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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
COMPLAINT
PLEADING FILED IN THILL 500.
600 DAMAGE SUIT.
WAS BROUGHT AGAINST CLARKS
Rehearses How Michael Thill Was
Crushed to Death in Butte Re-
duction Works Four Years
Ago.

An amended complaint was filed in the
district court today in the suit brought
to recover $4,000 in damages from w. A.
Clark, j. Ross Clark and Charles w.
Clark, as partners, by John E. Thill, as
the administrator of the estate of his
son, Michael Thill, who was killed acct
dentally in the Butte Reduction works
on March g. 1897.
The complaint alleges that the defend
ants were responsible for the death of
Michael Thrill, through negligence, and
/ that Michael Thilrs estate was damaged
$4,000 by the carelessness of the de-
PENDANTS.
1t relates that Thill, who was 20 years
of age, was employed to attend one of
the crushing jigs in the mill at the time
of his death, and that part Of his duties
consisted in keeping open the feed spout
through which the jig was fed crushed
ore and water; and that the spout fire.
quently got choked, and when he had
to open it by thrusting an iron bar up
into it.
Close to the Shaft.
The plaintiff goes on to say that the
spout got choked on the day of young
Thill's death, and that Thrill climbed
up on top Of the jig to relieve it, and
that this brougl him close to a revolv-
that while relic ing the said spout, and
without carelessness on his part his
clothing was in some way caught by the
set screw projecting from the said shaft,
and instantly the same were wound
tightly around the said shaft and his
body, with great force, was revolved
with the shaft until his feet came in con-
tact with an adjacent shaft, where his
body was so held and crushed; that he
was then and there killed by the great
force and pressure of the machinery be-
fore the same could be stopped
The complaint alleges that the feed
spout was effectively constructed and
placed and that Thill did not know that
such was the case. He declares that the
defendants were Careless and negligent
in leaving the said set screw unguarded
and projecting as aforesaid, as we'll as in
the construction and placing Of the said
spout"
Defects in Construction.
The plaintiff says that Thill was able
bodied and earning at the time of his
death $3.50 a day, and contributing to
the support of his parents. The next of
kin and heirs who are entitled to share
in his estate are his parents, John and
Maggie Thill; his sisters, Mary Mckay
and Maggie Barrett, and his brothers,
John and Charles Thill
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23

At the Finlen-W. ]. Stephens, Ada
lene A. Stephens, Eva r. Stephens, Mis-
soula: o. E. Weymouth, San Francisco:
John B. Egan, Kansas City; w. A.
Clark. Big Timber; j. M. Woodside,
Pony; w. E. Christopher, Butte; T. F.
mclaughlin, Helena; D. ]. McCarty.
San FranciscO; w. f. Dodd. Helena;
Mrs. H. Kinsley, Chicago; William S.
Clarkson, Livingston: NJ. ]. Conford,
Chicago; George b. Franks, Whitehall;
M. H. Parker, T. !. A. Monaghan. Boul-
der; H. H. Griffith, Gebo; w. w. Hoag-
land, San Francisco; B. F. Oaks, Port
land; c. NJ. Wills, Chicago; Henry Ray.
Big Timber; Edward Tooling, Little Sill
yer; c. A. Cushman, city: c. Bruster.
Spokane: Lyle James, Esther Muhle-
stein. j. William Knight and wife. Ray
mOnd e. G. lick; John Corners, City;
L. w. Holt. Roosevelt N. NJ: J. c. Daw-
kins, st. Paul.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

r. de B. Smith of Anaconda was in
town yesterday.
F. r. White and wife of Whitehall are
registered at the Butte.
Alex. Burrell and wife of Marysville
are registered at the Thornton.
John Berkin and D. : Swinehart Of
Boulder are visiting friends in the city,
Judge w. E. Cullen passed through
the city today en- route from Denver to
his home in Spokane.
Lyle James, Miss Esther Muhlestein,
J. w. Mcknight and wife of Raymond
were Butte guests yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Wilson will leave
tonight for Spokane, where they will
spend Christmas with friends.
James Williamson, an old resident of
Whitehall, is in Butte where he will
spend few days visiting his many
friends.
w. E. Brink, ticket agent at the city
office of the Northern Pacific, returned
last night from visit to his old home in
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Marriage licenses were issued Satur-
day to Edward Thomas and Ruby RUM
sey, Edward Benson and Bessie Evans
and William J.. Gahagen and Albetina
Cole.
Mrs. w. o. Speer, instructor of the
Butte Philosophical society, has been
presented with handsome book, "F'rag-
ments of a Faith Forgotten" by her
class.
Governors of the various states through
which the Great Northern and the North
pooi dc IN, JoV
ena December 80 to consider the pro-
posed merger.
A large number of the Butte city
school teachers will attend the confer
ence of the Montana State Teachers as
ISOLATION, to be held in srissou.a Deem
Der 26, ~ and 49, ~ 81.
Alderman Thomas Bryant left yester-
day for Salt Lake, where he will spend
the holidays with his family! Prior to
going away he entertained a number
of his friends at his apartments.
Rev. G. c. Rector, presiding elder,
preached at ST. Paul's M. E. church yes
terday. Rev. S. II. c. Burgin, the pas
tor, has nearly recovered from his ILL
ness and will soon return to Butte.
Just as sure as you are born Santa
Claus will put box of Harvard cigars
in many mems stockings in Butte to-
morrow night, and, by the same token,
the recipients will be made happy there. =
A boy, who declined to give his name.
had narrow escape from death Sunday
while coasting in Montana street. Had
1t not been for the prompt action of a
moto"lnan in stopping his car the lad
would have been crushed under the
wheels.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
Daily Monument Fund

The Inter Mountain has opened SUP
scription books on behalf of the DalS
monument fund.
Money, checks or drafts in any amount
may be sent addressed "Daly Monu-
ment, care Inter Mountain, BUTT, Mon
tana."
Due acknowledgment will be made IN
these columns, and the amount received
each day added to the declared totai.
Other newspapers of the state nave
been asked to receive subscriptions IN
like manner and after acknowledging the
same, send the money to T. M. Hodgens.
State Savings bank, Butte, Montana.
This is general summary OF the 1uno
account to date:
Already reported. .$2O.lOS.Oo
F. L. Melcher and w. G. Baw-
den, F. s. Gray and Charles
Greiner (Western Iron Works) 2O0.O
King e. Lowry 5000
Gagnon mine $3.50
Silver Bow No. 1............".... 59.oo
Silver Bow No 3.. $500
Berklev $3.50
CIV Goodale. 100. 90
M. Donahue. San Francisco 500. 90
T. w. Buzzo, VAUDEVILLE. ....... 1900
Joseph Broughton, Walkerville.. 1900
c. p. Connolly Observation-Disclosures. $500
M. c. Murphy. .................... 500
Oneida mine. Observation-Disclosures. $500
Total to date. $22, 1897 so
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
Candies

Our display of fine candies COM
pares favOrably with any, whether
East or West. Our candy depart
ment does not consist of just a
showcase full of candy, but it is a
solid plate glass case in a. horseshoe
shape of 40 feet, with larger as
sortment displayed than any ex-
elusive candy store in Montana.
Our prices are lower for the same
kinds than even Chicago.
Fine mixed or stick candy. pound
10c: fancy mixed candy. pound.
12kc; assorted caramels, Is for &c.
pound, 15c; assorted clear hard
candy, pound 15c; fancy choco-
lates, pound zoe; silk kisses, pound
zoe; peanut crisp-the kind you get
at I.utey's is often sold at 35c
pound-Qur price, pound zoe.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
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Bordeaux Bill of Exceptions.

A notice was filed in the district court
today in the Bordeaux divorce case by
Mrs. Bordeaux's attorneys notifying Bor-
teauX and his legal counsel that Mr..
Bordeaux's statement on motion for a
hew trial, and her bill of exceptions, to-
kether with the amendments proposed
by Bordeaux, will be presented to Judge
Clancy for settlement on next Saturday,
If he holds court then, and If he does
not hold court, to his clerk for delivery
to him.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
Montana's largest Grocery, Dec. n
Xmas Dinner
Supplies

Just Monday and Tuesday for
Butte's Xmas shopping. For selec-
tion, service and satisfaction all
shoppers will surely select Monday,
because shopping at the last day is
seldom satisfactory.
From present Indications the
market will be just as short of real
fancy Turkeys as 1t was Thanks
giving. We have bought literally
and expect to have enough for
Mondays and Tuesdays trade.
You will be on the safe side by
securing your turkey Monday
morning.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
JAPANESE SHIP YARDS.
Will Build New Fleet of Boats at
Home,

Tacoma, Washington. Dec. 23.-Jap-
anese advices state that the Nippon Yu-
sen Kaisha or Japanese Mail Steamship
company has decided to build In Jap
anese shipyards Is steamers between now
and 1907.
These steamers will be used to aug
ment it's great fleet now running to
America, Australia, London and up and
down the Asiatic coast.
The decision was reached to build
them thus early that the company may
be prepared to meet the growing COM
petition offered by new steamers of other
lines, running to the Orient.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
Heavy Inheritance Tax.

w. ]. Naughten. the appraiser in the
estate of Francis E. Curtis, deceased,
yesterday filed his appraisers report,
appraising the property of the estate
subject to inheritance tax at $15.227.78.
Upon the report Judge McClernan made
a decree fixing the value of the estate
subject to the tax at the figure named.
The court in its decree also fixed the sum
to be paid by the estate as inheritance
tax at $40. and ordered the adminis-
traitor to pay that amount out Of the
property.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
his head and inflicting severe wound

his head and infictng a severe wound.
He was at once loaded into a wagon
and taken to st. AIMS hospital. He
had recovered consciousness by the time
he arrived there, and upon examination
e was thought that his injuries were not
as serious as was at first supposed.
Peter Miller suffered a association this
morning from severe fall upon the
sidewalk. He was taken to the hospital
where the fracture was reduced. He Is
not seriously injured.2
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS,
Young Man Falls Thirty Feet But Will
Recover.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Anaconda, Dec. 23.-Otto Caps, son of
e. r. Caps. was seriously injured this
morning by falling from scaffolding
at the new works.
He was working as carpenters help
er on the outside of building and fell
distance of at least 30 feet, striking upon
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the Thornton-A. T. Tower. Chi
cago; A. Ebert. Dillon: NJ. H. Curher.
Great Falls: L. Prince. Dillon; w. s..
Springer. Chicago; r. v. Lebree, Dill
lon: Doctor Brethour. Hamilton: ]. c.
Remmouth. Mrs. E. Underwood, Chi
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23

At the Butte-L. j. Lachman, Kansas
CITY: b. K. Loeb, Helena; Tom Cham
bers. Anaconda; Matt l.. Berry, New
York; Mrs. Livermore. Anaconda; F. r.
Warren and wife, Whitehall.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
LIQUOR Dealers Ball,

The third annual ball of the Silver
Bow County Retail Liquor Dealers Pro-
tective association will take place at
Renshaw hall on Thursday, December
g. Tickets, admitting gentleman and
lady, 81.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
Funeral Notices.

Violet Ada, the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merrifield. died this
morning. The funeral will take place to-
morrow (Tuesday) at p. M, from the
family residence, No. 219 Williams street,
North Walkerville, Rev. L. l.. Tower, Of
floating.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
THE INTER MOUNTAIN MONDAY DECEMBER 49, 1901

cago; Lew Thorne, Wabash, Ind; John
berkin, D. E. Swinehart, Boulder; r.. de
3. Smith, Anaconda; ]. A. Martin, Salt
Lake; Alex Burrell and wife. Marys-
vile: w. e. Cullen, Spokane.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
OFFICERS OF RED MEN.
Shoshone Tribe No. l Chooses Leaders
for the Coming Year.

Shoshone Tribe No. 1, Improved Order
or Red Men, has elected the following
officers:
Sachem-C. ]. JOHNSON.
Senior SagamOre-GUS WILSON.
Junior Sycamore - HARRY THOMAS.
Prophet-J. j. WILLIAMS.
c. of R.-A. j. WHITE.
X. of VS.. GENZBERGER.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
Copper Market.

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 23.-Copper and lead
dull and unchanged.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
Oar 25c Candies

Twenty-Five cents buys a pound
of candy at Lutey's fully equal to
and in some cases better than you
are generally asked 4Oc and zoe for.
This Is saying a great deal, tut the
candies prove it. Here are fine wal
nut top chocolates. pecan top choc-
Olates, cOcoanut center honDons,
rose. vanilla and chocolate fiavors;
cream almonds, rose, vailla and
chocolate flavors: fruit favors;
caramels, rich and creamy; fancy
cream almonds, rose. vanilla and
berry, raspberry, vanilla, almond,
pineapple. wintergreen. pepper
mint, orange and pistachio; also
nut-top creams. nut nougat candy;
Turkish paste, lemon and orange
flavors; spiced jelly straws; burnt
peanuts, Csc BUYS A POUND
BOX NEATLY PACKED AND
TIED, ANY ASSORTMENT-25c.
Special prices for Christmas en-
tertainments and Sunday-schools.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23

John Bailey, aged 40 years, died yester-
day. The funeral will take place Thurs
day at 2 p. M, from the residence. No.
63 North Main street. Meaderville. pro-
ceeding to the Meaderville M. E. church,
where services will be held.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23

Thomas L. Worthington, aged 30 years,
died this morning at his late residence.
No. 45S East Park street. The deceased
was a member of the Maccabees. Time of
funeral will appear in later papers.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
CSsn O'Connor Arrested.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Anaconda, Dec 23.-Con OConnor was
put in the county Jail today charged with
assault in the first degree.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
COPPER MINING QUOTATIONS

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Boston, Mass, Dec. 23.-The copper
mining shares closed today as follows:
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23

Skates sharpened. Wright's. II N. Ariz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-08

The recommendation of the coroner's jury
III the latest case of street-car killing is
that the authorities require that henceforth
guard rails be placed the inside of all
open cars. Some years ago this practice
was uniformly followed in Washington and
it is today observed on at least one of the
local lines. But the great majority of the
open cars are run without such rails and
the danger Of accidents similar to that in
question is ever present. The guard rail
prohibits the passenger from aiighting on
the inside of the track, save avowedly at
his own grave risk. He can of course
Chamber over under 1t, but in SO doing
he valves all his rights to protection Such
rail has at least strong moral influence
upon car-riders, and is desirable if for that
haps prefer that these cars be run unguard-
ed, for the open car accessible from both
sides is somewhat more convenient. 1t Is
rather difficult for passengers to secure q
seat in one of the open cars with the
benches running continuously from side to
side and with the inner side guarded, es-
pecially if the end next to the outer rail
is occupied by person determined to pre-
serve his rights of priority. The case. how
ever, is not to be decided solely upon the
passengers preference. for it Is a matter
requiring positive action by the authorities
to lead to uniform practice in the interest
of public safety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-08

arc no henchmen to pamper with con-
tracts and pickings. But at the same time
there is lacking the element of organiza-
ton without which, in too many cases. the
reform principle falters in the face of a
greedy, determined opposition, trained in
the school of practical politics. So that
the mere imposition of the merit principle
is not sufficient Nor is the cleansing of
the governmental records. nor the punish
ment of past offenders. nor the maintenance
OF high standard of administrative. eff
cheney and honesty. The people must still
be brought up to sense of appreciation
OF this good work The man with the vote
must be made to feel that he profits by
supporting such a government, so that In
the next election he will remember the past
and continue the non-partisan reformers in
power.
The task of making the man with the
vote a partisan of non-partisanship is a
serious one and it will tax the best efforts
of the now victorious New Workers far
more than the problems of punishment and
Of appointment soon to be approached. The
Strong government of New York in 1851
failed thus to establish the foundations of
lasting reform. and one faction of the peo-
pie in the next election followed a party
candidate and permitted the return Of Tam
many to it's spoils. This year the demon
stration of the efficacy of the fusion of all
the forces opposed to the corrupt machine
is perfect and emphatic. long step has
been taken toward that enlightenment of
the individual citizen which must be &C
ccmplished before the metropolis can be
considered out of danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-08
FOg-BOund.

Years have passed since the fogs of Lon
don became the subject of interna tional
jocularity. 1t is rather surprising, consid-
ering the advances made by science and
municipal management in the interim, now
to find the British capital helpless In the
embrace of mists which have paralyzed
traffic. closed some of the playhouses, de-
moralized the inhabitants and even caused
deaths. When the first Of this recent Sc
ries of fogs descended upon London
coaches, omnibuses and cabs were halted
for hours for fear of collisions. Plays were
stopped because the stage could not be
seen for the vapors rolling through the
doors and windows. Link-boys ran about
to guide troubled pedestrians as In the me-
dieyal days. Since then many deaths
due directly to the fogs have been reported,
laborers walking or the docks in the mist
and persons being killed by collisions with
moving vehicles. The lack Of surface
traction complexities the situation. An cleo
trio car could at least find Its way. though
1t might be compelled to run slowly to
avoid trouble. The reports state that 1t has
been impossible to trace familiar routes and
persons have been hopelessiy lost for hours,
wandering about In the vast city without a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-08
NarSinRti's Shame

Democratic appeals for the amendment of
the German election Law i'll MARYLAND. now
that it has apparently served it's purpose
of putting a democratic ma jority in the
legislature on the face of the returns cam
not be taken seriously. The same volume
OF protest raised before the act was passed
might have had some effect to prevent the
present scandal. There is no excuse for
this tardiness in the declaration that the
law is a good law but capable of crooked
execution. The whole proposition to restrict
the franchise smacked from the outset of
trick The calling of the legislature in
Special session WAS a trick The lam
bill was a trick. There was nothing
square. honest or decent in the en-
tir~ transaction. y law so conceived in the
Very atmosphere of trickery and fraud. and
enacted in the interest of one man. could
~ possibly be honestly executed by it's
Ir"pagators and friends There can be no
line of division between the law and its
mode of application. Nor need any intelIi-
s. mt man have doubted. before it was ac-
tualiy passed. that it would yield itself to
IL" fraudulent application which robbed
s'st tuesdays proceeding of all sembianca
Debated democratic protest now against its
1urther life involves a confession of con-
advance in the original fraud and is coupled
with acceptance OF the fruits of the pres
hnt frauds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-08
BOndres.

Election bonfires are mischievous and
harmful In our crowded cities. and street
urchins steal large quantities of combusti-
bic material to feed the flames. There is
no good reason for permitting this want on
waste of fuel which would be welcome in
the homes OF the poor in the cold days and
nights OF midwinter If it were not made
useful In other ways. Generations ago
wood for heating and for cooking could be
bought cheaply in Manhattan. Now both
wood end coal are held at high prices, and
the prodigal destruction on the payements
and In the roadways of stolen barrels.
pieces OF timber baskets and beams. lsths
and scantlings, all sorts Of stuff heaped I'm
to make blaze has no warrant in reason
and common sense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-08
The Permanent Work of Reforn

The work to be done in New York is of
\ du'i nature. There must be some tearing
down and some building up. There must
II punishments and rewards The bIunders
SHd crimes of the past must be disclosed
sand condemned wh:le the reform machinery
q working for the positive regeneration of
Abe city by the incubation of new prin-
tiPieS in its government. Mr.. Low has al
ready promised the removal of the police
d. ads. and nOw he promises that the an
continents to municipal! Office at his dis
posal will be distributed strictly according
4 merit. Thus he stands not only for good
g'vernment but for the principle of civil
service reform, which is means to that
end. He will have gone far toward the
positive reformation of the municipal ad-
niniStration IL he stands unflinchingly by
this declaration.
One OF the great evils in the American
city government system is the strict ad-
herence to the spoils system now generally
prevalent. Patronage is the stake in the
fight for Office A municipal administra-
ton composed Of men appointed solely be-
cause of their parIisanship is more omen to
corrupt influences than one which is built
upon the rock of personal merit The adop-
ton OF the spoils principle establishes the
fundamental doctrine of the whole process
IL sdVertises TO the crowd that fidelity to
party or faction Is the sole test In all cases
Does man. who chances to have no desire
for office. nevertheless want a contract? Is
he regular? Then favor him. Are two
men after the same contract both regular?
Then favor the man who puts UP the high
est stake. II Is immaterial whether that
stake Is In the form of direct bride or a.
contribution to the campaign fund of the
organization. 1t is a bride, however it
may be paid.
Non-partisan municipal government, utiI-
ling the services of men of all parties and
shades of political faith. chosen by virtue
of their fitness and honesty. offers a mini
mum of chance for pilfering or corrupt
practices There Is no machine to keep in
order. There is no ''boss'' TO moliify. There