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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-30
A Miser's Generosity.

In a provincial French town lives an
elderly scientist. who is widely known
for his learning as Well as for his extra
ordinary avarce. For some years he
has been at work on a book. and during
all that time he awaited himself Of the
services of a young man, who acted as
his secretary without pay and solely be-
cause he was interested in science.
The book was published recently, and.
as it proved a great success the authors
wife tried to make him understand that
he ought to give his young secretary
some token of gratitude OF money
there was no question, but she pointed
out to him that the secretary admired
very much an antique vase. which was
very beautiful. though of no great in
trinsic value, and which was one of the
ornaments in the scientists study, and
she suggested that he offer it to him as
a gift.
The author listened to his wife with
out replying. and then went to the Sec
rotary and said: My dear fellow. I
have already thanked you several times
for what you have done for me, but I
really owe you something more than
mere thanks for your valuable assist
ance."
"Oh. sir" was the young enthusiasts
reply. the honor of being your assist
ant is quite enough for me-"
NO, it is not enough" insisted the
author. Il know that you admire my
Tanagra vase very much"
YES" said the secretary. but
could not accept such gift as that"
"All right" chuckled the author. but
you will oblige me at any rate by coming
20 my study whenever you desire to have
a look at it,"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-30
October 9.


Board met pursuant to adjournment at
10 a. m. Present. Commissioners Clark.
Terrell and Mathews. with Deputy Clerk
Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark. Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid found on page IS Of
commissioners proceedings.
Petition was received from Henry
Brundy and others, asking for the open
Ding of road from the Columbia Gardens
to the county line Of Jeffersone county
The matter was taken under advisement
It was ordered that an advertisement
be inserted in the Daily Inter Mountain
for period of thirty (30) days. contain
ing list of county property to be sold al
public auction on Monday, November II
1901, at 10 a. m.
Day was spent in the passing of bills
and the transaction of regular order Of
business.
Board adjourned at 4 p. m.
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October IL.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. IN. Present, Commissioners
Clark. Terrell and Mathews. with Dep
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date al
lowed and ordered paid. found on page
IS of commissioners proceedings.
Bill of ]. F. Hogan was reduced by
the auditor from $329.SO to $323.SO AMI
passed commissioners in like amount.
Bill of Thomas Boyle and j. n. Rey-
nolds was disallowed by the auditor and
passed the commissioners in the same in
accordance with an opinion from the at
torney general.
BIZ of Samuel p. Johnson was reduced
by the auditor from, $2927O to S2727O, and
further reduced to $25570 by the commits
0ioners.
Bill of the coroner for witness and
juro : fees passed the auditor in $105. II
and was reduced by the commissioners
to $3.50.
The day was spent in the passing Of
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Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid. found on page 50 of
commissioners proceedings.
A petition was received from w. G.
Fitzpatrick and others Of Hail Columbia
and Sheep gulch, asking that the county
road leading from Bulls run to Geary's
ranch. a distance of about one mile, be
repaired, as the same is in a dilapdated
condition. Petition was referred to the
road trustees.
The morning was spent in the trans
action Of general business.
Board adjourned at II m. to 10 a. m.
October q.
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October %.

Board met pursuant to adjournment at
10 a. m. Present. Commissioners Clark.
Terrell and Mathews, with Deputy Clerk
Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark. Minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
Ten copies of the Butte City directory
was ordered from r. L. Polk & Co..
at $500 per copy.
In the matter of the request of the
Butte Business Mems Association ask
ing for the appropriation of $4,000 to assist
in holding an International mining con-
gress in Butte. it was decided that tbs
request be refused as the county COM
missioners have no power to grant money
for such purposes.
County Attorney Peter Breen appeared
before the board and urged the necessi-
ty of the county commissioners purchas-
| ing a law library of 20 books for the
county attorneys Office. The request
was granted.
Day was spent in the transaction Of
| regular order of business.
Board adjourned at 4 p. N.
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Board met pursuant to adjournment at
Up a. m. Present. Commissioners Clark,
Terrell and Mathews, with Deputy Clerk
Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
CLARK. Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Pills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid, found on page 12O Of
commissioners proceedings.
Sheriff's report for September was re-
ceived, checked and ordered fled.
The commissioners drew their per diem
for October as follows: w. D. Clark,
$21S: Charles G. Terrell. $216. Ed
Mathews, $216.
Day was spent in checking and al
lowing salary bills Of the different OFF,
GERS and their deputies.
Board adjourned at 4 p. M.
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MONTANA TOILET COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed. George H. Casey. is the sole ard
exclusive owner and proprietor of the
business heretofore and now carried on
in the city of Butte Silver Bow county.
Montana, under the name and style OF
the Montana Toilet company. All ac-
counts are payable directly to the UNDER
signed.
GEORGE. H. CASEY.
Dated this 9th day OF November, 1901.
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fletcher 70.

= OcLODer ~.
Board met pursuant to adjournment at
10 a. m. Present, Commissioners Clark,
Terrell and Mathews, with Deputy Clerk
Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark. Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Monthly report of the county treas
urer and county clerk was received,
checked, found correct and ordered filed.
Day was spent in checking the treas
urers district school ledger and the
transaction Of regular order of routine
business.
Board adjourned at 4 p. m.
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October IL.


Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. M. Present. Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews. with Dep
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid, found on page 80 OF
commissioners proceedings.
Sheriff's quarterly report received
checked and ordered filed.
Letter was received from w. Hundell
in regard to the new method of collect
ing i'd keeping the delinquent tax rolls
Tie same was answered.
Day was spent in checking disburse'
ments and the transaction of regular or
der of routine business.
Board adjourned at p. m.
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October 10.


Board met pursuant to adjournment
ut 10 a. m. Present, Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews, with Depu-
ty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid, found on page IS OF
commissioners proceedings.
Bill of Mrs. M. ]. Mcdonald was re-
duced by the auditor from $1O57.A to
sss1.07 and was passed by the commits
sioners in like amount.
Day was spent in the passing of bills
and regular order of routine business.
Board adjourned at p. m.
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McWirliams, Pat, Jurors fees.

McWiriams Pat, Jurors fees.... 1 50
Holland, Dan, jurors fees........ l 50
Ryan, Felix. jurors fees. ......... 1 so
Fosso, D., jurors fees............ l so
Hamilton, L., Jurors fees....... so
hurry, Mike, jurors fees. l 80
Sheer s. W., cOrOners fees. l 90
Wittengel, john coroner's fees.... 80
Truran, j. H., cOroner's fees...... %
Geiger, NJ. j.. coroner's fees...... 80
Weller, M. j., corOner's fees. l 80
Dunstan. Thomas. coroner's fees. l so
Glover, j. B., coroner's fees. 1 81
Almon S. H., toroner's fees...... so
Whita, A. j., corOner's fees...... ! 90
Jackson. John, coroner's fees... 1 80
Cunningham, cOroners fees...... 30
Osman. Robert, cOroner's fees.... l 30
Bliss. William. coroner's fees 80. l. 10
White, A. j., coroner's fees...... 1 10
Fitchett, S. F.. corOner's fees.... 10
Wtttengel. j.. coroner's fees... 1 20
Whitley, w. F., coroner's fees. / 20
Osman, Robert, coroner's fees.... ] 20
White. A. j.. coroner's fees ......., so
Truran, J. H., coroners fees.... / so
Schiller. j., coroner's fees 1 so
Erickson S.. cOroner's fees. 80
Osman. Robert, cOrOner's fees.... l so
Jones, S. F.. cOrOner's fees. l so
Leahy. John, coroner's fees...... l 20
Whito'her Al H.. corOner's fees. l 20
Fitchett. S. F., coroner's FEES. l 20
Griffin, Pat coroner's fees. l 20
Osman, Robert. cOrOner's fees.... l 20
Bliss. William. coroner's fees...... l 20
Truran. ]. H.. cOrOner'S fees. %
Maxwell, - S.. corOner's fees.... 90
Hautner. H., corOner's fees...... 90
Harrison, r. j., cOrOners FEES. 90
Hoffman. F. H.. coroner's fees.... 90
Murphy, Hugh, cOroner's fees.... 90
Robbins, w. L.. coroner's fees.... 90
Donovan, James, coroners fees. 90
Little. w. F., coroner's fees. ..... 90
Robbins. T. NJ, coroner's fees.... 90
Hardisty, Ed. coroner's fees. 90
Christensen. Carl. cOroner's fees. 90
Landen. Gus. mileage. ............ l 20
Labouchere. J.. mileage. ........ l 20
| Maekr John, mileage. ........ 20
| Glover. J. b., corOner's fees. .... 1 SO
| Pace, James, coroner's fees.... 80
| Hoffman. F. G., cOrOner's fees.... 1 so
Osman, Robert, roroner's fees.... so
Zimmerman. Harry, coroner's fees l so
| MasstOn, AL coroner's fees...... / so
Flanagan. Jas. statement license 10 90
Morgan, D. s., transportation. 40
| Spelman. J. F.. autopsy .......... % 00
| Larglois, Chas.. teams for COM
| mlSSlOnerS ............ I 81
| Williams, James, reward for
Patrick Hayes ......' ...... 49,. 500 O
f, Shea, Tim. cOnsta bie's fees. ..... Al 6.
/ Davis Il Wednesday,, merchant
USE ........ 10 s
| Proebstel, NJ. r.. witness ..... :. 80
| Harlcastle. r. A., work for com
missioners ......... ........... $50 Il
AoAoA ..3Iobo =
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-30
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

This is to notify the public that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Smith & Saville is hereby dis
solved by mutual consent. Smith coll
lects all bills and assumes all indebted
ness. Signed.
EMERY SAVILLE.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-30
October II.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present. Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews, with Dep
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid found on page IS of
commissioners proceedings.
Auditors report of maintenance of the
poor for the month of September receiv-
ed, checked and ordered filed.
Day was spent in regular order of rou-
tine business.
Board adjourned at p. m.
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October H.
Beard met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present. Commissioners
Clark Terrell and Mathews, with Dep
uty Clerk Hennessy in attendance.
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October 16.


Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present, Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews, with Deputy
Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
lIeeting called toorder by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid, found on page IS OF
commissioners proceedings.
s. H. Crooke's letter in regard to taxes
was answered.
Written acceDtation by Missouri River
Power company of the franchise granted
to them by county commissioners was re-
ceived and ordered filed.
Day was spent in checking receipt:
and regular order of routine business.
Board adjourned at p. m.
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October "a.


Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews. with Dep
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date al
lowed and ordered paid. found on page
IS of commissioners proceedings.
A petition was received from the Mon
tana Central railroad and nine other
freeholders, asking for the discontinue
ance of a portion of the county road,
which runs from the Leonard boiler
house to the waste dump. then passing
between the blacksmith shop and be-
tween the power and change house. end
ing at the water tank above the West
Colusa mine. The following road review
ers were appointed to view the same. A.
F. Monroe, Jas. H. Lynch and E. A..
Hardcastle.
A committee from the Butte Bust
ness Mems association appeared be-
| fore the board and urged the necessity
of the county commissioners appropri-
| ating. or donating $4,000 for the purpose
of helping to defray the expenses of
holding an international mining con.
gress in Butte city, in 1902. The mat
| ter was taken under advisement in ordel
to confer with the county attorney.
Day was spent in checking warrants
issued by the clerk of the court and
regular order of routine business.
Board adjourned at p. M.
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October 20.

Board met pursuant to adjournment at
10 a, m. Present, Commissioners Clark,
Terrell and Mathews, with Deputy Clerk
Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark. Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The board spent October 25th and 26th
in viewing the new county hospital. and
in looking over the work done on the
county roads in the vicinity of the Nine
Mile and Eighteen Mile houses.
Day was spent in checking treasurer's
cash book and ledger and the transact
ton of regular order of business.
Board adjourned at 4 p. m.
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OCCODei
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. M
ent-Commissioner Clark, Far
rell and Mathews. with Deputy CLERK
Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved. g.. I
Bills appearing under this Gate al
lowed and ordered paid found On page
95 of commissioners process dinsS.
Letter was received from Messrs
Shryock. Hitler and Demo. and the sans
was answered. - g..
Capt. S. G. Jeans of Company b APP
peared before the board and urged the
necessity of the county procuring quar-
tiers for an armory to be maintained at
the expense of the county. and for the
use of militia. The same was taAenf UNI
der advisement pNE !.
Day was spent in the transaction of
regular order of business. .sut
Board adjourned at p. m.
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OcLDDeT O.
Board met pursuant to Adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present. commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews. with Depu-
ty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date al
lowed and ordered paid found on page
95 Of commissioners proceedings.
On bids being submitted for the paper
Ing and painting Of sheriff's office. the
following were the bids: Butte Wall Pa
per Co., $500; Carder Wall Paper Co..
$500; Scha tzlein Paint Co.. $117.5O. The
Carder Wall Paper company being the
lowest bidders the contract was awarded
to them.
Bill of St. Paurs hospital for emery
ency work passed the auditor in $500 was
allowed by the commissioners, and the
contract ordered revoked.
Bill of County Attorney Breen passed
the auditor in $4,000 was by the COM
missioners reduced to $12500 and or
dered paid in that amount.
County attorney was asked to take up
fhe matter of injunction against lots In
the Noyes & UptOn's railroad addition
MO. 2.
County attorney was asked for an
opinion in regards best method for col
opinion in regards to the best method
for collection of certain delinquent taxes
against property in Noyes & Upton's
railroad addition No. 2.
Petition was received from certain
power company asking. for franchise
to erect and maintain poles for electric
transmission line upon and over the
public roads and highways of Silver
Bow county. The petition was so In.
definite the clerk was instructed tc
notify the parties to appear before the
board and give exact details of what
they wanted.
The contract for the erection of new
county hospital between Silver Bow
county and Shackleton & Whiteway
was carefully gone over by the county
commissioners and county attorney. was
approved and ordered filed and con.
tractors ordered to file bond of $4,000.
1t was ordered that it be recorded IL
the minutes. that the character of worl
done on the county roads. in the vicinity
of Divide, Ralston and Upper Big Hol'
was of a first-class and permanent
character the commissioners finding thu
money expended judiciously and econom
ically.
Board adjourned at p. m.
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bills and the transaction of regular
order of routine business.
Board adjourned at p. m.

OCTOBER L..
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present. Commissioners
Clark. Terrell and Mathews, with Dep
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark. ' ~
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid, found on page s. Of
commissioners proceedings.
CorOner's monthly reports for August
and September checked and ordere!
filed.
Assessor Dan Browns quarterly re-
port checked and ordered filed.
The following quarterly reports of con-
stables and justices of the peace were
checked and ordered filed: M. ]. O'Cor-
her. Frank Zimmerman, c. Taylor, John
Purcell and Tim Shea.
Letter was written to attorneys for
the Missouri River Power company ask
ing them to appear before the board.
Morning was spent in checking re-
ports and regular order of routine bust
ness.
Board adjourned at IL IN. to October
II at 10 a. m.
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PROCEEDINGS
of Silver Bow County
FOR THE MONTH OF
OCTOBER, 1901
October l, 1901.

October l, 1901.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 Il. III.
at 10 a. M. Present Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews, with Dep
uty Clerk --ennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date al
lowed and ordered paid, found on page
IS of commissioners proceedings.
Quarterly report of county treasurer
and county clerk checked, found correct
and ordered filed.
Bill of VIM. Walsh was reduced by the
auditor from $685. to $94.53 and passed
the commissioners in like amount.
Adjournment was taken at p. m., and
the commissioners proceeded to the up
per Big Hole to examine the work DONE
and condition Of the county roads in
general in that vicinity.
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Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. NJ. Present, Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews. with Dep
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date allowed
and ordered paid, found on page IS Oe
commissioners proceedings.
Bill of Davis & Wednesday, passed the
auditor in $1,000 and was by the commits
siOners reduced to $685..
The day was spent in checking allow I'd
bills against the warrant register, and
regular order of business.
Board adjourned at 4 p. m.
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OCIODor
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m Present, Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews, with Dep
nty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appea ring under this date allowed
and ordered paid. found on page 70 OF
commissioners proceedings.
The contract and bond for the erection
of the new county hospital was received
from the contractors. Shackleton 4
Whiteway, and ordered filed.
The new transcribed record of the tax
sale book was received from L. A. Hard
castle and found checked up to date. The
same was turned over to the treasurer.
The day was spent in checking allowed
bills against the different fund registers
and the transaction of regular order of
business.
Board adjourned at D. IN.
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Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present Commissioners
Clark. Terrell and Mathews, with Dep
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date al
lowed and ordered paid, found on page
IS of commissioners proceedings.
A reward of $4,000 was ordered to be
offered for the arrest and conviction of
one Patrick Hayes, the alleged murderer
of William Mccain.
The following bills were reduced by
the auditor, and were allowed by the
commissioners in their reduced form:
John Purcell, from $4865 to 1925; Thos
Cosgrove. from $41.S5 to $29.45; c. 9.
Rhodes, from $42.05 to $41.65; w. H.
Arnold, from $3.50 to $41.65; M. J. O'Con-
nor, from $4,000 to SAL .65.
Report of county auditor on examina-
ton of the books and accounts of the
county officers, checked against reports
found correct and ordered filed.
Reports from the clerk of the dis
the peace, were checked and ordered
fild.
The morning was spent in checking re-
ports and other order of routine bus:-
ness. In the afternoon the commissions
ers proceeded out to view the PROPOSED
! opening of the new county road from
Hank McCluskeys mine to the line O.
| Jefferson county.
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OCTOBER 10.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 a. m. Present. Commissioners
Clark, Terrell and Mathews. with Der
uty Clerk Kennedy in attendance.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Clark.
Meeting of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills appearing under this date al
lowed and ordered paid, found on page
80 of commissioners proceedings.
+ Auditors report for maintenance of
county poor for the month of August
checked and orded filed.
Quarterly report of John Nelson and
r. G. Dorsey received. checked and Or
dered filed.
Report of the inspection of courthouse
boilers received and ordered filed.
At 4 o'clock the county commissioners
and committee from the Associated
Charities. consisting Of Mrs. Christie
and Mrs. Jones, visited the county pc u
farm TO investigate the reported neglect
of county patients by the county physi-
clan.
After making a thorough investigation
of each patient in the sick ward. thej
failed to find any complaints of negec
of treatment or neglect of care in any
way.
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October 81.

Board adjourned at 4 p. m.