IS UP AGAINST THE LAW Failed to Offer New Bonds to State Before Asking Bids Elsewhere
Great Falls school board faced House Bill 77 as it planned to refund 60,000 dollars in bonds without first offering them to the State Board of Land Commissioners. Only one bid at 60,786.51 from N. W. Harris & Co., with S. A. Kean bid rejected for lack of a certified check. Governor Toole offered to convene an special session to secure a relinquishment from the land board, allowing bids to proceed. The matter stalled awaiting the land commissioners decision and possible state action. Additional items note bankruptcies, indictments, and court adjournments in nearby counties.
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Standard
Great Falls
State Land Board
Helena
Land Board
N. W. Harris & Co
Chicago
S. A. Kean
Harris & Co
A. Kean
State Board of Land Commissioners
Barrett
Toole
H. L. Chapman
N. W. Harrin & Co
State Land Commissioners
One Year Term for Robbery of Mail Wagon
Frank Monroe pleaded guilty in federal court in Helena to robbing a mail wagon between the post office and the Northern Pacific depot last December. He received the minimum sentence of one year in the state penitentiary before Judge Knowles. co-defendant J T Osborne faced nol pros later. Monroe said he found the stolen items and chose to plead guilty to end the case.
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Helena
Frank Monroe
Northern Pacific
Monroe
Knowles
J. T. Osborne
Nolle
Public debt shows cash balance on hand at year end
Washington July 1 publication notes fiscal year end June 30 1901 debt with cash on hand totaling 1 044 739 120 a June decline of 17 737 374 driven by increased cash. breakdown includes interest bearing debt 987 141 042 non interest 3893 015 584 and certificates 771 754 689 offset by cash on hand. total cash 1 181 868 011 with 855 035 786 liabilities leaving 826 823 124 cash on hand.
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Washington
Treasury
Gold Reserve Fund
CAPT. BROWN'S BODY ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO
Helena mourns Capt. William Brown of the 45th volunteers killed in the Philippines on Aug 17. His mother Mrs. Mary E Brown received news that his remains aboard the Buford have reached San Francisco and will be sent to Washington for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. Brown plans to witness the funeral in Washington after his body is interred. Brown, a Helena native, served as battalion adjutant of the first Montana and was later promoted to captain before his death.
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Standard
Helena
Mary 8. Brown
William Brown
45Th Volunteers
Philippines
Department Quartermaster Long
San Francisco
Buford
Washington
National Cemetery
Arlington
Brown
Montana
His Narrow Escape From Bleeding to Death
Ralph Crow a sheepherder living alone twenty miles west of Riverdale cut his foot badly while splitting wood in his cabin yesterday morning He bled heavily and would have died before help arrived if not for Harry Nelson bringing a load of supplies Crow was too weak to walk when Nelson reached the cabin and he was carried to Great Falls where doctors dressed the wound Crow is resting easy today and expected to recover with luck.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Ralph Crow
Riverdale
Harry Nelson
Nelson
Crow
Little Whirlwind Free Dying Confession Changes Pardons
Little Whirlwind Northern Cheyenne serving life in the state penitentiary is granted a pardon after a dying confession by Stanley Spotted Hawk exonerating him and Spotted Hawk. The Montana Board of Pardons approved Governor Toole’s pardon despite one protest from Rep. Joseph Brown. The case prompted wider debates on Indian rights and legal process and foreshadows land claim actions near the border.
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Helena
Little Whirlwind
State Board of Pardons
Toole
Joseph Brown
Birney
Rosebud County
Hoover Spotted Hawk
Littl Whirlwind
Supreme Court
Stanley
Spotted Hawk
Indian Rights Association
Smith
Senator Gibson Returns From Eastern Visit to Bowdoin
United States Senator Paris Gibson arrived in Great Falls after an extended eastern trip. He visited Bowdoin College and his youth’s scenes, noting fifty years have changed Maine but progress remains. He reports farmers prosperous and crops good, plans to stay until next December then return to Washington for Congress opening.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
United States
Paris Gibson
Gibson
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Maine
Washington
Congress
Eyebrow Chewed Sparks Mission District Clash
Nathaniel Webb of Mission traveled to Great Falls on July 1 to file an assault in the third degree warrant against William Johnson and have seven stitches taken in his left eyebrow after Johnson and an accomplice fought and allegedly chewed Webb’s eyebrow. Both stock raisers, the men’s quarrel drew attention.
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Standard
Great Falls
Nathaniel Webb
William Johnson
Johnson
Webb
Mission District
Litigation to Result in Kiowa and Comanche Land Opening
Opening of Kiowa and Comanche country to settlers will trigger contests over the government plan of settlement. Plaintiffs led by L. N. Hornbeck of Mineo, Ll. T., a government purveyor, question the legality of the drawing scheme as the opening nears.
Fifty Thousand More Pensioners
Washington reports a pension office summary showing 49 612 names added to the rolls for the year ended June 20 with 44 861 original issues and 4 751 restorations. Totals reach 109 665 certificates versus 105 591 in 1900, with about 2 500 more pensioners on June 30, 1901. Claims pending rose from 415 409 on May 13 to 635 059 on June 30.
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Washington
Pension Office
Spain
Bids Exceed Limit for Cascade County Courthouse
Great Falls July 1. Cascade county commissioners face a funding snag as all three bids for the new courthouse exceed the $180000 cap. Lease Richards bid 183985, Tron Works 197000, Roberts 196870. With available funds around 171000 after prior expenses, plans may be modified to reduce cost. Lease to confer with architect Black, report due tomorrow.
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Great Falls
Cascade County
County Commissioners
Ciizens’ Board
Black and
Longstaff
Anaconda
William Roberts
Lease & Richards
Lease
Black
Archiitect
Hitchcock rules out Oct 1 1901 delay for Wichita Indian lands
Washington July 1 Secretary Hitchcock rejects authority to delay opening the Wichita Indian reservation in Oklahoma until October 1 1901. After a hearing with lessees and lenders he indicates no formal delay will be granted and preparations will proceed to opening the lands for settlement next month.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Wichita
Wilkie reports low counterfeiting in 1901 year ending June 10
Chief Wilkie of the secret service division reports for the year ending June 10 1901 only four new counterfeit notes circulated an average of ten per year earlier. Total counterfeit cash seized 18056 and 18.11 in counterfeit coins. Arrests total 594 with 410 for counterfeiting. Foreign born suspects include Italians Germans and Swedes. US born 432. Contraband included 372 mold sets and 45 metal dies plus 202 printing plates for foreign currency and 82 plates for forbidden advertising material.
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Washington
Wilkie
Secret Service Division
Gage
New York
United States
Court Opens July Term as Judge Sidelined by Illness
Boulder district court opens the July term with Judge Parker out due to rheumatism. Clerk A J Holloway presides and adjourns to July 8. JL Kennedy serves 40 days in county jail for drunkenness after a prior $5 fine was remitted for railway work. Sailor falls to his death off the British ship William Law in San Francisco.
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Standard
Boulder
A. J. Holloway
Parker
JL. Kennedy
Justice Sweet
San Francisco
Hurlburt
William Law
Seaman Daniel Flynn Dies After Fall at Sea
From Yokohama today reports Daniel Flynn a seaman fell from the upper top sail yard on June 19 and was instantly killed. The incident is recorded as a fatal accident aboard the ship during routine operations.
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Yokohama
Daniel Flynn
Price Shot by Clerk in Gun Store Incident
San Francisco reports that George Price, a colored trooper from Company C, 48th Infantry lately back from the Philippines, died today from a pistol wound inflicted by F Bonnelli, a gun store clerk who allegedly did not know the weapon was loaded. Price hailed from Carlisle Kentucky.
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San Francisco
George Price
48Th Infantry
Philippines
F. Bonnelli
Price
Carlisle
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