The First Vigilante Hangings in Montana
An Old Timers club recounts George Ives and Henry Plummer era crimes in Alder Gulch and Bannack. Ives, a road agent turned killer, is executed by vigilantes in December 1863 after a grisly flogging and murder spree, signaling an end to lawless days in Virginia City and nearby camps.
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Montana
George Ives
Desperado
Old Timers’ Club
Alder Gulch
Bannack
Henry Plummer
Aldergulch
Virginia City
Nevada Road
Deaf Eara
Junction
Pete Daly
Tinhorn
Plummer
Dempsey Ranch
Iest
Ives
Cold Spring
Sheridan Row
Virginia
Ramshorn
George Hilderman
George
Ruby Valley
Vigilance Committee
Mineral Court
Nevada
Wood resumes express and delivery wagon service
Sept 7 1094 N S Wood announces he again operates on the street with the express and quick delivery wagon after buying out Mr Smith He will handle express and delivery including wood and dry kindling and orders left with the messenger at the central tele phone office will receive prompt attention
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N. S. Wood
Mr. Smith
Irrigation boom in Hinsdale turns cattle land into cash
The Hinsdale Rock Creek canal irrigation project waters 60 160 acre farms at less than 1 dollar per acre. Estimated annual returns reach 629700 dollars from wheat barley oats potatoes and alfalfa on about 10000 acres. Officials claim land gains perpetual water rights and strong mortgage security while promising steady growth for the community.
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Milk River
Hinsdale
Rock Creek
Hinadale
Northwest
Hinedale
Bridge Rebuilt Across Wisdom River In Big Hole Basin
Road work completed as Owen assisted by Grant Woods rebuilds the fleet bridge over the Wisdom River last Monday. The report notes local political candidates Clark Anderson and B N Stevenson surveying Basin sentiment and builder C H Strowbridge erecting a 20 by 120 foot shop and lumber storage building. Bernice Spry dies at age four from cholera infantum. funeral held with community turnout. Firefighting efforts continue among ranchers, rain needed to protect fields, and hay harvest yields praised amid cautious cattle plans for winter.
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Owen
Grant Woods
Fieet
Wisdom
Fox and Jackson
Big Hole
General Registration Rules for City Voters Clarified
Officials explain eight year general registration rule with district specifics for those who moved or failed to register in previous years. Voters must register in their current district if they have not registered in the past six years or have moved, with certificates required to transfer. Eligibility includes age 21, citizenship, one year state residency, and 30 days county residency. Registration timing varies by district and city.
Seizing Drought to Boost Annual Yields
A vision of future farming where droughts are curbbed and crop yields rise significantly. Experts expect reliable harvests even in dry years, with sustained gains across regions.
World's Fair Rates Via Oregon Short Line
The Oregon Short Line offers weekly excursion fares to the World's Fair from Dillon Montana. Tickets on sale Tuesdays May through October with special dates June 9 10 and 11, return to St. Louis 47.50 to Chicago 52.50 or 53.75 via Chicago, final three month limit through December 31. Stopovers allowed in both directions. routes include Salt Lake and Denver. Depart Dillon 7 17 p m arrive St Louis third day 7 a m. Berths reserved at Short Line City Ticket Office Dillon. S Carruthers Agent.
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Short Line
St. Louisa
Chicago
St. Louis
Salt Lake
Denver
Dillon
Excellent program by Women of Woodcraft at Odd Fellows Hall
Last Wednesday evening the Dillon audience filled the Odd Fellows Hall for an excellent Women of Woodcraft program. The show featured local music and a comic dress drill with thirteen participants, six as woodmen and seven as backwoods lassies, drills with axes and brooms, followed by ice cream cake and a social reception.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Woodcraft Lhat
Dillon
Kuozman
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Alder
Frank T. Conway
The
Ives the Executioner
Ditton
Examiner
Town of Hinsdale
Big Hole Basin
Clark Anderson
B. N. Stevenson
C. H. Strowbridge
Fox
August Wenger
Bernice
Grant Spry
Phamicker
Meno
Beaverhead
State County Valuations
Broadwater
Cascade Wea
Chouteau
Teton
Valley
Yellowstone
Oregon
Women OF Woodcraft
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