Anaconda and Bitter Root Valley Journey with Hearst Library
James Kirkpatrick chronicles a Montana rail trip from Gregson Springs to Hamilton via the B A and P rail line. He highlights Anaconda with its ore trade, a Hearst gift library, Missoula views, Bitter Root orchards, irrigation prospects, Daly and Bitter Root stock farm, Hamilton’s growth, a new dam and sawmill, Ravalli hotel, and the region’s potential for settlement and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Dillon
Montana
Hearst
Gregson Springs
Hamilton
Montana Union
Stuart
Deer Lodge
Copper City
Hell Gate Canyon
Banner
Blackfoot
Missoula
Garrison
N.P. Ry
Bitter Root Valley
Bitter Root
Beaverhead
Lo Lo
Corvallia
Stavenshire
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Marcus Daly & Bitter Root Stock Farm
Ravalli Hotel
B. A. and P. Railway
Grantsdale
Beaverhead News Briefs From Glendale and Surroundings
Beaverhead County notes report the sale of the Glendale meat market to Edmund DeCelles and J G Kennedy under DeCelles & Kennedy. Local visits include Peter Leybold, H Rea’s Glendale visit, and trips by Otto Boetticher and Frank Reichert to Salt Lake City for rest. Mrs O Donnell and the Dalling couple visited N Sharkey. Virgil Jennings and J F Rathdall looked into Vipond park mining claims. School trustees appoint Miss Bessie Potts as principal and Miss Clara Link as primary teacher for the September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Beaverhead Co
Tribagg
Gampang
D. Gist
Edmund DeCelles
J.G. Kennedy
DeCelles & Kennedy
Peter Leybold
Twin Bridges
H. Rea
Glendale
Bozeman
Otto Boetticher
Frank F. Reichert
Salt Lake City
Frank Wilkinson
Butte
Charles O'Donnell
Dalling
N. Sharkey
Virgil Jennings
J. F. Rathdall
Hassel
Montana
Vipond Park
Thomas Harrison
Charles A. Fleser
Beaverhead County
Great Republic
Washington
Bessie Potts
Clara Link
Dillon
Warm week quiet in Lima as ranchers stack hay
Special correspondence notes Peru region calm with unusually warm weather. Ranchmen busy stacking hay while R R boys rest between trains. Mrs Woolard, ill wife of Mr Woolard, travels to Butte. Grandma Baily suffers dropsy. Wm Garland improves after illness. Alex Singer leaves car inspector post for Ogden with the U P R R. Jennie and Nellie Oram of Pooatelo visit Lima. Nellie Baily hosts Friday gathering with many friends enjoying the evening. G O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Lima
R. Rt
Woolard
Butte
Grandma Baily
Wm. Garland
Alex Singer
Ogden
Jennie
Nellie Oram
Pooatelo
Nellie Baily
G. O
Mormon leader Ben Rich Faces Yazoo County Ire
A Jackson Tennessee telegram reports 200 armed men blocked 33 Mormon elders led by Ben Rich from Yazoo County. Rich promised they would depart by 6 but left by 2 and relocated to Jackson to hold a three day meeting at the opera house. He criticized Yazoo County lawlessness during an audience with local men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben E. Rich
Frank J. Cannon
Utah
Mormon Church
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Chattanooga
Tenn
Utah Concern
Jackson
Miss
Ben Rich
Fremont County
Yazoo County
Mechanicsville
South
Yazoo
Rich
Ben
Southern State Mission
Trans Mississipp Exposition Draws Northwest Interest
The northwest shows strong interest in the Trans Mississipp i Exposition to be held in Omaha Nebraska from June to October. The fair promises educational value with displays from thirty six states and foreign countries making it international in character. A visit is worth the expense to see the diverse exhibits and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest
Omaha
Nebraska
Methodist minister granted another year in Dillon
Rev. E. G. Cattermole returned Monday evening from the M E conference at Anaconda with the pleasing news that he is allowed to labor in this part of the Lord s vineyard for another year. The Methodist people and the public are pleased and Rev Cattermole himself is glad to remain in Dillon and with its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Cattermole
M. E
Anaconda
Lord’sa
Cattermole
Dillon
Cascareta Candy Cathartic Advertised for Cleansing Blood
An old advertisement touts Cascareta Candy Cathartic as a beauty aid promising clean blood and skin by purging impurities. It claims benefits for pimples boils blotches and a bilious complexion with a 10 cent price and guarantees satisfaction.
Great Western Introduces Royal Two Train Set Between Chicago and Minneapolis
The Chicago Great Western unveiled two new green and gold royal trains on the Chicago to Minneapolis run. Pullman palace cars feature mahogany interiors, novel club cars with flat ceilings, diamond glass, and metropolitan club-like comfort. The service emphasizes silent inaugural presentation to travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Minneapolis
Grand Pacific
Metropolitian Club
Sunday School Picnic Planned for Dillon at Short Line Park
Dillon Sunday schools unite to hold a picnic at Short Line Park with talks of a special train from the Short Line railroad at a reduced rate. A date is not fixed but the event is expected around September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Short Line
Down
Butte
Short Line Railroad
National Congress Expositions and Encampments List
Excursions via the Oregon Short Line Railroad cover events across Omaha and Indianapolis with dates from Aug 22 to Sept 28 for liquor deals encampments and conventions. Locations include Omaha Indianapolis Cincinnati Salt Lake City and the National Mining Congress in Salt Lake City. For full sale details contact the O L agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress Retail Liquor Dealera
Omaha
Neb
Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
Ind
National Convention Bohemian Turners
Cincinnati
National Mining Congress
Salt Lake
Utah
Railroad Discount Fares to Chicago St Louis and Atlantic Coast
The notice lists reduced fare options: Chicago first class 43 dollars, second class 38. St Louis first class 41.50, second class 36.50. Also mentions lower rates to all Atlantic coast points and directs readers to Oregon Short Line offices for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Oregon Short Line
Way back east to see the boys and rail travel
A nostalgic verse touts frugal living and seeking happiness through simple meals and travel by train. It highlights electric sleepers, steam heat, and a C M St P line experience. The ad notes a ticket office in Salt Lake City Utah and promotes rubber cancellation dating stamps for War Revenue stamps at Dillon Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M
St. P
South Weat Temple Street
East Lake City
Utah
Trisune Pot. Co
Dillon, Mont
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Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York City
John Reid, Jr
Great Falls
Mont
Francis W. Poole
Central Pres. Obayeh
Helena
Steinway, Lohmer, Briggs
Crown
Jewett
Other Pianos
Newman
Crown Organs
Regina Music Boxes
Arthur P. Curtin, Helena Motana
Tian Au
St Louis
Kansas City
B. L. Little
R. F. Neslen
Trav. Pass. & Freight Agt
Gen'l
W. Temple
Trhape-Manns
Desians Copynicuts &c
Scientific American
Boany All News Dealers
Munn & Colorsreeve
New York
Kirkpatrick
Thompson & Reynolds, Totlesale
Dillon, Montana
Endelhorn
Spokane
Pronzer
Niam Crasses
Lussons
Marx
Great Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Colo
Spri
Lincoln
Colorado
Colorado Flyer
Colo. Springs
Topeka
Wab
R'y
St, Joseph
Sun
Colorado Springs
Wabash By
W. H. Firth
Genl. Agt
Ders
E. E. Macleod
A. G. P. A. Topeka
Sebastian G
Preach
Modest
The
Oregon Short Line Railroad
L. L. Downing
Com’s Agt
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