Judge Bourquin Rules on Wyoming Montana Water Rights Case
In a federal water rights suit Morris et al versus Van et al, Judge George M. Bourquin held water rights are tied to natural courses and flows, not artificial ones. Defendants were fined one dollar and costs and jailed until they refrain from interfering with the plaintiff's rights as Sage and Pinney creeks drain from Wyoming into Carbon county Montana. Foreign seepage is deemed the downstream residents’ fortune under established applications.
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Helena
George M. Bourquin
United States District Court
Morris Et al
van Et al
Wyoming
Montana
Carbon County
Return Visit of the Flu Epidemic Is Expected
Chicago physician and writer Dr. W A Evans said at a Montana Medical Association convention that influenza would return this fall and winter. He noted epidemics last two to three years and that those over 50 escaped many deaths due to prior exposure in 1890.
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Missoula
W. A. Evans
Chicago
Medical Association of
Montana
Ranch purchases add 38 thousand acres for sheep grazing
Beaverhead stockmen led by R E Foster and George Melton bought three Feely area ranches totaling about 3 290 acres for roughly 70 000 dollars to secure range and hay. The Foster Melton firm now controls about 38 390 acres for grazing 5 000 sheep as Montana ranges shrink.
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Beaverhead
Silver Bow Ranch
R. E. Foster
Dillon
Feely
Mr. Foster
George Melton
Foster
Foster & Melton
State limited to 100000 in bonds under constitution
Helena July 9 Governor Stewart faced calls for a special legislature to fund farmers hit by drought but Attorney General S C Ford said the constitution forbids issuing more than 100000 in bond issues without a special election at a general election Article thirteen sets the rule Estimates of a special session run near 60000 plus and Clarence Wall from Lima visited last Wednesday afternoon.
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Helena
Stewart
S. C. Ford
City considers 75000 bond issue for water and electric system
Regular meeting approved placing a 75000 bond issue before taxpayers at a special election on Saturday July 29 to finance a water works and electric light system. Assessor Conger reports 1899 county valuation at 3410079 excluding railroad property, up from 3174116 last year. Sheriff Pyle pursued a Wyoming grand larceny suspect at Poindexter Orr ranch, firing shots before capture. Families Melton Morse and Stone plan weeks at Boulder hot springs. Dillon brass band continues open air concerts, county board of equalization to meet Monday to hear taxpayer complaints. J E Galloway and Miss Bessie Klein wed last evening south of Dillon.
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Charles W. Conger
Pyle
Poindexter & Orr
Wyoming
Mesdames Melton
J. E. Morse
A. L. Stone
Boulder Hot Springs
Dillon Brass Band
County Board of Equalization
J. E. Galloway
Bessie Klien
Dillon
Horse shipments move from Alder and Twin Bridges to Miles City sale
Eleven cars of horses and mules were shipped from Alder and Twin Bridges to Miles City by Gomes & Sullivan, Dillon buyers. Frank Reid and Guy Cornfroth aided the shipment as cattle shipments await due to feed shortages. A timely rain could save stockmen hundreds of dollars, but conditions remain unchanged.
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Twin Bridges
Alder
Miles City
Gomes & Sullivan
Dillon
Frank Reid
Guy Cornfroth
Fire Marshal Mentrum Visits Dillon For State Meeting Plans
State Fire Marshal Mentrum spent Wednesday evening and Thursday in Dillon meeting with C. W. Robison of the Dillon Volunteer Fire Department and others. He attended the monthly department meeting and discussed arrangements for the state firemen meeting to be held in Dillon September 18 19 and 20 during the county fair and roundup week.
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Mentrum
Dillon
C. W. Robison
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Delco- Light
H. L. Willis Company
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Huber Bros
Masonic Temple
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Restrggion
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Woolworth
Charles Robinette
James Dodd
Justin Brundage
J. J. Smith
Harry Martin
Centennial Valley
Will Metzel
Garment Cleaners
Southern Montana
Abstract & Title Co
Frank Hazelbaker
Mont
Tribune Book
Dillon, Mont
J. W. Hatfield
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San Francisco
Walter Stamm
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