Bridger Bear Creek Railroad to Start Next Week
Red Lodge reports negotiations for the Bridger Bear Creek railroad contract with Weast Bros. expected to begin construction next week. The 22 mile road bed will run from Bridger along Clark's Fork to Bear Creek coal fields needing 20 teams and 1000 men while eastern capitalists discuss an electric line from Red Lodge to Bear Creek to serve the mines.
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Red Lodge
John Ham
Bridger-Bear Creek
Helena
Weast Bros
Crosby
Wyoming
Bridger
Clark’s Fork
Bear Creek
Eastern
Red Lodge Creek
Unidentified man found dead on prairie near Red Lodge
A tramp with Bridger winter ties is believed to be the deceased man found near the Glidden ranch. Coroner Underwood ruled natural causes after an inquest. The body, estimated four months in the ground, had only glasses a Waterbury watch and 75 cents on him.
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Standard
Red Lodge
Glidden Ranch
Bridger
Jimmy the Tough
Underwood
Waterbury
Funeral Directors Close Their Convention in Bozeman
Bozeman June 16 The last business session of the State Funeral Directors association met at the Family theater at 8 o clock. Officers elected: President George R Lafley Bozeman first vice president Wade George Great Falls second vice president William Davis Bozeman secretary treasurer Thomas Sullivan Anaconda executive committee Jacob Opp Helena FE L Faherty Helena and Mrs Nellie McAllister Great Falls membership committee Mrs J E Wilde Boulder C H Marsh Missoula and C H Connor Chouteau finance committee George R Creel Lewistown G H Smith Billings and Joseph Richards Butte. Helena chosen as next years meeting place.
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Standard
Bozeman
State Funeral Directors’ Association
Family Theater
George R. Lafley
Wade George
Great Falls
William Davis
Thomas Sullivan
Anaconda
Jacob Opp
Helena
FE. L. Faherty
Nellie McAllister
J. E. Wilde
Boulder
C. H. Marsh
Missoula
C. H. Connor
Chouteau
George R. Creel
Lewistown
G. H. Smith
Billings
Joseph Richards
Butte
Four More Teachers Granted Certificates in Montana
Helena reports four additional teachers granted certificates. Ina E. Streck of Columbia Falls and Lillian West of Melrose received life certificates, while Ethel Morrison of Missoula and Marian K. Newman of Columbus earned state certificates. The state board previously required 12 months of study, but the attorney general says seven months may suffice.
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Helena
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Harmon Today
Ina E. Streck
Columbia Falls
Lillian West
Melrose
Ethel Morrison
Missoula
Marian K. Newman
Columbus
State Board of Education
Galen
Billings Club Signs Lease for Quarters on Fourth Floor
The Billings club signed a lease with Stapleton and Sons for the north half of the fourth floor of the Stapleton block once finished. The deal includes ten sleeping rooms for bachelor members and provides light, heat, and elevator service. Stapletons from Butte will build the property at over $100,000, with completion expected around January 1 next year.
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Standard
Billings
Billings Club
Stapleton & Sons
Stapleton
Stapletons
Butte
Poisoned by Noxious Weed Near Dry Head
Mrs. George Phelps of Dry Head Carbon county was brought to Billings with Dr. Clark after being poisoned by a deadly weed. She suffers swelling on hands arms and face but is expected to recover.
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The
Standard
Billings
George Phelps
Dry Head
Carbon County
Clark
Disappearance of Mrs. W. H. Wright Alarms Virginia City
Virginia City residents are distressed over the missing Mrs. W. H. Wright who left Nevada yesterday morning and was last seen three miles north of town. Search parties have been dispatched as fears of her being lost spread.
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the Standard
Virginia City
W. H. Wright
Nevada
J M Davis Promoted To Assistant General Superintendent
St Paul Minn June 16 Announcement was made of John Marcus Davis being appointed assistant general superintendent for the Great Northern with jurisdiction over the Minot Dakota Montana divisions and the Montana Central railroad. Davis becomes superintendent of the Minot division with headquarters at Minot ND.
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The
Standard
St. Paul
Minn
John Marcus Davis
Great Northern Road
Minot, Dakota and Montana
Montana Central Railroad
Davis
Minot
N. D
State Board Takes Up Eric Michaelson Case
The Montana state board of pardons considered Eric Michaelson’s case for a likely pardon after his possession of a stolen safe conviction. Former Gov. P. H. Leslie spoke for the prisoner denouncing the sweatbox system and arguing the evidence showed a wrongful conviction based on weak grounds and questionable bootprints.
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State Board
Eric Michaelson
Standard
Helena
State Board of Pardons
Kalispell
P. H. Leslie
Michaelson
Leslie
Michaeleon
Explosion Opens Scene as Board Adopts Adjournment
A blast blew open a safe shortly after an argument with Governor Leslie, and the board adjourned the meeting until the next day. Michaelson was reportedly half a mile away at the time.
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Leslie
Ditch Breaks Through Into Rocky Fork Mine
Red Lodge reports a portion of the Rocky Fork coal mine was partially drowned out when surface waters from the O Connor irrigation ditch broke through above an old working near the surface. The ditch, two feet deep and five feet wide, poured into the mine and will require flaming to carry water through. The ditch serves a large area and lack of water could harm crops during dry spells.
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Red Lodge
Rocky Fork
O'Connor
Kansas Wheat Harvest Ahead of Five Year Pace
Topeka Kansas reports this year’s wheat harvest progressing unusually fast due to recent warm weather. Some fields are being cut this week and the harvest is expected to cover the state by next Monday.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Monay
Water Reaches Rosebud Ditch In Carbon County
Water from the Rosebud ditch, the largest irrigation project in Carbon county, was turned on last night by Chief Engineer Cowan. Built by Weast Bros at about 120000 dollars, the 19 mile long ditch is 4.5 feet deep and 164.5 feet wide, extending from East Rosebud to Red Lodge creek area and adding thousands of acres to local farmland.
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Red Lodge
Great Rosebud
Cowan
Carbon County
Weast Bros
East Rosebud
Absarokee
Butcher's Creek
English Ranch
Haworth Ranch
Volney Creek
Red Lodge Creek
Finnish immigrant Matt Jouppi taken to join uncle in Red Lodge
Billings June 16. Matt Jouppi a sane Finlander was taken charge of here today by countrymen returning from a miners meeting at Butte. They say he has not lived in Red Lodge recently but has an uncle there and money in a Red Lodge bank. He was calm as he boarded a train to Red Lodge with his companions.
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The
Standard
Billings
Matt Jouppi
Butte
Red Lodge
Jouppi
Episcopal delegates attend state convention in Helena
Billings reports Rev. J. J. Bowker rector of the Episcopal church with Mrs. A. M. Esler Mrs. Harry Woodman and Lou W. Chapple delegates from St. Luke's church traveled to Helena today to attend the state convention.
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The
Standard
Billings
J. J.bowker
Episcopal Church
A. M. Esler
Harry Woodman
Lou W. Chapple
St. Luke's Church
Helena
Chicago Markets Wheat Corn and Provisions Rally on Weather
Chicago markets opened bullish on heavy rains in the Canadian Northwest and wet U S fields with Liverpool prices firmer. July wheat rose to 87 to 88 percent as shorts and liberal buyers pushed futures, later trimming gains. corn and oats firm with improved shipping demand. provisions rallied with hogs and ribs higher despite profit-taking.
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Chicago
Kansas
Liverpool
Shorts
Chicago cattle and hog market report dated June 16
Cattle receipts 2,000 with market steady. Good to prime steers priced around 5.50 and 6.25, poorer grades 4.00 to 5.40, stockers 2.75 to 4.80, cows 2.50 to 4.60, calves 8.00 to 0.40. Hog receipts 1,000, next day 9,000. Market strong. mixed and butcher quality 5.00 to 5.42, good to choice heavy 5.25 to 5.50, rough heavy 4.80 to 5.23, light 5.25 to 5.42, most sales 5.35 to 5.40.
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Chicago
Sheep Market Shot News: steady, varied wethers and lambs
Market steady with receipts around 6 000. Good to choice wethers fetch 4 60 to 5 00, fair to choice mixed 3 50 to 4 40, western sheep 4 00, native lambs 4 50 to 7 25, western lambs 5 00 to 6 65.
Commodity Price Snapshot and Receipts Report
The report lists cash quotations for flour and grains with prices for No 2 spring wheat at 1.05 to 1.09 dollars, No 3 at 98 cents, No 2 corn 54 cents, No 2 oats 31.4 cents, No 2 white 32 and No 3 white 32.9, No 2 rye tied to barley at 42 cents, No 1 flaxseed 1.25, No 1 northwestern 1.43, and Timothy seed 2.90. It also shows pork and lard prices and varying rib and side cuts. Receipts and shipments for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley are itemized by bushels and barrels with totals in the thousands.
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Northwestern
South Omaha Market Reports Copperate Cattle and Hogs
South Omaha market totals show cattle receipts 1 200 with prices for native steers 3.75 to 5.60, cows and heifers 4.60 to 8, western steers 4.2 to 4.9, stockers 2.73 to 4.7, calves 5 to 5.50, bulls 2.60 to 4.4. hogs 8 000 receipts and market lower with heavy 9 17 to 9 5 2249, mixed 5 20 to 6 22, light 5 21 to 6 27, pigs 4 5 4. sheep 2 000 receipts steady with westerns 7 8 to 8.90, wethers 4.40, ewes 4.4.
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South Omaha
Market Report Kansas City Cattle and Hogs
Kansas City cattle receipts near 2000 with market steady. Native steers around 4.25 to 4.75, stockers and feeders 304.60, calves 3.5 to 5.75, western fed steers 4.25 to 6.50, western fed cows 3.25 to 4.40. Hogs receipts about 7000 with market down to 7 cents.
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Kansas City
Livestock Market Receipts and Prices Report
Readable figures show bulk and receipts for pigs Sheep and muttons with prices for lambs wethers fed ewes and related categories. The fragment lists market conditions and per head values such as muttons and lambs within a broad range.
Wool Market Report From St Louis June Sixteen
In St Louis on June sixteen wool prices held steady across grades. Medium combing and clothing wool ranged around 31 to 31 1/4 cents, light fine about 24 to 28 1/4 cents, heavy fine near 22 1/2 cents, tub washed pear grade noted.
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St. Louis
Public sale of Tessier estate realty in Deer Lodge County
Napoleon Tessier administrator announces a public auction of the David Tessier ranch and a water right of 300 inches on Sullivan creek. The sale, held at 2 p.m. June 19, takes place at the Tessier ranch under court order and is subject to legal confirmation. The described property lies in the northeast quarter of section 32, township 3 north, range 12 west in the Big Hole addition Deer Lodge Montana.
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Third Judicial District
State of
Montana
Deer Lodge
David Tessier
Sullivan Creek
Range 12
Big Hole
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