Escapes and Shifting Fortunes at Deer Lodge Prison Farm
Stewart Russell and two companions fled from the Deer Lodge facility after working in the prison contractor’s garden. Russell later shot at a sheep herder, forced two Frenchmen to surrender a horse, and vanished. He had been sentenced for larceny on the Crow reservation, with six months left to serve. the others, Goodness and Philpot, faced penitentiary terms for grand larceny and burglary respectively.
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Stewart Russell
Deer Lodge
Russell
Peter Goodness
C. T. Philpot
Pri- Gay
Franneh
Goodness
Philpot
Crow
Fort Benton
Big Sandy
Park County
New Money Orders Introduced By Postal Service
The post office will begin a new low priced money order system on July 1 replacing the costly postal note. Fees are set from 3 to 30 cents depending on the amount, with higher maximums receiving larger cuts to boost government business. The system uses coupons to prevent abuse and postmasters will earn 3 cents per order.
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Post-office
Toll Gate Gatekeeper Stops Coxey Army at Pennsylvania Toll
An editorial recounts a toll road stoppage where Annie Clabaugh refused Coxey’s troops passage until tolls were paid. The incident allegedly reshaped Coxey’s march as the army paid the toll and moved on. The piece credits Clabaugh with steadfast courage amid the episode. Water notice: residents on original townsite ditch pay per lot. Anderson & NlArms, Big Timber, May 24, 1904.
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Pennsylvania
Coxey
Barbara Fletcher
Chicago Herald
Annie Clanbaugh
Annie Clabaugh
Annie
Honor
Om Ditch
Anderson & NlArms
Big Timber
Boon’s Peak mining district draws strong reports
Reports from the newly opened Boon’s Peak mining region praise rich potential in nickel copper iron cobalt and trace gold and silver. Visitors including Cc. Busha John Anderson and Frank Polutnick noted promising ore assays and a true fissure vein four thousand feet long with first tests showing nickel worth 1000 pounds and copper at 1.80 per ton.
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Boon’s Peak
Boon’s Pike
Sub
Busha
John Anderson
Frank Polutnick
Pilgrim
Mer. Busha
Omaha
Rooster Bets Stir Old Hen Debate in Geneseo
In Geneseo two men argued over which hen is the mother of chickens. One bet five dollars that a rooster could hatch a setting. He rigged a box with holes and hay, tied the rooster, and pretended the bird fathered the chicks. He won the stake as the rooster later recovered enough to walk.
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Geneseo
Wanted Lady Cyclist for Matrimony in German Ad
Advertisement seeks a young lady to match a bonnet after a charity race. Must have means of her own. Respond to Lubensgluck with the paper office. Lady cyclist preferred.
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Lubensgluck
Electric Bitters Promise Cure All Ailments
Advert says Electric Bitters cure liver and kidney diseases remove pimples boils and salt rheum purify blood drive malaria relieve headache constipation and indigestion. Guarantee satisfaction or money back at Moore & Co Brugstore with bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar.
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Ave
Moore & Co’s. Brugstore
Murder mystery and flood rescue near Livingston report
The article describes the death of Chas. Wies with evidence pointing to a behind tree shooting and theft of Wies’ gun. It mentions Fields as a suspect due to proximity to the crime scene and a prior Fleming murder link. The narrative shifts to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ford’s evacuation from rising floodwaters near Livingston with aid from Milligan and others.
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Chas
Wies
Fields
Fleming
Weis
Sheri Cunrow
Livingston
John WT. Ford
Gare
Windsor Hotel
Ford
Shields River
Milligan
Ruchiman
Hood's Sarme Aparilla Health Claim
Advertisement-style note touts Hood's Sarme Aparilla as a pure blood health remedy. It claims superior strength economy and medical merit exclusive to the product.
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Hood
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A. G.hatech
Montana
Moore, M.D
I.h.moore
Physicians and Surgeons
Moore & Co
Almas
London
England
Oflive
Almus & Co
Dspace
Bes
A G. Alexander
U. SS
Cana
Mr. Alexander
Dixons
Oscar Anderson
First Avenue
Ber Marsh
Attorney AT Law
Zteal Estate and Mining Broker
Sutton & Thresher
Attorneys AT Law
Nevitt Black
Bozeman, Mont
The
Commercial Exchange Bank
Bozeman National Bank
Brethers
A. Severance, Recorder
O. M Lanphear
J. Peres
Ladies Aid Society
M. KH. Bryant
Pioneer
Fork Box
Mont
Walbridge
Wogl
Asuar
Wellogg
Walbridges
Almeron Higby
Watson
N. Y
Hub District
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