World News Highlights From A Dated Issue
Reports span Arctic voyage of Lieutenant Peary and the Roosevelt, Taft campaign leadership choice of Frank Hitchcock, Chicago heat record and Olympic results in London, Panamanian elections, and U S reaction to Honduran revolution. Also notes on prohibition stance, Cuban harbor welcome, New York street cleanliness tests, Taft acceptance speech prep, and Roosevelt book deal figures.
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Peary
North Pole
Roosevelt
Frank H. Hitchcock
William H. Taft
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Taft
United States
Theodore Roosevelté
Wilds
Africa
Chas. Scribner’s Sons
New York
Scribners
Annual Stockholders Meeting of Teton Co operative Reservoir Co
Notice of the annual stockholders meeting for Teton Co operative Reservoir Company of Choteau Montana. Meeting set in the court room at the courthouse on Saturday August 8 1908 at 8 o clock pm to elect trustees amend by laws and transact other business. N O Tuttle vice president James Sulgrove secretary.
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Teton Co-operative Reservoir Company
Choteau
Montana
Court House
County 1908 Assessment Completed by Savory and Malone
County assessors Savory and Malone finish 1908 county property appraisal and hand the book to the county clerk. Total assessment $4,154,769 up $211,893. real estate totals $2,201,799. live stock valued at $1,476,064. personal property $1,949,970. Acres assessed 394,341. railroad value $2,200,256. state board fixes totals to about $6.5 million.
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Savory
Malone
State Board of Equalization
County Board of Equalization
Dupuyer Weather Boosts Crops Amid Rains
Dupuyer residents report a week of splendid rains that have greatly benefited crops. More moisture is forecast for Thursday as ranchers prepare for haying and the harvest is expected to begin within a week. Louis Lenoir's brother Victor arrived for a visit. Ben English and family returned from Choteau. Miss Marion Anderson visiting her mother in Choteau.
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Victor’ Lenoir
Louis
Ben ‘Eoglish
Choteau
Marion Anderson
Wool traders Bynum Tuttle and Stansberry visit Great Falls
Bynum Nick Tuttle is in Great Falls to sell wool while the Stansberry freight outfit passed through yesterday loaded with O. C. Miller's wool clip bound for the market. The little son of W. D. Jones' sister staying at his ranch is seriously ill and may have scarlet fever. Ditch camp work continues with a full force as fine rains last week aid crops and range. the country looks well.
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Stansberry
O. C. Miller
Great Falls
W. D. Jones
Option Secured on Bothell Ranch
Engineer S. B. Robbins has secured an option on a Bothell area ranch formerly owned by J. A Bot and now held by a Moore resident. The option, supervised by Mr. Potter, runs to October 1 for a nominal payment. Robbins' purpose remains unspecified.
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Acantha
S. B. Robbins
T. J.M Ranch
J. A Bot
Moore
Potter
Robbins
Mission by Rev Father Daugherty Comes to Town
The Catholic mission led by Rev Father Daugherty of Des Moines began Monday, with Father Phelan bringing him from Augusta. Daily masses were held and evening talks covered The Church and the Bible Eternal Punishment and Death. The schedule includes Dupuyer Saturday and Sunday, Conrad Saturday and Sunday, and Shelby Monday to Wednesday.
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Father Daugherty
Des Moines
Iowa
Augusta
Phelan
Wells
Dupuyer
Conrad
Shelby
Heavy Rain Boosts Winter Wheat Prospects In County
Beginning Monday night showers built to a heavy rain Tuesday night. Water ran in streets and roads became muddy. The rain is described as fine and sufficient to provide a bumper crop of winter wheat. Government gauge records an inch and a third from Sunday to Wednesday morning. Other points report good rains across the county.
Local Notes on Visitors and Grain Prospects
Conrad C H Drake arrives with his visiting mother from F L Buzzell's family. Misses Buzzell plan a Saturday visit to H K Ferris at Burton beach. North Western Mutual agent Harkeess has been in town. Mrs Jos McCuaig and children came from Great Falls. Mrs J E Ritchey returns from Kalispell and Tuake McDonald. Ernest Friedlander back from Chateau. S W Aiken of Gold Butte arrives. A H Barr from Chateau, back Sunday. F H Pings travels to Kalispell to check Jumber. Grain stands two feet high with good prospects. no irrigation needed. J J Hill's private train passes west from Great Falls with railway officials. J M Murphy returns from Butte. lodge forming with 30–40 applications.
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J. J. Hill
Great Falls
Great Falls Land Office Annual Report 1908
The Great Falls land office reports for the year ending June 30 1908 total district area 10 097 232 acres with 2 513 280 acres in Teton County The county lands breakdown includes 866 492 appropriated 21 630 reserved 1 625 158 unappropriated entries 580 or 44 290 upsurvived The year saw 24 377 acres restored to entry in Peto county and 46 774 acres appropriated State selections reached 5 880 acres with total receipts of 111 923 82 dollars.
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Great Falls Land Office
Great Falls
Teton County
Peto County
Smelter Disaster Claims Life At Great Falls
A worker, Ralph Jones, fell 180 feet at the Great Falls smelter site, dying within an hour of the accident. The incident fills a grim slate of state news as Montana reports on local disasters and public notices.
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Great Falls
Ralph Jones
Anaconda
State Board
Butte
John A. Hayes
Culbertson
Hayes
Walter Long
Montana
Helena
Meyer
Charles B. Granfield
Saltese
Mont
Warning Prank At Railroad Survey Draws Laughs
A practical joke along a railroad survey includes an X shaped sign reading Look Out For the Cars and a post with a large W, suggesting more effort than whistling before trains appear. The gag is noted as humorous while causing no harm.
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Josh
Great Falls promotes Sun River settlement trip from Chicago
The Great Northern and Great Falls Board of Commerce plan a special Chicago to Great Falls car trip on August 4 for Sun River irrigation lands and Fort Shaw unit settlers. Max Bass leads the publicity effort with two agents. Fare is 12.50 for a round trip, valid within three weeks, with additional cars if needed.
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Great L’als Board of Commerce
Immigration Department of the Great Northern
Chicago
Greatalls
Sun River
Max Bass
Great Northern
Bass
Fort Shaw
Middle West
Great Falls
Great Walls
Board of Commerce
Qgreat Falls Tribune
Local residents' movements noted in brief notices
Additional local entries show Dr. Stephens traveling to Collins by auto yesterday. C. S. McDonald visited Great Falls on Tuesday to sell wool. Judge Erickson departed for Kalispell Monday afternoon. Alex Burrell traveled to Marysville yesterday after a month of visiting family. A church social at the Beaupre invites support. Chas F. Green and family moved from town to a ranch on the Teton.
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Alex Burrell
Marysville
Chas. F. Green
Town
The
Teton
Raymond stock man Belcher in town for haying machinery
H. E. Belcher, a Raymond stock man, was in town Tuesday to look after haying machinery and related equipment.
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H. E. Belcher
Raymond
Drake takes mother to see Buzzell family in Conrad
C H Drake drove to Conrad on Tuesday in his automobile taking his mother who planned a visit with the family of F L Buzzell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H.drake
Conrad
F. L. Buzzell
Halladay Plans Enlarged Home After Roberson Move
H L Halladay prepares to enlarge his house which was recently vacated by E J Roberson. Lumber has already been placed on the ground signaling immediate remodeling.
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H.L. Halladay
E. J. Roberson
Dr H Beaupre Seen At Sheep Ranch In Sweet Grass Hills
Dr. H Beaupre was at his sheep ranch in the Sweet Grass hills. He traveled via Collins on Tuesday and was driven to the location by Byron Corson in a car.
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Dr. H. Beaupre
Sweet Grass Hills
Collins
Byron Corson
Sisters Reunite After Twenty Three Years
Mrs. Mary A. Rothwell of Trumbull Nebraska visits her sister Mrs. George Logan. This marks their first meeting in twenty three years.
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Mary A. Rothwell
Trumbull, Neb
George Logan
Helena clergyman visits en route to Belleview ranch
Rev. Martin Mertz of Helena traveled through town Tuesday on his way to his ranch at Belleview, the former Henry Radcliffe ranch.
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Martin Mertz
Helena
Belleview
Henry Radcliffe
Miss Stowe Visits From Minnesota
Miss Stowe sister to Mrs. T. O. Larson left Wednesday for her Minnesota home after visiting here for several months.
Local Resident E D Pierce Receives Medical Treatment
E D Pierce has been away from his ranch on the Muddy for most of the past week receiving medical treatment. The ailment described is sciatic rheumatism.
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E. D. Pierce
Rider Jas Winstanley Injured in Bronco Mix Up
Jas Winstanley arrived Monday with a broken collar bone from a bronc incident. Dr. Hardin set the injury, delivering treatment after the mishap in town.
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Jas, Winstanley
Dr. Hardin
Mission inspection brings Rev Mynard to town
Rev Mynard of Great Falls conducted Episcopalian services at the town hall on Sunday morning and evening. He oversees mission work in Montana under Bishop Brewer and this trip served partly as an inspection. He returned to Great Falls on Tuesday.
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Mynard
Great Falls
Montana
Bishop Brewer
Shelby court session adjourned to mid July
The regular June term of court was moved to July 10 and then to July 13 with Judge J T Erickson presiding. Citizens admitted to citizenship include John Ithurbide Peter Ithurbide natives of France Jonas Vasboo of Norway and Peter Johnson Wang of Denmark. Lewis Penty pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses and was sentenced to one year at hard labor in the state penitentiary. Adjournment set for July 25, 1908.
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J. TE Erickson
John Ithurbide
Peter Ithurbide
France
Jonas Vasboo
Norway
Peter Johnson Wang
Denmark
State of
Montana
Lewis Penty
Catholic Auxiliary Social Plans and Local Notables
Berries and ice cream delight the Catholic Auxiliary gathering as John Lane visits from Saypo and Brown from the Du Puyer country, County Clerk A C Warner tours Great Falls, Ed and Mort Hirshberg head to Favre for business, Robert Armstrong helps hay at Saypo ranch.
The Art Studio Opens Sundays for Limited Business
The Art Studio will operate only on Sundays moving forward. The City Meat Market remains the leader with the best bread and best meat offerings in town.
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Id. Fisher
Porch addition improves H. Cole residence
W. M. Pyatt performs the porch construction at H. Coles residence, enhancing the property. Also notes Acantha receipt books available, priced at fifty or one hundred per book with optional name printing.
Five Men Return From Collins With Hodgskiss Auto
Chas Connor Ed Morris and George Adlam visited Collins yesterday to collect the Hodgskiss automobile. They expect to return today and will bring the car if it travels, or otherwise borrow a suitable harness to move it.
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Chas
Connor
Morris
George Adlam
Collins
Congregational Services at Woodmen Hall July 19
Morning service at 11 o clock titled Christ the Highest type of Evolution and an evening program at 8 o clock named The Keystone of the Arch. All welcome, especially those without a Sunday home.
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Woodmen Tall
Browning Rancher Returns with 1200 Texas Cattle
W. K. Flowerree, a well known Browning rancher, passed through Great Falls yesterday. He has just returned from Texas with 1,200 head of cattle he purchased in the Lone Star state. The cattle will range here before sale. Flowerree left over a month ago and traveled seven days with the stock.
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W. K. Flowerree
Browning
Great Falls
The
Tribune
Sheriff transfers inmates to Warm Springs and Deer Lodge
Sheriff McKenzie left Saturday with Larson en route to Warm Springs where Larson had been jailed for some time. On Wednesday he escorted Lewis Penty, a one year man from Cut Bank, to Deer Lodge for obtaining money under false pretenses using personal checks with no funds.
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McKenzie
Larson
Warm Springs
Lewis Penty
Deer Lodge
Penty
Cut Bank
Conrad Nine Invited for Home Games and Fair Week Series
The local baseball team welcomes the Conrad nine to play a game soon at Conrad and proposes a series during fair week. They aim to win the series while ensuring the visitors enjoy a royal time, with flexible arrangements for the visiting squad.
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Conrad
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Great Falle
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Kalispell
Tuake McDonald
Ernest Friedlander
Chateau
S. W. Aiken
Gold Butte
A. H. Barr
F. H. Pings
Jumber
J. M. Murphy
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Missouri
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Carbon County
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Favre
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Saypo
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W. M. Pyatt
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