Big Hole Basin Emerges as Montana Cattle Heartland
The Big Hole basin in Beaverhead County Montana grows into a major grazing region. Cattle from the Pacific Meat Company of Tacoma arrived after a four day drive from Mill Creek to Mill Creek. more shipments are planned as buyers flock to the range. Local cattleman D D Walker notes stockmen prefer stock cattle, with high prices and expanding demand from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Montana
Nez Perces
Joseph
John Gibbons
Anaconda
Bie Hole
Big Hole
Beaverhead
Leares
Pacific Ocean
William Daughtry
Pacific Meat Company of
Tacoma
Milleroek
French Gulch
Mill Creek
Daughtry
Big Hole Enimnity
Anyore
Big Hote Basin
Ein Pars
Periods of Pain and Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A reader testimonial praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual pain and female distress. The letter from Miss Jennie BR. Mims of Leon Wisconsin says three bottles of the remedy plus Blood Purifier and Liver Pills restored health and appetite. It invites others suffering to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pisauraa
Pinkhina
Tam
Jenni BR. Mims
Leon
Wis
Weathered Winter Grazing Report From Snowbound Range
A fragment describes grazing quality in winter with cattle thriving on natural forage. Snow lies on the level ground under bright sun making glare. locals wear colored goggles. Mr. Walker’s face is described oddly while beef cattle remain unsold. 1,100 cattle are ready for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
The Avenger at Margaret Theater Tonight
John Griffith leads his celebrated company in The Avenger at Margaret Theater. The play, set in the late eighteenth century Paris and frontier Spain, features Henry Delagardere as a fearless avenger and sword master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Theater
John Grifith
Lai
Franco
Paris
Spain
John Griffith
Henry Delagardere
Magdune O Neill in Quixotic Night at Margaret Theater
A fragmented review notes Nance O Neil delivering a dramatic performance at the Margaret theater amid a German crowd. Audience response is described as mixed with applause and appreciation for the actor’s strong stage presence.
Plans Changed at Charity Ball in Anaconda
Letter from Joun No Simpson of Anaconda dated April 18 recounts changes to a benefit event for soldiers. He notes donations, mentions a newsboys counter, criticizes interference, and defends the committee’s handling of the charity ball funds.
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Manna
Vonimirhee
Cant
Lee
Anaconda
Eallera
Hiya
Trucy
Joun No Simpson
Horse Against Horse at Ava Race Turns Turbulent
An earlier afternoon trotting contest near Ava, Ole Norse Was owned by Alien Smith and the millenia by Andrew Christianson, drew wagering for $40 in gold. J. White and J. Williams judged the event. both horses were Hick skins. The race featured a tight finish with Smith's horse taking the lead and remaining ahead as the clock ran out, the shoe lumber damage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelock
Avacada
Ole Norse
Alien Smith
Millenia
Andrew Christianson
Wera
Preneh
Taundry
Jack White
J. H. Willams
Cts
Goldson
Smith
Letter From Soldier Details Wounds and Hospital News
In a clipped dispatch from the front Lieut Arthur O Leary reports casualties in Company M Muntani. Several soldiers are hospitalized with illnesses or injuries while others recover. A messenger notes improved hearth and a delayed rendevous from Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohn Olenes
Arthur O'Leary
Muntani Onfunfours
Cojunny
Can Kyi
Anaconda
ML OY Leaey
Linne
Fioy Kun
Aliiomedaa
Valaubeens
Contract Is Let For Cuca Work In Tegn
Fragmentary OCR text reports a contract let for a Cuca project with several firms and officials named in unclear sequence. The snippet mentions parties such as HT Maphins & Mitter, Su0ids Dati & Plena til, and Sear Thuis, with dates and prices obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piockeligerian
Maphins & Mitter
Pano
George
Laws Bilder
Death notices mention multiple individuals in Baltimore area
Fragments report the death of several Damen Moulp and Joie Theresa Miantean with unclear dates, plus a Baltimore and Ohio notice about employees urged to conduct themselves properly. The garbled text mentions Worning at a specific street and airmen being addressed by the railroad line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laan
Doh
Willa
Lie Hemoythieondt
Joie
Theresa Miantean
Yeererday Worning
Beast
Local Briefs from the City and Surrounding Areas
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. A D Peck visiting Deer Lodge, Senator Jerry Connelly in town, silk samples offered at McRae & Davidson's, and Tom Sullivan of the National Undertaking parlors visiting. A marriage license was issued to George Stafanac and Agnes Roach, with several meetings and obituaries noted as well as various forthcoming events and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.D. Peck
Deer Lodge
Senator Jerry Connelly
Granite
Drummeer
McRae & Davidson
Tom Sullivan
National’ Undertaking
Butte
City
St. Mark's Guild
George W. Reynolds
Montana
Tim McNamara
Chicago
George Stafanac
Agnes Roach
Charity Hall
Odgon
James Healy
District Court Terms of Assault and Bigamy Cases Heard
A district court session opened with pleading on a charge of assault in one case while another docket featured bigamy with further arraignments. The defendants included Pinch ve Waite ot ah and Chris Kinger who waived readings. results or sentences were not yet final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jidwe
Hischet Coury
Waite
Sheppard Defendatie
Ehidase
Paeniah
Sullivan
M Mc Tatelin
Chris Kinger
Mcfonald Va
W. M. Teach
Westaby
A. Desehaime
Ebay
Penn
Notice to 2e Owner in Silverdew County
Notice to Tony Fe Memvey and associated parties of a claim for labor and trap revenues totaling two dollars and ten cents dated 1893. The document references property in Silver Bow and Stee Baw counties and mentions a repurchase or recovery action filed in the local county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Fe
CounLe
Stee Baw
Closing Out Sale AT COST at Tahoe Bay details unclear
Fragmentary notice describes a closing out sale with prices and items but readable specifics are limited. Names, places, and exact terms are obscured, leaving only scattered phrases such as closing out sale and cost references.
Notice to co owners on mining claim labor dues
Under section 2324 revised statutes US and amendments, annual labor for 1898 on the mining claim must be paid. If within ninety days of publication you do not contribute your share of 16 dollars 65 cents and costs, your interest will become property of co owners R McDowell and W A Kidney who invested the expenditures. Dated February 8, 1599. Etc.
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United States
R. McDowell
W. A. Kidney
Benjamin Armstrong
Uno
Chima
Divide Creek
Thiver
Rolea
Tuok Bi
Hoon d. Pune
Look
Rose Coun Y
Moniaumy
Wien
Luber
Unee de Gembel
Pat Kirley
James Kirley
Frank Kirley
Notice to Creditors and Public Building Site Proposal
Notice to creditors of Thomas E. Finnegan deceased asks claims be shown within forty months to administrator I P Collins at his Butte Montana office. Also an 1899 advertisement announces US proposals for a public building site in Butte Montana to be sold for a federal project with corner lot details and required bid terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Finnegan
Granite Street
M. D. Lechey
Hensnessy
Butte
Montana
Silver Bow
I. P. Collins
Thomas H. Finegan
Foreri to Charlee Unibet and Mary B Camp heirs
Notice states that annual assessment work and labor were performed on the Cree Copper Mine claim in Summit Valley mining district Silver Bow County Montana. It details representation by Gavin and the claim as filed January 2 and recorded in local records with dates and legal references to annual labor statutes and amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlee Unibet
Mary B. Campbel
Tessenss
Summit Valley
Silver Row County
Montana
Silver
Vinity
Atd
United States
Claim coowners must cover share of expenditure or lose interest
William Burton Mary Laird Henry Crangle Nina R B Witherspoon of Butte Montana warn that within ninety days after service or publication parties must contribute their proportional share of expenditures on a claim. If not, their interest will vest in the signatories who paid, under the Revised Statutes. The notice is dated March 16, 1399.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vember
A. D
United States
William Burton
Mary Laird
Henry Crangle
Nina RB
Partnership certificate and court notice in Butte Montana
McCarthy and Connell certify the partnership at 407 North Main Street Butte Silver Bow Montana with listed members Matrick McCarthy and Henry D Connell. Also includes an estate matter in Silver Bow County Montana about D N Upton seeking one eighth interest in the McQueen placer mining claim and court orders for conveyance by the administratrix Patrick A Larger deceased with publication notice in Daily Miner at Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy & Connell
North Main Street
Butte
Silver Bow County
State of
Montana
Matrick McCarthy
Butte City
Silver
Bow County
Henry D, Connell
A. D
1899
Patrick A. Largey
D. N. Upton
McQueen” Placer
United States
Silver Row County
United States General
Patrick A. Lueges
Petiion
United Stites
United States General Laws Office
Upton
Patiicke A. Lureoy
N. Upton
Patrick A. Larger
Tutte
County of
Silver Mon
D. N
Bilver How County
United States General Land Office
Hilver How County
Tater Mountain
County of Silver Row
Toye Fi
Divorce Suit Against Ernest Thompson in Silver Bow County
Margaret Thompson seeks a decree of dissolution of marriage on grounds of desertion and cruelty. The action, filed in Silver Bow district court, asks for custody of minor Clarence W. Thompson, support during the suit, permanent alimony, attorney fees, costs, and further relief, with service dated March 25, 1899 and venue in Butte Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Strand Judicial District
State of Montana
Ann
Silver Bow
Margaret Thompson
Earnest Thompson
Lune
Granite Street
Butte
Montana
Alc Tery
Jonnie Doe
Clarence W. Thompson
Plains
Caid Court
A. D
Clinton G. Clark
Clark
James F. Wilkins
McHatter & Cotter
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P. H. Cuddihy
East
Chieweo
Michigan
T. Wricht
Tohn Clague
Derr Lodge
CE. Emerson
Aravonda
Williams
Copper Chiy Commercial Co
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A. O
Tubtie
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Mancina Hertel
Mins Realy
Dupes
Die Park
Rome
Ape Ward
Howie
Me Davie
Tom Clark
Goneetoen Hils
Whee Mi
Cone
Pete
Voorktae
Owintee
Werner
Noueral Hills
Tahoe
Fidel
East Park Avenue
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
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Mont
Troasuy
Washington
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Foreri
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Birchdale
Tate Ta Gareaway
Ian Pa Oy
Mnied Th
Levit
Pewoek
Seattle
Spotenw
Kansas
Derby
Patrick McCarthy
Hienry
Connell
Will K. Quarles
John Linds
Hong Kong
Webster's International
Trewer
Gowerin
Betty
Merriam Co
CAU
Ly Jons Alzes
Sats Saber
Nervita Medical CO
Minton & Jackson Sts
Ill
Newbro Drug Co
Butte, Mont
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Etinabata
Nhood
Patna
Aix
Augendre
Parla
D. M. Nawben Drug Co
Sole Act
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