Bozeman Health Board Bans Goods On Approval
Bozeman officials order that goods sent to homes on approval cannot be returned to stores. Any merchandise must be kept at residences to prevent spreading contagious diseases, a rule aimed at keeping Bozeman clean and safe. In Cascade, Ralph Bancroft reportedly killed Montana’s largest badger, weighing 63 pounds, on his ranch.
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Bozeman
Robert G. Ingersol
Gallatin Empire
Health Board
Bozeman Board of Health
The
Cascade
Ralph C. Bancroft
Montana
Great Northern Rail Opens Vast Inland Montana Frontier
The article describes the planned Great Northern branch through Dawson and Fergus counties linking Lambert to Grass Range and Sidney, predicting a new inland empire. It notes rapid settlement, emerging towns like Lambert Circle Jordan Edwards White Brockway Richie, and expectations of large wheat and beef production aided by railroad access. The depot site will become town centers and real estate booms amid vast fertile lands awaiting cultivation.
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Dawson
Fergus Counties
Great Northern
Judith
Gallatin
Sidney
Fergus
Montana
Judith Basin
Lambert
Grass Range
Enid
Circle
Jordan
Edwards
White
Brockway
Winnette
Metropoli
Gallatin Valley
Great Northern Railroad
Shelby
Hill
Rhode Island
Richie
Hughes
Wilson
Lewistown
Billings
Minneapolis
Gunn
Redwater
How Tom McTeague Bought the King's Irish Jaunting Car
Deer Lodge notes tell of Montana figure Tom McTeague and partner Frank Conley, longtime prison contractors and Democratic leaders, pursuing and finally purchasing an Irish jaunting car shipped from Dublin for King Edward VII. The tale recounts a humorous bargaining moment as McTeague insists on the original car, turning a potential replacement into a personal purchase.
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T. McTeague
King
Deer Lodge
Tom McTeague
Dublin
Edward VII
Montana
Frank Conley
Tom
Third House
Irish Jaunting Car Built For King Sails To Montana Parade
Tom buys a royal jaunting car in Dublin for three hundred fifty pounds, shipping by express to Deer Lodge Montana. He uses it in the Fourth of July parade and keeps the vehicle as a cherished symbol of his Irish heritage.
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Ireland
Emerald Isle
Dublin
Cork
Tom
Edward
London
Deer Lodge
Montana
Express
New Equipage
Montana financier Ellring builds Virginia City empire
The narrative recalls Henry Elling a Montana financier likened to J. P. Morgan. From a Fort Leavenworth store, he loaded $10,000 of goods to Virginia City during the gold rush, sold oxen for high prices, turned a rapid profit in gold dust, faced a partner’s loss, and rebuilt to become the leading merchant of the Montana camp within a year.
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Virginia City
Montana
Cornucopia
Henry Elling
J. Pierpont Morgan
National Finance
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Elling
St. Louis
Ellring
Wild Northwest
United States
Busines
Union Bank and Trust Company
Helena
Henry Nippenberg
Heeda
Glendale
Knippenberg
Knuppenberg
Integrity
Woman Kills Eleven Rattlers in Minutes at Grady Ranch
Mae Grady, a young Montana matron, reportedly killed eleven rattlesnakes in twenty five minutes while strolling the Grady ranch field. The field reportedly housed a snake colony and she used a stout club, later returning home to report the victory.
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Vaughn
Mae Grady
Bing
Whiskey Runner Campbell’s Turned Editor In Fort Benton Tale
A. A. Campbell once ran whiskey across the border to Fort Macleod during the old Fort Benton whiskey boom. He later reformed and became a newspaperman with the Billings Gazette. His partner vanished after selling the cargo, ending Campbell’s smuggling days. The tale credits Campbell with detailing an underground route that helped Alberta police curb the trade.
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A. A. Campbell
Billings Gazette
Fort Macleod
Campbell
Montana
Helena
Anaconda
Fort Benton
Macleod
Mounted Police
Alberta
Whiskey Gap
Macleod Country
Canada
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Bozeman Dads
Jim Hill
J. P. Morgan
Gold Dust King
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