School board pursues repair bids and new Blaine addition
The meeting focused on repairs at district schools including overhauls of blackboards roofs and walls. Bids were opened for Blaine school excavating for an 11 room addition while plans for a Park street stone front were approved with sandstone not to exceed 1000 dollars. The Webster school heating contract with Butte Plumbing faced bond verification and the McKinley stone front was endorsed.
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Butte Plumbing Company
Webster School
McKinley
Blaine
West Centerville
Garfield
Grant
Monroe
Greeley
S. A. Walters
John MacGinniss
D. J. Fitzgerald
Park Street
Butte F. C. B
Blaine School
Theodore Hennessy
Nicholas Hughes
M. J. Whitney
Shackleton & Whiteway Company
Jefferson School
Building contract settled with bond and audited claims
The firm received a warrant for $1,028 as balance due on the contract for work at the building. Sureties on the bond are Jacob Kauffman and J A Stromberg. Audited bills totaling $2,804.35 were approved and ordered paid.
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Jacob Kauffman
J. A. Stromberg
Sunday trip sale to Yellowstone Park via Northern Pacific
Beginning June 12 the Northern Pacific offers a round trip from Butte to Mammoth Hot Springs with board and lodging at Livingston included while in transit and in the park. Tickets valid on train No. 14 Fridays and return on No. 18 Mondays. price 15 dollars. Inquiries to W. H. Merriman, General Agent.
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Northern Pacific
Butte
Mammoth Hot Springs
Livingston
Park
W. H. Merriman
Railway announces weekly round trip rates to Gregson Springs
Beginning Saturday May 23 and each Saturday after until further notice the B A P railway will offer round trip fares to Gregson Springs from Anaconda and from Butte Anaconda to Gregson and return 50e Butte to Gregson and return 80e Tickets valid on all trains from noon Saturdays to noon Mondays.
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Gregson Springs
Anaconda
Gregson
Butte
City judiciary committee agrees damages for Mrs Geraghty
The judiciary committee of the city council met and approved a $400 damages claim for Mrs. Geraghty with a recommended warrant. Other damaged claims were reviewed. The Ambrose impeachment charges against the mayor were read. Ambrose was absent and later allied with the mayor, who appointed him to the board of equalization. A delay was set to allow defense and evidence preparation.
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Judiciary Committee
Geraghty
Ambrose
Roosevelt
Board of Equalization
Gallagher
Heaney
Gleeson
Election tallying drags on for labor union officers
The canvassing board has worked since Friday morning to count ballots for the American Labor union officers for the coming year. As of last night the tallying was unfinished and no result could be forecast, with another day of canvassing expected to yield a forecast.
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American Labor Union
Livingston Doctor G B Wells Dead at 45
Special Dispatch reports Dr. G B Wells longtime Livingston physician died in Bethany on July 10 after returning from health trips. He left a sizable estate including about 20 000 in insurance and similar in Livingston property, all likely left to his wife. His brother from New Mexico arrived after his illness. Wells was a high degree Mason.
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Standard
Livingston
Bethany
G. RB. Wells
Great Northern Railway Week End Excursions
Round trip Basin or Boulder offered with travel on Saturday or Sunday and return by Monday for 1.18 dollars. Sunday only return available at 1.00 dollars. Alhambra excursion also listed for weekend travel at 1.70 dollars. Ticket office located at 41 North Main Street, Butte. W. R. Meech, C. F. & T. A.
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Boulder
Alhambra
Sagumemet Sauls Beds’ Aid Ecapad Tact
North Main Street
Butte
Oregon City Woolen Mills Lose Fire in Major Blaze
Fire in Oregon City destroys part of the Oregon City Manufacturing woolen mills with an estimated loss around 40 000 pounds, due to dryer combustion. Die house machine shop picker house and boiler house are ruined, most of a wool shipment burned. Portland Flouring mills Oregon Railroad docks and Crown Paper mill saved after fierce firefighting.
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Oregon City
Ore
Oregon City Manufacturing Company
Portland Flouring Mills
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Crown Paper Company
Tornado near Cozad Claims Farm Hand's Life
A tornado eight miles north of Cozad Nebraska killed Samuel Henry a farm hand and injured three others. The storm wrecked a three mile wide stretch for ten miles destroying houses barns and crops.
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Cozad
Neb
Here
Samuel Henry
Steer Escapes Into Yellowstone Then Is Recovered
A steer owned by Harry Horton swam the Yellowstone river yesterday before being recaptured by the butchers who sought it after it tried to flee.
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The
Standard
Miles City
Harry Horton
Yellowstone River
Suspect George Schwobel Arrested After Ranch Cache Found
George Schwobel was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Joe Thompson near Stockett on suspicion of stealing a large cache of goods. Six trunks at the Rothenflush ranch held dry goods harness shoes and tools as investigators link them to ongoing thefts between Great Falls and Stockett.
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Standard
Great Falls
Ray
George Schwobel
Joe Thompson
Stockett
Rothenflush Ranch
Schwobel
Cook
Schwabel
Dr. Ch Se
Onobel
Frank Rothenflush
Rothenflush
Rothenflugh
Architect Link Confers with Montana Official on St Louis Exposition Building
J G Link of Link and Carter, Montana building architects, met in Billings with Secretary Paul McCormick of the Montana commission. Alterations to the original plans were approved, with no change to exterior area. A first floor dining room and office for the secretary are planned, plus sleeping rooms on the second floor for employees.
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Standard
Billings
U—J. G. Link
Link & Carter
Montana
St. Louis Exposition
Paul McCommick
Montana Commission
Uink
McCormick
Bureau of Information
Farmers consider storage elevator at Stockett or Sand Coulee
Cascade county Farmers association committee moves toward a storage elevator to enable wholesale shipments. Estimated cost around 3000 dollars, with long hay sheds and storage for other produce. Rail rate of 4 cents per hundred to the city offered, aiming to reduce farm travel to a one day round trip. Final report due Oct 13 at the next quarterly meeting.
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Great Falls
Farmers’ Association of
Cascade County
Stockett
Sand Coulee
Ponts
Band Coulee
Freight Train Plunges Into River In Ark Missouri Crash
A freight wreck on the Iron Mountain between Boyden and Gordon Arkansas caused a bridge collapse and sent 35 carloads of horses and men into the Little Missouri River. Two brakemen and a negro tramp were killed in the crash. The box car derailed as the train crossed the bridge, plunging the stock and crew into the stream.
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St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Poplar Bluff
Iron Mountain
Boyden
Gordon
Ark
Little Missouri River
Horworth Kills Wife Then Committed Suicide in Chicago
Joseph C. Horworth, 50, shot and killed his wife Bertha at their home in Chicago. Hours later he planned to appear in police court over a threat charge from the deceased, then fatally shot himself and died later in hospital.
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Chicago
Joseph C. Horworth
Bertha Horworth
Horworth
Dynamite Outrages Reported From Agram
Two dynamite explosions in Agram Croatia cause material damage with no deaths. One blast hit the house of Deputy Matini while another damaged a bank building cellar and the government paper Narodke Novene. Authorities link the attacks to Croatian political troubles.
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Vienna
Agram
Croatia
Matini
Narodke Novene
Drumsfield Heads to Reedpoint to Open Coal Vein
Ben Drumsfield of the Dier Downing Mercantile company leaves Big Timber for Reedpoint to prepare operations for opening a coal vein he located in the Hump creek country earlier.
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The
Standard
Big Timber
Ben Drumsfield
Dier-Downing Mercantile Company
Reedpoint
Hump Creek
Attorney sues Kimberly-Montana official for fees
Livingston July reports H J Miller files suit against H M Ryan of Kimberly-Montana Gold Mining for 7 percent attorney fees in Bear Gulch receivership. Ryan arrives from Chicago with Mose Dreyfuns and A H France. all three went to Jarden.
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Standard
Livingston
H. J. Miler
H. M. Ryan
Kimberly-Montana Gold Mining Company
Miller
Bear Gulch
Ryan
Kimberly-Montana Company
Chicago
Mose Dreyfuns
Concern
Mrs. Sarah Millard Dies in Bozeman Home
Mrs. Sarah Millard of Miles City died last evening at her daughter Mrs. A. D. Rose’s home on South Grand avenue Bozeman. She came to Bozeman with her daughter a few weeks ago and will be taken to Miles City tomorrow morning.
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Maud
John Leslie
Leslie Gulch
H. A. Tryon
Twin Bridges
Madison County
Alfred Hampton
Great Falls
United States
Herman W. Turner
District Court
Ella Turner
Butte
Karl van Horn
Cook
Doran
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
Seattle
Dantel McDonald
American Labor Union
Portland
Ore
Idaho
Washington
Robert C. Borkley
Philipsburg
F. A. Doyle
Shaffer's Chapel
A. M. E. Church
Bute
Jordan Allen
the Standard
Bozeman
Sarah Millard
Miles City
A. D. Rose
South Grand Avenue
Wool market shows potential activity despite light sales
Billings on July 24 reports today's wool sales at 75,00 pounds with substantial country arrivals. Traders expect rising activity in the coming days as buyers, including a well known figure, push to secure stock.
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The
Standard
C. EB. Inderland
Nichols, Dupee & Co
C. B. Inderland
J. Brant
Jeremiah Williams & Co
C. Hedges, Jr
Dewey, Gould & Co
Freeman & Co
Important Ranch Sale Made
Livingston July 14 reports a major ranch sale in the county Sam Forney of Paradise Valley sold 2100 acres of land and stock valued at 5293 to Mrs Carliston of Broadwater county The real estate brought 14000 and possession will be taken soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Livingston
Sam Forney
Paradise Valley
Upper
Yellowstone
Dolliver Addresses Willamette Valley Rally in Oregon
Senator J. P. Dolliver of Iowa spoke at Gladstone Park in Oregon addressing the Willamette Valley Chautauqua association on the topic A Poor Man's Government and a Poor Man's Country.
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Portland
Ore
J. P. Dolliver
Iowa
Willamette Valley Autauqua Association
Gladstone Park
Wright Seeks Whitaker Return Sailings Confirmed
London police inspector Willis sails from Liverpool to New York to extradite Whitaker Wright back to the city, following a July 14 report. This move follows the ongoing pursuit and official legal action for Wright’s return.
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London
Willis
New York
Liverpool
Whitaker Wright
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Butte Telephone 422
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Orton Bros
B. E. Matthews
Helena
Sherman
W. J. Bradshaw
Capital
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Jack Enright
Glasgow
Don Davenport
I. Morehouse
Teton County
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Montana Street
Mayer
Ed C. Sheehan
West Daly Street
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Henle
Pennsylvania
Hanson
W. C. Orr
E. O. Selway
Dillon
W. H. Haviland
Baltimore
Elks’ Convention
Stephen Giovanetti
Main Street
Meaderville
James J. Sullivan
East Center Street
Henry L. Sherlock
Jeffereen County
P. O
E. R. Cook
Silver Bow County
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Gearnart
George M. Allen
California
Sound Country
Dick Egan
Redwater
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Park Street Clothier
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South Window
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Piers
Yellowstone Park
Judiciary
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W. R. Meech, C. F
T. A
Sherif
Architect Link
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World's Fair City
Our
Brownfield
Canty Carpet Co
Galena St
Committee OF the Farmers
Lieved
Orton
Pipe Co
Butte, Montana
Broadway Theater
Walter Sanford
Players
Drury Lane
Sporting Life
Jack
Pipestone Springs
C. R. Burket
Mgr
BANKS
Mont
Hpmze
A. B. Clements
Caohier
T of Butte Capital
See— Incorporated
John PD. Ryan
John R. Toole
Swinhborne
R. A. Kunkel
Ass't
Charlies FR. Leonart
T. R. Hinds
V. Prest
Fayette
Harington
Silver Bow National Bank of Butteri
Pasinese
Tee Pays
Charica R. Leonard
F. Aug. Heinze
Marchesteau
A . Balmfirth
A. Louis
Newton T. RR
First National Bank
Rutte
Andrew J. Davis
James A. Talbott
E. B. Weirick
J. & Dutton
State Savings Bank
Main and Park
Joan A. Creight mm
G. W. Stapleton
T. Hodgens
Europe
John A. Creighton
Omaha
G. W. Prapleton
A. H. Barret
Simon Bank
West Park Street
Prloop Ptt
W. A. Cook
M. D
Cook Medical CO
Curtis ST
Denver
A. a.Indre
Paris
Newbroug Co
Dolliver
Oregon
Wright
Embalimte
Fark St
South Main Street
Boston Cafe
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