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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
3
Northwest reports Duluth wheat shipments likely to exceed weekly average. An estimated 3,500,000 bushels to be sent this week, with contracts to Duluth by December 1 aiming to clear water routes before navigation closes. Banks and grain merchants praise restored credit and improving receipts in Minneapolis.
Ottumwa Iowa November 28 Four tragic deaths occurred near Centerville in the last day. James Todd was killed in a quarrel with Albert Jackson near Mystic. George Weston was accidentally shot and killed with Fritz McGregor at the Diamond mines. F A Moore a brakeman on the Keokuk and Western was crushed while coupling cars and died soon after. John Gathercole another brakeman on the Keokuk and Western was found lifeless on the tracks.
Harry Eels former Toledo pitcher for the Cleveland club was accidentally shot in the leg at a hunting camp near Sandstone Minnesota. He was taken to a hospital in Ida Grove Iowa with a serious injury that likely ends his pitching career due to permanent lameness.
Assistant chief Charles Wheeler of the Waukesha volunteer fire department shot and killed May Lynch in the kitchen at Frank Staer’s home, where Lynch worked as a servant, then died by suicide. The incident, tied to a presumed lover’s quarrel, occurred in Waukesha Wisconsin on November 28.
James Ryan of Savanna Illinois squandered a $1,000 inheritance in months on lavish living and new-found friends. After a month sleeping in barns and without funds, he was committed to the La Crosse county jail as his circle of cronies dwindled and no help remained.
A large arcade flour mill owned by the Nohi Milling company in Ripon Wisconsin burned down last night. The loss is about 30000 dollars with 15000 dollars covered by insurance. Authorities believe tramps started the blaze after breaking into the office searching for money.
Ear Loomis aged nine drowned in a deep pond south of Madeira Minnesota after venturing onto thin ice. Rescuers recovered his body after two hours of search yesterday afternoon.
Appleton Wisconsin November 28 Frank Wiegand suffered the loss of his left thumb while cutting feed for stock marking the sixth such partial hand loss reported this month in the vicinity.
The one year old son of Mr and Mrs Nels Knudson died after a fall into a pan of boiling water causing severe scalding. The accident occurred days earlier in Henning Minnesota with the child passing away yesterday morning.
Mrs Emily Chase a widow long missing from her claim near Yola Minnesota was killed by wildcats or lynx. Hunters found her skull and jawbone with twenty three bones scattered nearby. Once connected to New York families she moved with her husband to Decorah Iowa and after his death left with a large estate. Her son Eugene lured her north to live with him where she declined into poverty.
Helena November 27 A prospector named Foster claims to have found the legendary Lost Mine. The mine lies near a famous old gold district along the Big Blackfoot in Lincoln County and reportedly holds rich placer gold beyond any prior tales. Foster traced the location from clues left by a sick early prospector.
L C Grant pastor of the First Congregational church and A J Coram pastor of the First Methodist church toured Menomonie saloons Sunday and found them operating in violation of the law. They plan to issue a letter to Gov Davidson condemning Mayor Johnson and urge enforcement of the state law. Action will be taken at the ministers meeting today.
Burglars removed a 600 pound safe from the Independent Laundry office in Superior Wisconsin last night. They loaded it into the company wagon at the back door and towed it to a secluded spot near the bay where they forced it open with a sledge hammer. About $100 in currency and $60 in cashier’s checks were taken.
George W. Graham, recently seen acting wildly in the woods near Lakewood pumping station, was captured yesterday. He left Montreal for Duluth and cannot recall details or his past. doctors say he is temporarily unbalanced while he recovers.
Great Falls Mont Nov 27 The jury found Louis Serre not guilty of first degree murder for the August killing at All Nations saloon of Leon Neveu proprietor. Serre testified he acted in self defense and the verdict upheld his claim.
Osakis Minnesota November 27 The large store building of Robert Stewart with its contents at Oak Hill burned to the ground The cause of the fire is unknown The goods invoiced at 11000 dollars
The Merchants National Bank in Velva North Dakota was gutted by fire causing about 2000 dollars in damage. Second floor offices were damaged for about the same amount.
Miles City Montana November 27 Peter Steffenson Fort Keogh soldier was tried for cutting Frank Casey with a knife about a month ago He admitted using the knife but pleaded self defense and was acquitted by the jury
Patrick J. Callahan night watchman at Minneapolis workhouse was attacked by long-term prisoner Lee R. Gray who struck him with a heavy iron pipe. Gray attempted escape but was thwarted. Callahan’s recovery is expected. Gray claims to be a vaudeville artist. authorities note his use of opium may have influenced the incident.
Gen Alexander Hughes died in Minneapolis aged about 78 after a Friday stroke at a John A. Rawlins post meeting. Doctors ruled gall stones caused the death rather than heart failure. He joined the Seventh Wisconsin Regiment at age fourteen and served in the Iron Brigade.
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin reports Al den Beals died and Joseph Evans faced $2000 bond for manslaughter after a fight at a Yellow River country dance. In drunken brawl over a jug believed to hold liquor but found water, Beals was beaten and left unconscious before later dying.
In Duluth on November 26 a three year old named Talmer Adzen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans, broke from his mother amid dense smoke at a fire in a tenement at 32 Tenth Avenue West. The child was separated in the hall and later found dead in a corner heap, the effort to save him by his mother failing amid the confusion.
Fire discovered at 6 am in Higgin Aske company retail liquor house. The partly metal sided building burned heavily but firemen confined the flames to that structure. Loss estimated at about $12,000.
In Sioux Falls on November 26 the Big Sioux River claimed two young lives, the eight and ten-year-old sons of widow Mary Taylor. The boys wandered to icehouses along the bank, stepped onto thin ice, and fell through, drowning after disappearing beneath the water.
Wilbur Standish and his sister Edna Standish were severely burned while fleeing a prairie fire near Hettinger North Dakota. They were brought to Aberdeen South Dakota on November 26 and are in serious condition with concerns over recovery.
Mrs. A Banhoft, a widow living on a farm two miles east of Trosky Minnesota, hanged herself in the early morning. The children rose to chores, found no breakfast, and discovered their mother dead at a bedpost.
The article highlights a surge in Norwegian commerce and industry led by forests, fisheries, and dairy exports. It notes rising imports and a shift toward heavy investment in mining and water power, with Birkeland Eyde and Odda developments emphasized. Denmark faces financial turmoil and temperance efforts, while a Danish inventor debuts a trichina detector device.
Prince Eugene tours Hamburg to Paris by car and a Stockholm capital rise signals Swedish enterprise. The Swedish Tennis Society plans Olympic participation in London. John Svanberg recovers for new triumphs while Swedish watchmakers settle wage disputes. Swedish diplomats question Norway and four powers proclamations as a guarantee debate unfolds.
Bjornson urges a plebiscite on language reform as Norwegians weigh using Landsmaal over Danish rooted dialects. He and his wife attended the premiere of his play Between the Battles at the National Theater. Russian ships Czarewitch Slava Bogator visited Oslo and were honored. Norways hymn was sung for them.
The era of large cattle outfits in Northern Montana wanes as about 500000 head have been shipped in months. Prices were better for steers than cows and calves. Winter losses, new settlements, and quarantine districts push many to quit. some Montana cattle moved to Alberta faced harsher winters and big losses.
Fort Belknap Indians north of Great Falls celebrate their first Thanksgiving powwow with a grand feast near the agency buildings. They praise the year’s harvest, express gratitude for favorable weather and crops, and note the coming sugar factory nearby. Traditional dress and scarlet paint accompany dancing and feasting.
G F Anderson aged about twenty five died at St Vincent's hospital Billings as officers investigate whether death was from own action or murder for money recently received from relatives in the East. He was brought to the hospital Friday evening in unconscious condition thought to have pneumonia. County physicians found he had been poisoned an overdose of a powerful drug and his money was taken while unconscious.
John Sevedas a Polish worker was stabbed in the heart near Terry while on a bridge project across the Yellowstone. Mattio Manilla an Italian laborer who had threatened him at noon fled but was captured hours later near Terry.
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