New York Company Secures Option as Birch Creek Mines Revive
Work at the Indian Queen copper smelter in the Birch creek district resumed after a brief shut down. Developments include bonded properties to eastern capitalists with an option for 60 days, large ore bodies blocked out, and plans to sink more shafts at Snowball and extend Hecla tunnel work. Local miners report strong copper outlook and potential for Birch creek to rival Rochester.
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Indian Queen
Birch Creek
Dillon
Mesars, Roberts & Ellis
Examiner
Butte
Beaverhead County
Jewell and Standfield
Roberta & Ellis
Sheep Gulch
Mesers
Jewell
Graeter
Hail
Hecla
IL. D. Graeter
Montana
Rochester
Presbyterian Social Friday A Successful Church Event
Trustees held a Friday lawn social at the Presbyterian church featuring music from the choir on the manse porch and plantation melodies. Ice cream and cake were served to nearly two hundred attendees, raising a little over 50 dollars to help reduce the church debt.
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Presbyterian Church
Dillon to Welcome New Brewery Ambitiously Funded
Frank Cooney reports progress on a Dillon brewery project backed by prominent Butte capitalists and local investors including Dr. W. C. Orr John W. Morton and Frank S. Cooney. Aimed at 1000 barrels monthly capacity with sixty thousand dollars initial funding, construction may start within 30 days near the stockyards south of the existing Dillon brewery.
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Frank Cooney
Dillon
Butte
W. C. Orr
John W. Morton
Frank S. Cooney
Dillon Brewery
Pic Nic at the Emerick Ranch Picnic Crowd Enjoys Ranch Dinner
A Sunday gathering of 28 picnickers at Emerick ranch featured Mr. and Mrs. Emerick and numerous friends. The event included a shaded afternoon of storytelling, punch, and a 6 in the afternoon feast of cold meats salads fruit ice cream and cake. Mr Weenink photographed the group as guests arrived and departed for the summer.
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Emerick Ranch
Mr. Weenink
Mra. Emerick
Mr. Baxter
Weenink
Jerome
Baxter and Son
Mra. Lusher
McGarry
Mies Courtney
Thomas
Haack
Holco
Quiet Wool Market Halts Sales Across County Warehouses
The wool market stands at a complete standstill with no sales or consignments from warehouses. Through today 31 carloads totaling about 750,000 pounds have shipped, roughly half the county clip, as prices fail to meet expectations and flockmasters push consignments hoping for a better market.
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Dillon
Landon
Justice Bateman & Co
Philadelphia
Smith & Keller
K. W. Geary
Lima
Lovell
John Smith
Farner & Selway
C. O. Herbert & Co
Tom Winsett
Jeremiah Williams & Co
C. O. Herbert & Sons
E. Ames
Maurier & Swartz
Blaine
Justice Bateman & Company
Maurer & Swartz
George Murray
Nickola Dupee & Company
Boston
Craig Cornell
James Paxton
J. H. Gilbert
Passenger train wreck delays journey after derailment
A. letter from Mrs. George Fo som, a recent guest at the FE. J. Paemore home, says she rode the N. P. passenger train wrecked July 7. Four cars derailed, mail car overturned, no injuries. After a 15 hour delay while tracks were relaid she continued to her destination safely.
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George Fosom
FE. J
Prisoners Taken to Virginia City Amid Jail relocation
Sheriff Gist and Deputy Quinn transported George Pollack and Dan Nicholls from Beaverhead County to Madison County basfile in Virginia City for the duration of the Dillon jail construction. Nicholls to appear for preliminary hearing on the 25th. Pollack to remain in Virginia City. Judge Parker and humane Madison County officials pledge fair treatment during confinement.
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Gist
Quinn
Virginia City
George Pollack
Dan Nicholls
Beaverhead County
Madison County
Silver Bow
Dillon
Pollack
Charley Hill
Beaverhead Boys
Change in Film Authorizes Raffety to Take Full Ownership
Orin Raffety becomes sole owner of the grocery and fruit store formerly run by Mail Hoit and Raffety. Located in the northern part of Dillon near the theatre block, Raffety brings grocery experience from Laurin Milton county and plans to succeed on his own responsibility.
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Orin Raffety
Mailhoit & Raffety
Dillon
Raffety
Laurin
Mavilton
Young Boy Arrested For Destruction Of Fence
Fourteen year old James LaMarche was brought to town from near Melrose on a charge of maliciously destroying a government land fence. Sheriff Gist delivered him. neighbor David Evans filed the charge. arraigned before Justice Ver Million. preliminary hearing set for August 7. released on $200 bond. The boy allegedly lowered the fence to move his milk cows.
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James LaMarche
Melrose
Gist
David Evans
Justice Vermillion
LaMarche
Big Hole rancher brings in cinnamon bear pelt
Frank G. Meinhart of the Big Hole basin southwest of Butte arrived with a large cinnamon bear hide killed on his ranch last Friday. After a bear had been damaging calves in the area he spotted the animal at about 100 yards and fired two 45 caliber shots, ending the confrontation.
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Frank G. Meinhart
Big Hole Basin
Butte
Old Jail to Be Torn Down by Local Contractor
County commissioners met to award the torn down contract for the old jail to Phil Anderegg. He will start soon after the old structure is removed, with some iron work stone and other materials reserved and valued or sold. The brick stock is expected to yield funds to fill street holes as work on the new jail begins shortly after.
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Oliver
D. D. McKnight
Phil Anderegg
Silla
Anderegg
Col 4M Decker Visits Town From Home Near Redding
Col 4M Decker was in town visiting from his home near Redding to a local business. The brief stop highlighted his presence and plans to meet with local officials.
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Col
4M Decker
Redding
Trrock Atte
Interest in Beaverhead oil fields revived by fund drive
B S Burroughes of Burroughe and Rodden travels to Bea verhead county to organize a cooperative oil venture. In a few hours Saturday about 2500 dollars was subscribed toward a ten thousand dollar goal to finance prospecting and drilling with no salaried officers and profits shared among subscribers. Experts see paying quantities likely and a single well could unlock a large region along the Short Line with potential gravity flow to rail lines.
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Beaverhead County
B. S. Burroughs
Burroughe and Rodden
Smallhorn Canyon
Thie City
Burroughs
Burrough
Union
Smallhorn
Beaverhead
Beaverhead Oiields
Burroughe
St James Choir Visits Sheridan For Services and Socials
The St James choir traveled to Sheridan on Sunday arriving for Episcopal church services. They were warmly received and hosted by Miss Withers for a lawn luncheon at her home. The group included Prof and Mrs KE J Pasmore Mre Matt Orr and several Misses with Mr S H Brundage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Sheridan
Episcopal Church
Misa Innes
Miss Withers
Died Alone In His Cabin Chin Lock Found Dead
An old Chinese resident named Chin Lock was found dead alone in his northern city cabin on Sunday. He had long suffered illness and poor support from fellow countrymen who did not arrange formal medical care or county assistance. He had worked as a swamper for local daléda men and was buried Monday with little funds raised by Chinese residents who could only do their best.
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Chin Lock
Chin
Dilton
Senate
Norris & Rowe Big Show Promises Circus Pageant
Norris and Rowe announce a 11 o clock circus pageant with elephants camels dromedaries horses and a parade. The gala day includes costumed performers animals tableaux chariots cages ponies and clowns to delight adults and children alike.
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Norris & Rowe
Seventeen Cent Wool In Great Falls
Beaverhead sheepmen watch the Great Falls wool market as J R Long & Co of Glasgow sold a 307000 pound clip to F R Peters for Holloway Donald at 714 cents. The sale, private, marks the top price of the state and mirrors last year’s 16 cent rate. Half the company’s holdings sold with the remainder to be marketed in Great Falls.
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Beaverhead
Montana
J. 8. Long & Co
Great Falla
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