Butte News Evidence of Graft Ties to State Architect Paulsen
In the Riddell Ramsey Suiter trial at Butte more evidence of graft appears as George Ramsey testifies about bank arrangements and payments to State Architect Paulsen. Suiter describes Paulsen’s power and the need to conciliate him, with earlier payments noted and books tied to Paulsen’s schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Ramsey
Cotter
Ramsey
Commercial National of
Bozeman
Riddell & Roach
Riddell & Sutter
Paulsen
Suiter
Charles Sutter
Mr. Hamsey
Riddell
State Building
Besi Des
Riddell & Sulter
James Ryan
McDermott
C. E. Roach
Sutter
Merchants’ National Bank of Philipsburg
School of Mines
Butte
Roach
Associated Charities Report Details Walkerville Aid
Regular meeting notes heavy with relief work in Walkerville. 368 garments and 28 pairs of men’s shoes distributed, 24 families given provisions, 6 people fed meat. Ten prescriptions filled, 6 employed, 22 destitution cases investigated.
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Associated Charities
Public Library
A. H. Jones
Margaret Cunningham
Hennessy
Finlen Drug Company
Jones
St Paul's Hospital
Miss Sonnelly
Paul Clark
Christ's
Ruth Burton
Walkerville
Special Rates to Hunter's Hot Springs by Northern Pacific
The Northern Pacific offers Montana residents special round trip and three day fares to Hunter's Hot Springs with included meals lodging and bathing. Eight day tickets to Springdale cost from various cities such as Hamilton 27 Missoula 25 Philipsburg 24 and others, while three day tickets to Springdale and back range from 6 to 10 dollars from several towns. Call NP agents in Butte or Helena for details. Charles B. Fee G P A St Paul Minn.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
Hunter's Hot Springs
Springdale
Hamilton
Missoula
Philipsburg
Marysville
Deer Lodge
Pony
Norris
Winston
Townsend
Lombard
Custer
Forsythe
Miles City
Hendrve
Butte
Helena
Bozeman
Chestnut
Bridger
Carbon
Red Lodge
Billings
Charles
Fee
St. Paul
Minn
Police Court Offenders Hear Guilty Plea And Fines
In judge Boyle's court two offenders admitted guilt. A plain drunk paid 5 dollars after pleading guilty. George Hughes pleaded guilty to using vile language and paid 10 dollars. he denied assault and posted bond for today’s trial. Jessie Thomas and William French faced disturbance charges with not guilty pleas. French posted 20 dollars cash bail and the woman remains jailed. Frank Hickey and John Burnett pleaded not guilty and await a 3 PM hearing.
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Boyle
George Hughes
Jessie Thomas
East Galena
William French
French
Frank Hickey
John Burnett
Wall Paper Arrives At Silver Bow Paint House
Our first consignment of wall paper arrived yesterday and we can now show you the latest effects in house and store papers. No danger of getting last year's patterns if you buy of us, and prices are made with a view of inviting your attention. Let us figure with you for your spring work. Silver Bow Paint House, 219 East Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow
East Park
Ten-Year Sentence For Acid Attack On Agnes Browning
After less than an hour, a jury found Frank Gray guilty of assault with corrosive acid against Agnes Browning at a Main Street chop house on February 2. Gray received a 10 year prison term with judgment to be entered by Judge McClernan on Saturday as experts debated his sanity.
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Frank Gray
Gray
Agnes Browning
Lower Main Street
Tom Moorrin
J. B. Moore
P. J. Sheeran
Norcross
Leavitt
Donnelly
McClernan
Miner Hurt As Rock Wall Falls At Grey Rock
Charles Lees, a miner at Grey Rock, suffered a severe fracture of the right leg when a hanging wall dislodged and fell at the 1 400 level yesterday around 11 am. He was rushed to Murray and Freund's hospital, where doctors reduced the fracture and placed the leg in splints. Lees, a married man living at 931 South Montana, is reported resting as well as could be expected.
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Charles Lees
Grey Rock
Murray & Freund's
Lees
Montana Street
Billings News Roundup Highlights Local Moves and Events
The Northwestern Improvement diamond drill shifts from Red Lodge to near the Bozeman tunnel for coal tests. William Cameron and Helen F. Sawyer wed by Judge Mann. Elk Lodge officers elected led by S. G. Reynolds. Memorial window placed by S. R. Miller in memory of Anna R. Miller. Mayor George returns from West Baden trip in good health. Alderman Connely declines re election opening field for Bennighoff. C A Whipple in Billings to appraise state lands in Yellowstone County. Billings school district election set for Saturday with P. B. Moss as sole nominee. City council approves Times printing bid at 50 percent discount and buys a 600-gallon sprinkler for 380. Parks committee authorized to improve park east of the library.
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Standard
Billings
Northwestern Improvement Company
Red Lodge
Bozeman Tunnel
William Cameron
Helen F. Sawyer
W. B. George
West Baden
Ind
F. B. Connely
George F. Bennighoff
Connelly
C. A. Whipple
Townsend
Yellowstone County
South Side
P. B. Moss
Gazette and Times
Times
Park plans and street changes sparked at city meeting
The clerk was ordered to seek bids for a cement sidewalk with coping. Alderman Stoddard planned to propose a south side park and a proper approach. A resolution to close Twenty-sixth street and open Twenty-fourth street was passed to boost Northern Pacific Railway wool handling capacity by about 30 million pounds. An ordinance mandating railway street crossing lights was tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Twenty-sixth Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Northern Pacific
Dillon City Council Eyes Fourth Ward Redistricting
In Dillon on April 5 the city council discussed redistricting and likely creation of a Fourth ward as the Second ward surpasses First and Third in voters. Police arrests totaled 45 with $255 in fines. Mrs. Fitzgerald received $25 on a $108 smallpox quarantine damage claim. Adjutant General R Lee McCullough mustered Company F into Montana National Guard with 45 members. officers chosen include Captain Joe T. Young and lieutenants Fred Holcomb and Frank A. Johnson. First drill scheduled for Saturday. unit may be equipped with Krag rifles by June. Twenty-seven carloads of fat cattle shipped to Omaha. others sent by John Wenger and George J. Staudaker from Dillon. cattle fed at Padley ranch and company ranch. Poindexter & Orr arranging moves near.
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Standard
Dillon
R. Lee McCullough
National Guard of
Montana
United States
Joe T. Young
Fred Holcomb
Frank A. Johnson
Omaha
John Wenger
Anaconda
George J. Staudaker
Beaverhead Cattle Movements And Local Railway Updates
About 2 000 head of young steers from the Beaverhead valley will be driven near the Canadian line for range until market readiness and then shipped via the Great Northern from Butte. Around 500 head from upper Grasshopper residents moved to Beaverhead due to scarce hay. Semaphore signals are installed in Short Line yards. L. J. Price holds a Lima hearing in the John Berkheimer versus J. A. Bailey desert land contest in Centennial valley. Shaw & Edinger plan to ship 1,000 Big Hole basin beeves to Omaha next week. Albert Metzel toured Dillon with a carload of thoroughbred shorthorn bulls en route to Great Falls sale.
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Beaverhead Valley
Butte
Great Northern
Grasshopper
L. J. Price
United States
Lima
John Berkheimer
J. A. Bailey
Centennial Valley
Shaw & Edinger
Big Hole Basin
Omaha
Albert Metzel
Dillon
Great Falls
Massive tie camp boosts Gallatin county economy near Bear canyon
Joreman April 1 reports one of Gallatin county’s largest ventures, the Bear canyon tie camp, with Walter Cooper contracting supplies for Burlington and Northern Pacific railroads. Timberlands bought for ties. two sawmills and camps. about 150 workers, expected to 500. A nine mile flume links camps to Rocky canyon railhead. A Bozeman Creek Reservoir dam at Mystic lake will store irrigation water. 30 feet high, 200 feet wide, core masonry, expanding Mystic lake from 14 to 58 acres, tapping four other lakes. project cost around 10 million dollars.
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Standard
Joreman
Gallatin County
Bear Canyon
Walter Cooper
Burlington and
Northern Pacific
Rocky Canyon
Bozeman Creek
Mystic Lake
Mystic
Early spring plowing and irrigation outlook in Gallatin valley
Farmers begin plowing as spring work nears with good weather hoped for. Snow remains heavy in Trail Creek and West Gallatin basin, but irrigation supplies are expected to be ample. Camp Creek corundum mine notes a new hoisting engine and ongoing development. Harris Kirk foresees further machinery. Ranch sales include William Moore 320 acres at about 40 per acre, Nixon 640 acres to Henry I Border for 17056, and Timothy Ward 318 acres at 16000, with analysts predicting Gallatin valley values around 75 per acre within five years.
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Trail Creek
West Gallatin
Camp Creek
Harris Kirk
William Moore
Bozeman
Nixon
Henry I. Border
Timothy Ward
Gallatin Valley
Boulder Feud Case Starts. Miner Lease Falls Quiet
Nathaniel Soldattie files against Gregoir Thompson for threat to kill with a deadly weapon. Thompson pleads not guilty and trial set for Saturday. James Pritchett heads to Idaho to prospect with two sons after selling bond interest. Ore lease partners suspend work due to smelter contract delays. Roze college glee club entertains as Boulder High girls basketball fundraiser nets over 30 dollars. April district court term begins Monday with probable jury.
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The
Standard
Boulder
Nathaniel Soldattie
Woodville
Gregoir Thompson
Sherlock
Thompson
James Pritchett
Baltimore
Butte
Owsley
Kirk
Clinton
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Beaver kill case files drift on docket at Whitehall
The docket currently lists one criminal action against F Ohmstead for killing a beaver near Whitehall. The sole case appears active with no other prosecutions noted on the calendar at this time.
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F. Ohmstead
Whitehall
Choteau School Board Names New Principal and Teachers
Choteau April 1. The school board held a special meeting naming W. H. Mann of Fort Benton as principal, with Miss Pearl Kennedy and Miss Minnie Mieback chosen for intermediate and primary grades respectively. Kennedy later declined. remaining staffing changes noted. Coron er’s inquest on F. B. Shannon returned a death by his own hand. Hirshberg Bros. bank opens with Joseph Hirshberg and Julius Hirshberg in key roles. Ed Hirshberg to be cashier and W. B. Butchart as bookkeeper.
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Standard
Choteau
Beaupre
S. H. Brown
Great Falls
W. H. Mann
Fort Benton
Phil I. Cole
Pearl Kennedy
Minnie Mieback
Blanche Weaver
Kennedy
Lizzette Beaupre
H. Beaupre
W. Cooper
F. B. Shannon
F. L. Buzzell
Hirshberg Bros
Joseph Hirshberg
Helena
Julius Hirshberg
Chateau
Ed Hirshberg
W. B. Butchart
Chicago
Professor Colgrove Improves After Train Attempt
Professor F W Colgrove of the University of Washington, traveling from Seattle to St Paul, cut his throat on a Great Northern train. He is in an improved condition at the city hospital but his mental state remains unsettled. Mrs Colgrove wired from Hamilton, New York, requesting full care for him. He is identified as a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
F. W. Colgrove
University of Washington
California University
Great Northern
Seattle
St. Paul
City Hospital
Colgrove
Hamilton
N. Y
Northern Pacific Mortgages Filed in Minnesota
The Northern Pacific today filed two mortgages with the register of deeds in Minneapolis. A prior lien mortgage of 130000000 was issued to the Mercantile Trust Company and a general lien mortgage of 190000000 to the Farmers' Loan & Trust Company. Both cover every county the railroad operates in.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northern Pacific Today
Register of Deeds
Mercantile Trust Company
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
Northern Pacific
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Salter
Kin-Hee
Usc
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Main St
Butte, Mont
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Springs
Minch
Baby Stuart
Marseilles
Sumer
Acorn
Hennessy’s
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Boulder News
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Northern Pacific Mortgages
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