The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-15
NEWS FROM BUTTE
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Allow vOter~ tn Rcgister
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BUTTE, Sept. 1A.-There is every proba-
bility of endless trouble arising out of the
registry Law In this city. Notwithstanding
the opinion of the encouragement that
registration tomorrow Sunday il legal
some of the republican r,gistry agents
here have resolved to close their books an
10 O'Clock tonight and to refuse to open
tomorrow. John Kirby. agent at No. 3
district and comprising all that part of the
city south of Park and west of Main
streets and the Centennial Brewery pre-
cinct, told u STANDARD reporter that he
would close his work of registering voters
tonight at 10 O'Clock. and il half the dis
trict was DISTINGUISHED he would not
open Tomorrow. Kirby says he il satis-
fled Sunday registration is illegal and
he will not he n party to IL. He maintains
that II IL il light to keep the registry offices
open o-morrow it was also right to keep
them open Oh all previous Sundays since
the registry books were opened. Kirby
says he, as registry agent, il made Judge
and Interpreter of the registry law and he
cares not for the decision of the attorney
general or any other lawyer. Kirby is evil
IDENTITY determined to follow out this
course, and, as a result many parties who
reside i'm that district and who expect to
generals decision will be DISTINGUISHED.
Mr. Potter, register Hgent in No. dis
porter what course he Intended to follow.
said he had not decided. He said the law
was to him contradictory upon the matter
hfhu Ac leAt llhe COMING tO SOul1c unOt'T~
standing with the other registry agents in
the city whereby all the offices would bc
kept open. or all closed. He would not de-
definitely until he had a chance to
consult the other registry agents after
closing tonight.
Mr.. Gleason, agent at No. 2 district.
says he has maintained from the first
that the law requires the registry offices to
he kept open ON the 18th, and as this
view has been endorsed by the attorney
general, Mr.. Gleason says he will keep
his office open and will register voters to-
sioners published "a card i'm the evening
ton to order the registry agents TO close
their offices or to keep them OPEN. The
chairman of the commission, Mr.. Jack,
registration Offices closed finally tonight,
hut adds that the agents must use their
own jndgmsnt in the matter, and thus the
tomorrow morning one man will he en-
titled to register his vote whilst his next
door neighbor will he denied that right.
Patti Rosa, the popular actress, will
play "NiarRcry Daw" and Love and
Duty i'm Butte next week. Her engage
ment here lasts three nights. Patti is sup
ported by an unusually brilliant company.
amongst whom is the great comedian
Bert Haverley.
The Emmett Guard, Company Il, n. c.,
will give n grand military ball i'm the
Miners Union hall Oh the evening of
Friday, September q, prior to their going
into encampment
The county commissioners will meet on
Monday tn hear parties who object to
their present assessment.
Secretary Of State Walker was i'm town
to-day on official business.
Cards are out for the wedding OF IL.
Mediation and Miss Rosie Morier. The
will he performed i'm the Cath
Ollie church next Thursday evening at .
o'clock.
Argument, of course, in the case of Mary
with having stolen $4,000 from Norl
J~ubeinveille last Monday night while the
street. wa. heard today b. J"dse New.
kirk The Judge reserved his decision UNI
Gil Monday. Charles Flameau, who was
charged with completely i'm the robbery,
was discharged. Messrs. Forbis and
Booth defended the prisoners i'm an able
manner. whilst Mr.. Scallan conducted the
prosecution.
One Cameron and a Mcqueen got into u
light i'm he California brewery. and Cam
Queens bail bond was forfeited.
b. Stevano got hilarious and q his
horse into "a saloon on east Galena street.
He paid So and costs into the police court
for his fun.
Henry j. RathelmiIler to-day obtained a
license to marry Lizzie Kaak.
In the matter of the estate of John j.:
Nixon, James IL. Lynch was appointed
In the estate of Mary Powell. petition
was filed to-day with the public admins
traitor for letters of administration.
There is talk of notifying the gang of
ioafers who live with disrepntable women
i'm various parts of the city, and h have
no visible means of support, to leave the
town. A few years ago a gang of this
class of gentry were waited upon 10y a;
vigilance committee and invited to leave
town. They were huddled together and
marched to the outskirts of the city and
headed east and told to leave. They left,
and for n time the city was comparatively
free from that class of citizens. But of
late they have become un~pleasantly thick
again, and the criminal docket increases
accordingly.
Mrs. Hopkins, wife of Judge Hopkins,
has been dangerously i'll for some days,
but is now improving in health.
C.. j. Farlin and L. Wilson to-day filed
notice of location of the Clipper lode min
ing claim i'm the ack-ta district.
Policeman Carroll appeared upon the
streets this morning wearing an unus,l-
ally bright smile. The arrival of n young
son at the Carroll mansion yesterday is
the cause of his beaminR joy.
THEY OECIDE TO CLOSE