Unloaded gun tragedy in Beaverhead county
Guy Pearson died after a .22 rifle fired in his mouth while a coworker pulled the trigger. The accident followed Pearson’s dream claim and an apparent belief the gun was unloaded. Coroner and sheriff investigated. death ruled due to deceased’s carelessness. Pearson’s body sent to Chelsea Oklahoma for burial. community programs planned to honor him.
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Guy Pearson
Beaverhead County
Calvin Walgomott
Henry Thompson
Walgomott
Peargon
Pearson
L. C. Ford
Lima
Erwin
Lima Foreman John Cobley Weds Vera Lee in Idaho Falls
John Cobley night foreman for the QO L at Lima secured a marriage license in Lima with Miss Vera Lee daughter of Dr Lee of Idaho Falls. The couple planned to marry by Justice Hangon after Cobley brought his bride to Lima. Cobley has a military and government service background and 20 months with the railroad.
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John Cobley
QO. 8. L
Tima
Vera Lee
Dr. Lee
Idaho Falls
Court House
Cobley
Lima
Justice Hangon
Armour Polytechnic School of Chicago
United States Military
Naval Service
Kerrigan
Teachers Institute Planning Program Announcement
Miss Margaret Ross, county superintendent of schools, announced a teachers institute to be held in Dillon from October 20 to October 20. The notice outlines the planning program and participation for teachers.
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Kling
Mary Lee Nelson
Custer County
Normal College
Margaret Ross
Dillon
Yellowstone season ranks as third greatest travel year
The 1913 travel peak ranks behind 1905 and 1909 Expos but 1918 reports 24 629 visitors with June 15 to Sept 15 season. Park operations moved over 8 000 visitors monthly using 8 000 horses and many staff, amid decades of park development from 1870 discovery to 1888 rail access at Gardiner Montana.
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Yellowstone Park
Portland
Seattle
Park
Rockies
Yellowstone
Northern Pacific Railway
Livingston
Gardiner
Ont
Mammoth Hot Springs
Butte
Inquire About Irrigation from Australia
From Sydney comes a request for Montana irrigation information. W. Francis Ahern, Australian representative of the British and Foreign Press association, asks Commissioner Kennedy for a list of Montana irrigation works, water rates, capacity, costs, and maps for a booklet aiding understanding.
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Helena
Sydney
Australia
Montana
W. Francis Ahern
British and Foreign Press Association
New South Wales
Ahern
Kennedy
United States
Irving and Best Form New Sheep Firm in Blaine
O M Best and J M Irving have dissolved their sheep business partnership. Best will join with Thomas Call of Blaine to form Best and Call with about 4600 ewes transferred. Irving sails to Scotland for an extended visit and plans to return with high grade rams to operate independently.
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O. M. Best
J. M. Irving
Best & Call
Poindexter and Lynn Wedding in St. James Church
Mrs Kate Poindexter and C W Lynn of Reno Nevada and Oakland California were married at St James Church last Thursday at noon. The Rev W S Watson officiated with Mr and Mrs Harry T Poindexter as attendants. A wedding luncheon followed and the couple departed on the afternoon train for the Pacific coast to reside in Oakland.
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Kate Poindexter
C. W. Lynn
Reno
Nevada
Oakland
Cal
St. James Church
W. S. Watson
Harry T. Poindexter
Pacific Coast
Tragic Gravel Pit Collapse Claims McIntyre Life
Thomas A McIntyre was killed instantly in a rock and sand slide at a gravel pit near the Ames ranch on Grasshopper creek. Dwight Harrison escaped injury, digging out his companion after the collapse. McIntyre, 77, a Canada born resident, is buried in Mountain View Cemetery after services in Dillon.
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Thomas A. McIntrye
Dwight Harrison
J. C. Harrison
Grasshopper
Harrison
Ames Ranch
Grasshopper Creek
Dwight
Bee
McIntrye
Thomas McIntrye
Springvale
Ontario
Canada
Educational Feature at Pastime Theater
The Pastime Theater presents Ivanhoe this Thursday night a grand silent drama from Sir Walter Scott filmed at Chepstow Castle England. The production involved 2000 people and is cited as one of the era’s largest and most expensive motion pictures offering both entertainment and educational value for Normal and high school students.
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Dillon
Ivanhoe
Walter Scott
Chepstow Castle
England
Scott
Daily Local Train Talk Aids Butte Transit Plans
The United Commercial Travelers branch discusses creating a daily local train from Butte to Lima with a return by 8:40 PM to speed travel for traveling men. They also plan a noon arrival from Great Falls to save time and widen coverage, per the Butte Miner report.
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United Commercial Travelers
Butte
Lima
Mont
Great Falls
Three Deer Lodge Women Return Home From Dillon
Three young women from Deer Lodge identified as Gynith McGellvery Fern McGellvery and Edna Hamilton left home seeking work after complaints at home. They reached Dillon and, lacking funds, sought jobs until Deputy Sheriff Tom Mullen escorted them back to their Powell County home this afternoon.
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Deer Lodge
Gynith
Fern McGellvery
Edna Hamilton
Dillon
Tom Mullen
Powell County
Greek Laborers Arrested for Firearms in Lima Section House
Deputy Game Warden Carney and Assistant Martin raided a Lima section house and arrested six Greek and Italian laborers for possessing firearms and ammunition without licenses. Some pleaded guilty. fines set at $25 for first offenders. others faced ongoing inquiries or were discharged for insufficient evidence.
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Carney
Charles Martin
Lima
Kennison
New alfalfa rate boosts Billings meal industry
Billings Montana October 13 The railroads announce a reduced freight rate on alfalfa from the Big Horn and Big Hole basins to Billings. The move aids alfalfa meal production as mills expand plants near Big Timber and in Billings, with orders already arriving, including 1500 tons from a Kansas City firm. Dr W X Sudduth, father of alfalfa meal, heads renewed activity.
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Billings
Mont
Big Hole
Wyoming
Big Horn
W. X. Sudduth
Kansas City
Baptist Church Names New Pastor
The Baptist church called Rev. A. R. Hardy of Kansas City Missouri after a sermon that pleased the congregation at last Sundays service. Mrs. Hardy joined him from Kalispell as the church resumes regular leadership following an earlier summer resignation.
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The
Baptist Church
A. R. Hardy
Kansas City
Hardy
Kalispel
Anderson
Boy Burned By Boiling Grease At Ranch
The three year old son of Mr and Mrs Chester Gilbert was seriously scalded when a kettle of grease toppled, streaming over his head and shoulders. A Chinese cook wiped the liquid away with a towel, likely saving him from worse burns. Dr Dexter treated the boy at the ranch nine miles north and he is recovering rapidly and entirely out of danger.
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Chester Gilbert
Poindexter
Fall tennis tournament opens at Montana State Normal College
The annual fall tennis tournament of Montana State Normal College begins today with 12 entries. Play will be from four to six.
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E. Ray Mosher
J. B. Cluley
Montana State Normal College
Alvah Green to Lecture as First College Evening Show
The College Lecture course opens Saturday evening with humorist Alvah Green. Described as an actor and entertainer, Green ranges from comedy to character portrayal, promising wit and laughter to chase away dull care. Management notes no other Saturday dates this term.
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Alvah Green
Fred Hale Plans Special Train for World Series Trip
Deputy clerk Fred Hale and about twenty young men from the city discussed chartering a Pullman for the next year’s world baseball series. They anticipate an upscale trip if expenses are affordable and plans progress, aiming to travel east in style with the championship crowd.
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Fred Hale
District Court
Hale
Business Picks Up on G and P W N Bichler Visit
Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad superintendent G. P. W. N Bichler, visiting from Helena, said business was good for the G and P line. He noted stock and freight shipments from the region were meeting officials’ expectations despite not appearing before the state railroad commission.
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W. N. Bichler
Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad
Helena
State Railroad Commission
Bichler
Armatead
Savenac Nursery Powers Forest Service in Montana
One of the largest forest nurseries in the United States operates near Haugen Montana. The Savenac nursery runs at a capacity of 4,000,000 young trees annually.
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United States
The
Forest Service
Haugen
Montana
Savenac Nursery
Gun Found On Drunken Suspect Linked To August Robberies
Police recovered an Officer's Model Colt .88 caliber gun from a drunken suspect. The weapon matched one of the guns reported stolen during the August 27 robbery at Hughes & McCaleb's store. The arresting officer's testimony confirms the gun’s description and its concealed cache beneath Craig Cornell's gate on the railroad track.
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Hughes & McCaleb
Elk
Craig Cornell
High School Notes and Football Team Update
Concrete work on the new gym began Monday. Miss Anne Johnson was ill and missed classes. Ed Drummy was elected cheerleader at the Athletic Association meeting. The penmanship class started with about thirty students. Walter Jones, a recent graduate, recovers from an appendectomy in Murray's Hospital, Butte. Fred Chapmin became captain at a just-before-the-battle meeting. The football team lost 67 to 7 at Anaconda after traveling Friday with T T Job and L J Case. Town volunteers plan a team to teach the game locally.
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The
Athletic Association
Ed Drummy
Walter Jones
Aling ‘'Casey
Murray's Hospital
Butte
Fred Chapmin
T.T. Job
L. J. Case
Anaconda
Desert land entry contest ends after lengthy testimony
The case over Ida M. Slack desert land entry contested by Ralph A. Gilman was heard by U S Land Commissioner Frank Hazelbaker. Testimony stretched nearly two days with final statements given before press time. Facts go to the land office register for final settlement. Robinson and Gilbert represented the contestant. Roy Stephenson and Wilbur Gilbert represented the contestee.
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Ida M. Slack
Ralph A. Gilman
U. S
Frank Hazelbaker
Register of the Land Office
Robinson
Gilbert
Roy Stephenson
Wilbur Gilbert
Habit of staying away from church challenged
The note urges breaking the habit of skipping church by attending First Presbyterian on Sunday morning at eleven, corner Pacific and Glendale streets, with an evening service at 7 30.
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First Presbyterian Church
Pacific and
Glendale Streets
Paraguay’s quebracho tannin drives forest trade
Paraguay holds valuable forest resources led by quebracho, whose tannin extract dominates the export profile. The sector emphasizes forestry potential and regional economic impact while highlighting supply chain opportunities for processing and trade.
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Paraguay
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Vera ‘Lee
the Examiner
Teachers’ Institute
Irving
Thos
M'Intyre
Partner
Anne Johnson
Einglish
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