Beaverhead Senator Murray Named President Pro Tem
Beaverhead county gains the presidency pro tem of the senate as J. P. Murray is elected by a split vote 11 to 11 with Sen ator Kohrs of Deer Lodge and Lt Governor Higgings casting the deciding ballot. This marks the second Beaverhead man to hold the post in recent years.
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Beaverhead County
Senate
J. P. Murray
Murray
Kohrs
Deer Lodge
Higgings
Beaverhead
Norris
Montana
White
Biggs
Assembly
St. Louis
House
Northwest
Butte
Helena
Speaker White
Dillon Man's Sport With A Coyote Ends In Misstep
Special Correspondence from Redrock describes a Dillon resident’s coyote chase near Horse Prairie valley. After a long volley, the hunter killed what turned out to be a rancher's prized sheep dog instead of a coyote, prompting the rancher to demand explanation and the hunter to head back to town.
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Redrock
Dillon
Montana
Horse Prairie
Life of Beaverhead Leader Dies After Apoplexy
David F. Reinhardt a longtime Montana figure died at his Dillon home after apoplexy struck following a city council meeting. Born 1846 in Wuertemberg he served in the 43rd New York Volunteers and later held sheriff assessor and mining posts before leading Dart Hardware and the local Republican party. He leaves a widow and two daughters and was mourned by many in Dillon and Beaverhead County.
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David F. Reinhardt
Montana
Miss Mae
Dra. Walker
Kingabury
Mr. Reinhardt
Masonic Hall
Reinhardt
Martin
Presbyterian Church
Thomas
Miasca Rich
Peterson
Lovell
Joe Shineberger
J.C. Metlen
Hentry Burfeind
George W. French
A. K F. Graeter
W. A. Jones
Masonic Lodge
Kingdom
Wuertemberg
Germany
United States
Forty Third Regiment
New York
Confederate Gulch
Helena
Bannack
Hecla
Hecl
Dart Hardware Co
Mexico
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Mappie
Mae
Asamnan
Estem
Firat
Republican Party
Dave Reinhardt
Knotts Likely Convicted in Embezzlement Case
Undertaker E H Brundage made a rapid trip to Salt Lake City returning to Dillon Sunday. He testified against Knotts the embezzler and reported the judge is considering the case. Prosecution hopes to convict for grand larceny of funds meant for funeral expenses of a young girl described as living on the edge.
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E. H. Brundage
Salt Lake City
Dillon
City of the Saints
Knotts
Brundage
Romance of Geometry Lecture Delights Baptist Audience
Prof Fenner presented the second Baptist course lecture tracing geometry from Babylonian and Egyptian origins to Greek schools and Euclid. He noted practical roots in Babylonian and Egyptian use, quoted Plato, and closed with humor as charts and piano solos complemented the program.
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C. J. Fenner
Anaxagoras
Pythagoras
Plato
Ptolemy
W. J. Cushing
J. G. Willis
Cooperative plan to bring imported draft horses to Montana
Dr W C Orr proposes a stock cooperative to unite small stock raisers for purchasing pure bred draft horses. Members fund a stallion via stock shares and pay nominal service fees to breed mares, aiming for affordable access to superior animals and eventual ownership. The plan targets Beaverhead County and broader Montana, with imports arranged from old country breeders and acclimation by next season.
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W. C. Orr
Montana
Orr
Thia
Belgium
Dr. Orr
Live Stock Shipment Requests Details
Saturday shipment by J. Kennedy buyer for Seattle butchering firms sent eight car loads north over the Short Line. Four car loads of sheep bought from J K Hamble and loaded at local yards. Four car loads of beef steers bought from Nele Nelson and loaded at Red Rock. Transfer occurred at Silver Bow to the Northern Pacific.
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J. Kennedy
Seattle
Silver Bow
Northern Pacific
J. K. Hample
Nele Nelson
Redrock
Bold Lima hold up shocks county as $400 taken
A Lima resident named Lackey, a cook, was robbed of $400 in the streets near dusk after displaying $40 in cash in a saloon by the Peat hotel. Two large men in sweaters escaped toward Dell then Bedrock while officers pursued them. No further word as of this morning.
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Litwin
Lackey
Lima
A. B. Coon
Peat Hotel
Bin
Dell
Dillon
Police Department
Former Lima Man Killed in Idaho Rail Crash
A telegram from Dillon says A Long brother in law of Charles W Gray, former Beaverhead county public administrator, was killed when a west bound Oregon Short Line train crashed into a caboose at Glenns Ferry Idaho. Two brakemen died. the other occupants were not reported harmed.
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Dillon
Charles Gray
A. Long
Glenn’s Ferry
Idaho
Mr. Gray
Long
Lima
Inter Mountain
Pocatello
Oregon Short Line Railway
Barnett
Charles W. Gray
Beaverhead County
Bankers' Life Agent Visits Town for Reinhardt Policy Proof
D R Beck state agent for Bankers' Life Insurance Company arrived for several days to arrange proofs on the late David F Reinhardt who carried a $4,000 policy in the Iowa company.
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D. R. Beck
Bankers’ Life Insurance Company
David F. Reinhardt
Iowa
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Hunter
Baptist Church
Bankers
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