No Extra Session Planned on Railroad Commission in Montana
Governor Toole replies to the Montana Freight Rate Association that he will not commit to convening an extraordinary session to pass a railroad commission law. He says a sudden call should not occur unless a signed petition shows legislative desire, and that Congress deliberations may guide state regulation efforts.
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Toole
State Freight Rate Association
Montana
Railroad Commission
Montana Freight Rate Association
Helena
Montana Rate Association
Nin
F. J. Edwards
R. A. Frazer
T. J. Walsh
Austin North
A. P. Henningsen
Legislative Assembly
Congress
Petiton
Local Big Hole Basin Notes on Mines and Mills
George Woodworth sold 42 fat cows to D. D. Walker for Garret Hibler’s camp on the Northern Pacific. Supt. Al J. Noyes returns with telephone supplies for the Ajax line and secures six miners to stay at the mine through July. Tom Keating travels from Sheep Creek to Butte to develop the Keating placer for a Hutte outfit. winter shutdowns loom but spring prospects look bright. West Shelly moves the Ajax mill to Dry Creek to log 200000 feet and restart in spring. Bob Geary owns an engine to light Wisdom if orders come in, otherwise it will power a sawmill.
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George Woodworth
D. D. Walker
Garret Hibler
Northern Pacific Railway
al J. Noyes
Ajax
Mr. Noyes
Tom Keating
Sheep Creek
Butte
Keating
Keating Placer
West Shelly
Ajax Mill
Dry Creek
Ajax Ranch
Shelly
Len Pendleton
Lee Louis in town from Butte after market work
The Examiner notes Lee Louis arrived today from Butte for market duties in town, with activity centered on trade and local commerce.
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Lee Louis
Butte
Price of Silver Soars Boosting Butte District Mines
The rise in silver prices fuels increased mining activity in the Butte district where several mines yield ore with 20 to 100 ounces per ton and gold by products. Prices climb with 655 1/2 cents in New York and 30 516 pence in London, driven by East demand from India China and Japan, plus strong industrial use and steady production.
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Butte District
Engineering and Mining Journal
New York
London
India
China
Straits Settlements
East
Anuasia
Manchuria
Japan
Miss La Beau Resigns and School Board Actions
Dillon public school board met to approve bids for the new building with Bert Dunbar winning at 78 dollars. Eva La Beau resigns as fourth grade teacher seeking a year at the University of Wisconsin, with preference for future Dillon positions. Katie Paxton also resigns for a County High School role. her replacement is not yet named.
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Dillon Public School
Bert Dunbar
Eva la Beau
Dillon
Misa la Beau
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Katie Paxton
Miss Paxton
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Gordon & Ferguson
Eliel Bros
Valises
Big Hole Basin
Bob Geary
Fred Francis Last Fail
Maynard Brothers & Clifford
Examiner
Axminster
Miss LA Beau
Kuntzman's Place
Anheuser-Busch
Dr. Poindexter
Poindexter
Idaho Street
Key West
George Kunzman
Bannack Street
Kunzman
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