Weekly crop bulletin notes widespread rains aid hay crops
In Helena and across Montana heavy rains and cool weather favored hay and range growth but delayed sheep shearing and slowed crop progress. Strawberry losses in Flathead and overall season 15 days late. haying pushes past July 1, with trends varying by region and moisture levels.
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Helena
Flathead Valley
Beaverhead Dell
Red Lodge
Havre
St. Pauls
Dawson—Ridge
Fergus
Utica
Flathead
Kalispell
Shaldon
Troy
Gallatin
Bozeman
Jefferson
Boulder
Whitehall
Missoula
Timothy
Meyersburg
Powell—Deer Lodge
Ninety Days and Big Fine in Billings Jail
Yensen of Columbus vicinity was jailed in Billings for 90 days and fined $500 after a July Fourth assault arrest. Constable Carleton reports Yensen fired at Justice Hawkins twice, with one bullet missing Hawkins’ horse and another hitting his wagon top. Yensen also shot at Carleton during arrest. This arrest brings county jail inmates to ten.
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Billings
Y. Yensen
Columbus
Carleton
Stillwater
Justice Hawkins
Vennen
Bankruptcy petition filed in United States court
Helena July 8 A bankruptcy petition was filed in the U S court by John H Simpson of Butte. His assets are 3345 82 and he has no assets. Liabilities include judgments and debts owed by him and partner the late W F Simpson who assigned in 1897. Creditors of the firm received 45 cents on the dollar but $1196 02 remains due in Simpson’s liabilities.
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Helena
United States
John H. Simpson
Butte
W. F. Simpson
Simpson
Montana Matters at Capital
Special dispatch notes multiple Montana items from Washington July 8. Charles R. Snowden of Basin granted patent for an automatic threshold. Charles C. Brinton of Butte receives pension as Spanish War veteran. C. B. Stafford appointed postmaster at Culbertson. To. 1, Cowen deceased. Post office established at Bruffey Park County with G A Bruffey as postmaster.
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Washington
Charles R. Snowden
Charles C. Brinton
Butte
Stafford
Culbertson
Cowen
Bruffey
Park County
G. A. Bruffey
Leighton Hotel Sold In Miles City Foreclosure
The Leighton hotel in Miles City, under foreclosure since January, was sold yesterday. Captain C C Howes bought it and today rented it to C W Savage a Montana hotel man. The Leighton will reopen about July 15 after inventory.
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Miles City
Leighton
C. C. Howes
C. W. Savage
Miles City Awards Schoolhouse Renovation Contracts
The contract to finish the upper story of the Second ward Schoolhouse was awarded to Miles City Lumber Co for 2680 dollars. Steam heating contracts went to Truscome for 2494 dollars in the First ward and 185 dollars in the Second ward.
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Miles City
Second Ward
Miles City Lumber Company
Truscome
First Ward
Looking for Better Range
Hank and Andy Chapelman lead two of Carbon county’s top stockmen leaving Columbus for the north with about 800 head of fine range cattle to seek better grazing country.
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Standard
Columbus
Hank
Andy Chapelan
Carbon County
Supreme court extends time to file transcripts in Schilling v Curran
Helena July 8 Supreme court grants until July 11 for filing transcripts on appeal in the case Schilling against Curran from Missoula county district court.
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The
Standard
Helena
Supreme Court Today
Schilling
Curran
District Court of
Missoula County
Southern Baseball League Bans Contract Breakers in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga on July 8 the Southern Baseball league voted not to permit players who break contracts to join the Southern league. The game featuring pitcher St Vrain, formerly of Chicago and Tacoma, will be awarded to the opposing club, and St Vrain is barred from playing.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Southern Baseball League
St. Vrain
Chicago
Tacoma
Heat Victims Rise in Pittsburg Deaths Mark July 8
Two deaths and seven prostrations from heat were reported in Pittsburg on July 8. Most prostrations occurred among mill workers, with officials noting the ongoing severity of heat conditions.
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Pittsburg
North Montana Woolgrowers Set Big Meeting Agenda In Great Falls
The North Montana Woolgrowers association prepares for its second annual meeting in Great Falls July 22 to 24 with a packed program. Executives PB Long H H Nelson and C H Campbell arranged talks by experts on diseases and pasture economics. sessions at Pilks hall Grand opera house Elks hall cover irrigation markets and animal husbandry. Governor Toole to attend and a banquet at the Park hotel will honor the governor after the final session.
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Great Falls
North
Montana
Woolgrowers’ Association
PB. Long
H. H. Nelson
C. H. Campbell
Pilks’ Hall
Grand Opera House
Ellis’ Hall
J. H. Rice
Fort Benton
M. BE. Knowles
Helena
F. W. Thayer
Boston
T. C. Power
A. W. Rower
Stanford
Opera House
P. m
Galveston
Tex
F. H. Putnam
F. J. Hagenbarth
Salt Lake
John W. Fulton
Joseph K. Toole
Park Hotel
Wool sales at Miles City average about thirteen cents
The Miles City wool sales report shows the F. Cole clip of 100000 pounds selling at 13 cents with divisions among Hale, Cale & Hill, Cale & Kimball, M. S. Hill, and Cale & Mathews. Additional lots include buyers Jeremiah Williams & Co and Luce & Manning with prices from 12½ to 18 cents for thousands of pounds.
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Miles City
F. Cole
Re. Hale
Cale
Saugh Hunter
Terry
Luce & Manning
Jeremiah Williams & Co
F. M. O'Neil
George Sharp
H. C. Howard
M. Seidlitz
George Bert
Harding & Coverly
Herman Stoebe & Son
Wool Sales at Big Timber Report Strong Private Prices
In Big Timber on July 8 Tom Ryley led wool transactions with Don Martin 90 000 pounds J A Duffy 60 000 pounds P O Fairlang 17 000 Lavold Bros 23 000 J B Prating 12 000 and G W Taosby 20 000 pounds. Prices believed 14 and 15 cents. Totals show 1 170 220 pounds received to date and 348 942 pounds shipped. Three new buyers Judge Guthrie Chicago J S Shessenges Boston F C Miller Minneapolis arrived but made no purchases. Miller represents North Star mills. Additional buyers at Billings expected later in week.
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Tom Ryley
Don Martin
J.A. Duffy
P. O. Fairlang
Lavold
Judge Guthrie
Chicago
J. S. Shessenges
Boston
F. C. Miller
Minneapolis
Miller
North Star Mills
Texas Cattle Arrival and Trail to Miles City
Horace Broaddus lags 1 400 head of Texas cattle from Moorecroft Wyoming near sale to Custer county people with about 200 head remaining unsold. Miles City will serve as the distributing point for the cattle heading to Texas buyers.
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Miles City
Horace Broaddus
Moorecroft
Wyo
Custer County
Segur Recovery Slow In Billings After Paralysis
Billings reports General Agent H. B. Segur of the Burlington remains unable to return to his office after a paralysis strike several months ago at Cody Wyoming. Improvement has been slow with only a few outings last week, though physicians are confident he will soon be able to attend to duties.
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Standard
Billings
H. B. Segur
Burlington
Cody
Wyo
Wool market opens slowly as U S producers hold back
Only about 160000 pounds of wool sold on the Billings market as rush delays. Prices run from 1 to 1.5 cents above last year with several producers refusing offers of a cent rise. Buyers report limited offerings at Northern Pacific in forenoon, Burlington warehouse quiet. most wool owned by nearby growers awaiting better activity.
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Billings
W. F. Lee
Livingston
Nichols, Dupee & Co
Hecht, Liebman & Co
J. Williams & Co
Mr. Lee
Edward Kaiser
Myersburg
Whitman, Farnesworth & Co
N. N. Johnson
Toston
Hallowell, Donald & Co
John Quintana
C. M. Reynolds
Brown & Adams
C. M. Flanagan
Northern Pacific
Burlington Warehouse
Wanted on Forgery Charge In Miles City
Walter Enis alias T. J. Files, sought for forging a postal note in Oklahoma territory, was arrested after traveling from Texas with Jack Serreuys and Pierre Wibaux's private secretary. The $4.90 note led to identification at a Miles City post office. Enis claimed the note belonged to a friend who told him to cash it. Deputy Sheriff Western arrested him. United States Marshal Woolman holds the warrant.
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Miles City
Western
Walter Enis
Oklahoma Territory
Enis
Texas
Jack Serreuys
Pierre Wibaux
T. J. Files
Warren Bennett
Oklahoma
United States
Woolman
Helena
Pais
James Daly
Sheepheater
William Bnis
Meiklejohn
Making Improvements in Yellowstone Park
Livingston July 8 The sundry evil bill providing 250000 for improvements in Yellowstone Park has been approved and last week 400 men and many teams worked in the park. Capt H M Chittenden US Army Corps supervises the project which includes a new road from the Grand Canyon around Mt Washburn past Tower Falls to Mammoth Hot Springs. A second road will run east from Yellowstone Lake to Cody to join the Burlington railroad. Mammoth Hot Springs will gain an electric light plant and water works and all roads will be macadamized.
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Livingston
Yellowstone Park
Park
H. M. Chittenden
United States Engineering Corps
Grand Canyon
Mt. Washburn
Tower Falls
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Lake
Cody
Wyo
Burlington Railroad
Connolly Brings Home Wife in Surprise Fort Benton News
Fort Benton July 8 Martin Connolly surprised friends by returning with his wife Mrs Connolly and their four year old child. Mrs Connolly's mother and sister Mrs Ryan and Miss Ryan are visiting and plan to live with them if a suitable house can be found.
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Standard
Fort Benton
Martin Connolly
Connolly
Benton and Shane Unite in Fort Benton Ceremony
In Fort Benton on July 8 L C Benton of Kendal married Mabel Shane at the home of Mr and Mrs E R Russel. Rev W W Van Orsdel presided as elder of the Methodist church.
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Standard
Fort Benton
L. C. Benton
Kendal
Mabel Shane
E. R. Russel
W. W. van Orsdel
Methodist Church
Fort Benton Notice: Heary Ellard Listed in Buck Firm
Fort Benton records show Heary Ellard, then associated with C. W. Buck, noted in a July entry. The brief item records a business tie or filing involving Ellard and Buck in the local context.
Henry Williams Dies at Midnight in Butte Mining Leader
Henry Williams a premier Montana mining man and longtime head at the Colorado smelter died at his residence near the smelter after a brief illness from cirrhosis. Born in Cornwall in 183? near sixty two, he trained in London Heidelberg and Swansea and helped found the Colorado Smelting & Mining Co. He leaves a son George at the Colorado smelter, brothers in California and sisters in England.
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Henry Williams
Montana
Butte
Mr. Williams
Colorado
Truro
Cornwall
England
Royal School of Mines
London
Heidelberg
Germany
Vivian & Sons
Swansea
Mexico
Mazatlan
Clear Creek County
Cole
Boston & Colorado
Black Hawk
Williams
Rachel Goode
Norfolk
Boston & Colorado Company
Alma
Colo
Henry R
Bos
Colonel Thornton
Parrot
Montana Copper
Anaconda
Gagnon
Colorado Company
Colorado Smelting & Mining Company
Nettie
Burlington
Caledonia
Pacific Slope
R. F. Pearce
Deer Lodge
Bearmouth
Philipsburg
Granite County
Silver Pan Canyon
George
California
Rider Injured After Horse Rears Into Gopher Hole
A rider was thrown from his horse last night and seriously hurt. The scalp was torn the skull possibly fractured the arm broken in two places and the shoulder dislocated. The accident was caused by a gopher hole.
No Wool Sales at Great Falls as Market Delayed
No sales were made at Great Falls today as Mrs. Edwards of Stanford held her wool clip off the market until all of it was in. A seller shortage and 2,000,000 pounds of wool in cars at the Montana Central freight house delay arrivals and hinder trading.
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Great Falls
Edwards
Stanford
Montana Central Freight House
Copper Vein Discovered On Credential Creek Near Sunlight
A. P. Hart of Billings reports a 60 foot copper ore vein near Credential creek between Sunlight and Cooke City assays 15 percent copper. Hart says the find will spur basin excitement and likely railroad development within a year, with Burlington extending its Cody branch.
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Standard
Billings
A. P. Hart
Sunlight Mining
Credential Creek
Sunlight
Cooke City
They Play for Refreshments in Five Inning Game
After wool sales closed, buyers and railroad representatives played a hot five inning game on a vacant block behind the Grand hotel. Ralph Berry held a position in the game.
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Billings
Grand Hotel
Ralph Berry
Wool Men Defeat Mixed Team 26 to 15 in Warm Day Game
The umpire remained unshaken by accusations amid a warm day as Jim Kershaw made a long running catch for the wool men and Showmaker hit a home run for the mixed team. The wool buyers led 26 to 15.
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Jim Kershaw
Veteran cattleman cites irrigation plan transforming Montana land
Paul McCormick Eastern Montana cattleman says government irrigation will curb Mississippi floods by storing meltwater and turn millions of acres of arid land into productive farms. He notes Montana may also use water from St Marys Lake while conserving mountain streams.
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Standard
Billings
Paul McCormick
Montana
Texas
Chicago
Kansas City
Lone Star
McCormick
Northwest
Mississippi Valley
St. Mary's Lake
Justice Milburn Concurres in Riddell and Sutter Decision
Justice Milburn of the supreme court announced his concurrence in the court's opinion in the Riddell and Sutter versus Peck Williams Heating case. The court reversed the Gallatin county district court in the ruling decided during Milburn's absence.
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Helena
Justice Milburn
Supreme Court
Riddell & Sutter
Peck-Williams Heating Company
District Court
Gallatin County
Application Denied McDonald Must Return to Penitentiary
The Montana supreme court refused George A. McDonald of Butte bail due to insufficient petition and missing record. He remains jailed until counsel files a more complete petition or a certificate of probable cause for appeal is properly presented.
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Helena
Supreme Court
George A. McDonald
Butte
McDonald
McClernan
Attorney General
All Counts Dismissed Against Matte son Bank Cashier
The United States court dismissed all counts against H H Matteson except the guilty one for making false reports to the comptroller. Assistant District Attorney Carl Rasch secured the dismissal. Matteson continues serving his penitentiary sentence on the remaining count.
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Helena
H. H. Matteson
Great Falls Bank
United States Court
Carl Rasch
Matteson
Helena theft case ties boy to Alhambra sale
Helena reports that Mrs William Daly arrived with her 14 year old son accused of stealing a horse from his father and selling it at Alhambra for 15 dollars. After getting the money the boy visited Carrie Kennedy's saloon on Wood street. Kinney woman fined 10 dollars for selling liquor to a minor.
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The
Standard
Helena
William Daly
Clancy
Alhambra
Carrie Kennedy
Wood Street
Kinney
Georgia Harrietson Sues for Divorce for Cruelty and Drunkenness
In Billings on July 8 an amended complaint in the divorce case of Georgia Harrietson vs David Harrietson was filed. The original charge of habitual drunkenness is now joined with extreme cruelty alleging a violent blow on April 15 and repeated slander by the husband.
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The
Standard
Billings
Georgia Harrietson
David Harrietson
Tha
Nellie Stedman Sues For Divorce In Helena
Nellie Stedman files for divorce from Madison Stedman in Helena. She notes they married in Waltham Massachusetts on August 1 1889 and that in the past year the defendant failed to provide for her and seeks custody of their 12 year old child Mario Grace Stedman.
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The
Standard
Helena
Nellie Stedman
Madison Stedman
Waltham
Mass
Sounds Is Dead Dog Among Traveling Men
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports in Helena on July 8 that Spuds, a longtime dog at the Helena and Warren hotels, died of rheumatism. He was a familiar pet to travelers and among the best known dogs in the Northwest.
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Helena
Spuds
Heena
Warren
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Yensen
Leighton Hotel
Mr. Segur
Rush
Burlington Road
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Eastern
Milburn
MIT Wdonald
Schatzlein
West Broadway, Butte
Forson
McRae
Nobranch
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