Big Hole 70 Celebrates Three Days in Historic West Show
From Big Hole comes word of elaborate preparations for a three day celebration on September 10 to 12 at the battlefield. The event commemorates the Battle of the Mig Mele with cattle kings staging a frontier spectacle in a natural setting. Organizers promise wild West exhibitions, sham battles, barbecues, and long pine tables under a pine canopy to recreate the old frontier atmosphere for visitors.
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Dillon
Big Hole
Pendleton
Cheyenne Frontier
Boilermakers in Deer Lodge Win Wage Increase
Deer Lodge August 20 There is jubilation among boilermakers and iron shipbuilders at the local railway shops as the Milwaukee railroad concedes to a new schedule. After weeks of talks, Milwaukee officials in Tacoma affirm all matters and requests settled amicably. The wage increase is the main gain with boilermakers rising 2 1 2 cents an hour and helpers, handymen, and apprentices receiving 1 to 1 1 2 cents. The schedule retroactively covers all time from July 28.
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Deer Lodge
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Tacoma
Scheol
AML
Dillon News: Notable Visitors and Auto Tour Through West
Miss Elsie V Gregg visits Dillon from Jackson B Brainard Lima, others flock to Dillon for business and leisure during a Western auto tour from Chicago through Dixon Yellowstone. Rancher A P Williams of Alder, BW Cooke and Fa Hickey of Butte, M Smith Kilgore Taaho, Fatlman Rexburg Idaho, A McKechnie Matlock Hughes F C Freeman, Stone Coll tem Zook of Butte, Frank Gosman Lima, Le Keen Denver Cal, W H Castner Missoula, W W Moore Butte, Mr Mrs J J McGravey Tutte, Mrs J Melton Barratts, and families seen about town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McKechnie
Matlock
Hughes
F.C. Freeman
Charles Stone
J. A. Colltem
Mise Zook
Bute
Frank Gosman
Lima
le Keen
Denver
Cal
W. HL. Castner
Missoula
Melton Hotel
WW. C. Moore
Butte
J. J. McGravey
Dillon
Tutte
J. ©. Melton
Estate of John D. Waite Probated as Widow Admi nistrator
Probate papers filed yesterday set the estate value at 550000 for the late John D. Waite. Mrs M Waite serves as administrator without bonds. Judge Roy Ayers presided. Oscar Surwent received one to two years for grand larceny and was later paroled. John Harris and Blanche Kyneet, noted locals, were married in Lewistown yesterday. Many candidates for state offices visited the city, including William Cutts, Méward Cooney, Miles Romney, and George Farr. The Bororo people of South Best are cited as the world’s tallest, average ax feet four inches.
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Lewistown
Aus
John D. Waite
M. Waite
Roy Ayers
Oscar Surwald
John Harris
Blanche Kyneet
Goyrer
William Cutts
Butte
Méward Cooney
Great Falls
Miles Romney
Dement
George Farr
Miles City
Bororos
Brant
Deer Lodge Social Notes Include Visits and Local Plans
Deer Lodge residents and visitors are noted across the week including Mise Della Kaiser and Irvine Kaiser of Shelly Oregon visiting, George Fitzpatrick tending the ranch, and many relatives calling on kin in Deer Lodge and nearby towns. A 60,000 dollar Powell County bond vote for a new high school looms as a key election issue.
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Deer Lodge
Mise Della Kaiser
Irvine Kaiser
Shelly
Ore
Leet
George
John Fitzpatrick
Nevada Valley
Thornfeldt
Hear Avon
Alois Brand
Elizabeth Knopf
Kingston
J. A. Mulcahy
Helena
Thomas Mullen
Helmville
Joseph Hyde
Seattle
William Coleman
Cole
Anasconda
J. C. Milter
John C. Conlin
Albert Neitz
Philipsburg
L. W. Jordan
Coloorado
Jessie McLeod
Manhattan
Conrad Kohrs
Powell County
Eldred
Lois Bowden
Yellowstone Park
John Wilson
Thomas Cummings
Thomas Doyle
George Hawksworth
Hedges
John Cummings
Great Falls
Richard Wende
Milwaukee Electrical Department
Violations of Game Laws Increasing in Beaverhead County
Dillon reports Deputy Game Warden Jack Carney has arrested three men for fishing without licenses. G. H. Evers of Polaris pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars. Hert Harris and A. Cromer, Utah residents, were jailed on Grasshopper and face a Saturday hearing after claims of innocence. Carney cites poorer hay season and encroaching feathered game as cause for rising violations. Beaverhead County expects abundant ducks and prairie chickens as travelers alarm wildlife.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Monument to Soldiers of Both Sides Unveiled in Bridger Canyon
In Bozeman on August 20 a monument honoring soldiers of the blue and gray was dedicated in Bridger Canyon before a large crowd. The stone pile bears a flag and tablet and was inspired by Dr. A Reed. Addresses by Judge B Law Bray J W Choate and Daniel Brion highlighted the ceremony. Bozeman hosts both Grand Army and Confederate Veterans groups which have jointly observed Memorial Day and other public events.
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Bozeman
Bridger Canyon
A. Reed
Boxeman
Judge B. Law
Bray
J. W. Choate
Daniel Brion
Grand Army
United States
Confederate Veterans
Three Are Injured Near Great Falls in an Auto
Aug 20 Great Falls George Krause foreman at the Boston and Montana smelter fractured left arm his daughter Lillian cut lip and bruised head and Joseph Johnson internal injuries after auto on Belt road overturned all three rushed to hospital Johnson heaviest risk driver lost control on a turn observers say miracle none killed
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Great Falls
George &. Krause
Boston & Montana
Lillian
Joseph Johnson
Johnson
Yellowstone Bar backs Binnie for new federal judgeship
Ww. a. gonnson, a leading city lawyer, receives endorsement from the Yellowstone Bar association for the forthcoming federal judgeship in prospect.
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Binnie
A. Gonnson
Yellowstone Bar Association
New Teachers Sought for Normal College Vacancies
Dillon August 20 President J F Monroe of the normal college travels east to hire three training school instructors to replace resignations by Miss Alice Russell Miss Mary Barnum and Miss Carrie M Burkes He will audit eastern schooling methods Rebecca Lawrence secretary to the president resigns after years of service and departs for Spokane a graduate of the local high school
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Choo
White Sulphur Springs Dancing Party Honors Blackford Guests
White Sulphur Springs aug 20 Miss Dorothy Nicholson hosted about 30 friends at a high school auditorium dancing party in honor of Cecily and Margaret Blackford and their brother Otten Blackford who motored from Lewistown with their father Attorney William Blackford for the current court session. The event featured several hours of dancing and refreshments. Notables visiting include George H Farnum Northern Pacific land examiner and FP D Thoreson of Lennep. Various locals and visitors attended or were noted on accompanying undertakings and trips about town.
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White Sulphur Springs
Dorothy Nicholson
Cecily
Margaret Blackford
Otten Blackford
Lewistown
William Blackford
George H. Farnum
Miles City
Northern Pacific Land Examiner
Thoreson
Lennep
Aubrey Black
Laura Potigr
George Moore
Dot Albert
Ling
Cty
Manoah Hampton
Bozeman
John A. Matthews
H. H. Holloway
Townsend
W. C
Harlowton
Norman TR. Barnsford
Judith Gap
District Court
David J. Brinckley
Moline, Til
CIA EB. O'Connor
W. J. White
Kingman
Kan
Fred Anderson
JW. Anderson
W. C. Qualls
Harrowton
W. D
Billings
R. E. Porter
Four infantile paralysis deaths plus new Philadelphia cases
Philadelphia reports four deaths from infantile paralysis and 10 new cases. The figure marks the smallest daily increase since August 14, with totals since July 1 reaching six deaths and 285 cases. All Sunday Schools should close to children under 16 today.
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Philadelphia
Three Columbus Men Hurt In Auto Wreck
Livingston August 20 Thomas P Mulvehill critically injured and Thomas Davis and Walter Quinn seriously hurt when their auto rolled over the embankment at a sharp curve twelve miles east of Livingston. All three men from Columbus were hospitalized at Park Hospital.
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Livingston
Thomas P. Mulvehill
Thomas Davis
Walter Quinn
Columbus
Davia
Quinn
Mulvehill
Park Hospital
Hibernians Open Sessions at Falls Today
Great Falls Aug 20 Nearly 200 delegates arrive in the city for the opening of the seventeenth biennial Ancient Order of Hibernians convention with a solemn high mass. The opening mass will be celebrated by Bishop Mathias C Lenihan of the Catholic diocese of Great Falls.
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Great Falls
Order of Hibernians
Butte
Anatonda
Mathias C. Lenihan
Engineer E H Taber Dies En Route From Flathead Project
E H Taber supervisory engineer of the Flathead irrigation project died in St Ignatius after a severe appendicitis attack. He was brought to the town Friday and operated on yesterday but did not survive. One of the oldest men in the reclamation service he had led the Flathead project since its early days.
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E. H. Taber
Aussoula
Flathead
St. Ignatius
Mr. Taber
Frst
Ressamation Service
Mts
Death Toll Touches Anaconda as Mrs Harry Auten Passes
Anaconda mourns as Mrs. Harry W. Auten dies in Butte after brief illness. She was 19, married to Anaconda High School instructor Harry Auten. Survived by husband, her parents W. F. Haddick and spouse, siblings Roy Haddick and spouse, N Haddick and spouse, and several Haddick relatives in Anaconda. Funeral plans pending guidance from relatives overseas.
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Anaconda
Harry W. Auten
Butte
Hagel
Auten
Anaconda High School
Mr. Auten
W. F. Haddick
Inlaw
Roy Haddick
N. Haddick
Meatulen
Harold
Leon Haddick
Exchange of Fire Near Naco as Militia Guards Border
At Naco near the international line over a hundred shots were fired last night between a District of Columbia colored militia patrol and a party on the Mexican side. The militiamen say they halted crossers and the Mexicans fired in response. One of the three attempting to cross was wounded and captured, now a prisoner in the colored troops camp.
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Naco
Here
District of Columbia
British Troops Hold Line on Struma Front In War Front Report
London reports British forces have advanced and repulsed Bulgarian counter attacks. A war office statement notes troops are established west and north of Beker and Chdemil and south of Dolazell, with artillery bombardments continued. On Struma front cavalry mated, enemy aircraft bombarded Gavalci and Gugnici with limited success.
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London
Tro Alonnet
War Office
Une
Beker
Chdemil
Dolozzell
Struma
St Paul Merchants Thank Anaconda Citizens
The St Paul association of wholesale merchants and manufacturers expresses gratitude for the cordial welcome received during a Montana and North Dakota tour July 16 to 30. The party notes the resources and prosperity seen, and hopes for closer business relations and mutual welfare through improved understanding and cooperation with local communities.
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Standard
St. Paul
Montana
North Dakota
Tam
Souis
St. Paul Association
J. H. Beely
St. Paul, A
Anthony Williams Dies in Anaconda at 63
Anthony Williams died yesterday from heart failure after an extended illness. He was 63 and came to Anaconda from Bowling Green Kentucky years ago. No relatives in Anaconda are known and funeral arrangements are pending further inquiry.
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Anthony Williams
Anaconda
Bowling Green
Notable Names List From Montana Event
A roster of individuals associated with Montana locales includes W. D. Vealey E. Vealey Mise Joula A E Davidson Townsend G 8 Stark St Lute Charles P Hi Bielenders Deer Lodge C J Kerr Bute Walter W Hess Chicago Marjorie McGreevey Omaha A E Headley Southern Cross H A Parker Butte J D Crossman N Williams Salt Lake A I Nichols D E Nichols Butte B M Bradley Salt Lake.
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Montana
W. D. Vealey
E. Vealey
A. E. Davidson
Townsend
G. 8 Stark
St. Lute
Charles P. Hi. Bielenders
Deer Lodge
C. J. Kerr
Bute
Walter W. Hess
Chicago
Marjorie McGreevey
Omaha
A.E. Headley
Southern Cross
H. A. Parker
Butte
J.D. Crossman
N. &Williams
Salt Lake
A. I. Nichols
D. E. Nichols
B. M. Bradley
Bait Lake
Unity Dairy ad touts pasteurized milk for children
An industrial ad from Unity Dairy Products Co promotes pasteurized and clarified milk as pure and safe, urging customers to avoid raw milk and to trust the town's best dairy. It highlights a phone contact and emphasizes safety for children. The second fragment references a historical note about coffee cultivation in Brazil starting in 1754.
Fraternal Honors At Funeral Of Veteran
Fraternal honors were accorded Captain Benjamin Sweeney at his funeral in the Masonic hall under Acacia No. 33. The ceremony, conducted by the Stasonic fraternity and the Grand Army of the Republic, featured flag draping, a graveside ritual with taps, and involvement by Spanish War Veterans and various lodge members and attendees from Helena and surrounding posts.
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Masonic Hall
Benjamin Sweeney
Acacia Hodge
Temple
Grand ‘Army
Hepple
United, Spanish War Veterans
Ane
Stasonic Fraternity
Te Fadwell
Ti Macdonata
Aonfor
Montana
Matchett
Liam
Stemsmith
Ana Autres
Mendamen Ovens
Suddon
Menara
Moore
Quilliamn
Grand Army
Valiey
Gatt
G.I. Retche
Helena
E. 'Isman
Kettoes
Lincain Post
Simon Hauswirth
I Mackinenn
Wvillinine
CO. Putter
iRethae O'Relen
Kitin
C. PH. Bielenbeye
Willam Coleman
Dect Teter
Arthur Wl. Mame
Richard Turpin
Hed. Brekke
EB. L. Nesley
George King
Robert Kedey
Portland Mayor Proclaims Prohibition Benefits In Oregon
In a letter to the Anti Saloon League of Montana H R Albee mayor of Portland Oregon cites official reports to argue the open saloon abolition improved the state. He notes drops in court arrests and vice and cites public utilities data showing more households with water service and economic benefits.
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Standard
H.R. Albee
Portland
Ore
Anti Saloon League of
Montana
Oregon
Langguth
Commissioner of Public Utilities
Ortland
Eice
Banka
Sumer
Fiat
Iterenon
Aus
Griffith Photoplay Comes to Margaret Today
D W Griffiths Avenging Conscience headlines Margaret theater tonight and tomorrow with groundbreaking photography and a Poe inspired tale. The two reel Chaplain feature Police accompanies the program as Osacara in Oregon notes 36000 pounds of cascara bark harvested in Siuslaw forest last year.
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Griffith
Margaret
D. W. Grifith
Margaret Theater
Grifth
Hellig
Portland
Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Annabel Lee
Oregon
Siuslaw National Forest
Veteran Prospector Answers Last Gall in Montana Mining Town
Barney Dougherty, born in Ireland, died in Philipsburg aged 68. He was a Grand Army of the Republic veteran, lived 24 years in the area, and owned property on Rams Fork near Philips. His funeral held at St Pauls Church after a Mahoney undertaking, with requiem high mass. He had no known relatives and was tied to Montana mining pursuits. A Baxter Springs ad seeks female chefs for school positions, with a wedding noted in the clipping.
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Barney Dougherty
Ireland
Philipsburg
Amanda
Mahoney Undertaking
St Paul's Church
Dougherty
George G. Meade
Grand Army
Anaconda
Rams’ Fork
Phillps
Montana
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Los Angeles
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Gallatin Valley
A. P. Larson
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Hert Tripp
G. B. Ald
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Butters
George Uiseh
Puget Sound Point
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G. W. Krasbell
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Cecil and
Charles Intend
Butt
Normal College
Thomas
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Thomas AN
Hibernians
Anaconda News
WRS
Mrs. Il, W. Auten
Yankees
Thraces
Hugh High
Unity Dairy Products Co
Rio de Janeiro
Baxter Springs
I. Wear
Board of Education
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Smith Drug CO
Burraly
Merica
Royal's & Scuteetrons
Devlin
America
Broiler Cafe
Main Street
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CR. Wilkin
Olympia
East Park Avenue
Oliver Leiser
Wellcomer & Durston
Ree Goldeen Furniture Co
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