Large mutton sales amid hidden prices and a lynching scare
A Billings report covers 6000 mutton sheep fattened on alfalfa and grain at the Miller ranch as Rae Bros. push a new Montana sheep feeding experiment. It notes large private sales and nonpublic prices, plus a lynching scare averted after a city hall measurement dispute. The piece also covers library book purchases, obituaries, and local civic notes.
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Billings
Yellowstone Valley
Rae Bros
Fargo
Miller Ranch
Fort Collins
Colo
Nebraska
Montana
Corn Belt
Minnesota
Gallatin Valley
Fergus & Sons
Fergus County
Ed. O'Donnell
John Schroeder
Will Rae
Ben Hager
Butte
John T. Murphy
N. D. O'Donnell
Dawes v Great Falls Damages Set at 1000
Special Dispatch reports in Great Falls that the district court jury found for E A Dawes in the case against Great Falls claiming 5000 dollars for injuries from an open excavation by Stark and Sullivan's store. Witnesses Dre Longeway and Adams said the plaintiff showed no back injury and did not reveal injuries at trial. R J Fitzgerald testified the plaintiff never spoke of the excavation. The jury returned the verdict at 12 15 that afternoon awarding 1000 dollars to the plaintiff.
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Standard
Great Falls
E. A. Dawes
District Court
Stark & Sullivan
Dre- Longeway and Adams
R J. Fitzgerald
Corner Stone Laying Planned for Great Falls Courthouse
Masons set a November 9 ceremony to lay the northeast corner stone of the $200,000 Great Walls courthouse in Great Falls. Grand Senior Warden Sol Hepner of Helena likely to conduct. Grand Master Slack and Deputy Grand Master F. E. Smith expected to be unavailable. Local lodge A F A M 34 hosts the event with many prominent citizens. The stone will match the building’s material and placement at the site.
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Great Falls
Sol Hepner
Helena
Slack
Fort Keogh
F. E. Smith
Lewistown
Masonic Lodge
George Robb Disappears From Butte with Cash
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Great Falls reports stonecutter George Robb who disappeared from Butte yesterday is known locally. Friends say he left with about $800 on his person. He was unmarried, did not drink, and had come to Great Falls from Ohio.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
George Robb
Butte
Ohio
Williamsburg Mining Company Forms in Helena
In Helena on October 25 H H Hansen Laer Johnson Nels Lindquist and others of Butte formed the Williamsburg Mining Company with capital of 5500 dollars.
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Standard
Helena
H. H. Hansen
Laer Johnson
Nels Lindquist
Butte
Williamsburg Mining Company
Capital
Bradstreets Review of Trade Signals Optimism Amid Slowed Trade
Bradstreet's weekly review notes firmer wholesale activity and strong iron and steel trade, with record steel rail orders totalling 160,000 tons and 1,500,000 tons booked for 1902 delivery. It cites a large wheat crop, rising leather exports, and bearish grain exports figures, while coal and cotton face shortages and mixed consumer demand. The Helena team arrives for a game with the Indians, listing lineups for both sides.
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New York
Bradstreet
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Helena and Fort Shaw to meet on Black Eagle grounds
Special Dispatch reports the Helena high school football team will play Fort Shaw Indian team tomorrow afternoon on the Black Eagle grounds.
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Great Falls
Helena
Fort Shaw
Black Eagle
Camille Peres on Trial in Seduction Case
The state in Great Falls opens the Camille Peres trial for criminal assault against Adeline Baque a 15 year old girl. He is her stepmother’s brother and allegedly assaulted her Sept 27 with ongoing contact over two years. A letter from Peres to the girl offering marriage and property was admitted in evidence.
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Standard
Great Falls
Camille Peres
Adeline Baque
Sand Coulee
Peres
France
Columbus Hospital
Boston and Montana Smelter Closed for Repairs
Great Falls reports the Boston and Montana smelter shut down all departments this morning with hundreds laid off for three weeks of essential cleaning and overhauls. Repairs include flue cleaning, main flue overhauls, head race wall repairs, and power house work to prevent future damage.
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Great Falls
Boston & Montana
Steps the Cough and Works Off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. Price listed as 2 cents.
Governor touts Montana state schools after tours
Helena reports Governor Toole and Secretary of State Hayes praised the state school of mines the state normal and the orphans home after tours. They cited small student bodies strong care outcomes and a well managed system with good leadership at the normal under president Dr Swain. The group计划 also noted dormitory progress and health records before future visits to the state university agricultural college and reform school.
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Helena
Toole
Hayes
State School of Mines
State Normal School
Orban
School of Mines
State Normal
Orphans’ Home
Swain
Butte
State University
Agricultural College
Reform Echoe
Trial of Dr Kellogg Begins in Helena Murder Case
In Helena on October 25 Dr E S Kellogg faced a second degree murder charge as the district court opened to hear the states preliminary evidence. Witnesses traced Ade line Bromiley’s illness and death and her seen entry to Kellogg’s office on April 12 for the alleged illegal operation amid growing public attention.
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Standard
Helena
E.S. Kellogg
Adeline Bromiley
Geary testifies in Nome contempt case against Judge Noyes
Former Congressman Thomas E. Geary takes the stand and denies advising McKenzie to ignore writs of superseders. He says he believed the writs void and that McKenzie was told to cease mining. Proceedings adjourn for Monday with a defense plan and possible further affidavits.
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San Francisco
Noyes
Nome
Thomas E. Geary
Heacock
Alexander McKenzie
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Geary
Congress
Circuit Court of the Ninth District
Alaska
Sam C. Dunham
E. B. Pillsbury
Amicus Curate
McLaughlin
McKenzie
Cape Nome
Hume
Circuit Court of Appeals
Major van Arsdale
United States
Sheepherder Shot Near Big Timber in Mysterious Attack
Alphonse Marley a 21 year old sheepherder employed by Marshall King was shot while reading on the ground from a hill. The bullet struck the calf below the knee shattering bone and possibly severing a main artery. He crawled to a creek bound the limb and was found by two boys then brought to Big Timber for treatment.
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Alphonse Marley
Marshall King
Marley
Gates Kingdom of Kan. & Northern Connecting Sold at Auction
The Kansas and Northern Connecting railroad was sold at auction for 800000 dollars to H. C. Wright of Chicago representing John W. Gates. The sale aims to join a larger system including the Omaha Kansas City & Eastern and the Chesapeake and Ohio.
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Pattonsburg
Kansas & Northern Connecting Railroad
H. C. Wright
Chicago
John W. Gates
Cash Register Hold-Up In Helena Saloon
A masked gunman robbed the Dewey saloon on Main and Lawrence in Helena, taking $30.15 from the register before escaping. Bartender Louis Martinson and five patrons complied, four back-room patrons were arrested, and police hunt the suspect described as smooth faced and well dressed. The crime followed a nearby robbery at Sanford & Evans.
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Standard
Helena
Louis Martinson
Dewey
Main
Lawrence
Martinson
Sanford & Evans
Explosion at Carnegie Steel dust catcher injures four workers
An explosion in the dust catcher of furnace No. 1 at the Carrie furnaces in Rankin, near Pittsburgh, injures four workmen severely but not fatally. About fifty workers stood within 20 yards. property damage reaches about 30000 dollars as the furnace and gas tank are wrecked.
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Pittsburg
Carrie
Carnegie Steel Company
Rank'n
Hall Caine elected to Ram say in Manx parliament
Hall Caine wins Ram say seat in the Manx parliament with 458 votes to 191 for opponent Kermode the local lawyer. The election took place in London on October 25.
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London
Hall Caine
Ramsay
Kermode
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