Appointment of Mineral Land Commissioners Faces Independence Rule
Missoula reports clarify the mineral land commission picks with Hartley newly appointed and serving alongside Garrett and Hatheway. Observers doubt the new rule requiring separate work, arguing the job needs joint surveying and travel through potentially dangerous country.
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Missoula
Mineral Land Commission
Messrs
Garrett and
Hatheway
Hartley
General Land Office
Commission
Hermann
Missoula Notes Share Local Visits and Events
Mis soula notes list JL H Mott and A P Johnston in town from Spokane and Superior, with several visitors from Deer Lodge Plains and the Flathead. Local police report no arrests in two days while land office clerks prepare monthly reports and Hayes Marsh buy a sorrel team for 300 dollars.
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A. P. Johnston
Missoula
J. L. Goodwint
Deer Lodge
Thomas Fowler
Hayes & Marsh
Dr. Buckley
Extradition to Silver Bow Sought for Wanderer
Missoula authorities refuse to wait for John Maguire as of Sept 1 and plan to seek extradition papers. An officer will be sent to secure his return, with Missoula and Herr Bandman named among those pressing for action.
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Missoula
John Maguire
Silver Bow County
Wanderer
Herr Bandman
Sacred Heart Academy Fall Term Begins September Fourth
The academy announces the fall term starts September 4 with a newly completed and furnished building. Pupils will be received at any time.
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Academy of the Sacred Heart
August City finances show broad increases in Missoula
Missoula city treasurer’s August report shows substantial gains across funds. General Fund ends Aug with 5 626 80 cash. Library Fund 1 326 01. Road Fund 1 188 59. Fire Fund 21 50. Pound Fund 72 50. Fund total 287 05. Sinking and Firemen’s Disability carry small balances. total cash in treasury 7 356 48.
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Missoula
Co. Treas
Gen- SU Cs
Treas
Substantial Headgate Built for Cobban Dinsmore Ditch
Missoula reports the new headgate for Cobban and Dinsmore ditch at Orchard Homes is completed. The gate is a sturdy structure built of large timbers and anchored to the riverbank. Cribbing protects the bank along both sides of the headgate.
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Missoula
Cobban & Dinsmore
Roughing It at Nome Town Is Overpopulated
Fred Lockley reports from Nome Alaska on early mining activity and storms that wreck vessels on the beach. He notes a population peak near 5000 with 30000 pursuing fortune, beach law conflict, robberies and a mail delivery scheme, plus letters from home as a valued consolation.
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Missoula
Standard
Nome City
Fred Lockley
Lockley
A. J. Gibson
Nome
Oregon
Alaska
Yukon
United States
J. O. Hall
Lucky Paldwin
Purser
Saigl
The Rest of the Restless Gold Camp
The narrator recalls daily bribery and rough dealing as a gold rush town grows. Strangers barter favors for money orders and drinks while a gray uniform and moving crowds signal rapid, mushroom-like development and shifting livelihoods.
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Dexter
Comet City
Missoula to Open New Heart Academy Building
The Heart academy building in Missoula is completed and ready for school on September 4. It is a substantial town ornament and is expected to attract large attendance. a statue ceremony at the entrance with Bishop Brandele to conduct the service is planned a week ahead.
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Missoula
Sept. L
New &Acred Heart Academy
Brandel
A New Forest Reserve Explored Near Jefferson County
Superintendent J. B. Collins returns from a week in Jefferson county examining land for a proposed new forest reserve. The area may extend to the Elkhorn mountains if approved, adding to the existing reserves.
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Missoula
J. B. Collins
Jefferson County
Elkhorn Mountains
Mr Collins to Deliver Report to Authorities in Washington
Mr Collins will present his report to the authorities in Washington. The proceedings are expected to clarify the findings and outline next steps for official review and action.
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Mr. Collins
Washington
Enterprising Missoula merchants use riverbank signs.
In Missoula on September 1, P. M. Reilly & Co. notes merchants and insurance agents turning to riverbank advertising. Painted signs along the Missoula river banks are large and readable from afar, marking a new promotional trend despite marring the landscape.
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Missoula
Missoula River
Hard Wheat Hold Back Hits Montana Mills
In Missoula on September 1 Morgan and Co notes slow wheat movement as threshing lags. Hard wheat growers, discouraged by prices, plan to abandon hard wheat for soft wheat or oats unless prices rise by at least 10 cents. If hard wheat is abandoned, local mills face a supply dilemma.
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Missoula
Cedar Poles Travel 115 Feet on Missoula Freight
Five immense cedar poles, each 115 feet long, rode on three flat cars through Missoula this week. The poles are bound for the East to be fashioned into ship masts, a likely export trade item of the era.
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Missoula
University President Visits Flathead Lake Biological Camp
President Craig returned from a visit to the biological camp at the foot of Flathead lake in Missoula. He lauds Professor Elrod and the students for securing many genuine curiosities. The camp will break today and the party will return by Monday morning.
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F. J. Salsman
Blackfoot
Sperry
The
Baptist Church
Falsman
Missoula
Craig
Flathead Lake
Elrod
Deputy Marshal Notices Witnesses in Jangraw Case
Deputy U S Marshal Sam Jackson returned to Missoula from the Flathead reservation where he notified witnesses to appear before Judge Smith in the Sophie Jangraw case. The case, set for Monday, may not yield a conviction as the injured Indian continues to recover on the reservation.
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Missoula
United States
Sam Jackson
Flathead Reservation
Business Houses to Close in Missoula
Missoula closes all business houses and public offices for the next two days per an announced order. The notice ends with plans for continued closure or further timetable to follow.
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Missoula, Sept
Labor Day Observance Closes Missoula Stores All Day
Sunday marks Labor Day with Missoula stores shut for the day though butcher shops stay open Monday until 9 am to serve customers. Hotels and restaurants will welcome visitors arriving Sunday afternoon from branches and staying several days.
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Missoula
Funeral services for William Cheeter and Old Charlie
Missoula residents attended morning services for William Cheeter a Flint Creek farmer who died in the city. Father Palladino conducted the funeral at J M Lucy chapel and Old Charlie a Chinaman who died at the Chinese gardens was buried later at Hayes and Marsh chapel in the county cemetery on the Rattlesnake with many of his national group present.
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Missoula
William Cheeter
J. M. Lucy
Father Palladino
Old Charlie
Chinese Gardens
Hayes & Marsh
Wrank Jones Heads to Ohio as Father Falls Ill
Missoula dispatch reports Wrank Jones leaving for Wilmington Ohio after a telegram announced his father's serious illness. The elder Jones is advanced in years and the family fears a grave outcome.
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Missoula
Wrank
Jones
Wilmington
Ohio
Census prints inventory lists material under Boos direction
Missoula report notes the census bureau printing department issued a tabulated inventory of type and printing materials. The work was prepared under the supervision of George E. Boos, superintendent, and covers the department's current stock.
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Missoula
Printing Department
The
Census Bureau
George E. Boos
Hamilton Baseball Roster Includes McCartier and Mitchell
The Hamilton team list features Kelley C McCart ier Missoula Mitchel Myers and positions Catcher Pitcher Second Base with Hamilton Kelly Nugent Heyfron Lejuene Center Field Fulkerson Reett Webber Wiley and Heckler noted as substitutes for the squad.
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ierMsewe
Missoula
Mitchel! Myers
Hamilton
Kelly Co. Nugent
Pield Fulkerson
Reett Webber
Wiley and Heckler
Marriage License Issued To Paul Sanfacon And Lea Marceau
Missoula deputy clerk issued a marriage license to Paul Sanfacon and Lea Marceau of the Prench town valley. They plan to wed Monday afternoon at the veer church and later establish a home in the groom's prepared residence.
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Missoula
Evans
Paul Sanfacon
Mies Lea Marceau
Prenchtown
Veer
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Western
Montana
Main Street
Mis Soula
MR. Hartley
Lister's
Notes
JL. H. Mott
Spokane
Park
National Democratic Committee of Chicago
M. Ratcliffe
James Porter
Thomas Longeley
Evare
George F. Brooks
Boston
John Brannerman
West Main Street
Missoula Valley
W. F. Noyes
Butte
Coeur d'Alene
B. T. Hathaway
Yeut Lung Fang Kee
San Francisco
Soo Sing & Co
East Front Street
John Flynn
Martin Davis
Mr. Flynn
McBride’s
Maguire
Eels
Gt Less
Harvard
Union Cigar Factory
L. S. Comn
Butte, Mont
H. Trailer & Co., Makers
Boston, Mass
Wances OF
Firemen's Disability Fund
Fedha
Stata
Tok
Singer Office
Golden Rule Store
P. M. Reilly & Co., the Grocers
Morgan & Co., Bakers, Confectioners
Monster Cedar
Sophie Jangraw
University of Montana
Oscar J. Craig
Census Department
Kelley
Hamilton Baseball Club
C. McCart
Tate
McMurphy
Bailey
Heyfron
Lejuene
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