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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

There was a disagreement, and the
mother undertook to straighten things
out.
why can't you play nicely?" she
asked.
cause he wants to boss things"
answered the younger. He wants me
to play I'm president OF the United
States"
well. why don't you?"
Cause 1t is my turn to be Dewey.
Chicago Evening Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

DO you think that Russia and Great
Britain will disarm?" asked the Anglo
Saxon caller
Really" answered Ii Hung Chang.
who. OF course, does not understand
elegant distinctions in English. Il
don't know that IL makes much diff
ference TO me what they do with their
arms. so long as their legs remain in
pulling distance. Washington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20
lat is simple enough. !"
His Peculiar Shape.

How can you tell monopolist?"
was the question.
BY his stomach was the answer
Of the boy who had been studying po-
litical cartoons and who had thus i'm
bibed the idea that monopoly is a
mere matter of weight.-Chicago Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

"put prefer another" she object
cd A fierce desperation took posses
sion of him.
II am Just as good as another ne
cried.
Now she laughed in his face
To be sure a woman is woman out
love is not precisely like the drug
business after all-Detroit Journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

little poy-oh. Miss Prim, | am so
clad you're back again Pa Glad
e "oyorness tmuch pleased)-rm s'a'
- Getting fond of your lessons
Il,tle Boy-oh, 1t isn't that ! was ',,
,,,as,ns how much shall enjoy my
.s,t hol,days! -Pick-Me-Up
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

Her Father-If you are already en-
gagged and matters have been settled
between you. what do you want to see
me about?
The Budding Financier-I would like
to know from you whether it's advis-
able to marry her.-Life.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

.yes sir" said the quiet man. we
v.n, the army reorganized.
"you think we ought to have more
soldiers?" , ,,,,
,I haven't studied the question that
,ar But from some of the remarks
,nat have passed | don't hesitate 10
include that we need more chap-
,a,ns - Washington star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

IABASTINE is the original
and only durable wall coating,
\ entirely different from all kali
somines, Ready for use IN
white or twelve beautiful tints
~ by adding cold water.
AIDES naturally prefer Ala
BASTINE for walls ana cen-
inrs. because IL is pure, clean,
durable. Put up In dry pow
dered form, In five-round pack
ages, with full directions.
III, kalsomines are cheap. tenn
\ porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks, clays, etc.
and stuck on walls with ns-
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
TINE is not a kalsomine.
EwARE of the dealer Who
saws he can sell you the same
thing as ALABASTINE or
"something just as GOOD. he
is either not posted or Is Try
ing to deceive you.
ND IN OFFERING something
\ ho has bought sheap and tries
To sell on ALABASTINES de-
mands. he may not realize the
damage you will suffer by a
kaleomine on your walls.
ENSIRLE dealers will not buy
n lawsuit. Dealers risk one oy
selling and consumers by uslns
INFRINGEMENT. Alabastine 90
own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
uE INTERIOR WALLS O
every schoolhouse should o
coated only with pure. duraoi'
AARASTINE. 1t safeguard
health. Hundreds of tons ar
used annually for this worA.
~ R1ryMG ALABASTINE, SCI
that packages are properly la
heied' Beware of large four
pound package light kaiso
mine offered to customers
a fvc-pOUnd package.
IuSANCE of wall paper IS on
/ yiated BY ALABASTlNE. l
can be used on plastered walls
wood ceilings. brick or can
vas. A child can brush u OF
II does not rub or scale on.
sTARLISHED in favor. Shu
al limitations. Ask paint deaie
or druggist for tint card. W.T..
for "Alabastine Era" free, !
ALARASTINE CO., Gran
Rapids, Michigan.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

nwhv is It," they asked tna !ou
IL, your husband have MS '"
everything" .,,,oa 81 like to
nees u,e one to blame when things
na'e .n eng Boston Journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

,ominously)-"I know where
vow @' were las, , might sr'" why
husos" 0 ,oll me9 Can't you see I'm in
don't sS 10 be kept in suspensev-pe-
troll, Journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20
Poor Tom my!

Teacher-What's the matter with
YOU today, Tommy? You seem to be
nervous and uneasy.
Tommy am. Yesterday was my
pa and mas wooden wedding and near
ly all the neighbors sent EN- shingles
Chicago News.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

I'm sorry for our president" said
the French official He has an ordeal
before him in which he will not get
half the sympathy he deserves. He
owes It to the public to have some pic
lures taken"
THAT is simple enough"
ut seems so. But think OF man
in his position being told to look pleas
ant Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20
The Real Mourners.

The Real Mourners.
81 have heard said the mother.
that your husband is sad gambler
No. mamma" answered the bride.
ut is the other men who are sad. -
Tit-Bits.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.


New ofk' Aug. Flour dun and barely
steady hlnne sofa parents 50 6Ja3 80. Rye
ilour quet. corn NEAR firm Rye steady,
No ? tOc- Barley quiet Barley malt nom
mat
Wheat-Spot easy; No. red, 1j}sc, OPP
tons o9ened easy at Ac decline under
bearish crop news and ilsnt speculation.
After a sisht rdiy with corn a second
decline was .mpelied by a larger visible
supply increase man expected, and dis
appointing 'Hport demands Go ed weak at
9su lac net decline; September closed, 7i9sc;
DScehpeI cIose4' 'b.sc-
Corn-Spot hrni; No. 2, 37Ac; options
opened al re decline under hne crop news
but deve.opcd positive slreng h on light
county offerings and a demand from
shorts, closed steady al save advance,
September c.osed, S6i2c; December closed
Sc
Oats-Spot duh; No 2, &c; options quiet
aud neglected. Butter firm; Western
Creamery, loz0 SEC; state dairy. lM-7c.
Cat meats steady. Lard easier, 5.07i4c; re-
hned steady. Cheese lreeular; larte white,
nd D.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08

New York. Aug. 7-Muskmelons mostly
inferior and pressing for sale at low
prices
Watermelons are q glut on the market
and urgently offered a low prices.
Muskmeions. Monmouth. Hackensack
seed per barrel. 75cdSl.00; do South Jersey,
Gem ana Jennie Lind, 75cUSl.20; do per
half barrel crate, 41lf7jc, do Baltimore per
bushel basket. 30p35e; Maryland ROCKFORD
seed, extra per crate, si25; do fair to good
per crate. 75cQ$iO0; do per carrier. 75cY
81 %; do per two basket carrier, 5p475c;
Virginia and North Carolina. per barrel,
5O4i5c; do per carrier, 3oG4Oc
Watermelons. per car load, $50@l25; do
per 100, $JOJ01200,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
COTTON FUTURES HIGHER.
Conditions Caused the Speculative
Interests to DO Some business

Conditions Caused the Speculative
Interests to DO Some Business.
New York, Aug. with no English ca
bic accounts to-day liverpool closed on
account of bank holiday feeling of eau
ton was widespread and this, in addition
10 several other doubtful conditions. re
duced speculation to exceptional small
proportions, even for a midsummer cotton
market. The fact that the August COVE rn-
ment report viii make its appearance
thursday was prominent restraining
actor. This report is looked % for some
uAuS tangible regarding the situation in
texas and al other mo5led points in the
peil. Price changes during the day were
confined within small range, but the ten
"'Hcy was upward on coverings and some
sh3li new buying, with the latter pre-
n'o'td on the crop damage reports from
ItNas and The steady ana heavy consump-
,cn N Europe as Wen as in this country.
Iilqes opened about points higher for the
HclVe options with October, 5.57c, Decem-
h''. 5.tV' and January, 5.64c, and later
scored 2 points further advance The mar
Hat continued quiet during The Afternoon,
Nal hlld firm at The advance ON the less
l't ofabie crop news, and no = ressure to
sell Inc market was finally ste ady 10 )
Points net higher.
sew York, Aug. Z, noon.-Cot ton futures
oetHto hrm; August, 5.52c; september,
'-9.c+ October, lie: November, 5.75c; De
g.gHuer 5.S0c; January. 5.64c; February,
y.o.c' March, 5.95c; Aprl, 5.96c; May, colo;
June 6.y3e
o.. mixtures closed steady; August
V''.c' september, 500; Octob or, 5.73c; No
.th9er, sic; Dec mber. J.;52c; January,
-s--, ..ebruary 5.s0c; March, 5.9ic; Aptl,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
Central Of Georgia Railway.
Schedules Effective June 90, 1899.
90th Mer dan Time.
DEPARTURES

Schedules Effective June 20, 1899.
90th Mer dian Time
DEPARTURES
Lv. Savannah
Daily for Macon and Atlanta. -. S:45 A. NJ.
Daily eX. Sunday for Augusta. SIS A. NJ.
Sunday only for Augusta ....... $50 T.. NJ
Daily for Augusta, Macon, At
ianta, Athens. Columbus and
birmingham observation-disclosures. 800 r NJ
Daily ex Sunday for Dover. 600 =. M.
Daily ex. Sunday for Guyto 200 =. NJ.
ARRIVALS
Ar. Savannah
Daily from Macon and Atlanta. 500 p. N.
Daily eX. Sunday from Augusta. 500 =. NJ
Sunday only from Augusta ..... 1925 A. Nj.
Daily from Augusta. Macon. Al
lanta, Athens Columbus and
birmingham ................... 500 A. nj
Daily eX. Sunday from Dover. 7:fS A. M.
Daily eX. Sunday from Guyton.. $50 =. NJ
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE.
10Th meridian or Savannah c,ty time
WEEK DAYS-Leave Savannah. 600 a.
H., 1905 a. m, 1885 p. m, 5.25 p m. $50 D.
m. S.35 p. m. Returning, leave Tybee, 6:O
a. m, 800 a. m, 11:l0 a m, 5:15 D. m, 7A
p m, 1910 D. m.
Sundays-Leave Savannah, 7.45 n m
1905 a. m, 1905 p. m, 1885 p. m. 5:25 p. m.
$3.50 p. m, S:35 p. M Returning leave
Tybee 500 a. m, S:35 a. m, l110 a. M
100 p. m, $50 p. m, 7:4O p. m. 1910 p. m.
Connections made al terminal points with
al trains Northwest. West and Southwest
Sleeping cars on all night trains. Par
Tor cars on day trains between Savannah
and Atlanta
For further information and for sched-
ules to all points beyond our line apply Ia
W. G. BREWER. city Ticket and Pass
onger Agent, 107 Bun street
+. II. HINTON, Traffic Manager.
THEO. d. KLINE Gen. Superintendent
JOHN n. EGAN, Vice President,
Savannah, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
SPIRITS STILL CLIMBING.
.,,r PRICE UP TO 40 CENTS WITH
GOOD DEMAND.

,,,si, Firm and Unchanged-COttOn
steady BUT Nothing DOing-Other
MARKETS steady-Markets by Tele-
Graph.
s.,apnah. Aug. THE special interest
ST.. me leading markets continues 10 be
m. steady advance of spirits turpentine.
7o-3.v the price rose to 46 cents, with a
-.,5 demand. Rosin was firm. Cotton re-
o,red steady, with no sales reported.
THE wholesale markets were steady. The
f.r7ntng resume of the different markets
will show the quotations and tone at the
close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08

quiet: No spring wheat. 6606SAc; NO 2
red, 7001012c; no. corn, 3llzc; No. yell
low corn a3l9G33c; No. oats, 2OaZlhc; no.
white, 22ala23Ac; No. white, 2l42Hc;
No rye 53izc. No. 2 barley 3i439c; No.
fax seed, $50; prime timothy seed, $40
AZ 45c. mess pork. per barrel. a.7jQ8 45c;
lard. per 100 pounds. S522lan5.35c; short
ribs sides Ooose), A8j05.25; dry salted
shoulders (boxeD, 51a@Tsc; snort clear
sides boxed. S5.4OQ5.45c; whisky disthlers'
finished goods. per gall n, s. %; uSars, cut
loaf. unchanged; clover, $6.oO0G&c; but
ter firm. creamers, 13hul714c; dairies' l2W
l5l4c cheese firm. 9AQl0c' eggs hrm'
fresh PIC.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
MISCELLANEOUS MARKErs.

MIGCETIANCOTS MARE ETS.
.,.,- 49,,
ne iOAo" ~ are '''e ID amman
u lIaue quo,atFb4st ~.
'1c9h MAJ heI - StIa"S ,ii1-N,i 80
sues &C ury "a ca e., ar u" - -
~, '.SC, SCSuI ult.' Ia'i'7 l'1- c,,o
Ma Ae' ~ ~ pul III 80
'y- Pou'" ''nS vs. 'o -1 Jun" ~ ~
5l4c, 5o-polnd tierees' .&4e. ,....-,.
huI'et-NdIk c' 9teauy' Co0h''s 10, So
edge ISc' extra uairl'S' 49, extra f's"'S'
o, .
'I'eSe- Market III H. Id"NS Iul 0i''N'
CHe.se' ~ ~ PIuAu dl ei4se' -it2o' IL,
'oui va re, 7''".S a."
S'FaI-H', $i.Ii' iai,NE' S''2o, amy, F''y'
Ooiu-NaIhVl steauN' W"it'' Jov 4',9'
95c' carload o s. 24c' miNsd ,ofA' JoD 'o'7'
o3ci can, al iot7' oJc'
Cats-' diiodo Iols' 'oc. Jop iO'9' NJ
leAas rust pIool cats Jop 'ots' $50
Southeih seeu ~ e. @L'o
Bran-lob lots 9uc' carload iots SOC,
Hay M"fket sieauy' western Jop lo1S'
S9.2ci CARLOAD 'ots' oOc' hd9IeIH' cdiioa19'
'oc. Job % $ aoc'
Meai-FeaiL per Darici' $z'o'' per sdGh'
81 ~ CITY meal per sack bolieu, @i'u'12'
water sI9U'1' " pm 3, II ,,,,
per lalreL so; per SACK @i.z''2' suh"ry
piaHos' 40 ualIvl, Si'-o S1NN, 800.
r-Equ'ly frIees-2aNa unah quo
satlohS: o"'eI ca bow, S'aluaiu 5l d'u-
a. 2.43c; Wllle extra '.o9e, extra - i'''c'
soIoen e. t@jei yeHo", 4oSg, o-,.p.,
i'ui' ~ - ,n a. az.
% 9gr'y 1G s' Yo AZ No. No ~ &c. NC No. o2C g.
Sc: No r ne
% on 1tU barrel. 80 75a3c
n'atoes-Wes-ern 80 o0G52 *. Northern
60 50q52 ~
eroo,s Market steady. g o9q72 o. HOY
GahE1aeo .%nrtisrn ner baTrei 81 75at
zoo
Driod r7r1,it AnnIes evanoratad o..
oorar,,or zI,5iz,.
Tmts"A Anna. Tarraeona 13c. 1vicas
800. ,.,,,,,its I,,.,rrb M. Narlo.' tre. ne
a1.ns Co.. Rrol,js ~ berts 1oo. assort-
"a ~ za-r,oI,r7 ,gi 55-nn,,od toyes e5sc
p ,,q,, ~ e. AZ. lE-bov q1c. .oosa
en- ranna No. e., nonn9
JUN - .IocIe f,fr demand.
,,,rl,at tirno. rane,. band-nicl,e5 Vfretni,
,l'r' 'rg an ll 5r@o bard-nicod Virein'a
i(,5tlr
ISggs- Market .stsadv. euunlv limited.
o,S39,, i,nnsn,l,.a Io9,1c. y9estern can.
dIod 81 G,19c
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08

Tennessee were the most acute suferngs
on realizing.
American Tobacco fell off % points, WITH
only fractional rally, and Tennessee Coal
dropped an extreme pa. The Continental
Tobacco stocks and securities of companies
directly or indirectly in the steel trade
were also affected There was a con
tinued upward movement in Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf, the extreme advance
reaching Al
This stock became feverish in the La
trading and closed with u net gam of ia
The announcement of the purchase OF re-
celvef'S certificates by the reorganization
committee may have had something 70 do
with the strength.
Support was manifest in the Wisconsin
Central issues and the Pitts burg
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis
stocks closed 1Q2 points higher
respectively on the day. There was a
strong upward movement in Northern Pa
chc, the extreme rise reaching 124 This
induced bear covering in Union Pacific.
resulting in an advance of point in that
stock. The smelling stocks was very firm
and in the late dealings New York Cen
tral was lifted q on the good showing Of
July earnings, while Pennsylvania moved
a point in the opposite direction. Lacka-
wanna and Paper dropped 2i2 each. The
attitude Of spectators was for the most
part a waiting one, and there was no Sc
we're pressure to sell, twithstauding the
low state Of reserves shown by Saturday
bank statement
Money cont nued in supply at t per cent
The bank holiday in London left no means
of gauging the money market there but
the advance from AZ 90 per cent. of the
German Imperial Banks rates OF discount
reflected the continued process of draw ng
in OF credits to the London center. This
dld not prevent a fall of an additional
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine.-The market rose to
DC cents to-day, and there were sales re
ported at the price The situation re-
NAMED unchanged for the past week or
two; the spot offerings being light, and
the most of the receipts going on con-
tracts.
Al the Board Of Trade, at the first e
the market was buIleuned firm al 4Jc
with no sales AT the last call the market
closed firm at As cents, with sales of 81
casks
Rosin.-The market remained firm with
no transactions reported. At the Board Of
Trade at the opening and closing the mar
ket was bulletined firm with quotations
as follows.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08

EasNo $ 2j1
a m ron
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Pullman
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For fun Information
NJ JB. r
c. 2 & A
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W r. MCINTYRE d T A Broad Liberty
A. L. A A G. p A.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08


The future az - '7tr,,iit
To-Day 'ut II t''' tt7 800 ,,
the ocal MAJ Mt a. 'ilo .'oiI "a l''il.s
tlt market was pulIe '''ieu 9'e'"S ai" u"-
changed WIN no 9ai1 .as..,-,-+ ....
Iae io'loWiHs 't'e ~ w
tau"hs' az tIe =, ,!io MAJ 'Ne' a. 'ii7
Cotton EASHdIse '0-N"S o,
Good midu""S ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 'o18
Middin
10" iAILuIiHs q
Good ORDINARY =
Ordinary '''..';.' -, .'''''''''''''41s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08

3S5
No 81 jacksonville
WayeTos ikson and st Louis via Monsomer,
&
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I'M 8
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Is
SATURDAYS following Havana Wde%
audM Monday
and
Saturdays
a ARMAND
II
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
AUSTIN Ia. aIYREs,

AUSTIN IA. MYREs,
GO broadway, New York City.
CORRESPONDENT
On margin on I-I8th commission
Southern securities a speciality on "a
commission. Cipher code furnished.
Member Consolidated stock E1-
change.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16

were staked and filed at about that
time. Then followed the organization
of the townste. Butte was budding
out briskly as quartz camp Its placer
reputation--the camps distinction in
the '6Ds-had passed away Butte was
in Deer Lodge county. o. B. O'Bannon
was probate judge; as everybody
knows, he is still a practicing attor-
ney in Deer Lodge. Bemas McFar-
land. deputy United States surveyor,
plated Butte; several years ago, in his
prospector's cabin not far from Gardi-
ner, at the entrance to the Yellow
stone park, he was burned to death.
Butte was plated in 1878. The rule
was that the squatter within the town
site limits could get one lot of 4,200
square feet by paying to the govern
ment $40 for the lot plus 81 for the pro-
bate judges fees, etc. 1t was also the
law that where a squatter's cabin and
surroundings covered more than one lot,
he could hold all; and the rest of the
plated property was thrown open to
buyers-$1O plus "a being the going
price. Practically all of Main street
from the Miners union hall down to
point about a block below Park street,
and along Park, from Montana to
Wyoming street, was promptly taken
up at that time by the acquiring of title
under the United States mining law,
and. of course, there were takers for
considerable amount of property, in ad-
dition, east and west of Main.
A Row Over Titles.
Everything in Butte moved along
pleasantly enough until certain law
yers who thought they knew thing or
two about titles set up the proposition
that the titles that had thus been
taken were worthless and that the man
who Jumped" the ground that had
passed to scores of individuals could
keep it against all corners, GUST those
who We're purchasers from the govern
ment and get and keep possession. The
result was good deal of unrest and
confusion. A few men were induced ito
pin their faith on these too-hasty law
yers and they started out to jump the
whole townsite-at least the portion of
it that was not properly enclosed under
certain provisions of a law which en-
crossed all the eyes these lawyers had.
In instances, there were genuine from
tier experiences. One man drew a lot
of lumber upon lot at the corner of
Broadway and Montana street. James
A. Talbot, vice president, to-day, of
Butte's famous First National bank
owned the piece of ground under the
title from the government, and it didn't
occur to him to throw the real estate
| away. He went to the corner lot; he
carried a Winchester with him: he set
fire to the pile of lumber the Jumper"
had hauled; he stood guard until the
stuff was reduced to ashes-nnd no man
came near the scene to parley with
him. "Charlie' Carver, well known in
Butte to this day, figured prominently
in this business-he proposed to jump
both sides of Main street. He stationed
himself near the corner of Granite and
Main, and a good many people were
| afraid to pass that way, not caring to
run risk of promiscuous shooting. Car
YER is now a KlondilSer, and according
to the reports that reach Butte, he is
| laying up treasure on earth. The bump
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16

to the Butte bank, in 1889, for a nom
inal consideration. At the same time
$125 were paid to clear the Smoked House
lode claim. That claim, of course, COW
cred a great deal of business property
in Butte, but the final settlement was
not onerous in any instance; the lode
title to the O'Rourke corner Is includ-
ed in the $500 consideration paid by
Mathews.
For years after Butte began to ap-
proach the proportions of a city, there
was big hole in the ground just
east of the opera house site on Broad
way. 1t wasn't called lot, nobody
wanted it. 1t was the last space in
the block to be taken up. George w.
Irvine took it. in 1879, for s14. 1t is AZ
feet front. Mr.. Irwin sold it for $4,000
in 1881. 1t has not since changed hands.
1t is in the Jeffries estate. Wouldn't
it be considered worth $3.50 foot?
It's the Same Outside.
These sites are selected for this morn
ing's mention in the Standard because
they are known to almost every reader.
Really, the steady advance in suburban
and residence values in Butte is more
significant than for the well-known
business center. And in each instance
the advance has been constant. Not to
speak of genuine old-time days. the
ten years ago, when three men whom
Butte knows well stood in front Of the
city hall and wondered and wondered
whether it would be wise for them to
pay $14,500 for the ground the old St.
Nicholas hotel stood on-practically the
present site of the Butte! The site is,
if the Standards memory is right, 121
feet by 100.
You will find this If you look into the
question. First, the proportion of unin-
numbered property in Butte's business
section is remarkably large. Secondly,
they have always guessed it wrong who
during all these years have guessed
that Butte values are not permanent.
Third, there never has been Fourth
of July dawn on Butte, since it was a
camp, but has found Butte real estate
worth a comfortable percentage more
than it was on the preceding Fourth
of July. The men who have had faith
in Butte are the winners. They really
ought to be held up to public denuncia-
ton who, in splendid Butte years-lihe
this present one. for instance-complain
that Butte isn't what it ought to be.
Start out on your travels to find a
match for it and see how far you'll have
to go!