Daily inter mountain. [volume], December 21, 1899, Page 3, Image 3

About Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901

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THIBET GETS
;e
Famous Lead to be Prospected
at once.
WORK ALREADY BEGUN
Consideration Said to be $300,000
Others Are Inter
ested.
A very important mining deal was con
summated last night, by which the fa
mous Smokehouse lead, on which the
business center of the city is built, be
comes the property of Alex Tarbet, the
well known Salt Lake mining man, the
heirs of the Large y estate, and several
other capitalists. The deal, of course, in
cludes only the mineral rights of the
property, the surface right having been
sold in the long ago to the owners of the
many buildings which stretch from the
court house east to the corner of Park
and Arizona streets.
The deal includes the Destroying An
gel and the Copper Bottom claim and tha
consideration is said to be §300.000. §3.1.00)
of which, was paid last night in cash.
The remainder is to be paid in five $50,
000 installments falling due every sixty
days.
The Smokehouse, Destroying Angel
and Copper Bottom claims were owned
by John Noyes Sr., James Murray, Pat
Mullin's, the heirs of the Largey estate
and Colonel IT. H. Horst, while smaller
interests were distributed among a great
number of people. The lead has always
been supposed to be rich in copper, and
when ground was broken for the founda
tion of the Thornton hotel building, last
spring, the lead was exposed, showing a
width cf about 100 fret. Shortly after
wards negotiations on Mr. Tarbet's be
half. looking to the purchase of the
property, were commenced. About a
week ago Mr. T.u'bct. accompanied by
Fr&nk McGuire, his private secretary ar
rived in the city from Salt Lake, and
since that time conferences between the
owners of the property and the purchas
ers have been numerous. In the transac
tion the heirs of the Largey estate were
represented by Attorney Bernard Noon
as trustee.
The purchasers propose to loose no
time in developing this property and at 1
o'clock this afternoon, a force of men
were put at work near the corner of
Broadway and Wyoming streets, remov
ing a number of buildings on the ground
where the purchasing svpduale proposes
to sink a prospecting shaft.
If the results, at a depth of four or five
hundred feet are what the syndicate ex
perts expect, the main shaft will be sunk
several blocks south of the place where
work was commenced today. It is the in
tention to drive the main shaft down to
a depth of 1,000 feet.
SAND CREEK MINES.
C. W. Sherwood, a Sand creek mer
chant and mining man, is in the city.
Mr. Sherwood says the mines of the
Sand creek district ar£ looking well and
that there is considerable activity in the
little camp.
The 'Badger Butte Mining company is
operating .the Chile mine, the shaft of
which is down 200 feet. A cross cut,
which is expected to tap the ore body, is
being driven.
Extensive improvements are in prog
ress on the MeVey, which is owned by
Dr. T. A. Grigg of litis city.
THE COPPER MINING SHARES
A DAY OF STEADINESS AND QUIET
IN BOSTON.
It is apparent that the whirlwind of
finance which has brought gray hairs to
many who trade in copper shares has
spent its force. The bears, who went
down to defeat in Boston yesterday, were
not in evidence today to any great ex
tent. The market was very quiet, but
steady, and because of little trading
most of the stocks were off from a point
to half a point at the close.
Amalgamated opened at $79.50 and
reached $S1 at the end—two points above
yesterday's close. Anaconda held at $31
all day, and Boston & Montana clam
bered from $255, ten points off, up to
$365. Butte & Boston held for a time
at §45 asked, and finally succumbed at
§41. Bingham, probably on the strength
of Utah purchases, advanced three-quar
ters of a point. Old Dominion, Osceola
and Parrot recorded a loss of one point
each. Tamarack opened and closed at
§179, and Utah Con fluctuated at frac
tions above $23.
Following are the closing quotations:
AMALGAMATED ..............§ 81 00
ANACONDA .................... 35 oo
BOSTON & MONTANA ........ 261 00
BUTTE & BOSTON ............ 41 00
BINGHAM ...................... 10 75
CALUMET & HEC'LA .......... 725 00
MOHAWK...................... 15 00
OLD DOMINION ............... 19 00
OSCEOLA ...................... 67 00
PARROT ........................ 35 so
SANTA FE ..................... 5 12V>
TAMARACK .................... 179 00 "
UTAH CON ..................... 23 50
LON BOWMAN ASSAULTED.
Ex-Alderman Lou Bowman was as
saulted this afternoon on East Tark
street, near the corner of Arizona. His
assailant ran at him, striking him on
the jaw. Bowman was rendered uncon
scious by the force of the blow, and in
the excitement th" assailant escaped.
Bowman was taken to the county jail
«ltd Dr. Alexander summoned. The' doc
tor did nett succeed in reviving Bowman,
but says he is in no danger.
Get a $10 overcoat at Boucher's and get
A turkey. •
DEMU RRER_SU STAINED.
NO RECEIVER APPOINTED IN THE
COMANCHE CASE.
Judge Lindsay sustained the demurrer of
the defendant's to-day in the suit brought
by Adolph Wetzstein against the Boston
& Montana and Butte & Boston Mining
companies to recover a quarter of the val
ue of §4,000,000 worth of ore alleged to
have been mined from the Comanche lode
claim by the defendants and refused to
appoint a receiver for the property as re
quested. When the decision had been
rendered the plaintiff declined to go into
the hearing of the order to show cause
and the proceedings ended without fur
ther ceremony. In passing upon the
matter the judge said that in view of the
fact that the trial of the suit Instituted
by Wetzstein against P. A. Largey and
others some time ago to determine title
to a quarter interest in the Comanche
had resulted in a victory for the defend
ants and the appeal was still in the su
preme court he had no jurisdiction and
could not appoint a receiver while the
matter was pending in the higher court.
Wetzstein also asked that the defend
ants be compelled to render an account
ing.
The defendants argued that inasmuch
as the same issue was before the supreme
court in another action the district court
at present had no jurisdiction, and the
court took this view of it.
CITY TEACHERS' CLUB.
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW.
The third annual meeting of the City
Teachers' club, assisted by the Woman's
Art club, will open at 1 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon in the high school auditorium.
A work display and free art exhibit will
I be features of the meeting. Mrs. Mary
i Doughty is president of the Teachers'
i club and Mrs. A. S. Christie is chairman
of the Art club.
! A delightful programme, entertaining
and instructive, has been arranged, as
! follows:
! Overture ...............................
I ....B. H. S. Mandolin and Guitar Club
President's Annual Address ...........
i ..........................Ida M. Robins
! Piano Solo ..............................
.......Margaret O'Regan, High School
"Among the Chosen" ..................
I ....Ada F. Madden. Washington School
i "Intellectual Education" .............. •
I ...........Aline Tieehe, Lincoln School
Vocal Solo ..............................
........ Rett«. Briscoe. Garfield School
i "Educational Fads and Reforms" ....
........Marthell Arnold, Blaine School
"Lunar Phantasy" ...................
......Maude Maguire, Franklin School
Piano Solo .............................
............Mattie P. Sim. Grant School
■Calisthenics Drill ..Cadet Training Class
"Character" ............................
......Mary E. Jackson, Monroe School
"Ethics of Art" ........................
...........Josie Laird, Jefferson School
Vocal Solo ..........Mrs. H. V. Winohell
"Influence of Music in the Public
Schools"..............................
......Maude H. Burns. Adams School
"Art and Aims of Drawing in Schools"
........Pearl E. Reed, Madison School
Violin Solo .......Master Charles Bank
"A Possibility" .........................
...Margaret McDonald, Greeley School
Music ..................................
Butte Conservatory of Music Orchestra
"Art Decoration" ......Mrs. W. O. Speer
School Affairs—Introductory Remarks
..............Chairman Henry Mueller
Followed bv trustees R. L. Clinton, C.
H. Lane, J. K. McDonald, D. J. Giard,
W. McC. White and George Moulthrop.
Free Discussion, limited to five min
utes.
Music ........................Orchestra
PUBLIC RECEPTION.
City Teachers and Ladies of the Wo
men's Art clubs, public reception in the
Auditorium at 8:30. Everybody invited.
Music by the Butte Conservatory of
Music Orchestra, and Mandolin and
Guitar Club.
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LOCAL BRIEFS
Dr. Reed. Dentist. 115 North Main. •
See Hight <Sr Fairfield's add. Page 8. *
Picture frames cheap. Simons' 336 S.
Main, *
J. G. Bates, tuner, Montana Music
company. Tel. 504. *
Carnival at Holland Street Skating
■Rink, Thursday night. *
Child's lamp. 75c up: gold pens, §1.00 up.
1 Rubenstein & Co., 73 E. Park. *
Horses Wintered. Inquire of H. B. Ash
worth at Reed's Stable, 224 S. Main. *
P. O. S. of A., dance at the Auditorium
Christmas night. Tickets, §1. •
Tinware, roofing, eavetroughs, smoke
stacks, mad« to order. A. E. Jones, 266
East Park. »
Butte Stove Repair company for fix
tures and Home Comfort ranges. 'Phone
529, 216 E. Park. *
Chemicals and assayers' supplies. Fair
Drug and Assay Supply company, 115
East Park street. *
Boucher, 41 East Park. Five hundred
nice fat turkeys will be given away for
the next three days at Boucher's, 45 East
Park. •
Ail holiday presents bought at the
Hciibronner Cigar company will be pack
ed and expressed to all points free of
charge. *
Storm serge skirts from §5 to $7.50,
latest styles; also broadcloth, crêpons,
etc. Orders for Williamson corsets
taken. Miss Johnson, 131 West Broad
way. *
David Mort aged 45 years, died today
at his residence in Meaderville. Deceased
was born in Bryuhyfyd, Swausea, Wales,
and has been a resident of Butle for thé
last twenty years. He leaves a wife,
and three children. He was a member of
I van hoe Lodge No. 5. K. of P., also a
member of Minet«' union.
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NOVEMBER OUTPUT.
The figures of production and export of
copper for the month of November pro
duced by tile United State? reporting
myies: 13.817 tons produced by outside
sources estimated 13,400 tons, exports 10
809 tens, all in tons of 2.240 pounds of fine
copper produced by foreign reporting
mines 7,896.—Boston Financial News.
Steling silver brushes and combs,
In case, §5 up. *
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Boy's reefer for *2.50, and a turkey.
Boucher, 45 East Park street. •
Temporary Restraining Order
Granted by Judge Clancy.
RECORD OF PLAINTIFF
He Compelled Boston and Montana
Company to Stay in the
State.
In the suit brought by Burdette O'Con
j nor against the Anaconda Mining com
pany to recover judgment for §2,000,000
for ore alleged to have been taken from
the veins of the Copper Trust lode claim
by way of the underground workings of
the Never Sweat, Anaconda and St. Law
rence claims, Judge Clancy has issued an
order temporarily restraining the de
fendant company from working certain
portions of the disputed ground, and
cited the representatives of the corpora
tion to appear before him on January 20
and show cause why the order should
not be made permanent pending the de
j termination of the suit. The order and
citation were placed in the hands of a
deputy sheriff for service last evening,
j The bond of indemnity is for §1,000 and
j bears the signatures of F. Augustus
Heinze and John MacGinniss, president
and assistant general manager of the
j Montana Ore Purchasing company re
spectively.
Burdette O'Connor is a Boston capi
talist and a stockholder in the Boston &
Montana company. After that corpora
tion had tiansferred its property to an
organization known as the Boston &
Montana company of New York about
a year ago, he objected to the proceed
ing and brought suit in the district court
here to compel the New York company
to transfer the property back to the
Montana corporation. In connection
with the suit he also applied for the ap
pointment of a receiver for the business
of the company, and Judge Clancy
granted it, appointing Thomas R. Hinds.
The company, however, refused to allow
Hinds to assume control of its affairs,
and the judge cited its representatives to
answer a charge of contempt. The de
fendants appealed to the supreme court,
but that body upheld the action of Judge
Clancy, and the principals in the move
to ignore the district judge's order were
fined $500 each. To prevent the recon
veyance suit from coming to trial and
with a view to settling the trouble as
soon as possible without further friction,
the Boston & Montana company of New
York deeded the property back to the
Montana company, and since that time
operations on Boston & Montana soil
have been conducted on lines similar to
those which characterized the working
of the property prior to the commence
ment of the suit.
In the present action adherents of the
Anaconda company maintain that the
Copper Trust claim covers lint ground
embraced by locations owned by the An
aconda. but on the other hand the plain
tiff says that a large part of the Copper
Trust is ground on which no location
was made before the lines were thrown
out by him. Tt is situated in the heart
of the copper vein district of the hillside
northeast of the city.
PLACER_GROUNDS.
SUIT FOR POSSESSION OF 153 .
AND PROFITS.
John Noyes, W. A. Clark, John
O'Rourke. . II. Maloney, Alfred M. and
Sarah Driggs. M. B. Brownlee, the
Home Investment and Realty company,
the Montana and Realty company and
the Cobban-Casey-Day company institu
ted suit today against J. A. Clifford to
recover possession of some placer min
ing ground containing 153.49 acres and
secure judgment for $1.000 alleged to he
due them for rent and profits ott the
property. Plaintiffs allege in their corn
plaint that on the 21th of November I897
Clifford look possession of the premises
and has been holding thtm as his own
since that date.
COURT NOTES.
Attorney J. L. Wines returned last
night from Pldlipsburg where he went a
few days ago .to app ar as conns i for
Joseph A. Hyde in a civil suit brought
against Mr. Hyde by James fatten to
recover judgment for about $1,000 which ■
the plaintiff alleges is due him from a j
business transaction in which the two
were involved several years ago. The
suit, however, was r. t tried, its the plain- j
tiff filed an amend d complaint.
Alex J. Johnstone and George H. Ca®ey :
have made a demand on the Anaconda
Mining company for permission to inspect
the interior of the Miners Union and
Edith May mining claims through the
workings of the Diamond, owned by the
Anaconda. The demand was made in
writing on the 7th ir.st., and filed in the
district court today. In the document
they state they own an undivided inter
est in the two claims, and that in order
to protect their rights it will be neces
sary for them to make an inspection and
survey of the workings of the Diamond.
An amended complaint has been filed
in the suit of Daniel Brogan against
Daniel Dougherty, Sallie Dougherty.
Maggie Brogan and Belle V. Garrett to
enforce the division of lots 2 and 3 of
block 1, Cobban addition, and the im
provements. Ail the parties to the ac
tion. save Belle Garrett, have an interest
in the property; Garrett holds a mort
gage for §1,000 on it.
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PERSONALS,
David G. Browne of Great Falls and
r. H. B. Sogar of Billings are among to
day's arrival* at the McDermottr.
S. V. Trent, mining machinery man of
Salt Lake, is at the Butte.
H. I.. Sherlock was over from Mould
yesterday.
Thomas U. Marshall and daughter of
Missoula, are at the Butte.
DIED OFMALLPOX.
BEN HI DDEN SUCCUMBS TO THE
DREAD DISEASE AT
SILVER BOW.
Ben Dudden died of smallpox this af
ternoon. The case was reported to the
county authorities yesterday, and Dr.
O'Leary diagnosed Dudden's illness as
malignant smallpox. The young man s
family tv-ided at Silver Bow junction.
COUNTY BILLS SHAVED.
COMMISSIONERS MAKE A CUT IN
SEVERAL CLAIMS.
The following bills have been reduced
by the county commissioners: John Cur
ran. from §65.10 to 63.50: P. J. Harring
ton from $42.70 Ip §41.65: Daniel Shields,
from $13.20 to §12.60: Fred Brown, from
§10.10 to $19.30; Joseph Volker, from §67.45
to $41.65; C. S. Smith, from $52.50 to §41.63;
Tim Harrington, from §49 to $41.65; E. A.
Nlclmls, from SO to $41.65. All were al
lowed in the reduced form.
R. L. Clinton presented a bill for $1.000
for legal services rendered the county in
the matter of delinquent taxes and it was
reduced to §750 and allowed. Mr. Clin
ton's work covered a long period, and was
tile means of saving taxpayers many
thousands of dollars.
NOT IN CONTEMPT.
CHARGE AGAINST LAVELL
MISSED.
PIS
The order to show cause why the de
fendant in the suit of J. M. Blakely
against William Lavell should not be
punished for contempt of court for hav
ing sold 360.000 brick after a restraining
order had been issued by Judge Lindsay,
was heard in depart ment No. 1 this
afternoon and resulted in the dismissal
of the charge.
Blakely and Lavell were partners in
business and the former sued the latter
for an accounting and a dissolution of
the partnership, and asked the court to
appoint a receiver. The receiver was
appointed on the 16th of the month, J. G.
Hammer being named. On the witness
stand Mr. Hammer testified that some
brick had been taken after his appoint
ment, but it transpired that it was a lot
over which he had no jurisdiction.
Lavell stated that the property he was
charged with having sold In violation of
tlie court's order was sold 'by him on the
1st of tlie month, fifteen days before the
appointment of the receiver.
Tn the matter of tlie estate of William
Henry Thomas. Judge Lindsay to-day set
aside the property for the benefit of the
family. it is valued at about §1.100.
D. S. JOHNSON KILLED.
STRUCK BY A SWITCH ENGINE AT
LI VINGSTON.
D. S. Johnson, janitor at the Northern
Pacific depot at Livingsiton was killed
there this morning. He was crossing the
tracks, when a «witch engine struck him,
killing him instiantly. lie leaves two
Isons, either in Butte or Anaconda.
"WHY SMITH LEFT HOME."
"Why Smith Left Home," is one of
the cleverest farces upon the stage to
day.
The characterization is excellent, one
now type hound to 'be reproduced time ;
land again is the haughty cook, who, by 1
the by, rejoices in the name "Lavinia," |
land is a Holland Dame, a travesty on one
of the most extravagant absurdities of
recent time is secretary of the Ladies
Cook union.
A demure French maid, pretty and
know joignons, is a bit out of file ordi
nary. and Count von Guggenheim, who
falls in love with a woman he sees on the
street, Is- quite as wise as the chan in
"Princess Aline." who chases a photo
graph around the worm. The husband
"John Smith," who finally leaves home, is i
ft novelty in a way . for he is the central I
figure, y I is not I tie husband of the regu
lation farce, who goes off on a lark, and
then repents for three acts; in fact, this j
husband is good, and loves liis wife,
The r. blowing cle\ r players are in the
east; Frank Tannehill, dr.. Eugene Rial-|
ding, ('. Jay Williams, Frederick Roberts, i
Gilbert Gardner, Carina Jordan, Nellie
Maskel!, Jennie Engle, Lottie William® !
Salter. Rose Hubbard. Belle Ohamerlin |
and Lizzie May Ulmer. "Why Smith I
Left Home." comes to tlie Grand for r, ;
nights, commencing to-morrow night, i
with a special matinee Monday.
SKATING.
Ts always good after you buy a pair of
those lock lever ska teg Davis & Weltnes - 1
rary company are showing. They arc:
Barney & Berry's latest pattern. I
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
W HILE you are looking for Holiday pres
ents do not forget to look at our stock
of Fancy Slippers—just tlie thing for a
Christmas present. There is nothing that is
more appreciated by a man or woman than
a nice pair of slippers, which you can find at
our store in all the new designs for men, wo
men and children.
We have the Felt, Fur Trimmed Romeos
in all colors. Prices from 85 c to $ 2.50 a
pair. Men's Slippers, 50 c to $ 3 . 00 . Chil
dren's Slippers, 50 c to $1,00. Our winter line of Ladies' and
Cents'Fine Shoes is more complete than ever before. We have
just received a car load of Stacy & Adams*
celebrated Fine Shoes. A big lot of Skating
Shoes for Ladies. Anything in the shoe line
you can find in our stock at prices which are
always the very lowest. We are sole agents
for Excelsior Shoe Co.'s shoes for boys.
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Red Boot Shoe Co.
36 North Main Street
Butte, Mont.
Boy's suit for §1.50, and a turkey.
Boucher. „
DR. D. E. RAINVILLE,
block Sirlan an ° surgeon * 3, Beaver
l he finest decorated porcelains, so ad
mirably adapted for holiday gifts, are
shown m the greatest variety at Hen
nessy s. .
DID YOU SEE
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In our window? It is the only one in this country.
We have a large assortment of
metlach steins
Which we are selling at very low prices
THE PASSING SHOW
Is what you might call our exhibit of
HOLIDAY GOODS
because it is fsst passing out to our customers and those
who put off buying until the last day will have only a rem
nant of stock to make their selections from. So to not put
off buying until tomorrow what you can buy today.
A LITTLE MONEY
Buys lots of TOYS at our store because we are closing tfevr-i
out at half price.
Davis & Weiraescary Co
20 Main Street, Butte, Montana
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CHRISTMAS IS COMING
You Want a
You can
a Why not get
tf it FREE?
by trading 1
with us, and
get your
Christmas
Turkey Free
of Charge.
Jy Men's Black Clay Worsted..........$10.00
Y Sohl Elsewhere for $i<;.oo.
2 Men's Cheviot Suits, black or fancy
................................$10 to $15.00
iX Boys' Knee Pants Suits.............. $1.50
f| Better Boys' Suits..........$2.50 and $3.50
Î Boys' Reefers........................ $2.50
J Boys'Overcoats...................... $3.50
Men's Overcoa ts..............$10 and $1*5.00
And sl Tutrl^ey.
1 BOUCHER 45 tsft* St
CASTOR IA
For Iufants and Children.
file Kind You Have Always Bougie
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