Deft Fingered Parson in Woodville Poker Tale
An old settler recalls Rev Goodly joining a Woodville poker game to raise funds for the Missionary society. The parson, coached in poker, loses to Jake Hine and others but quips the money will aid the gospel and invites the players to church next Sunday. The piece ends with a sales line for Boys all wool suits.
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Woodville
Elk Park Canyon
Butte
Rev. Goodly
Jake Hine
Goodly
Cherry Hill
New Jerusalem
Jake
Woodville Missionary Society
Goo Goo Islands
Moses
Pete
Jim
Hank Barber
Hank
California
Free repairs on sewing machines at Sherman’s store
Sherman's at 129 East Park street advertises free repairs for all home sewing machines regardless of age. Also Hennessy’s offers 2000 pairs of men’s half hose at under half price with a 25 cent pair choice, showcased in the window display.
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Sherman's
East Park Street
Hennessy’s
Fort Benton Notes Special Correspondence
The teachers' institute opens Monday at the schoolhouse led by County Superintendent Flannagan with sessions through the week. Public exercises Friday at the opera house will feature a lecture by State Superintendent W. W. Welch who arrives Wednesday. George Hanks of Hanks & Reichert plans a move to Great Falls next week after a long career as a local contractor.
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Standard
Fort Benton
Teachers’ Institute
Flannagan
Opera House
W. W. Welch
Welch
George Hanks
Hanks & Reichert
Great Falls
Hanks
Greek boy travels alone to Butte from Greece
Johnnie Lambrose, nine, arrived on an early Oresom Short Line train from Greece. He spoke only Greek and was cared for by strangers until identified by a restaurant owner’s son. His aunt and father’s business address at 7 North Main Street were confirmed.
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Johnnie Lambrose
Oresom
Greece
Pocatello
Driscoll
Butte
Mexico
Great Northern
North Main Street
Paris
France
New York
Ceananates
Ome
Chicago
Worthless stock prompts fraud alert from Dawson promoters
United States Consul McCook at Dawson reports to the state department that fraudulent mining companies are promoting worthless stock in the United States. Prospectuses cite authorities and Dawson residents without consent, promoters paying unearned dividends while gathering low value claims to entice buyers.
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Washington
United States
McCook
Dawson
B. C
State Department
Oregon Hop Growers weigh capital offer to tide growers
Salem Ore Oct 5 The Oregon Hop Growers association board discussed a capitalists offer of 500000 to support growers for six months until market gains. A survey will assess needed funds and a committee was formed to organize a pool for shipping hops to London via the all water route.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon Hop Growers’ Association
London
Fortune Teller’s warning leads to false mine dream
A young East Coast man travels to Montana chasing wealth after a fortune teller predicts a copper mine. He follows directions to find a rock, digs a hoIe, and learns the mine belongs to Snohomish's claim. He loses his money, ends up writing mining stories back home.
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Montana
Butte
Broadway
Eny
Snohomish
Burlington Route Excursions Offer Low Price Round Trip Tickets
The Burlington Route announces round trip excursion tickets with Buffalo trips on the first and third Tuesdays at 64.50. Boys' suits offered at 1.50 at Bouchers. For more details contact Phil Daniels at 35 East Broadway.
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Burlington
Buffalo
Phil Daniels
East Broadway
Miles City Bowlers See Early League Hopes Rise
Miles City bowlers show strong scoring with tenpin play as they compare favorably to state and national results. W A Tremblay leads local efforts with H J Zayas aiding a Montana league push, while top averages from recent championship games display solid performance.
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Miles City
Montana
W. A. Tremblay
H. J. Zayas
Helena
Anaconda
Minneapolis
Mysterious death of Mrs Bowes in Butte prompt inquest
Mrs Bowes, wife of Samuel Bowes and proprietress of the St. Louis lodging house at 332 South Main, died after an apparent morphine overdose. An inquest is set for Tuesday at Tachell's undertaking rooms to determine the cause, with relatives arriving from Wisconsin for the burial and coroner Johnson investigating.
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Butte
Samuel Bowes
St. Louis
South Main Street
Arcade
Bowes
Tachell
West Broadway
Wisconsin
Sample Cracker Variety Sparks Order for Pounds
The passage notes a sample of crackers leads to an order for several pounds. It highlights a rarity in awareness among women about the broad range of varieties available.
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Butte News
Steve Brush
Box JC
Brockport
Queen Olives
Schilling
Park Street
Ment
Woodville Poker Club
Wood Camp
Missionary Society
Boucher
Thomas Rooney
James Dempsey
Sacred Heart Church
Boucher’s
Boucher's
Mrs. Bowes
St Louis Lodging House
Johnson
James Tachell
Cor. Park and Main Sts., Butte
Holland & Lynch Grocers
North Main St
Utte
Mont
Cracker
Liquor Department
Lander Furniture and Carpet Company
Savage, Winchester and
Marlin Rifles
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Quartz
Butte, Ment
BIG Blackfoot Milling Company
Arisene and
Aleminum Sts
Bille and
Whelesale
Homer
MOY
Missoula
Montana Electric CO
Butte, Mont
Davol Medicine CO
San Francisco
Cal
Newton Bros., Druggists
Martis Drug Company
Dr. F. A. Ironside
West Park Street
Chicago College of Dental Surgery
the Buite Undertaker
W. Park St
T. G. Heine
Hennessy Block
Montana St
Calumet Club
Sthave
Ferrozone Mineral Co
Cornelius Roosevelt
Carty Mercanite Co
Ae E
Mont. the Or Mec
Fosselman Drug Co
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