Wagnitz Mystery Still Unsolved in Montana Search
Missoula observers renew hunt for Paul Wagnitz after his April 24 boarding of a westbound Burlington train. County officials deploy river men and a bateau as rumors persist of sightings from Plains to Belknap, with fear he fell from a bridge or met foul play.
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A. Ek. Higgins
Henry Florin
McKinley Wilson
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Will Cave
Constable White
White Pine
Dan Heyfron
H. B. Campbell
Vermillion Creek Rich Gravel Prospect Near Missoula
Last fall the Vermillion Placer Mining company bought 160 acres of placer claims on Vermillion creek with John Gerrick as president. They employed 40 men over winter, built a 515 foot tunnel to bed rock, and laid a mile long pipeline. Rich gravel in the tunnel promises a successful season ahead.
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Missoula
Vermillion Placer Mining Company
John Gerrick
Vermillion Creek
Torin
George Weurin
Thompson
Rodda
Anderson
Butte
Missoula Band Forms New Organization for Summer
The Esmay band of Missoula reorganizes as a permanent group with regular rehearsals, a 12 member lineup, and new blue and gold uniforms. They plan open air concerts and serenades to prove their seriousness and will ask for citizen donations to fund uniforms. A grand ball later this month will raise funds, followed by intensive practice.
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Missoula
Esmay Band
Harmony council names Murphy. MurPhys for clerk and attorney
In Missoula May 11 Mayor Smith and aldermen confirm W L Murphy as city attorney and clerk after an agreement. Ed Martin is sworn in as policeman. George Pringle elected council president. votes two key budget and street projects advance.
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Smit
Murphy
Higgins Avenue
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Fifth
van Buren Street
Vine
Locust
Rich scheme leaves Missoula investors anxious
In Missoula on May 11 local capitalists and speculators voice anxiety over a bond investment scheme. They say promises of large returns were not kept by the agent who urged purchases and now there is no money. The agent blames a misunderstanding and vows to resolve the issue, while investors feel misled.
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Missoula
Arraignment Scheduled in Missoula for First Degree Assault
Missoula May 11 L Young accompanied by his son and daughter is in town from Ovando. He will be arraigned in district court tomorrow for first degree assault on Carl Dowdell who has nearly recovered. Mail orders to the Golden Rule, Missoula.
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Hitter Root
Price
City Property Committee
Knowles Park
Greenough Park
T. L. Greenough
Police Department
Missoula
L. Young
Ovando
Young
Carl Dowdell
Dowdell
Funeral for Mrs Margaret Smith W Held at Methodist
Missoula notes report the funeral of Mrs Margaret Smith W held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church. W Gentry left for the coast for two weeks. Ida Lewis sues Phil p Magee Claire Magee and Birdie Johnson over title quieting action. Four new measles cases reported. Arbor day to be observed with university and public offices closing.
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Margaret Smith
Methodist Church
W. Gentry
Ida Lewis
Phil P
Claire Magee
Birdie Johnson
Missoula
University
Land Patents Granted in Bitter Root Pre Emption Entries
United States land office patents issued in Missoula list numerous allottees including Charles Daly Frank Thomas Thomas Phillips Russell Downing Maynard Solyman Sedgwick Emily White Allen May McClain Sarah Allen Frances Dougherty Hooper Reed Annie Giwinn Henry McLain Lucy Forkner and others. Several cases dated years of filing and some involve married women.
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Missoula
May
United States Land Office
Charles FP. Daly
Frank Thomas
Thomas J. Phillips
Russell J. Downing
Lou Maynard
Solyman Sedgwick
Emily J. White
Allen May
M. Older
J. P McClain
Sarah L. Allen
Frances BE. Dougherty
Hooper RE
Reed
Annie P. Giwinn
Henry Vc. Mclain
Lucy Forkner
Missoula School Board Certifies Bond Vote and Adds Whittier
The Missoula school board met in special session and canvassed Saturday's bond election results as published. The finance committee may proceed with selling bonds. Bids for the Whittier school addition were opened and William Keeney awarded the contract at 8.0 percent with a $490 bond. Construction to start as soon as possible.
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Missoula
Whittier School
William Keeney
Landslide on Coeur d'Alene branch delays trains again
In Missoula on May M the Coeur d'Alene branch landslide was not cleared as expected and trains had to be transferred. More rock slid down this morning, delaying service further.
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Missoula
Coeur d'Alene
Park management and thanks for past administration
The council decided to employ a man to oversee Greenough park and Bellew moved to extend thanks to the mayor and last year’s council for their successful administration including work in reducing the debt.
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Greenough Park
Bellew
Men Fined in Missoula Loitering Case at Police Court
In Missoula on May 11 William Garrett Harry Jackson and G I Brown faced loitering charges. Garrett and Brown were fined five dollars plus costs each. Jackson pleaded not guilty and his hearing was set for tomorrow. Theodore Niccoli paid fines for concealed weapons. One defendant received a 15 day sentence, one was discharged and four cases were floated.
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Missoula
William Garrett
Harry Jackson
G. I. Brown
Garrett
Brown
Jackson
Theodore Niccoli
Boy Slightly Wounded by Exploding Cap on North Side
In Missoula on May 11, excitement rose after a report of a boy shot. Surgeons from the Northern Pacific hospital were called, but the injury proved minor as a piece of brass from a percussion cap struck his cheek. The cut was slight.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific Hospital
County Commissioners Consider Road Business and Buckhouse Bridge Work
Missoula officials met to discuss road matters including renewing the pesthouse insurance. Petitions were reviewed with no final action. In the afternoon the group inspected Buckhouse bridge where new road work is planned.
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Missoula
Pesthouse Insurance
Buckhouse Bridge
Contests Filed Over Cora Desert Entry and Homestead
Special Dispatch reports Great Falls land office proceedings on two disputes. James T. Bough contests Jane G. Armstrong Wil liam Corley’s desert entry No. 4328 filed Sept 4 1808 for failure to irrigate or reclaim. Hearings scheduled June 17 at Belt before US Commissioner J J G Burns, final at Great Falls June 27. Stephen D. Winston contests William D. Carpenter homestead near Cora alleging abandonment and non cultivation. hearing set June 27 Belt and final at Great Falls June 4.
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Standard
Great Falls
James T. Bough
Cora
Jane G. Armstrong
William Corley
Belt
Stephen D. Winston
William D. Carpenter
Winston
Carpenter
Burns
Great Falla Land Office
Crandall’s deadly shootout and pursuit in Tucson
A narrator recalls Crandall’s violent past and a fatal restaurant shooting in Tucson. Crandall killed two Chinese attendants after declaring a big kill and a hatred for Chinks. The Tucson vigilance outfit soon captured him, leading to a brutal confrontation and Crandall’s skull kept by a San Francisco doctor.
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Southwest Territories
Crandall
Old Mexico
Buck Evans
Tucson
Jim
Santa Anita Mountains
Jimmy
San Francisco
Harmless wine produced by vacuum concentration
The Philadelphia Record describes a method by Dr Garrigou of Toulouse to concentrate wine in a vacuum removing heavy alcohol lime and potash. The resulting dry powder can be rehydrated in water or alcohol to recover wine properties except poisonous elements, yielding a stable harmless wine.
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Philadelphia
L'Illustration
Garrigou
Toulouse
A Bad Man's Finish From the Washington Star
An inspector recalls Jim Crandall a towering violent figure in the Navajo and Moqui regions. Crandall lived in Tucson and hunted pay dunt in the Santa Anita mountains. He was said to have killed seven men before meeting others in lethal confrontations.
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Washington Star
Tucson
Santa Anita
Jim Crandall
Jim
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