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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
3
Dr John Till known as a wonder healer in Somerset and across the country pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license in Glenwood Wisconsin and was fined fifty dollars and costs. He said he would quit Wisconsin for good in a few days.
Chadbourne Hall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison was ordered closed after a smallpox case. One hundred coeds were vaccinated and sent home on the first train. All classes were suspended until after Christmas recess and the dormitory was deserted. Hazel C. Hundt of Fond du Lac is the patient.
The State of North Dakota v Edward Scott ends with a manslaughter in the first degree verdict and an eight year term of imprisonment. Scott awaits sentencing until Albert Olson’s trial concludes for the July 2 murder of farmer Lars Anderson near Wahpeton.
The Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in St. Paul regarding free storage facilities at the Head of the Lakes has been postponed with no date set. Duluth businessmen allege discrimination by Omaha, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific for granting free storage to Twin City merchants.
Earl A. Tessman defeated Mayor M. B. Cullum in the Duluth Democratic primary by 136 votes. Tessman carried five of eight wards, signaling strong interest in the municipal contest.
Enderlin North Dakota December 19 Perry arrested on attempted burglary charged he did not plead guilty and said he sought food as he had no money. Justice Underwood set bonds at 1000 dollars awaiting grand jury action.
Theodore Dunke sixteen was accidentally shot by his uncle John Dumke while rabbit hunting in Marinette Wisconsin. The boy wore six shirts which likely saved his life by absorbing most of the bullet impact.
Frank Anderson of Stockholm was struck by a Burlington train while a section crew worker and killed instantly near Lake City Minnesota on December 15.
Chief of Police O Connor announced the 11 oclock closing law will be enforced in St Paul after a letter from Attorney General Young to Mayor Smith and Chief O Connor. He noted the Supreme Court St Cloud decision allows action to oust officials for continued non enforcement. Salons must close at 11.
Bemidji Minnesota police report no new evidence regarding the murder of a baby near the Minnesota and International depot. Earlier clues included a bloody knife a ribbon with golden hair and part of an infant’s dress found at the scene.
Bud Ditto, a saloonkeeper, was killed when an unknown man fired birdshot through a side window into his back at a saloon in Oquawka Illinois last night. No clues or motive are known.
Northern Pacific depot in Royalton Minnesota was robbed Saturday morning. A railroad detective continued the investigation and arrested Ole Ryan aged eighteen. The news of burglary was kept quiet until yesterday.
Menominee Michigan December 19 John Dwyer a local lumberman who oversees logging for a Menominee firm at Webbwood Ontario says the Canadian government plans to prevent export of pulpwood from Canada to the United States.
In Ottumwa Iowa Miles Morrow who was acquitted on a self defense plea in a spring murder case yesterday fatally stabbed Mary Judson a key prosecution witness in Morrows prior trial. Judson died after the attack which occurred shortly after Morrow’s acquittal.
Chicago city council adds nearly a square mile to the prohibition area, expanding the dry zone by about one per cent of the city. The action takes effect immediately and covers a new district within Chicago.
President A. B. Stickney of the Chicago Great Western Railway denies plans to retire. He says the idea never crossed his mind and there is no criticism of his administration among directors or stockholders.
John Templeton son of Dr and Mrs Archie Templeton living near Milbank took poison mistaken for medicine at 7 30 yesterday morning and died before a physician could be obtained.
Gladstone Michigan December 19 Charles Stining son of a millionaire, who eloped and wed in St Paul, returns home sick and financially ruined. He has separated from his bride of one month who now lives with her aunt in Ontonagon.
Hubert M. Schmitt and Thomas M. Stanton died in a double suicide at the Plankinton House in Milwaukee after living together in Chicago. They were connected to Sacred Heart church and Marquette University. A coroner’s note quotes letters saying they wished to die together and asking for burial together in Chicago with details about their finances and belongings.
A two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Abrahamson died from severe burns after clothing caught fire from stove embers while the grandmother was in the cellar. The accident occurred near Elk Point on December 18. The mother had stepped away to visit a relative leaving the child with the grandmother.
Traders on the Cheyenne River reservation report government lease payments of 11.60 dollars per head all in silver. The sums arrive in time for Christmas as Indians prepare to spend their windfalls.
Four New Ulm public school teachers contacted a smallpox patient at a local boarding house. The board of education and Supt. E. T. Critchett closed the high school and one grade room in the Union building to prevent over 200 children from attending.
A blaze in the Syndicate arcade's upper floors in Minneapolis caused about $30,000 in fire and water damage. Firemen battled high winds, narrowly saving the large retail building and its valuable occupants.
Fire in Oak Park, Stillwater, Minnesota caused losses over ten thousand dollars. The general store of Alex C Robertson was totally destroyed. James Sinclair's fine dwelling burned though the furniture was saved. Two large barns and Andrew Jamieson’s dwellings were damaged.
The Preston brewery, in operation for nearly four decades and with several owners, is being transformed into a packing house with remodeling already underway as of December 18.
Willow River Minnesota December 18 The saloon building belonging to the Hamm Brewing company of St Paul and occupied by E W Olson was utterly destroyed by fire with extensive damage reported and the cause under investigation.
Federal grand jury to examine alleged maladminISTRATION on the Crow reservation prompted by Helen Pierce Gray and S M Brosius charges. Special Agent Dilbey cleared officials. Gray was expelled for inciting mutiny while Washington officials considered graft claims.
Judge Fox enjoins the Montana Federation of Labor Yellowstone Trades and Labor Assembly Billings clerks protective union and Bear Creek miners union from interfering with Lindsay & Co. wholesale fruit dealers of Billings by boycott or other means. Permanent injunction to be argued later. The boycott arose after Lindsay & Co. continued Bell Telephone use despite being declared unfair.
Attorney General Galen filed a motion in district court to dismiss a suit against State Treasurer Rice seeking about 40000 dollars alleged as interest on public funds deposits. The petition notes lack of admissible evidence to convict and issues with a treasurer bond. it cites new laws and prior resolutions urging dismissal as a time-honored custom.
Five non union boilermakers hired from Kansas City by Northern Pacific to replace strikers were surprised by fifty union men at midnight. The union committees warned them to cease work or face trouble, and the strike breakers, along with several Japanese laborers, fled the city.
In northern Montana at Great Falls a bed of pansies that Dr. Erwin planted last summer has rebloomed in December. Six plants are in full bloom and the sight arouses curiosity as the bed remains fresh and green despite the season.
In a cartoon style exchange, mentions compare yearly soap use by a Frenchman six pounds, Englishman ten pounds, and American thirteen, followed by a joke that Pittsburgh sits in America.
Mrs Wade Parker praises a new cook as a perfect treasure while Mrs Glen Villers asks how. Parker replies the cook lets her have Thursday afternoons off.
Sweden mourns the loss of King Oscar II a beloved ruler whose illness preceded his death. Crown Prince Gustaf acts as regent. Oscar valued peace and union with Norway and supported scholarship and commerce during a long reign.
Dispatches report strong opposition to a new Danish finance bill with high French wine taxes provoking a French boycott on Danish mortgages. The bill allegedly favors Germany, displeasing England as Denmark’s key export customer and prompting calls for the minister’s resignation.
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