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The Washington times., 1901-12-02

Ready
For the
Holidays.

Christmas gifts are now the
subject of paramount interest,
and even this early many are busy
making or collecting presents to
be distributed on the happy festi.
val of giving and receiving tokens
of love and remembrance.
To meet the wants of all we of.
fer earlier than usual, and more
abundantly than ever before, our
vast stock of holiday goods-and
so extensive is it that almost
every article in the store is adapt.
able as gift appropriate TO the
season.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
THE COPPER SITUATION.

The copper metal market like the mar
ket for the copper mining shares
is u duh and waiting one. The undertOnc
of strength shown by the latter finds a
parallel in the former. Both are resting
pending the completion of negotiations
between the algamatel-Hein par
ties says the Boston Financial News.
Manufacturers both at home and
abroad, are holding aloof from the mar
ket in the hopes that matters Will take Il
turn wins reby they will be able to fill
their orders under the current level of
prices. but, as supplies on hand are very
light, as rule, it is not b elieved that
they can pursue this course very much
longer.
On the other hand, the producing COM
panies are anything but burdened with
supplies and are rushing their products
to the sme!terS as fast as they can, lin
order to be in a position to meet the
heavy demand which is expected to ma
teriialize before long. That this demand
Will be precipitated in the event of early
settlement with HeinZe is the general
opinion, but that it must come regardless
OF developments in that quarter Is
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
! THE COPPER ;
!: MINING SNARfS|
Special to Inter Mountain.

equally accepted as a certainty. for the
manufacturers cannot hold off indefl-
nitely.
During the past few days, would be
buyers have been testing the market. one
of the local producing companies has re-
ceved a bid of 1864 cents per pound for
a round lot of the metal. The offer was
refused. Some small transactions in lake
were made during the past week at l6.
ana lG'sc., but no important sales were
recorded. These transactions were for
cash and immediate delivery. Holders of
the metal have refused to consider any
thing below 1Ic.. as a price for future de-
livery. 1t is understood that the Calumet
Hecla company is holding firmly to
this quotation.
Copper interests in general can see no
reason for changing previously expressed
opinions to the effect that the coming
year may be expected to show strong
and stable market for the metal. The re-
neWal Of the contracts between Senator
Clark and the United Metals Selling COM
pany has materially strengthened this
opinion.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

The hearing Of the case Of w. X. God
frey VS.. Henry Williams ct al, was re-
sumed before Judge II. NJ. Blake as ex-
aminer this morning, and the outlook is
that it will not be concluded for two or
three weeks.
The plaintiff is engaged in presenting
his case, but this morning w. b. Thomp-
son, resident of New York City, who
is temporarily in Butte, was allowed to
take the stand and testify in behalf of
the defendant. At the conclusion of his
testimony, Francis NJ. Durfee was placed
on the stand for the plaintiff.
This is an action arising out of ce:-
tain leasehnld and stock syndicate ar
rangements, made in 1897, and through
which, it is alleged by the complainant
i'll the action now being tried before
Judge Blake, acting as examiner, under
appointment of the United States court,
the Sunrise Mining and Milling company
was eventually brought to financial ruin,
with nothing in the way of assets, visible
or invisible, save what may accrue in the
way of possible judgment for money
to be repaid the company by defendants
in the final determination of the case
al bar.
1t appears from the record that the ac-
ton is instituted by Mr.. w. X. Godfrey.
OF Minneapolis, a foreign Stockholders,
who seeks to recover for the corporation
a large sum of money which in his COM
plant it is claimed is due to the stock
holders through a conspiracy entered be-
tween certain trustees of the Sunrise
Mining and Milling company-Messrs
+. NJ. Durfee d. NJ. Durfee, A. A. Me-
Donald, Jos. H. Harper, NJ. l.. McDon-
aid, and F. w. Sherman, and Messrs.
Henry Williams, Jos. Hamilton, VIM.
Thompson (deceased), W. B. Kenyon and
JOS. Fl. Harper and F. w. Sherman. of
Butte. The complaint also alleges that
the last named gentleman, associated
with the trustees named secretly Sc
cured a lease upon the property of the
Sunrise company, which is situated in
Henderson gulch. Granite county, Mon
lana, and through its operations, and in
violation of it's conditions, created large
debt, and that after doing so, abandoned
the property. and through the purchase
of claims largely created by themselves,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
"SAWBUCK JIM INSANE.
A Meadervile Character Taken to the
County Jail.

A character known as ''Sawbuck Jim, -
who has been living IN a cabin at Mead
erville, was taken to the county Jail in =,
hack at an carly hour this morning and
a charge of insanity placed against him.
Deputy Sheriff Ellsworth found Mr.. jim
in the middle OF tie main street of that
town about O'Clock. jim was in his
hare feet and was short a coat and hat
He was hooting like an Indian. When
asked what was the matter he said two
men had driven him from his home. The
officer examined the cabin and found
that Jim had jumped through the WIN
dow taking with him sash, glass and
everything else that would break.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
CHARGES OF
THE COUNTY
SOME OF THEM AROUND BUTTE
HAVE BEEN LIVING ON THE
FAT OF THE LAND,
BUT THEIR SUPPLIES
WILL BE CUT OFF.
What an Investigation By the County
Commissioners Disclosed Few
Days Ago.

When the day arrives for the county
to dish out it's supply of rent, fuel, gro
ceries and merchandise to alleged paup-
ers, some of those who a.e been re-
ceiving this aid Will find themselves
branded as unworthy objects of charity
About a week ago the county commits
siOners appointed a ran to nose around
among the county charges and find out
whether all of those on the auditors
list of patrons We're what they had
cracked themselves up to be-as poor as
church mice and the work of the APP
pointee has been very satisfactory so
far. In order that he might work to
good advantage, the county was divided
into six districts. the county charges in
each of which were to be investigated
in turn. He began with No I, which
takes in Walkerville and Centerville,
and on the strength of his labor so far
six of the 230 families who have been
getting supplies from the county have
been chopped from the list.
In one of these cases it was found that
the applicant, a woman, who had been
for two years or more drawing $40 a
month from the county, has son at
work a husband who is supporting her.
and in addition she is keeping three
boarders. This woman lives in Center
vile.
Case No. 2, Walkerville-A woman
drawing $50 per month $50 for groceries
and $40 for remit. Owns her own house.
draws a pension from the government
and has nephew at work who supports
her.
Case No. ga woman drawing $25 per
month from the county. Has two sons
at work, one in the Never Sweat mine
and the other in a big store. Both boys
live at home and support their mother.
Case No. 4-Woman at Centerville;
drawing $40 worth of groceries per
month from the county; lives with her
father who supports her: her father
owns the property in which they reside.
Case No. Woman in Centerville
drawing $40 per month"; has a daughter
and son at work.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

branch road is built opening up a fine.
agricultural and stock country, Billings
will have a great advantage over most
Montana cities, ranking next to Butte
and Great Falls, according to Mr. Morris.
Another thing which will contribute
greatly to Billings prosperity and in
crease it's population is the contemplate
ed opening of the Grow reservation.
This is expected to take place before
the present congress adjourns. Throw
ing such a vast area of land upon the
public domain to such as come first
and settle upon it, means much for
Billings and It's merchants. The city,
according to the last census, contains
5000 inhabitants, which Mr.. Morris says
is short of the count. Already Billings
is great distributing point, reaching
into Wyoming and Dakota, but when
the Grow reservation is populated by
whites, and ranches and farms are ev-
erywhere visible, then Billings will be-
come a city of 10000 or more and its
business will have increased four fold.
Indeed says Mr.. Morris, Billings
will be head and shoulders over any
other city in Montana
Whom do you think will be first on
the ground, ready to jump in and stake
out claims when the proclamation is
made opening up the Grow reserva-
tiOn?" inquired the reporter.
"The residents of Yellowstone county,
and those of other counties bordering
on the reservation. OF course there will
be ''sooners'' around, but after awhile
these fellows will dispose of their lOca-
tions to ranchers, and you may count
on thrifty people occupying 20 per
cent of that vast area and putting the
land under cultivation by aid of irri-
CATION, or utilizing it for stock raising.
There is plenty of water in the Yellow
stone and its tributaries for that pur-
pose.
sheep raising is a great industry in
Yellowstone county. l wish you could
meet Charlie Bair, an old-time North
ern Pacific conductor He could tell
you good story. Charlie left the road,
bought a ranch near Billings. and to-
day 10000 sheep are corralled there.
BAR also owns good bit Of city prop
erty in Billings. He is a prominent re-
publican of our county, and all the
old timers Of Helena know Charlie
Bair.
The sound of the hammer is heard
from. morning till night in Billings
Business houses and residences are GO
ing up all around, some of them being
built by Butte contractors. Notwith-
standing. if you decided to take up
your residence in Billings tomorrow, you
could not find a house for rent. You
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
THE CHARITABLE BENEFIT POST
PONED.

It has been found necessary to post =
pane the benefit concert for the Star of
Hope Mission ana Home, which was to
have taken place tomorrow night. \
programme of unusual attractiveness has
been arranged and it will take place at
the First Presbyterian church on Tues
day evening, February II, just one week
later than originally planned.
The following artists VIII appear OH the
programme: Mrs. G. O. Mcfarland, Miss
NJ l.. Vtltz, Miss irene Hannah. Mrs. r.
B. Weiiick, Mrs. Edna Hill, Mrs. T.. G..
Price and Messrs. Sully, DOcring, Thorn
as and Lewis.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
HEARING OF SUNRISE :
SUIT IN PROGRESS

brought suits for same end sold tha
property and bought it in under execu
sion. VI
The case Is one of unusual ma gn;tud,i
as large number of witnesses have
peen examined, and the persons who are
prosecuting and being defended have
abundance OF means to carry out the
examination of the case to a final cons
cluSion.
The property of the Sunrise Mining
ana Milling company is considered To De
one of the best of the gold producing
character in the state if not in the west,
The ledge is strong, we'll defined fis-
sure, from to 10 feet in width, carry
ing an excellent grade of oxide ore OF
the free-milling class, extending Though
three full mining claims and operated
through IS adit levels
1t appears that in 1898 an arrano.e-
ment was perfected between the owners
of the company and Frederick W. Sher-
man, who but short While before hac
been released from the SUPERINTENDENT
of the Combination company, We. an
other Granite county incorporation.
whereby the latter was. to do certain de-
Velopment work upon the Sunrise prop
erty for an interest In the treasury stock
OF the company. The result of this agree-
ment was the building of the present oO-.
stamp mill in Henderson gulch, consia-,
cred to be the most perfect and COM
plete of it's class in the state, under M.
Sherman. The mill was operated in con-
nection with the mine for a pe..ol Of
% months, producing about $1S4,ODO in
gold, and leaving in the failing DUMP
about $125,OOO more, which could hot be
saved by plate amalgamation, and was
consequently stored, to be treated by
some other more suitable process.
Plaintiff is represented by the legal
firms of Bach & ToOle and Sanders &
Sanders of Helena. and w. II. Moore
of Philipsburg. Frank d. Brown, the
present manager of the properties at
Sunrise, is the personal Montana repre-
sentative of Mr. Godfrey. Counsel for
defense are Messrs. Harwood & Howell.
The case is one of paramount impor.
lance to stock investors as whether true
or not, the allegations are sufficiently
grave to invite the attentive considara-
ton of those who generally give up a
great deal of good money in the pur-
chase of mining securities to get very
little for it.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.

DIR. German, dentist. III N Main st.
Curran. music teacher. "a New Bee
Hive.
J. G. Bates, tuner. Montana Music 90.
Tel. 5O4.
DR.. Forsyth, dentist, has removed 20
= and Owsley block.
Office 4s West Park street Glasses
fitted. Examination free.
City Wood & Coal Co, always has dry
wood; telephone 1874. 21S S. Main.
Service and me ais unsurpassed at the
Grotto Cafe, just east OF the postofice
a Savage rifle for the best score.
Prize shooting gallery, 100 East Park.
Where can you get a good meal at
moderate prices? Grotto Cafe. SO East
broadway.
1 Customers of the p. o. news stand will
find US located for the present in the
old postofiice building.
! DR. l.. Austin, dentist. Teeth extracted
lily painless method. soc. Office over Red
! i aot. "a N. Main street. Butte.
! Patrick Collins, agel IS years died yes
s1erIay. The remains are at Sherman's
Undertaking parlors. The funeral will be
'aunounced later.
I The remains of Chas. GiOgle. of Burke
tIaaho, are at Duggan'S undertaking
irooms No arrangements have been
#p.ade for the funeral.
The funeral of Jas. Egan will take
place tonight at o'clock from the family
residence, No. 20S West Wooman street
Cnrine Puerner, aged years, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs Arthur Puerner. died to-
dav at the residence of her parents No
.03 East Park. The funeral will announce
ed later.
The Young Peoples society. organized
last week in the Scandinavian NJ. f.
rl,urch, will have it's first entertainment
Tuesday tomorrow evening. at 8
,.,lnck consisting of vocal and instru-
n, ntal music, and other pleasing feat
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
Hotel Gossip

Saturday and Sunday our leading ho-
tells We're crowded with guests as the list
below diScloSes. OF course a good MANY
were Helena visitors. coming to Butte to
participate in the Mantle banquet, and
who have since departed for the capital
Aside from this fact, people arrive from
all parts of the compass. either to do
business with Butte merchants or look
about for opportunities and investments
Two Kentuckians sat on one of the
sofas of the Butte this morning. and
both looked like summer birds caught in
a snow storm. Both of them cOughed.
and one had his coat buttoned up to his
throat, although the temperature of the
lobby would cause a Montanian to go
about in his shirt sleeves. This sudden
cold snap alarmed the gentlemen from
Louisville.
Louisville is growing steadily" said
one of the kentuckians between his
coughs. ALREADY it is the second city
in the Southwest, coming next to st.
Louis. Two bridges now span the Ohio,
and are really two Of the wonders of our
country. Then we have the best horses,
the best whisky and the prettest women
Of any state in the union; and when you
come to newspaper men, where will you
find another like Henri Watterson?'
A. A. Morris. surveyor of Yellowstone
county and city engineer of Billings. is a
guest at the Butte. Mr.. Morris has lived
in the eastern part of the state since
1898, spending most of that time in Bill
ings. go % - =" --s'.
Mr.. Morris is another Montanian who
never tires talking about his home town
when he gets started, and this is a COM
mendable trait in the character Of the
pioneers. Mr.. Morris traced a line on
the map of Montana. showing the survey
OF the proposed branch road from Castle
in Meagher county into Billings. Both
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
pass through Billings, and when this
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

all its friends.
Leonard c., the year and months
old child son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Pres
cott died yesterday. Funeral services
were held at the residence. No. 52l Dia-
rnond street at 4:30 o'clock this after
neon. The body will be taken to Hcle-
ma tomorrow morning via the Great
Northern for burial.
Mrs. A. w. Johnson, aged % years wife
of DR.. A. W. Johnson, died this morning.
The remains will be taken from her late
residence in the Owsley block tomorrow
Tuesday at 1920 p. M, and sent to Bill
ings, Mont, where the funeral and SER
vices in the Congregational church will
occur Wednesday at p. m.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
THE VOTE FOR SENATOR.
SHORT TERM.
Eighteenth Ballot.
Spc cial to the Inter Mountain

Sp2 cial to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb 4.--Considerable apathy
was manifested in the senatorial contest
TO-DAY. There are rumors of a break in
the deadlock to occur soon. Frank lost
heavily today through the absence OF
members and the coquetry of his owl,
supporters. The full strength of Heinzc
and MacGinnis was again shown in the
vote for Cruise of Il, MacGnnis and
Toole T. making total of %.
In the senate this morning Connolly in
uoduced a bill authorizing the destruc-
ton of certain nOXiOus grasses. Meyer
of arbon,. filed notice of Il bill providing
for filing contracts, notes, etc.
The bill of the committee of the whole.
creating the twelfth judicial district was
recommended for passage.
The bills We're passed as follows: Relat-
ing to bonds Of nOtaries public; relating
to storage by transfer companies; re!at-
ing to annual reports of corpora tons: re
lating to mechanics liens; relating to
attachments and garnishments: relating
/ to pure food. There was an animated and
lengthy debate on the pure food bill
Notices of several appointments We're
sent in by the governor, but they have
not yet been unsealed.
In the house this morning a petition
from Billings against the Tierney gam
bling bill was received.
NOTICES We're filed as follows:
BY Faust-For uniform road work.
BY Kilgallon-To determine the num-
Der of deputies to be allowed county
attorneys, and amending the game law,
the latter being measure advocated
by the State Sportmen's associat lion.
BY Misunderstanding the law rela-
tive to fees of county clerks and re-
corders and providing compensation to
witnesses in courts not of record and
at coroners' inquests.
Stull introduced a bill creating an
insanity commission.
The report of the committee of the
whole recommending the passage of the
following bills was adopted:
BY Conner of notwithstanding a
standard of weights and measures.
BY Lannin-Prohibiting trusts.
by SWindlehurst-Prov for check.
Weighmen in coal mines.
The house adjourned to 2;30 and the
renate to 1890 tomorrow.
A hot argument is now in progress be-
for the committee on public morals of the
senate over the Tisrney gambling bin and
it vii consume most of the afternoon,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
AT THE HOTELS.

The Butte-S. S. HobsOn, IewistOwn
Mont; Miss budding, st. Louis; Chas
Swartz, st. Paul; Miss Connell Miss
Flenler, Helena; NJ. Martin Kallman,
Salt Lake; w. A. Hedge and wife, Yale;
Walter Stanley, Glasgow. Mont; c. D..
Newbery, Custer. Mont; c. H. Gregory,
Carbon; A. A. Morl~s, Billings: f. NJ.
Francis, Chicago; c. II. Burkett. Pipe
stone Springs e. H. Adams, New York:
H. 5. Winans, Denver: +. H. Peters,
wife and sister, Detroit: NJ p. Grover.
st. Paul; d. J. Donohue, Mssoula; w. p.
Gray, Ridgefeld, Conn; T.. Katz, Phila-
delphia: Sam Caro-. William w. Levine,
New York; Lee Heine, Cincinnati: H. F.
Smith, New York; b. F. Mosbacker,
Chicago; j. Blunkfield, New York; Louis
Funk, Minneapolis; Z. G. Moser, Salt
Lake; H. II. Gramp, Minneapolis; w. L.
Mason, New York; r. H. Leach. South
Mountain, Idaho; Robert Merrill, Ana
conda; Fl. A. Root, New York: r. J.
Rohter. Chicago; r. Almgill, Philadei-
phia; &. M. North, Cleveland; A. Il.
Bearce, Chicago; l.. j. Browning, Sand
Creek, Mont; w. Shall and wife, New
York; j. A. Hail. Big Timber: w. NJ.
Cobleigh, Bozeman: j. Halgate st. Paul;
Thomas c. Bach, Helena; George F.
Halla, Colorado Falls; O. Y. Warren,
Warm Springs; II. w. Murphy, Mis-
soula; II. w. league Salt Lake; F. N.
Avery. o. w. Dunn, w. c. Howard,
Denver; A. r. Mackay, Deadwood.
The McDermott-AliceC ochrane, Wal
ter Lester. Fred Mower and wife, Aus
tralia; II. Yaeger. w. E. Phillips. Chas.
NJ. Webster, f. D. Weed, T.. j. Anderson,
Joseph M. Dixon and wife. S. f. Nit
chell, w. d. Jones, A. b. Leman, Mrs.
c. Lehman, w. B. Rodgers, Kenneth
Mclean and wife, j. NJ. Burlngame,
j. T. Woolman, e. Donlon, l.. H. Faust,
b. ]. Mclntire, Robert Brownee John
Bode, NJ. H. Hall, Henry G. Smith,
Theodore Brantley. John Boder, Helena;
w. +. Meyer, Red Lodge c. M. Bair,
Billings; Ed p Mix, Missoula; f. F.
Getchek, Rochester,; w. s. Blackshear,
New York; j. N. Kelly and family, Big
Timber, Mont; d. J. Tallant, George
II. Stanton, j. w. Simon, Great Falls;
S. +. Hart. Milwaukee,; Fred X Baker,
Menominee, Mich; II. M. Griffin, Bill
ings; G. A. Cook Missoula Mrs. Jessie
Culbertson. Hot Springs Ark; John F.
Curry, Salt Lake; Fred S. Hadra, Chi
cago: c. H. Ludemann, Billings; Joy H.
Johnson. Detroit; r. X. Holt, Great
Falls; r. PENN. Divide; William F.
Lewis, Cleveland; w. w. Merk, Spokane.
Wash
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
Fancy Silks
$I.2S to 5000 Values
Only 75c Yard

This lot contains thirty pieces of choice
silks, fancy brocades in maize, blues and
pink, fancy striped and corded taffetas,
in yellow, lavender, black and white,
white, pink and white. green and white,
green and blue. cerise and white blues,
green's, gray and white, gray and black:
also some pretty figures in green anu
white. blue. grays and lavender; values
range between SIPS and $500: width is
- inches; closing-out price only 15c
yard. Orders received by mail on Mon
day will have our best attention.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
Fancy Silks
At $I.05 Yard

This lot includes some of the choicest
productions of foreign looms. Riches,
brocades. white lace effects in green,
lavender and maize, maize and laNen-
der, blue and gray. maize with white
and green, turquoise and light blues.
lavender and yellow and other charming
combinations. a feast for the gods.
Width is - inches. values from 500 to
81 80 yard. Closing OUT price only $1.9o.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
Fancy Silks
$i.75 to $3.50 Values
Only CSC Yard

Very rich silken fabrics in white bro
cades, fancy stripes in colors, insertion
stripes, lace effects, black polka dots on
white, black with colored figures and
brocades, colored brocades and chene er-
fects, rich brocaded Lou sines in blue
tan and green; fancy plai,s and others;
fine poplins in bayadere stripes. IN tan,
cerise. green. bluet and straw: plain
poplins in turquoise, corniloWar ana
strawberry; rich Bengaines in ecrse.
blues and browns: width % inches: value
$l.1j to $3.50. Closing out price only 95c.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
kOrnaChi Silks
Only 2oc Yard

Our silk buyer in New York has just
sent us Is pieces of these fine Japanese
Komachi silks: 10 inches WIDE of fast
dye. Extra selected high grade silk AMY
is used in their manufacture. There are
pads and stripes in lavender, pink,
white, green, old rose. yellows, blues.
cerise, gray, burnt orange, and neat
check in black and white. Pretty for
spring and particularly pleasing.