Grant letters and events from Horse Prairie April notes
Special to Tribune from Grant on April weather and spring, a 14 to 9 victory by Grant and Brenner over Armstead’s nine, new subscription to fund the Grant ball team, and a lively town scene with Charley Clark riding the bucking broncho. Local commerce expands with Decker Bros boots and shoes, plus lumber and hardware shops. Remarks on hay prices, social commentary on protection and socialism, and notes on Sheep Co. wool stock movement through Idaho, plus local schooling and residents’ updates.
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Tribune
Grant
Brenner
Armstead
Decker Bros
Stocker & Hamrick
Henry Baker
Jack Lawernce
Jack Lawrence
Bertha Ballinger
Cannon Ball
Price
D. FE
Metlen
Woods Live Stock Co
Spencer
Idaho
Jerry Hopper
Weather and small town notes from Waterloo
The April snow and showers boost farmer smiles as seeding nears completion. Miss Altha Foster visits Butte for a few days of shopping and visiting friends. Mrs. Theresa Held moves to the Farmer ranch to live with her son John. Miss Lillian, training as a milliner, will delay until spring ends. Mrs. Mike Carney returns from two months on the coast. Z. D. Foster of Whitehall visits relatives. Sam Hall nears barn completion and plans new ground work. School reopens after a two week closure.
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Tribune
Waterloo
Altha Foster
Butte
Theresa Held
Farmer Ranch
John
Lillian
Mike Carney
Z. D. Foster
Whitehall
Sam Hall
Pageville Community News Highlights April Events
Mrs A P McDonald of Chicago speaks at Twin Bridges Presbyterian Church on Thursday. Numerous locals make trips to Butte and Twin Bridges. Miss Lillian Barshaw hosts Needlecraft. George Utley aids veterinary work in Melrose. no school this week for exams in Butte. Mrs Etta Bonney visits from Livingston. Clayton Page attends Dillon for ranch sale. Miss Mary Redfield to Dillon for teacher exam.
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Pageville
A. P. McDonald
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Twin Bridges
O. Hanna
Reins Rummins
Butte
Ralph Redfield
Blackfoot
Lillian Barshaw
Needlecraft Society
George Fuqua
Sage Creek
Ora Roysdon
Q. S. Talcott
Red Lodge
George Utley
Melrose
Otto Schultz
Mike Shannon
Ladies’ Aid Society
Bovard
Helena
Etta Bonney
Livingston
Clayton Page
Dillon
Orrin Page
S. S. Patterson
Mary
Two Famous Deerhounds Stop White Deer at Pentland Brook
Edwin Noble recalls the legend of Help and Hold, the deerhounds that killed a white deer before it crossed the Pentland brook near Roslin chapel. King Robert Bruce bet his head against Sir William St Clairs for the hounds, who pursued the quarry across the moor and forced its fate within the boundary.
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Edwin Noble
Roslin Chapel
Robert Bruce
Pentland Hills
William St. Clair
Pentland Brook
Bruce
Pentland Moor
Sir William
St. Clair
Hold
World News Briefs From April Headlines
Dr B C Hyde released on habeas corpus for murder of Col T H Swope. A 750 foot, 55 story Broadway tower is planned. Ortie McManigle confesses to Los Angeles Times bombing. Robbers steal 15 000 in jewels from Edward Alberti store. Pat Teeling, inmate at Agnew state hospital, kills himself inside a 65 foot smoke stack. Bubonic plague deaths in India reach 105 884 in March, February 43 509. Guttenberg Bible sells for 50 000 to Henry Huntington. International Congress on Child Welfare opens in Washington. Tigers seize 7000 worth opium on Great Northern train. Burns investigation leads to arrest of John J McNamara in Indianapolis.
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San Jose
Cal
Pat Teeling
State Hospital For the Insane
Agnew
Indianapolis
William J. Burns
John J. McMamara
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers of America
Los Angeles Times
Llewellyn Iron Works
Los Angeles
Just in Time Remedies and Family Cough Relief
An 1907 era advertisement column praises Doan's Kidney Pills for lumbago relief and kidney health with Mrs Simmond of Butte Montana sharing long term cure claims. It also promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as best for coughs colds and croup and Ely's Cream Balm in liquid form for nasal catarrh with options and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Dean
Jennie Simond
Delaware Ave
Butte, Mont
Doan
Chamberlain
T. B. Kendrick
Rasaca
Jim
Clever Jury Duty Evasion Tale Ends With Acquittal
A county man evades service by using a telegram saying his son is no better. The judge, amused by the ruse, pardons him and releases him from serving. The anecdote underscores humorous courtroom pragmatism.
An Excavation Jokes on a Yonkers Insight
A Yonkers Statesman quip turns a weathered line into a playful exchange about meaning. A parent asks about excavation and a child answers it as a joke about a face becoming an excavation. The brief exchange showcases playful language.
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Yonkers Statesman
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Cashier
Anderson Bros
Feed & Sale
Mont
E. H. Brundage
Undertaker
A. C. Gruwell, Prop
Dillon Bakery
the Metlen European Hotel
THE
Dillon Hotel CO
Kolman
California
Dillon, Mont
GITY
Sylvain Bros
West Broadway
Buttemont
Ely
Dillon Public Library
Horse Prairie
Miss Lynch
Loretta
Dist
Helmville
H. F. Noyd
Joe Griffis
Kansas City
B.C. Hyde
Col
T. H. Swope
Broadway
Ortie McManigle
Edward Alberti
London
India
Henry E. Nuntington
Washington
Second
International Congress On Child Welfare
Seattle
Customs of Tigers
Great Northern
Blaine
Wish
Berkshire
Eaton, Crane & Pike CO
Crane’s Linen Lawn
Tribune Book Store
Dillon, Montana
Foley
Bright
M. Paumie
West
Galena St
Butte, Mont French
Acadia
Herman Rudolf
South
Arizona St
Fury
Macaulay
Arizona Street
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