Big wool sales dominate Billings market on July day
Billings traders report a record wool market with 510000 pounds sold and 146000 pounds passed, led by C M Bair’s 409006 pound clip sold privately to Silberman Bros of Chicago at 16 cents. Alfred Willey protests exchange rules in a pointed letter to A W Elliott.
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Standard
Billings
R. S&s. Wintley
Helena
Hecht, Liebman & Co
Northern Pacific
C. M. Barr
Silberman Bros
Chicago
Willey
Exchange
Guthrie
A. W. Elliott
J. Williams & Co
Eliiett
Billings Wool Exchange
Stiberman Bros
Nichols, Dupee & Co
Bach, Becker & Co
Koshland & Co
C. M. Bair
Oregon
California
Montana
Alfred Willey
Co. M. Barr
B. F. Bembrick
Crow Creek
Dewey, Gould & Co
M. T Grandee
Lennop
R. G. Milne
Joliet
R. Brownlee Melville
Whitman
Farnsworth & Co
J. Bronto
Bridger
Brown & Adams
Main & Fairbain
Harlowton
M. S&s Wentworth
H. ©. Province
Roberts
W. L. Luther
Dobber
Moore & Robertson
Dot
Rudolph Molt
Asl Dleing
James Wilson
Flat Willow
Whitman, Farnsworth & Co
Burlington
Defend ant Is Acquitted In Bridger District Court
Welsh Buffington was acquitted by a jury in Red Lodge on a second degree assault charge from May 8 at C. W. Pederson s ranch three miles south of Bridger. Prosecutor G W Pierson and defense attorneys John T Smith and Frank Fox presented the case. Fox delivered his maiden defense speech.
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Standard
Red Lodge
Welsh K. Buffington
District Court
C. W. Pederson
Pederson
Bridger
G. W. Pierson
Ciswell
John T. Smith
Livingston
Frank Fox
Mr. Fox
Shipping Cattle to Chicago Market Dispatch
James Sipes will depart Fallon with 11 cattle cars for Cato Johnson and 11 for L W Stacy Co Stacy rails cattle have grazed on Red Water and may shrink in transit due to green grass while hay and water in stable cars irritate them J P Smith Rosenbaum Bros estimates shrinkage about 7 pounds to Chicago Thomas Cruse and John T Murphy plan to ship about 1000 head from Fallon on the 7th of next month
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Standard
Miles City
James Sipes
Fallon
Cato & Johnson
L. W. Stacy & Co
Stacy
J. P. Smith
Rosenbaum Bros
Chicago
Thomas Cruse
John T. Murphy
Insanity Cases Rise at Custer and Tremblay Incident
Miles City reports a spike in insanity at Custer with five commits to the asylum in two months and a pending trial. The Tremblay horse theft case involves Charles Lambert, who vanished for 14 days then returned the horse and is under jail scrutiny. Sheriff Savage notes similar hot weather spikes last year for Warm Springs.
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Standard
Miles City
Custer
Charles Lambert
Tremblay’s
Savage
Warm Springs
County Attorney Joins Glendive Trip Over Cotter Will Matter
Miles City on July 16 reports County Attorney J. H. Johnson was a passenger for the West. He was met by W. H. Bullard who said he was needed at Glendive in the Cotter will matter, so he proceeded there.
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The
Standard
Miles City
J. H. Johnson
W. H. Bullard
Glendive
Texas Democrats Nominate Ticket and Oppose Trusts
Texas Democrats meet in Galveston to nominate Governor Lanham and a full ticket. The platform backs the Kansas City declaration and pledges to curb trusts and combinations, end free passes, and resist imperialism while pledging broad policy toward capital and resources. Bryan and free silver are not specifically mentioned.
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Galveston
Tex
W. T. Lanham
Parker County
George D. Neal
Grimes County
Charles K. Bell
Tarran County
R. M. Love
Limestone
John W. Robbins
Wilbarger
General Land Office
J. J. Terrell
Wise County
Arthur LeFevere
Victoria
O. B. Colquit
Kaufman
Supreme Court
F. A. Williams
Houston
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. S. Davidson
Williamson
Kansas City
Texas
Bryan
Telephone Franchise Granted in Billings
At a Billings council meeting L L Moffet and associates won a franchise to erect and maintain a telephone exchange in the city, expiring Oct 3 1909 alongside the Billings Telephone Company. An ordinance banning phonos and similar mechanical music in saloons was approved and a furniture committee for the new city hall was named. The Captain of Police Jackson band was approved.
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Billings
L. L. Moffet
Billings Telephone Company
Benninghoff
Great Falls Land Office to Open Aug 1 1902
Great Falls Montana announces the United States land office will open August 1 1902 for the transaction of business. The Bach Cory block corner store room is favored for permanent offices with temporary quarters in Frary and Burlingame’s room if needed. Copies are sent to Northern Montana post offices for posting to inform the public.
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Great Falls
Department of the Interior
Register and Receiver
Bach-Cory
Frary & Burlingame
First National Bank
United States Land Office
Mont
Montana
Register Burlingame
Adjournment in Timber Land Case in Helena
In the timber land cases in Helena, witness R. M. Cobban for the defense testified before a recess. The court adjourned until Monday when the government will start its rebuttal testimony.
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Standard
Helena
R. M. Cobban
State board frees inmate on parole from asylum
Helena July 16 The state board of commissioners for the insane authorized the release on parole of a patient from the asylum. The decision marks a step in oversight and rehabilitation as officials review cases for potential reintegration.
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The
Standard
Helena
State Board of Commissioners For the Insane
Miner Galena Freed After Butte Asylum Sentencing
John Galena, an old-time miner and member of the Butte Miners' Union, had been sent to the asylum from Butte on May 14, 1899, with his release secured by the union which played a key role in obtaining his freedom.
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John Galena
Butte
Galena
Butte Miners’ Union
Infant Fatally Scalded in Great Falls Camp
The infant child of John McIntosh, a newcomer family, was fatally scalded in an old prairie schooner camp near Sun River. The mother had just removed a pot of boiling water when the baby woke, rolled from the cot, and fell headfirst into the hot kettle. A doctor said the child cannot live through the night.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
John McIntosh
Northern Pacific Weekly Crop Report Promises Good Yields
Helena July 16 The Northern Pacific weekly crop report notes dry warm weather aids hay harvest with good moisture levels. Gallatin Missouri valleys and Ruby valley report all crops growing well with strong yields. Bozeman oats cut with above average yields. Rocky Mountain division and Bitter Root branch anticipate large crops despite Stevensville's expected below average hay yield.
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The
Standard
Helena
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Valley
Rocky Ford
Gallatin
Missouri River
Bozeman
Ruby Valley
Rocky Mountain Division
Stevensville
Burglary Charge in Rural Montana Case
Special Constable G D Kirkland and D A Cole arrested John Miller and Fred Humphreys at the Bikford ranch for breaking into G F Arkle’s house near Sidney on July 11 and stealing clothes a revolver and a rifle. The pair, held to answer in district court, were found with five branded horses believed stolen in Custer county.
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Standard
Glendive
G. D. Kirkland
Ridgelaw
D. A. Cole
Sidney John Miller
Fred Humphreys
Bikford Ranch
G. F. Arkle
Sidney
Sheepmen in Meeteetse denounce timber reserve extension
In Meeteetse Wyoming on July 16, nearly all sheepmen and many citizens gathered to denounce the Yellowstone Teton timber reserve extension. W B Sloper was chosen to go to Washington to present a protest before the president. The group expressed great indignation and notified Wyoming's congressional delegation.
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Meetersee
Wyo
Yellowstone- Teton
W. B. Sloper
Washington
Kilbride Brought to Helena in Robbery Case
John Kilbride is brought to Helena to face John Mathison who was shot and robbed near Basin days earlier. Mathison identifies Kilbride as a suspect in taking his harness at Butte but cannot confirm Kilbride as the man who assaulted him.
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The
Standard
Helena
John Kilbride
John Mathison
Basin
Mathison
Kilbride
Butte
Clark counsel granted pleadings deadline Aug 15
In Helena on July 16 the United States suit against the sureties of A W Lyman was extended to Aug 15 to file pleadings. Samuel T Hauser and the late Edward L Bonner were among the bond’s sureties.
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Special Dispatch Co .de Standard
Helena
W. A. Clark
A. W. Lyman
United States
Samuel T. Hauser
Edward L. Bonner
Three Months in Jail for Buggy Destruction
J H Steele alias Slim, a bartender, pleaded not guilty but was sentenced by Justice Mann to three months in the county jail. He could not post bond and was sent to jail after his arrest yesterday for smashing the tenderloin lady's new buggy.
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Standard Billings
J. H. Steele
Slim
Bankrupt Robert J. Starr Declared by Referee
Referee Frith ruled in Billings on July 16 that Robert J. Starr of Clyde Park Park County is bankrupt. Starr listed debts of 5233 and assets of 601, claiming exemption on all assets.
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Knowles
United States Court
Frith
Robert J. Starr
Clyde Park
Park County
Starr
Suit for 25000 Damages Filed Against Two Railways
A. C. Hoy sues the Great Northern and Montana Central railways in district court for 25000 dollars claiming injuries. N. J. O Leary represents the plaintiff in this July 16 filing in Great Falls.
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The
Standard
Great Falla
District Court
A. C. Hoy
Great Northern
Montana Central Railways
N. J. O'Leary
Cudihee Pursues Convict Tracy in Washington Forest Search
Sheriff Cudihee is tracking Convict Tracy with one or two trusted lieutenants after Tracy’s presumed escape. Deputies scour Ravensdale Palmer and Covington forests to locate their route near the Palmer cut-off as Tracy may head toward White river or Green river valleys. Local Indians fear Tracy’s return and roads remain largely unguarded.
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Seattle
Post Intelligencer
Auburn
Wash
Cudihee
Tracy
Ravensdale
Palmer
Covington
White River
Green River Valley
Muckleshoot Reservation
Madison County Valuation His Computation of Assessment
Local notes report on the Madison County valuation process and the disputed method used by an assessor to compute property assessments. Officials defend procedures while residents question accuracy and fairness in the tax system.
Bar Tender Survives After Gun Attack at Local Saloon
Billings July 16. Porter Jacks of T. J. Conwell's saloon argued with bartender Cox over work. Jacks struck Cox with a six shooter then tried to fire, but the gun jammed. Chief Jackson arrested Jacks and jailed him. Cox not badly hurt.
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Standard
Billings
Rank Cox
T. J. Conwell
Jacks
Cox
Jackson
WOUND IN LEG PROVES FATAL
Glendive dispatch reports T. C. Cotter died from wounds in his right leg after a revolver discharged from his pocket last Wednesday. He moved west 20 years ago, built a sheep business on Duck Creek Broadwater County, owned about 40000 head of sheep and mining interests in Alaska. His wife had been in Chicago and returned to be at his bedside. His wool, nearly 300000 pounds, was stored in the Glendive wool warehouse.
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The
Standard
Glendive
T. C. Cotter
Cotter
Chicago
Duck Creek
Broadwater County
Alaska
Central Montana Woolgrowers set August meeting in Billings
Secretary Logan announced the annual meeting of the Central Montana Woolgrowers association will be held in Billings on August 26 at 10 a.m. The plan to combine with the September irrigation meeting was dropped to avoid low turnout.
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The
Standard
Billings
Logan
Central
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Montana Affairs at Washington Post Office Established
Washington July 16 a post office is established at McAllester Madison county with D W Lind as postmaster A mail contract from Musselshell to Weede awarded to B W Dunn of Baldwin
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The
Standard
Washington
McAllester
Madison County
D. W. Lindsay
Musselshell
Weede
B. W. Dunn
Baldwin
Helena gets new state horticulture board member
Governor Toole appoints E. N. Brandegee of Helena to the state board of horticulture to replace M. Emery who resigned. Brandegee will serve a new term that expires March 20.
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The
Standard
Helena
Toole
E. N. Brandegee
State Board of Horticulture
M. Emery
Ree
Merrill’s Body Found in Montana Duel Case
In Chehalis Washington July 16 the jury linked the body found near town to David Merrill a convict who escaped Oregon penitentiary June 9 with Hart Tracy Tracy claimed Merrill was killed in a duel on June 2 during a quarrel they planned to settle by combat They were to walk ten paces and fire Mrs Waggoner who found the body left for Salem to claim the $1500 reward offered for Merrill dead or alive.
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Chehalis
Wash
David Merrill
Oregon Penitentiary
Hart Tracy
Tracy
Seattle
Barder Merrill
Merrill
Merrill killer case ties to Montana prison terms
Tacoma is told Merrill the dead convict used aliases McTag and Carroll from Montana’s Deer Lodge prison. Officials sought Del Lodge records on four false teeth Merrill wore, not found by Oregon penitentiary examiners. Lemuel convicts at Salem reported Merrill had false teeth, informing Chehalis coroners by telegraph.
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Tacoma
Wash
Merrill
Motana
Deer Lodge
McTag
Caroll
del Lodge
Oregon
Slem
Coron
Chehalis
Nominations in Iowa and Illinois Congress races
Des Moines Republicans nominate John Lacey for sixth district. In Mt. Vernon Illinois the Twenty third district Democrats nominate Joseph Crowley after 629 ballots.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Lacey
Mt. Vernon
Joseph Crowley
Amended Complaint Filed in Railway Damages Case
Helena July 16. An amended complaint was filed in the suit of J Swanson against the Great North Railway company for $15 damages. The plaintiff alleges he was ejected from a train by a brazen agent who used harsh methods.
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Standard
Helena
J Swanson
Great North Railway Company
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