Cable bridge collapse ends in near tragedy for ranchers
Frank Cammack and his son Clyde of lower Stillwater built a river bridge to haul hay. The cable failed mid river and the outfit drowned. The men survived and plan a sturdier bridge in the coming weeks. In Billings a car driven by A L Thomas skidded and overturned killing Mrs. Minerva Otto and injuring Edward Kingman.
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Columbus
Frank Cammack
Clyde
Stillwater
Cammacks
Billings
A. L. Thomas
Read
Minerva Otto
Edward Kingman
Thomas
Civil War Vet Maj John B Catlin Dies in Missoula
Maj John B Catlin veteran of the Civil War and the Big Hole battle died at his Missoula home Monday aged 80. He came to Montana in 1865 and lived there for 50 years. He wished for an American victory in Europe but remained too old to fight. He served by tending a large vegetable garden.
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Missoula
John B. Catlin
America
Europe
Catlin
Territory
Montana
Poison beans threat prompts Montana health warning
The state board of health warned merchants in Montana to avoid Burma beans until labs test them amid claims German agents ship the beans into the state. Minnesota chemists are also investigating the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Burma
State Board of Health
Minnesota
Lackin Mining Company Incorporation in Helena
The Lackin Mining Company with capital of 150000 was incorporated in Helena yesterday by Chas R Hill of Aurora Minnesota H E L Ackin and E A Hill of Clancy Montana and A Heywood of Helena Montana. Properties in Montana will be developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Lackin Mining Company
Capital
Chas. R. Hill
Aurora
Minn
H. E. Lackin
E. A. Hill
Clancy, Mont
A. Heywood
Montana
Sheep Theft Suspects Nabbed Near Harlowton
Helena reports two men and three boys are jailed on charges of stealing 56 head of sheep last January from the Tooley Baxter and Tice ranch near Harlowton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Tooley, Baxter & Tice
Harlowton
Forest Service maps timber in Montana division work
The timber survey crew completed mapping and estimating timber in the Montana division of the Sioux national forest and departed for Kalispell to begin Blackfeet forest work. They estimated timber on 45 409 acres in Long Pine and 15 736 acres in Ekalaka division.
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Baker
Montana
Sioux National Forest
Forest Service Timber Survey
Kalispell
Blackfeet Forest
Long Pine
Ekalaka
Bootlegger Sentenced After Court Upheld Ruling
Joe Pablo, a wealthy Flathead Indian resident, was sentenced by Judge George M. Bourquin to 75 days in jail and a $100 fine for bootlegging after the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the local court’s judgment.
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St. Helena
Joe Pablo
Flathead Indian Reservation
George M. Bourquin
United States Court of Appeals
Two Montana Mines graduates to sail for Burma as engineers
Butte July 27. T Ling and T C Chung, members of the Montana State School of Mines class of 1917, plan to sail from San Francisco for Burma India, where they have contracts as mining engineers on copper properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
T. Ling
T. C. Chung
Montana State School of Mines
San Francisco
Burma
India
Oil firm seeks Baker field venture interest
D. E. Woods of Tulsa representing Oil Produc ts company spent several days in Baker reviewing the field for potential commercial development opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
D. E. Woods
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Oil Products Company
United States
Baker Fields
Dillon Volunteer Fire Dept Meeting Schedule Noted
The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department conducts meetings on the first and second Thursday evenings each month. A call of three taps three times will be given, with one toll from the courthouse bell.
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Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Court House
Coal Shortage Shapes Northern Pacific Tactics
J M Hannaford, president of the Northern Pacific, warns the coal shortage is the era’s most serious issue for railroad operations. The line holds 800000 tons stored at the Great Lakes head, while Roslyn Washington and Red Lodge Montana mines, supplying about 60 percent of NP coal, run at current demand.
Year Round School Adopted by State Universities
Chancellor EK C Elliott announces year round operation at the University of Montana in Missoula and Montana State College Bozeman. Summer vacation is eliminated due to the war. the year is divided into four quarters with the first starting October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
State University
State College
Bozeman
EK. C. Elliott
Farmers Elevator Reports Profit at Judith Gap
Judith Gap firm posts $9,703.24 profit for the year per annual report. It shows purchases at Judith Gap and Oxford elevators of 119,185 bushels of wheat and 14,237 bushels of oats. The firm sold two cars of cork five cars of hay and moved two cars of machinery and 860 tons of coal.
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Farmers’ Elevator
Judith Gap
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Oxford
Flour mill under construction with 100 barrel daily capacity
Terry reports good progress on C. H. Moore's flour mill to be built on the transfer track between the Milwaukee and Northern Pacific railways. The facility will access trackage to both lines.
Real Estate Transfers for Week Ending July 21 1917
Real estate transfers are listed from the Title Books of Pearl I Smith for the week ending July 21 1917. The notices name the grantees and grantors, describe property locations, and record dates of transfer in a concise legal record fashion.
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Pearl I. Smith
Warranty deeds and homestead filings across Big Hole Basin area
Final receipts record warranty deeds including 320 acres dry land bench to Gilbert C. Carter and 365.66 acres from Dan and Minnie Pendergast to Fred Hirschy. Also deeds from Flora Jones to Christopher Worth for 159 acres and Checy Boyer to Laverne Spencer for two Jackson lots. Numerous homestead filings and water rights listed across Centennial valley, Sheep Creek, Big Hole basin, Medicine Lodge and Armstead with various acreages and small cash considerations.
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Gilbert C. Carter
Dan Pendergast
Minnie C. Pendergast
Fred L. Hirschy
Big Hole Basin
Flora Jones
Christopher L. Worth
F. August Tauchman
Anna L. Heem
Medicine Lodge
Joseph H. Huot
Centennial Valey
Ralph W. Liggett
Sheep Creek Basin
Joe Clough
Herbert Arnold
Carter H. Harris
Hans Pederson
Horse Prairie
Dorthola C. Nelson
Armstead
Paul Henneberry
Ralph A. Leggett
Fred Tauchman
Arthur E. Skalinder
Blacktail Creek
John W. Berry
Price Creek
Walter A. Sewell
Selway Springs
Francis M. Keas
Mussigbrod Creek
Thompson Creek
Regular bowel routine advice from a 19th century ad
Encourages outdoor exercise and daily bowel movements. Recommends drinking water before breakfast and eating fruit and vegetables. Suggests Chamberlain's Tablets when needed, described as mild and pleasant. Sold by City Drug Store.
Rancher Shot Near Miles City. Suspect Surrenders
Miles City area rancher Miles City-Smoky Nichols is hospitalized with a bullet wound to the right shoulder. J. W. Krafft admits shooting him and is jailed after turning himself in. The weapon used was a .30-30 rifle.
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Miles City
Smoky Nichols
J. W. Krafft
Liver trouble relief touted by Iowa man
Joe Dingman of Webster City Iowa reports chronic liver pain twice yearly and after using half a bottle of Chamberlains Tablets feels well with no pain. The City Drug Store carries the product. Red Lodge Mrs Thomas Patterson has sold land to C P Courtright for 27.50 an acre. She filed desert land claim in 1910 and has eight thousand eight hundred dollars in cash from farming profits over six years.
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Joe Dingman
Webster City
Iowa
Chamberlain
City Drug Store
Red Lodge
Thomas Patterson
C. P. Courtright
Shane Ridge Country
Notich Dillon Carriage Works Offers Sharpener Service
Now is the time to have dies plows and harrows sharpened at Dillon Carriage Works. A Giant Wonder Disc sharp ener promises the best work at a reasonable price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Carriage Works
Flags for all sizes available at Tribune Book Store
Flags of every size are now obtainable at the Tribune Book Store with a range of styles and prices. Visit today to select flags for homes parades offices and public events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Book Store
Cure for Cholera Morbus Remedy Ad
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for cholera morbus in her seven year old son and recommends it for family colic with satisfaction. For sale by local dealers and apothecaries.
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Sidney Simmons
Fair Haven
N. Y
City Drug Store
Doctors and Dentists Roundup in Roundup Army Draft
Nearly all doctors and dentists in Roundup will soon be enlisted in the United States army unless they are disqualified. The move reflects a broad mobilization effort affecting local medical professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Just the Thing for Diarrhoea in Buford Letter
W G Jones of Buford North Dakota recalls a severe week long diarrhoea attack two years earlier. A druggist recommended Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, the first dose brought relief and within two days he felt as well as ever. The remedy is widely recommended by druggists and sold by City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.g.jones
Buford
N. D
Chamberlain
Oeddim
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Bank of Dillon
A. L. Stone
W. A. Graeter
Cashier
Major Catlin
New Mining Company
Waranty
Checy E. Boyer
Laverne D. Spencer
Jackson
Notich
Doctors and Dentists
Man
Fisk
Dillon
Chautauqua
C. C. Thornton
Marshall Field
Nels Nelson
G. E. Jewell
Efurinititore
Dillon Furniture Co
General Furniture Distributors
Sheppard & Ditty, Dillon Lima Auto & Welding Co
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