Robbery Row Rumbles From Dewey to Butte
The Dillon man T J Murphy was robbed of about $104 after a quarrel with four miners at Dewey. One suspect, George Meyers, was arrested in Butte while the others fled. Murphy later recanted the violence as a financial misunderstanding with Myers repaying $21 and a drunken dispute over money.
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Dillon
Butte
Rose Coghlan
Dewey
T. J. Murphy
George Meyers
Murphy
Divide
Myers
Seattle
Johnson
Utah
Auen
T. P. Murphy
Bob Johnson
George Myers
Butte School District Votes for Free Textbooks
In Silver Bow county the Butte district was the sole voter in favor of free textbooks in the recent election, signaling district support for what would be a statewide policy shift.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Wool rates to be increased for this season’s wool shipments
Negotiations among eastern rail lines and lake carriers aim to raise wool freight rates for this season. Shippers expect a small rise, with more western wool moved east by rail due to a reduced lake rail differential. Montana leads production and shipments begin July first.
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Missouri River
Saint Paul
Duluth
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
All Rail
Montana
Union
Sugar beet factory proposed for Chinook
News notes a potential sugar beet factory project in Chinook. Cascade county reports show the free textbook proposition failed in nearly all districts. The Eastern Montana Wool Growers Association met in Miles City. Last year’s shearing rates were set at 7 cents with board and 8 cents without for both machine and hand shearers, with a 5 cent hundredweight baling charge. Fiscal year Montana receipts to June 30, 1902 rose about 14 percent per Washington figures reported by Mrs. Eugene French in Helena.
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Cascade County
Eastern
Montana
Editor J W Kelly Acquitted After Six Months Confinement
Editor J W Kelly, jailed six months in Silver Bow county, is acquitted after a self defense claim in which he said a man forced him to leave a room and he fired when a shadow approached. He wounded Dr Cayley, a stranger, and later surrendered to authorities. A notes section adds other Montana items on rail strikes and local investigations.
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J. W. Kelly
Silver How
Kelly
M. Kelly
Sheridan Residents Seek 30000 Trout Fry for Local Lakes
Sheridan citizens petitioned Senator W A Clark to obtain 30000 fish from Washington for Branham lakes on Mill creek and Crystal lake on Wisconsin creek to stock preserves. They say the lakes offer superb feeding grounds and would enhance local sporting resorts with protection commitments from supporters.
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Sheridan
The
Standard
United States
W. A. Clark
George M. Bowers
Washington, D. C
Branham Lakes
Mill Creek
Crystal Lake
Wisconsin Creek
Clark
Bishop Brewer Visits Dillon Episcopal Services Crowded
L. R. Brewer, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Montana, arrived Thursday evening and led Sunday services at St. James church. Crowds filled the church as the bishop preached eloquent sermons with special choir music, marking a pleasant visit for local Episcopalians.
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L. R. Brewer
Railroading In Colorado Highlights Drake's Double Runs
Clerk and Recorder John S. Baker notes a letter from H. G. Drake an old-time railroader now with the Denver & Rio Grande. Drake cites a recent train order showing he had to meet five extra trains at one sidetrack and three at another on a recent run from the Short Line.
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John S. Baker
H. G. Drake
Denver & Rio Grande
Trinidad
Colorado
Fourteen Women and Three Men Take Teaching Exam
Fourteen bright young ladies and three gentlemen attended a quarterly teachers examination led by Miss Estella Mae Rich in the county courthouse office last Friday and Saturday. Candidates must score at least 70 in each subject and maintain an 80 overall to pass. Names listed include Catherine Haines Ennis Mont Frankie Shoemaker Alder Mont and several others from Dillon Ohio Boston Mass Sterrs Mont Great Falls Mont Livingston Mont and surrounding areas.
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Estella Mae Rich
Court House
Miss Rich
Catherine Haines
Ennis
Mont
Frankie Shoemaker
Alder
Nannie Featherly
Mamie Adams
Blanche Morse
Georgie Keatherly
Mae Baxter
Irene Murphy
Bruce Kerr
C. Matherson
J. H. Wolst
Dillon
Julia Converse
Ohio
Nellie Monk
Boston
Mass
Dora Hamilton
Sterrs
Mable Wofford
Great Falls
Alice Goodson
Miss Morris
Livingston
Spring Freshets Soon Due
The article notes delayed spring. rivers only recently rising as snow melts slowly on lower hills. Mountain snow remains deep, more than usual. A railway worker cautions three weeks are crucial. warm days followed by cool nights could reduce flood risk, but a rapid heatwave might threaten the line.
Dillon Lumber stockholders elect old officers again
A Dillon Lumber meeting re elected F. W. Vogler as president B. F. White as vice president J. B. McKinney retained as secretary treasurer and manager A D Quantrell of Blackfoot Idaho attended the Dillon gathering to oversee the firm’s local interests.
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Dillon Lumber Company
F. W. Vogler
B. F. White
J. B. McKinney
A. D. Quantrell
Blackfoot
Idaho
Dillon
Rio Grande Canyon Feature on World's Scenic Route
Along the Rio Grande Railroad line praised as the World's Scenic Route, the Grande Canyon is highlighted for winter and summer beauty. Cy Warman lauds the canyon as a natural masterpiece, and the note offers ticket rates and folders via G. W. Fitzgerald, General Agent, Butte, Montana.
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Canyon of the Grande
Cy Warman
Canyon of the Grand
G. W. Fitzgerald
Butte
Mont
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