Dillon water works contract awarded to Nailor & Norton
Dillon selects Nailor & Norton of Lewiston Idaho to build the water works system at about 64000 dollars. Tom Hinds & Co. and Cusick & Jacobs bid lower but one bid is rejected and the project aims to source from Rattlesnake Creek eight miles away with a gravity system and a bedrock water supply.
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Standard
Dillon
Nailor & Norton
Lewiston
Idaho
Butte
Tom Hinds & Co
Cusick & Jacobs
Hinds
Cusick
Norton
Rattlesnake Creek
Bedrock Drain Drives Toward Pure Water Supply
The text argues that developing a bedrock drain will yield a pure water source, avoiding impurities and foreign matter likely from surface water. It suggests the bedrock system will ensure a steady supply free of contaminants.
Wool arrivals and creamery develops in Dillon area
Wool is arriving in Dillon at a rapid pace with buyers present but no deals yet. Sellers demand 1 cent or better, buyers offer up to 15 cents for top clips. A projected 1.5 million pounds of wool will be marketed this season. Dillon's new creamery, owned by Ephraim Johnson, has $4,000 invested and aims to milk 500 cows within six weeks.
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The
Standard
Dillon
Ephraim Johnson
Insurance Company Sued in Helena Court
John W. Collins as executor of Augustus Erickson filed suit in district court against Metropolitan Life Insurance for $1,000 claimed under a life policy. He alleges the insurer refused to supply death proof blanks after a demand.
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The
Standard
Helena
John W. Collins
Augustus Erickson
District Court
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Erickson
Mean July Weather in Helena Report
Special dispatch to the Standard from Helena notes July averages over two years reach 67 degrees. The warmest year 1901 averaged 71 degrees, the coldest year 1884 averaged 62 degrees. A high of 193 degrees occurred on July 12, 1886, and a low of 56 degrees on July 1, 1898.
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Standard
Helena
Heltona
Bi. Peter’s Hospital
Wishop Brewer
W. W. Love
George T. Wickes
W. A. Cheseman
FE. «. Day
Charles W. Cannon
N. B. Holter
J. Slenny
Long Maid
KR. A. Harlow
Wetzstein Loser in Comanche Mine Case on Appeal
Montana supreme court affirms district court ruling for Boston & Montana in Adolph Wetzstein v. Boston & Montana. suit sought title to one fourth mining interest, trustee transfer, receiver appointment, and injunction against ore use. demurrer sustained for lack of demand and refusal. action pending separate dispute.
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Helena
Adolph Wetzstein
Boston & Montana
Supreme Court
District Court of
Silver Bow County
Judgment Affirmed In Pending Prior Action
The court holds that at the start of this action the prior action between the same parties for the same cause remained pending and affirms the lower court’s demurrer ruling. No error is found in sustaining the demurrer.
Sketches Received for Montana Club's New Home
Helena July 1 The Montana club governors received preliminary sketches from Architect Cass Gilbert of St Paul for a five story granite and brick building in Spanish Renaissance style. Plans aim to preserve old features while permitting alterations and a project cost exceeding $100 000 with work possible by August 1 if plans are approved.
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Standard
Helena
Board of Governors
The
Montana Club
Cass Gilbert
St. Paul
Gilbert
Broken piston rod shuts Sundow Sheep plant at Pryor creek
Billings July 1 The Sundow Sheep company's ranch shear plant on Pryor creek is shut for a few days as a new engine is installed after a piston rod broke loose at high speed. The rod swung wildly but no one was injured and the engine was not seriously damaged.
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The
Standard
Billings
Sundow Sheep Company
Pryor Creek
Notable arrivals and appointments in Virginia City
Supreme Court Commissioner Lew L. Callaway arrived from Helena and will return via Butte. Mrs. John A. Ross and Professor Rose plan to relocate their home to Virginia City with an orchestra. Marshal Floyd's second visit this week is stated as personal business. The school board named Julia Donegan and Mina Bennett as interim teachers. principal and primary staff decisions await another meeting. E. H. Sherman of Butte toured Granite Mountain ranch lands and Centennial valley, planning extensive improvements.
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The
Standard
Virginia City
Supreme Court
Lew L. Callaway
Helena
Butte
John A. Ross
Anaconda
Professor Rose
Marshal
F. Floyd
Julia Donegan
Mina Bennett
E. H. Sherman
Madison Valley
Granite Mountain
J. H. Baker
Centennial Valley
Envelope Gone Missing After Tax Check Lost Incident
Helena July 1 report states County Treasurer W M G Settles and deputy Joseph Milich searched for a lost envelope containing a personal tax check. The envelope was found torn in a gutter at Broadway and Warren streets bearing a Marysville postmark and a Wednesday morning time stamp.
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Standard
Helena
Post Office
W. M. G. Settles
Settles
Joseph Milich
Broadway
Warren Streets
Marysville
Chicago Markets Show Bearish Wheat as Rain Clusters Hit Northwest
In Chicago on July 1 by the Wheat pit, sentiment fell amid rains in the Northwest and harvest weather in the Southwest. Prices opened softer on eased cables and stronger weather, with September slipping, then fluctuating as buying by commission houses buoyed corn. Late day weakness in St Louis and softening wheat pressured values, while corn and provisions saw mixed moves and hog demand provided occasional rallies.
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Chicago
Tése
Bt. Lou's
Tze
Tet Thee
Wise
Chicago Market Prices for July Livestock and Hogs
Chicago market notes show cattle and hog prices with steady to lower trends. Texans and Texas fed steers range around 2.60 to 3.00 per unit. cows and heifers varied near 1.20 to 2.40. hog receipts and bids estimate values from 5.75 to 6.46 per hundredweight. sheep and lambs mostly steady to lower with wethers around 5.75 to 4.00 and native lambs near 4.00.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Morrow
le Lower
Bheep Lee
Helena Night Patrol Prohibits After Hours Loitering
Helena police will arrest any woman seen roaming after 9 30 pm without an escort or valid excuse and take her to the station. Chief Thoras Travis ordered night patrols to curb late night gatherings around the library and post office doorways, enforcing a strict curfew on unnamed lingering crowds.
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Helena
Thoras Travis
Chief Travis
Travis
Herman Wins Printing Contract for Money Order Blanks
Postmaster General Payne awarded the government money order blank printing contract to Paul Herman of Rutherford New Jersey, the lowest of 14 bidders. The deal, likely worth 350000 to 400000 for the next fiscal year, aims to save about 45000 over four years. Herman testified he left former employers before bids and faced alleged blacklisting while detailing offers to withdraw his bid. He rejected inducements from rival firms including Hallenbeck and Tooker.
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Washington
Payne Toeday
Paul Herman
Rutherford
N. J
New York
United Typothetae of America
Metcalfe
Money Order Bureau
Herman
Hallenbeck
Tooker
Metropolitan Printing Company
Public Roads Fenced By The Ranchmen
Big Timber July 1 county commissioners face trouble maintaining county roads along original surveys as ranchmen fence roads crossing their ranches and reportedly alter routes without notice. In Springdale area a single road is fenced in three places. Complaints prompt potential resurvey to restore lines of early surveys on sparsely traveled routes.
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Big Timber
Springdale
Dementia Patient Brought In From Sheridan by Marshals
Virginia City reports Marshal Lake Walker and Assistant Marshal J. H. Dextras brought a Sheridan engineer afflicted with a severe dementia attack. The man, who has been roaming Sheridan seeking something, was escorted to care this evening.
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the Standard
Virginia City
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