Old timers recall frost and cold in Montana valley
Judge Frank H. Woody of Missoula recalls a August frost thirty two years ago that devastated the first wheat crop in the valley. Peter Leavengood cites a prior August snowstorm as evidence that Montana climate repeats itself, while recent snows and continued rains threaten haying and ranch work in Deer Lodge and Anaconda areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Peter Leavengood
Inter Mountain
Frank H. Woody
Missoula
Miexoula
Thad
Deer Lodge Va Jey
Angus
Garricon
Judee
Manila Money Reaches Anaconda Lodging Owner
Charles Bertsch, proprietor of the Cosmopolitan lodging house, received a Manila money order for $10 from Jack Onarhelm, a Montana volunteer from Anaconda, who owed rent before enlisting. Bertsch had erased Onarhelm’s debt during his service. The payment restored his faith in neighbors and fellow man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Islands
Anaconda
Charles Bertsch
Cosmopolitan
Main Street
Jack Onarhelm
Montana Volunteera
Bertach
Bertech
Mr. Bertsch
Onarhelm
Bertsch
Bank Door Left Ajar Sparks Theft Fear
The outside door of Marcus Daly & Co bank was found ajar near midnight. Officer Gardner checked the premises and found nothing disturbed. A spring lock inside had failed to catch. Eugene Kunkel, a bank employee, was in a rear room. officials noted valuables remained in the vault, but the open door raised concerns of a possible robbery by professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of
Marcus Daly & Co
Gardner
Eugene Kunkel
Steening
Among the Offenders. Pat Sulivan Fined in Police Court
Pat Sulivan broke a glass in the Salvation Army barrack Sunday evening and was fined ten dollars in the police court. He paid the fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Sulivan
Salvation Army
Disturbance Leads to Short Jail Term and Prosecution
Ju t ant Gale suffers eye injury from broken glass as the disturbance unfolds. Wm. Bowden receives 30 days in jail for nuisance by Judge Devine. Peter Peterson pleads not guilty to assaulting Johnny Harrington aged 14 before Judge J M Kennedy. Case set for Aug 25 at 2 pm. William McKenzie arrested for frequenting houses of prostitution and to be tried tonight before Police Magistrate J M Kennedy.
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Jutant Gale
Wm. Bowden
Devine
Peter Peterson
Johnny Harrington
J. M. Kennedy
William McKenzie
Local Briefs From Deer Lodge to Anaconda
Local notes report Tom McTague and others visiting Montana towns and trips to Canada, plus several residents returning from the National Park and a 29 day National Park tour. Mentions Typhoid pneumonia death of Pat Rooney and a 14 year old arrest for theft. A wedding in Anaconda and a moving-eyed miners strike. Notable visitors include Miss Catherine Butler and Mrs Buford. church and hospital visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McTague
Deer Lodge
Montana
John R. Toole
Britleh Columbia
George B. Lyman
National Park
George Linsley
Spokane
England
California
Beaudry House
J. Watson Buford
H. C. Sisson
Lillie Rule
Ed Hill
Tey. A. R. Coopman
St. Peters’ Catholic Church
Missoula
John Gibson
Helena
Oram
D. G. Brownell
F. H. Collins
Thomas Parker
Big Hole
Pat Rooney
Grant
Carroll
St. Ann's Hospital
Margaret Theater
Dan Davenport
East Park Avenus
John Vriest
Ida Anderson
Anaconda
J. A. Cederberg
Swedish Baptist Church
East Seventh
Sluice ditch favored over tunnel for Silver Lake water
Promoters may abandon the Silver Lake tunnel and erect a sluice from Storm Lake to Silver Lake to secure water for mining. Surveyors work between Silver Lake and Storm Lake, with reports of planned drains toward Anaconda and the valley. A resident notes Silver Lake rising about an inch daily this month, four feet in several years. Jennings and Karman hold a contract for a westward ditch from Am cimda and may begin soon, supporting sluice ditch plans.
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Silver Lake
Anaconda
Amaconda
Storm Lake
Storm Creek
Jennings and Karman
Aim Cimda
Onet
Deer Lodge County Considers First Hangings Since 1888
The Muthet court faces multiple murder in the first degree cases, with the prospect of a second legal hanging in Deer Lodge County. The sole prior execution occurred in Deer Lodge on February 17, 1888, at 11:38 a.m., when Martin Scott alias M L Scott alias Chas Scott was hanged for murdering his wife in Granite County in 1887, defended by attorney J R Boar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muthet
Deer Lodge County
Deer Lodge
Martin Scott
M. L. Seott
Chas
Scott
Granite
Granite County
J. R. Boar
Hanging Witnesses Followed Montana Case in Deer Lodge
The case was prosecuted by Judge B Durfee now of Philipsburg and tried before Judge Wm J Gallraith now at Calville Washington, with Low Coleman of Deer Lodge and H Fr Roe as undersheriff. The weight of the gallows is said to still be in Deer Lodge as several people in Anaconda witnessed the hanging.
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Thre Elty
B Durfee
Philipsburg
Scott
Wm. J. Gallraith
Calville
Wash
Montana
Low Coleman
Deer Lodge
H. Fr. Roe
Anaconda
Verdicts Rendered in Quarry Death Inquiries
The coroner jury ruled James McCullough died due to ignoring contractor orders not to drill mislocated holes and to drill new ones. A second inquest into Pat McMahon's death found fatal shock from an explosion in the limestone quarry eight miles west of Anaconda, caused by disregarding instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCullough
Pat McMahon
McCullough
McMahon
Anaconda
Butte Locals Preview Air Ship Invention Exhibition
Cc H Toliver, famed as an air ship inventor, arrived from Armington Montana and will privately demonstrate his machine to local newspaper men this afternoon. Oliver Nae, back from Washington DC, reports strong governmental interest in his design. Toliver claims years of work have yielded a wing and screw system operable by an operator to propel through the atmosphere with notable success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. H. Toliver
Armington
Mont
Men of
Oliver Nae
Mortuary Notices Include Multiple Died This Week
The report lists deaths of Patrick Sarsfield of 246 Warren Avenue and Patrick Fox, with funerals from Duggan's undertaking rooms and residences. Olive O Brien, four months old, died this morning with a funeral planned from 14 Clear Grit terrace. A brother of Mike Heffron arrives from Plymouth, Pennsylvania to attend his sibling's burial. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in several cases.
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Patrick Sarsfield
Warren Avenue
Mike Heffron
Plymouth
Duggan
Olive
Thos. O'Brien
New Race Track Planned by Silver Bow Jockey Club
A new track west of the Parrot smelter is under preparation with about 100 men employed. The track will be a half mile long, racing to begin August 31 and run for 32 days. Colonel L. B. Hatch will handle the flag and John Devlin will serve as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow Jockey Club
Parrot
L. 8. Hatch
John Devlin
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Shows Foot Care Solution
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful feet, corns, bunions, sweating, and tired feet. It promotes easy fits in tight shoes, claims rapid relief, and offers trial packages by mail for 25 cents plus stamps.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Democracy and war fears echo in Gr yan s state plea
A reflective tirade argues for limited government, arbitration between capital and labor, canal and irrigation schemes, and broad democratic ideals as the nation enters 1900. It endorses Andrew Jackson style leadership, universal arming of soldiers, and renewed vigilance against internal and external threats.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Istamus
Panama
Philipines
Andrew Jackson
Union
Expert mining engineer predicts Transvaal war risk and reforms
J A Regan, after a year and a half studying Transvaal mining and governance, reports slight war risk per mauve Boers and hopes for a franchise reform. He notes dynamite licensing, rail rights, and harsh labor conditions, with 400,000 pounds of ore mined daily and potential rushes if reforms fail. England prepares for possible conflict.
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New York
J. A. Regan
Transvaal
England
Regan
Johannesburg
Reagan
Kotze
Oom Paul
Dom Paul
Uitlandera
Tranavaal
Uwitlanders
Netherands Railway Company
Chicago
Verngning
California
Colorado
Heera
Round Trip Tickets Offered For Copper City Limited Route
An offer from Northern Pacific to travel from Butte Anna and Deer Lodge to Hamilton with hotel meals and lodging at Travalli and Ravalli Hotels. Round trips priced at 10 dollars and 20 dollars with stays of two nights or six and three quarter days. Tickets valid only on the Copper City Limited.
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Ant
Butte
Anna
Deer Lodge
Hamilton
Travalli
Jodgi Ravalli
Copper City Limited
Ds Mike Union
Great Northern
Anacondas
Great Fails
Helena
Northern Pacific
Pacific Express
Portland
Alpounty West
Migme
Oregon Short Line
Great Northern Railway
Oregon Start Line Railroad
Northern Pacific Railway
Europe
Dr Huie Pock 2275 Main Street Pure Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Huie Pock at 2275 Main Street offering a "pure root and herb treatment" for chronic diseases. It claims permanent cures for private ailments and notes women's diseases have been studied for years with successful treatment.
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Huie Pock
Main &T
Veterinary Surgeon J D McGregor Ad
J D McGregor veterinary surgeon honorary graduate of the Trinity College Toronto treats all diseases of domesticated animals according to scientific principles. Office at 304 South Main Street telephone 29. Prompt attention to cases.
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The
Ontrinary College
Toronto
Canada
Hee Rtables
South Main Street
Train schedule notice for Portland St Paul Omaha routes
A brief railway timetable item notes Standard Pullman First-Class and Tourist Sleeping Car service to Portland St Paul Omaha St Joseph and St Louis with no changes. Signed H Merriman A G A Butte Montana and Ch 8 Fee G P T A Bt Paul Minnesota.
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Standard
Pullman
Portland
St. Paul
Omaha
St. Joseph
St. Luis
H. Merriman
A. G.A
Butte, Mont. Chas
Fee
G. P
T. A. Bt
Paul, Minn
Trains Arrive at Butte From East and West
Trains arrive at Butte from the east and west with schedules listing No 7 at 1:55 pm and No 0 at 12:43, according to a brief railroad notice.
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Butte
Tullowa
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Anaconoa News
Commercial Avenue
Standard Drug Company
Tom Boy
Good Boy
la Vetta
Standard Drug CO
Best Park Ave
Mise Catherine Butler
Viside
City
A Fother
Mamie Robson
E. J. Rotvon
Bern
Mary Fitzpatrick
Cherry Street
Fitzpatrick
No. 21
Phillips and Shea
M. Alphonsis
St. Vincent's Academy
Selena
M. Bernard
St Dames Hospital
St. Annie Hospital
Alphonsis
Anacon
Toliver’s
Mortuary Record
Dr. Wix
Mervita
Neravita Medical Co
Ginton & Jackson Sts
Chicaco, Ill
Newbre Drug Co
Buta
A. Augendre
Paris
Mall
Newbro Drug Co
Bole
Gryan
Chong
Galena Street
Most
J. D. McGregor
J.e.tuite
Bte
Iatis Saga
Avericus Grantta Wire
Irem Rao
Montana Street
Silver Bow Lodge
Masonic Temple
Dan Yancey
Whitney & Stork
S. Montana Street
Butte, Mont
Paul
St Paul
Daly
Coast Points
Anscondal
Coast
Inspr
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
Salt Lake
Denver
Ogden
Utah
Union Pacific
Denver & la Grande
Southern Pacific
Arriva
Queen City
West
Nebras
San Francisco
Cal
East Broadway
H. 0. Wilson
E. Burley
Rock Island Run
Montana Central Railway
Minnesapullo
Cutts
Seattle
Pottand
Montenai Country
Oregon
Alaska
Japan
China
Twin Cities
Great Northern Flyer
Great Falla
Great Northernl
Grlis
Omce
North Main Treet
J. E. Dawson
Visl
Billings
Surinaton
St. Louis
Kansas City
Phil Daniels
Rae A
Kansas City St. Louis
H. C. Townsend
B. Kosser
P. A
Atghison
Topeka & Santa FE
Santa FE
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