
as bondsmen and officials.
DOWNEY CH ARGED W ITH THEFT
The Daily Clean-up in the Police Court
—Petty Offenders in the
ToUs.
A charge of larceny was booked
against Hugh Downey in thç police
court this morning. Downey is accused
Altogether there were four trains be
tween the two points, and it is under
stood that arrangements have been corn
i pleted for such trains for the next three
. days. The trains carried about 100 sports
today, and it is understood the contin.
gent tomorrow will be larger.
was alone in the state without a rela
tive to protect her. They even went
to the length of stating that there were
two Mrs. Traceys and the papers had
made a very grave mistake In attribut
ing dishonest practices to the wrong
woman. The members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the Women's
Relief Corps, who believed Mrs. Tracey's
side of the story, calted on the news
papers 'to publish this phase of the sit
uation to the end that the courtesy and
chivalry of the state might be vindieat.
ed. This was accordingly done.
A volume of reports from the Thirty
fourth National encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic contains
this significant paragraph:
"IX.—The commander-in-chief is ad
vised that a woman giving the name of
Catherine E. Tracey, claiming to be a
member of the Women's Relief Corps of
Boston, Mass., has, by sympathetic ap
peals and misrepresentations, victimized
posts and comrades in some of the
southern departments. She exhibits
newspaper clippings from newspapers
published in Albany, New York, and New
York city in support of the statement
as to membership in the Women's Relief
Corps. Comrades are warned against
her."
This excerpt Is found on page 312,
of the annual report, and it throws con
siderable light on the question that has
puzzled the members of the GranU Army
posts of the state for some months. There
were some members of Lincoln Post of
Rutte who were not deceived at any time
by the story Mrs. Tracey told while here.
Those who were have drawn their own
conclusions from the language *bf the
annual report of the Grand Army en
campment.
of rifling the pockets of George Triseder
on Monday evening and securing a gold
watch and $6 in cash. He pleaded not
guilt yand will have a hearing Friday at
3 o'clock.
Nancy Hanks and Louise Miller, both
residents of the bad lands, were up on
vagrancy charges. The former, plead
ing guilty, was fined $5, while the latter
took 24 hours in which to plead. The
case J gainst Emma Brooks, charged
with a similar offense, and C. Heltley,
an alleged vagrant, will have hearings
at the same time. Gus Erickson, con
victed of vagrancy, was sent to tha
county bastile for 30 days.
SUNDAY EXCURSION. OREGON
SHORT LINE.
Glen and return......................$1 00
Dillon and return ................... 1 50
Special leaves Butte at 8:30 a. m. Sun
day. returning arrives at Butte at 10:15
p. m. Stops to drop off and pick up
fishermen and picnickers on the Big
Hole. *
PICNIC TOMORROW.
Raptist Sunday schools of this city,
with their friends, will have a day's out
ing tomorrow at Mountain View park.
Anaconda. The public Is invited. Train
leaves the B., A. & P. depot at 9:45 a. m..
returning at 9:30 p. m. *
WINNERS IN THE COUPON CONTEST
THE WINNERS. *
G ESSIE LAURENT. Butte.
MARY O'CONNOR, Butte..
EMMA COLEMAN. Livingston.
NELLIE MORSE, Dillon.................... .................. L'!'^
NELLIE SHEEHAN, Anaconda..................15G24
47,331
X
X
X
30,618
X
19,775
X
18,456
X
15,624
X
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TOTAL VOTE IN CONTEST.
106,145
Missoula, Deer
Butte
Anaconda,
Lodge
Billings, Red Lodge, Living
ston ......
Bozeman, Virginia City and
Dillon .....
Too late to count ...
26,583
44,403
32,422
672
Total
210,225
The contest for the Inter Mountain's
free trip to the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo is ended, and the five most
popular young ladies of the state as evi
denced by the coupon votes—Misses Gus
sie Laurent, Mary O'Connor, Emma
Coleman. Nellie Morse, and Nellie Shee
han—are the winners.
Butte was apporti ned two delegates,
while the other towns were grouped In
threes—Anaconda, Missoula and Deer
Lodge having one, Bdlings, Red Lodge
and Livingston, being given one, while
the fifth was made up from Bozeman
Virginia City and Dillon.
A total of 210,225 votes were cast, show
ing the great interest taken in the con
test. Of course, not nearly all the cou
pons were sent in: all the papers that
fell into the hands of strangers, and
many thousands that were received by
local readers, were destroyed or carried
away. But that so many were saved,
shows somewhat of the circulation of
the Inter Mountain, and of the interest
in the contest.
It was as clean and good natured a test
of popularity as one could wish to see
There was deep interest taken by all the
contestants and their friends, but in no
case did it go beyond the bounds of the
finest honor. The most popular candi
dates won, is the inevitable conclusion
drawn from the vote.
The voting was finished last night, the
Inter Mountain office being crowded by
an eager crowd, who came in to see the
finish of the exciting contest. The cou
pons sent in by friends of the friends of
the two leaders from Butte, Misses Lau
rent and O'Connor, werecounted first,when
the crowd, being assured of their victory
dispersed with many congratulations for
the popular young ladies. The total vote
was not counted until late In the nnight.
J. R. Thompson, of the Thompson Invest
ment company, officiated as judge of the
election, everybody having implicit confi
dence that the count would be absolutely
impartial and correct under his watchful
eye.
Of the five fortunate contestants,
Misses Laurent and O'Connor are from
Butte, Miss Coleman's home is in Liv
ingston, Miss Sheehan claims Anaconda
as her abiding place, and Miss Morse is a
resident of Dillon.
The following are the names of those
whose names had been entered in the
contest by friends, but who were not
successful in winning the prize. Some of
them, however, ran the winners a pretty
close race, as the figures show:
BUTTE.
Ella Redweln ........................11,489
Anna Voss .......................... 8,534
Josie Sullivan ....................... 1,594
Anna Madden ...................... 1,056
Emma Keppner .................... 1,081
Marie Nevall ......................... "00
Johanna Engle ...................... 643
Lizzie Hardlman ................... 401
Leona Finch ......................... 29
Jennie Woodbury .................. 10
Mary Pillsbury ...................... 8
Winnie Goff ......................... 6
Forence Marie Pauli ............... 5
Blanche Enberg .................... 4
Jennie Hallett ...................... 4
Anna G. McDonald ................. 3
LeTia B. Carson ..................... 3
Annie Murphy ...................... 2
Mary Griffin ........................ 1
ANACONDA, MISSOULA OR DEER
LODGE.
Mary Howard, Anaconda ......... 5,478
May Ilassett, Anaconda ........... 1,835
Mabel Beaumont, Deer Lodge...... 326
Alice Welch, Deer Lodge .......... 200
Alleda Nadeau, Anaconda ......... 119
Ida Robinson, Deer Lodge ........ 49
Annie Roberts, Anaconda.......... H
Mabel Davidson, Anaconda ........ 6
BILLINGS. RED LODGE OR LIVING
STON.
Minnie Nord, Billings ..............13,840
I sa bell Martin, Billings ........... 7.139
Jessie McMillan, Billings .......... 421
Lillian Flatt, Billings ............... 300
Alice McCormick, Billings ......... 292
Lois Fagey, Billings .......... 150
Marie Sleeper, Billings ............ 71
Maud Gruwell, Billings ........... 70
Emma Callahan, Livingston ...... 67
Carrie Bennlnghoff, Billings ...... 65
Harriet Stebbins, Billings ........ 53
Mary Towne, Billings .............. 51
BOZEMAN, VIRGINIA CITY OR
DILLON.
Lizzie Burns, Bozeman ............6,997
Bessie M. Vickers, Virginia City.. 6,555
Stella Morse, Dillon ................ 160
Nettie Hanson, Pony .............. 134
Nannie L. Featherly, Dillon....... 54
Maud Martin, Bozeman ............ 17
Zeta Landon, Dillon ................ 12
Ethel Bond, Dillon ................. 11
Ellen Gottschalk, Bozeman ....... 6
Lillian White. Bozeman ............ 5
Della Tate, Bozeman ............... 1
Quite a large number of names were
entered into the contezt, but the young
ladies withdrew before the close of the
contest. None of the following contest
ants stayed in the fight until the close,
though a few of them got good support:
WITHDREW.
Ethel Squires. Dillon ................ 9
Amanda Swanson, Missoula ........ 612
Harriett Mallon, Livingston ........ 50
Hattie Corbin, Butte............... 1
Mollie Sheehan, Butte................ 1
Elizabeth Kelly, Butte ..... « .......2,5u
Minta Graves, Butte..............
Kitty A. Dfryer, Butte ............. 2
Rose Hanson, Livingston........... 50
Sarah Giîvirist, Livingston......... 47
Alice Goodior., LL'lngston ........... 45
Alice Chambers, Livingston ........ 43
Grace Madden, Livings'ton .......... 61
Stella Ennis, Livingston ............. 49
Dora Mitchell, Butte ..... X
2 !
Lydie Seefleld, Anaconda
Carrie S. Cody, Anaconda .......... a-:
Annie O'Brien, Anaconda ........ »■>
Ida E. Stemfels, Butte ........ "r
Maud Lamont, Dillon e
Jennie Sullivan, Rutte .......
Myrtle Cat men, Butte ........
Belle (.'tangle, Butte..........
Bessie Snow, Butte ..........
Dessie Masterson, Butte ......
Mamie Dillon, Butte .........
Mary Thompson, Butte ......
Anna L. Howard, Butte .......
Hattie Young, Butte.........
Martha Storms, Butte .......
Helen O'Neil, Butte ...........
Emma Dunston, Butte ........
Olive Carver, Butte..........
Bei tha Sawyer, Anaconda ____
Bertha Vetters, Anaconda ....
Mary McNamara, Butte .......
Mary Martinette, Butte .....
Floyd Patterson, Butte ..... .
Julia Baker, Missoula .........
Mabel Foster, Bozeman ......
1 iola Powell, Anaconda .......
Lucinda Marshall, Livingston
Rosie O'Malley, Butte .........
.. 13
.. 9
.. 18
.. 215
.. 635
..2,247
..1,764
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HE KNEW WIN STON CHURCHILL
Butte Man Who Is a Friend of the
Popular Author — Two
Churchills.
Thompson Campbell, referee in bank
ruptcy, Is a personal friend of Winston
S. Churchill, the rising young American
author whose latest work, "The Crisis,"
deals with the civil war, and is creating
such a furor among literary people this
side of the water.
Churchill was a struggling young pen
ny-a-liner in St. Louis a few years be
fore he began his meteoric career as a
bookman," said Mr. Campbell today.
"He drifted to Washington, then to
Annapolis, before publishing his first
book, which was not a success. He was
engaged to marry a St. Louis belle, who,
having every confidence In his literary
ability, urged that the marriage be con
summated at once, and that "Richard
Carvel," the book upon which he was
then at work, be finished at their home.
Churchill, proud and independent, would
not agree to this, for fear the world
would say that he was living off her
money. So he toiled and slaved away
for three years longer, to get the book
in readiness for the press. It was an in
stant success, nearly four hundred thou
sand copies having been sold. His new
est work, "The Crisis," is the most pre
tentious of the three, and Is praised by
all who read it. It has just made its ap
pearance in Butte.
"There is a rather curious misunder
standing in the pubic mind as to the
identity of Winston Churchill," con
tinued Mr. Campbell. "There *re two
literary men by the same name; the one
an Englishman, son of Lord Randolph
Churchill; and the American author. The
two men are of near the same age, both
bearing somewhat unusual names, and
the mistake Is natural. There was so
much confusion in the matter of receiv
ing mail that the two corresponded on
the subjected, and the American, who
boasted of a middle initial, agreed to use
that as a distinguishing mark. So he is
now known as Svinston S. Churchill.
The Englishman was the celebrated war
correspondent In South Africa."
BAGGAGE BY SPECIAL DELIVERY.
As a further accommodation to Its
patrons, arrangements have been made
by the passenger department of the New
York Central & Hudson River Railroad
company, whereby at the nominal charge
of 50 cents per piece, to pay for transfer,
baggage may now be checked through
from the principal stations on its lines,
to any hotel, residence or steamship dock
In New York or Brooklyn. Instead of
checking to Grand Central station, New
York only, and arranging after arrival
there to have your baggage properly de
livered, save yourself trouble by asking
local baggage masters to forward your
baggage by special delivery. A par
ticular style of check is used for this
purpose, and as soon as your baggage
reaches Grand Central station It will be
promptly delivered at the address de
sired without further attention on your
part.—New York Mail and Express.
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the city council of the city of Butte (to
be filed with the city clerk before the
hour of eight •'(8) o'clock, p. m., Wednes
day, July 3, 1901), for making certain
improvements, alterations, change^ and
repairs In, to and upon the city hall
building. ;
Plans, specifications and forth of bi£
may be seen at the office of the inspector
of buildings in the city hall.
A certified check for $100, must accom
pany each bid, which will be considered
as liquidated damages if the require
ments in the way of contract and bond
are not entered into within five (5) days
after the award has been made.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
W. K. QUARLES. City Clerk.
Dated June 26, 1901.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed bids are invited for the con
struction of a storm sewer accordjng to
plans and specifications to be seen at the
office of the county clerk and recorder.
One bid mui-t be for the construction of
300 feet more or less, of such sewer, be
ginning at the head of Buffalo gulch and
extending to the M. U. R. R. tracks.
The other bid must be for the construc
tion of 1735 feet of said sewer. All bids
to be addressed to Dr. P. J. Sheeran,
secretary Silver Row county board of
health, and must be In not later than
2 p. m. Friday, June 28. The right is re
served to reject any or all bids.
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