Norris and Montana Gold: Legends of the Alder Gulch Era
Norris sits among the Tobacco Root and Madison ranges as a mining hub of gold ore and wealth from the Boaz and Revenue mines. The piece recalls P V Jackson and Alexander Norris, Alder gulch dredges in Virginia City, and grim prospectors who chased the thrill of gold over fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Alexander Norris
Dick Landis
Glendolin
Damon Wagner
Montana
Tobacco Root
Madison Ranges
Norris Club
Madison
Hennepin Ore and Melting Company
P. W. Jackson
Peter Jackson
Hennepin Company
Mr. Jackson
Jackson
P. V. Jackson
Warm Springs
Red Bluff
Alder Gulch
Virginia City
West
Fairweather
Granville Stuart
Anderson
Aldergulch
Madisonian
Plummer
George Ives
George
Williams
Frank Parish
Boone Helm
Jack Galligher
Galena Mine
Hot Springs
Investigations Tie Losses to Clover in California Stock
California cattle and sheep suffered heavy losses in parts of the state this year, likely due to Ladino clover in feed. Dr. Roy H. Mills of the state department of agriculture led inquiries, and the clover has been given a clean bill of health.
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California
Roy H. Mills
State Department of Agriculture
Butte Police Chief Jere Murphy Dies From Injuries
Chief Jere Murphy of Butte died at St. James hospital after a struggle with armed suspect William Lombardini in the Montana Power Co. offices. Murphy, 44, suffered brain concussion and hip fracture. Lombardini was subdued by power company workers. Murphy earned the nickname Jere the Wise for numerous arrests and notable defeats of criminals, including 1927 McDonald case and 1919 Olson-Van Derve gang busts.
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Jere J. Murphy
St. James Hospital
Butte
William Lombardini
Montana Power Co
Murphy
Lombardini
Lombarini
Power Company
John J. Murphy
Ronald
Washington, D. C
Mary Colma
Sioux Falls
S. C
Chief Murphy
County Kilkenny
Ireland
United States
New York Central-Hudson River Railway Co
Pueblo
Colo
Montana
Anaconda Reduction
Anaconda
Jack Quinn
St. Lawrence
Northern Pacific Railroad
Jere the Wise
George C. McDonald
Adelard Bouchard
Huntington
Quebec
Eugene Olson
Crouch
van Derve
St. Paul
Cincinnati
Orson van Derve
Kid Curry Piano Traded for Radio in Chinook Deal
The upright Baker Co. piano from Boston, dating to the late 1870s, allegedly linked to Kid Curry, was traded at the Allison art store in Chinook for a radio. W. A. Berry of Sandusky owned it for years, and it was once used in a Sandusky saloon.
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Kid Curry
Rocky Mountain Country
Allison Art
Chinook
W. A. Berry
Sandusky
Baker Co
Boston
Curry
Road Sector Completed Between Augusta and Chateau
Thirteen miles of the main road between Augusta and Chateau have been completed and opened for use. The unit has been graded and oiled, offering a shortcut to Glacier Park from southern Montana and cutting off a triangle previously covered by the Great Falls main highway.
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Augusta
Chateau
E. B. Donohue
State Highway Commission
Glacier Park
Montana
Great Falls
Control writ sought to compel tax levy in Moore case
North American Life Insurance of Chicago petitions Montana Supreme Court for an alternative writ of supervisory control to overturn a Fergus county district court ruling. It seeks to force the town of Moore to levy taxes sufficient to pay the remaining balance of a $12,996 judgment against the town council.
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Montana Supreme Court
North American Life Insurance Company of
Chicago
District Court of
Fergus County
Moore
Teachers Pensions Paid in Quarterly Retirement Awards
The state public school teachers retirement fund board issued the quarterly retirement awards. Of 203 former teachers in the eligible classes 180 received the full $75 award and 23 on the disability list received lesser amounts.
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State
Public
August Coal Output in Montana Reported
About 121 008 tons of coal were produced in Montana during the last three weeks of August. The figure came from Charles L. Stevens publicity director of the state department of agriculture after compiling government mine reports.
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Montana
Charles L. Stevens
State Department of Agriculture
New Corn Resistant to Wilt in Connecticut Tests
Connecticut tests at the New Haven expert station evaluate corn varieties including strains resistant to European corn borer and bacterial wilt. Native Italians fined 75 payable on the spot for kissing in public, except farewells at railway stations.
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Connecticut
New Haven
Peirs
Native Birthright and Dam Plans Highlight U.S. Progress
An article notes that every child born in the United States is a natural born citizen by tradition, mentions Rebenenem New York as the Mohawk village site, and describes the Grand Coulee dam in Washington planned to be twice Niagara Falls height when finished.
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United States
Rebenenem, N. Y
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington
Niagare Falls
Detectives Corner Slums Opera House Murder Suspect
Detectives and Officer Dave Micklejohn trapped a man after a woman was murdered in a room of the old Comique opera house on South Main. The suspect barricaded himself, resisting arrest, but Murphy and Micklejohn cleared the building. Murphy boosted the lifter to the transom and forced entry, bringing the killer to the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Micklejohn
Comique Opera House
South Main Street
Murphy
Micklejohn
Opera House
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Jin
Great Falls Mausoleum
13Th
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Judson Ave
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Paria
Conger
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