Dillon Elope With Virginia City Marriage Ends in Tragedy
James G Chappell, a piano player, marries Blanche Rivers a fourteen year old colored girl in Virginia City after a runaway elopement from Dillon. Two horses died during the trip and the couple was arrested but released on own recognizance. Sheriff’s deputy later brought them back to Dillon as they seek to settle with the horse owners before the trial.
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Dillon
James G. Chappell
Blanche Rivers
Chappell
Anderson Livery
Virginia City
Junction
Virginia
Miss Rivers
Justice of the Peace
N. D. Johnson
Charles Buford
Dillon Chappell
Madison County
Clark Anderson
Little Marsh Boy Seriously Hurt In Shotgun Accident
Polatig August 31 Special Correspondence Eddie Marsh shot himself while crossing a fence with a loaded shotgun Both barrels went off and nearly tore his right hand off It will require part of the hand to be amputated The Marshes have taken a house in Bannack and Mrs McConnell will stay there with the two boys under the doctor s care A crowd visited the springs recently with numerous locals noted including Burne Perry Oliver Kurtz the Wade family Jack Clay Mrs Taylor Mrs Elliot and Jim Phillips and wife Ruth Pyle and family depart for Nevada to join Will Pyle after stock yard work in Dillon
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Polatig
Eddie Marsh
Bannack
Mr. Oliver
Burne Perry
Oliver Kurtz
Wade
Jack Clay
Taylor
Elliot
Jim Phillips
Windless delays in America's Cup races Shamrock II Reliance
This week four more attempts to finish the America's Cup series between Shamrock II and Reliance failed due to lack of wind. A fresh attempt was abandoned today for the same reason. Future races await wind conditions. Lipton concedes the boats are best in any weather and American crews are favored. The New York World staff fear job losses as journalism births new graduates.
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Shamrock II
Thomas Lipton
New Road to Elkhorn Spring Could Cost $200
Beav har County residents in upper Grasshopper plan a three mile road from the Dory mill to Elkhorn springs. Estimated at $200 the route would follow the creek valley improving an almost impassable hill section. Elkhorn springs draw many locals for recreation and a formal request to commissioners is urged.
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Grasshopper
Dory Mill
Elkhorn Springs
Beaverhead
Telegraph Line Upgrade by Western Union Work Crews
Western Union crews have been in the city for days rerouting the pole line from Montana Street along the curb to the railroad right of way. Forty foot cedar poles are installed and poles near the depot are trimmed and repainted. Two carloads of new poles arrived but were sent to other parts. enough remain to finish work locally. A second gang operates from Silver Bow as the line between Butte and Salt Lake City is repaired where needed.
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Western Union
Montana Street
Silver Bow
Butte
Salt Lake City
Many Buildings Going Up In Dillon This Summer
Dillon experiences widespread construction with new buildings rising across the city this season. Ground is broken daily for additional projects, signaling broad growth not limited to any single area.
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Dillon
Wateeka Mining firm to straighten affairs after east visit
Carlton H Hand general manager returned from the east and announced that within a week the Wateeka Mining company will settle its affairs and the attachment levied by F A Heinze will be released. He had left for Rochester where the company operates before returning to Butte yesterday.
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Carlton H. Hand
Wateeka Mining Company
Butte
Rochester
F. A. Heinze
Standard
Normal College Opens With Strong Start and Large Attendance
The Montana State Normal College enters its seventh year with over two hundred students expected this semester including 78 at the opening exercises. New and returning students plan to enroll rapidly as faculty and lab work begin. Dr Bayley and Mrs Squire lead institute work next week with other instructors scheduled across Helena Butte Billings and Park counties.
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Montana State Normal College
Bayley
Park County
Butte
Mra. Squire
Helena
J.E. Monroe
Billings
The
State Normal
H. H. Swain
Joseph KE. Monroe
William C. Bagley
William C. Ruediger
Ella Pond Leeland
FE. J. Pasmore
Anna W. Owsley
New Road to Big Hole Boosts Anaconda Trade
Anaconda residents hail the new road to the Big Hole basin saying it will bring thousands of dollars in trade, shorten trips from two days to one, and establish Anaconda as the region’s growing trading point.
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Big Hole Basin
Anaconda
Big Hole Country
Butte
Board of County Commissioners
Birch Creek smelter officials visit town Saturday
Gue H. Helerlin superintendent and James Cook furnace man from Birch Creek smelter were in town Saturday for undisclosed reasons.
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Gue H. Helerlin
Birch Creek
James Cook
Beaverhead aims for strong St Louis World Fair showing
George R. Featherly received a letter from Prof. Linfield of Montana Agricultural College requesting county action to appoint a collector of Beaverhead product samples for a credible St Louis world fair exhibit. Linfield seeks winter irrigation trials on uncultivated land and storage of water to raise a crop next year.
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George R. Featherly
Linfield
Agricultural College
Bozenan
Eatherly
Beaverhead
St. Louis
Prof. Linfield
Montana
Dillon
D. I. Co
Featherly
John Lovell
Flynn Brothers
No More Free Rides for Stockmen Across West
Western railway executives announced an effective January 1 1904 end to free stockman homeward passes. Committees will study state laws on passes to determine violations while curbing ticket scalping at stockyards.
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Chicago
Western Lines
Lava Ash in Beaverhead from University Bulletin
University of Montana Bulletin No 17 explores Montana volcanic ash beds with Beaverhead highlighted. It notes Frying Pan basin ash deposits possibly from Yellowstone volcanoes or Ruby mountains, describing a one mile by one and a half mile bed 40 to 60 feet thick capped by rhyolitic lithoidite and containing petrified stumps and trees in the ash layer.
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The
University of Montana
Montana
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead Free County
Frying Pan Basin
Yellowstone
Ruby Mountains
Plans of the Ajax Mine Rally With Rich Ore Finds
Superintendent Stanchfield panned 17 50 in free gold from a rock sample weighing 3 to 4 pounds. Raymond Noyes returns to school after summer work at Ajax mine where development progresses and ore grades improve. The owners plan to enlarge the mill and build a wire tram, aiming for a functioning plant by November despite early snow.
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Raymond Noyes
Ajax
Stanchfield
al Noyes
Col. L. J. Price
Thia
Ajex
Fatal Accident At The Big Hole In Montana
Charles Beehrer reports the drowning of Charles Eberhart near Willis while fishing on the Big Hole. The 55 year old man vanished in rushing water and was found hours later. He had lived in Montana for years and has brothers William and Henry in Butte. Funeral planned in Twin Bridges with no inquest held.
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Charles Beehrer
Willis
Charles Eberhart
Eberhart
First Carload of Pipe Arrives for Dillon Water Works
The first carload of wooden stave pipe reached Dillon for the water works project. Ten inch diameter pipe, with galvanized wire, will be laid in four miles of trenches as crews haul material to the line. Nearly 100 workers, with smaller sizes to follow, progress toward the reservoir site as engineer Kelcey inspects the work.
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Dillon Water Works
Dillon
Kelcey
Crop report notes wet weather and late harvest in the state
The past week saw below average temperatures and widespread rain with heavy runoff in Powell Valley and Chouteau. Frost touched southwestern points on the 28th but caused no damage while winter wheat harvest progresses with good yields in many counties. Fall plowing begins and alfalfa second cut is under way in the southwest and Chouteau. Haying lags due to wet conditions and ranges are sparse in places. potato reports remain encouraging. Tom Call suffers a serious fall.
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Powell
Valley
Chouteau
Chauteau
Oata
Gallatin
Aulh
Tenn
Governor declines reprieve for condemned murderer Zidmair
Governor Toole announced he would not grant a reprieve for Martin Zidmair who faces execution in Livingston on September 4 for killing George Reider. He offered no reasons beyond stating he would not interfere with justice. A petition from Park and Yellowstone counties supporters was submitted last week and is under consideration.
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Toole
Martin Zidmair
Livingston
George Reider
Park
Yellowstone
Wrist Breaks in Bucking Horse Display at Ernest Selway Ranch
Butte and Dillon witnessed rough riding when rider Tom Call suffered a broken wrist after a bucking horse pitched him 200 yards into the air. Call rose quickly but later required medical aid, adding to a season of injuries for him. The rough event followed earlier mishaps including a street collision with a runaway horse. Rumors circulate about the meaning of the name Lehr as a German word for empty.
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Butte
Tom Cale
Ernest Selway
Tom
Mr. Call
Carl
Dillon
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James Chappell
Branch Rivers
Little Marsh Boy
Marcellus Pyle
Will Pyle
Ruth
Nevada
Thomas H. Judge
Tom Mulany
Duke Gist
Mabel Cleus
Mrs. Saltmer
New York World
Potiteer
Elkhorn Spring
Superintendent Stanchfield
Charles Eberhard
Mr. Hayes
Tom Call
Harry Lehr
Lehr
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