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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1897
Page
6
An old classroom exchange between Edldie and Harry features a riddle about a cat’s claws. The dialogue alternates with mispronunciations and humorous guesses from Rih els Yon Herbie Jadie and Cem, all centering on counting claws and toes.
A London show parade and a suicide note reveal alleged abuse by fellows at Sidnel Phere. A witness recounts a brutal inquiry and a student’s claimed “Way, the Truth, and the Life” sermon ending in a shocking, fatal mockery.
A prominent local businessman helps a hungry boy who prays for aid after his mother’s death. He provides clothing, clothes the boy, and sends him to school, shaping his future as a respected member of the community through acts of charity and guidance.
A fragment recounts a man who finds the Christian path after years in saloons, guided by his mother’s belief. Years later he mentors a foreign child, earns education from the child’s father, and becomes a missionary spreading the gospel.
A fragmented 19th century item describes verses about the Army and a mysterious horse joke. The readable text hints at a reformulation of roles and a curious attachment of verses to military contexts with playful language.
Trader Charles J. Stewart recounts the 1870 Russian shipwreck near Man o War Rocks in Chatham Straits Alaska. The sunken wreckage sits beside a dismantled schooner yacht, with legends of a long-haired girl in the cabin and Indian divers seeking treasure for over a century. The piece ponders vessel identity and fate, inviting further inquiry.
A 11 year buried body of EN Beach, once a 300 pound saloon keeper, was found petrified when exhumed from Whetstone Township cemetery. Eight men lifted the preserved corpse as relatives sought to move it to the Galion family lot. The right foot was missing, other two bodies were removed and decayed.
A rash of allegations targets Robert Curran, an entente agent at the New York Foundling asylum, accused of taking foundlings to the West and selling them to unsuitable buyers for six dollars each. Curran, about fifty, has long been connected with the asylum, with reports of handling numerous foundlings yearly. The article outlines alleged recruitment methods involving church officials and priests, and notes Curran’s presence in the West while a formal inquiry unfolds. it mentions Curran’s family and hints at a controversial river incident connected to the case.
A fatal shooting occurred when a man, described as Patatey Shor by fa Fether-in-Lew, was killed by a gun discharged during a confrontation with his father-in-law Iske Hor ecker. Widespread confusion surrounds names and relations, but the event centers on a firearm misfire that fatally struck Lytle. The weapon discharged near Lytle’s head, with authorities noting a domestic context and a protective attempt by a bystander.
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