BERRY LEAVES HENNESSY STORE

The Butte Miner, Butte, 1915-05-25, p.6

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Summary

James J. Murphy, currently manager of the boys' clothing department at the Hennessy store, will assume the position of store superintendent on 1 June 1915, succeeding Arthur Berry, who resigned to take the business management of the Florence hotel in association with former Sheriff John K. O'Rourke. Key biographical data point: "Mr. Murphy started employment with the Hennessy company as a cash boy in 1898. His promotion comes as a deserved reward of 17 years of service." Article also notes JJM "was a candidate for nomination as county treasurer at the last election" — i.e. ran for Silver Bow county treasurer in the 1914 election cycle. "He is well known in local lodge circles" — consistent with the AOH County President role.

In its time

Narrative

James J. Murphy, manager of the boys' clothing department at the Hennessy store, will become store superintendent on June 1, succeeding Arthur Berry, who resigned after 16 years to take the business management of the Florence hotel with former Sheriff John K. O'Rourke under a lease of several years. Murphy began with the Hennessy company as a cash boy in 1898 and has advanced steadily over 17 years; he stood for nomination as county treasurer at the last election and is well known in local lodge circles.

“Mr. Murphy started employment with the Hennessy company as a cash boy in 1898.”
“his advancement will be hailed with satisfaction by a host of friends in Butte”

AI-generated (claude-opus-5). Verify against the transcription before quoting.

People

James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James J. Murphy)
role: subject · family confidence: 95 certain
Arthur Berry (Hennessy's store superintendent to 1915; James's predecessor)(as printed: Arthur Berry)
role: predecessor superintendent · family confidence: 0 not family
John K. O'Rourke (former Silver Bow sheriff; Butte AOH Division 1)(as printed: John K. O'Rourke)
role: former sheriff business partner · family confidence: 0 not family

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)

Themes

Irish American community

Source type

news_item, business_notice

Related sources

1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — WELL KNOWN BUTTE MEN BUY EXCLUSIVE PARK STREET STORE

Transcription

transcription: complete · confidence high

# BERRY LEAVES HENNESSY STOREButte: companies, unions & placesHennessy’sfounded 1886The D. J. Hennessy Mercantile Company, Butte’s leading department store. Its 1898 building at Granite and Main also housed the Anaconda company’s offices on the top floor.More in Key terms → ## James J. Murphy, Popular Department Manager, Will Be the Superintendent After June 1. *The Butte Miner, Tuesday, May 25, 1915, p. 6, col. 4.* Announcement was made last night that James J. Murphy, manager of the boys' clothing department at the Hennessy store, will assume the position of store superintendent on June 1, succeeding Arthur Berry, who resigned yesterday to take the business management of the Florence hotel in association with former Sheriff John K. O'Rourke. Mr. Berry's resignation takes effect on June 1. It will terminate 16 years of service with the store, during which Mr. Berry rose step by step from the position of salesman to that of store superintendent, which he has held for the past two years. Mr. Murphy started employment with the Hennessy company as a cash boy in 1898. His promotion comes as a deserved reward of 17 years of service, during which he has steadily advanced. He is one of the most popular employes of the firm and his advancement will be hailed with satisfaction by a host of friends in Butte. He was a candidate for nomination as county treasurer at the last election. He is well known in local lodge circles. With Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Berry will assume management of the Florence hotel on June 1 and will direct the business affairs of the hotel. Messrs. Berry and O'Rourke have a lease on the hotel, it is said, for a term of years. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x, 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026. The page prints "Mr. Berry will assume" in the last paragraph; there is no typesetting error there.]*

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Open questions

JJM ran for Silver Bow County Treasurer nomination in the 1914 election. Outcome and party? The reference is in passing. Worth tracing through the 1914 Butte Miner / Anaconda Standard election coverage if any of those pages are subsequently pulled.