Copperopolis Mines Bonded To Chicago Firm In Big Montana Deal
Five Copperopolis claims including the St. John and Northern Pacific are bonded to Barton Sewell of Chicago, president of United Smelting Company. Sewell may invest up to ten thousand dollars for development with possession until March 1 1897 and a sale price around fifty five thousand dollars. Sutherlin Bros. promote the bond, aiming to form a large new copper company in Montana, signaling a revival of the Copperopolis mines once celebrated for surface prospects.
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Copperopolis
Copperopolis Group
St. John
Northern Pacific
Jamison
Calument
Barton Sewell
Chicago
United Smelting Company
Mr. Sewell
United States
Sutherlinn Bros
Copperapolis
Messrs. Jenkerson
Bracklin
C. W. Cook
J.E. Hah
James Grub
J. S. Brewer
Spencer, Mayon & Heitman
J. C. B. Barker
Parrot
Butte
Swallow
Coperopilis
Montana
Castle
Prank Henry Mentioned in Sixth Judicial District
A brief reference notes Prank Henry associated with the Sixth Judicial District Jupee.
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Henry
Jupee
Bill to bar liquor sales to Indians held on allotments
Representative Meikelsohn reports a committee bill to prohibit intoxicating liquors from sale to Indians holding lands by allotments and ban any product containing spirits. The interior secretary backs it, citing Judge Ballinger’s Oregon ruling. Penalties include sixty days in jail and a $100 fine.
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Meikelsohn
Committee On Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
United States District Court For
Oregon
For Sale A Lady's Side Saddle In Good Condition Hood Wake
A rare item offered for sale described as a lady's side saddle in good condition. The notice invites interested buyers to apply at the stated address.
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Hood Wake
Sale of Ammon-Stivers stock at Lewistown helps creditors
The merchandise stock of the de funct Ammon Stivers Mining company was sold at Lewistown in the past week and the proceeds will go to satisfy the creditors. The amount recovered is only a drop in the bucket toward the claims against the concern.
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Ammon-Stivers Mining Company
Lewistown
Palmer sells 35 fat steers to Mr. O'Brien at Red Lodge
William Palmer sold 35 fat steers wintered at his Shields valley ranch to Mr. O'Brien of Red Lodge. The cattle brought about $4 per head and were shipped early this week to Red Lodge to be slaughtered for local markets.
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William Palmer
O’brien
Red Lodge
Shields Valley
Wool Freight Rates Lowered to Eastern Markets
A rate of forty and one half cents per 100 pounds on wool from Colorado Nevada Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming California New Mexico Arizona Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota to eastern markets took effect April 1. The new rate reduces prior season charges.
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Colorado
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Weather note from Smith River Valley
The storm a week ago caused a few calves and some old cows to be lost. Snow depth reached ten to twelve inches and did not drift much. It has melted away gradually, soaking into the ground and preparing the grass to grow.
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Smith River Valley
Storm Devastates Flocks Reported by Husbandman Ralph Berry
Ralph Berry returned from Winnecook describing a blizzard that killed 250 sheep after drifting into a creek. One flock wandered on the open range. the herder fled at dawn to save himself and later recovered the flock with no further loss.
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Ralph Berry
Winnecook
Woolgrowers Fix Wool Price at Miles City Meeting
The Montana Woolgrowers Association met in Miles City on Monday last and set this year’s shearing price at 7 cents per yearling without board and 9 cents with board. A resolution urged U S senators and congressmen to back a tariff on wool without the silver issue. About twenty five members attended.
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Montana
Bicycle Flirtation in a Chicago Scene
A humorous vignette shows a flirtatious rider asserting pride in her own wheel and deflecting a pursuer. The exchange includes nervous glances, questions of intent, and a dramatic downhill ride ending with a wrecked wheel and a tearful girl as a bystander notes the mishap and public reaction.
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Chicago
Prices for early lambs show profit despite rising production
Stockman notes early lamb prices contrast with infancy era yet remain profitable. Production has grown in recent years but unlikely to rise much further, with stronger incentives in price. In Pittsburg few spring lambs sold, some at about 11 cents per pound as markets open slower.
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Stockman
Pittsburg
Billings to St Louis Route Promises Fast Travel Time
Fragmentary travel note touts a Billings to St Louis line via an implied Kig isteton route claiming 9 hours 21 minutes faster than other paths. Mentions purchase of sheet-iron camp stores for $1.50 Olustead's.
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California
Columbia
Alaska
Here
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Burlington
St. Louig
Billings
Kig Isteton
Uver
License Laws Face High Court Test in Chinese Laundry Case
Still Keeping at It reports on Yot Sang’s arrest over a $25 hand laundry license and a federal challenge to Montana law. Gov Botkin plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court, arguing constitutional and treaty issues amid prior state court upholds. The case cites fourteenth amendment, U S China treaty of 1894, and gender exceptions, with ongoing proceedings in Judge Knowles’ court.
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Sang
Gov. Botkin
Knowles
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Congress
China
Blake
State Supreme Court
Butte
Camp Sing
Supreme Court
District Court
Silver Bow County
Yot Sang
Montana
Found Dead On the Prairie in Miles City Region
A sheepherder from Buffalo Creek Sheep Co. was found dead near the Jackson ranch in Ubet after pneumonia caused hemorrhage. Coroner Lindsey and a jury investigated, ruling the death natural. The man, a recent arrival from Big Timber, was in his fifties or sixties with no known family.
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Lewistown
Lindsey
Miles City
Uber
William Young
Buffalo Creek Sheep Co
Ubet
James Doores
J. H. Charters
Thomas Gregory
Big Timber
A.C. Green
Mr. Green
N. R. Hudson
Col. Wight
A. C. Green
T. Ti. Monahan
Will Be Smaller and Greater
By the retirement of Representative Cobb of Alabama from the house the Democratic minority falls to ninety nine the lowest since the war. In the forty third congress they stood at eighty eight while their peak was two hundred thirty in the fifty second congress. The Republican majority in this congress is two hundred thirty the highest ever. Democrats have no hope of wiping out this majority in this year’s elections.
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Cobb
Alabama
House
Petition hoax targets Lexington court house dome
A Lexington man drafted a petition calling for a wooden shed to be built over the court house dome. He secured about a hundred signatures from prominent residents before the stunt was exposed. The prank sheds light on public sentiment toward petitions.
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Pioneer Press
Lexington
Court House
The Woes of the Sheepmen in the Yellowstone Journal
The article recounts the failing fortunes of sheep feeders in the plains, detailing high feed costs in 1894 95 and a cold winter that reduced profits last season. It cites Mr Cree saying sheep costs fell from 1 88 to 1 04 in feed while market prices dropped about 1 00, leaving feeders with no real gains.
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Yellowstone Journal
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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Orthern
Pacific
R.R
Hfilena
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Duluth
Grand Forks
And
Pullman
Pacific Mail
Athantic Mill
Sea Servetedcnes
Japan
Tecoma
Northern Pocific Steamship Co
Dicket
N. P. KR
Roat Ble Timber
Chas.s. Fee
St, Paul, Minn
The
W. W. Johnston
Com
Frank Beley
Wiolesale
Columbus, Montana
McLeod
Ripans
Qoeo
Basy
Ane Chemical Co
Losprocest
New York
A. Perrine
Official Directory
Sweet Grass County
O. Clark
L. DeHart
Wetdidthe Ab
G. P. Hudson
Eeseeny GC
N. Skillman
L. C. Olmstead
W A. Harrison
Sydney Fox
J. W. Bailey
A. C. Logan
Falling
Sept. of
Park County
Cha
Ceee
Assussup
Caceee
Iman
Geo
T. Chambers
Gustine
M. Roth
L Holliday
T. Young
Chas
Angus
A. Bailey
Eae Eesese
Carbon County
Vtvcasules
Ces Cees Ee Vooeeesenee Co
B. Rowlen
Eteeeseees
E. Newkirk
Lizzie McDonald
Culonct
A G. Hatch
Big Maber
Sydney
Attorney AT Law
Office
Sydney Lanner
Bank Building
Big Timber, Montana
Irvine Block
McLeod St
WII
Olive One Hoor North Grand Hotel
Bie Timuen, Montana
WA. Moore, MM. D
J. H.moore, M
Physicians and Surgeons
Orfice
Moore & Co
W. Abas, M. D— A
London
EnGuano
Almas & Co.'s Drug Store
Livingston
BioTimper
Savage & Day
Attorneys AT Law
Wit
Park, Carbon
Sweat Grass Counties
MostTana
H .J. Dixon
Joint Association
Branding Mavericks
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