Death of Dolly Collings a Dissipation Case in Anaconda
An Anaconda Morning report details the death of Dolly Collings known as Dru Dolly from likely morphine poisoning after years of dissipation. She came from St Joseph Missouri and lived in Mainville and Anaconda for about ten years, linked to Jack Pennock who is jailed for six months on vagrancy charges. Funeral planned at Tuttle's, with local associates raising funds to avoid a pauper's burial. A lengthy obituary notes a troubled life, limited early life information, and a probable natural cause death inferred despite drug involvement.
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Mainville
Dolly Collings
Deer Lodge
Molly Jackson
Kittie Hayes
Tuttle
Mississippi
Anaconda
St. Joseph
Dru
Dolly
Jack Pennock
Pennock
Minnesota
Lower Works Fire Department Picnic At Mountain View Park
Local notice announces the First Annual Picnic at Mountain View Park on Sunday August 12 hosted by the Lower Works Fire Department. Events include tug of war Lower Works and Converter versus Upper Works and Refinery, prize list with $25 for overall winner, plus prizes for electric light and railway department, Jack Conley, Turf Exchange, and a 120-yard hurdle race offering a $5.50 meal ticket as first prize and other cash prizes.
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Charles Bertsch
Case Wine
J. J. Wegener
Thomas Leary
J. B. Wiliams
Heer
Ed Carroll
Montana
M. Dooley
Smith Drug Company
McRae &Co
J. M. Kennedy Drug Company
J. M. Godard Company
Montana Meat Company
Case Beer
M. J. Kraker
R.&. Tolan Co
Boy Ears
Lower Fire Department
Thomas Parker
Si Hat Im
I Brinig
Mike Danicich
J. H. Duffy
Keppler Jewelry Company
Hallahan & MacCallum
Ludwig Adler
James' Race
Stage & Conrad
L. J. Baker Company
Conley, Clague & Collins
D. A. Boyd
Tucker & Co
Washington Market
City Drug Company
Theodore Ehret
Standard Drug Company
Whatley
Burns & Mulray
J. R
Harrington & Larkin
Matt Lerut
Odson
Richardson & Adams
E. J. Laurandeau
Silver Bow County
A. E. Reviere
J. McGreevy
A. Short
T. V. Luxton
C. E F. Rood
MacCallum & Cloutier
A. Hammerslough
Mahan Bros
Simon Bank
Box Cigars
H. Vollenweider
Copper City Commercial Company
Hugh Daly
George 38. Miller
Deer Lodge County
Mountain View Park
Jack Conley
Robert Cook Flint Helped Build the Monitor
Funeral held at 3 p m yesterday from the home of his son J C Flint at No 318 West Park Ave. Flint a former Mason and builder worked as a navy yard foreman in the Civil War era on the Monitor. He later practiced carpentry in New York, living with his son, roadmaster of the B A P railroad. Interment was in the city cemetery.
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Monitor
Robert Cook Flint
J. C. Flint
West Park Avenue
Flint
Mr. Flint
New York
Mr. Tonge
South Butte
Horsemen eye big bets in Mike P versus May bird trotting
A 2:30 pm race at the track pits John son’s Mike P against McAulay’s May bird with considerable wagering expected. Mike P won both heats two weeks ago with times 2:35 and 2:36, and faster times are anticipated today as crowds gather. A $100 side bet is aboard, with many more dollars likely at the track.
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Johnson
Mike P
McAulay
Maybird
Water Right Location Filed for Griff Creek Waters
Notice filed with the county clerk and recorder by G. D. Rifer states 209 inches of Griff Creek waters near Gold Creek. The filing records a water right location in the county records.
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G. D. Rifer
Griff Creek
Gold Creek
Picnic at Gregson Springs Sunday August 5
Ladies' Auxiliary A C H announces a special train from Anaconda at 11 a m to Gregson Springs with return trips at 7 40 p m and 10 30 p m Tickets good on regular trains as well Round trip price set at 60 cents.
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Gregson Springs
Ladies’ Auxiliary
A.C.H
Anaconda
Gregson
City Officials See Quiet Season as Council Plans Work
City hall operations are quiet with routine work dominating. The council will meet tomorrow to consider a new births and deaths registration ordinance and to let a contract for publishing city ordinances in book form. Street work is active with grading, culvert repairs, and sidewalk plans under Dennis Shovlin.
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Dennis Shovlin
Oak Street
Park Avenue
Third Street
Cherry Street
Commercial
Park Avenues
Cedar Street
Front Street
Commercial Avenue
Fourth Street
Jefferson Street
Main Street
Seventh Street
Shoviin
Town
Hamilton Excursion Tickets On Sale For Copper City Limited
Tickets priced at 10 dollars will be available Wednesdays through Fridays and Saturdays for the Copper City limited with board and lodging at the Ravalli hotel in Hamilton. A seven day sale offers a 20 dollar option with daily availability and the same hotel package.
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Hamillton
Copper City Limited
Ravalli Hotel
Hamilton
Foreclosure suit over $74 lien on St. Ann's hospital
Martin Dell sues multiple defendants including Beaudette Bros. & O'Brien and St. Mary's female academy to foreclose a lien for $74 claimed for labor and materials on St. Ann's hospital. He says work on the stone basement area was completed May 8, 1599, with contracts totaling $74 plus $50 in legal fees and $6 filing costs.
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Martin Dell
St. Ann's Hospital
Albert Beaudette
Louis Beaudette
C. A. O’brien
Beaudette
Catholic Club Ladies' Night Sparks Outing
Tuesday evening at the Catholic club rooms featured a ladies night with cards and dancing. Joseph McCaffery led the entertainment with help from Miss Maggie O'Neill while Miss Nellie Devine presided.
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Joseph McCaffery
Maggie O'Neill
Nellie Devine
Presid
Ladies Night Lifts Club Ambience With Elegant Attire
A reception and reading rooms showcased a bright scene as ladies in lovely costumes mingled at a club event. The piece notes the attractive background and suggests the club may hold another ladies night soon.
Light Hay Crop In Valley With A One Third Fall In Yield
Hay crop is light as grass yielded poorly due to a hot dry summer. Ben Crosswhite from Warm Springs reports haying in the valley nearly done with work finished. He says yield will be at least a third lighter than last year and attributes it to an early spring and heat. Mineral locations notices tied yesterday include the Oakland quartz lode in Coloma district by Lizzie A. Daly and the Saphire placer near Tuin lakes. An appendicitis operation was performed at St. Anns hospital on Arthur McLean, 14, of 720 East Fifth Street. operation successful, recovery fair. City bids open Aug 6 1900 for printing city ordinances and Montana municipal laws per specs in city attorney file. JOS. PETERS city clerk.
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Ben Crosswhite
Warm Springs
Mr. Crosewhite
Oakland
St. Ann's Hospital
Arthur
William 5. McLean
East Fifth Street
Montana
Jos. Peters
Anaconda
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Crusacea the
Dark River
Butte, Anaconda
Fong
Contana
Lower Works Fire Department
California
Fic Syrupco Angisco
Toviemue
John H. Staley
R. M. Cobban
Missoula
Range 14
City Bell
Hamton
Catholic Club
Hostetter
Gue
Steseeee BS
Elgin
MacCallum
Cloutier
Anaconda, Mont
Corner Park Avenue
Dr. McLaughlin
M. A. McLaughlin
First
Columbia Streets
Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Dayvol Medicine CO
P.O. Bor
San Francisco
Cal
Martin Drag Company
Mont
R. de B. Smith
Trentana
Alex. Henderson
East Park Avenue
Warm Springs Creek
Lost Creek
Dingle Estate
A. M
Charles
Losee
J. B. Losee
Losrz & Maxwelll
Anaconda Business Directory
J. H.french
Snyder
St. Ann’s Hospital
Third St
Main
Anaconda Mont
Messenger
JOE Express
World “Messenger Co
Postal Telegraph
Furst Bldg
John J. Burtscher
School of Psychology
Chicago
Furst Block
Earth
Holly Ghop Ceylon Tea
Island of
Ceylon
Montana Anaconda
United States
J. W. Mehargue
Marcus Daly ii
Donahoe
Greenwood Daly
Donahoe & Greenwood
Bell Exchange
St. Paul
Maha
England
Ireland
France
Germany
Orient
National City Bank
New Yurk K. Bank OF California
M. B
Hebey
Frank A Jones
R. S
United States Land Office
Halena
George D. Greene
Frank A. Jones
Helena
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