Frantic crowds in New York over Durrant trial
William Clack describes San Francisco sentiment against Theodore Durrant as mob passions rise. He notes Durrant's calm demeanor under trial pressure, the heavy security with forty deputy sheriffs, and that women largely mob the courts, while guards fear plots to kill him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clack
San Francisco
New York City
Supreme Lodge
Sons of St. George
Theodore Durrant
Mr. Clack
Blanche LaMont
Minnie Williams
Emanuel Church
Durant
Durrant
Agricultural Short Course Adopted at College
The Columbia Herald outlines a town loyalty ethos and reports the Agriculture College has adopted a Short Course of study in farming and English. The program spans two years with fall and winter terms covering arithmetic grammar reading and farm sciences. Any person may select five or more subjects and study full time with no entrance examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Agricultural College
The
Agriculture College
Pro- NEE Subscriptions Offer Early and Late Rates
The notice advertises a subscription price of two dollars if paid in advance and three dollars if not. It urges readers that now is the time to subscribe.
Reunion planned for ex soldiers at Butte auditorium
W A Boyd of near Big Timber seeks about 2000 stock sheep but cannot find them in Smith river valley. Lincoln Post No 2 in Butte invites all ex union and ex confederate soldiers in Montana to a grand reunion and campfire at the auditorium on Oct 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Boyd
Smith River Valley
Lincoln Post
Butte
Montana
Pierre Wibaux Defeats Nels Morris in 1892 Cattle Contract Case
Pierre Wibaux wins his contract case against Nels Morris for cattle purchases during the 1892 boom. Illinois Supreme Court affirms a $68,000 award plus interest. Gazette reports Perry R. Lowell, killed in the Lake basin, held $10,000 life policy with New York Life and $5,000 with Equitable, both lapsed last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Wibaux
Nels Morris
Supreme Court of Illinois
Perry R. Lowell
Lake Basin
New York Life Insurance Company
Equitable
Name Confusion Tangles McDonald & Veary Visitor
A visitor from Big Elk, Charles O Donnel of the firm McDonald and Veary, was in the city Monday prompting remarks on the gentleman’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O'Donnel
McDonald & Veary
Big Elk
Livingston Enterprise
Meagher County News
Bud Hanson Visits Sweet Grass County Relatives
Bud Hanson returned from Sweet Grass county and will stay a couple of weeks visiting relatives. In the lower valley of Sweetgrass creek cereal crops are reported good with wheat yielding forty five to fifty bushels an acre and oats sixty to seventy bushels per acre.
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Bud" Hanson
Sweet Grass County
Vic
Sweetgrass Creek
Lundeen vs Livingston Electric Light Co
In a state supreme court decision Monday Justice Pemberton affirms the lower court ruling for Lundeen in a personal injury suit against Livingston Electric Light Co of Park County. Lundeen was awarded 500 dollars by a jury after a horse shyed against a post guy wire, the wire injuring him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
L.F. Lundeen
Livingston Electric Light Company
J’ark County
Pemberton
Lundeen
Livingston
District Court
Governor Clarke vows no prize fight at Hot Springs
The Little Rock correspondent reports Governor Clarke insisting there will be no prize fight at Hot Springs. He says authorities there cannot prevent it, noting the choice is between government authority or prize fighters. He warns he will use military force if needed and even resigns if required to stop the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Clarke
Hot Springs
Supreme Court opens with key cases set for Oct twenty first
The U S Supreme Court convened Monday with a busy first week. Early hearings include United States vs Kessey over desert land prices, Treaga vs Modesto Irrigation District, Flournoy Stock Co vs Beck, and several Indian depreciation claims. About 11 000 cases filed. many hinge on the Indian depreciation ruling. Dr Schlbrede, long recognized as a leading state dentist, is noted at the Grand hotel.
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U.S. Supreme Court
United States Appellant
Ben. J. Kessey
William Treaga
Board of Directors
Modesto Irrigation District
Supreme Court of California
Wright
Flournoy Live Stock Company
William Beck
U.S. A
Omaha and Winnebago
Nebraska
Benjamin N. Johnson
Alvin M. Leighton
Samuel Marks
United States
Schlbrede
Grand Hotel
Essay contest on The Spirit of 76 announced in 1896
The Montana Society Sons of the Revolution invites public school pupils to write essays on The Spirit of 76 with prizes for the top two. Essays must be 1776 to 1595 words, signed with a pseudonym in a sealed envelope, and include a certificate of originality. Submissions due February 1, 1896 to James I McClelland of Great Falls. The medals feature the society seal and winner names, awarded at the annual meeting on Washington's birthday 1896.
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Montana Society
Sons of the Revolution
James I’.Mcclelland
Great Falls
Society
Washington
Call for Montana wool growers meeting November 11 1895
Meaverhead county woolgrowers in convention issue a call for a state wool growers meeting at Helena November 11 1895 to protect industry rights, obtain lower transportation rates, market products efficiently, standardize sheep valuation, and send delegates to Congress for fair treatment amid possible wool tariff readjustment. Meeting held in Dillon October 5 1895. signed by Bens Bonn and T M Selway. Then various ads note St Paul Weekly Dispatch premium offers and Hood's Sarsaparilla and Shiloh’s Vitalizer pitches.
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Meaverhead County
Helena
Montana
Congress
Dillon
Idaho Receivership Delayed as Judge Extends Action
In Idaho no Northern Pacific receivers appointed yet. Tuesday was the day for action but Judge Beatty postponed the matter for a week awaiting outcomes of a New York hearing before Judge Lacombe on Friday.
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Idaho
Northern Pacific
State College of Agriculture Opens For Students in 1895
The State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts will open for the reception of students on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1895. Courses include Agricultural, Applied Science, Business, Music, ladies’ and preparatory courses with annual expenses from $150 to $175. Address James Reid, President, Bozeman, Montana, for more information.
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State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts
James Reid
Bozeman
Mont
Burleigh Summoned to Face Suit Over Bank Notes
Receiver Burleigh was met at the depot in Miles City by a summons to appear in court to answer a $6,000 suit on two notes owed to the receiver of the defunct Stock growers' bank. A special dispatch from Anaconda Standard notes Burleigh left Miles City years ago heavily in debt and has made no effort to settle.
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Burleigh
Miles City
Stockgrowers’ Bank
Anaconda Standard
Diamond-R Mining sells 170000 ounces of silver
The Diamond-R Mining company of Great Falls sold 170000 ounces of silver, held in New York for about a year and a half awaiting better prices. The final price was reported at 66.95 cents per ounce, yielding a small profit over the money's interest. Since the sale quotations have risen to about 69.3 cents.
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Diamond-R Mining Company
Great Falls
New York
Sheep for Mutton Breeds Grow Rapidly Under High Feeding
The Oxford Downs Shropshires and Hampshire Downs show rapid growth compared with scrubs, gaining 12 ounces to a pound daily in the first year with high feeding. Tests show lambs can reach 100 pounds live weight at 100 days, and rams fed to maximize gain reach 370 pounds in a year. A ram at the Centennial exposition weighed 425 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Downs
Shropshires
Hampshire Downs
Local deal tied to Hartman group lands four claims
A. E. Fowler returned from Livingston with details of a $43000 sale of four mining claims Plymouth Plymouth Extension Boston and Dandy to Chas S Hartman. The price for the half interest is $12000 with $31000 for the remaining half. Hartman reportedly has associates W D Viewers J W Ponsford and I J Kouitz of Bozeman. Work starts soon with Fowler supervising and tunneling planned on the main lead.
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A. E. Fowler
Livingston
Chas. S. Hlartman
Plymouth
Boston
Dandy
Hartman
Fowler
W. D. Viewers
J. W. Ponsford
I. J. Kouitz
Bozeman
Yet a Toll Bridge
County commissioners meeting adjourned to October 26 to reconsider purchasing the Stillwater toll bridge over the Yellowstone for 6000 dollars. The Billings bridge purchase was debated with Elon Harwood consulted on possible legal objections and the matter sent to Judge Harwood for opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Stillwater
Yellowstone
Bulings
Elon
E.N. Harwood
Ife
Harwood
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Eturm Coats
Columbia Herald
Mot Springs
U._S. Supreme Court
the Woolgrowers of
Enterprise
St. Paul
Weekly Dispatch
Minnesota
Minn
Hood
Shiloh
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