Funeral of Phil Shenon in Bannack Montana Pioneer Miner
Special correspondence reports Phil Shenon died in Salmon City Idaho and his funeral was held in Bannack Montana. A pioneer placer then quartz miner, Shenon profited from the Decouta claim sold to an English company for 350000 dollars and later fought a London lawsuit. He killed an Englishman in a dispute over a ditch, was jailed but not indicted, and later engaged in Blue Wing silver mines with partner H. L. of Butte before turning to stockraising on Horse Prairie.
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Standard
Dillon
Phil Shenon
Salmon City
Idaho
Shenon
Montana
Bannack
Colorado
Grasshopper Creek
London
Tobe Borden
Grasshopper
Marysville
Borden
Blue Wing
Butte
Horse Prairie
Irishman, Rancher, Leader Dies Near Salmon City
An Irish-born man, once in a quarrel with his first father in law Cy Mulkey who shot him in the arm, sold his ranch and stock interests in the county and moved to Salmon City where he became a leading local figure. He was born near Killarney, Ireland over 70 years ago and leaves a widow, a sister of J. E. McKinney, and two children.
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Cy Mulkey
Salmon City
Killarney
Ireland
J. E. McKinney
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles with No Cure No Pay
A new pile remedy promises complete relief with a six to fourteen day guarantee. Druggists may refund the purchase if it fails to cure any case, regardless of duration, with one application giving instant relief from itching and discomfort.
Man committed to Warm Springs asylum after bacteria mania
Samuel Snyder Jaggers, once a prominent Great Falls youth, has been declared insane and committed to Warm Springs after rapid deterioration. Doctors examined him in district court, witnesses described disjointed speech and fear of contagion, and authorities prepared transfer. He previously worked at the RB&M smelter and has a father in the area.
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Great Falls
Samuel Snyder Jaggers
Warm Springs
Southman
Weitman
Leslie
Young Jaggers
Bennir Atse
Sheriff Benner
Caufield
Marcus Anderson
Bennet
Jaggers
City Attorney moves to close up Frank Savaresy theater saloon
City Attorney Johnston pushes to close the joint on the south side after Frank Savaresy was fined $100 for a saloon where women could congregate. He appealed to district court, while the theater and saloon continue to operate and officers seek Savaresy for a second police court charge.
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Billings
Johnston
Frank Savaresy
Savaresy
Logan Delays Return From Chicago to National Stockgrowers Session
A. C. Logan secretary of the Central Montana Woolgrowers association is visiting Chicago with his family and states he will not return until after the National Stockgrowers convention in Kansas City beginning January 13.
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Billings
A. C. Logan
Central Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Chicago
National Stockgrowers’ Convention
Kansas City
Notorious Forger Philip Watkins Faces Billings Jury
January term opens in Yellowstone district court with 15 prisoners in custody. The docket centers on L. M. Hayden charged with murder and Philip Doremus Watkins, accused of extensive fraudulent checks. Watkins, once famed for a high profile marriage and travels, was arrested after a forged check incident tied to Grand hotel owner Bennighoff. His wife and relatives pursue or avoid settlements as Los Angeles banks refuse to settle.
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Billings
District Court of
Yellowstone County
L. M. Hayden
John P. McBride
Hayden
Philip Doremus Watkins
Watkins
Laramie
Wyo
Omaha
Neb
Pacific Coast
Klondike
Montclair
N. J
Europe
George Bennighoff
Grand Hotel
Bennighoff
Hubbard
Los Angeles
Botanical and Zoological Building Planned for State College
Arts and Letters reports on urging the next legislative assembly to fund botanical and zoological work and to build a fireproof preservation building. Plans show an 80 by 55 foot brick two story structure designed by State Architect Haire with input from Cooley and Blankenship. Gallatin County legislators will seek the appropriation.
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Arts and Letters
Legislative Assembly
Haire
Fs. Cooley and
Blankenship
College
Gallatin County
Point Loma Libel Case Shows Testimony On Mrs. Tingley
In San Diego, January 2, the Ting ley Times libel suit heard the deposition of EL Parker of Little Rock. The defense sought to use evidence on Mrs. Tingley’s conduct after publication to explain possible shocks from the publication. Nereshimer testified she is the official head of the Point Loma Homestead and Theosophical Publishing associations, a role she held in October 1901.
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San Diego
Cal
Tingley-Times
EL Ww. Parker
Little Rock
Ark
Deponent
Nereshiemer
Tingley
Point Loma
Courage of Sailor Boys in Subig Bay Mine Maneuver
A boat from the US cruiser Don Jaime de Austria capsized near Subig bay during a minefield approach. Ensign Babcock and part of the crew swam a mile towing mine buoys under shark-infested waters to place them, earning praise for courage as Rear Admiral Evans’ fleet plans to move to Manila for heavy gun practice with a submarine target towed.
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Manila
United States
Don Jaime de Austria
Subig Bay
Ensign Babcock
Babcock
Dentists in Montana See 17 New Certificates Issued
The Montana state board of dental examiners reports 17 certificates to practice were issued in the past year. The annual meeting was held June 1902 with high exam averages. Finances show $1,010.05 collected, $578.70 disbursed, $431.35 on hand. There are 144 dentists in good standing. Officers include Meyers, Pelzer, Waite, Wirth, Tuder. Dr. Pelzer is Montana’s delegate to the National Association of Dental Examiners.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Dental Examiners
D. J. Waite
Secretary of State
G. W. Pelzer
National Association of Dental Examiners
E. A. Meyers
Hamilton
Great Falls
H. J. Wirth
W. A. Tuder
Bozeman
Rancher L Knapp Accepts CP Rail Post Between Fort William and Winnipeg
Big Timber reports L Knapp a veteran rancher and engineer left Tuesday for Fort William Manitoba where he has been offered a position on the Canadian Pacific railway between Fort William and Winnipeg. He owns a ranch near town and will leave his family to remain.
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Big Timber
L. Knapp
Fort William
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Knapp
New Orleans Runs On Empty As Fuel Oil Shortage Hits City
Short on fuel oil, New Orleans reports a citywide shortage on January 2. Furnaces converted to oil burners are being switched back to coal to maintain heating.
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New Orleans
Academy of Science Adopts Resolution in Bozeman
In Bozeman on January 2 the Academy of Science adopted an important resolution. The action signals a formal stance on a key scientific issue and outlines next steps for participants and member societies.
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Bozeman
Academy of Sci
Butte Investors Buy Joliet Shanks Coal Mine
Frank W. Parker leading Butte capitalists close deal for Joliet Shanks mine with George Dygert and C. K. Gilfifsen. Possession transferred as development plans begin including a railroad spur and rapid mine work. Pennsylvanian mine veteran Thomas Wilcher hired as superintendent.
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Red Lodge
Frank W. Parker
Butte Capitalists
Joliet
Shanks
George Dygert
Butte
C. K. Gilfifsen
St. Paul
Montana
M. F. Hennebey
Thomas Wilcher
Pennsylvania
Receiver Harris Reports No November Receipts For Mines
Helena Jan 2 General John S Harris receiver of the Snohomish and Tramway mines at Butte files his third monthly report noting no receipts in November due to a San Francisco circuit court ruling halting operations. Disbursements total 4947.33 with salaries 700 including mine development 2702.35 taxes 1176.10 and watchmen 210, cash in bank 284849.77. Harris says watchmen double as inspectors to keep mines safe and costs are kept to a minimum.
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Helena
Cgen
John S. Harris
Snohomish
Butte
United States
San Francisco
Boston & Montana Mining Company
N. A. Heinze
Minnie Healy
Harris
Dirt begins to fly on Denver-Salt Lake road
Denver reported the first shovelful of earth for the Denver Northwestern and Pacific railway at a site eight miles from Marshall opposite South Boulder Creek canyon. Contractors Orman and Crook started 200 men at 7:15 AM with plans to rapidly employ 3,000 to 4,000 men and avoid delays.
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Denver-Salt Lake Road
Denver
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway
Marshall
Boulder Creek Canyon
Orman & Crook
Orman
Gov Dockery’s wife Mary Elizabeth Dockery laid to rest in Chillicothe
In Chillicothe Missouri on January 2 a simple ceremony marked the burial of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Dockery wife of the Missouri governor. Prominent state figures attended and several hundred accompanied the cortege to the cemetery where she was interred beside seven of the Dockery children.
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Chillicothe
Mary Elizabeth Dockery
Missouri
Dockery
No Negotiations Pending By Santa Fe Telegraphers
Topeka Jan 2 Charles H Gaunt Santa Fe superintendent of telegraph said the road held no negotiations with the telegraphers union as reported earlier The policy is understood to be against recognition or negotiating with the union but no discrimination will be made against union men among the companys employees.
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Topeka
Kan
Charles H. Gaunt
Telegraph
The
Santa Fe
Bombshell moves testify before notary in county trial
Forsyth January 2 lawyers for the contestants reveal plans to begin testimony before Notary Public EK Meyerhofen next Thursday morning and end cross examination of J C Lyndes with no further witness testimony before the two-justice commission. An error corrected: it was Mike Fabic, not J W Dallin, who relayed that Rosebud county stay.
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Forsyth
EK. F. Meyerhofen
J. C. Lyndes
Hopkins
J. (. Lyndes
J. W. James
Anaconda
John W. Dallin
Rosebud County
Mr. James
Mike Fabic
J. W. Dallin
Patent Suit Over Mining Claim Sparks In Montana
A district court filing by J. T. Arm ington Lavina A. Collins David L. S. Barker Louis J. Barker heirs of John Lepley and others of White Sulphur Springs Fort Benton against R. J. Riley seeks to resolve disputed mining property reports Each side seeks a patent to a mining claim covering over 1100 acres of the plaintiff claim and raises priority location and related legal issues The outcome will influence a government land office patent action in the case Fletcher Maddox is counsel for the plaintiffs.
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Great Falls
Jan
District Court
J. T. Armington
Lavina A. Collins
David L. S. Barker
Louis J. Barker
Louis Heitman
Almon Spencer
Charlies Mayn
White Sulphur Springs
John Lepley
Fort Benton
R. J. Riley
Fletcher Maddox J
Riley
Government Land Office
Fire starts from kitchen range in Billings home
Fire units responded to Mrs. Sarah Thompson's residence on North Thirty-third Street where a kitchen range ignited walls. The smoldering fire caused $50 in damage, later extinguished and covered by insurance.
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Billings
Sarah Thompson
North Thirty-third Street
School funds apportioned among 33 county districts
Big Timber January 2. The general school funds totaling 6,906.42 have been apportioned by the county superintendent among 33 districts. Big Timber received 1,666.09. Other districts listed with respective allocations.
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Big Timber
Swamy
Settlement Totals Amid Regional Creek Basin Listings
A data roll of settlements and payments shows numerous small amounts linked to places such as Creek Basin Melville Nevin Howie White Beaver Reed Kent Otter Creek McLeod Boulder American Fork Grey Cliff Deer Creek Duck Creek Merrill Nye Duffy Columbus Big Elk Morris Lower Stillwater Marley West Boulder Harrington Mlannagan Sanderson Wormser Absarokee East Boulder Curtis with various dollar figures.
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Duck Creek
Merrill
Nye
Duffy
Columbus
Big Elk
Morris
Lower Stillwater
Marley
West Boulder
Harrington
Mlannagan
Sanderson
Donaldson and Broadbent to be retried in famed sheep theft case
The Montana Supreme Court reversed the Glendive verdict in the Donaldson Broadbent sheep stealing case and ordered a new trial. The pair were convicted and sentenced to eight years each after a prior trial that followed four years of investigation by James Sanford of Webber Sanford & Co. The case drew wide interest among stockmen and lawyers statewide.
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Helena
George R. Milburn
Supreme Court
District Court
Glendive
James Sanford
Webber, Sanford & Co
Broadbent
Dawson
Custer
TRYING TO SETTLE STRIKE AT UNION PACIFIC
A new conference at Union Pacific offices in New York sought a settlement between railroad heads and workers. Attending were Burt, O'Connell, Wilson, McNeil, Kennedy, and O'Donnell. No agreement was reached but talks moved toward amicable settlement. another meeting is planned for Tuesday.
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New York
Union Pacific Railway
Burt
James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Thomas T. Wilson
John McNeil
E. E. Kennedy
Boilermakers’ International Union
David O'Donnell
Boilermakers Helpers’ Union
Mexican War Veteran Ellis Dies at 90 in Independence
Kansas City January 2. Ellis Ellis, a veteran of the Mexican War who captured the Mexican general Laveja after a personal conflict, is dead at Independence Missouri at the advanced age of 90.
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Kansas City
Ellis Ellis
Laveja
Independence
Lucky Find Sparks Placer Location Claim in Great Falls
Charles A. Beckstrom filed a placer location notice in Great Falls as John M. Gaunt rushed from the city to Kibbey to locate the same ground. Gaunt claimed he reached the site first but Beckstrom and associates had already claimed the land. Gaunt posted numerous notices and described a dramatic late arrival, while Beckstrom noted the ground had gypsum and had been open after Montana Stucco abandoned it.
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Great Falls
Charles A. Beckstrom
Mr. Beckstrom
John M. Gaunt
Kibbey
Gaunt
Beckstrom
Montana Stucco Company
Montana Company
J. M. Gaunt
Farewell Dinner for Judge Holloway in Bozeman
In Bozeman on January 2 a farewell banquet was hosted by the Gallatin bar at the Hotel Bozeman for W. L. Holloway associate justice elect. Judge W. R. Stewart sent invitations to Ninth District bar members but late eastbound train arrivals kept most away.
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Bozeman
Jan
Gallatin
W. L. Holloway
W. R. ©. Stewart
Ninth Judicial District
Judge Luce Ill as Bozeman Veteran Lawyer Fights Illness
Judge L A Luce is very ill in Bozeman on January 2. He is the oldest Gallatin county bar member and long a leading figure in Montana law. A member of the constitutional convention, he is widely recognized as a top state attorney.
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Bozeman
L. A. Luce
Cable Restored Between Trinidad and De Merera
The Commercial Cable company announced repair work completed on the cable between Trinidad and De Merera restoring communication with the colony.
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New York
Commercial Cable Company
Trinidad
de Merera
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