Irrigation Congress Folder Promotes Albuquerque Meeting
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway issues a colorful folder detailing the irrigation congress to be held in Albuquerque New Mexico from September 29 to October 10 with special railroad rates. Montana readers are urged to attend and request the illustrated folder from the Santa Fe passenger department in Topeka Kansas.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Montana
The
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kansas
Miner John J. Owen Dies After Baptist Mine Accident
John J. Owen 36 died in Virginia City after falling nearly 100 feet in the Baptist mine last Saturday. He was overcome by gas in the shaft and, while seeking the surface, fell from a ladder and struck the bucket. Funeral services will be held tomorrow conducted by Rev. Father Lynch.
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Virginia City
John J. Owen
Baptist
Father Lynch
Local Batesville Seller Endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar
A Batesville Indiana resident describes a summer cold and hay fever relief after using Foley’s Honey and Tar. The testimonial claims the product cured his symptoms when other medicines failed and notes it helped a neighbor with similar relief. The ad appears from A and Nusbaum in Batesville.
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A. &. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
Joe
Police raid targets opium joints in Helena
Helena police moved to shut down opium dens in the first ward. Last week a raid resulted in the arrest of three black individuals a mixed race Indian two white men and two young girls. The child and animal protection bureau will care for the girls and prosecute the proprietors. More raids on Chinese joints are anticipated.
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Helena
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Wreck on Northern Pacific injures Madison women near Livingston
In Montana on the mountain west of Livingston an open switch derailed No. 57 and wrecked the car carrying Mrs. M. S. Madison and her daughter Miss Helen Madison. They are hospitalized at St Luke's but expected to recover. The Madisons are wife and daughter of the tunnel crew foreman. The accident is blamed on an open switch likely left by an eastbound freight crew.
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Livingston
Northern Pacific
M. S. Madison
Helen Madison
St. Luke's Hospital
Ron
Madisons
Fifteenth Montana Labor Federation Convention Opens
The Montana State Federation of Labor begins its fifteenth annual convention in Billings with Vice President Donahue of Butte presiding in for President Alexander Fairgrieve who is home sick with typhoid. About two hundred delegates attend the opening session and many more arrive today as preliminary work concluded yesterday.
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Billings
Montana State Federation of Labor
Donahue
Butte
Alexander Fairgrieve
Helena
Fifteen-year-old Freda Bauer Marries Suspected Bridegroom
In Billings an underage girl once thought eloped with Charles Huston was arrested near Park City with Huston. They were jailed, then married with the father's consent. Although the plan involved Jack Howard holding Bauer at gunpoint, the couple wed after arrival in Billings.
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Billings
Freda Bauer
Charles Huston
Jack Howard
Mr. Bauer
Park City
Huston
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Fast Asthma Relief
Local ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar gives immediate relief to asthma sufferers and has cured cases unresponsive to other treatments. The remedy is promoted as best for coughs colds throat and lung trouble with no harmful drugs. Sold at 1-M City Drug Store.
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Foley
Timely Discovery at Garland Oil Wells
Billings August 20 report that the Montana and Wyoming Oil company is using crude oil directly from three Garland Wyoming wells to power gasoline engines. The crude oil is described as high grade with a large gasoline content.
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Billings
Garland
Wyoming
Montana & Wyoming Oil Company
Boy fatally or seriously injured in hunting accident near Sanders
Billings reports George Selvidge fourteen year old son of William A Selvidge manager of Billings Hardware company was accidentally shot while hunting near Sanders and is in a serious condition A special engine and coach left for Sanders and the lad will be brought to Billings
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Billings
George Selvidge
William A. Selvidge
Billings Hardware Company
Sanders
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Cure for Kidney Trouble
A claim from the City Drug Store touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as capable of curing any kidney or bladder ailment within medical reach, asserting no other medicine can do more.
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Foley
City Druc
Lay Corner Stone For Odd Fellows Temple In Butte
Representatives from all Silver Bow county lodges attended the corner stone ceremony for Enterprise Lodge No. 42s new Odd Fellow temple in Butte. The brick building on granite foundation will be three stories tall 40 by 80 feet with stores on the first floor lodge rooms on the second and a banquet hall top floor costing about 15000 dollars.
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O. F
Butte
Odd Fellow
Silver Bow County
Odd Fellow Temple
Enterprise Lodge No. 42
P. G. M. Charles
Atty
John F. Davies
Former Butte Girl Dies in Wisdom at 16
Hazel Hopkins wife of Marc Hopkins died of heart failure at her Wisdom home last Sunday. The death was sudden and she passed away before danger was realized. She was 16 years old and had only two months of marriage.
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Wisdom
Hazel Hopkins
Marc Hopkins
Woman shoots monster bear at cabin in Frogpond Basin
In Woqiad Killser Missoula on August 19 Mrs. David Miller, wife of a miner, fired twice with her husband’s rifle at a black bear attempting to break into their cabin. The second shot hit the heart, killing a bear described as one of the largest in years in the region.
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Woqiad Killser
Missoula
David Miller
Frogpond
Here
Settlement of state land office funds in August
Helena August 20 John P Schmidt register of the state land office settled with State Treasurer Rice for the first half of August, depositing 12431.52. Funds distributed among Permanent school 7248.10 school income 11831.70 permanent agricultural college 13440 agricultural college maintenance 250.75 deaf and dumb 89 capital building interest and sinking 7082.47 state reform school permanent 1560 normal school maintenance 623.75 reform school maintenance 173.10 permanent university 86.45 university maintenance 43.20.
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Helena
John P. Schmidt
The
State Land Office
Rice
Permanent Agricultural College
Agricultural College
State Reform School
Mrs Chas E Smith praises Dr King’s New Life Pills
In West Franklin Maine Mrs Chas E Smith says she uses Dr King’s New Life Pills as the family laxative medicine because they are effective without fuss. The purifiers are sold at Pott’s drug store for 25 cents.
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Chas. E. Smith
West Franklin Maine
Dr. King
Pott's
Confederate Veterans to Meet in Helena
Confederate veterans of Montana will gather in Helena on September 20, 1908 for the seventh annual reunion. General Orders No 18 from the Northwest division of the Trans Mississippi department directs the event with reduced rates tied to the nearby state fair. Paul A Fusz, major general commanding, issued the reunion orders.
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Helena
Confederate Veterans of
Montana
Northwest Division
Trans-Mississippi Department
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Paul A. Fusz
Bucklen Arnica Salve Endorsed for Sores and Burns
Mr W Stone of East Poland Maine endorses Bucklen s Arnica Salve as proper for sore feet burns cuts and all abrasions and piles It is sold under guarantee at Pott s drug store price per container 0c 1 m
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Bucklen
W. Stone
East Poland
Maine
Pott's Drug Store
Illinois men to open canning factory in Billings
Billings officials announce plans to establish a canning factory in Billings with a representative from the east to inspect the field within days. If conditions meet expectations, construction will begin at once.
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Billings
Illinois
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Laxatives Promoted for Constipation Relief
An old advertisement touts Foley's Orino Laxative and Foley's orino laxative as cures for chronic constipation. It claims the products stimulate the liver and bowels without nausea or griping and urges refusing substitutes at City Drug Store.
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Foley
Yley
M' ’ City Druc
Relay Race Planned Between YMCA and Crow Indian Youths
Billings residents anticipate a 35 mile relay run from Billings to Pryor on August 25 featuring a YMCA team against Crow Indian youths. The event includes carrying a gubernatorial message to Plenty Cops, Crow chief, highlighting athletic contest and community spirit.
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Billings
Young Men’s Christian Association
Fixan Wu
Pryor Agency
Pryor
Gov. Norris
Plenty Cops
Montana Attorney General rules distribution of new codes void
In Helena on August 19 Attorney General Galen declares the distribution of copies of the new Montana codes to legislators void under Section 403. The opinion, requested by Secretary of State A N Yoder, distinguishes state office property from personal legislative possession and rules the plan unconstitutional for members to vote themselves such items.
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Helena
Galen
A. N. Yoder
Montana
Increase of Emoluments Beyond Basic Law
The statement notes a rise in emoluments not covered by the fundamental statute, implying extra compensation beyond the law’s provisions. It assigns emphasis to the legal boundary between authorized pay and additional benefits.
Electric Bitters Endorsement from San Jose Resident
Mrs. M. M. Davison of 379 Gif ford Ave San Jose California praises Electric Bitters as a superior family remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor noting more health for the digestive organs in a bottle than any other remedy. Sold under guarantee at Pott's drug store priced 50 cents.
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M. M. Davison
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Cal
Pott’s
Stord
Sheridan horse sale yields strong prices at Twin Bridges
The Sheridan horse sale drew about 1000 horses in the corral and produced satisfactory prices for owners. Horses sold mostly for 100 to 150 dollars with Belmont stock owned by Harry Lane drawing strong bids. North Dakota buyers bought several carloads and shipped east on Friday.
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Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Corral
Harry Lane
Belmont
North Dakota
James Lee Restored by Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs Mary Lee of rural route 8 Zanesville Ohio says her husband James Lee nearly faced consumption but recovered after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The ad touts relief from coughs and colds with a trial bottle free and guarantees at Pott’s drug store priced 50 cents and 1.00 dollars.
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James Lee
Zanesville
Mary Lee
Dr. King
Pott’s
Dillon Woman Vanishes Amid Health Concerns In Montana
In Dillon a missing woman case is linked to ill health and a possible trip to a lower altitude. Her mother says she may have traveled to Bozeman or California and plans to return once feeling better, amid family worry but no foul play suspected.
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Bozeman
Dillon
California
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Montana State News
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Makati
Dillon’s
Ness
Cahiers Va
Oscar
Oyster and Chop House
Centennial
Dillon, Mont
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York
Court House
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Brillon
Union. Electric. Do
Alate
B.F. White
Paul Brown
Dillon Hotel Company
West
BR Maurice
A Walerr
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