Vigilante trial and hangings at Helena 1870
David Hilger recalls the George Leonard attempted murder case near Helena, the rapid vigilante investigation, identification of suspects Joseph Wilson and Arthur Compton, and their swift execution at Dry Gulch within three days, amid a large citizen-assembled court and no grand jury.
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David Hilger
Wilson-Compton
Helena
George Leonard
Lewistown
Prickly Pear Creek
Spokane Creek
Leonard
Montana
Missouri River
Beaver Creek
Billy Dingee
Rodney and
Breckenridge
Joseph Wilson
Arthur L. Compton
Wilson
Compton
Rodney Street
Main Street
Ross Deegan Horse Corral
Jags Armitage
Anter T. H. Kleinschmidt
Dick Blake
Lewis and Clark County
Murphy
Manning Swindle Recalls $1 568 Fraud Scheme
The article recounts a Montana and California confidence game linked to Horace G. Winders alias George H. Wyman, who swindled attorneys in Great Falls and Helena, using forged checks and staged partnerships to extract funds. It notes Winders’ resemblance to a Manning suspect and recalls a past $1,568 loss tied to a Helena attorney and two Butte lawyers.
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J. F. Manning
Butte
Charles Wagner
David Wittenberger
Helena
George H. Wyman
Horace G. Winders
San Joaquin County
Califfornia
California
Winder-Wyman
Bow and Arrow Bears Tale Stirs Park Guide Debate
Ned Frost of Cody recounts a doctor signed claim from Dr. Sexton Pope that three grizzlies were killed with bows and arrows on Mount Washburn trails. The letter describes a heart shot for a cub, a through chest arrow for the old bear, and a head shot on a cub, leaving one big bear dead after pursuit.
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Ned Frost
Cody
California
Sexton Pope
University of California
Frost
Mount Washburn
Cascade Creek
Young
Montana Man Advertises for Wife in Chicago
Montana rancher C. H. Harper said in Chicago he advertised for a wife and is flooded with responses. Letters on pink, green, blue and purple stationery arrive, with many by special delivery or private messenger, and dozens of phone calls asking where to meet him. Harper, a western rancher from Poleyn d Mont five miles from Butte, seeks a light complexioned partner who is a good helpmate, widow or not, and notes he employs five men year round.
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Chicago
C. H. Harper
Harper
Mr. Harper
Plolynd
Mont
Butte
Montana Health Report Shows Statewide Health Gains
Midsummer heat finds Montana in good health per the weekly state board report. It notes few communicable diseases, with cases scattered nationwide. counts include tuberculosis 2, typhoid 2, smallpox 12, measles 26, whooping cough 18, gonorrhea 16, syphilis 11, pneumonia 3. Butte reports meningitis 11 and Billings whooping cough 12.
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Montana
Th State Board
Helena
Butte
Doans Kidney Pills Credited By Great Falls Woman
Mrs. R S Andrews of Great Falls says Doans Kidney Pills cured her back pain swelling and dropsy symptoms. She reports lasting relief for over four years and endorses the product with renewed confidence. The ad cites Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and a price of 60 cents at dealers.
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Great Falls
Dean
R. S. Andrews
Eighth Ave
Doan
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