Two young would be hold ups snatch purse in Butte
Miss Florence Gray, daughter of Archibald Gray, was robbed near Wyoming and Granite streets as she returned to Dorothy block. Officers arrested John O'Brien and John Sullivan, both under 14, who initially claimed innocence but later confessed after identification.
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John O'Brien
John Sullivan
Florence Gray
Archibald Gray
Great Northern Railroad
Dorothy Block
Wyoming
Granite Streets
Wyoming Street
Galena Street
Officer McGillie
Mr. Gray
Miss Gray
Reform School
Excursion to Mountain View Park Bus Leaves Butte at 10 am
A Sunday excursion to Mountain View park leaves Butte at 10 a m and returns from the park at 7 and 10 30 pm. The round trip costs 1. Activities include dancing boating and a league baseball game between Anaconda and Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain View Park
Butte
Park
Anaconda
Great Falls
North Coast Limited Sleeper Train Promises Scenic Service
The handsome Pullman tourist sleeper on the North Coast Limited runs from Butte to St Paul. Experience the electric light era comfort aboard this electric light coach. Try our North Coast Limited for travel.
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Butte
St. Paul
Hay contractor reports prairie fires burn range near Wild Horse
John Naylor of the Marins, visiting Great Falls from a hay camp near Austin, says he is putting up 200 tons of hay under contract at ten dollars per ton. He notes that after last month's prairie fires a new blaze has damaged the usual range around Wild Horse.
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Great Falls
John Naylor
The
Marins
Austin
Wild Horse
Lake supplies Havre market with hay from distant haul
The Havre market relies mainly on hay sourced from a lake area, with shipments hauled about 45 miles, according to the Benton Press.
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Lake
Havre
Benton Press
Francis Murphy to Speak in Great Falls This Week
Francis Murphy the temperance orator will address men Sunday at 3 pm and a public meeting follows at 8 pm at the opera house. The series runs every night this week and two Sundays with broad local backing from churches temperance groups and the opera house management and electric light company donated lighting. Murphy praises the Standard newspaper for its Montana coverage and support during his visit.
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Great Falls
Francis Murphy
Opera House
Murphy
Montana
Standard
Mr. Murphy
Dickinson
Electric Light Company
New York
Maxwell to Speak on Reclaiming Arid Lands at Opera House
George H. Maxwell executive chairman of the National Irrigation association will address the reclamation of arid lands by the federal government at the Opera house next Monday night the 3rd inst. His talk targets all Montanans and promises broad interest due to the subject’s impact on various classes across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
George H. Maxwell
Opera House
Maxwell
National Irrigation Association
Montana
Japanese laborer injured by hand car at Vergille station
A Japanese laborer employed on the Great Northern railway at Vergille station was struck by a moving hand car this morning. He sustained bruises and shock, was brought in on this afternoon's train, and taken to Columbus hospital for treatment.
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Great Falls
Great Northern
Vergille Station
Columbus Hospital
Zearfoss Wins Local Great Falls Popular Ball Player Medal
In Great Falls on July 20 the paper issued a gold medal for the most popular ball player. Zearfoss won the prize with Tutt finishing in second place.
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Great Falls
Zearfoss
Tutt
Northern Montana Standard Advertising Rates
Northern Montana Office of the Standard is in the Bach Cory Block Great Falls opposite the Park Hotel. Advertising rates furnished on application.
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Montana
The
Standard
Bach-Cory
Great Falls
Park Hotel
Head End Collision at Wolf Creek Montana Central
Great Falls July 20 Two Montana Central freight trains collided head on at Wolf Creek at 1 15 pm causing extensive damage yet no injuries. Westbound No 27 led by Conductor Edwards coupled for water but was struck by an extra westbound under meet orders driven by Conductor Snyder. Sparks flew as box cars splintered and a station building shifted eight feet with the agent inside stunned. The wreck left the engines badly damaged but minimal casualties.
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Great Falls
Wolf Creek
Montana Central
Edwards
Snyder
Butte
Divorce Suit Filed by Louisa Cotteril Against Joseph Cotteril
Louisa Cotteril sues Joseph Cotteril in district court for divorce claiming 1897 marriage at Chateau in Teton county and years of extreme cruelty including drunken assaults in Great Falls and at the Troy laundry and Burlington hotel. She seeks divorce and $7 attorney’s fees with further equitable relief.
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Great Falls
Louisa Cotteri
Joseph Cotteril
Chateau
Teton County
Anna Young
Cascade County
Troy
Burlington Hotel
R. W. Berry
Rene Curin Dead After Dying On Train In Elmira N Y
Known in Montana as a mining expert, Rene Curin died after being removed from a train at Elmira New York in a dying condition. Former superintendent for the Gold Dredge company at Bannack, he helped build and operate the first gold dredge there and was prominent in Northern Montana mining circles. He had spent nearly a year in South America before fever proved fatal.
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Creat Falls
Rene Curin
A. F. Greater
Curin
Elmira
Bannack
South America
Dillon Tribune
Montana
Queen of Th Hills
Neihart
France
Colorado
Estate of Deceased Ventures Man Leaves Property
The recorded notice states the deceased left ventures and considerable property and was unmarried.
Four sales top wool exchange with high at 14 1 2 cents
Today on the wool exchange was dull with only four to five trades. The highest price reached 14 1 2 cents and the lowest 13 cents as buyers like E. S. May of Jeremiah Williams & Co. dominated activity. Several sellers declined to sell and consignments moved to May while the wool market remained congested in places and shipments continued.
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Creat Falls
Wool Exchange
Jeremiah Williams & Co
Co. Lytel
E. S. May
George W. Bain
Peter Boyer
N. Hilger
M.ec
B. McDonald
Iie
I. L. Jonas
Francis Willey & Co
J. C. Fey
Pat Nihil
H. B. Ellis
Alex Livingston
Denny, Rice & Benedict
F. H. Hughes
Livingston
John Volkerand
L. A. Johnson
Luce & Manning
Lee Bain
R. Cameron
Benton
Evers Bros
Judith
Crew Finishes J. F. Patterson Sheep, Heads for California
The crew has completed work on the J. F. Patterson sheep and intends to depart for California today.
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Crew
California
Wool market shows activity with bids from multiple buyers
July wool sales report from Billings shows four buyers sampling, three bidding, with several consignments from St. Louis and St. Paul houses. Prices range from 4c to 14 1 2c per pound, all sold to Jeremiah Williams Co and others. London sales at the end of a series see 75,000 bales to home trade, 450,000 to continent, 2,000 to America, 158,000 bales sold over.
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St. Louis
St. Paul
V. Alquardi
M. L. Wentworth
Mayee
P. Peterson
I. Brinton
John Ross
Jeremiah Williams & Co
M. Arthur
W. Hilde~brand
Jach, Becker & Co
A. Bray
Ben Harris
London
Continent
America
Settlement of Wool Markets Across Regions
Fragmentary notes describe wool prices and regional markets including Nevada and Oregon. Mentions of spring and fall wools, lambs, and various districts such as San Joaquin plains Humboldt and Mendocino. No clear dates or figures due to damaged text.
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San Francisco
Oregon
Maihevalley
Sus
San Joaquin Plains
Humboldt and
Mendocino
Ulte
Great Falls Notes Rise With Visiting Notables
Frank P D Brown of Philipsburg mining circles and W H Albright mayor of Albright's Spur visit Great Falls. Harry B Hill of Winston spends 24 hours here with friends. Ocear Stephen Fort Maginis stockman surveys wool market and Fergus county’s top taxpayer. The Mortana Central employer's annual excursion departs at 6:45 am for Helena for a day program.
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Frank PD. Brown
Philipsburg
W. H. Albright
Albright
Neihart
Harry B. Hill
Prince
Winston
Great Falls
Ocear Stephen
Fort Maginis
Stephens
Fergus County
Mortana Central
Helena
Great Northern Band Excursion Weekend Plans In Helena
The piece mentions a picnic and returning leave from Helena this evening. The Great Northern band led the excursion. J Huntoon, long a Great Falls lawyer, now lives near Utica for the summer and may stay. his father J B Huntoon, a Fergus County wool grower, deeded his ranch and sheep interests to his son for nominal consideration, possibly signaling retirement from business. The elder Huntoon owns land valued at about 20,000.
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Helena
Great Northern Band
J. (. Huntevon
Great Falls
William Cockerill
Utica
Untoon
Huntoon
Fergus County
Belt Times
Causey electric franchise approved by Great Falls council
A special Great Falls meeting approved the electric light franchise for H and J F Causey of Helena. The ordinance requires two months to start and finish, with five street lights to be installed on a moonlight schedule at nine dollars per month, though no contract was signed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Benton Press
Blu Eagle Band Delivers Evening Concert at Central Avenue
Great Falls residents enjoyed a free concert by the Blu Eagle band in front of the elec light office on Central avenue. Several hundred people attended and applauded after each musical number.
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Great Falls
Blu Eagle
Elec Light
Central Avenue
Big Timber Fire Consumes Large Timber Tract Near Craig
Helena reports a serious amber ore raging in the mountains east of Craig or Stickney and Wagner creeks. The fire has burned thousands of acres of timber land and could worsen without rainfall.
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Great Falls
Hielena
Craig
Stickney
Wagner
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Paris
Priscilla
Burt & Packard
Cornell
Globe
Thomas G. Plant & Co
i_adies
Park St
Butte News Two
McGuire
Louisa Cotterill
Davis & Weimescary Company
Main Street
Eer
Hillings Market
Wool Auction Sales
Eiectric Light Franchise
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