Curse of Blake's Hole: Alder Gulch Pot Hole Prosperity Fades
The Alder Gulch pot hole, famed for a rumored gold fortune, has defied miners for decades. Early efforts drained water from Blake's hole and yielded 30000 dollars, then tragedy followed a Mexican dancer's murder. Despite later ventures by Elling and others, repeated collapses and floods doomed attempts. now Conrey Placer ownership faces modern dredging prospects with uncertain success.
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Alder Gulch
Pot Hole
Montana
Blake’s Hole
Henry Elling
Virginia City
Elling
William A. Clark
Beaverhead
Madison
Jefferson Counties
Hugh O’donnell
Yukon
Alaska
Henry Pankey
Hilings
Blake's Hole
Blake’s
Gotzback
Conrey Placer
Harvard Concern
Aldergulch
Rights to Water From Milk River in Montana Debate
Montana farmers near the St Mary and Milk rivers face possible loss of irrigation water as a treaty dispute with Canada over watershed apportionment is reheard. Senator Walsh pressed for Montana interests arguing tributaries wholly in Montana should not be divided. The international joint commission will rule. Montana hopes for a favorable decision.
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Montana
St. Mary and
Milk
St. Mary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Walsh
St. Paul
International Joint Commission
Carter
Stewart
Milk River
St .Mary and
Internationnal “Joint “Commission
Optimistic Hogs Combine With Cattle In Montana Farming Outlook
A Montana crop expert notes spring wheat is tall in places, with expected acreage gains and a crop well above 1916 but below 1915. Hay acreage should rise as prices stay high, while winter kill concerns center on seeding weather and plant vitality. Hog conditions are strong, signaling profits in expanding hog operations alongside cattle.
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Banking Corporation of Montana
Montana
Union
Dakota Line
United States
Montana City Founder Bartlett Remains Active Historian at 94
Colonel W F Bartlett of Butte, youngest old man in the state, marks his 94th birthday on Nathan Hale day and continues to chronicle Montana history. He financed a reprint of Dalimdale's Vigilantes of Montana and recalls the 1862 Florence expedition that split en route to the Little Prickley Pear discovery.
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W. F. Bartlett
Butte
Montana City
Florence
Little Prickley Pear Creek
Nathan Hale
Montana
Colonel Bartlett
Dimedale
Helena
Plains
Idaho
Fort Benton
Discovery
Bartlett
Bannack
State Historical Society
Virginia City
Montana War News Highlights Across Cities
Montana towns report wartime activity including enlistments at Fort Harrison, conscription issues with John Lennon and 21 to 31 Serbians in Butte, Liberty bond drives led by Norman Holter, and local measures such as jail construction, a new hotel project, and flood of public notices.
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Choteau
Grass Range
Helena
Fort Harrison
Butte
Shelby
Elliston
Carlice Lambert
Montana
Dillon
Lieut. E. McCarthy
Montana National Guard
John Lennon
Robert Williams
John Baker
Typographical Union
Deer Lodge
Helenia
Great Northern Railway
Bozeman
Bogert
Anaconda
Norman Holter
J. M. Hannaford
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Twin Bridges
Walter Shobe
Orphans’ Home
James W. Gerard
Germany
Anaconda Rotary Club
Gerard
Marcus Daly
Hamilton
Hamilton Flour Mill Company
Western Montana Flour Milling Company
William Henry Boase
France
Livingston
John D. Fisher
Yellowstone Park
United States
Hoboes
Garrison
Dr. J. Harvey_Jackson
Explosive Discovery Claims New Terror All Power
Dr Dayve B De Waltoff and son Morton announced at the Medico Pharmaceutical league convention a new explosive named Terrorall claimed to be far stronger than dynamite or trinitratomuol. He stated five grains could destroy the Woolworth building and a large charge could blow up the Palisades. He spoke of testing a millionth of a grain to demolish a heavy Wedgwood mortar and said work on safe handling continues.
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Montana
Dayve B. de Waltoff
American Medico - Pharmaceutical League
League For the Enforcement of Peace
Naval Reserve
Forty-seventh Street
Brooklyn
de Waltoff
Hotel Astor
Medico- Pharmaceutical League
Morton
Woolworth
Palisades
Matrimonial Years Split Between Wife Work and Battle
A humorous observation notes that many long married men feel they spend over one third of their time fulfilling wives duties and two thirds in conflict with wives. This light hearted reflection highlights the enduring tug of domestic life and the balance of labor in marriage.
Beauty hints vanish as Col. Russell’s column returns
A faded fragment laments the absence of Col. Lillian Russell’s Beauty Hint and Bust Developer. The speaker complains of a long drought of guidance and humor from the beloved columnist and wistfully asks when new advice will appear.
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Col
Lillian Russell
Lil
Fractured OCR transcript hints at garbled quotes
The readable portions show a fragmented, odd mix of phrases about a man with dimples and a girl, with stray words and punctuation. The text appears damaged and nonsensical, lacking a coherent news item or clear events.
Laziest Man in Montana Weather Prophet Shamed
Helena tale chronicles Bill Spillman a self styled weather prophet who charged for forecasts and kept to his cabin. After a widow wed him he is seen walking town and asks at Holter Hardware for a light ax a sign of unlikely hard work.
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Helena
Bill Spillman
Spillman
Holter Hardware
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Rogers - Templeton Lumber Company
Alder
Great Britain
Stnator Walsh
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Symons IS
Symon
Symons
Boulder Hot Springs
Reynolds
Fashion Cleaning and Dyeing Co
Richard P. Hoenck
A. Rauh
Minneapolis
Great Falls
Ideal Beauty
Prompty
Beckman Bros, Great
Huserh
Great F's Falls
Mont
Optician
Beaty
Gibson Stubio
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