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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
3
A fire swept through Rush City Minnesota, destroying structures and displacing residents as emergency crews battled the blaze. Authorities investigated the cause while assessing property damage and coordinating relief efforts.
A fire in Rush City Minnesota destroyed the Johnson block at 11 last night, with losses estimated at 200000. The block housed two banks the electric light plant and several offices and stores. Firefighters and residents fought the blaze with no known casualties.
Helena May 14 Meager details reach of a fatal quarrel between two mining men in Bald Butte district thirty miles west of Helena In the center of the camp Winfield Guthrie confronted by the wife of George Melville a gunfight followed Guthrie shot and killed by Melville authorities report the incident as a fatal quarrel.
Fargo North Carolina May 14 Chief of Police Wade and Captain Dahlgren halted a scheduled prize fight near old West side warehouses. Horton Adams and Frank O’Hara were to contest the state championship. A crowd waited as officers arrived, following earlier warnings from Minnesota officials against fighting at Dilworth.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on May 14 W Van Camp and Rosa Wright drowned when a skiff was swamped by a 30 mile gale on the Mississippi shore observers watched. E O Ellsworth clung to the capsized boat until rescue by George Miller the former Wisconsin football star in a launch.
Seymour Iowa May 14 Letters containing money checks and drafts lay unopened for years in drawers and pigeonholes discovered by Receiver Fry in charge of the defunct Farmers and Drovers bank Some date back six years and the checks are too old for collection Others were signed by persons who have since died or gone out of business
A gang of professional yeggmen broke into the Minot Steam laundry in Minot North Dakota causing the safe to be blown with nitroglycerin and taking nearly $300. The incident occurred on May 14.
Hudson Wis May 14 Frank Geiger an employee at the Omaha railway shops was badly injured when an emery wheel burst. Fragments struck his chest and arm causing serious wounds.
H A Scott stepped from a passenger train in Mason City Iowa when a switch engine struck him. Both legs were severed and he died three hours later in the May 14 incident.
A prairie fire started eighteen miles northwest of Steele due to sparks from Ole Olcson’s stovepipe. A gale drove the blaze burning to the fireguard two miles from town. Peter Sorenson and George Johnson were seriously burned while battling the flames.
Fargo May 16 jury in the Cramer murder case was finally chosen with no testimony taken. The second trial will resume at opening of court tomorrow morning. Mrs Laura Cramer’s sixteen year old son, cleared at the last term, will not be tried.
Two ore land deals near Rabbit Lake north of Deerwood include a 40 acre tract with confirmed ore sold for 40000 dollars and a nearby tract with surface iron indications selling for 14000 dollars. Development work is planned to start at once.
Redfield Georgia May 16. Charles Decker and James Morris arrested on charge of securing money under false pretenses by passing old Civil War era Georgia bills. The notes were issued and guaranteed by the state before and during the Civil War.
In Bemidji Minnesota on March 16 Engineer Ed Garrigan lay pinioned between a derailed car and locomotive tender as steam cooked his flesh. He calmly directed rescuers and ten minutes passed before he was freed. Garrigan remains in critical condition.
In Guthrie Center Iowa on May 16 a group of boys digging a sand bank tunnel buried Richard Ellis eighteen in the collapse. Their frantic rescue efforts succeeded only after Ellis had suffocated.
A barn near Parkers Prairie, Fergus Falls area, Minnesota, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Three horses, four cows, and several hogs were killed, with farm machinery and grain also destroyed.
Miss Irene O'Malley of Montgomery receives a one year tuition certificate from Hamline University. A 1907 Montgomery High School graduate she earned the highest honors of her class.
Madeira Minn May 16 The C B Christiansen company of this place has added four more elevators to its line making seven in all It has purchased the Peavey elevators at James Lake Crystal Vernon Center and Winnebago
In East Hastings railway yards last night a stranger named Thomas Mahoney was assaulted by a black man and a white man aid and robbed of 15 cents the money he carried.
An eighteen month old boy, son of Clyde Smiley, wandered from his mother in a barn yard and fell into a stock watering tank, drowning while the mother tended to housework in Atlantic Iowa on May 16.
New Ulm Minnesota May 16 reports two smallpox cages in the city with one case each in Cottonwood and Sigel. Public health measures prompt alarm as authorities confirm infections and warn residents to take precautions.
The second daughter of late steel magnate Herr Krupp wed Baron Tila von Wilmowski at Villa Haegel near Essen. The couple plans to reside in Bonn where the baron serves as a government official.
The English and American legal systems rely on court of last resort reports. About 12 000 volumes record decisions shaping civil and social institutions over 500 years. The American Lawyer says even if all else perished a single set of reports could reconstruct civilization.
Emanuel Lasker in New York discusses chess ethics and a debated question. He compares it to a debating society topic on whether it is wrong to cheat a lawyer. After three hours of argument the decision: not wrong but too difficult to pay for the trouble.
In a New Orleans Times-Democrat tale a deaf mute poker player wins a watch and chain from a town youth. When confronted by the loser’s pompous father the man writes on a pad two words adding and chain, ending the confrontation with quiet wit.
A caller asks Uncle Peter about his actions as he nails furniture to the floor and clears the kitchen. The reply warns of an upcoming storm described in colorful dialect, predicting a brainstorm superior to a cyclone.
Abraham Ruef testified before the grand jury about bribery involving Mayor Schmitz and eight supervisors in a United Railways franchise change. He alleged payments totaling 200000 dollars with 61000 to Ruef, 50000 to Schmitz, and 89000 to eighteen railroad officials. Indictments reportedly voted against four United Railways officials and Schmitz. a push to replace Schmitz with Frederick W. Dorkemann was rumored.
In New York on May 18 700 sailors from the Japanese battleships Tsukuba and Chitose toured Manhattan off duty. With canteens of croton water, they explored sights in automobiles provided by Americanized cousins, conducting themselves as a shining example to visiting sailors.
Five masked men in Ellettsville bound and gagged the town marshal, seized jail keys, and dragged Oscar Morris to a tree for a severe whipping. Morris, son of a respected citizen, had recently been caught in a dice game and forced to work on the street to pay a fine before being recaptured.
Paris May 18 The sultan of Morocco will comply with France’s demands for reparation after the murder of Dr Maun champ. A letter from Fez delivered to M Regnault Tangier French minister reports the decision. The Oudja occupation will continue until a final settlement is reached.
In Dellwood Patrick Hall, Jon Hall died after a blast while chopping roots. He was thrown twenty feet, suffering broken limbs, and died shortly after. Officials suspect dynamite had been placed under the root previously forgotten or misplaced.
Alonzo Hewitt was shot and killed by an unknown man at his residence in Rensselaer. Police suspect a relative and search for the suspect. They believe a family feud sparked the killing.
Olive M. Lee of Swanson born in Valley City committed suicide by shooting herself through the head. The incident occurred on May 18 in Valley City North Carolina. The report notes she was an employee associated with Swanson.
St Paul and Minneapolis collaborate to secure the Democratic national convention next year. Mayors and commercial club presidents announce coordinated letters to the Democratic National Committee and form joint committees to organize the campaign.
In Kenosha Wisconsin on May 15 the Chicago Milwaukee Electric Railway company must pay Thomas B Jeffrey $125000 for two and one third acres after a week long trial. The verdict is regarded as possibly the highest price a railway company paid for land in Wisconsin and the company plans to appeal.
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin May 15 Jim Swallows a Dells dam Indian is jailed sixty days by Judge O Neill for striking his sister's husband with a stick to stop alleged beating of his sister.
Joseph Martin, a Tripp businessman, attempted to lighten his wife’s chores in Sioux Falls on May 15 by sweeping the porch. He slipped after a minute or two, breaking a rib in the accident.
United States circuit court of appeals sustains the conviction and sentence of J T Carroll a wealthy Butte merchant indicted for violating the public domain law at Woodville between Helena and Butte the May 15 report from Helena Montana states.
Sioux City report says Walter Fr. Copple and his wife were slain on their Rosallie Nebraska farm last night. The wife was killed near the hog pen where animals fed on her head. Bert Phillips the hired man is missing. Copple is believed to have kept $1000 at home.
Rush City Minnesota May 15 fire confined to S. C. Johnson and Son warehouses with some damage to adjacent buildings. Total loss about 10000 dollars. Fire under control in forty minutes after alarm.
A tornado overturned a farmhouse near Parker South Dakota last night. A lamp fire burned the bed clothes, killing Ole Langstead's wife and young son while the husband and father suffered serious injuries.
Madison Wisconsin May 15 the Republican senatorial caucus held two ballots showing no change in sentiment since Sunday. Seventeen members were absent and the roll showed Esch 18 Hatten 20 Stephenson 26 McGregor 20 and two scattered votes.
Knapp Wisconsin May 15 robbers entered the J. A Anderberg company store and blew the small safe. They obtained $200 in cash and a number of checks.
In Kaukauna Wisconsin on May 15 the North Western Railway company continues springtime improvements at its Kaukauna shops with substantial new machinery arriving and being installed as quickly as possible.
Grand Forks North Carolina May 15 John faule a farmer nine miles from Lankin shot the top of his head yesterday with a shotgun He was temporarily insane
W P Frye is named the United States Senate's top fisherman while P C Knox is praised as the best golf playing senator in the report. The items highlight leisure talents among congressional members.
Eight tons of white paint are required to cover the exterior of the White House. The calculation highlights the scale of the historic building’s maintenance and renovation planning.
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