The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-20
BUTTE CURRENT NOTES
Ortcu Bros.-.P!anos ana orxana.


Orteu Bros.-.P!anos ana organs.
Mrs. u. J. Mccarthy left yesterday for
San Francisco to spend Christmas and
possibly the rest Of the winter with her
parents.
p. o. 8. Of A. ball Christmas. Renshaw
hall.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to John J. Ticket and Mary Jane
Williams of Butte and Walter c. Jones
and Eva b. Odenwold of Wisdom.
Finest line of smokers novelties at
Christie & Legs.
Patrick Harrington of III East Summit
street is receiving the congratulate ons of
his friends, the occasion being the ar
rival of a baby boy yesterday. Both
Mrs. Harrington and her little son are
doing we'll.
Dr. Hanson. surgeon and specialist, Sill.
yer Bow block. N-ray examinations. !"
! Beginning with a Sunday matinee the
Lindsay Stock company will open an en-
gagement at Maguire's opera house in
The Lottery of Life" The Catalini
family will appear in conjunction with
the company.
]. g.. Bates, tuner. Montana Music Co.,
119 N. Main st. Tel. 504.
The public schools of Butte closed to-
day for the Christmas holidays and will
reopen on the Monday following New
Years. The day was devoted to exer-
cises in music, recitations and readings.
There will be closing exercises at the
parochial school this evening. The
school of mines also closed today until
after the holidays.
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a copy. at the p. o. News Stand.
Francis B. Clarke, general traffic man
ager. and F. E. Ward. general superin-
tendent of the Great Northern, are max
ing an extensive inspection of the rail-
road system, including it's western
branches. A. Odone of st. Paul. in
spector of the dining car service of the
Northern Pacific, is in Butte on his way
to the coast on one of his trips of inspec-
ton.
Bowling, pool billiards, Thornton
hotel basement. Finest alley and par
lors.
Copies of an address signed by the
commissioners of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana having in charge
the preparations fer the proposed Lewis
and Clarke centenary exhibition to be
held in Portland in 1905 have been re-
ceived in Butte. The address, which is
lengthy. states the object of the exhibit
ton and what it is expected to accom-
plish.
We are the agents Of the Hall Safe
Co.: large safes made to order, smaller
sizes carried in stock. Montana Liquor
company.
In the case of Con Hayes, executor OF
the estate of Thomas Ford deceased
against John Brannigan and the Fidelity
| and Deposit company of Maryland, the
defendants have filed an answer asking
that an accounting be had of all the
partnership matters ever existing be.
tween Brannigan and Ford, who owned
| a cattle ranch together.
Mullins, Broadway and Academy, pipes
| and smokers articles, Xmas candies and
| nuts at wholesale prices. Big induce
ments to institutions.
For some time past the Rev. j. E
| Noftslnger, pastor of the First Baptist
| church. has had under way a plan t.
give the young men of the church
reading room and gymnasium, and afte
months of assiduous labor he has mate
rallied his plans. Two rooms in tn,
rear of the lecture room of the churcl
have been fitted up as reception rooms
and this evening they will he formally
| opened.
The Fair, formerly II Hamilton, nov
225 East Park carries the largest line o.
dolls at the lowest prices, no exception
anywhere. Toys, games, shaving sets
pretty china pieces and sets, mechanical
toys.
Fred Mcdonald celebrated the fiftietl
anniversary of his admission to Masonr,
with banquet at Masonic Temple Tues
day night. The spread was served at tn
adjournment Of meeting of the Butt
lodge. Members of other lodges wer
also present. Mr.. Mcdonald IS comedies
to be the Oldest and one of the most pop
ular Masons in Montana, and his friend
by unanimous vote decided to be pres
emit at the celebration Of his one hun
dredth anniversary as a Mason if cir
cumstances should permit.
The Young Peoples society of the Firs
Presbyterian church gave a successfr
literary and musical entertainment a
the church last night before a good size
audience. The various numbers wer
we'll received. The program was as fo
lows: Organ. st. Cecilia offertory, OPP.
Baptiste. Vernon Edward Matlack; vic
lin selections. Miss Kit Fair; solo, Mis-
! Richards; piano selections, Mrs. Irvine
solo. Mr.. Argall; violin selections. Pre-
fessor Olsen; solo, Miss Drea Johnston
selections, Montana Mandolin club.