The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-07-14

Ross Clark, L. w. Foster and j.. &
Thomas, councilmen.
Donnell, Clark and Larabie estab-
lished a branch of their banking
house in Butte in February, 1877,
under the management of w. A,
Clark. They erected their W bank
building early in 1882.
On August %, 1879, the first fire
insurance policy was issued by Man
tie and Marsh and at that time the
first resident fire insurance agency
in Butte sprang into existence.
The Silver Bow Water company
was incorporated in May, 1881. The
company started with a capital of
$40 $1,000. John Noyes was elected
president, DR.. George w. Beal, vice
president; H. A. D'Achuel, secretary;
]. Ross Clark, treasurer, and John
Mccormick, superintendent. On
August 20, 1888, j. R. Wharton, sue
ceeded Clark as treasurer. The
source of supply was Bulls Run in
Browns gulch
The church of st. Patrick was
founded by the late Rev. Father R.
DeRyckere in 1866. Butte was then
a part of his mission, his headquar-
tiers being in Deer Lodge. The build
ing of the present church was started
in May, 1882, by the Rev. Father
Dolls. Prior to occupying the brick
church, services were held in a frame
building just west of the present
structure.
The Episcopal church was organ
lied in Butte October 20, 1875, by
%ha Day M NJ Gi1hnvf of naar r ndn0
in the store building of Foster and
Ray. The Presbyterian church was
organized May IL, 1878, by the Rev.
J. R. Russell.
St. James hospital was founded in
1881 by the Rev. Father ]. j. Dolls
and opened by the Sisters of Charity
of Leavenworth in October of that
year. The original building and fix
lures cost $4,000 and As patients
were cared for in 1881 and 1882.
The first public school was started
in Oatman's hall the latter part of
1866. The first teacher was Colonel
Woods, a talented musician who
the young how to dance as
we'll as read and write.
The first choral society was organ
lied in May, 1885.
An Irish Land League
The Butte branch of the Irish Ma
.ional Land league was organized in
June, 1888, with James Matthews,
president; J. T. Sullivan, vice-presi-
lent; John H. Curtis, corresponding
secretary; James H. Lynch, financial
secretary; Sam Mulville, treasurer;
James A. Murray, Patrick Conlan
Ind John Mcguire, trustees.
The Committee of Safety" was
organized in the summer of 1882,
when the frequency of midnight bur-
and the assaults of footpads
Indicated the city was infested by a
,and of desperate robbers.
The Montana w. G. T. U. was or
in Butte August /, 1888,
With the following officers: Mrs.
president; Mrs. F. E. w. Pat
en-, Mrs. Zinn, Mrs. Monteith, Mrs.
and Mrs. l.. A. Buzzard, vice
residents; Mrs. I. M. Moorehead,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Dol
nan, recording secretary; Mrs. X. M.
treasurer, and Mrs. Fred
Jockey, superintendent of Sunday
The first house was erected in
.Va1kerville by Rolla Butcher, Jan.
0, 1877. In 1878 the population {
f the town was 1854.
In 1884 the monthly payrolls of
eight leading industrial compan-
IS aggregated as follows: Anaconda, |
1901 900; Lexington, $4,000; Par (
ott, $4,000; Colorado, $35,000; ;
$4,000; Alice, $4,000; :
[ontana, $4,000: Silver Bow, Bell {
nd Dexter, $4,000; miscellaneous, {
$4,000, or a total of 100000. J