Mountain Home Plans With Fish Pond Near Butte Elk Park
A. J. Palmer of Butte plans a mountain home with a 1600 by 600 foot pond and a government stocked fish hatchery near Elk Park on a placer claim 11 miles east of Butte. He envisions luxury in nature with fishing, a boat, and summers in the mountains while remaining connected to crowds. The project follows two years of work including receiving 5,000 trout fry from Washington last year and another 5,000 planned this fall.
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A. J. Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Butte
Elk Park
Great Northern Railway
Palmer
Washington
On the Suwannee River at the Grand Opera House
A melodrama presented at the Grand Opera House in Butte featured love and loyalty against treachery and villainy. The South themed comedy drama “On the Suwannee River” drew strong audience response as the villainous side suffered a decisive defeat.
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Suwanee River
Grand Opera House
Suwanee
Butte Pigeon Shoot Prep For State Tournament
Captain Walker and fellow shooters from the Butte Gun Club shot around 100 live pigeons at Pete Teague’s place as practice for the upcoming state tournament. The tournament committee ordered about 500 birds from Utah Washington state and Minnesota. The local club is coordinating elaborate preparations for a successful meet despite weather uncertainties.
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Captain Walker
Butte
Dan Jaeger
J. Trudgeon
Tressell
J. M. Spargo
C. HH. Smith
W. Sleeman
Pete Teague
Pete
Utah
Washington State
Minnesota
Bargain Shoes and Auction Talk at Tascell's Closing Out
A closing out sale at Tascell's offers a nice pair of men's dress shoes for $1.00 in all sizes. Palmer at 215 N. Main promotes a large stock of auction talk suitable for furniture sales.
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Tassell’s
W. Park
W. L. Douglas
Tagssell
Tascell
Palmer
N. Main
Dan Jaeger returns to Butte after prize shooting
Dan Jaeger, charter member of the Butte Rod and Gun Club, came back from Sumpter last fall where he pursued profits from Charlie Warren’s preserves and now attends the state shooting tournament. He holds many medals and expects a share of the challenge medal event and could win more as a top shooter. He plans a couple of weeks in Butte and touts Sumpter’s mining potential as bright and promising.
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Dan Jaeger
Butte
Sumpter
Helena District Clinches Baseball Win In Blowout
Helena defeated Butte 17 to 5 after a weather postponed game, Cooney pitched a dazzling game as Hilmer Weinberg of Butte died yesterday. The Svea lodge I C C F and Scandinavian Brotherhood member rests at Richards' undertaking rooms. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Freis died at Silver How park.
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Helena
Butte
Cooney
Hilmer Weinberg
Svea Lodge
Scandinavian Brotherhood
Richards’ Undertaking Rooms
Henry Freis
Silver How Park
New Fuller’s Earth Find Near Tallahassee Florida
A discovery near the Ocklockonee river west of Tallahassee units as a premier fuller's earth vein. Experts forecast minimal labor for vast output and low cost, with uses from baby powders to oil refining, soaps, and wool washing, challenging existing Ward and Standard Oil mines.
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Ueht
Ocklockonee River
Tallahassee
Fla
Fuller
England
Ward
Standard Oil Company
Gettysburg relicfactory found hidden in trees
A hidden Gettysburg site yields a cache of battlefield relics including old bullets cannon balls soldier buttons swords and buckles discovered in a clump of trees with large quantities recovered.
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Gettysburg
Cockroaches Fight Aboard Guiding Star 1884 65
An elderly captain recalls the infamous roach battle on the ship Guiding Star from Boston to San Francisco in 1865. Cockroaches infested cargo, rigging, and clothing, with crews trapping, sifting, and sprucing to curb the pest, finally vanishing after guano shipments to the China Islands and England.
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Guiding Star
Boston
San Francisco
Small
Natural History
Calcutta
Indies
Captain Small
Cape Horn
Pacific
Robinson Crusoe’s Island
Bart
Mand
Chinehe Islands
England
Annie Erickson Heroic Escape From Prairie Fire Near Benton
Minnesota fires near Benton threaten Stephen as Annie Erickson 11-year-old carries twin babies on horseback through a sea of flame to Plum Creek then into safety at Stephen. Both Annie and the babies survive with minor burns while the riderless horse returns.
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Minnesota
Benton
Stephen
Annie Erickson
Annie
Littl
Sreed
Plum Creek
Mule Gains Revenge On Cruel Driver In Rural Tale
A west side mule defies a brutal driver by delaying a heavy load and later delivering a swift kick that injures the man. The beast then enjoys release, while bystanders remark that mules can be cleverly vindictive and aware, with the scene ending as the ambulance carries the injured driver away.
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Meot
Crook Denies Involvement as Bracelet Reveals Tied to Case
A suspect protests involvement in the crime while a detective offers aid and presents a matching steel bracelet encircling his own wrist, implying a link to the investigation. The exchange unfolds as authorities seek to connect the suspect to the jewelry.
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Butte News Ideas Mountain Home
A.J. Palmer
Pipestone Springs
Stella Mayhew
Lindy
Willow Francis
Dora Clayton
Caleb Croc
Lew A. Warner
Alaska
Simon Bank
N. Main ST
Butte High School
Florida
Marseilles
Portieres
Repp Curtains
California
T.F. Courtney's Cash Grocery
East Park Street
Rade Ee
New York
Hi Grand Opera House
Jutte, Mont
G. O. McFariant
Papas
Uwanee
Fountain City
Americas
Sutton
Buttement
Modern Woodmen of
America
Royal Oak Camp
Royal Neighbors
Silver Camp
Walkerville
Modern Woodmen
Silver Bow
W. Austin
Meaderville
Butte Camp
Montana Electric Co
St East Broadway
Telephone
E Park St
N.l.olson & Co
Bennett Bros
Bain & Schuttier
Anaconda Copper Mining CO
Lumber Department
Hamilton, Mont
Cor
Arizona
Aluminum
Birch
Krout
Anaconda
BIG Blackfoot Milling Company
Bonner
Mont
Butte, Anaconda
Missoula
St. Paul’s Hospital
Goa
Montana St
Entena
Npaele
J. M. Settle
T. G. Heine
Hennessy
DR. Chung
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