Roosevelts Africa trip and White House reshuffle news
The report notes major interstate commerce rulings lowering lumber rates east of the Missouri River boosting western lumber interests. It claims Roosevelt plans a 1900 Africa expedition with son Kermit. Taft resigns June 19, Wright named Secretary of War, and post office orders bar anarchistic publications from mail. Fires devastate northern Michigan, governor at Oyster Bay for summer, and Standard Oil suit resumes in New York. Yale and Harvard commence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
OAC
Interstate Commerce Tommission
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Emma Goldman speaks in Butte amid diverse state news
Emma Goldman conducts a week long lecture tour in Butte. In legal news, Lewis Ferris is acquitted of murder tied to the May Overland Burlington wreck. two more murder charges remain. Other items report sun river project mailings, Fort Shaw settlers, Great Falls penitentiary bids rejection, and Ole Nordhal found guilty of first degree murder in Lewistown.
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Lewis Ferris
Butte
Ferris
A. C. Bussey
George Eble
Charles Meng
Fort Shaw
Mississippi Valley
Board of Commerce of
Great Falls
Ole Nordhal
Lewistown
Taft and Sherman Nominees of Republican Convention
The Republican national convention nominated William Howard Taft of Ohio for president and James S. Sherman of New York for vice president on the first ballot. The Roosevelt platform was endorsed. The article provides detailed biographies of Taft from 1857 to 1908 and Sherman’s background and political career in New York and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Wm. H. Taft
Ohio
James
Sherman
New York
Taft
Hughes
Cannon
Fairbanks
Knox
la Follette
Woraker
Roosevelt
Murphy
Sheldon
Mr. Taft
Cincinnati
Alphonso Taft
United States
Louise M. (Torrey) Taft
Woodward High School
Yale
Law School
Cincinnati College
Cincinnati Times
Cincinnati Commercial
Hamilton County
Internal Revenue
First District of
Helen Herron
Superior Court of
Sixth Circuit
University of Cincinnati
United States Philippine Commission
Philippine Islands
Rome
Pope Pius
Philippines
Japan
Cuba
Philippine Assembly
Nicholas of
Russia
Chicago
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Allen
N. Y
Hamilton College
Utica ‘Trust & Deposit Company
New Hartford Canning Company
Utica
Freeman Pagh wedding in Everett church parsonage
Mr and Mrs FB G Freeman of Arlington Washington announce the marriage of their daughter Arte to Mr I J Pagh. The ceremony was at the Everett parsonage 3107 Oaker Ave at high noon on Wednesday June 3 with Rev M A Casey officiating. The couple will reside at Summit mill after June 7 where Mr Pugh works as a sawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadtha
FB. G. Freeman
Arlington
Wash
Arte
I. J. Pagh
Everett
Oaker Ave
M. A. Casey
M. E
Pugh
Quarterly Conferences Set by Rev W W Van Credet
Rev W W Van Credet will lead quarterly conferences in Dupuyer July 1 and 2 and at Chateau July 4 and 5. Attendance of official members and others interested is requested. He recently returned from Baltimore as clerical delegate from the North Montana mission and from the general missionary board meeting. Since returning he has held quarterly conferences in the Judith Basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. van Credet
Dupuyer
Chateau
Brother van
Baltimore
The
Methodist Church
North Montana
General Missionary Board of the Church
Judith Basin
Railroads Slowly Reopening After Flood Damages in Montana
Progress repairs begin with the Shelby to Collins bridge route enabling mail and passenger movement to Chateau via Great Falls. Construction trains shuttle mail around the Collins bridge and passengers follow. Western sections from Great Falls north lag, with dead sheep stench hindering work. Traffic between Great Falls and Collins unclear with Muddy bridge remaining a major hurdle.
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Shelby
Collins
Mont
Chateau
Great Falls
Collins Bridge
Havre
Vaughn
Great Northern
Falls
Teton
Billings & Northern
Montana Road
Garneil
Barrows
Helena
Dupuyer School Board Reaffirms Teachers and Notes Local Flood After School Program
The final day of the Dupuyer No. 13 district school year featured a pupil and teacher program with Miss Alma Io Daley praised for teaching and Miss Orale Hess named principal for next year. Alumni and visiting locals, including Emmet Ryan and Senator Cowgill, gathered as the flood channel shifted west of the bridge and students prepared for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birch Creek
No. 13
Alma Io
Daley
Orale Hess
Dupuyer
Miss Hess
Alma Zimmerman
Hazel Golder
Mrs. Humble
Bynum
Emmet Ryan
Missoula
Senator Cowgills
Chateau
W. D. Jones
Wilma
J. W. Quail
Biorence Leech
Oak Park
Miss Leech
Miss Geyer
Will
Archie Leech
Teton County Fair Board Plans Largest Fall Exhibition
The Board of Fair Commissioners met at the courthouse to map plans for a big Sept fair. H R Thompson presides, S M Corson secretary, Dan Lindseth treasurer. four divisions cover livestock, farm products, floral hall, and racing with Ritchey steering sports. The September 22 to 25 dates aim for the county’s biggest, best fair yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Court House
H.R. ‘Thompson
Blarmington
S. M. Corson
Chateau
John Laughlin
Dupuyer
Dan Lindseth
Farmington
J. 5. Ritchey
Conrad
Ritchey
H. R. ‘Thompson
Lindseth
Laughlin
Carson
Great Falls
Asan
Belleview Residents Celebrate Miller Home Welcome
On June 17 1908 Mr and Mrs Adams Miss Burbee Mr Butler and John D Godwin attended George J Millers ranch for a large bellevue district welcoming gathering dancing lasted to dawn Gleason orchestra supplied music about 150 dined at midnight. Several locals fished Deep Creek reporting 50 to 75 fish while flood damage totaled about 1000 dollars and gardens fences bridges and crops were washed out. Frances Burbee of Augusta visits Mrs J E Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Miss Burbee
Mr. Butler
John D. Godwin
George J. Miller
Belleview
Gleason Orchestra
Mr. Miller
Messrs
Parker
Richards
St. Clare
Deep Creek
Bessie
Mary Gray
Wilson
Mob
Dave
Albert Twiggs
Bob
Fred
Harry Miller
Mail Service For the Week Reaches Collins
Mail reached Collins about one o clock Wednesday morning carried by Percy Corey from the north. A government contract to Orr manager of Collins Mercantile Co to carry daily mail between Vaughn and Collins may shift Choteau mail to this route. Great Falls postmaster notified Drake that Choteau mail would go via Havre Shelby to Collins, with mail from this place sent to Collins since Tuesday morning. A construction train ferries it to points on the main line.
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Collins
Percy Corey
Mr. Orr
Collins Mercantile C O
Vaughn
Great Falls
Mr. Drake
Choteau
Havre
Shelby
Belleview Socials and Local Fishing Reports
Miss Rebecca Acton visits Mrs Ward while Mr and Mrs George Miller host a large Friday gathering with over a hundred guests. Deep Creek fishing drew crowds Sunday though road grades below the surface are dangerous and a horse wreck injured Rob Miller and Bessie Gray. Road repairs and bridge rebuilding continue after the flood to restore Belleview.
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Deep Creek
Robert Miller
Bessie Gray
Rob
Bessie
Belleview
Greenfields Improve Beach and Ranch Projects This Spring
Spring work boosts fences barns and crops across Greenfields as ranchers repair fences on J A dams horse ranch and John Gronberg builds a barn while alfalfa thrives in soaked ground. Surveyors report a possible trolley line from Great Falls to Browning with multiple stops, promising irrigation and regional benefit.
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J. . Adams
Pete Burreson
John Gronberg
Rose Carolus
Browning
Sun River
Fort Shaw
Augusta
Greenfields
Chateau
Farmington
Bynum
Dupuyer
Local Items and Travel Notices From Acantha
Dr. Lesupre igon visits his Sweet Grass ranch on business. Bean family of Raymond stay at Chateau from Friday to Monday. Burd and Savory depart Tuesday for the Marias country to visit Jas Turner and family. P J Cole goes to Shelby Tuesday to try two burglary suspects, starting via Collins to catch the Muddy bridge train. Alma Daley leaves Saturday for Minnesota for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesupre Igon
Sweet Grass
Mesdames Burd
Savory
Marias
Jas. Turner and
P. J. Cole
Shelby
Collins
Survey Party on Cheenfields Bench Report Unclear
Observers say a survey party remains on the Cheenfields bench but details are uncertain. The group was not engaged in irrigation work and reports indicate possible railroad or electric line surveying. Dr. Long and J E DeFlaas checked at the beach with Yector’s auto but found no definite information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheenfields
Dr. Long
J. E. DeFlaas
Souvenir Post Card Shows Montana Delegates at National Convention
A dated post card from J.G. Bair depicts six Montana delegates in sombreros and six shooters with a crowd behind them, a prominent jug labeled Firewater in the foreground, and a caricatured face resembling Iron V.I. G. with a cigarette in the mouth. The card is dated the 18th after Secretary Taft’s nomination and arrived at the Acantha office yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G. Bair
Montana
V. G
Johnnie
Taft
Acantha
Readies Weekday Specials at The Cash Bazaar
Indies belts and lace collars offered at half price as Saturday extra specials. Frank Hawley returns home from Coffey Wellenstein ranch where he has worked. Dr. Stephens stays in town for several days for dental consultations. Sidney Burrell back from Mercersburg I a after a year at school. Mr. Shields accompanies him from the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hawley
Coffey & Wellenstein Ranch
Sidney Burrell
Mercersburg
I.a
Mr. Shields
Morning and Evening Congregational Services at Woodmen Hall
Congregational services set at Woodmen Hall on Sunday June 28 1908 Morning and Evening sessions announced with Rev H A Prescorr delivering messages on Practical Christianity Evening service at 8 p m focuses on Working Basis details unclear due to textual gaps.
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Woodmen Hall
H. A. Prescorr
Guthrie Family Heads to Indiana for Medical Attention
Mrs. A. B. Guthrie and her children began a Tuesday trip to Indiana following her doctor’s advice. She will seek medical evaluation and an operation if deemed necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. BB. Guthrie
Indiana
Paul Jacobson Plans East Boots Stock for Cash Store
Paul Jacobson will depart for the east to purchase a complete stock of boots and shoes for the Cash Store. The firm has decided to add this line as an addition to the stock of gents burnishing goods.
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Paul Jacobson
Water Crisis Near Fred Perry Ranch Draws Local Effort
Men work Sunday to reroute the Teton away from Spring Creek near Halladay ditch above Fred Perry's ranch but fail to fully restore flow. Father Daugherty of Dubuque announces a three day mission at the Catholic church July 13 to 16 with two lectures on confession and church Bible relations. Arthur Flirshberg displays a German Hamburg paper recounting a Great Northern robbery at Great Falls by boy bandits, noting the timing and accuracy of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Creek
Halladay Ditch
Fred Perry
Nmber
Father Daugherty
Dubuque
Iowa
Arthur Flirshberg
Hamburg
Great Northern
Great Falls
Belleview hose warming at Geo I Miller home outside city
A large crowd attended the hose warming at County Commissioner Geo I Miller’s new Belleview residence Friday night. From the area were Chas Klockler and wife Mrs Nat Collins Misses Malone Nagle Edna and Anna Beaupre Jamison Hanson Oscar and Harry Odenwald among guests. More than a hundred people enjoyed the social event marking the house’s formal opening and the Miller family’s hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. I. Miller
Belleview
Chas, Klockler
Nat Collins
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Tennessee
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Michigan
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Detroit
Harvard
News of the
Emma Goldman
Senator Dixon
Nineteenth Street Northwest
Washington, D. C
Fletcher Maddox
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senator
Glendive District
Taft and
Pagh
Freeman
P. D. Kingsbury
HL. Kr. Brockman
Leech
Geyersover
Conrad Surday
Marion Anderson
G. E. Hutt
Board OF Fair Commissioners
Elizabeth
Larry Drury
Frances Burbee
J. E. Adams
Frank Salmond
Willow Creek
Rebecca Acton
John W. Ward
George I
Miller
S.d. Bean
Raymond
Alma Daley
Minnesota
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