Local notes from Big Timber county town and era
In Big Timber and surrounding areas this week, several items of interest include visits by Geo P Dicer and Geo Oliver, hotel updates at Blakeslee House with electric lighting and new heating, furs and goods prices from McMillan, and labor tensions with Anaconda Co machinists seeking higher pay. News covers arrests, school meetings, a spelling bee, cattle and horse trades, and local official changes.
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Blakeslee
Utte
Sheriff Young
Fr. Blakeslee
Roy Skillman
Budd Drug Co
Elena
Anaconda Co
Anaconda
C. S. Nuzum
Nuzum
Deer Creek
Suunday
J. W. Cosgriff
Hyland
Helen Cosgriff
Rumor of Milwaukee Road Westward Extension
The St. Paul Globe reports revived talk of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway planning a 700 mile westward extension from Evarts South Carolina to Great Falls and Helena Montana. A six mile wide eighty mile long Indian reservation trail may be opened. Directors reportedly authorized a 10 percent capital stock increase for the project.
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St. Paul Globe
Chicago, Milwaukee
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock Reservation
Paris Gibson Elected U S Senator in Overnight Vote
Paris Gibson of Great Falls was elected U S senator in a final overnight vote. Carter received 33 votes, Gibson 47, with McGinnis and Frank tallying the remaining listed totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
Carter
Gibson
McGinnis
Excursion Tickets Sold at Reduced Rates to Southern Resorts
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers discounted excursion tickets to popular southern resorts including Jacksonville Mobile New Orleans Savannah and El Paso. Tickets are valid for return before June 1 1901. For rates routes and times contact any Milwaukee agent or J T Conley assistant general passenger agent St Paul Minn.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Savannah
el Paso
Tex
Milwaukee
J. T. Conley
St. Paul
Minn
Burlington orders five dining cars from Pullman Company
The Burlington plans five dining cars at about 20000 dollars each including china linen and silver. Each car will seat forty passengers and feature the empire roof. Furnishings will be rich yet plain with polished woods replacing mirrors and filigree.
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Burlington
Pullman Company
Suit Against Tintinger Set For March Court Date
In Justice Court of Big Timber Township Judge Harvey Pound orders Fred A Tintinger to appear March 23 at 10 a m in Sweetgrass County to answer Newton Budd in a civil action seeking 118 dollars plus 25 dollars attorney fee, with interest from June 12 1890 and costs. Sydney Fox represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Montana
Swvercrass
Justice Court
Big Tinder Township
Harvey Pounn
Newton Budd
Fred A. Tintinger
State of
Montana
Harvey Pound
County of
Sweetfrass
Big Timber
D. Igor
I. C. Pound
Sydney Fox
Sweetgrass
Big Timber Township
Justice of the Peace
Frank Bliss
C. Pound
Rank Bliss
Tyro
Fred
Tiny
Estray cows branded N and A at Hass Peprases Howie
Estray notice seeks owners to reclaim two cows found on a ranch near Dee on December 26. One cow is red with a N above U branding and a cross on the hip. the other is red and white with an A branding on the left hip. Each has one cropped ear. Owner must pay charges to recover.
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John Collins
Sheriff Falling
Robi. McPhee
Forsythe
Ballang
McPhee
Times Herald
Burlington
Geo. T. Young
Times- Herald
George Anderson
N. W. Linter
Cedar Rapids
Linter
Lintoun
Brother Sheridan
the Pioneer
Icb
Montana Trading Company
Michigan
Manilla
Monte Cristo
Alladdin
BE. B. Crank
Big Timber
Mont
Dee
Howie
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Cook & Olmstead
VLEMS
Geo. P. Dicer
Blakeslee Hotel
Geo. Oliver
Nye
Byes
Cook & Olmstead’s
McMillan
Billings Labor Union
al. Harrison
G. W. Burt
Jas
Camerons
Rogs-Dier Co
Madden
Pronger
Kansas City
John McCourt
Fergus County
Garneil
O. H W. Segerstrom
the Express
Iater’s Springs
Billings
Pete Roberts
Link Roberts
Miles City
H. O. Kellogg
J. C. Harvey
Harvey
S. P. Harvey
Charley Church
W. E. Youman
Chicago
Shadland
Harvey Bros
Wyoming
Black Hills
Stockgrowers Journal
Walvoord
Sweat Grass Creek
Jacob Hoyem
A. E. Snook
J. W. Geiger
Snook
Mr. Geiger
Dry Creek Canal
Jas. Hobbs
MD. Roberts
Breas
Chas. Curtis
Wm. Burrell
Wm. Knapp
Cameron
Charles Gates
Robert Neumeyer
D. J. Arnold
Helena
Thos. FP
Courtney
Butte
Arthur Guff
Red Lodge
Prof
Davis
Boulder
Jefferson County
Jus. Madden
Fyes
Stocker
Jerome Williams
District Court
Livingston Enterprise
W. M. Howard
Flanagan
Charles Stucker
W. J. Hannah
U. S
Frank T
Alias Suptmons
Estray
Capital
Bigtimber National Bank
J. A. Hall
T. Bussia
John F. Asbury
Vestal
O. L. Bryant
Pioneer Paint Shop
Henry & Hamilton
Shoup
W. A. Moore
Minneapolis
Duluth
Points
Butt Helena
Spokane
Goma Por
California
Japan
China
Alaska Klondike
S. Fee
G. P
Paul
East-Sound
Pacific Express
Pullman
E. J. Bardwell
Agt
B.& M.ry
Ingrams
Upland Dairy
Theo. T. Olson
the Jersey Dairy
Geo. Reynolds
AAA Harper
Kentucky
LY Witten
HM. Pound
Juste
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