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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
3
Grand Forks North Dakota July 15 reports say the full extent of wheat and grain damage from recent hot winds will take days to determine. Traveling salesmen describe conditions as far from encouraging from Williston to Larimore along the Great Northern line, with extensive damage also noted in branch towns.
Helena July 15. Timothy Reardon was shot and killed in Billings yesterday by Florence Reardon who says she is his wife. She had filed for invalidation of a marriage contract amid jealousy over Reardon taking $600 and living with another woman after deserting her.
Fort Dodge Iowa July 15 George Sr the seventeen year old son of George Rhem living four miles south of Ayreshire was instantly killed by his eleven year old brother Homer who in play pointed a shotgun at his brother and snapped the trigger thinking the gun was not loaded The dead boy was a grandson of Charles Gretty a prominent Calhoun county man.
The United States files suit in Helena charging Northern Pacific Railway Rocky Fork Coal and Northwestern Improvement with obtaining valuable Carbon county coal lands by misrepresentation. The lands valued over 100000 include major mines.. The government alleges the railroad knew the lands were mineral and thus ineligible under the 1899 land grant selections approved in 1903, with false verifications by W H Phipps, the land commissioner.
In Billings Montana a four year old boy Buchanan Coleman was bitten on the foot by a rattlesnake while on a ranch west of the city. The grandmother sucked the poison from the wound and whiskey was given before the boy reached doctors. Physicians credit the grandmother’s actions with saving the child’s life.
Minot North Dakota July 15 John Bruhn a farmer near Donnybrook suddenly went insane and after fatally shooting his sister Miss Rose Bruhn who lived with him committed suicide The act shocked his mother who first discovered the tragedy and the family had resided in the county for seven years The motive remains unknown and relations had been harmonious prior to the incident
Calumet Michigan July 15 Early yesterday Tom Williams aged fifty six shot and killed his wife Martha Williams aged forty five amid family troubles He had used money given for a liquor license on a trip abroad returning three weeks ago He sought reconciliation but was repulsed by his wife He shot her through the right temple killing her instantly Twelve children survive the mother.
Crookston Minnesota reports a typhoid outbreak with twenty two cases in the city as of July 15. Physicians form a coalition to trace the origin and implement control measures to curb the spread.
Fort Dodge Iowa July 15 Wilbur Carro Gowrie is held over to the grand jury for indictment in the alleged murder of Marshal Tom Nichol son of Gowrie. He pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing and the state likely will appoint an attorney for his defense.
Great preparations mark the laying of the corner-stone for the new 40000 Sheyenne Kreds hospital in Rugby North Carolina. Rev Svenungsen will lead the program and Rev T H Dahl president of the United Norwegian Lutheran church will conduct the ceremony.
Authorities and farmers near Viroqua Wisconsin search for a man described as insane and dressed like Adam who fled from approach. Sheriff Silsbaugh led a search after he was spotted roaming the woods and later stripped of clothing. No inmates reported missing to asylums, and the man remained unfound by morning.
Minneapolis July 16 Forty one percent more students failed in the last semester than in the first semester test fall per registrar E B Pierce the blues slips for 776 studies were sent out about 582 students received all slips some getting two three or four each the registrar cannot explain the rise and football is not to blame
In Red Wing Minnesota on July 16 the home of Samuel Turner of Vasa burned. A family member’s oil experiment caused the blaze. Samuel Turner eighty eight was awakened and rescued with his son John Turner both suffering burns. The son’s injuries are painful but not dangerous, the father’s are only slight.
La Crosse Wis July 16 The Burlington shops here raise daily hours from eight to ten affecting 135 men. Railroad men view the change as evidence of heavy fall trade with rolling stock increasing and existing stock put in best possible condition for hard service.
Charles Baker aged eleven, son of Mrs. Martha Baker, died from lockjaw after accidentally shooting himself in the left palm with a toy pistol during Sioux Falls Fourth of July celebration. The incident marks the city’s first fatality from the holiday observance this year.
Marshfield Wisconsin July 16 August Buholz eighteen member of Company A W N G was accidentally shot in the head while marking score at the rifle range north of the city The wound was not serious but he had a narrow escape from death.
Fargo July 16 Mrs Brayton wife of a Northern Pacific engineer hanged herself in a car when alone. Authorities cite jealousy as the most generally accepted motive amid several stories explaining the act.
In Mason City Iowa three houses were entered last evening with valuables taken. Last week three houses and one store were entered. Police have no clue to the culprits but local toughs are suspected.
Henry L. Wilson of Duluth was convicted of murder in the first degree for killing his wife in West Duluth on March 22. The jury returned the verdict on the first ballot, with the defense claiming insanity.
Calumet July 16. A reward of 3500 dollars is offered for the capture of the would be assassins who sent an infernal machine to Sheriff Beck a week ago. The action was authorized yesterday.
Justice at Culbertson holds George D Isbell George Isbell Theodore Isbell John Kennedy Walter Bool Milo Long Walter Long C B Gamble Tucker C Moore and John Ll Johnson to answer in district court for the murder of John A Hayes and daughter Augusta near Culbertson. Sheriff Small and deputies transport prisoners to Glasgow jail. further arrests expected. A dispute over unsurveyed land led to the killings amid ongoing neighborly quarrels and prior threats and a dog poisoning accusation.
A Milk River accident near Nashua cost the lives of Mary seven and Joseph three in a rowboat mishap. Joe Caravan, their father, survived after pulling one child ashore and attempting to rescue the others. The girl Mary was recovered downstream, and Joseph was found beneath the boat further down the river.
Mrs. Winnifred McLean avoids two days in jail and a $100 fine after District Judge Lynch of Butte granted a supervisory writ from the state supreme court. The case involves McLean suing New York Life Insurance over two policies tied to J. H. McGuire, with Pennsylvania claimants Moran later substituted as defendants. The decree was challenged as premature, the Pennsylvanians defaulted, and McLean received the funds before appealing. The stay pauses further action pending Oct 6 return.
Charles Dragoo, a prominent Nashua businessman, died instantly when his horse toppled during a roping and tie-down contest. A steer pulled, the horse rolled, and the saddle horn crushed his chest. The body remained in Nashua before burial in the East.
Governor Norris has written to the Indian Affairs commissioner in Ottawa asking whether the Cree Indians roaming Montana may be returned to Canada. The band, active in the Riel rebellion, had been promised removal but resettled in Montana after early tensions. Starvation drives calls to confirm original allotments and potential repatriation.
A Stockholm writer notes uncertainty over Sweden's Washington legation head. Lagercrantz may return, or Count Carl Wachtmeister be chosen, aided by his influential background and a wealthy wife. Wachtmeister's rapid rise from a Chicago post to consul general in Alexandria is highlighted. Letters discuss Stockholm foreign policy and press reaction.
The Litt lehammer steamer is welcomed by the people of Lil tehammer after years of yearning for a local ship. The Grand hotel in Mandal burned and Frederickstad reports fire losses of 560000. Norway attracts visitors including Chaw Van Pang of China telegraph service. The Tromso Post notes 109 year old Gudmund Anderson Anopsette of Porsanger as the country’s oldest person claim.
The Danish people spend 117 million crowns on beer and 15 million on alcohol. wine and other liquors totals are not determined. Rev Logstrup’s retirement and speaking across Denmark are noted. Bornholm forms a preservation society expanding national scope. A Stor ebaek tunnel proposal faces ridicule as impractical. Labour tensions loom with upcoming strikes and lockouts. details to follow next week.
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