Butte Engineer Praises Local Fire Dept Chief Sanger
City Engineer F C Bickenbach returned from a three week trip to Chicago Minneapolis Burlington and Albert Lea saying he prefers Butte for its milder cold and less smoke He noted Chicago fires with thirty engines and praised Buttes efficiency and Chief Sanger while highlighting rough pavements and winter winds at his homecoming and improving health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Bieckenbach
Chicago
Minneapolis
Burlington
Iowa
Albert Lea
Minn
Bickenbach
Butte
Montana
Michigan Avenue
Sanger
Missing Brother Sparks Mineral Town Inquiry
William Chapman, a miner of 708 East Mercury street, seeks news of his brother Fred Chapman aged 25 who vanished a week ago after arriving in Butte from England four months ago. Local authorities and the English community are aiding the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chapman
East
Mercury Street
Fred Chapman
Messing
Butte
England
Missing Brother Described As Deformed and Wandering
A brother fears a 26 year old man of about 5 feet 5 inches is wandering in a demented state after weeks of illness. He wore a black slouch hat a dark sack coat overalls and dark pants and took no money. Contact Street 422 Hennessy Building for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath
Indians Have No Control over Reservation Minerals
Senate Indian Affairs sub committee report states Indians lack control of minerals or mineral rights on reservations. The panel, led by Senators Clark and Clapp, circulated the view with near unanimous support, while Senator Quarles dissented, urging that Indian consent is required before leases. About 50 million acres of mineral land exist on reservations. No formal vote or action on the bill was recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Washington
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Clark
Clapp
Quarles
Indian Bureau
Anxious to Die a Grand Army Veteran Tries to Kill Self
Fred Lavelle, a Grand Army veteran from Red Lodge, bought a gun to end his life but was stopped by Under Sheriff Gebo. He then returned to a hardware store where the proprietor jokingly offered to shoot him for 1.50. Lavelle tied a noose and was hoisted but did not die, and had not completed self harm by last report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Red Lodge
Fred Lavelle
Gebo
Lavelle
Funeral of Harry Holm Set for Today in Wells
John Hammer died last night of pneumonia at age 30. The funeral for Holm will be at 2 p.m. today from Montana Undertaking parlors. Interment will be in Wells. A second service is planned Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Swedish Mission Church at Dakota and Porphyry streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Holm
Montana Undertaking Company
Wells, Nev
John Hammer
Swedish Mission Church
Dakota and
Porphyry Streets
Joseph Callaghan
Sherman
Volunteers of
No Legal Way for District Levy After Missed County Action
The Montana school district cannot constitutionally raise funds by a special levy when county commissioners fail to approve it. Assistant State Superintendent J M Lewis told Columbia Falls district clerk W C Berne that court action cannot start until the county officials again make the levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
J. M. Lewis
W. C. Berne
Columbia Falls District
Miller Visit At Shrine Sparks Algerian Temple Night
Helena reports John Fr. Miller formerly a major in the first Montana regiment and now visiting from Dawson was inducted at the Myotic Shrine by Algeria temple nobles with many order members present. The event highlighted a white heat atmosphere as Miller, from a cold region, saw desert themes tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
John FR. Miller
First
Montana
Dawson
Myotic
Algeria
Miller
Arabian Desert
Quarantine escape ends with capture in Helena
Harry Maegrove and John Boyle escaped from Bluesburg Powell county inside the quarantine limit and reached Helena. Authorities recaptured them and sent them to the detention hospital. No exposure is believed but authorities will not take chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
Harry Maegrove
John Boyle
Bluesburg
Powell County
Ory
Crow Pays for His Pay
Fred Crow a waiter newly arrived from Anaconda caused a Palmer house scare by yelling Murder early today. Two policemen joined the search before his trick was found. he was arrested and paid a $2.50 fine in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Helena
Fred Crow
Anaconda
Palmer House
Crow
Black man in Wells area federal jail for fatal shooting
Hubert Sauls a Black man accused of fatally harming Henry Lawrence at John Sparks ranch north of Wells was brought to Elko and jailed. He was captured by a railroad operator at Tecoma yesterday and says he shot in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko, Nev
Hubert Sauls
Henry Lawrence
John
Postoffice Changes In Paradise Piewan And Pioneer
Washington reports a wave of postoffice closures with Paradise mail redirected to Chinook and Piewan mail moving to Farmly. J H Lancaster appointed postmaster at Pioneer. Chateau post office becomes presidential office April 1 with salary 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Washington
Paradise
Piewan
Farmly
J. H. Lancaster
Pioneer
Chateau
Accident and Health Insurer Francis M Street Agent
Francis M Street, general agent for Union Casualty and Surety Company of St. Louis Missouri, located at 422 Hennessy Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Street
Union Casualty and Surety Company of
St. Louis, Mo
Hennessy Building
Coal on short notice from Citizens' Coal Co
Coal in any quantity delivered to Kemmerer Rock Springs Rocky Fork and Gebo on short notice. Citizens' Coal Co No 4 East Broadway. Phone 538.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmerer
Rock Springs
Rocky Fork
Gebo
Citizens’ Coal CO
East Broadway
Nothing Small About Beaupre At Family Theater Show
Large crowd attends the Family theater to see Beaupre the giant described as seven feet tall with a 22 inch foot well and a thunderous laugh. The act also includes vaudeville sketches in a creditable show with Beaupre towering over the audience. Pioneers of Pacific host a Valentine card party at Good Templars hall and two funeral notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Theater
Beaupre
Harbor
New York City
Pioneers of Pacific
Good Templars’ Hall
Three Loggers Drowned Near Texada Island BC
Vancouver BC February 13. Three men Alex Smith Joe Couture and John Ryan drowned after their boat overturned in a squall half a mile from shore near Texada island. Two companions George Gallaghan and Edward Casey survived clinging to the craft and reaching Rock Bay. All four were loggers.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alex Smith
Joe Couture
John Ryan
Texada Island
Cassiar
George Gallaghan
Edward Casey
Granite Bay
Rock Bay
Discovery Passage
Smith
Ryan
Couture
Mob violence condemned by mayor in 1902 case
The Carbon County Chronicle notes public outrage over James Lexman who allowed his sister to die poor and was fined 505 dollars for neglect. An anonymous threat urged him to exit the county within a week, but Mayor Larkin opposed mob action and defended due process and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon County Chronicle
James Lexman
James Seaman
Lesman
Larkin
Lynch
High Jump Honors Go To Montana Boy
Eugene L B Milburn son of Supreme Court Justice George R Milburn and Yale freshman tied the world record with seven feet nine and a half inches in a high jump. The next best was seven feet seven and a half inches by W J Jack who heads to New York for intercollegiate games. Milburn blamed judges for a two inch error and plans another trial for the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings Times
Eugene LB. Milburn
George R. Milburn
Supreme Court
Yale College
Milburn
W. J. Jack
New York
Eugene Milburn
Young Abivura
New Land District Proposed for Northern Montana
Senator Gibson introduces a bill to create a new land district in northeastern Montana covering Cascade Teton Chateau and Valley counties with offices at Great Falls. It shifts 11 58 100 acres from Helena and 6 028 acres from Miles City, includes Fort Peck Fort Belknap and Fort Assiniboine reservations, and is supported by the Great Falls Business Men's Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Journal
Gibson
Montana
Cascade
Teton
Chateau
Valley Cauties
Great Falls
Register
Helena
Miles City
Dasavtes
Fort Peck
Fort Belknap
Fort Assinniboine
Great Northern Railway
Business Men's Association of
Interior Department
Man Seeks Wife and Dog in Butte After Claiming Theft
J B Dorsen formerly of Granite county and later dog catcher of Anaconda is in Butte searching for his wife and a yellow dog. He seeks the dog’s return and intends to sue rancher Grey for 20000 damages claiming the wife was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philipsburg
J. B. Dorsen
Granite County
Anaconda
Butte
Grey
When the Railroad Comes Sheridan Chinook Item
W H Jackson to sell his freight outfit and household goods after years of freight running between Twin Bridges and Virginia City. The railroad company forced him to quit. He has bought a Washington state farm and will move after the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Jackson
Jackson
Twin Bridges
Virginia City
Washington
Sheriff Tubbs Uses Deputies to Avert Lynching of Woodward
Sheriff Tubbs devised a plan to deter a mob by swearing in several men as special deputies in Casper before taking the prisoner Woodward from Billings. He aimed to enlist hotheads on his side to prevent a lynching after Woodward’s capture for the Natrona County murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lodge
Tubbs
Woodward
Ricker
Natrona County
Wyo
Billings
Casper
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Chief Sanger
Davis @ Weimescary Co
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Montana Postoffice Matters
W. B. Reno
Leavenworth
Kan
C. 8. Bryant
South
Idaho Street
Knox
Hennessy
Reading
Hennessy’s
Mount Pleasant
Grnshams
Fall River
Nice Marseilles
Marseilles
HS Ephessyt
Butte, Montana
New Land District
Pat
Lowndes
Cumberland
Ledis
Jehesbeth Livya Lowndes
Man OF Galilee
Holy Land
Missoula
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