Saloon Solo Gambler Case Sparks Legal Ruling
In Missoula, Judge F C Webster ruled that playing solo for stakes in a saloon constitutes gambling, overruling a defense that it is harmless pastime. The case against salooner Val Blindauer ended with a $100 fine and an appeal dropped, while debates centered on the law's aim to curb all gambling.
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Missoula
F. C. Webster
Val Blindauer
Blindner
Mulroney
Galen
Chales Hall
Webster
Supreme Court
Blindauer
Montana Horsebreeders Warn Against Scrub Stallions
The Beaverhead valley and Montana farmers received a Montana Horsebreeders Association circular by Prof. F. Cooley. It warns buyers about unscrupulous stallions and fake pedigrees amid rising horse values and census figures showing large gains in US horse ownership.
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Beaverhead Valley
Montana
Montana Horsebreeders’ Association
F. §. Cooley
Montana Farmers’ Institutes
United States
Stampede to Alder Gulch Recalled by Montana Pioneer
Harry Myer of Great Falls, a Montana pioneer, recounts the 1863 stampede from Bannack to Alder Gulch following the Alder Gulch discovery. He details the initial meeting, miner agreements, claim allocations, and the sudden rush as settlers sought the best locations, with later arrivals finding lucrative claims.
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Harry Myer
Great Falls
Alder Gulch
Montana
Helena
Bannack
Myer
Fairweather
Aldergulch
Henry Edgar
Judge Stapleton
Butte
Glick
Dr. Steele
Beaverhead
Minera
Stapleton
Alderguich
Ranching Prohibition Notice South of Dillon
Warning from H. T. Poindexter bans hunting and fishing on his Dillon area ranch. Explicit prohibition applies to the property and surrounding lands.
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Dillon
New Departure Mining Company Holds Stockholders Meeting
The New Departure Mining Company of Dillon Montana will hold its annual stockholders meeting at Room No 1 Dillon National Bank building Dillon on Tuesday October 5th 1909 at 230 p m for the election of seven directors for the ensuing year and other business. By order of the President O M Best Secretary.
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New Departure Mining Company
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon National Bank
Tuesaday
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Oregon
D. E.burley
D. S. Spencer
Salt Lake City
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Muys
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